Category: Education
This category is for education-related viewpoints. We understand the importance of education to the development of any society, especially in developing nations.
Sometimes, a clear delineation cannot be made between an education-related viewpoint from a politics-related or culture-related one. If anything, we welcome such nuanced viewpoints. We believe complex viewpoints are necessary for public discourse.
Education viewpoints cover issues affecting the educator sector either from a curriculum perspective or from a teachers’ welfare perspective.
Student Loan or Loan Shark?
I’ve had just one experience with loans. It’s something I look back at with awe and dread. You know one of those how-did-I-survive-that experiences. It…
The Problem with Academia in Nigeria
I’m big a fan of Wole Soyinka. Surfing YouTube for his lectures is one of my favourite pastimes. Some years ago, I was watching one…
Okoli Ahinze: OAU as Citadel of Shishi
Last week, Okoli Ahinze, a 500-level Civil Engineering student at Obafemi Awolowo University, my alma mata, was beaten to death by a mob of students.…
