ILLEGAL UNIVERSITIES ON THE INCREASE “Amend NUC Law to empower closure and forfeiture of illegal institutions and impose life jail for their proprietors”. I have over the past weeks focused on the reasons for the advent of Private Universities and why despite the challenges being faced by them, the portrayal of these schools, in the article published in the Tribune, as lacking in standards is grossly inaccurate. Thus last week...Read More

PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES: THE HOPE OF NIGERIA’S TERTIARY EDUCATION (5)  “Congratulations sir, for being a beacon of hope for generation of Nigerian parents who desperately desire a great future for their children without sending them to study abroad”.  In this edition, I will examine the criticism levied by Mr. Laolu Harolds against NUC and Private Universities on the use of adjunct lecturers. He specifically stated as follows: “One thing that seems to...Read More

JUSTICE: LOSS OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE-NEED TO REVIEW THE PROCESS OF APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES (8) “In the sixties when I began the practice of Law, appointment to the Bench was strictly on merit. At that time, appointments were by invitations… The advantages of this were obvious. Firstly as stated earlier, it ensured that only the brilliant and of proven integrity were so invited”. This week, in continuation of my discussion on...Read More

JUSTICE: LOSS OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE-NEED TO SEPARATE OF INVESTIGATIVE AND PROSECUTORIAL FUNCTIONS OF EFCC AND ICPC (7) “Where there is a separation of the duties of investigation and prosecution, there will be increased likelihood of fairness to an accused who will by this development be shielded from unfair persecution or even prosecution”. Over the course of several weeks I discussed the loss of public confidence in the justice delivery system...Read More

“SACK” OF VICE CHANCELLORS AND APPOINTMENT OF NEW ONES: THE ROLE OF A VISITOR IN UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION “If the President or Visitor takes over the duty of the Council to appoint a Vice-Chancellor, he has acted ultra-vires. It must be added that the Ministry of Education or the NUC has no legal right whatsoever to direct the term of appointment or order the Council to act in a particular manner...Read More