There are divergent views on the fate of the Vice Chancellor of the Osun State University, Prof Labode Popoola, over allegations of financial misconduct levelled against him by workers. The Governing Council is investigating the allegations. Opinions are divided on the fate of the embattled Vice Chancellor of the …
Read More »ASUU: Towards a principled and ideological unionism
The Academic Staff of Universities (ASUU) is undoubtedly a union of intellectuals that has stood the test of time. From its principled stand as an organisation of struggles in accordance with its constitution, not merely for bread and butter but essentially for the protection and advancement of the socio-economic and …
Read More »Ondo and the tuition fee question
Participants rose from the Ondo education summit last week, calling on the government to introduce tuition fees at the secondary school level. However, not many parents are buying the idea, reports Ondo State has joined the league of states that have organised summits to arrest the rot in the education …
Read More »Obasanjo Presidential Library: Expanding Nigeria’s Knowledge-base
Funmi Ogundare, who recently visited the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta writes that apart from a place for sight-seeing and recreation, it has become a repository of knowledge and reference point for scholars to carry out academic research on governance, politics, leadership, human security and other aspects of life …
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