El-Rufai, local engineers and Kaduna’s turn round
By Rufai Sirajo The recent inauguration of an astounding array of infrastructural projects by President Muhammadu Buhari across the three major cities in Kaduna State is certainly a cause for cheer by all citizens. For once, it seems that the immense pressure on the state’s dilapidated and grossly inadequate infrastructure is being gradually eased after […]
The Comfort of Faith, the Insurgency of Hope, and the Promise of Success
By Toyin Falola When I speak to young people, it is always a delight because it is an avenue to cultivate their minds and leave a lasting impact on them. Thus, I was overjoyed at the recent opportunity to speak to students at Fountain University, Osogbo. These students have burnt the proverbial midnight candle […]
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Financing and making university education better in Africa
In this report, Olayinka Oyegbile, who recently attended an international conference on tertiary education in Africa, writes about how to make university education funding and teaching better on the continent. Perhaps to demonstrate the importance of education to human endeavours, academics, founders, donors and all those concerned with higher education in Nigeria […]
Conversations on the Impacts of Private Universities on Public Universities in Africa (Part 3)
By Toyin Falola This conference was a gathering of progressivists. While planning for the conference, we invited a unique composition of participants because our aims were not as commonly seen elsewhere. We were quick to realise that for the conference to have the effects we expect and hope it would have, there needed to […]
Conversations on the Impacts of Private Universities on Public Universities in Africa (Part Two)
By Toyin Falola Of all the superstructures that hold the evolution and development of a society, the education sector accounts for a wholesome characterisation of civilisations and cultures. This was the basis of the conference conveyed by the University of Texas at Austin, funded by the Carnegie Corporation. The overall goal is to redefine the […]
Why we are organizing conference on public and private varsities in Africa, by Falola
By Olayinka Oyegbile and Emmanuel Onoja Renowned Professor of History, Toyin Falola, has said the recently concluded conference on Impact of Private Universities on Public Universities in Africa, was organized to examine higher education on the continent. The two-day conference which was held at Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, was organised by Carnegie Foundation, New […]
FOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY TO HONOUR FALOLA
The Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State is to honour Professor Toyin Falola, the eminent and global scholar of the Humanities, on January 14. The honour for the renowned professor is part of the University’s Convocation, which is holding a conference in Falola’s honour on January 13. The international colloquium is the first of its kind […]
Partnering for Greatness: Rethinking University Education in Africa
By Toyin Falola Between now and August 2022, I will be hosting over a hundred University administrators and scholars in major conferences. I will also be coordinating country researchers to conduct studies on five African countries—South Africa, Ghana, Libya, Nigeria, and Uganda. The first conference will hold in Nigeria in the first week of […]
The University of Texas and Carnegie Corporation hold conference on private varsities in Africa
By Olayinka Oyegbile A two-day international conference on Private Universities in Africa is to begin on Thursday, January 6 to Friday, January 7, 2021, at the Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State. Hosted by the University of Texas at Austin and the Carnegie Corporation, New York, the two-day conference is to examine the idea of private […]
Gulu Station as a metaphor
Migration is an expression of the human aspiration for dignity, safety and a better future – Ban Ki Moon (When The Sky Is Ready The Stars Will Appear, Ouida Books, 2021) The history of man right from creation is laden with migration, relocation, movement and search for better life. It does not matter how […]
