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 […]
How Nigerian plutocrats maintain a psychological control of the masses
Since the inception of the Buhari administration, corruption cases associated with the Jonathan administration have been pursued with vigour. The recent case with the former NSA, Sambo Dasuki, in the $2.1 billion arms procurement deal, has raised alarms about the extent of alleged kleptocracy in the administration and management of government services and functions in Nigeria.
My problem with South Africa, Shoprite and Nigerian politicians
The battle for supremacy between South Africa and Nigeria would appear to be age-long, but it wasn’t always like this. There used to be times when both countries were brothers-in-arms, had each other’s backs. My mum, for example, still tells stories of how as students in 1977, they sacrificed their lunch tickets to help South Africans fight Apartheid.
Lessons from Ondo Mega Schools
Ondo State is reshaping how public education is being done in Nigeria. As of 2016, the state has built over 50 model primary schools. The schools are categorized into 2 types: A & B. Type A can accommodate 1,050 students while type B can accommodate 525 students. Babatunde Fafunwa, a former minister of education in Nigeria, in his book New Perspectives on African Education, calls for a reappraisal of African education: the structures, the curriculum, the teacher quality— all issues that are being addressed in Ondo’s mega schools. The teachers in these schools have signed up to be lifelong learners, as teacher training is a priority of the education ministry in the state. In a global context, and in the age of knowledge, these schools are equipped with functional computer rooms, and libraries supplied with diverse content- international, and national.
Why Governor Fayose must hang
PETER Ayodele Fayose. Two-time Governor of Ekiti State. There’s certainly something to say for this man. Without question he is, for good or for ill, the most talked about State Governor in Nigeria today. He is one of the most controversial, if not the most controversial.
Buhari: Between Ayo Fayose and Yours Truly, by Femi Fani-Kayode (Part 1)
People often say that my friend and brother, Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state and I are giving the President Muhammadu Buhari government a run for their money more than any other duo in the country.
