The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) is set to commence the offering of new courses, even as the Vice Chancellor, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has assured that all classrooms in the varsity will soon be equipped with the latest smart boards in line with global best practices towards effective teaching.

Barrister Justin Onwujekwe is the Head of Chambers of Onitsha-based J. O Onwujekwe and Co, solicitors and corporate consultants. In this chat with Vanguard Learning, Onwujekwe speaks on the protracted ASUU/FG face-off, saying that both parties should get off their high horses and reach a compromise. He warns that if nothing is done urgently to end the feud, the consequences will be grave, not only for the nation’s education sector, but for the entire nation.

The immediate past president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU and Acting Vice Chancellor, Imo State University (IMSU),Prof Ukachukwu Awuzie, has called on tertiary institutions such as Universities of Technology and Agriculture to focus on their field of expertise. Awuzie said that this would help solve the challenges being faced in the Nigerian higher education sector.

Nine year old Jomiloju Tunde-Adedipo may very well be the world’s next Bill Gates. The Primary six student of Role Model School, Ikeja is the youngest on the continent to qualify for the Microsoft Office Specialist Certificate. Adedipo scored 769 out of 1000, though the pass mark is 700.

Ben Akintelure is the Principal of Phidel College, a post primary school at Isheri-Olofin, Idimu, Lagos, that prides itself as an all-round educational institution with an express mandate to develop students to become next generation of world leaders. In this interview, Akintelure speaks on how secondary school students should be prepared so as to make useful contributions to the society.