NIGERIA’S HIGH DEBT PROFILE: PAYROLL IS NOT THE ONLY CAUSE Aare Afe Babalola SAN Founder/President , ABUAD RECENTLY, Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, reportedly stated in an interview that the country’s high debt service is connected with the huge expenditure being incurred in the satisfaction of workers on the government’s payroll. According to media report, she noted as follows: “Our debt service to overall revenue is high because we...Read More
Army chief of standards advocates re-naming humanitarian affairs ministry Maj.-Gen. James Ataguba, the Chief of Standards and Evaluation, Nigerian Army Maj.-Gen. James Ataguba, the Chief of Standards and Evaluation, Nigerian Army, has advised the Federal Government to consider renaming the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs as Ministry of Peace building and Humanitarian Affairs. Ataguba gave the advice on Friday at the second edition of the Aare Afe Babalola distinguished lecture...Read More
How University of London laid foundation for my greatness — Afe Babalola From Left to Right: Ben-Llewellyn Jones ( British Deputy High Commissioner in Nigeria), Aare Afe Babalola SAN (Founder, ABUAD), Yeye Aare Modupe Babalola, FSM (Wife of the Founder/CEO, ABUAD Ventures) Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), a legal luminary and President of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), on Thursday gave insight into how the University of London, his alma...Read More
ADDRESSING THE MENACE OF FAKE UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA Aare Afe Babalola SAN Founder/President , ABUAD The quality of education in Nigeria is debased by several factors including poor infrastructure, inadequate budgetary allocation, inadequate or total absence of standard educational materials, among others. However, one nuisance that continues to run rampant in the Nigerian education sector is the bane of fake universities, and over the past years, the National Universities Commission...Read More
THE DEPLORABLE CONDITION OF THE NIGERIAN ROAD: A BANE TO ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY Aare Afe Babalola SAN Founder/President , ABUAD It is common knowledge that Nigerian roads are generally either in a state of disrepair, poorly maintained or altogether untarred. With Nigeria boasting of the largest road network in Nigeria, it is not surprising that only about 60,000km out of its estimated 195,000km or road network is paved. Majority of the...Read More
