I read President Goodluck Jonathan’s speech on Democracy Day in the Vanguard Newspaper Online and I felt so disappointed. Without regret, I found its contents the least lucid of all such speeches from the nation’s first citizens since the first republic to date, and including the speeches by all military heads of state.

The world around us is evolving faster than ever before; today’s teachers face tough challenges to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed for the future. Problem solving, critical thinking and other 21st Century skills are critical for students to be prepared for the future.

Seventy-four students in the senior and junior categories have sat for the second and final stage of the 2012 Cowbell National Secondary School Mathematics Competition (NASSMAC) examination, last Saturday, in four zones pan-Nigeria.

Fear and anxiety have continued to grip students of Kwara State Polytechnic (Kwara Poly), Ilorin, since resumption of studies for its second semester owing to what they termed imminent outbreak of clashes amongst cult groups.

UNKNOWN to many parents, lesson teachers as they are popularly called, can be the first turning point in a child’s life. Children stand greater chances of being molested by their private tutors most especially the female child.