GOVERNMENT 5% REWARD POLICY ON WHISTLEBLOWERS: NEED FOR STATUTORY FRAMEWORK FOR PROTECTION (2) “When faced with corruption, only few people have the courage to speak up. Reporting questionable practices or abuse of power without protection is simply too risky for many.” Last week I examined the ‘Whistle Blowing Programme,’ introduced by the Federal Government of...Read More

NIGERIA AND ECONOMIC RECESSION: WAY OUT (8) “In the absence of improved food processing methods and storage facilities, the fear of losing these products due to the effects of nature is one factor that may prevent farmers from engaging in their cultivation on a much larger scale than that which exists at the moment. Therefore...Read More

By Aare Afe Babalola,SAN,CON Donald Trump, who was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America last Friday, is undoubtedly a very outspoken man who does not bother about how anyone receives his comment. Indeed, why this trait in Trump offends the establishment, it appeals to the vast majority of the “forgotten...Read More

(CNN)As prepared for delivery Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans, and people of the world: Thank you. We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and to restore its promise for all of our people. Together, we will determine...Read More

DONALD TRUMP’S ASCENSION TO AMERICAN PRESIDENCY: IMPLICATIONS FOR NIGERIA, AFRICA, AND THE WORLD. As part of our corporate responsibility, ABUAD has organized a panel of former Ambassadors to discuss the implications of Donald Trump’s presidency on Nigeria, Africa, and the World at large. This programme is scheduled to hold as follows: DATE: Friday, 20th January...Read More

The dream of the Founder of Afe Babablola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) to commission the newly completed University Teaching Hospital by March this year has now become a reality as an American philanthropy organization, has donated medical equipment worth $1million to Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD). The President and Chief Executive Officer, Project C.U.R.E, Mr. Williams Douglas...Read More

Prof. Kunle Oloyede, A Distinguished Academic And Researcher Is The Vice-Chancellor Of Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State. He Speaks With BABATOPE OKEOWO On The Fallen Education Standard, Rivalry Between Private And Public Universities, And How To Source For Research Grants, Among Other Germane Issues. What do you think is responsible for the low standard of...Read More

London (CNN)British Prime Minister Theresa May will urge the country to “make a success and build a truly global Britain” when she makes her most detailed speech yet on the country’s plans for Brexit. May, whose government has been accused of “muddled thinking” over Britain’s exit from the European Union, is expected to lay out...Read More

ABUAD 2016/2017 Matriculation Ceremony holds January 21st, 2017.  This is to inform the students, staff and distinguished parents/guardian/sponsors Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD) that the 2016/2017 Matriculation Ceremony has been scheduled as follows: Date: Saturday, 21st January, 2017 Time: 9.00am prompt Venue: Alfa Belgore Hall, Afe Babalola University, Ado – Ekiti. The Fresh Undergraduates and Postgraduates...Read More

I am very pleased to announce that Dr Joanna Newman – Vice-Principal (International) at King’s College London, UK – has been appointed as the ACU’s next Secretary General, following a very rigorous and competitive recruitment process. She will take up the post on Monday 3 April 2017. Joanna is a highly respected figure in the higher...Read More