EDUCATION

Can Businesses Save Nigeria’s Education System?

Every year, thousands of young people stream out of Nigeria’s institutions of higher learning, and into a world that not a few of them have dreamt of conquering. They bear with them certificates issued to them by their alma mater,

Celebrating the Pain of our Teachers—World Teachers’ Day

If you can write your name, thank your teacher. Hurray, it’s time to celebrate our unspoken heroes, those who are extremely important in our lives–our teachers. A teacher takes a hand, opens a mind, and touches a heart. This entails

How to Develop Your Child’s Soft Skills

Whenever you are invited for an interview or writing your curriculum vitae, the first question that you are required to have a knowledge about is your soft skills. This knowledge is not found in any textbook but is groomed into

How To Write The Concluding Part Of An Essay

Writing an essay is akin to running a race. Winning involves more than starting well; you also need to finish strong. It is important to start on the right note to get your readers hooked until the end. Also, it

How To Write A Research Proposal

A research as a specific type of academic work follows a particular format. Students are expected to produce an original academic work from the topic down to the bibliography and index. A research proposal is also an inevitable requirement. So,

Learn How to Participate in Today’s Digital Economy with NESA by Makers

Africa’s youthful population is often touted as a major advantage for the continent. Its growing labor force holds the promise of significant growth opportunities. This young and increasing population present an unprecedented opportunity to rapid development. However, challenges to reaping

WAEC Registrar Says the Knowledge of Mathematics is Very Important in National Development

The crux of mathematics is in creative thinking, not simply arriving at the right answer. Its learning may start as a talent, it would with adequate practice develop as a skill. Deliberating practice requires hard work to improve mathematical talent

JAMB Reduces Cut-Off Marks into Universities, Others

Joint Admission and Matriculation Board has reduced the cut-off marks for admission into universities, polytechnics and educational colleges to the lowest in its history. It has been reduced from the standard 200 and 180 to as low as 120 and

JAMB to Build Computer-Based Test Centre in Ogun

The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Professor Ishaq Oloyede opines that the Computer-Based Test centre built in Abeokuta would effortlessly ease up the stress of students who are sitting for the United Tertiary Matriculation Examination in Ogun, Lagos and

Favoritism in the Classroom – The Teacher’s Pet

“Favoritism in a larger sense has not to do with the teacher’s pet, but with the fact that teachers transmit different kinds of emotions to different students and students absorb that and interpret it and their feelings are influenced by

What to Do When ASUU Strikes

Some circumstances are definitely beyond our control. For the average Nigerian student, the wide lot that must go through subsidized federal and state universities and polytechnics, strikes by academic and non-academic staff unions are almost inevitable. But what do you

On Nigerian Universities and Virtual Learning

The world operates as a global village. Hence, it is imperative for Nigerian Universities to be at par with the rest of the world. It is essential that we learn in an online environment. An environment different from the orthodox

4 Ideas for Rebuilding Nigerian Higher Education Institutions

According to the 2016-2017 Times, Higher Education World University rankings, Nigeria’s overall top performing Higher Education Institution (HEI) is the University of Ibadan, ranked at >800 out of the 980 Universities on the list. The report noted significant improvements in

Equipping our Higher Institutions of Learning to Propel Tech Ecosystem

It is often said that, a country is as good as members of its population that are well informed. This is because, knowledge is power. It is these set of people that form the vanguard of the development thrust of

US Embassy in Nigeria Set to Empower Secondary School Teachers

The US Embassy in Nigeria is set to empower full-time secondary school teachers in Nigeria into the 2018 Teaching and Achievement (TEA) Program. This application is available and open to secondary school teachers who have five (5) years and above

Why You Should Consider Starting a Private Tutor Agency (2)

  Continued from last week. Here are more reasons why you start a private tutor agency business now: Starting now gives you a first mover advantage. Look around you; how many private tutor agency can you find? Not many I

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