Report that some specialised universities in Nigeria are veering away from their specific academic mandate to attract more students patronage is worrisome because it can derail the official objective behind …
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Let local governments run according to the constitution
The recent position of the Senate urging the Federal Government to withhold statutory allocation to local councils without democratically elected leaders is yet another pointer to the lingering constitutional abnormality …
Read More »Averting catastrophe of brain drain in the health sector
The crisis in the health sector has assumed an alarming proportion amidst the growing exodus of qualified medical personnel from Nigeria. The post Averting catastrophe of brain drain in the …
Read More »The JAMB reservation on academic certificate
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Registrar, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, was speaking the gospel truth when he warned recently that university degrees may no longer be guarantees for employment …
Read More »Killers of Plateau residents must not escape punishment
Three weeks after the massacre of about 200 peace-loving Nigerians last Christmas eve in Plateau State; and after the ritual of commiserations and condolences by top government officials including the …
Read More »To check absconding teachers and salvage education sector
The threat lately issued by the Federal Government against university lecturers who abscond abroad after enjoying official scholarship for various training is yet another manifestation of the huge problems besetting …
Read More »Reconsider INEC budget for accountability and democracy
At a time the country is struggling with finances to keep government afloat, when all departments and agencies are charged to exercise utmost prudence, that sum of N89 billion demanded …
Read More »President Tinubu, stop corruption before it kills Nigeria
Details of corruption allegations emerging from government ministries, departments and agencies are shocking to Nigerians, who are consequently swooning against the fact that the Presidency of Bola Ahmed Tinubu is …
Read More »Imperatives of restructuring
Like an albatross that will not go away, the issue of restructuring of the Nigerian polity has returned to the front burner of public discourse in this country. Besides regular …
Read More »The requests for 270 new private universities
As the Federal Government considers applications for 270 new private universities to be established in the country, there is need to look beyond just granting the requests, with a view …
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