By Aare Afe Babalola, CON, OFR, SAN Last week, I commenced a discussion on what must be done to prevent the country from impending doom, particularly in the light of the current state of insecurity ravaging the nation. I ended the edition by noting that there has been a call by many stakeholders for restructuring […]

By Afe Babalola, SAN, At the current rate at which the nation is spiraling, it is hard to conclude that Nigeria will remain intact till the end of the 21st century, which is another 80 years from now. This is very optimistic. Why do I say this? I grew up during the colonial days and […]

By Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, OFR, CON In the previous editions, I have highlighted the nexus between politics, morality and the law, particularly as it relates to governance; and the impact of cultural differences in the concept of what is morally acceptable. Specifically, last week, I discussed morality in relation to the social contract theory […]

By Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, the previous editions, I identified the incidence of incessant kidnappings in Nigeria and the consequent closure of schools. I have equally made copious references to the comments of some stakeholders as well as media reports on the spate of kidnappings in Nigeria which, unfortunately, has caught the attention of the […]

  By Aare Afe Babalola, CON, OFR,SAN “Owing to the disparity in the standard of living across all the states of the federation, it will be unreasonable, unfair, unjust and inimical to wellbeing to set a standard minimum wage for all workers in both the public and private sector in Nigeria”. In the penultimate edition, […]

RECENTLY, it was reported that a bill seeking to remove the negotiation on minimum wage from the exclusive legislative list to the concurrent list had passed its second reading at the House of Representatives. In the wake of this report, major news headlines reflected the reaction of the federating states and the Nigeria Labour Congress […]

By Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, OFR, CON As I have extensively discussed in the previous editions, private universities are the flagship of the Nigerian education sector as the premier private universities have consistently outperformed the public universities in terms of quality education, technological advancements, infrastructures, etc. To put this contention in proper perspective, last week, […]

LAST week, I commenced a discussion into one of the most controversial issues in the Nigerian education sector – the administration of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, which has been a subject of arguments for the inclusion of private institutions in the scheme.

By Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, OFR, CON Issues bordering on the administration of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, have been the subject of debate in education circles for some time. There have been arguments about the calls for the inclusion of private institutions in the scheme. Recently, it was reported that the Executive Secretary […]

By Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, OFR, CON Political institutions have been defined as the organisations in government that create, enforce and apply laws; they prescribe, enact and implement the set of rules which an orderly society obeys and ultimately decides and administers the laws for violators. One of the most important elements of governance is […]

By Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, OFR, CON The world is currently witnessing a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and even countries that were not affected by the initial wave are seeing a surge in the number of infected. Consequently, several countries have put up diverse measures to curb a further spread of the pandemic. […]

By Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, OFR, CON PRIOR to colonisation, hunger and famine were alien to most African countries as there was widely-acknowledged food sustenance. Each household practised one form of farming or the other and consequently, there was enough to feed the family while the excess was exchanged by barter through some other forms […]

By Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, OFR, CON LAST week, I commenced the discussion of this topic by highlighting the background of constitutional enactments and repeals in Nigeria from the period of amalgamation in 1914 till date. As I noted, the present 1999 Constitution is a product of military decree which, does not means it represents […]

By Aare Afe Babalola, SAN,CON,OFR The Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo Agege, was recently reported to have stated that the National Assembly has no power to replace the 1999 Constitution and that those calling for its overhaul should channel their demands for a new constitution towards constitutional amendment. Expectedly, this generated responses from stakeholders, particularly […]

By Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, OFR,CON Perhaps the most deep-rooted millennial problem facing Nigeria is the issue of unemployment. The expectation of the average graduate is to secure a well-paying job upon the conclusion of his studies but the harsh reality in the Nigerian labour sphere is that the completion of tertiary education serves as […]