Education
Exams Ethics Gear Up Campaign Toward Ending Campus Cultism by 2023
A delegation of the Implementation Task Team of Campus Sense Project has donated 624 anti-cult books and exam ethics books to the Ministry of Education for implementation of action plans to end cultism by 2023.
The team from the Exam Ethics Marshall International (EEMI), an NGO made the donation in Abuja on Tuesday to assist the 104 Federal Unity Colleges and higher institutions across the country.
Mr. Ike Onyechere, the leader of the delegation said the Campus Sense project was an early-warning anti-cult counseling and security guidebook which profiles the prudential laws student must obey to navigate and escape the dangers of campus cultism.
Onyechere, who is also the founder of EEMI, said the Exam Ethics Excel Guidebook and Promoting Best Practices in Education books would equip students with prudential guides for excelling in exams based on ethics-compliant principles in order to discover their true talents and ultimately achieve their destiny.
” Specifically, the delegation is here to present 624 anti-cult and exam ethics books donated to Federal Unity Colleges to the Federal Ministry of Education.
” The 624 books include 104 copies each of: Campus Sense-the Anti-Cult Early-Warning Guidebook for Students, Exam Ethics Excel Guidebook, Letter from Necropolis Warning Students about Dangers of Cultism, Safe School Manual, Promoting Best Practices in Education and Technical and Integrity Skills for Administration of Credible Exams.
” Campus Sense is the early-warning anti-cult counseling and security guidebook which profiles the prudential laws student must obey to navigate and escape the dangers of campus cultism.
” Letter from Necropolis is a book written in the form of a letter by an ex-student cultist to his father telling him about his horrible experience as a cultist and appealing to him to warn his siblings and other students never to experiment with cultism.
Onyechere added that the guidebooks, to be distributed to libraries of Federal Unity Colleges, are important components of Campus Sense Project (CSP) being implemented by Exam Ethics Marshals International to end campus cultism.
He added that it would also promote campus safety and save the lives of students and as well as support initiatives already being implemented by various governments and institutions.
He said that cultism had spread across the country’s primary as secondary schools hoping that if the books were well studied by students, it would reduce cultism on campuses by 2023.
” Successful implementation of Campus Sense Project is a matter of urgent national importance of life and death dimensions.
” Campus cultism is now a major source of insecurity, criminality, violence, deviant behavior, exam malpractice, and killings in institutions.
” Cultism has spread from campuses to creeks and streets. Cultism is fast spreading to primary and secondary schools.
” Over 10,000 students and other stakeholders have been killed in cult-related incidents within and outside campuses between 1996 and 2019,” he said.
Onyechere pledged the organization’s readiness to follow up the donation with the training of teachers and principals of basic and secondary schools on how to use the anti-cult early-warning identification and intervention toolkits to forestall the spread of cultism to Unity Schools.
In her response, Mrs. Helen Mbakwe, Director, Unity Schools who received the books on behalf of the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, expressed optimism saying that the books are life-transforming.
Mbakwe said that exam malpractices and cultism had derailed students from achieving their goals in life.
She pledged that the ministry would disseminate the books through the principals to the students to redeem them from any act capable of destroying them and the society at large.
” When students are cultists, there is no peace for us as a teacher and also as a nation.
” These books are life-transforming and we will make sure the students read them and bring back the society to what will benefit all of us,” She said.
Education
Igbinedion University, EduTech Global Partner On Digital Education, Access
Mr. Femi Shonubi, Co-Founder/CTO – EduTech Global
Cyril Ogar
Igbinedion University, Okada, one of Nigeria’s leading private universities, has entered into a strategic partnership with EduTech Global to accelerate its digital learning ambitions, expand access to its academic programmes to students in the country.
Through the partnership, EduTech will provide digital learning infrastructure and technology support for the University’s Distance Learning Centre (DLC), thereby enabling learners to access quality university education beyond the conventional campus environment.
The partnership reflects Igbinedion University’s ambition to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving higher education landscape by combining its academic heritage with technology, innovation and new models of learning that contribute to national workforce development.
Speaking on the partnership, the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, said the collaboration represented a significant step in the university’s ambition to produce graduates equipped for national and global impact.
He said: “At Igbinedion University, our mandate has always been to lead in producing graduates equipped for national and global impact. This partnership with EduTech Global represents a bold step into the future of higher education in Nigeria.
“By expanding our digital learning infrastructure, we are not just breaking down geographical barriers; we are actively contributing to national workforce development by ensuring that quality, industry-aligned education is accessible to every driven learner, regardless of location.”
In his remarks, Director, Igbinedion University Distance Learning Centre, Prof. Gideon Bawa, said the university was motivated by the opportunity to transform its existing processes, which hitherto were being handled manually, and build a more efficient and scalable distance learning model.
The Director clarified: “The growth recorded by institutions that have leveraged EduTech’s technology and expertise was a major factor in our decision to engage the company. We are confident that this partnership will position Igbinedion University to achieve significant growth in enrolment while strengthening the quality and efficiency of our Distance Learning Centre.”
“With this partnership, we expect to move most of our administrative and academic activities online through EduTech. This will improve efficiency, enhance the learner experience and allow our facilitators and students to engage more effectively through a connected digital learning environment”, Bawa added.
Commenting on the collaboration, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, EduTech Global, Femi Shonubi, pointed out that technology had been redefining the boundaries of what a university can offer, adding that EduTech’s role extends beyond putting courses online.
Shonubi expatiated: “Technology’s true value lies in its ability to drive tangible socio-economic impact through education. By dismantling physical boundaries, we are empowering institutions like Igbinedion University to democratise access to high-quality learning. This is about more than online courses; it is about developing a resilient, highly skilled workforce at scale to meet the demands of the modern economy.
“We are helping institutions build connected learning ecosystems that support the student journey from application and enrolment through learning, assessment and graduation. Igbinedion University’s ambition to lead in innovative education aligns strongly with what we are building at EduTech.”
General Manager, Edutech Global, Moyosore Asubiojo said the partnership arises as demand grows for flexible higher education among working professionals, entrepreneurs and learners seeking alternatives to traditional full-time campus education.
She asserted that by combining Igbinedion University’s academic competence with EduTech’s technology capabilities, the collaboration will create new pathways to quality education and workforce development while enabling the University to expand beyond its traditional geographical footprint.
Analysts believe that the partnership between the university and the tech company represents a shared commitment to making higher education more accessible, flexible and scalable, while positioning the university to compete and lead in the next generation of technology-enabled education in Nigeria and globally.
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