[FILE] Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu AdamuMartins Oloja’s typically detailed and characteristically incisive piece in his Inside Stuff column in The Guardian on Sunday of June 27, 2021, practically took out from my mouth, an issue, which has agitated my mind in recent weeks and months. Titled, “Nigeria Needs Better, Not More Universities,” Oloja interrogates the exponential expansion of universities, public and private, in the country and wonders why government is licensing more and more private universities and building new ones itself. He contended that existing institutions could be improved upon via adequate funding and provision of infrastructure. x
Indeed, on a social media platform to which Oloja and I belong, a very eminent and distinguished administrator and statesman, commented on the said piece by remarking that “there are 1800 universities in The Philippines, for a population of 105 million people.” He explained furthe
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Group files suit against alleges marginalization of Ndokwa/Ukwani land
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By Henry Ojelu
A N10 billion fundamental enforcement suit has been filed against the Delta State Government at a Federal High, Lagos over alleged the marginalization of Ndokwa/Ukwani land.
The applicants in the suit are the President, League of Ndokwa Professionals (LNP) Chief Tony Amechi and Legal Adviser, Evans Ufeli on behalf of the people of Ndokwa/Ukwani land of Delta State.
Delta State Governor, Delta State Executive Council, Delta State House of Assembly and the Attorney General of the state are respondents in the suit.
The applicants are seeking for the an order of the court for the enforcement of the fundamental rights of the people of Ndokwa/Ukwani nation of Delta State as entrenched in Chapter IV of the Constitution of the federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).
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Delta Governor,
Ifeanyi Okowa, has said that the creation of three new universities in the state was to broaden Deltan’s access to university education.
Mr Okowa stated this on Wednesday in Asaba while inaugurating an eight-member Project Management Committee for the three newly-established universities in the state.
The Committee has Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof. Patrick Muoboghare as Chairman, with Ambassador Godson Echegile, Prof. Emmanuel Nwanze, Prof. John Enaohwo, Prof. Abednigo Ekoko, Prof. Sam Ukala, and Ejiro Udjo as members. Bridget Odobor will serve as Secretary.
Delta Governor, Senator (Dr). Ifeanyi Okowa (middle), Deputy Governor, Barr. Kingsley Otuaro (4th left), Commissioner for Higher Education and Chairman, Project Management Committee for the Smooth take-off of the three newly established Universities in the State, Prof. Patrick Muoboghare (4th right), and other members: Ambassador Godson Echegile (left), Prof John Enaohwo (3rd left), Prof Abednigo
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