(By Andrew Dumont) "Each year most of us set goals. Most of us also file away those goals until the clock strikes midnight 12 months later. But goals, not unlike objectives that are set by a board in a business, are fluid things. Circumstances and priorities change; what’s a priority in January … [Read more...]
How Well Has Nigeria Fared In Literacy Efforts?
(By Ameh Ejekwonyilo) "For instance, no government in the history of this country has ever budgeted up to the 27 per cent UNESCO benchmark for education. For this year’s budgetary allocation, education got the paltry sum of N422.53 billion, representing just 8.7 per cent of the N4.9 trillion … [Read more...]
Nigeria: Whose Inheritance?
(By Adegboyega Adeleye) "Nigeria is being auctioned to China, South Africa, India and the rest of the world. If Nigeria is being auctioned to foreigners by under developing Nigerian human capital then there is certainly no inheritance for the young and unborn Nigerians. They will become slaves or … [Read more...]
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