“Approximately half of the world’s sovereign states are presently unicameral, including both the most populous (the People’s Republic of China). With the adoption of unicameral legislation the waste which has for long been associated with maintenance of political structures in Nigeria will reduce drastically”.   Two weeks ago, I started an examination of the effects of the Presidential System on the economic fortunes of the country. Last week...Read More

 PREMATURE DISSOLUTION OF GOVERNING COUNCILS   “Whilst some Nigerians continue to complain that the standard of education in the country has fallen, I prefer to say that what we have is a problem of low quality… The guidelines laid down by the NUC acting pursuant to this provision and which are applicable to all Nigerian Universities are highly commendable and measure adequately with standards set by similar bodies in other...Read More

 PREMATURE DISSOLUTION OF GOVERNING COUNCILS (2)   “Some Nigerians feel that the only way they can contribute to National development is to bring children to the world and leave everything about their welfare including their education to the government”.   Last week I began an examination of the recent dissolution by Government, of the Governing Councils of Universities, with emphasis on the effect of similar actions in the past on...Read More

PREMATURE DISSOLUTION OF GOVERNING COUNCILS (3) “It would appear, that the Federal Government is quite aware of the error inherent in its dissolution of the Governing Councils of Universities for on the 1st August 2015, the Government announced that the Governing Councils of Universities had been granted an exemption from the dissolution earlier announced on the 16th July 2015”. Over the course of two weeks I have been discussing the...Read More

PREMATURE DISSOLUTION OF GOVERNING COUNCILS (4)   “What most governments at the State and Federal levels do is to appoint people based on political considerations. There have been reported cases of council members requesting either contracts or even cash for members of their constituencies in the belief that they were appointed to serve the interests of the said constituencies and not the institution itself.”   GOVERNING COUNCILS                        As I stated...Read More