The second in-house training for members of the Yattiyr Scholarship Initiative was held on the 16th of March, 2019 at the Laureate Academy, Tanke, Ilorin. The training was on “Becoming a Productive Mentor”. The Guest Facilitator, Mr. Michael Enitan-a conference speaker, creative writer, an entrepreneur and the founder, Heroes of Tomorrow foundation, coached the team […]

Wailing and crying, Hadiza rolled on the floor with bitterness. She was all alone at the backyard, yet the echoes of her wails reached many around her father’s house. The scorching sun didn’t stop her, her father’s baritone voice and threats didn’t stop her either! As she cried, she babbled and lamented. “A-a-a-a-joke and Memuna

Available data from researches put the top speed of a cheetah at 64mph with a snail slithering along at 0.03mph. This means that it would take a cheetah 3 seconds to cover a distance of 100m and a snail, 8000 seconds to cover same. The longest a snail can live for is 25years and it

The Yattiyr Scholarship Initiative (YSI) women joined the rest of the world in celebrating this year’s International Women Day. The day was marked with an all-female hangout held at Chronicles restaurant, Kwara Mall, Ilorin, with a total of fifteen ladies in attendance. The theme of this year’s Women’s Day, Balance for Better, directed the discussions

As a daughter of a Nigerian public school teacher, having to record marked examination scripts used to be a major summer engagement for my family and I back in the day. Public schools in Lagos had from SS1 A to SS1 P, steadily. Without exaggerating, each class had a minimum of a hundred and twenty

Internet and Social media has a huge impact on individuals and lives; with its influence diving across several sectors without leaving out the educational sector. While we acknowledge the detriments of irresponsible use of social media and internet, the advantages should also be appreciated. Internet is a global computer network, providing a variety of information

On that fateful day, I walked into the staff room of my school. “Sir, it’s the third period and we are meant to have your class”, I spoke to my mathematics teacher. My well composed beckoning was rewarded with a subtly ignoble ignorance. It was a few weeks to the nationwide election. My Mathematics teacher

Here is the big question, one whose answer seems quite easy yet logical, with a great deal of misconception: “What are the main purposes of grades?” “Do they really show the level of understanding and competence or are they just a system of numbers or alphabets created to applaud and rebuke students’ preparation for examinations?”

Technology, of course, is a double-edged sword but yet neutral; its outcome is dependent on how it is used. The positive intent of technology is to improve life and increase the ease at which our daily operations are carried out; thus yielding increased productivity. In our current world, it is no news that the tentacles

Teacher education is the major instrument for achieving equitable and inclusive quality education in any nation. It is the hub of education, and whatever they receive will definitely be replicated in the entire education system. First, it is important to consider how it might be possible for teachers to develop new ways of believing that: