Education is so fundamental, critical to nation building and human existence that formulation of policies must emerge out of the realities mainly directed to training of the intellect and pursuit of knowledge.

From east to west, north to south, evidence of the deplorable state of our education system seemed very glaring. Just like other sectors, the nation’s education standard has been on a steady decline in the past years.

Recently, Rev. Sister Mary Cecelia Ojetunde, Principal of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic College, Okokomaiko, along Badagry Expressway, spoke with Vanguard, touching on several issues relating to the educational system in Nigeria

The Commandant of Command Day Secondary School-CDSS, Ojo Lagos, Lt.Col UN Babangida, has identified untapped athletic talents in Nigerian youths as the major obstacle preventing them from attaining to the peak of the career.

Thousands of students from 23 secondary schools including two universities besieged the ultra-modern EXPO Hall, Eko Hotel, Lagos, where President Goodluck Jonathan took the battle for sustainable reading culture to them.