Category: Education

  • Insufficiency likely to Drive More Children out of School

    Insufficiency likely to Drive More Children out of School

    The number of children abandoning their education despite several programmes initiated by the government to improve learning in Nigeria keeps rising yearly. Challenges including insecurity, development of schools and low budget allocations have been outlined as major factors contributing to this consistent increase. However, the figures are likely not to drop as economic indicators show…

  • ASUU Strike: The Standard of Government Funded Universities

    The Academic Staff University Union(ASUU) was established in 1978 to oversee the academic staff in all Federal and state universities in the country. The Union has a history of active struggles against the government, which they generally made known by embarking on strike actions. These actions have been happening for as far back as 1988.…