VACANCY : ABUAD Farms hereby invite applications for the following position: Fish Production Manager/ Manageress Qualifications: OND or HND with specialization in Fishery or Agricultural Extension and Management and Professional Certificate in Fish Production. Age:Between 30 and 40 years Experience: (a)     Minimum of 5 years in Fish Production and Management (b)     Experience in hatching and managing fish from injection...Read More

Again, the clamour to amend clause 72a and 73 of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, Act 2011, and expand its scope of intervention, on Monday, suffered a major setback as stakeholders forcefully rejected any change to the law. According the report, two separate bills proposing the amendments had passed first and second reading at...Read More

POLITICAL PARTY FINANCE AND GODFATHERISM “A situation which the financial fortunes of a political party lies with a single individual or members of a select few is bound to increase the ills associated with godfatherism. In many countries, the activities of political parties are financed in varying degrees from public funds in order to provide...Read More

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and founder of the Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, has described Governor Ayodele Fayose as a patriot. The legal luminary also described Fayose as a magician, miracle maker, architect, planner, visionary and executioner who has changed the face of the judiciary in Ekiti State. Babalola...Read More

POLITICAL PARTY FINANCE AND GODFATHERISM One of the problems militating against true development by the political parties in Nigeriais the absence of internal democracy often symbolized by what has come to be known as the godfather factor or godfatherism. I do not intend to attempt an academic exposition of the phenomenon known as godfatherism in...Read More

Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Gen Yakubu Gowon, two former Nigerian leaders, have lauded the efforts of the Aare Afe Babalola for establishing a world-class university. Obasanjo and Gowon gave the commendation in Ado-Ekiti at the inauguration of the state-of-the art facilities in the institution. Among projects commissioned were 18 metres Dome Planetarium for Exploratory Trip...Read More

ADMISSION INTO POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES (FULL TIME AND PART TIME FOR 2018/2019 ACADEMIC SESSION) APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FROM SUITABLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION INTO THE POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA, PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC MASTER’S/Ph.D DEGREE PROGRAMMES FOR THE 2018/2019 ACADEMIC SESSION. Application form is out. Kindly click on the link below for further information. PostGraduate Studies AdvertRead More

The Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti, (ABUAD) is set to commission the largest fixed dome Planetariums in Africa and one of the largest in the world, built in the University. The Planetarium which is the first to be built in Africa is equipped with Astronomical observatory. Other projects to be commissioned also include sophisticated telemedicine...Read More

THE IMPORTANCE OF WOMEN IN POLITICS (1)  “A lot still needs to be done to give women more room for participation in politics. It does appear that the huge and overwhelming representation of women at most political rallies has not transformed to increased opportunities for women to contest election”.  Election time is once again upon...Read More

Afe Babalola proffers solutions to falling education quality in Africa Posted By: Tunde Olofintila On: May 2, 2018 In: News, News Update, DOWNLOADS DOWNLOAD – ETHNIC GROUPS AMALGAMATED INTO DIFFERENT COUNTRIES IN BERLIN CONFERENCE DOWNLOAD – AFRICAN STUDIES CENTRE, SCHOOL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY AREA STUDIES UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD  CONTENT In his book titled: “A Paradise for Maggots: The story of a Nigerian Anti-graft Czar”,...Read More