Raising Readers in a ‘Why’ Generation

Raising Readers in a ‘Why’ Generation

God bless the children we are raising these days. With these digital natives, parenting is an entirely different experience from when people like me grew up; it seems you need some extra grace to train children these days. In our days, parents told you to do something...
Why Your Child Should Read and How to Get it Done

Why Your Child Should Read and How to Get it Done

A few weeks back, a daughter of a friend visited me at home. It was the first time I would be meeting the young lady, so I didn’t know much about her other than her educational accomplishments, which included a very good first degree in engineering and a master’s in...
Why Do We Even Read?

Why Do We Even Read?

Reactions to last week’s newsletter were even more heartwarming than those of the penultimate week. Thank you for staying the course. In that edition, I solicited opinions on how to instill reading habits in our children, and I received quite a few. However, I...
Why Nigerians don’t trust JAMB

Why Nigerians don’t trust JAMB

We should congratulate the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board for proving the integrity of its result release process this week. In a country where the non-performance and self-sabotage of national institutions are an ever-present embarrassment, demonstrating...
What manner of defence minister?

What manner of defence minister?

Even more than his ineffectiveness, Nigeria’s minister of defence’s recent utterances give reasons for grave concern. Four weeks ago, he called on Nigerians to defend themselves against the attacks for bandits. I do not know how to describe the weight of...

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