by sodiqalabi | Feb 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Moses Akobi In January 2026, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, announced that polytechnics would be empowered to award degrees in a bid to end the intractable HND-bachelor’s degree dichotomy. If followed through, the policy change marks the boldest...
by sodiqalabi | Jan 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Moses Akobi In an effort to tackle Nigeria’s chronic teacher shortage and improve access to quality education, the Federal Government has launched Inspire Live(s)!, an online, real-time learning initiative. This ambitious programme seeks to harness technology to...
by sodiqalabi | Dec 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
By Sodiq Alabi In September 1999, the newly inaugurated democratic president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo headed to Sokoto state to launch the Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme. The UBE was a follow-on to the Universal Primary Education (UPE) programme then...
by sodiqalabi | Nov 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Home About Us Services Blog Contact Get Started By Sodiq Alabi I spent the past few days immersed in the 2025 Transforming Learning and Skills Development in Africa report, jointly produced by the African Union Commission, UNICEF, and UNESCO. At 190 pages, the report...
by sodiqalabi | Nov 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
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 sodiqalabi | Nov 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
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...
