Pathetically, Nigeria’s quest to become one of the top 20 global economies by 2020 has continuously hit the brick-wall, in what concerned stakeholders have argued to be the nation’s over-dependence on imported basic goods such as matches box, toothpicks, cotton buds, water starch, disinfectants, among others.

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Government at the weekend restated its commitment to the improvement of all inputs necessary for the delivery of quality education in the state ofs public schools inorder to produce potential future leaders of the country. According to the State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Aderemi Ibirogba, while the successes […]

As the nation hopes for a quick resolution of the five-month old strike by the academic staff of universities, students, parents, business people and other Nigerians in Jos speak on how the strike has affected them.

He that fights and runs away lives to fight another day!” is an ancient proverb that conveys a profound message. Paraphrasing this, one can say that ‘not all fights must be won at once’. Looking at the recent events in the education sector, it is almost evident that the current strike carried out by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is not anywhere near over, or so the leadership of the union may have us believe.

Reactions have continued to trail the recent media reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said it will not suspend its ongoing strike until the salaries owed its members are paid and government shows reasonable level of commitment, starting with the release of N100bn this year.