Nigerian Universities, the interference of professional bodies, and the time bomb. Having worked with multidisciplinary teams during my PhD at the Department of Engineering of the University of Leicester and postdoctoral fellowship at the Department of Electric Power Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), I decided to experiment the acceptability of a multidisciplinary team in Engineering departments in Nigerian universities in 21st century on my return...Read More
TENTATIVE GUIDLINE FOR THE 2021 CONVOCATION CEREMONIES Students coming for the 12th Founder’s Day and 9th Convocation Ceremonies should note the following guidelines regulating participation in the events: Approval has been given that all graduating students should return to school on Saturday, November 13,, 2021Thanksgiving service is on Sunday, November 14, 2021All graduating students must reside on campus while the ceremonies last, there shall be no going in and out...Read More
•Founder of ABUAD, Aare Afe Babalola (2nd left), his wife, Yeye Aare Modupe Babalola (middle) and the Vice-Chancellor Prof. Smaranda Olarinde (2nd right) and others with the patient at the VIP ward of the Hospital Share With its first kidney transplant successfully performed last week, Afe Babalola Multi-system Hospital in Ado-Ekiti Ekiti State is gradually carving a niche for itself as a centre of medical excellence. Associate Editor ADEKUNLE YUSUF reports that,...Read More
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