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Ayo Fasanmi: When a Nigerian politician becomes a rare breed

By Wole BALOGUN The phrase ‘rare breed’ is deployed figuratively to describe an individual of exceptional features whose performance in life has convinced all and sundry that he or she is a man or woman of excellent personality. He or she is simply the best among the stock. While it wouldnt be a fallacy to…

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ASUU: LAUTECH calls off six month strike, resumes academic activities

The management of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo State, has called off its unions’ six months old strike. The institution also announced the date for the commencement of academic activities for the 2021/2022 academic session which will now resume on Thursday, August 18, 2022. This was contained in a circular titled: “Release…

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Oyo Govt not returning schools to original owners- Education Commissioner assures

Oyo State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Barr. Abdulrahman Abduraheem, has reacted to insinuations that the state government was planning to return some schools to their original owners, be they missionaries or individuals. The Commissioner, who clarified the State Government’s position in a statement at the weekend, maintained that the government at no time…

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FUOYE students, Bridgewaters launch Ekiti marathon app

… say initiative will spur innovation, investment through sports Two academic and creative wizards of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Owoeye Precious and Adesanmi Dayo PraiseGod, of the Department of Computer Science, have collaborated with an NGO, Bridgewaters Foundation, to develop a community engagement, crowd funding and racing in app, the GOPADI app, which is…

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Reunion: Oba Akinbiyi old students decry infrastructural decay in public schools, give conditions for revamping education; honour teachers

By Opeyemi Olawore The 1996 set of old Students of Oba Akinbiyi High School 1(OAHS 1), Mokola, Ibadan have blamed successive governments in Oyo State for the infrastructural decay in public primary and secondary schools. In his keynote address, Prince Adedayo Babalola who spoke on behalf of the 1996 set of old students of Oba…

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Makinde meets LAUTECH stakeholders…moves to resolve ASUU strike, controversy over name change, others

Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, late on Thursday, met with critical stakeholders of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, in a bid to address major issues affecting the institution. Those who attended the meeting, which took place at the Presidenrial Lodge of the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, include representatives of the Alumni body,…

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You can’t reverse appointment already made by FUOYE to replace you, SAN bombs ex-Registrar, Bursar

Ebun Olu Adegboruwa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), who is the lead counsel to the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) on the lingering legal battle between the sacked Registrar, Odunsanya Olatunbosun and Bursar, Mrs. Bolatitio Roseline Akande and the Ivory Tower, on Tuesday told the sacked ex-principal officers that their sack was irreversible as the…

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When ASUU strike will end – FG reveals

The Minister of State for Education Goodluck Opiah has assured the Muhammadu Buhari administration is committed to ending the strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) soonest. The Minister gave the assurance in Owerri at the weekend while fielding questions from newsmen during a reception organized in his honour by his friends….

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National Personnel Audit: UBEC urges Oyo Govt. to recruit more teachers

…As SUBEB boss says recruitment plans ongoing The Universal Basic Education Commission has commended the qualitative education pupils in Oyo State are enjoying under the Governor Seyi-Makinde led administration. The Commission has also called on the state government to recruit more teachers into primary schools. The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission, Dr. Hamid Bobboyi…

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Rights Suit: FUOYE VC cleared on spurious allegations

…as Court discontinues trials The legal battle that lingered between the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Prof. Abayomi Sunday Fasina and the Nigerian Police was on Monday, June 20, 2022, laid to rest as the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State, discontinued its trials following the joint decision of the two…

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