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Half True or False: What "School Nah Scam" Sees and What It Misses

Baqau Hassan OmotayoJune 1, 2026

Degrees Without Development: Credentialism and the Crisis of Value in Nigeria. read more.

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NELFUND Helped Me Through School: A Conversation With Oladepo Caleb, the Best Graduating Student of LAUTECH

Abubakar S TajudeenApril 24, 2026

A lot of people do not use AI the right way, and I think it's one of the reasons why students have been affected by its usage. I usually say AI is not necessarily a tool to solve a problem for you. It's either a tool to do research or a to…. read more.

From Côte d'Ivoire to Nigeria: The Rise of Prince Obelawo, an Industrial Pioneer

Abubakar S TajudeenApril 10, 2026

Lawal Yusuf Amuda Obelawo's name hardly features wherever Nigerian industrial pioneers are being mentioned. The reason for this usual omission, or what may be considered a marginal focus on his contribution to the Nigerian economy beginning…. read more.

HOW DEMOLITION IS PUSHING MAKOKO’S CHILDREN OUT OF SCHOOL

Abdulkabeer Tijani March 13, 2026

Lagos, Nigeria — Three months after the Lagos State Government demolished large parts of Makoko, the waterfront settlement known as Nigeria's Venice, the impact on the community's schools is visible and growing. The first thing you notice i…. read more.

HOW ANGRY IS TOO ANGRY FOR DEMOCRATIC POLITICS IN AFRICA?

Baqau Hassan OmotayoMarch 4, 2026

At what point does public anger cease to be a democratic expression and begin to be seen as a threat to the state? Across Africa today, that line is being drawn faster and more aggressively than ever before. Anger now fills streets during p…. read more.

How German Language Quietly Shapes Nigerians' Access to Global Education and Labour Mobility

Enoch AyodeleFebruary 27, 2026

The reactions were swift and adulating when Oluwaseyifunmi Sanni posted photos of herself holding a copy of her final year undergraduate dissertation on X (formerly Twitter) to celebrate her academic milestone in German studies at the Unive…. read more.