Nigeria Embraces Partnership to Empower 20 Million Youths
Nigeria is making plans to equip over 20 million young people with digital skills and entrepreneurship training by 2030, marking a major push to transition them from learning to earning. This ambitious drive comes through the Generation Unlimited Nigeria…
Creativity, Culture, and Critical Thinking Can Redefine Africa’s Educational Systems
In Africa, a different kind of revolution is brewing, one driven not just by algorithms, but by imagination, storytelling, and creative expression. Once sidelined as fringe or “extracurricular,” the arts and cultural industries are now emerging as…
WAEC Rankings: Why Ghanaian Students Keep Beating Nigeria—and What We’re Getting Wrong
Each year, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) crowns its top performers across the region with the prestigious International Excellence Awards. And each year, Ghana continues to sweep the podium, leaving Nigeria, despite contributing nearly 75%…
UK’s Crackdown on International Students Sparks Fears of Discrimination and Economic Fallout
Work, study and asylum claims in the UK will be scrutinized going forward. The UK’s international student enrolment figures have taken a significant hit, with fresh data from 2023/24 showing a year-on-year decline of 30,000, bringing the total number…
Digital Learning Is Reshaping Education Across Africa and Beyond
Learning is no longer a daunting, one-size-fits-all endeavour. With the rise of digital tools and adaptive technologies, education has evolved into a more personalized, flexible, and empowering experience for both students and teachers. You would recall…
Trump Administration Freezes $2bn in Federal Funds to Harvard Over Antisemitism Dispute
Its a new wave of tensions between the White House and America’s top academic institutions. The Trump administration has frozen over $2 billion in federal funding to Harvard University after the school rejected a list of sweeping demands aimed at…
Nigerian Government Plans Global Competitiveness With NIYA
The Nigerian government has launched ththelNigerian Youth Academy NiYA, a new initiative aimed at equipping young Nigerians with the skills needed to thrive on the global stage. President Bola Tinubu inaugurated the academy in Abuja, pointing its focus…
A Society That Assaults Women
Mabel Adinya Ade, Founder and Executive Director, Adinya Arise Foundation (AAF) had written a piece on gender parity crisis in Nigeria and it was instinctive to note her points here. In a just society, certain principles should be inviolable: justice…
Functional education and the 12-4 educational policy, By Bolutife Oluwadele
The Nostalgia of “Ten Books” and the Ghosts of Educational Identity. B.Oluwadele writes… When we were young, the description of someone who read “ten books” (Ó kàwé mẹ́wàá) depicted those who successfully completed their secondary education.…
Fast Learning Can Change Everything
S.Vozza writes Being a quick learner can give you an even greater edge. And the good news is that there are ways you can “hack” your brain to accomplish that. While mastery of any skill requires commitment, time, and consistency, there are strategies…