Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) is a federal university in Ile-Ife,Osun State,Nigeria. The university was founded in 1961 and classes commenced in October 1962 as the University of Ife by the regional government of Western Nigeria,which was led by Samuel Ladoke Akintola. It was renamed "Obafemi Awolowo University" on 12 May 1987,so by the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida led military administration,in honour of Obafemi Awolowo (1909–1987),the first premier of the Western Region of Nigeria,who initially thought of the idea of establishing the university.
Education in Nigeria is overseen by the Federal Ministry of Education. The local authorities take responsibility for implementing state-controlled policy regarding public education and state schools. The education system is divided into Kindergarten,Primary education,Secondary education,and Tertiary education. Nigeria's federal government has been dominated by instability since declaring independence from Britain,and as a result,a unified set of education policies is yet to be successfully implemented. Regional differences in quality,curriculum,and funding characterize the education system in Nigeria. Currently,Nigeria possesses the largest population of out-of-school learning youths in the world. The educational systems in Nigeria are divided into two the public where the student only pays for Parents Teachers Association (PTA) while the private where students pay school fees and some other fees like sports,exam fees,computer fees etc. and they are costly
Iyiola Ajani Omisore is a Nigerian businessman,engineer,and politician who served as deputy governor of Osun State from 1999 to 2003. Subsequently,he served as a member of the Nigerian Senate for Osun East from 2003 to 2011. He is a former national secretary of the All Progressives Congress.
Ambrose Folorunsho Alli was a Nigerian medical professor who served as Executive Governor of the defunct Nigerian state of Bendel State between 1979 and 1983. He was the first civilian governor.
Frank Nnaemeka Nweke Jr is a Nigerian Politician,Entrepreneur,Teacher and Social Innovator. He is a two-time Federal Minister in Nigeria and former Director General,Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). He is currently a member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and vied for the position of Governor of Enugu in the 2023 Nigerian General Election,upon emerging the party candidate at the primary election in May 2022.
Olufemi Adebisi Bamiro is a Nigerian professor of mechanical engineering and former vice-chancellor of the University of Ibadan.
Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education,also known as AOCOED,is a higher education institute located in Oto-Awori community in the Oto-Awori area of Ojo,Lagos State. Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education offers the award of Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) and undergraduate first degree courses in Education,having affiliated to Ekiti State University.
Omoba Yinka Mursiq Durosinmi is a Nigerian politician and former Chairman of Ojo local government area of Lagos State.
Irewe is a town in Ojo local government area of Lagos State dominantly populated by the Awori. It is situated on the Island of one of the creeks in Badagry and is surrounded in the West by Iwori and the East by Ikare. On 1 July 2015,it was reported that six children who were from their way to school died from a boat mishap which led the Lagos State Government to stress on the use of life jackets.
Sarah Nnadzwa Jibril is a Nigerian politician,psychologist,social reform proponent,and philanthropist. She is known for serving as the Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Ethics and Moral Values and for her advocacy of the emancipation and empowerment of Nigerian women and children. Jibril is Nigeria's first female presidential candidate both at the primaries and main elections,having run for president on four occasions.
Idiat Oluranti Adebule is a writer,Educationalist and Nigerian politician who currently serves as Senator representing Lagos West senatorial district since 2023 in the 10th National Assembly. She previously served as the 15th deputy governor of Lagos State and the sixth woman to occupy the office from 2015 to 2019.
Aishah Ndanusa AhmadCFA is a Nigerian accountant and finance professional. She is a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria having been appointed on 6 October 2017,replacing Sarah Alade,who retired in March 2017. She was confirmed by the Nigerian Senate on 22 March 2018. On 6 December 2022,Ahmad was reappointed deputy governor for a second five-year term and subsequently confirmed by the Senate on 14 December 2022. However,on 15 September 2023,she was removed from office by President Bola Tinubu alongside three other deputy governors for alleged corporate governance failures at the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Kolapo Olubunmi Olushola Eleka is a Nigerian academic,professor of building technology and politician who served as the deputy governor of Ekiti State from 2014 to 2018.
Nene Elsie Nwada Obianyo is a Nigerian paediatric surgeon,delegate from Nigeria to the World Federation of Associations of Paediatric Surgeons and one of the two Nigerian surgeons who first successfully separated conjoined twins in Nigeria at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Enugu in 1988.
Bridge House College,abbreviated to BHC,is one of Nigeria's pioneer independent co-education Sixth Form College located in Ikoyi,Lagos,Nigeria. It was established in the year 2004 to cater for pre-university preparation for high school leavers 15–19 years considering university Education in Nigeria and abroad. The College is an accredited centre for Cambridge A level examinations and Cambridge face-to-face teacher training in Nigeria.
Idiat Aderemi Amusu is a Nigerian engineer. She is the first female agricultural engineer in Nigeria and the first female council member of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN). She was among the original founding members of the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) in 1983.
Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa is a Nigerian businessman and politician who has served as governor of Ondo State since 2023. He previously served as deputy governor of Ondo State from 2021 to 2023 under Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. He is a former commissioner of Niger Delta Development Commission.
The 2007 Lagos State gubernatorial election occurred on 14 April 2007. Babatunde Raji Fashola of the AC defeated other candidates,by polling 599,300 votes,PDP's Musiliu Olatunde Obanikoro was closest contender with 383,956 votes.
Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello is a Nigerian academic. She is a professor of physiology and the 9th Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University.
The Ahmadu Bello University is a public research university located in Zaria,Kaduna State,Nigeria. It was opened in 1962 as the University of Northern Nigeria.
