Members of the Senior Staff Union of Colleges of Education (SSUCOEN), Federal College of Education (Technical), Umunze, Anambra State, have called for the appointment of an internal provost to succeed the outgoing Provost, Prof. Josephat Ogbuagu. The union said appointing a staff from the college would encourage continuity in administration …
Read More »ECOWAS Partners Skill-G to Promote TVET, STEM in Member Countries
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has seen the need to harmonise the education sector of member states, especially in the field of entrepreneurship and has partnered Skill-‘G’ Nigeria Limited in the promotion of science, technology, technical and vocational education in Nigeria and West Africa. The two-day meeting …
Read More »The Perils of Social Media
I was at the BAZE University, Abuja on Tuesday, where I spoke to an enthusiastic collection of faculties and students on the topic: “Leadership and responsibility in the age of social media”. The lecture provided an opportunity for me to dissect the intricacies of social media uses and abuses, in …
Read More »As Schools Resume, Repetition of Classes Seems Old-fashioned
Stakeholders in the country’s education sector have over the years been calling for an overhaul of the sector. The call is perhaps as a result of the declined standard with remedies becoming almost impossible. In this report, Kuni Tyessi examines the inability of schools to make under-performing students repeat classes …
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