Education experts and community leaders in Ogun State have urged the government to create strong and lasting policies to fix the challenges facing schools in the state. The call was made during the first Egba Education Roundtable (EER) held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta. During the forum, stakeholders discussed different ways that
Adeniyi Ajayi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of E-Tutors Nigeria Limited, has called for the adoption of hybrid learning models in Nigeria’s secondary schools. Ajayi noted that physical classrooms have their benefits, but the future lies in hybrid learning, a combination of physical and online approaches. While saying that combining digital platforms with physical
The debate over the relevance of the Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME) has once again become a contentious issue among stakeholders, particularly in the Southeast. Where parents, students, teachers, and education activists are calling for it to be scrapped. In a recent plea to President Bola Tinubu, they insisted that the Post-UTME has become an
Education experts in Kwara State have emphasised the importance of credible and reliable data as the foundation for all reforms in the sector, ensuring effective planning, sustainable growth, and enhanced service delivery. The call was made at a stakeholders’ engagement meeting with Education Management Information System (EMIS) officials from the 16 local government areas, held
Stakeholders have urged the Federal Government to integrate anti-human trafficking studies into the curriculum of colleges of education across Nigeria to curb the rising menace. The call was made at a one-day Step-Down Training of Trainers on Anti-Human Trafficking for over 70 lecturers from colleges of education in Asaba, Delta State. Mrs Ijeoma David-Ukoko, Delta
Stakeholders in the education sector have called the attention of the government at all levels to the increasing rate of reported cases of cultism and other vices among primary and secondary school pupils in the country. They made the call at a press conference leading to the 40th Anniversary of BARAKAAT school in Ibadan. Malam
Katsina State Governor Dikko Umaru Radda convened a high-level stakeholders’ meeting on Monday to reform the Almajiri and Islamiyya education systems. Held at the Local Government Service Commission Conference Hall in Katsina, the one-day dialogue brought together scholars, community leaders, teachers, civil society representatives, and policymakers to design sustainable solutions for Qur’anic and Islamic education.
School leaders, educators and stakeholders in the education sector have met in Lagos to strategise ahead of the “Let There Be Teachers” conference scheduled for September 20. The meeting brought together members of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), the Nigeria Union of Teachers, and other groups, with discussions focusing on school
Education experts and community leaders are calling on the private sector to support free education for poor children in Nigeria. This call was made during the 2025 graduation of the Not Forgotten Initiative (NFI) School in Abuja. At the event, Mr. George Ehusani from the Lux Terra Leadership Foundation praised the NFI’s work and said
Nigeria’s education sector will continue to lag unless government policies are reformed to reflect present realities, experts have warned. At a policy dialogue organised by the Ednue Initiative at Nile University, Abuja, speakers from education, policy and development fields said the country’s global competitiveness depends on urgent reforms in primary and secondary education. They highlighted
