I would like to start this write-up by commending of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, for the well informed and highly commendable business tour of China in his avowed and continued determination to see that Nigeria plugs into the new wave of development that is currently blowing across the length and breadth of the world. The trip which enabled him to meet with President Xi Jinping...Read More
Last week I began a discussion of the debate about the propriety of Nigeria’s retention of the death penalty. I concluded last week’s piece with an examination of the argument that the death penalty deters criminals. My view as s stated last week is that it does not even if the number of persons so deterred is incapable of being empirically evaluated. DEATH PENALTY AS STRONG RESPONSE TO CERTAIN CRIMES...Read More
“NELSON MANDELA would have been hanged in 1964 but for the discretionary power of the judge to substitute imprisonment” The death penalty is as old as mankind itself. For thousands of years, it has been applied, as confirmed by the major religious texts, as the ultimate penalty or punishment for crimes as varied as adultery, stealing, murder and treason. Historically and politically, the death penalty and its implementation have helped to...Read More
“Lagos should be accorded the necessary legislative status and the financial muzzle to stand in this position”. Modern-day Lagos, then called Eko, was founded by the Binis in the 16th century. The Portuguese explorer, Ruy de Sequeira, who visited the area in 1472, named the area around the city Lago de Curamo, with the present name Lagos being the Portuguese name for “lakes”. An alternate explanation is that Lagos was...Read More
WORKSHOP ON IMPROVED TEACHING AND LEARNING METHODS IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM 9th – 12th APRIL, 2013 INTRODUCTION The workshop is based on the valid assumption that teachers hold the key to the provision of sound knowledge and high quality education which will in turn enhance performance in the higher education sector. The workshop will run from 9th – 12th of April, 2013, 9th being the arrival date and...Read More
