The Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM), Dr Mike Okonkwo has said that for any nation to attain true and holistic development, the need to have a qualitative education system cannot be over emphasized, saying that education is the bedrock of the economic, social and political development of a nation.

A strategic initiative and partnership between business and the academic community has been rolled out by DN Meyer Plc, makers of DN Meyer paint products. The company has just rounded up a comprehensive paint training programme, to deliver demonstrable competence in painting and architectural beautification in tertiary schools.

Following recent calls coming from various quarters on the non-existence of Students’ unionism at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), the school’s Dean of Students Affairs (DSA), Prof. Olukayode Armund has disclosed that the school is not yet ready for SUG, due to threats of violence.

Hon. Murtala Adamu Jangebe, Chairman of Zamfara State Universal Basic Education Board, ZUBEB, in this interview with Abdallah el-Kurebe, speaks on the deteriorating state of education in Zamfara State and the intervention by the present administration of Governor Abdul Aziz Yari Abubakar. Excerpts:

With President Goodluck Jonathan yet to assent to the 2012 budget, concerned education stakeholders have called for the upward revision of the budget to meet the 26 per cent recommended by UNESCO, as the amount voted for education fails to adequately address the funding of the vital sector.