Teaching…for change
Imagine for a moment that you are in a class, with about twenty to twenty-five other classmates, listening to a teacher. This teacher is middle-aged, but her entire disposition is[…]
Tagged: education
Still On Our Private Universities
I have spent the last couple of months acquainting myself with the goings on in our private universities. The (recent) and still unresolved strike by academic staff in our public[…]
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Private universities in Nigeria: Where are the ‘big’ men? – A Rejoinder on the Moral Element
A rejoinder is necessary I have not written for NigeriansTalk in quite a while but after reading Salisu Suleiman’s piece titled Private universities in Nigeria: Where are the ‘big’ men?[…]
Culture and Society · Naija Dude
Back When I Used To Live On Sesame Street
Looking back, I can attribute a lot of what I am now to simple lessons I learnt from back when I lived on Sesame Street. What lesson does this medium hold for Nigerian education?
Arts · Culture and Society · Essays · General
Nigeria: The need for improved English education
There is a need for more positive narratives of Nigeria on the Internet in blogs, discussions and comments but it is necessary to ensure that the quality of such is of a high standard. Something says our educational system does not guarantee immediate successes in that area, we need a fundamental rethinking in English language education and possibly a broadening of our thinking too.
Economy · General · Nigeria@50
Education as an instrument for change in Africa?
I recently attended an event at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) on Change and Governance in Africa. One thing is clear: Africa is changing. The landscape of[…]
Culture and Society · General · Nigerian Elections · Politics
Nigeria: The Youth and the What About Us Presidential Debate
Update (25/03/2011) The Nigerian Youth “What About Us?” Presidential Debate will hold on the 25th of March 2011 at 7:00 PM (GMT) at the Shehu Musa Yar’adua Centre, Abuja, Nigeria.[…]
Obama’s face of Africa that is too often overlooked.
The message, In 1985, around 85,000 people visited the tropical country; that number has now skyrocketed to around 600,000. In June of this year, the Ghana Tourist Board launched a promotional initiative with the aim of attracting 1 million annual visitors by the end of 2012.