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 […]
Understanding Oshiomhole’s industrialisation policy
IT may not be possible for a government to build industries across the state and turn the economy around within a short time of eight years. There are however quick-wins that a serious government can undertake to achieve stunning results to the acclaim of a famished people. In other words, there are opportunities that a government can exploit immediately they present themselves to boost the living standards of the people
Zenith WBL: 18 teams hit Asaba for second phase
The second phase of the Zenith Bank Women Basketball League starts today (Monday) at the basketball court of the Asaba Township Stadium, Delta State as the race for the final-8 playoff gathers momentum.
Revisiting the three-Year Validity of JAMB results
Of course, in what was clearly a case of stampede by the Upper chamber of the National Assembly, a resolution compelled the Governing Board of the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) to approve a three-year validity life-span for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Achieving housing delivery with indigenous players
President Muhammadu Buhari’s public lamentation of the problems that beset the country’s housing sector should pass for official admission of the failure of the government to meet its basic obligations to the people.
The Obaseki endorsement
Recently at a kindred meeting in Afagbedo, Olele, Iyuku-Uzairue, Edo State, the aspiration of one of the governorship contenders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Godwin Obaseki, crept into the conversation. The conversation, which was made more serious by questions by members of the kindred residing outside Edo as to the experience of Obaseki […]
