Aare Afe Babalola SAN Founder/President , ABUAD THE GEORGE FLOYD KILLING: DISSIMILARITIES BETWEEN NIGERIAN LAWS AND U.S LAWS (2) LAST week, I discussed the incidence of the George Floyd killing and implications of the criminal charges levied against Chauvin and the other 3 police officers who were complicit in his murder. I equally discussed the Nigerian perspective to the criminal charges levied against Chauvin and the 3 accomplices who would,...Read More

Aare Afe Babalola SAN Founder/President , ABUAD NIGERIA’S INCREASING DEBT WORRISOME: USE RECOVERED LOOT AS ALTERNATIVE The origin of Nigeria’s external debt dates back to 1958 when a loan of US$28 million was obtained from the World Bank. The funds, which was made available to the Nigerian Railway Corporation, was for a five-year tenor to improve Nigeria’s rail system and to build a new line into the North-eastern province for...Read More

Prof. E. Smaranda Olarinde, FCArb, FCAI. Ag. Vice Chancellor INTRODUCTION When the ravaging and rampaging Covid-19 pandemic broke out in Nigeria sometimes in February 2020, nobody, no institution, not even the World Health Organization (WHO), knew how far-reaching the devastating and debilitating effects of the invisible killer, which has claimed many lives and grounded the economy, could be. Nigeria has not rested on its oars in the face of the...Read More

Prof. E. Smaranda Olarinde FCArb, FCAI. Ag. Vice Chancellor, MESSAGE TO OUR DEAR ABUAD PARENTS/GUARDIANS/SPONSORS & STUDENTS Introduction: We are all too familiar with the deep concern and frustration the continued closure of  educational institutions in the country since Monday, March 23, 2020 has visited on all stakeholders in nation’s Education sub-sector, including students, Faculty, parents, guardians and proprietors. This ill-wind has been further compounded by the continued ban on...Read More

Aare Afe Babalola SAN Founder/President , ABUAD In the preceding editions, much of the focus has been on the medical response to the novel coronavirus disease, both in Nigeria and the world at large. It is, however, pertinent to consider the dire socio-economic consequences of Nigeria’s unpreparedness for this pandemic, with specific reference to Nigeria’s inflation and rise in external debt, the sustainability of the low-income Nigerian, among others. The...Read More