Have you taken a look at the academic qualification of all the Presidents of Nigeria? incase you have seen nothing, simply check them out below.

Goodluck Ebele Jonthan

B.SC. Degree In Zoology

M.Sc. degree in Hydrobiology and Fisheries biology

PhD degree in Zoology

All from the University of Portharcourt

Umaru Musa Yar’adua

Higher School Certificate from Barewa College (1971)

B.Sc. degree in Education and Chemistry from Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria from (1972 – 1975)

M.Sc. degree in Analytical Chemistry from  Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria ( 1978)

General Abdulsalaam Abubakar

His early education  started at  Native Authority Primary School Minna between 1950 to 1956, followed by  the famous Government College, Bida. where he had his secondary education from 1957 to 1962, and then went further to  Kaduna Technical College from January to October 1963 for his  Post Secondary School Education, after enlisting into the Nigeria Air Force on October 3, 1963 as Officer Cadet. In June 1964, he was sent to Germany for flying training. Apart from these, he didn’t embark on any further academic work neither did he get any academic qualifications, but he was showered with lots and lots of national and international awards, which includes:

The Prestigious ECOWAS International Gold Award (May 27, 2000)

The National Honour for “The Shortest and Successful Democratic Transition in the History of Nigeria Award” by CCJRCA (July 31, 2000)

Distinguished Leadership of Honour Award by NBA (August 21, 2000)

Award of Honorary Doctorate Degree of Science (Honoris Causa) by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria. (November 25, 2000)

Award of Honorary Doctorate Degree of Science (Honoris Causa) by Edo State University, Ekpoma, Nigeria (May 4, 2002)

Award of Honorary Doctorate Degree of Science (Honoris Causa) by Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GHANA. (August 10, 2002)

Award of Honorary Doctorate Degree of Law, LLD (Honoris Causa) by Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria (May 15, 2004)

Award of Honorary Doctorate Degree of Law, LLD (Honoris Causa) by University of Ibadan, Nigeria (November 17, 2006)

Award of Honorary Doctorate Degree of Law, LLD (Honoris Causa) by Igbinedion University, Okada, Nigeria. (November 25, 2006).

Award of Honorary Doctorate Degree of Agriculture (D. Agric) (Honoris Causa) By Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Nigeria (Junuary 31, 2009).

Award of Honorary Doctorate Degree of Doctor of Letters (D. Agric) (Honoris Causa) By University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria (November 10, 2012).

General Sani Abacha

Just like his peers, he attended military institutions which had followed slightly different approach to academic learning and award of degrees‏ from the Universities.

Nigerian Military Training College in Kaduna (1962-63)

Mons Defense Cadet College, Aldershot, united kingdom  (1963)

School of Infantry at Warminster in (1966 and 1971)

Command Staff College at Jaji (1976)

National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies at Kuru (1981)

International defense course in Monterrey, California, USA (1982)

Ernest Shonekan

Graduated in Law in 1962,  at the University of London, the year he was also called to the bar.

General Ibrahim Babangida

He attended millitary institutions which had followed slightly different approach to academic learining and award of degrees‏.

Government College Bida (1957-62)

Nigerian Military Training College, Kaduna (1962-63)

Indian Military Academy (1964)

Royal Armoured Centre, United Kingdom (1966-1967)

Advanced Armoured Officers’ Course, Army Armoured School, United States(1972-73)

Command and Staff College, Jaji1977

Nigerian Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru (1979)

Senior International Defence Management Course, Naval Postgraduate School, USA (1980)

Major-General Muhammadu Buhari

He attended millitary institutions which had followed slightly different approach to academic learining and award of degrees‏.

Nigerian Military Training College, Kaduna(1962)

Mons Officer Cadet School, Aldershot, United Kingdom (1962-63)

Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, India (1973)

Shehu Shagari

He went to the Sokoto Middle School and later advanced to Kaduna college.

No academic qualification that we know

Major-General Olusegun Obasanjo

He attended millitary institutions which had followed slightly different approach to academic learining and award of degrees‏.

Mons Officer Cadet School, Aldershot, England (1958) Officer Cadet

Royal College of Military Engineering, Chatham, UK

School of Survey, Newbury, UK.

Defence Services Staff College, Wellington

Indian Army School of Engineering

DSSC, Wellington.

General Murtala Mohammed

He had his early education in Kano and finished up at Government (now Barewa) College, Zaria in 1957, and then he attended millitary institutions which had followed slightly different approach to academic learining and award of degrees‏.

Sandhurst Royal Academy, Britain as an Officer Cadet.

Joint Services Staff College, England

including other advanced training courses

Major-General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi

After his programme with University of Warwick in 1983, he attended millitary institutions which had followed slightly different approach to academic learining and award of degrees‏.

Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, UK (1955–56)

Staff College, Camberley, UK (1962)

Joint Staff College, Latimer (1965)

General Yakubu Gowon

He attended millitary institutions which had followed slightly different approach to academic learining and award of degrees‏.

Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (1955 – 1956)

Staff College, Camberley

Joint Service Defence College

Chief (Dr) Nnamdi Azikiwe

BA degree in Political Science (1930) Lincoln University, PA

MA degree in Religion and Philosophy (1932)  Lincoln University

He concluded two Master’s degree programs, in Anthropology and Political Science(1933) University of Pennsylvania, PA.

Doctor of Philosophy degree

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