For over a century, Nigeria has lived under a linguistic illusion that English is the ultimate passport to intelligence, progress, and modernity. This illusion, deeply rooted in our colonial past, has warped our education system, muffled our creativity, and trapped our collective mind in perpetual translation. Let’s face it; EnglishContinue Reading
It is often said that every conquest comes with two banners — the flag of authority and the language of domination and every conqueror leaves behind two flags — that of authority and the other of language. Yet, in the long annals of human history, perhaps only the Sokoto JihadContinue Reading
By Mustapha Muhammad The Pro-chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Federal University Lokoja, Professor Zubairu Tajo Abdullah, has debunked the rumours that he has anointed a particular candidate to succeed the outgoing Vice-chancellor, Professor Olayemi Durotimi Akinyemi. The Pro-chancellor who emphasized his commitment to create a fair environmentContinue Reading
In the past decade, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has embarked on several strikes that have shut down public universities for hundreds of days — at enormous cost to students, families, and the nation’s development. The latest two-week warning strike is yet another chapter in the long, tragicContinue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has thrown its weight behind the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in an escalating row with the federal government, declaring that attempts to intimidate the lecturers will fail amid a fresh two-week warning strike. In a strongly worded press releaseContinue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa The Federal Ministry of Education has issued a directive to all vice-chancellors of federal universities on Monday, ordering the immediate enforcement of the “No Work, No Pay” policy against academic staff participating in the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike, which commenced at midnight. InContinue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa In a sharp rebuke of the Federal Government’s “no work, no pay” threat, a prominent member of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has condemned the administration’s handling of the ongoing industrial dispute, labeling its approach as “calculated wickedness” and accusing the Minister of EducationContinue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa In a decisive move to avert an academic shutdown, the Federal Government has declared it will enforce the “no work, no pay” rule should university lecturers proceed with their planned strike. The warning was delivered jointly by the Ministers of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa andContinue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa Academic activities across Nigeria’s public universities face immediate disruption as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has commenced a comprehensive two-week warning strike. The industrial action follows the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum issued to the Federal Government last month. ASUU National President Professor ChrisContinue Reading