Nigeria, with its vast youthful population and growing global challenges, a transformative agenda has emerged, one that seeks to integrate sports and education as dual engines of youth empowerment. There is a need for all stakeholders, state governments, institutions, private sector partners, and the media to support this plan as a national priority. What Brought...
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WAEC Nightmare: Parents Armed with Cutlasses as Students Wrote Exam in Darkness
It was 9:45pm in Delta State. Teenagers hunched over desks, squinting at question papers under flickering phone flashlights. In Osogbo, a father stood guard outside an exam hall with a cutlass. Other parents, equally tense, clutched sticks and waited for their children to finish. What was supposed to be a national exam became a survival...
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Why TheTrump Administration Is Halting Student Visa Appointments
The Trump administration has escalated its immigration scrutiny by directing U.S. embassies worldwide to suspend new student visa appointments, a move that forms part of a broader clampdown on higher education institutions and international student mobility. This decision is closely tied to the administration’s intent to intensify social media vetting processes for international students and...
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How Harvard is Dealing With The Trump Nightmare
In a stunning development with wide-reaching consequences for international education, the U.S. federal government has revoked Harvard University’s certification under the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), effectively stripping the institution of its authority to sponsor international students and scholars on F-1 and J-1 visas for the 2025–2026 academic year. This means that Harvard, one...
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ASUU’s Patience Is Not Infinite And Neither Is Nigeria’s Time
If you’ve ever watched your university years stretch like chewing gum because of yet another ASUU strike, you already know: this country treats education like a side hustle. Now, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is warming up again because 16 years after the 2009 Agreement, the Federal Government is still treating their demands...
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How Vocational Paths Could Be Better Education
Recently, Nigeria was rocked by the heartbreaking news of a 19-year-old girl who tragically took her own life after receiving poor results in the just-concluded JAMB (Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board) examination. Later, it was revealed that the results were likely faulty. But even if they weren’t, that’s not the core issue this article seeks...
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A New Movement Begins in Classrooms As Young People Rise Against Human Trafficking
Once infamous as the epicentre of human trafficking in Nigeria, Edo State is championing a movement being led by students. In a pivotal shift from the grim headlines of the past, secondary school students across Edo are stepping into the spotlight as advocates against trafficking and exploitation. This change is being spearheaded by the School...
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How To Access Scholarship Opportunities for Nigerian Undergraduates to Study Abroad in 2025
Pursuing higher education abroad can be financially demanding, especially for students from developing countries like Nigeria, where currency devaluation, high living costs, and limited access to foreign exchange could pose as major challenges. However, numerous international scholarship programs, most of which are funded by governments, universities, and private foundations, are available to support bright and...
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Understanding Why The Government Must Phase Out JAMB Now
When the 2025 JAMB results were released, they revealed one of the worst mass failure rates the country had ever seen. As expected, the outcry was loud, and it was seen in the several op-eds that flooded various publications, decrying the death of education and blaming young people for not reading anymore. Everything was blamed...
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Understanding The JAMB Issue And Lessons in Accountability
This past week has felt like a collective emotional assault for every well-meaning Nigerian. It’s been especially heartbreaking for our young people, and those idealistic, determined youths who still believe in studying hard, passing exams, and earning a spot at a higher institution that might not ghost them with ASUU strikes. But no. Nigeria, in...
