By Prof. Danladi Matawal SEEKING SOLUTIONS TO A LOST ERA OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE IN NIGERIA (A Paper presented by Professor Danladi S. Matawal, at the Annual General Meeting/Cheetah Awards of Keffi Old Boys Association (KOBA), which held from May 19-21, 2022 at Government College, Keffi, Nasarawa state and the Shehu Musa YarAdua Centre, Abuja, respectively. Synopsis: Education…
THE Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Mejabi Yemi-Esan, on January 17, 2022 announced that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is not a trade union. I am not sure if this magisterial pronouncement is a result of ignorance, sycophancy or a fascist scheme to clamp down on the academics…
The Annual Tarok Cultural Carnival organised by the Nim O’Tarok Cultural Association, held December 27, 2021 at the Langtang mini Stadium, headquarters of Langtang North LGA, Plateau state. The event with the theme: “Culture as a tool for peace national unity”, was led by former sports minister, Solomon Dalung. It featured Tarok cultural dances, attires…
In times of crises, citizens look up to their leader for protection, respite and direction. A leader takes charge from the front, securing the values, identity and posterity of his/her people. And the people trust and support him with the assurance that he would neither lead them astray nor abandon or betray them. From antiquity…
Yesterday marked exactly 28 years to the day, when the freest, most credible and most transparent presidential election ever, took place in Nigeria. It was on Saturday, June 12 1993, that two Muslims, Moshood Kashimawo Olanbiwonnu, Abiola, (MKO Abiola for short) and , running as President and Vice President on a joint ticket, defied primordial…
The Tiv Professionals Group (TPG), an umbrella body for some professionals from the Tiv ethnic nationality, Benue State, have called on all patriots to come together and salvage the country from the deadly activities of bandits, Boko Haram and other criminal elements threatening the corporate existence of the country. In a position paper on the…
