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  The children born in 2013 are the high school graduates of 2030. This cohort of learners will exit education into a world very different from the one they were born into. How will we ensure their schooling sets them on a path that will allow them to thrive? One …

Do-It-Yourself activities(DIY) help us discover our talents and develop our problem-solving skills. Some of our textbooks have interesting activities encouraging us to do by ourselves. Some need material and technology. This is where schools can pitch in. These types of activities really help us in our academics because we learn …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in New York, United States stated his administration’s readiness to swap the abducted schoolgirls, who Boko Haram abducted more than two years ago. He has, therefore, extended an invitation to the United Nations as a negotiator to demonstrate its commitment to the release of the …

Chairman of the Committee on Participatory Management of Schools in Oyo State, Prof. Adeniyi Gbadegesin has said the panel’s report has vindicated Governor Abiola Ajimobi’s move to save the education sector from decay. He said this recently while speaking to newsmen about the recent observations, reports and recommendations submitted by …

LAGOS—A mother of six, arrested by operatives of Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit Task Force for using her 11-year-old son to beg, while pretending to be victims of a fire incident. She did not show any sign of remorse, saying begging was a lucrative business. The suspect, identified …

From the National Agency for Mass Literacy, Adult And Non-Formal Education yesterday came a startling disclosure that 11 million children are out of school nationwide. Its Executive Director, Professor Abba Abubakar Haladu, who made the disclosure during a visit to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu in Umuahia, Abia State, decried the country’s …

20TH ANNIVERSARY OF ORITAMEFA BAPTIST MODEL SCHOOLS:   This will come up Toaday, Friday, 23rd September, 2016. i) Football Match: OBMS TG vs OBMS RR at Annex football field – 9am. ii) Anniversary Lecture – Church Auditorium – 11am OBMS COMMENDATION/ 20TH THANKSGIVING SERVICE: This will come up on Sunday, …

  The National Universities Commission (NUC) has pledged to resolve the impasse with scholars on its Linking Experts and Academics in Diaspora Scheme (LEADS) programme. The new Executive Secretary of NUC, Professor Abubakar Rasheed, said work had begun to tackle the problem. “We are already looking into the matter. I …

Sri Vaiyapuri Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School’s in school team of class XI turned teachers for Teachers’ Day celebrations. They played a very active role in teaching the students and spend a week ahead on their preparation for their classes. The children felt motivated and responsible to inculcate knowledge.  

World-schooling is the latest approach to education among parents who prefer unconventional methods. The children learn from people around the world, from their culture and their society. Educating children through experiential learning is the new approach to schooling these days. Parents, who are in favour of home schooling, take the …