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Item Outline of the Historical Development of Laws for Environmental Protection in Nigeria(Faculty of Law, University of Ibadan, 2019) Akinbola, R. A.Item Enhancing the quality of education in Nigeria through a human rights-based approach(Ibadan, Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan, 2015) Akinbola, R. A.This article articulated an overview of the concept of human rights and its linkages to education. It examine the definition, attributes and classifications of human rights, arguing that, a human right based approach to education is imperative for Nigeria in keeping up with global minimum standards and currency in a globalised world. It outlines the framework of laws on education at the international, regional (African) and national (Nigerian) levels. It notes that the right to education in Nigeria is in Chapter II of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (CFRN) 1999 titled: Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy in sections 16 and 17, meaning that the obligation of the government is at the level of objective policy of the state which may not ordinarily be enforced in the same way as the rights in sections 33-46 of the CFRN 1999, for which individuals may sue the government for violation. Since human rights laws define government obligations and mandates in educational provisions and influence national education strategies, the article examine the necessary elements and advantages of a right-based approach to education. It concluded by recommending that it is necessary for Nigeria to integrate and fully implement the rights based education approach at all levels of education in the country to make education holisticItem Rights of the Nurse in the context of HIV/AIDS under the law in Nigeria(Ibadan, Book Builders, Editions Africa, 2012) Akinbola, R. A.Recent events around the world have made humans more conscious of the environment in which they live. Since the environment is not subject to human command, attention must focus on how to use the instrumentality of the law, a potent weapon of social control, to regulate human activities that abuse the environment and unleash devastating consequences on the entire ecosystem. This work is a survey of efforts at enhancing the quality of life in Nigeria viewed from the prism of environmental law. It highlights constitutional provisions, statutory enactments and institutional framework, and judicial remedies that seek to protect the environment. The work also offers useful suggestions on how to ameliorate the deplorable environmental situation in Nigeria by improved enforcement of extant laws, efficient coordination of relevant government agencies, effective utilization of delegated legislative authority, reform of the legal landscape by conferment of statutory standing to sue in environment- related cases and the recognition of the right to a healthy environment as a constitutional rightItem Rights of the Nurse in the context of HIV/AIDS under the law in Nigeria(Ibadan, Ibadan University Press, 2009) Akinbola, R. A.Item Human rights abuses: the state of the Nigerian child(Ibadan, Royal People, 2007) Akinbola, R. A.Item Adolescents, poverty and the constitution(Ibadan, Royal People, 2004) Akinbola, R. A.