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Education is the best legacy, which any government can bequeath to its citizen, because it is the prime mover in every facets of human endeavour.  Education, which is the bedrock, which a nation lies upon, gives me the privilege to express my own views on how the fallen standard of education can be rising in my country, Nigeria.  Education is the number two sector, in any nation’s economy, after health, education is the next, without education a nation is totally lost, with education a nation can quickly grow in economy, thereby enhancing the ability and performance of the citizens for the future. Education started right from the time of creation, when Jesus Christ teaches his disciples, that is written in the bible, you can see that Jesus Christ wanted his disciples to have the basics understanding of life, through education.  Education of today has improved to the jet age compare to previous years ago, but today we now have the jet age of information techno...

Jonathan urges tertiary institutions to access intervention fund

Abuja -  President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday advised tertiary institutions in the country to access the intervention fund provided by the Federal Government through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND). The president in a national conference gave the advice in Abuja on Transparency, Accountability and Ethical Values in tertiary institutions for sustainable development. The conference was jointly organised by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), TETFUND and the Office of the Special Adviser to the President on Ethics and Values. Jonathan, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim, said the delay by some institutions to access the funds was not in the interest of the nation’s educational development. “Under my watch, the tertiary education sector will continue to be supported in terms of incentives and supportive financing so that our dream of effective and result-oriented...