“The period of military interference in politics in Nigeria also brought with it the enthronement of the Presidential system of Government which in my estimation accounts for many of the ills currently associated with Nigeria” Nigeria has since 1914 gone through many phases in its political development. It has passed through the colonial era, the...Read More

    “The State Houses of Assembly have the powers to make laws with respect to primary education. Rather than embark on programmes which have already been embarked upon by the State governments pursuant to laws enabling them in that regard, the Federal Government should identify other ways of keying into the programs of the...Read More

“Prior to the first devaluation of naira in the 80s, naira exchanged favourably with major currencies. A university graduate could hope to save enough money few months after graduation, sufficient to purchase a brand new car. With drop in value of naira, the car became a commodity out of the reach of many university graduates....Read More

As a result of this the Committee of Pro Chancellors under my chairmanship met to deliberate on the possibility of scrapping JAMB. At the end of intense debates which as a matter of fact was witnessed by top management of JAMB, the Committee of Pro Chancellors recommended the scrapping of JAMB to the Presidency. However...Read More

  “From an exchange rate of about 1.5 dollars to the Nigeria currency at independence in 1960, our currency now exchanges at the rate of about 230 Naira to a dollar. While our currency exchanged at 1 Nigeria pound to a British pound, our naira now exchanges at about 350 naira to a pound. This...Read More

  REPORT OF NATIONAL CONFERENCE: NEED FOR A REFERENDUM (2) “Members of the National Assembly cannot legitimately argue that the same people who voted them into office cannot be heard in a referendum on a matter of primary importance including those affecting their pecuniary interest such as (a) membership of both national and state assembly on...Read More

Hillary Clinton and her high-powered campaign stand-ins are talking about trust everywhere they speak these days, and for good reason. The FBI is probing her use of a private email server. Husband Bill Clinton met with Attorney General Loretta Lynch in a session both say was innocent but they regret. And the Democratic Party is...Read More

That Nigerian Universities may be truly autonomous By: Tunde OLOFINTILA Elder Statesman and Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, has called for a strict obedience of the laws, regulations and the series of court judgments delivered over the years on the limitations on the powers of Visitors, Vice Chancellors and...Read More

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The UK’s vote to leave the European Union has triggered the cancellation or postponement of billions of pounds-worth of corporate deals amid uncertainty about Britain’s economic outlook. Sky News has learnt that an auction of NewDay, which provides store cards to high street retailers including TopShop, was called off in...Read More

Brexit Britain, What Next? What The Public Think Sky News hits the streets to ask members of the public how they voted in the referendum, why and what the UK should do now. By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The UK’s vote to leave the European Union has triggered the cancellation or postponement of billions of...Read More