“Stop anything about the NLP – perish and burn it,” was all the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, had to say in discarding Nigeria’s National Language Policy (NLP) and Mother Tongue (MT) Education, a product of many years of agitation and intellectual works by erudite Nigerian scholars. His remarks, made without minding whose ox is gored, have provoked a wave of backlash. Stakeholders are now up in arms, describing the minister’s position as rash, ill-advised, imperialistic and unacceptable, and are demanding an immediate reconsideration. DevReporting writes: The 69th meeting of Nigeria’s National Council on Education (NCE) was significant for various…
Author: Mojeed Alabi
Nigerian tech expert and Founding Partner of Future Africa, an investment company focused on building and scaling digital economy businesses, Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, has accused Western countries of “committing crimes against humanity” by allegedly restricting sales of chips to other countries of the world. The allegation is coming at a time when both the United States of America and China are engaging in tough contests over sales of semiconductors (chips), which are said to be “integral to the global economy and a vital component of advanced technologies.” Recently, American lawmakers called for broader bans on sales of chipmaking tools to China, revisiting the…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the release of the revised results of its 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE), indicating a 24.64 per cent increase in the number of candidates who secured credits in five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. Earlier on Monday, WAEC had announced that merely 38.32 per cent of its 1,969,313 candidates secured credits in five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. However, at a press briefing on Friday, the Head of Nigeria’s Office (HNO) of WAEC, Amos Dangut, said after reviewing the process, the new statistics indicates that a total…
The controversy surrounding the conduct of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations may not yet be over, as the examination body has recalled the results it willingly released on Monday, 4 August. In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by its Acting Head of Public Affairs, Moyosola Adesina, WAEC stated that it had identified glitches in the processes that led to the compilation of the results earlier released and shut down the result checker portal. According to the statement, WAEC said the subjects affected in the process are those it “serialised,” which are Mathematics, English Language, Biology,…
Aisha Maikudi, a Professor of Law, is the immediate past Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) now Yakubu Gowon University. In this interview conducted by DevReporting, a few days before her eventual removal from office by President Bola Tinubu, she spoke on critical issues affecting the institution, including power crisis, drug abuse, and her journey to stardom. The mother of two broke the glass ceiling as the first female Head of Department in 2013, the first female Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Law in 2018, and the pioneer Director of the university’s International Centre in 2019. She served…
Africa is an undeniably rich continent with vast natural resources that could make it an economic colossus and powerhouse. According to the African Development Bank (AfDB), the continent sits atop an estimated $6.5 trillion worth of untapped minerals, oil, gas, and arable land. Despite this staggering economic potential, the continent remains the poorest on the planet, with nearly half a billion people trapped in poverty and unable to fend for their basic daily needs. This glaring contradiction has brought to the fore the reality that resources alone are insufficient without the human capacity to harness them into valuable propositions. For…
Some professors at the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have petitioned Nigeria’s Education Minister, Tunji Alausa, to overturn what they described as “illegal” appointment of an acting registrar by the institution’s Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council, Lanre Tejuoso. The petitioners are Professors Gambo Dan’Asabe and Murtadha Oluyemi Badmus; Yunus Momoh, Mansur Kani, and Binta Dabai, all PhD certificate holders. Earlier on Monday, 12 May, the university, in a statement issued by the acting Vice-Chancellor, Patricia Lar, announced the appointment of Roseline Adakayi as the acting registrar for six months. According to the statement, Mrs Adakayi’s…