REPORT ON THE 2-DAY WORKSHOP ON IMPROVED TEACHING METHODS IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES ORGANISED BY AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY (ABUAD), ADO-EKITI ON FRIDAY 6TH AND SATURDAY 7TH JANUARY, 2012. 1.0 INTRODUCTION In line with the founding philosophy of Afe Babalola University, to blaze the trail in the development and promotion of quality university education in Nigeria, the Founder, the Vice-Chancellor and other management staff of the University, successfully organized the second edition...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 part-time basis, (b) creation of 8 additional states, (c) modification of presidential system of government,...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 must stop. Otherwise sooner than later our Naira may not be worth more than a...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 Councils of universities if the age-long and all-important autonomy of the university system is to...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 the days following last month’s referendum. Information about NewDay was supposed to be circulated to...Read More
