…Buhari was merely restating a warning issued more than six decades ago by Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Renowned for his almost obsessive faith in the transformative power of education, Awolowo repeatedly stressed the need to expand educational opportunities across all regions of Nigeria. He warned Northern leaders that failu…

…for paying off its debts and fully disengaging from all loan obligations since 2003. The Awolowo-Dudley Discourse: This background, I argue, sets the basis for understanding the intellectual and ideological lenses through which Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Professor Billy Dudley articulated critical but intersecting frame…

…corporate or short and trouser. I studied Demography and Social Statistics at Obafemi Awolowo University. Can you share your OAU experience? Experiences were formed by being a start-up guy. I was not an efiko (bookworm), but everyone knew that I was not going to fail. I was a guy that people knew if you challenged me I…

Mr Adu, a farmer who expressed regret for not passing through formal education, said being an Awolowo supporter as a young man afforded him many socio-economic opportunities and benefits.

…having spent more than three decades within the organisation. A graduate of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, he joined the Customs Service in the late 1980s and steadily rose through the ranks. He became a Deputy Comptroller in 2012 before being promoted to Comptroller in 2017. Following that promotion, he serv…

…in Ebute Metta, I moved to Surulere, just after the Civil War. I lived in Chief Obafemi Awolowo's house on Park Lane before owning a house at Apapa GRA, then crossed over to Ikoyi, my present abode. "I am married to an Igbo lady and have friends in every corner of Nigeria. I have not been to only two states, Adamawa an…

…have served 35 years. Adeniyi joined the Customs Service after graduating from Obafemi Awolowo University in the late 80s. BREAKING: Tinubu grants Comptroller General of Customs another six-month tenure extension

…the statement added. Adeniyi joined the Customs Service after graduating from Obafemi Awolowo University in the late 80s. He rose through the ranks, becoming Deputy Comptroller in 2012, Comptroller in 2017, Assistant Comptroller General in 2020, Acting Deputy Comptroller-General in January 2023, before his appointment…