Education: South-west Nigeria has lost its edge!, by Abiodun Komolafe theeagleonline.com.ng - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theeagleonline.com.ng Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The purported ranking of states by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), based on their performance in the 2023 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE), is the focus of this piece.
All over the world, political economy serves as the determinant of education. For example, how come the Law Students who founded the West African Students Union (WASU) were predominantly from Western Nigeria? How come Christopher Sapara Williams, the first indigenous Nigerian lawyer was a Yoruba man? That was as far back as 1879! How come Adetokunbo Ademola, the first indigenous chief justice of the Nigerian Supreme Court, and Akintola Williams, Nigeria’s first indigenous chartered accountant, were also of Yoruba extraction? So, what has changed?
Over 30 tutors and three support staff at Bulera Core Primary Teachers College in Hoima City have not been paid for close to nine months. The affected civil servants were transferred from.