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2022 JAMB CUT – OFF, IS THIS THE NEW NORMAL? What is the norm and what is not in this deviant society of ours? With the decision taken by Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) to adopt a new minimum cut- off for admissions into tertiary institutions, it is a reflection of the quality of what […]

Parents’ influence on career choices and academics vary among individuals, depending on the parent’s literacy. Literate parents Growing up with an educated parent/ward often positively impacts a child’s academic life. Most children from educated homes are usually well catered for and are guided rightly towards becoming successful academics through tools such as hiring a tutor,

It’s Day 5 of #Eduinnovate campaign! Here is where we take a pause from writing about ideas (after this  article!). The final day of the campaign is tomorrow and it’ll feature a discussion on Twitter Space. We’d love to hear about your experiences with Nigeria’s educational system and your ideas on how we can advance

The issues with and potential solutions to the nation’s uneven distribution of educational facilities across various communities are covered in this article.   Here are problems we have identified: Inadequate information about the needs of the less privileged schools  Poor data structure for schools that are registered in a community The lackadaisical attitude from underdeveloped

Today is Day 3 of  #Eduinnovate campaign and the theme is poor research funding. We will concentrate on undergraduate research because, at the majority of universities, these studies typically wind up on the bookshelves. DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH LIKE THIS? Undergraduate research is the exploration of a specific research topic by an undergraduate student

Have you ever received textbooks as “hand-me-downs” from an older sibling or senior colleague? If you said YES, then the textbook was probably still in use—in some cases, even after 10 years! Day 2 of #Eduinnovate is dedicated to discussing outdated/limited curricula that discourage conceptual thinking as a problem affecting education. Please contribute to the

 Welcome to Day 1 of our  #Eduinnovate campaign. We are excited to share our thoughts with you and look forward to hearing yours as well. Today, we’ll talk about the low level of recognition for academic excellence in Nigeria and proffer solutions. The reward system for academic excellence at all levels in Nigeria could almost

What do you think the most serious issue confronting Nigeria’s educational system is? Will resolving it result in the eradication of all others? Are we dealing with it properly? OR Is there a need for a new approach? Do you have a certain one in mind? These are the questions we intend to find answers

For every action, there’s always a reaction. Just in the same way, situations will almost always trigger consequences and results. The global pandemic has affected far beyond just people’s relationship with one another. It has affected daily businesses and individual livelihood activities. More expectedly, activities of schools and other institutions, have been heavily disrupted. While