NANS, others flay FG over ‘irrelevant’ course remarks
By Ndigwe Ifunanya The Federal Government’s plan to phase out university courses considered irrelevant to the national economy has brought about criticisms from student leaders and undergraduates who view the move as an attack on academic freedom. This follows recent comments by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, who described several disciplines, particularly in the social […]
Education for All: E-learning, way to go
“If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” This famous quote by Derek Curtis Bok, an American lawyer, educator and former president of Harvard University, holds so true especially for Nigeria. An ignorant man is a time bomb waiting to explode. Bok is simply saying that the disadvantages of not having an education far outweigh the cost of getting a good education.
ZODML laments 20% import duty on books, donates four libraries
Chief Executive Officer of ZODML, Mrs. Ifeoma Esiri, has lamented reports about a 20 per cent import duty the Federal Government placed on imported books, saying that literacy level in Nigeria is extremely low and the absence of functional school libraries has a lot to do with the situation. She averred, “An imposition of import duty of whatever amount can only turn a very bad situation into a monumental catastrophe.”
Pitan laments rot in educational sector
FORMER Commissioner for Education and governorship aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Dr Leke Pitan has said that the rot in the educational sector in the country can only be erased with a holistic approach to human capital development oriented programme for the administrative and teaching personnel of primary and secondary schools in the country.
Lagos builds e-based learning outfit
The Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye, has said that the state government is building an ultra modern e-based learning outfit that will incorporate e-instructional television, e-classroom and e-drama, among others, which would be accessible to all learners and teachers in the state in particular and the world in general.
Varsities Talk: Why Nigeria might never land on a comet (1)
That story titled GOVT HOUSES COSTLIER THAN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES went on to reveal that Akwa Ibom State spent a total of N34bn on two projects – N16bn on the government house and N18bn on a Banquet Hall. On the latter, one must ask, how many banquets does the state government hold every year to justify that expenditure?
