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 […]
2011: In support of Ohaneze Ndigbo
AS a stakeholder in Igbo affairs, I was for once proud that the apex Igbo Socio-Cultural Association Ohaneze Ndigbo took a position on the issue of zoning Nigeria’s presidency in 2011. Indeed, the decision must have come from the finest political thinkers of our generation.
Africa’s three futures: Which beckons for Nigeria?
SEVERAL recent reports, especially by some prominent foreign consultancy firms, have called attention to the good economic news about Africa. In particular, those reports underline that the region has significant business opportunities.
ASUU’s moral burden
THE sparks are still flying on the controversial strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities in state universities of the South-East since July 2010. For obvious reasons, the situation should not be allowed to linger.
PDP: Are governors really the problem?
THE Senate’s rejection of a clause in the amended Electoral Act 2010, which sought to make the federal lawmakers automatic members of the National Executive Committees (NEC) of their political parties, doesn’t seem to impress many discerning democratically-minded Nigerians.
Electoral Act Amendment: Treating voters with contempt
DESPITE the widespread rejection of the attempt to amend the Electoral Act 2010 by the National Assembly, the federal lawmakers seem pig-headed in their determination to pooh-pooh public opinion, which was stoutly expressed during the public hearing on the issue.
