The Judiciary is the third arm of government in a democratic society. It is expected to dispense justice without fear or favour. It is essential in any constitutional democracy that the rule of law and constitutionalism to be guaranteed. This requires, among other things, according fair trial to the citizens under procedural regularity, adhering strictly […]

Unconstitutionality of Sections 17 and 18 of the Law I have always been an advocate of education loan for students. Readers will recall that as late as 2018, I wrote on the urgent need to assist poor Nigerians by making provisions for loans for students. Attempts made by previous governments were frustrated by the management […]

Unconstitutionality of Sections 17 and 18 of the Law This week, I will continue my write-up on the students loan (Access to Higher Education) Act, 2023. According to the explanatory memorandum to the Act, the purpose of the Act is to ease access to higher education for Nigerians through students’ loan with a view to […]

I am of the firm view that Students Loan should be available to all students to pay for university tuition, books and living expenses

Education is the catalyst to all round development through which one can overcome ignorance, tribalism and poverty

3. THE LOSERS The shortcomings of the election underscore how failure to address a wide range of constitutional defects continue to yield the same result of disappointment and suppression of the voices and wills of the electorates at successive selection cycle. The real losers in the context of the election are the political actors that […]

Introduction: THE legendary Nigerian poet, Gabriel Okara in his book, The Celebration is Now Ended, said:  “The celebration is now ended but the echoes are all around, whirling like a harmattan whirl-wind throwing dust around and hands cover faces and feet grope.”  These iconic words apply to the 2023 presidential election, the swearing-in of a […]

By Afe Babalola ILLEGAL School: The National Universities Commission published on its website, a list of 58 illegal universities operating in the country. These universities are located in virtually all parts of the country. Many indeed have very curious sounding names which reasonably should have alerted discerning minds to the fraud represented by the institution. […]

By Aare Afe Babalola REASONS for the high prevalence of indiscipline: Many reasons have been adduced for the high prevalence of indiscipline in Nigerian schools. What I have discovered is that many parents have abandoned the moral development of their children to the schools. Many parents are too busy attending to economic matters to attend […]

By Aare Afe Babalola SECURITY of tenure should not under any guise be used as an excuse by any vice chancellor to support directly or indirectly any strike action in the universities. Sustainable education cannot be achieved even with the most advanced of facilities when students are made to spend months on end idling at […]

By Aare Afe Babalola SOURCES of funding for university other than government grant: Many well- meaning Nigerians have suggested other means of funding education in public universities. They have suggested tuition fees, scholarships, loans, donations, endowment, examination fees, etc. Over the years, I have suggested that tuition fees is a source of funding university education. In […]

By Aare Afe Babalola THE fact that education costs money can hardly be denied. Quality education requires quality infrastructure, excellent and well remunerated teachers, adequate curriculum development and planning, amongst others. Most Nigerians demand the best quality education, even though they are also aware that quality education is most expensive. The pertinent question which most […]

By Aare Afe Babalola APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF COUNCIL: Having served as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Lagos, I find it rather convenient to use that university as a reference point. Article l(i)(a)-(i) of the University of Lagos Act makes provisions for a 23-member Council of the University. These […]

By Aare Afe Babalola THE office of the vice chancellor: In Nigeria, the statutes or establishment Acts of all universities provide for the principal officers and bodies of the university, including the office of vice-chancellor. For the University of Lagos, this provision is to be found in Section 3(1)(c) of the University of Lagos Act. […]

By Aare Afe Babalola ALL over the world it is a common ground that education and particularly universities hold the key to economic, political and social development. As a believer in the power of education, I love exchanging ideas on how to reposition Nigerian universities to attain global recognition and excellence. Such issues include university […]