Let’s face it, everything is going “tech”. I remember writing a piece 11 years ago about my vision of the year 2055 and for some reason I thought flying cars and remote-controlled toothbrushes would be the next big things. Oh well, if you’re reading this,......
How effective has trade agreement been among African countries? Advancing trade in Africa offers tremendous opportunities for the economic growth and prosperity of the continent! Without gainsaying, Africa is home to a vast number of countries rich in natural and human resources. So far, trade......
Both international and intra-African trade has led to many benefits in African countries, as previously discussed in an article by Eyecity. Such benefits include duty-free exports, elimination/reduction of tariffs, the operation of foreign companies and their integration through regional, continenta...
The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a great blow to the African economy worsening current weak economic conditions across the continent. The onset of lockdown restrictions from March 2020 led to adverse effects such as reduced gross domestic product in African economies, increased unemployment and food....
What is Early Childhood Development? ‘Children are the leaders of tomorrow’- this is the phrase we all hear right from childhood to adulthood across various spheres of life. However, this ‘leadership in the future’ is dependent on what is being done in the early stages......
Nigeria has a population of 211.4 million people, out of which the working age population is 53.9%. As defined by the National Bureau Statistics, the working age population comprises the labour force (those willing and able to work) and those not in the labour force (who are unable, unwilling or not...
Overview of the Informal Sector in Nigeria The International Labour Organization describes the informal sector as ‘units engaged in the production of goods or services with the primary objective of generating employment and income to the persons concerned.’ In the Nigerian context, the Bank of.....
Overview of the Fourth Industrial Revolution The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) builds on the previous advancements achieved in the first, second and third industrial revolutions. The use of water and steam power to mechanize production characterized the first industrial revolution, the second i...
“It’s a mess.” “I’d rather not have my children go through this system.” “Students are not really learning, they’re only doing la cram la pour.” Ask an average Nigerian what they think of the Nigerian education system and you are likely to get co...
It is no news that the world of work as we know it is changing… and fast. With more than 60% of the African population under the age of 25, the continent has a fertile ground of youth who will at one point or the......
In a previous post, we explored the current state of the education system in Africa as well as arguments for and against the two methods of learning (traditional learning and online learning). Now, we’ll have a look at hybrid learning which is a blend of the......
Truly, the educational system in Africa has been ripe for reform for…long enough. The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated an urgency for remote learning but few countries in Africa could readily adopt online learning. Before you proceed – no – this is not another random article on......
Tech experts, enthusiasts, innovators, policymakers, gamers and a vast spectrum of tech-savvy brands and individuals were all present from 21st – 23rd July, 2016 at the biggest tech gathering in Nigeria. #TechPlus2016, was hosted at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos – Nigeria. With the......
Nigerian Entrepreneurs like their counterparts across the world don’t have it easy. Entrepreneurship is a daunting affair in respectable climes, when Nigeria is the clime in question; daunting gives way to horror while extraordinary overhead becomes the new national anthem. I have had the oppo...
The topic above may have crossed the modern-day teacher’s mind since the emergence of Facebook, Twitter, Blogger and several other social media platforms especially as it relates to the effect these platforms have on students’ learning experience. The use of social media began to......
It is hard to talk about development in any industry in this modern age without making reference to the role technology has to play on the nature or extent of such development. Although, some researchers struggle to define the extent to which technology impacts some sectors, there......
As we have already established, going online saves you a lot of time and money, either these would be spent commuting to and from your work or buying and photocopying tons of materials for your lessons. However, the world of online teaching and learning is......
We previously established (read more here) that technology can increase access to education especially in a country like Nigeria where the demand is high, in this article we will establish another of our nation’s education problems that technology can solve. Not only does technology increase......
Transitions are always hard to cope with, nonetheless, necessary. Well, sometimes, at least. Moving on from face-to-face to online teaching, either partially or fully, is a practice that is increasingly gaining more and more ground in today’s teaching vocation. This, of course, does not only......
Image Credit In one of my previous posts, read here, I identified a couple of problems facing Nigeria’s education sector. One of the key issues mentioned was access, there are more university candidates than the admission slots available to them. This means that our education......
Image Credit: http://kathleendenly.com/2015/11/13/5-lessons-i-learned-at-my-first-writers-conference/ I remember a song we used to sing at the end of morning assembly when I was in elementary school. I am sure most readers who had their elementary education in Nigeria in the late 90s can identify w...
Ask any kid around these days on what career they want to pursue and the likelihood that it’s a science-based one is low especially for young girls. What exactly is the cause of this trend? Also, with this dwindling interest in science, it comes as......
You remember when you wrote the JAMB examination and you were under intense pressure to score above 200 so as to qualify for Post-Jamb exam into a Tertiary Institution. Remember WAEC; you needed to ace the core subjects including English and Mathematics while simultaneously avoiding......
That’s a question with varying answers. But before addressing the question, a bit of background is necessary. Let’s back track to some not-too-distant past…When missionaries brought ‘education’ (quote intentional) to parts of the developing world, and the concept of a ...
In a 2013 report by Daily Times Nigeria, the then Minister of Education; Professor Ruqayyatu Rufai; said that the capacity of tertiary institutions in the country was about 500,000. In that same year about 1.7 million candidates sat for exam into these tertiary institutions. This......