ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN UNIVERSITY EDUCATION “The reality in Nigeria however is that government and private individuals have yet to fully appreciate that private universities deserve financial attention in the form of grants, donations and endowment”. In the past four editions I have been discussing some of the issues raised in the article of Mr. Laolu Harolds published in the Nigerian Tribune including the following: i. Origin of Private Universities...Read More
Donald Trump: 28 things the Republican believes 9 May 2016 From the section Magazine Donald Trump is the frontrunner in the Republican race to be the presidential nominee for next year’s election. What are his policies and beliefs? 1. Arab-Americans cheered the attacks on 9/11. Trump repeatedly claimed that on 11 September, 2001, there were thousands of Arab-Americans celebrating in New Jersey after two planes flew into the Twin Towers....Read More
Nigeria’s Central Bank is adopting a flexible foreign exchange rate regime, Governor Godwin Emefiele said on Tuesday, in a policy U-turn designed to boost exports and stave off a recession in Africa’s biggest economy. The bank has previously kept a de facto peg of around 197 naira per dollar but that has become unsustainable due to a shortage of hard currency stemming from a slump in oil revenues. On the...Read More
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Aare Afe Babalola(SAN), has canvassed for return to regional government for Nigeria to recover fully from its economic woes and myriad of challenges confronting it. The founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti(ABUAD), said having a central government with a president directing the affairs of a large and multiethnic and religious nation like Nigeria had been the reason why the country has failed to develop....Read More
TRAVEL NEXT DOOR 10 reasons why you must visit this farm in Ado Ekiti @PELUAWOFESO, TOUR, TRAVELNEXDOOR The Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) Farms comes alive as early as 6:30 a.m. when the fishes in its 68+ ponds are to be fed. A short while later, more workers arrive, and get to work in their various units on the 1000-hectare farm to fabricate or fix tools, harvest crops or package...Read More
