Education
It’s getting more difficult to find people of integrity in Nigeria ~ Former Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo
Former Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said it is getting more difficult to find people of integrity.
Prof Osinbajo stated this at the 2024 Matriculations of Miva Open University in Abuja, on Satuday.
Making a case for Open University, which he described as the future to delivering effective higher education in Africa, he said higher education in Africa cannot be effectively delivered to the number of those who want university degrees if they have to build physical universities to accommodate them.
He said: “Every year, more than 1.7 million applicants write the UTME exams conducted by JAMB, and an average of about 400,000 gain admission to the universities. So there is 1.3 million, mostly young people, who annually are eligible but do not have an opportunity for university education.”
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“Consider that Nigeria also is growing at about 6 million people every single year. There is absolutely no way that a brick-and-mortar approach to providing infrastructure for university education can ever work. We must also realise, and when I say we, I mean education policymakers, teachers, students, and employers of labour, that education as we knew, it is gone forever.”
While congratulating the students, Osinbajo urged them to go and have real success, saying, “That real success is not just doing well for a few years or gathering some internet followers for some time. Real success is leaving a lasting impact through your work, your contributions to society, or the values that you are able to impart to others.
“It is about what endures beyond one’s immediate lifetime. What, then, are some of the critical must-haves or must-do’s for real success? The first is integrity. And integrity might sound like cliché today, but it is absolutely the cornerstone of real success.
“Let your yes be yes and your no be no. Be known for your consistency in applying high moral values or principles. If you borrow money, repay. Don’t make promises you can’t fulfil; integrity pays. It is getting scarce. It’s getting more difficult to find people of integrity. So, it is in demand. And I can say that because people of integrity are in demand, they are much sought after by everyone.
“⁰Even thieves are looking for men and women of integrity to keep their stolen money with. Life is a marathon. It’s not a hundred metre dash. The person who will last that marathon is a trustworthy person because trust is the currency of business and interpersonal relationships. If you are known to have no integrity, everyone will soon know it. And because many of the best opportunities you will get will be based on recommendations, it is easy to become marketable.”
In his remarks, the Vice Chancellor of the varsity, Prof. Tayo Arulogun, said not less than three thousand students are matriculating into 14 undergraduate programmes distributed around four schools of Computing Science, Allied Health Sciences, HAGA Communication & Media Studies, and Management & Social Sciences.
He said: “This is a clear indication that the university is the choice of study destination for the teeming youth population that are eager to access university education.”
He said the massive increase in gross enrolment across degree programmes suggests that the university has made tremendous progress within one year of its existence.
Education
Nigerian Law School Student Reportedly Takes His Own Life Following Disqualification From Bar Final Exam In Yola
Ayomiposi Ojajuni, a Nigerian Law School student, has passed away after reportedly being barred from taking the Bar Final examinations at the Yola Campus.
According to SaharaReporters, sources said that Ojajuni, a graduate of Olabisi Onabanjo University, became visibly distressed on Saturday morning, December 6, upon learning he had been barred from participating in the professional examination, which began that day.
He was later said to have ingested a harmful substance shortly after receiving the news.
It was further gathered that the decision to deny him access to the exam was taken as a disciplinary action, following multiple queries previously issued to him by the institution.
Ojajuni was rushed to the Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital, Yola, where he died on Sunday.
Education
Borno Kids Stole The Show At NYSC Camp With Flawless March Past (Video)
A group of primary school pupils from host communities in Borno State captivated participants at the NYSC orientation camp in Maiduguri with a precise and energetic marching display during the inter-platoon parade competition.
The viral footage shows four children marching confidently beside corps members, sparking loud cheers from onlookers who were visibly delighted by their coordination and enthusiasm.
The heartwarming moment quickly gained traction on social media, where users applauded the Army and the NYSC for creating an atmosphere of joy and normalcy in a region often defined by insecurity.
The children later received warm praise and encouragement from military officials and corps members at the camp, rounding off a memorable day marked by wide smiles and excitement.
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Education
Teachers strike looms in Kwara over unmet demands
A statewide industrial action by the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, looms in Kwara State as a result of unmet demands to the state government.
The national body of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) criticised the state government for what it described as continued failure to address long-standing welfare concerns affecting teachers across the state.
In a letter addressed to Governor Abdulraham Abdulrazaq, the union condemned the government’s refusal to implement the 27.5% Teachers Specific Allowance (TSA) and the National Harmonized Teachers Retirement Age Act, 2022.
The letter, dated November 13, 2025, and acknowledged by the Governor’s Office on November 17, was jointly signed by the NUT National President, Comrade Audu Titus Amba, and the Secretary-General, Dr Clinton Ikpitibo.
The NUT stated in the letter that several engagements with government officials between 2023 and 2025 did not yield any positive outcome.
The union expressed disappointment that while the government had approved consolidated salary structures for medical workers, nurses, and judiciary staff, the long-standing demands of teachers remained unaddressed.
It warned that the refusal to implement the 27.5% TSA for TRCN-certified teachers and 21% for non-TRCN-certified teachers had pushed teachers in the state “into a riotous mode,” noting that frustration within the system had reached breaking point.
The NUT also criticized the government’s failure to implement the National Harmonized Teachers Retirement Age Act, which extends teachers’ retirement age to 65 years or 40 years in service.
The letter added that over 25 states had already complied with the law, lamenting that Kwara State despite being led by the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, had failed to follow suit.
The union called on the governor to convene an emergency meeting before December 13, 2025, stressing that there was still room for peaceful resolution if the government acted promptly.
“We do hope that our interventionist approach is accepted, because to jaw-jaw will be better than to war-war,” the NUT said.
Copies of the letter were sent to the Acting Head of Service, the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, the State Controller of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, and the Kwara chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the NUT.
With tension rising among teachers, the union warned that failure to address the issues urgently, could trigger a fresh industrial action that may disrupt academic activities across the state.
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