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Babalakin calls for restructuring of Nigeria’s education system
Steve Oni, Ilorin.
Nigeria must restructure its current university and secondary school education system to enable the Universities turn out employable graduates and regain their old glory and respect of the global community.
This, Dr. Wale Babalakin (SAN) said becomes imperative because of the present poor ranking of Nigeria’s best university as 800th in the world.
Delivering the seventh convocation lecture of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete on Saturday, Chairman, Agreement Renegotiation Committee of Nigerian Universities, Dr. Wale Babalakin SAN, said the nation must start and rejig its education system all over again.
Dr. Babalakin, who called on both state and federal governments in Nigeria to provide adequate funding for secondary and university education system, opined that quality products from secondary school system would ensure good and quality university graduates.
He decried the present situation in Nigerian secondary schools where he said there was over population of students in classes without adequate infrastructure to ensure quality learning.
Babalakin, Chairman, Bi-Courtney Group of companies and a philanthropist, advised that the nation could promote free education, if affordable. He, however, said that quality should not be sacrificed for quantity.
He charged the Kwara state government to use KWASU as a pilot scheme to restructure education system in Nigeria by providing adequate funding, saying that a situation where grant was not provided to the University in the last five years was unacceptable as it did not augur well for quality education system.
He also lamented the present situation whereby expatriates are being employed instead of Nigerian graduates while global organisations like Cadbury etc were no longer managed by Nigerians unlike in the past due to perceived low quality of Nigerian graduates.
“There’s hope but we have to start afresh. We must have an educational system that’s globally competitive. It’s not sufficient to fund a university, it should be properly funded. The world is not waiting for us. The world will start to respect us if we make our universities world class. Even when we say there’s no money, I believe that with ingenious application, the money will become available”, he said.
Also speaking, vice chancellor of the institution, Professor Abdulrasheed Na’Allah, said that major challenges of the institution is funding, “as for five years now, the university has not received subvention from government, not towards salary, not towards overhead, not towards nothing.”
The VC said that the University has established a Foundation with contributions from philanthropists that will also manage it with zero intervention from government and the university management.
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London Property Dispute Exposes Alleged Corruption, Forgery by Nigerian Politician and Lawyer
By Hassan Taiye
A recent judgment by the UK’s First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) has shed light on a complex web of alleged corruption and forgery involving a Nigerian politician and a senior lawyer. The case revolves around a disputed property in North London, valued at 79 Randall Avenue.
The property was purchased in 1993 under the name “Tali Shani,” which is allegedly an alias for late General Jeremiah Useni, a powerful member of the Abacha regime. Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, claimed the property was gifted to him by “Mr. Tali Shani” in 2021 as payment for legal services. However, the tribunal dismissed this claim, describing it as “fabricated” and “fraudulent.”
The tribunal’s ruling highlights the alleged involvement of Ozekhome and his associates in fabricating documents, including a Nigerian passport, National Identification Number (NIN), and Tax Identification Number (TIN). The NIN was reportedly created remotely from Monaco using a non-compliant photograph and bypassing biometric requirements ¹.
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate Ozekhome and others over alleged fraud, forgery, and unlawful attempt to acquire the London property. The ICPC has launched an investigation, and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) has also taken notice of the case ²
Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN Senior lawyer accused of forgery and attempting to acquire the property through fraudulent means.
General Jeremiah Useni Late Nigerian General allegedly behind the purchase of the property under the alias “Tali Shani.”
Osilama Ozekhome*: Ozekhome’s son, implicated in the alleged forgery and fraud.
L-r Senate Committee Chairman on Appropriation, Solomon Adeola; Senate Deputy Whip, Onyekachi Nweboyin; Former Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio; Senator Sharafadeen Ali; Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau; Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele; Senate Whip Tahir Monguno and Senate Committee Chairman on Financial Institutions, Tokunbo Abiru, after resumption of plenary yesterday. Photo: Senate President’s Office
By: Fabian Apechihin
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has resigned from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s cabinet amid a growing controversy surrounding his academic credentials.
Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga confirmed Nnaji’s resignation in a statement issued late Tuesday.
Nnaji’s exit follows mounting allegations that his academic certificates were forged. Investigations revealed that the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), disowned the Bachelor of Science degree he claimed to possess, stating that he never completed his studies at the institution and was therefore not issued any certificate.
According to UNN Vice-Chancellor Prof. Simon U. Ortuanya, Nnaji was admitted in 1981 but failed to meet the requirements for graduation.
In a related development, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) reportedly disowned the certificate of national service presented by Nnaji, describing it as fake.
His resignation marks the latest in a series of controversies to hit the Tinubu administration over questions of integrity and accountability among public officials.
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