Amir Bagwanje

Bandits up, herdsmen down and the ugly dance to Rwanda

They are called bandits when they kidnap in Zamfara while the media tags them, Fulani herdsmen if the victims are from Ekiti or Ebonyi. The same evil but called different names.

The charitable work of Sufa Steven Mamman

Please permit us to share the charitable work of a remarkable and shy but philanthropic friend, Sufa Steven Mamman. We think we should be celebrating the modest personal contributions our people are making towards education.

THE ROLE OF THE UNIVERSITY IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT:FIXING THE NEXUS BETWEEN KNOWLEDGE AND GOVERNANCE

Imitating others, I failed to find myself I looked inside and discovered I only know my name. When I stepped outside I found my real self1 Rumi INTRODUCTION The first part of the topic of this paper, ‘The Role of the University in National Development’ is a very familiar one and many convocation lectures have tried to address aspects of this subject severally.

BREAKING LANGUAGE BARRIER TO ACHIEVE HIGHER SCHOOL ENROLMENT AND SUBJECTS UNDERSTANDING IN NORTHERN NIGERIA: A PROPOSAL FOR USING HAUSA LANGUAGE AS A MEANS OF INSTRUCTION

The Northern Awareness Movement is gaining momentum because it seeks to intervene in the common problem of poor education in the northern states. There are many factors that contribute to the low school enrolment and retention rates among those from poor socio-economic backgrounds in northern Nigeria.

Moving Nigeria forward post COVID-19: taking education and schooling to virtual online platforms

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NORTHERN NIGERIA TODAY: EDUCATION AND REORIENTATION AS A WAY FORWARD

It is a great honour to be invited to join my sister and brothers on this panel of discussion and share a few reflections on how we can achieve peace through education and reorientation as vehicles, particularly in our part of Nigeria.