A non-governmental organisation, LEAP Africa, has commenced leadership training for 12 teachers and 360 students in public secondary schools in Lagos State. LEAP disclosed that the training, meant to equip the teachers and students with leadership skills, will be conducted in partnership with the Nigerian Embassy of the People’s Republic of China.

It was almost a bloody affair at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, last Saturday, when some students of the institution and serving members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) fought over the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ad-hoc staff jobs.

Last week, this series ended with some of the similarities between the consequences for universities of the sharp drop in crude oil prices in the 1980s, it also identified some of the victims of the national economic decline – mainly the authorities of the universities including the Visitors, Chancellors etc. It was indicative, not exhaustive of the upheavals that occur on university campuses each and every time nations face this test.

Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights, CDWR, has condemned in strong terms the neglect of the Nigerian Airways pensioners and the refusal to pay their pension to the year 1999 by the federal government.

The growing reputation of online learning has fuelled its expansion in the past few years, with evidence mounting that this mode of learning is just as effective as that of the traditional classroom. For working professionals such as London-based Nigerian, Folakemi Abraham, online learning offers a flexible model, allowing her to progress with her study while continuing to run her business.