Alhaji Taye Adebisi, an Ibadan-based Fuji musician, on Thursday said that his interaction with the elite had uplifted his career. Adebisi, popularly known as “ Taye Currency,’’ in Ogbomoso said that he had learnt a lot from his educated friends. “I dropped out of school in Form Four but my …
The ever declining reading culture among Nigerians seems to have drowned the nation’s library services as only few peoples still visit the few existing libraries in major cities across the country National Mirror investigation reveals.A visit to major libraries in Lagos reveals that visitors to most libraries are getting fewer …
Abia Ex-Governor, Kalu Urges Youths to Embrace Entrepreneurship:Former Governor of Abia State Dr Orji Uzor Kalu has urged youths across the country to explore the benefits of entrepreneurship and get rid of white-collar job mentality.He gave the admonition recently at a public lecture organised by the National Economics Students Association …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested four undergraduates and three others for alleged involvement in Internet scam. They were arrested in two different locations in Ibadan, Oyo State.The undergraduates are: Otuyalo Damilola, a 400 level student of Computer Science of Lead City University, Ibadan; Adegbuyi Michael, an …
Miss Ojo Halleluyah Ebunoluwa, 20, who studied Mathematics at the University of Ibadan shares her experience with Vanguard Learning of how she graduated with the help of a scholarship when all hope was lost because her parents are retired civil servants. Excerpts:By Tare YoudeoweiWhat course did you study? I studied …
Mr Gossy Ukanwoke, Founder, Beni American University and Student Circle, on Tuesday in Abuja said only the use of technology could successfully drive the intervention in Nigeria’s education problems.Ukanwoke stated this in his presentation titled “The Possibilities Provided by Technology in The Education Landscape: Change, Transformation and Structure’’ at the …
Reps Raise Concern Over Incessant Killing of Nigerian Students Abroad :The House of Representatives on Wednesday raised concerns over the growing number of Nigerian students killed abroad.Following a motion by the Chairman, House Committee on Diaspora Affairs, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the House asked the committee to conduct a public hearing …
Renowned academic, Prof. Catherine Acholonu, is dead. She died yesterday morning in Imo State from kidney failure which had ravaged her health since this year. Born on October 26, 1951 in Orlu, Imo State, Acholonu is known for pioneering a new feminist ideology, Motherism, different from Western mainstream feminist movement.She …
How Nigerian Undergraduate Was Murdered in Ghana over $4,500:February 20 was no doubt one of the saddest days for the family of Mr Fred Awogbo. Their son, 18-year-old Godwin Awogbo, a 300 level student of University of Cape Coast in Central region, Ghana, studying Social Science was brutally killed. His …
With only a year to go before the United Nations Millennium Development Goals initiative ends, academics in Sub-Saharan Africa have been exercising their minds about ways forward for higher education post-2015. They see unfinished business in the education goal.A number of African academics made submissions to the Association of Commonwealth …