The FederalCapitalTerritory, Abuja has 13 government hospitals, spread across the 6 area councils, namely, General hospitals, Abuja Area Municipal Council(AMAC) located in Nyanya, Abaji, Gwagwalada, Kwali, Kuje and Bwari, including those located in the federal capital city.

Currently, Lagosians enjoy the best of both worlds in terms of government and private health institutions. Government health institutions have strong presence at Federal and State levels and leading the pack is the 52-year-old Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Idi Araba, widely acknowleged as one of the nation’s “Centres of Medical Excellence”.

WE are once again gathered in this magnificent edifice for yet another Ojude Oba Festival. Ojude Oba Festival as you are all aware, is an important event in our community as a people, being the only festival of its type celebrated in South-West, Nigeria by all and sundry without religious barrier and bequeathed to us by our forefathers centuries ago.

The name Festus Iyayi symbolizes struggle for academic freedom, democratization of our educational system, national development and socialism. He was the President of Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) in the 1980s and in 1987, under his leadership, the Babangida administration banned ASUU, terminated the employment of Prof. Iyayi from University of Benin and subsequently arrested, detained and tortured him.

Professor Ben Nwabueze (SAN), constitutional lawyer and leader of eminent group of Nigerians, The Patriots, in this piece, spells out the nature and character of the proposed National Conference, its primal purpose and modus operandi