Nigeria Ranks Among Africa’s Top English-Proficient Nations, EF Index Shows
Nigeria has solidified its position as one of Africa’s leading English-speaking nations, ranking fifth on the continent in the 2025 Education First (EF) English Proficiency Index. The annual global assessment, released on Monday, evaluated English…
Africa’s is Facing an Uphill Battle to Build a Generation of Readers
A UNESCO report has raised the alarm as Africa grapples with a crippling learning crisis, where shifting school leadership from administration to instruction is the new imperative. The African classroom is facing a subtle emergency. While enrollment…
C.M.S Grammar School Champions Inaugural Dare2Debate Amid Calls for Digital Reform
The hall erupted in applause as the final scores were announced. After a rigorous battle of intellect and eloquence, the students of C.M.S Grammar School stood tall, crowned champions of the maiden Dare2Debate competition in Lagos on Saturday. Their…
Lagos Great Debaters are Gathering Together on December 13
Debating is gradually becoming the engine of democracy, the currency of the boardroom, and the framework for family dinner discussions. As Lagos prepares for the Dare2Debate event this December, the spotlight turns not just to what is argued, but how.…
How Dare2Debate will Cultivate Critical Thinkers in this “Digitized” Age
A Lagos-based initiative is betting that the future of Nigerian leadership can be forged not through rote learning, but through rigorous, unconventional debate. The Dare2Debate event, slated for December 13, is positioning itself as more than a…
The Next Generation’s Ballot: Should Children Have a Say in Democracy?
As political landscapes shift and the voices of youth grow louder in movements from climate strikes to digital activism, one radical proposal keeps resurfacing: should the voting age be lowered to include children? This month, December – precisely…
How to Revive the Culture of Critical Thinking and Public Speaking in Nigerian Secondary Schools
Sometimes, societies tend to share a broad consensus on the aims of education: what schools should teach, how they should teach it, and who determines those priorities. In many evolving domains, debate as an extracurricular activity has remained one of…
Nigeria Learning Passport Gains Ground as Lagos School Pushes Digital Learning Frontiers
Three years after the Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP) was launched through a major technical collaboration with Microsoft, the digital platform is evolving faster than many educators expected. Across the country, schools are still trying to understand…
Teachers, Students Say Digital Learning Platforms Boost Exam Readiness, But Challenges Persist
Proper integration of digital learning platforms can significantly improve the adaptation and success rate of computer-based examinations in Nigerian secondary schools, according to teachers and students who have benefitted from emerging digital…
Nigeria Can Unlock $15bn by 2030 Through Digital Literacy, UNICEF Tells Media Stakeholders
Nigeria could generate more than $15 billion annually by 2030, if the country accelerates investments in digital literacy and technological competence among its rapidly growing youth population. This was the key message at a two-day media dialogue…