2024 UTME Failure: A Subtle Warning For The Future
The recently released UTME results by The Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) for 2024 depict an unsettling educational narrative. Among the 1.8 million students who took the exam, only 1.4 million managed to meet the cut-off score of 200,…
School Abductions: From Playgrounds To Haunted Grounds
The haunting memory of the 2014 abduction of 276 schoolgirls in Chibok still lingers, casting a shadow on those directly affected and leaving an indelible mark on the nation. Regrettably, this historic tragedy is not an isolated incident, as a series of…
The World And The Internet Are In A Non-Separable Marriage
The world evolved and arrived at the threshold of the unimaginable – the internet. Men cooked up magic in the name of science and even the extraterrestrial are amazed. Today, humanity is totally reliant on it for eternity. Today, Google saves our…
Instig Labs Stimulates Adoption of AI for Finance in Africa
Nigerian business incubation platform, Instig Labs, has continued its advocacy and capacity development for increased AI (Artificial intelligence) usage in financial planning with its recently held AI in Finance meet-up in Lagos. AI is a trending…
The Blooming New World Order
The Blooming New World Order It would be invidious not to notice how the world is shaping up. It has since moved from the completely western dominance to a culture of conservatism and meteoric liberalism. Ostensibly, the presence of disruptive…
Academic Excellence Comes With Unsual Rewards In Ekiti
A Senator in Ekiti State, Cyril Fasuyi has gone three steps ahead to reward academic excellence in his state. This lends credence to the yearnings among doyens that politicians should strive to recognize shining lights in their domains. The…
IDE 2024: Dismantling The Pillars Of Hate Speech
As the world commemorates the International Day of Education on January 24, the spotlight is on the pivotal role education plays in fostering lasting peace and development. This year’s theme, “Learning for Lasting Peace,” emphasizes the…
Chess In Slums:Solving Literacy Problems The Tunde Onakoya Way
Tunde Onakoya’s Chess In Slums is a winning story. Even beyond that is a peerless attempt to give disadvantaged kids a winning start at life from a chess board. When Tunde Onakoya started off in 2018, the ultimate goal was to discover diamonds in…
Breaking Barriers: Women Pioneering Tech Advancements in Africa
Women are taking giant leaps in the tech industry across Africa and by extension, the rest of the world. These women are not only carving out their space and making substantial strides, but also challenging the status quo and reshaping the narrative for…
Financial Deficit: Nigerian Students Consider Exiting UK Universities
Popular auditing firm PwC has issued a stark warning to the UK Government that a potential 20% drop in international student enrolments next academic year could push a staggering 80% of English and Northern Irish universities into financial deficit. In a…