The textbook debate and the future of education reform
By Ayo Olodo Government policies rarely fail because their intentions are bad. They fail because good intentions are often mistaken for good implementation. Nigeria has become something of a laboratory for ambitious education reforms. Every new administration arrives promising transformation. New curricula are introduced. New assessment methods emerge. New technologies are announced. Fresh slogans replace […]
INNOSON: Lending support to Nigeria’s first automaker
A situation where local manufacturers are victimised or hounded by security agents at the behest of some vested interests will only result to capital flight
Alex Ekwueme: His life and travails
Ekwueme had never seen the inside of a prison until 17th Jan 1984
I see Buhari going the Jammeh, Mugabe, Zuma way – Reno
The news that the South African President, Jacob Zuma was resigning with immediate effect came as a bolt of lightning on Wednesday the 14th of February. It was a Valentines Day special for all of Africa. Apparently, to stave off a vote of no confidence on him by his own party, the African National Congress, Zuma, quit the stage while the ovation was lowest.
When the waste patient turns medic
The beauty of waste management lies in its transparency; it has a way of showcasing and regulating itself; you know when it’s working and when it’s not; the indication is always in the clean or filthy state of the environment
Kperogi: Too far away from truth
The author of “Glocal English: The Changing Face and Forms of Nigerian English,” Farouk Kperogi apparently overrates himself. He can lecture us on how not to abuse the English language with interference from our mother tongues. It is however wise that he draws the line at some point by not posing as a pseudo military analyst-cum strategist. Kperogi would be aided in making this right decision if he reminds himself that he is at best an exile, whose sense of relativity is warped by time, distance and sojourn in a foreign land.
