{"id":1294,"date":"2014-11-21T09:52:09","date_gmt":"2014-11-21T08:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/?p=1294"},"modified":"2023-11-20T14:40:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T13:40:57","slug":"nigerian-presidents-academic-qualifications-1960-till-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/nigerian-presidents-academic-qualifications-1960-till-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Presidents\u2019 Academic Qualifications: 1960 Till Date"},"content":{"rendered":"
Nigeria as a country has come a long way. Right from 1960 after the country\u00a0got her independence from the hands of the British colonial masters, the journey has not been all that smooth, with years of military rule, coups that have taken place and lots of blood that were shed in the process, as a result of civil, ethnic and religious wars.<\/p>\n
From Nnamdi Azikiwe down to the present Nigerian President, these are men who have served this country as presidents, but we only know little about them especially their academic qualifications. It might interest you to know that only a few Nigerian Presidents received a college education,\u00a0even among the earliest apart from Nnamdi Azikiwe. Let’s take a quick\u00a0look at the Nigerian Presidents academic qualifications from 1960 till date.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n BA degree in Political Science (1930)\u00a0Lincoln University,\u00a0PA<\/p>\n MA degree in Religion and Philosophy (1932) \u00a0Lincoln University<\/p>\n He concluded two Master\u2019s degree programs, in Anthropology and Political Science (1933) University of Pennsylvania, PA.<\/p>\n Doctor of Philosophy degree<\/p>\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n After his programme with the University of Warwick in 1983, he attended military institutions which had followed slightly different approach to academic learning and award of degrees.<\/p>\n Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, UK (1955\u201356)<\/p>\n Staff College, Camberley, UK (1962)<\/p>\n Joint Staff College, Latimer (1965)<\/p>\n He attended military institutions which had followed slightly different approach to academic learning and award of degrees.<\/p>\n Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (1955 \u2013 1956)<\/p>\n Staff College, Camberley<\/p>\n Joint Service Defence College, England<\/p>\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n He had his early education in Kano and finished up at Government (now Barewa) College, Zaria in 1957, and then he attended military institutions which had followed slightly different approach to academic learning and award of degrees.<\/p>\n Sandhurst Royal Academy, Britain as an Officer Cadet.<\/p>\n Joint Services Staff College, England,\u00a0including other advanced training courses.<\/p>\n He attended military institutions which had followed slightly different approach to academic learning and award of degrees.<\/p>\n Mons Officer Cadet School, Aldershot, England (1958) Officer Cadet<\/p>\n Royal College of Military Engineering, Chatham, UK<\/p>\n School of Survey, Newbury, UK.<\/p>\n Defense Services Staff College, Wellington<\/p>\n Indian Army School of Engineering<\/p>\n DSSC, Wellington.<\/p>\n In June 2018, Olusegun Obasanjo completed a Ph.D. programme in Christian Theology at the National Open University (NOUN).<\/p>\n\nAcademic Qualifications<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Academic Qualifications<\/strong><\/h3>\n
General Yakubu Gowon (1966 – 1975<\/strong>)<\/h2>\n
<\/a>Academic Qualifications<\/strong><\/h3>\n
General Murtala Mohammed (1975 – 1976)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Academic Qualifications<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Major-General Olusegun Obasanjo (1976 – 1979)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Academic Qualifications<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Alhaji Shehu Shagari (1979 – 1983)<\/strong><\/h2>\n