All fingers are not equal but every child’s right to education is.The SDG 4 seeks to ‘ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and to promote lifelong learning opportunities for all’. UN states that education is key for many other SDGs to be achieved, since quality education contributes to breaking the cycle of poverty for many […]

When the ship-Captain yells, “All hands on deck!”, it is a command. Usually, it signifies a time of crisis, a storm or an emergency. It means a call for all sailors to come on deck. A hand is a member of the ship’s cabin. Deeper crisis looms the educational waters of Nigeria. The recurrent storm

“Until we get equality in education, we won’t have an equal society” Sonia Sotomayor Malala was 15 years old when she got shot by a Taliban gunman in protest of her activism for the girl child education. Malala’s story is one of many which sheds light on how gender disparity is denying lots of young

Academic excellence is the demonstrated ability to perform, achieve, and/ or excel in scholastic activities. It is usually connoted with attaining high grades and distinguished superior performance among peers. However, academic excellence goes beyond just making good grades. It is the totality in the development of an individual’s intellectual capacities and skills in service to humanity. Schools will be most successful in their mission of educational provision towards academic success when they integrate efforts to promote student’s academic, social and emotional learning processes. Academic excellence can greatly influence the future and eventual career choice of an individual, hence its sensitivity. Poor academic performance causes children and adolescents to feel pessimistic and disappointed about their future and leads teachers and parents to exert pressure, which negatively influences the subjective well-being of children and adolescents.

Physical attributes, conceptions and anthropogenic activities constitute an environment. The fusion of the variables- human activities and the physical structure into a unitary context has been reported by researchers to greatly influence the development and productivity of a child. The physical attributes refer to the surroundings the child is exposed to such as houses, offices,

The past year, 2018 (4th April) marked the inception and inauguration of Yattiyr Scholarship Initiative; a non-profit organisation with a vision to increase access to basic quality education for indigent children (particularly Kwara state) through advocacy, sponsorship and mentorship. And over the past eight months, we have been able to kick-start and accelerate the pace of achieving our objectives. From eight foundational members, the organisation progressively has 42 members spread across seven departments now. In 2018,the organisation embarked on two main projects- the Gaa Ayekale ‘Back to School’ Project and the Kwara Brain Point Challenge 1.0; and outreaches to- Oke Ose Community Secondary School, Lower Niger River Basin Secondary School and Oke Aluko Community Secondary School. We also awarded scholarships (16 students) and donated books we acquired from a book drive trend to students and schools, respectively. Notably, all our activities in the past year were funded through internally generated fund (from members and volunteers), voluntary donations from the public and partnerships.

The final stage of the Kwara Brain Point Challenge took place on the 8th of December, 2018 at the Kwara State Banquet Hall, Ilorin. In all ramifications, the event showed up to be a concrete evidence that sturdily defines the vision and aim of the initiative- excellence for all. Without an iota of doubt, it can be stated that impact was made and felt…

Of all issues that need to be emphasized, it is without an iota of doubt, that the need for a critical analysis of the Nigerian education system is top amongst all. It is very saddening to understand that whenever a discussion is raised on our system of education, the dominant topics are often strongly related