The perils of public education in Nigeria
This is a guest post by Ola (@m_careca5) and was first published on my2kobos. There is the universal acceptance of education as a form…
Between language, literacy and reading: the metaphor of the Nigerian parrot
Reading has transformed human consciousness and changed the world. Aside from serving as a powerful medium of communication and a source of pleasure, it…
The continued gentrification of Lagos in Nigeria
This is a guest post by Ola (@m_careca5) and was first published on my2kobos. Otodo Gbame: A community without ‘friends’ in high places The…
Whose voice? Between slavery, identity and gentrification in Cape Town – an interview with Sam North (Episode 7)
[mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/EdusoundsNg/whose-voice-between-slavery-identity-and-gentrification-in-cape-town-an-interview-with-sam-north/ width=100% height=120 hide_cover=1 light=1][/mixcloud] Sam North is an AHRC PhD Heritage Scholar at the Wilberforce Institute for the study of Slavery and…
As fate would have it: the story of the Nigerian Montane forest (Ngel Nyaki) – an interview with Dr Hazel Chapman (Episode 6)
The Nigerian Montane Project in Ngel Nyaki forest on the Mambilla Plateau empowers young people, this gives joy. – @AminaJMohammed (@UN Deputy Secretary-General, Former Minister of…
Public space as an institution of learning: an ethnographer’s social experience in Nigeria – Dr Insa Nolte (Episode 5, Part 3)
[mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/EdusoundsNg/public-space-as-an-institution-of-learning-an-interview-with-dr-insa-nolte/ width=100% height=120 hide_cover=1 light=1][/mixcloud] Dr Insa Nolte had her first degree from the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, after which she joined the Centre of…
The importance of oral history: an interview with Dr Insa Nolte (Episode 5, Part2)
[mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/EdusoundsNg/the-importance-of-oral-history-an-interview-with-dr-insa-nolte-episode-5-part2/ width=100% height=120 hide_cover=1 light=1][/mixcloud] Dr Insa Nolte had her first degree from the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, after which she joined the Centre of…
Destination Brazil, arrival Nigeria: how a proposed students exchange programme from Germany to Brazil ended up in a lifelong passion in Nigeria – An interview with Dr Insa Nolte (Episode 5, Part 1)
[mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/EdusoundsNg/destination-brazil-arrival-nigeria-an-interview-with-dr-insa-nolte/ width=100% height=120 hide_cover=1 light=1][/mixcloud] Dr Insa Nolte had her first degree from the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, after which she joined the Centre of…
A lesson learned from the birds
Some months ago I decided to put a bird feeder in the back garden and spread some wild bird food in it and pour…
When time has wings
If Nigeria overwhelms you, focus on your region or your state or LGA or community or village or street or family or SELF. Start…
Between dedication and wishful thinking
So, you’re really serious about getting something done but you’re not sure if you can commit to it? Then, maybe that thing is not…
Between time and space
Shadows are always living in the moment. – OAK For a while now, I’ve been intrigued by the idea of time and space with…
Transcript of Episode 4, Part 1: the strange case of fanta, sprite and benzoic acid
This is a transcript of episode 4, part 1: The strange case of Fanta, Sprite and Benzoic acid in Nigeria: a scientific analysis- Dr…
Herbal medicines: issues and successes – Dr Olumayokun Olajide (Episode 4, Part 2)
House Fire By Chikayla If I were to describe a house fire, I would describe the moment the flames begin to destroy those things that…
A SHORT HISTORY OF NIGERIA’S RAILWAYS (2)
This is the second and final part of a guest post by Abdulhafeez Babatunde Siyanbola, currently a doctoral student in the Department of Industrial…
The strange case of Fanta, Sprite and Benzoic acid in Nigeria: a scientific analysis- Dr Olumayokun Olajide (Episode 4, Part 1)
Men have before hired bravos to transact their crimes, while their own person and reputation sat under shelter. ― Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange…
A SHORT HISTORY OF NIGERIA’S RAILWAYS (1)
This is a guest post by Abdulhafeez Babatunde Siyanbola, currently a doctoral student in the Department of Industrial Design (Graphic Design Section), Ahmadu Bello University…
Episode 3, Part 2: Between Psychiatry, Literature And Culture – Professor Femi Oyebode
[mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/EdusoundsNg/between-psychiatry-literature-and-culture-part2-professor-femi-oyebode/ width=100% height=120 hide_cover=1 light=1 autoplay=1][/mixcloud] It is the firm belief of my government that the ideas and culture of a people are…
Episode 3, Part 1: Between psychiatry, literature and culture – Professor Femi Oyebode
[mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/EdusoundsNg/between-psychiatry-literature-and-culture-professor-femi-oyebode/ width=100% height=120 hide_cover=1 light=1][/mixcloud] I would emphasise that psychiatry has important links with all arts, especially opera and literature. Understanding ‘bizarre’…
Why are you not in school? The story of a young boy in Nigeria.
“If you are upset about the direction things are going in, I hope you don’t just sit around and be upset, but you feel…
Use mosques to provide education – Emir of Kano.
Recently, the Emir of Kano was reported in the mainstream media to have suggested that state governments in Northern Nigeria should use mosques to…
The book is dead: long live the book.
To most bibliophiles, book acquisition is second nature. They acquire books to read for their immediate intellectual gratifications or to read at a later…
Episode 2 Life as an educator: in conversation with Dr. Judith Anderson
[mixcloud width=”800″ height=”100″ cover=”1″ mini=”1″ light=”1″ autoplay=”1″ tracklist=”1″ artwork=”1″ iframe=”true” ]https://www.mixcloud.com/EdusoundsNg/on-life-as-an-educator/[/mixcloud] Dr. Judith Anderson retired as the Headteacher of Wootton St Andrew’s Church of England…
The road less travelled.
This week’s post marks the first full month that I started this blog and also the first guest post – to read the guest…
THE CHALLENGES OF REGULATING THE NIGERIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM
This is a guest post by Abdulhafeez Babatunde Siyanbola, currently a doctoral student in the Department of Industrial Design (Graphic Design Section), Ahmadu Bello University…
Go back to the farm: the vocationalisation of education in Nigeria.
In a week that the New Yorker magazine covered a story on the Brazilian literary icon,Raduan Nassar, on his decision to abandon the literary world…
Episode 1
Vikki Scott of Traces exhibition on: loneliness of a photographer; fear and loss; the ephemeral nature of images and the fact that The photograph…
Instagram, Snapchat, Flickr… vanity or preservation?
In November 2016 I interviewed three (3) professional photographers on the whys of some of the pictures they took and what photography is or…
My journey into education: in solidarity with every out-of-school child in the world.
So, it all began when I was a child. I can still remember those playful days with fond memories; when I used to…
How sports can help in developing reading habits in children.
It was 1985 and Nigeria had just won the first FIFA JVC U16 World cup and the streets of Lagos had gone agog and…
The politics of tertiary education admission policy in Nigeria.
A candidate in the recently concluded Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examinations in Nigeria with a twitter handle @ArorRuke tweeted about her frustration…