The tasks ahead of new UNIBEN VC
BY JEROME-MARIO UTOMI History does matter. ‘It has a way of repeating itself’, and has shown clearly that ordinary calculation can be upturned by extra-ordinary personalities. In the case of…
ASUU can’t be exempted from the IPPIS -PUNCH
AN information technology design that acts as ramparts against escalating payroll fraud, and has produced amazing results since its introduction, is vehemently being opposed by the Academic Staff Union of…
Onigu Otite: A Founding Father of Nigerian Sociology, By Omoniyi Ibietan
…the time is auspicious to revisit the times, works and teachings of late Professor Onigu Otite, and his peers. A biographical compendium of Who’s Who in Nigerian sociology can be…
Higher education regulators on accreditation in Nigeria
We all have different reasons for wanting to go back to further our education to a level higher than where we are present. For some, it is personal fulfillment or…
Education: Addressing Soyinka’s horrifying spectacle
NIGERIA’s poor state of education received a bashing from the Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, at an event to mark the 90th anniversary of Government College, Ibadan. The playwright, one of…
Are Nigerian graduates employable?
The 2018 Graduate Skills ranking by the World Economic Forum, placed Nigeria on 135 out of 140 countries, this simply shows that most Nigerian graduates don’t have the requisite skills,…
Nigeria: Education As Fulcrum for Development
Abuja — It is the desire of most parents to see their children in the morning have their textbooks and writing materials inside their backpack going to a school equipped…
ASUU, government and politicisation of universities
It is no longer news. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is set for another strike, again. Its grouse with the federal government this time around is over what…
