Picking holes in Alausa’s proposal to scrap JSS,SSS education system
Government remains hyper-focused on the “quantity” of out-of-school children while ignoring the “quality” of the education being offered
Shock, disgust over mass failure in NECO exam
The nation was shocked and devastated when the National Examination Council (NECO) released its November/December 2009 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) result showing that only 1.8% passed with five credits and above including English and Mathematics, required for admission into university.
All stakeholders responsible for students’ failure – Prof Onifade
By Olubusuyi Adenipekun The steady decline of the nation’s education system became more manifest with the dismal performance of students nationwide in the recently released results of the National Examinations Council (NECO). Among the thousands of students who took the terminal examination, only about 10% of them got credit in English and Mathematics, and indeed […]
FG’s new skills training programme empowers out-of-school youths
By Olubusuyi Adenipekun The Federal Government has taken a decisive step at addressing the issue of youths who are out of the formal school system in the country by commencing a vocational trade and entrepreneurship skills training programme for them. The training programme, which is being organised on behalf of the Federal Government by the […]
Entrepreneurship education, only way to achieve Vision 20:2020 — VC, Novena
Novena University’s objective is not only to assuage the despondency of our youths who desire education but cannot have admission slots in public universities, but also to assist the same youths to acquire relevant entrepreneurial skills that will make them employable and useful to themselves and by this, reduce restiveness in our nation.
UNESCO should partner us in training the youths — NERDC boss
By Olubusuyi Adenipekun Based on his awareness that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has a programme on sustainable educational development of the environment, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Councils (NERDC), Prof. Godswill Obioma has informed the world body of the need for it to partner with […]
