Irked by the worrisome challenges posed by the nation’s dwindling education sector, Founder and Senior Pastor, House on the Rock Church, Victoria Island, Lagos, Pastor Paul Adefarasin, has affirmed that the standards will continue to nosedive if incompetent leaders continue to manage the affairs of education sector.

Mr. Alexander Giwa is a staff of the National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB), Ibadan. In this chat with Vanguard Learning during the 12th National Council on Science and Technology Meeting and Exhibition held in Ibadan recently, he spoke on one of the plants exhibited by the Centre, a common plant found in Nigeria whose leaves are used by the locals to wrap and boil moi-moi (bean pudding). Excerpts:

The reason for yearly failure in Mathematics among secondary school students has been traced to teachers’ lack of practical skills that make the subject interesting to students.

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, Olubuse II, has re-stated his readiness to continue to support anybody or a group of people who are willing to use their talents, intellect and resources to further project the image of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, to the outside world.

The Vice-Chancellor, Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State, Professor Ayodeji Olukoju, has said that full professorship, and not the headship, deanship, deputy vice-chancellorship or vice-chancellorship, which are temporary administrative positions, marks the climax of all academic attainments.