What language should schoolchildren be taught in? English or a local language? This debate has been ongoing for several decades, with the latest twist emerging on 13 November when the Federal Government announced its decision to reinstate English as the mandatory...
By Sodiq Alabi My primary school days began in a public school in the early 1990s in Osun State. Along with my brothers, I attended the community school where our mother was a teacher. The quality, perhaps, wasn’t quite as good as our parents had enjoyed in...
The latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for 2026 offers a critical, unvarnished look into the state of Nigeria’s university education sector. Here are five key takeaways emerging from Nigeria’s performance in the 2026 THE...
The Federal Ministry of Education recently announced a change in mathematics requirements for admission into tertiary institutions. After decades of requiring a credit pass in mathematics as a prerequisite for university admission regardless of course of study, the...