Systems & Society
Columns on Nigerian institutions, infrastructure, democracy, energy and government.
4 essays
THE National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was established by Decree No. 24 of 1973 in the aftermath of the Nigerian Civil War as an instrument of national reconciliation and integration. Today, the Scheme derives its legal authority from the National Youth Service Corps Act (Cap. N84, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004), a statute […]
GLOBALLY, teaching is associated with building state capacity, modest livelihoods, and peace of mind. Teachers shape civilization. Teachers and students in rural Nigeria are now casualties of social collapse. Rural schools are no longer merely underfunded; they are exposed frontlines of national insecurity. The Federal Government recently exempted intending teachers from JAMB examinations. Yet a […]
The killing of a teacher in Oyo is examined as a failure of security, local intelligence and the state’s obligation to protect ordinary citizens.
If indeed 60 percent of a nation’s university students are involved in crime, then the implications go far beyond campus misconduct. It means future political leaders, business executives, academics, civil servants, and professionals may increasingly emerge from a culture shaped by fraud, bribery, and illegality. And the future is between five and 15 years away. […]
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