Category: Government
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Cape Gauge The development of railways in Nigeria started from Lagos Colony to Ibadan in March 1896, by the British government. This was extended to Minna in 1911, where it met the… read more
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Ofonagoro Walter Ibekwe; government spokesman under military dictatorship of Sani Abacha, economic historian, also Minister of Information and Culture during General Ibrahim Babangida‘s regime, born June 24, 1940 in Port Harcourt. He… read more
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Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe; Professor of mathematics, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos from September 2000 to April 2007. As Vice-Chancelor he had to deal with student unrest, staff grievances, financial problems and other… read more
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Abayomi Oshin; first African to be trained as a physiotherapist. Oshin started the Physiotherapy department in University of Ibadan in October 1966 and degree programme is offered. Before he left in 1990,… read more
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Nyame Jolly Tevoro; cleric, politician, administrator and civilian governor of Taraba State in whose name the stadium in Jalingo is called. Nyame had his education at St Thomas Primary School, Zing, 1962-67;… read more
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Ebenezer Babatope; Lawyer, journalist, politician and Third Republic Minister of Transport, later Aviation under General Abacha military government. He was also a Director of Research and Publicity of the defunct Unity Party… read more
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Ihonvbere Julius Ornozuanvo; pan-African scholar, human rights activist, and professor of Political Science, born on June 25, 1956. Ihonvbere studied at University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State,… read more
