THE National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) scheme which was established by Decree no. 24 in May 1973 by General Yakubu Gowon came under severe criticism recently in a debate by representatives of sixteen secondary schools in Lagos where over ninety-five per cent spoke for the motion that “The NYSC scheme has outlived it’s usefulness” suggesting the abolition of the scheme without delay.

THERE once lived a little boy who had a misunderstanding with his mum. Becoming upset but yet scared of the punishment that will be meted out to him by his mum; he ran out of the house to the hillside. On reaching his destination, he shouted into the valley, “I hate you, I hate you, and I hate you.”

The Principal, Loral International Schools, Lagos, Mr Ben Uzoukwu has said that the many challenges facing the education sector in the country are not insurmountable.

BEGINNING from the next academic session the teaching of consumer education will commence in all the nation’s primary and junior secondary schools.

PEARSON, the world’s leading learning company, and Longman Nigeria Plc have announced the unanimous resolution of Longman shareholders to change its name to Learn Africa Plc.

IMPLEMENTATION of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme is being threatened by states that are not accessing their matching grant.

A group of leading lights from the literary world have launched a book prize in response to what they see as the changing priorities of the Man Booker Prize.

THE Annual Conference of the biotechnology society of Nigeria took place last week at the Oba Oladele Olagore auditorium of Joseph Ayo Babalola University (JABU) Ikeji-Arakeji. The occasion attracted science scholars, vice-chancellors and other dignitaries.

SCIENCE and technology which is the bedrock to any scientific development of any nation is taking its feat amongst Nigerian children as methods and passion to increase the interest in the subject keeps increasing by the day.

AS part of their commitment to the welfare of mankind and the society at large, the rotary Club of Warri have donated notebooks and bags to Primary school pupils in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State to lighten their parents educational burden.