Abuja Media Circle

The Vice Chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University, Professor Dapo Folorunsho Asaju has alerted of an impending calamity in the Nigeria health sector following exodus of Nigeria-trained doctors into the United Kingdom. He noted that his son-in-law's recent visit to the United Kingdom indicated that ninety percent of those writing examinations to practice medicine in the United Kingdom are doctors from Nigeria. Professor Asaju who raised the alarm while presenting the 74th Interdisciplinary discourse of the University of Ibadan, Postgraduate school entitled “Religious undercurrents in the evolution of education in Global context” stated that it is sad that the federal government of Nigeria seemed unperturbed by the massive brain drain which will make many Nigerians die in the absence of qualified medical doctors. The professor of Christian theology who noted that while religion has been deployed by the elites as a divisive tool in Nigeria, education...

A female politician in Oyo State, Bolanle Sarumi Aliyu, has declared interest in the 2019 governorship election in the state. She made the declaration  at a pro-democracy event organised by  her foundation at the Sultan Bello Hall of the University of Ibadan. She said the full and equitable participation of Nigerian women in public life is essential in building and sustaining strong and vibrant democracy. Sarumi Aliyu pointed out that Nigerian women’s participation in politics will advance gender equality, girl child education and help solve other issues bedeviling the Nigerian female child. According to her, she is ready to set the pace that will invigorate the Nigerian woman with a change of mindset that will end the era of women taking the back seat in politics. ‘Women of great vision and capacity from all over the world and indeed Africa have realised and have begun to take their rightful places as leaders. In Rwanda, my sisters and mothers currently occupy about...

Electorate has be advised to de-emphasize zoning and pay more attention to the critical issues of aspirants’ competence, sincerity and pedigree, when deciding who should govern the Country in 2019.  These was made know by one of the Chieftains of Young Progressive Party (YPP) Ogun State, He said too much emphasis on zoning will further divide the people along ethnic line. He spoke while fielding questions from reporters in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital,  shortly after meeting with the state executive of the Young Peoples Party(YPP). He also said zoning had brought no real gains to the Country except mediocrity in governance and sectionalism instead of equitable developments. He urged youths to key into the “Not too young to run” bill that was signed into law.  In His on part, The National Chairman of the Party, Comrade Bishop Amakiri has earlier said Youths capable of repositioning the Country, all they need is suitable and sustainable platform which has been ma...