Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- The debate comes days after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) commenced the public display of the personal particulars and academic credentials of presidential candidates for the 2027 general election.

Documents contained in President Tinubu's Form EC9 show that he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Chicago State University, United States, which, according to his academic transcript, was awarded with honours on June 22, 1979. The submission also included his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate, indicating that he served in Oyo State from December 1982 and was demobilised in November 1983.

However, details of the President's primary and second...