RECURRING PROBLEMS IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION: ZERO PARTY AS BASIS FOR ELECTION TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCIL (2) “I suggest that election to local councils should no longer be on political party basis but strictly on zero party. Elections on a zero party system will ensure that candidates will be drawn from the locality in which...Read More

MEA Imagine Cup Finals! Welcome to the homepage of the Middle East and Africa Imagine Cup Finals – Lebanon 2017. This year, the MEA Finals are being held in collaboration with the U.S. Department of State’s Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) initiative. Incredible, world-changing software innovations often come from students. Imagine Cup, Microsoft’s...Read More

    Registration is open for what has been described as a highly-recommended, must-attend event: Developing the next generation of researchers Exploring innovative approaches to academic mentoring and career development for emerging researchers Wednesday 12 – Friday 14 July 2017 University of Lagos, Nigeria Over the course of three days, delegates will learn about international good...Read More

Applications are now open for seven scholarships at ACU member institutions in South Africa, Sri Lanka, and Gibraltar. We would be grateful if you could forward this opportunity to your eligible contacts. Six Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships in South Africa and Sri Lanka These Commonwealth Scholarships give talented students – who can be from any Commonwealth...Read More

Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti, (ABUAD) cordially invites the general public to ABUAD Open Day holding on Tuesday 16th May 2017 and Wednesday, 17th May 2017 beginning at 9.00am on both days. The programme of events includes Founder’s Opening Address, Career Guidance, Life at ABUAD and Exhibition of the great achievements of Afe Babalola University in...Read More

ELECTORAL REFORM: AN APPRAISAL OF THE CASE FOR E-VOTING (3) “The solution lies in voter education. It lies in the formulation of government policies aimed at the eradication of illiteracy and poverty. A solution must be found to voter apathy which has characterised most elections since the incursion of the military into politics”. Two weeks...Read More

Dear Friends and Colleagues I bring you greetings from our new ultra-modern Secretariat Offices whose construction was fully funded by the Government of Ghana. We moved to our new spacious building on the 15th February 2017. We are most grateful to the Government of Ghana for the continued investments in African Higher Education. I take...Read More

MILLIONS OF DOLLARS/ NAIRA: ABANDONMENT/ DISCOVERY PRINCIPLES OF BONA VANCATIA/ RES NULLIUS / TREASURE TROVE “The question however is whether the government can legitimately spend what legally is not its? Put in another way, can government without more proceed to spend the recovered monies merely because they were abandoned properties? Or is something else required...Read More

ABUAD Students in Microsoft Cup Victory Again The streak of National and International Laurels that has been the lot of Engineering Students and Graduates of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), has got a further boost with three Engineering students, “Team Beacon”, emerging the National Winners of the 2017 edition of the Microsoft Imagine Cup, the...Read More

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS FOR THE FAREWELL RECEPTION FOR PROF. JULIUS AMIOBA OKOJIE, OON AND WELCOME RECEPTION FOR PROF. ABUBARKA ADAMU RASHEED, MNI,MFR DAY ONE: TUESDAY 25TH APRIL 2017. Time to be communicated to us for formal reception at ABUAD Main Gate ARRIVAL GUARD OF HONOUR RECEPTION VENUE: ABUAD Main Gate Lunch at ABUAD Guest Inn 7.30 –...Read More