A new educational media website, www.educationaltide.com, has been unveiled by The Educational Tide, a foremost multi-media communication firm in Nigeria. The website is solely dedicated to providing qualitative information about the issues, policies, happenings, events, people and organisations in the education sector.
Ik Chilaka, the publisher, said the project is part of the multi-media project of the company aimed at revitalising the education sector.
The media website, which focuses on all levels of education from primary to tertiary level, has many pages dealing with special topics and issues. Apart from News and Trends and Editorial/Leaders, other pages include issues: critical look at specific issues affecting the sector; Policies, Laws And Regulations: policies, laws and regulations in the sector and how effective are they enforced or implemented; Ivory Towers: news/trends and events on campuses, academic conferences/ workshops, and Admissions Tips; Scholarships/and Grants: local and foreign, strategic partnership initiatives in Nigeria and abroad, fellowships and grants; School Focus: critical reviews of educational institutions: crèche, primary, secondary and special schools; Compliments/ Supplies/Aids: focus on quality suppliers of educational materials and compliments like textbooks, uniforms, furnishings, teaching aids.
Others are Learning/ Studying: types and how to deal with learning difficulties; book reviews; Government Agencies: Ministries, Departments and agencies in-charge of monitoring, regulating and managing education across the country; Vocational and Entrepreneurial Training: vocational, extra-curricular and entrepreneurial skills training and mentoring; Competitions and Challenges: Academic and extra-curricular competitions among students; Talents/ Skills Development: education of special- talented children/students; Personal Development: Tips on personal development, vacancies and appointment, home tutoring and personal coaching; Professional Training: focus on professional associations and institutes; and Technology: Technological and other Innovations in the Education sector.
Mr. Tunde Niyi-Akinmade, Managing Editor of The Educational Tide, said the online magazine was specifically designed to enable all the stakeholders in the education sector have access to latest information on education. He explained that the unique selling point of www.educationaltide.com is the easy-to-read format the well researched and topical issues that are trending in the education sector are presented to the readers.
“We are coming as partners to all stakeholders in the education sector in the collective quest to finding the solutions to the problems plaguing the education sector,” he said.
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