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FUOYE VCship race gets more interesting…as investigations open can of worms against leading candidates

From Kennis Bright Things have fallen apart now, regarding the on-going process in search of the successor of the outgoing Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Prof. Kayode Soremekun.And indeed, the centre no longer holds, as the political intrigues featuring in the historic process, have degenerated into a chaotic and confusing situation. Against…

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Alleged misconduct: Your publication is libellious against Prof. Fasina, lawyer tells Daily Sun Reporter, Gabriel Dike

…as reporter of a counter publication denying indictment of Fasina stands with his report From Martins Adekunle A legal practissioner, Barr. Tiamiyu Sule Adegboyega, has slammed the Reporter of Daily Sun, Grabriel Dike, by analysing his report published on December 22, 2020, with the title: “ASUU, EKSU VC fault report on exoneration of Fasina’, describing…

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Lagos Catholic Archbishop Emeritus, Cardinal Okogie donates N25M water plant to Augustine University (PHOTOS)

The Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos, Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi Okogie has donated a multimillion Naira water plant to Augustine University located at Ilara in Epe area of Lagos State. The water plant is built is built with state of the art facilities to provide clean potable bottle water. The Catholic priest while speaking at the…

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ASUU tags Ngige liar says he should fulfill his promises before they call of strike action

From Kehinde Adewole The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has told the Federal Government, being represented by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, that it should fullfill its promises to pay withheld salaries and N70 billion for Revitalization fund and Earned Academic Allowances (EAA) before asking lecturers to resume in public…

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Ekiti varsity Alumni begs Fayemi for special funds for own college of medicine

…tasks Management on creation of ICT resource centre for accurate records keeping From Kehinde Adewole The Alumni Association of the Ekiti State University (EKSU, Alumni) has pleaded with the state governor and chairman of Nigeria’s Governors’Forum, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, to provide special funds to properly manage the institution’s College of Medicine. The association also tasked…

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ASUU: Our distrust in govt, a reason for our prolonging strike action, says EKSU local branch

…as Alumni Nat’ leader backs NANS’ threat to shut down private varsities From Kehinde Adewole Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said the Union’s lack of trust in the Federal Government has been responsible for their continued strike action to press home their demands for a better University system in Nigeria. This was just…

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FUOYE VCship: Rival union, CONUA, chides ASUU, AKure zone, others, over damaging comments

…. says process has been fair, transparent A rival academic union at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) under the aegies of Congress of Nigerian Universities’ Academics (CONUA) has berated the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), AKure zone, for always serving as the clog in the wheel of progress in the institution by unnecessarily antagonising…

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NHRC leadership honour: reinstated EKSU staff congratulates Fayemi

From Kehinde Adewole The 32 recently reinstated staff of the Ekiti State University (EKSU) has congratulated Governor, Kayode Fayemi on the Leadership award which would soon be conferred on him by The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in recognition of the policy and institutional reforms initiated by the Dr Fayemi –led government to protect and…

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Industrial Court orders reinstatement of sacked Ekiti varsity workers

From Kehinde Adewole An Industrial Court sitting in AKure, Ondo State capital on Tuesday has ordered the resinstatement of 32 staff of the Ekiti State University (EKSU) who were illegally sacked by the Management on December 5, 2019.Justice K.D Damulak, the presiding Jugde also ordered that the University management pay each of the claimants a…

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FUOYE VCship: You’re rasing false alarm, FUOYE staff, ASUU members tell ASUU Akure zone, non-academic unions

….Say their allegations of faulty process is untrue, as rival Union mocks ASUU for being inconsistent From Kehinde Adewole Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and some staff members who belong to the non-academic unions of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) have disassociated themselves from claims made by a few members of…

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