The Director General of the National Teachers Institute (NTI), Professor Garba Maitafsir, highlighted the urgent need for improved teacher quality in Nigeria. Sharing a striking example from his tenure as a university lecturer, Maitafsir recounted encountering a PhD student who struggled to write his own name properly. This, he argued, underscored that the declining standard of education stems not from systemic failure but from inadequate teaching practices. To reme...

Lucille Terry, an 85-year-old student from Cirencester, is working towards her fourth university degree, proving that learning has no age limit. "I can't just sit around," says Ms. Terry, who has a passion for education and a relentless drive to keep her mind active.Ms. Terry's academic journey began in 1962 when she completed her first degree in pharmacy at the University of Manchester. Now, she's on track to finish her fourth degree—this time in religious studies,...

In a devastating turn of events, a 400-level student of Kwara State University, Malete, identified as Rashidat Shittu, has reportedly taken her own life due to academic performance-related distress.According to information gathered from her peers, Shittu ingested insecticide ahead of her upcoming exams, leading to her tragic demise. Despite being rushed to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital for treatment, she was pronounced dead on arrival.Sources revealed t...