Olaniyi Felix OlayinkaRedeemer's University · Law
Olaniyi Felix Olayinka
LL.D (Human Right)
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Introduction
Ongoing works cover International law with particular focus on human rights, Indigenous legal tradition as well as sustainable development.
Historical, analytical and comparative methods are engaged towards exploring issues at hand.
Additional affiliations
August 1996 - present
Education
February 2012 - February 2016
Publications
Publications (31)
The chapter attempts an evaluation of democracy, where political party members are unwilling to discharge their obligations towards holding political activities. It investigates if the emergence of ‘party patrons’, who fund political activities for profit, does not hinder economic and democratic development. The chapter further considers if the ind...
The paper examines if the Nigerian Universities Commission as the main regulatory body to Nigerian Universities is properly constituted with program-mes capable of assisting universities to meet development objectives of Nigeria. It makes recommendations on how the nations objectives can better be realized given a better NUC and universities blendi...
The COVID-19 outbreak necessitated UNESCO’s declaration of a state of emergency regarding education. The physical and social distancing approach to curb the spread of the virus made way for the adoption of distance learning, which was meant to be inclusive. This article examines conceptual and historical perspectives to determine whether distance e...
Professional managers are key constituents of the human resources in a country. Human resources have the distinct skills to combine every other factor of production in a way that turns around a nation’s status of under-development to that of development. The state contributes by establishing institutions such as the Institute of Management to manag...
The Beijing declaration prescribes a 30% representation of women in elective and appointive positions. The United Nation's states parties have the mandate to combat all forms of discrimination against women through appropriate legislative, institutional and further, by taking other measures. The work examines the prospects of equal participation an...
When Science was yet to find a cure for the COVID - 19 pandemic, one of the non-pharmaceutical measures adopted was avoidance of mass gathering and where desirable social and physical distancing. The UNESCO directed that schools should be closed and as such recommended the deployment of the Information Communication Technology (ICT) and the interne...
Pre-colonial communities occupying the space now known as Africa reflected "paradise on earth" having men of integrity, selfless, with focus on community development. The bonding of man with land and the invocation of land-based-spiritual powers allowed for easy enforcement of good morals and conduct in communities. The partitioning of Africa, with...
Science eventually came up with a couple of vaccines for the coronavirus 2019, though efforts are on in terms of distribution and access. As such the COVID-19 pandemic non-pharmaceutical measures such as the avoidance of mass gathering and where desirable social and physical distancing still holds. In the heat of the pandemic, the UNESCO directed t...
COVID-19 pandemic and distance learning education which was anchored on the ICT showed the level of inequality in Nigeria. The students from rich families continued to enjoy access and right to education as the ICT was affordable to them. Students from poor families lost their right to education while the pandemic and distance learning education la...
Communities now known as Africa veered off the path of development with foreign incursion into their culture and tradition such that the hitherto efficacious indigenous legal system is now ineffective to support sustainable development of Africa.
Africa seeks development and growth without committed and well planned policies to diversify its mono-culture economy. Development is piloted by indigenous culture and thus globalisation towards development which excludes culture gives a motion without any movement.
Abstract: The Beijing Declaration prescribes a 30% representation of women in elective and appointive
positions. The United Nation‟s States Parties have the mandate to combat all forms of discrimination
against women through appropriate legislative, institutional and by taking other measures. The work
examines the prospects of equal participation a...
The western countries are the builders and makers of the new Africa; and they colonized the continent and maintained their control after flag independence through western education, western legal system, and substitution of indigenous legal system with the western legal system. The paper investigates whether these measures qualify as development ag...
A class of 76 students was considered as to the level of participation
The many benefits which representative governance brings have not been delivered because the political class cut corners, not playing by the rules of the game. The judiciary ensures that the law prevails so that the people's confidence and continuation of civil rule in Nigeria have smooth ride.
The right to food is an extension of right to life. Everyone deserves to access quality food and the states obligation is to facilitate this. The work considers the various challenges which makes food uncertain in most households. In the circumstances, the university is considered as a game changer that can facilitate intensive agriculture on the l...
The right to fair trial of a student who is standing trial before disciplinary committee either for disciplinary or for academic violation is born out of his academic freedom, which stipulates that he may not lose his enrollment as a student except he has been tried before a panel. The laudable comprehensive provisions of international and regional...
Abstract: The right to fair trial of a student who is standing trial before disciplinary committee either for disciplinary or for academic violation is born out of his academic freedom, which stipulates that he may not lose his enrolment as a student except he has been tried before a panel. The laudable comprehensive provisions of international and...
Africa lacks the technical know-how to adapt foreign technology to meet her peculiar circumstances. The effect of public sector corruption hinders the attainment of desired infrastructure for the private sector to thrive.
Imported technology is not affordable and entrenches the continent in more foreign debt.
Africa should look towards indigenous t...
Constitutionalising socio- economic and cultural rights (SERs) and the directive principles of state policy is an indication that a state is disposed to protect and enforce such rights. The classification of rights into political and economic goes a long way in determining the extent of rights enforcement in a nation. In Nigeria political rights ar...
This paper investigates how well Nigeria conforms to international best practices on the right to education. The quality of education that is available to Nigerians is affected by inadequate budgetary allocation, which is compounded by mismanagement of scarce resources and generally by corrupt practices. Education at the level of the primary, secon...
Ouster clause provisions rob the courts of jurisdiction, and ouster in Nigeria is observed under the classification of human right. It investigates whether the ouster of jurisdiction of the courts on pre-election matters and impeachment of the executive do constitute an absolute bar on the courts' jurisdiction. The paper recommends that the courts...
The work examines the adequacy or otherwise of the corporate affairs commission in sustaining the ease of doing business in Nigeria. The assessment becomes essential on account of the country's drive towards a diversified economy. The corporate affairs office has its challenges which does not allow it fly so high, the private sector suffers inadequ...
It is intended in this work to examine the provisions of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 visa -viz the provisions of other relevant laws as they allow for the enjoyment of religious practices by individuals and by communities of faith .The clarity of language, the intendment of the law makers will also be highlighted with...
In Garba v University of Maiduguri, the Nigerian Supreme Court was invited to interpret the provisions of section 33(1)(4) of the 1979 Nigerian Constitution. Therein the court established the principle of law to the effect that domestic tribunal of a university lacks the jurisdiction to enforce discipline on its campus where such an act of miscondu...
The paper examines the authority of members of political parties to elect or recall party leadership and to vote candidates for elective offices. It argues that the Nigerian democratic dispensation is one, which encourages holding public office as a platform to amass wealth rather than service to humanity. This explains the desperation of politicia...
Call on Government of Nigeria to give equal and adequate education at all levels of learning in Nigeria
Questions
Questions (2)
Some women on their religious and cultural beliefs and values wear veils and general body clothing.
They are enjoined to be part of the move to stem the spread of corona virus under the non pharmaceutical adopted approaches.
The covid 19 herbal solution has been found effective within Madagascar, states such as Guinea and other African Countries are subscribing to the herbal solutions.
If it works for the African, the assumption is that it can work in other Continent. Hence, the need for the question. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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The work queries the propects of Universities in Nigeria realising their research, teaching and impartation of knowledge Objectives if the issues of misconduct are not controlled. It makes recommendations to revisit the structure of Nigeria and promulgation of law be that are pragmatic and user friendly.
It is expected that political leadership in Africa will now give education the pride of place since development of the Continent depends on the quality of education. The COVID-19 pandemic beams its searchlight on the infrastructural failings in the sector, such as ICT devices and quality environment which could have been the saving grace for education under a pandemic academic session.
