To commemorate the World Day of Happiness, members of the Yattiyr Scholarship Initiative embarked on a school outreach on 20th of March 2019 themed “Reviving the hope of Nigerian Education: Life beyond the Classroom”. The outreach was held at Government Day Secondary School, Tanke, Ilorin with the SSS 2 and SSS3 students as the targeted …
The second in-house training for members of the Yattiyr Scholarship Initiative was held on the 16th of March, 2019 at the Laureate Academy, Tanke, Ilorin. The training was on “Becoming a Productive Mentor”. The Guest Facilitator, Mr. Michael Enitan-a conference speaker, creative writer, an entrepreneur and the founder, Heroes of Tomorrow foundation, coached the team …
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Wailing and crying, Hadiza rolled on the floor with bitterness. She was all alone at the backyard, yet the echoes of her wails reached many around her father’s house. The scorching sun didn’t stop her, her father’s baritone voice and threats didn’t stop her either! As she cried, she babbled and lamented. “A-a-a-a-joke and Memuna …
Available data from researches put the top speed of a cheetah at 64mph with a snail slithering along at 0.03mph. This means that it would take a cheetah 3 seconds to cover a distance of 100m and a snail, 8000 seconds to cover same. The longest a snail can live for is 25years and it …
The Yattiyr Scholarship Initiative (YSI) women joined the rest of the world in celebrating this year’s International Women Day. The day was marked with an all-female hangout held at Chronicles restaurant, Kwara Mall, Ilorin, with a total of fifteen ladies in attendance. The theme of this year’s Women’s Day, Balance for Better, directed the discussions …
As a daughter of a Nigerian public school teacher, having to record marked examination scripts used to be a major summer engagement for my family and I back in the day. Public schools in Lagos had from SS1 A to SS1 P, steadily. Without exaggerating, each class had a minimum of a hundred and twenty …
Internet and Social media has a huge impact on individuals and lives; with its influence diving across several sectors without leaving out the educational sector. While we acknowledge the detriments of irresponsible use of social media and internet, the advantages should also be appreciated. Internet is a global computer network, providing a variety of information …
On that fateful day, I walked into the staff room of my school. “Sir, it’s the third period and we are meant to have your class”, I spoke to my mathematics teacher. My well composed beckoning was rewarded with a subtly ignoble ignorance. It was a few weeks to the nationwide election. My Mathematics teacher …
