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In 2009, Sweden replaced traditional books with computers. Fifteen years later, it is investing 104 million euros to revert to printed textbooks.

Sweden is allocating €104 million to reintroduce printed textbooks, reflecting rising concerns about the impact of digital learning on student focus and skills. This transformative decision could influence education systems worldwide. Sweden is shifting gears in its education system by reintroducing printed textbooks into classrooms, reversing its previous all-digital approach.…

Nigerian Publishers Association Calls for Government Intervention to Revitalize Ailing Book Industry

The Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA) has called on the Federal Government to take decisive steps to rejuvenate the nation's ailing book publishing industry. The association emphasized the importance of immediate government intervention to address the multi-faceted challenges facing the sector and to include book publishers in the planned overhaul of…

Nigerian Publishers Association Calls for Inclusion in Curriculum Reforms and Adoption of AI in Publishing

Uchenna Anioke, the President and Chairman-in-Council of the Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA), has called on the Federal Government to involve publishers in any future changes to the national education curriculum. Anioke made this appeal during the 2024 Annual Conference and General Meeting of the NPA, held on Thursday in Lagos.…

NPA Calls on Publishing Experts to Leverage Artificial Intelligence for Industry Growth in Nigeria

The Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA) has joined industry leaders, policymakers, and experts to discuss the rapidly evolving publishing landscape. Addressing newsmen in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday during the ongoing two-day annual conference of the Nigerian Publishers Association, the President of the NPA, Dr. Uchenna Cyril Anioke, described the event as…

WAEC Bans 13 Kogi Schools, Blacklists 14 Supervisors Over Examination Malpractice

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has sanctioned 13 schools in Kogi State for involvement in examination malpractices during the 2023/2024 West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). This was revealed by the state’s Commissioner for Education, Mr. Wemi Jones, during a meeting with school principals and supervisors implicated in…

FG Dissolves Nnamdi Azikiwe University Governing Council, Removes Vice-Chancellor Over Legal Violations

… removes Odoh as VC, Amb. Greg Mbadiwe as pro-chancellor …also lays off other governing council members The federal government has dissolved the governing council of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, citing legal violations and disregard for directives from the Federal Ministry of Education. As part of the decision,…