Jaw War 2025 is forthcoming and here are the topics for the tournament
In the Press Conference hosted by The Literary and Debating Society, University of Ibadan, The President and his excos, after a series of deliberations with the senate, unveiled the final topics for Jaw War 2025
Here are the topics for Jaw War 2025
THEME: AFRICA IN THE 21ST CENTURY AND BEYOND: RETHINKING POWER, PROGRESS AND POSSIBILITY
1. Should local farming support be prioritised over food aid programs in Africa?
2. Should food fortification be made mandatory to combat malnutrition in Nigeria?
3. Which approach is more effective in addressing nutrient deficiencies in Africa:
Large-scale food fortification or Small-scale Food Fortification?
4. Food security in Nigeria should be driven primarily by private sector investment
rather than government intervention
5. Which has greater impact on Nigeria’s hunger crises; insecurity or climate change?
6. Is the current education system relevant to Nigeria’s economic needs?
7. Should secondary school students be banned from using phones in Nigerian schools?
8. Education system or students; who should be blamed for UTME failure?
9. Free tertiary education; economic burden or social right?
10. Should STEM be prioritised over Arts and Humanities in Nigerian curriculum design?
11. Student organisations’ endorsements in campus politics: Bane or boon?
12. Faith-based schools; moral builders or indoctrination grounds?
13. ELDS admission policy: levelling the field or compromising merit?
14. Should collegiate student athletes be classified as employees of their educational institutions?
15. Should African Nations Prioritize the Preservation of Cultural Heritage or Invest in Cutting-Edge Urban Development?
16. Has social media worsened tribalism in Nigeria?
17. Standardisation of indigenous language has done more harm than good
18. The growth of liberalism in African society: Shadows of neo-colonialism or the continent’s independent evolution
19. Globalization of Afrobeats: net positive?
20. Nollywood hyper-realism: Fact or Fiction?
21. Is the removal of political immunity necessary for checks and balances or detrimental to the government system?
22. In Fixing Nigeria, Should We Focus First on Leadership or the People?
23. Government intervention in the selection of traditional rulers: A violation of cultural autonomy?
24. Same-day election bill in Nigeria: A welcome proposal?
25. Electoral positions in Nigeria; state of origin over state of residence
26. Should Nigeria adopt a unified criminal justice system?
27. China in Africa: Development Partner or Silent Colonizer?
28. Africa’s Dependency on Foreign Aid: A Necessity or a Burden?
29. Do Western Demands for Good Governance Undermine Africa’s Sovereignty?
30. Should Nigeria Prioritise Inter-African Trade Over External Trade for Continental Development?
31. Is the Nigerian diaspora a net benefit or net loss?
32. Will decentralising revenue allocation help Nigeria achieve economic fairness?
33. Privatization Versus Nationalization: Which Model Best Secures Economic Stability in Nigerian State-Owned Enterprises?
34. Privatisation: The solution to NIPOST’s inefficiency?
35. Should African nations implement population control policies to ensure sustainable development?
36. Does the economic burden of unregulated procreation outweigh its economic value?
37. Acts of terrorism in pursuance of decolonisation: a necessary evil?
38. Should the Nigerian police force be decentralised?
39. Should the Nigerian government prioritise its counterterrorism efforts over its humanitarian assistance in the North?
40. Can Africa Leapfrog Conventional Industrialisation by Adopting Cutting Edge Technologies
41. Space Exploration: A Wasteful Venture
42. Climate action in Africa: priority or not?
43. Does the rise of automation in legal processes enhance or undermine justice?
44. Should the Right of a People to Secession Be Fundamental in a Democracy?