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Oyo govt releases calendar for school resumption

The Oyo State government, on Monday, announced September 21, 2020 as the beginning of the 2020/2021 academic session for primary and secondary schools in the state. It will be recalled that the new calendar was approved on July 21 at a meeting of the State Executive Council, to guide resumption of schools and other associated…

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Chibok students write WASSCE for first time in six years amidst tight security

  For the first time in six years, students in Chibok local government area of Borno State are taking part in this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).Chibok became popular in April, 2014 following the abduction of over 200 school girls from the Government Girls Secondary School by the terrorist group, Biko Haram…

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Oyo Govt. trains 2,454 headteachers on safe reopening of schools (PHOTOS)

Ahead of Schools’ resumption in Oyo State, the State Universal Basic Education Board has just concluded training of 2, 454 Head Teachers in the State, on Covid-19 preventive measures. The Training session which was held across all Educational zones in the State, started on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 and ended on Thursday, September 10, 2020….

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Alleged misconduct: Ekiti Group berates ASUU over attack on FUOYE, EKSU mgt

… say some branches of the union are playing politics of bitterness with school mgt A group, Ekiti Progressives (EP), has chided the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over its alleged attack on the management of both the Ekiti State University (EKSU) and Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE/, alleging that the zonal branch of ASUU,…

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FUOYE: We are grateful for your achievements, NANS, CSOs laud VC, Soremekun

…as VC counsels against tribal, ethnic sentiments From Kehinde Adewole Some leaders of the Civil Society Organisations, (CSOs) have commended the out-going Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Prof. Kayode Soremekun and his Management team, for having performed excellently well during his four years and eight months in office. The activists who belong to…

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Reopening of schools is suicidal – ASUU warns

  The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has criticized the Federal Government that attempts to reopen tertiary institutions without putting the right measures in place. The union also described the move as suicidal as negative consequences may arise from the decision. Thi was contained in a statement issued by the Lagos State Zonal Coordinator…

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ANA elects fmr. Sun editor and FUOYE lecturer as new chairman in Ekiti

…as Ekiti State varsity don dissects effects of Covid 19 on literature From Kehinde Adewole The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Ekiti State chapter has elected Dr. Sola Balogun, a Lecturer with the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), as its new state chairman. Dr. Balogun, a former Arts Editor with the Daily Sun newspapers, and ex-National…

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SDG donates 14, 850 textbooks to Oyo primary schools

The Office of the Senior Special Assistant on Sustainable Development Goals has donated 150 cartons (14, 850textbooks) of the Global Goals for sustainable development textbooks to Primaryschools in Oyo State, under the auspices of Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board. The donationis in fulfilment of the SDG’s pledge to collaborate with Oyo SUBEB on providingquality…

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University Don showcases Nigerian youth’s creative talents

….says intiative has helped to ease Covid 19 lockdown depression From Kehinde Adewole A lecturer with the Department of Theatre and Media Arts (TMA), of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Mr. Tayo Isijola, has organized an online platform with which he is showcasing the many talents of young Nigerians in the area of creative arts…

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Covid 19: FUOYE mgt warns against ASUU’s planned Congress on campus

…says it violates pandemic protocol, threatens to deal with defaulters From Kehinde Adewole The Management of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), has warned a faction of the school’s local branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), against violating the Covid 19 protocol as laid down by the Federal Government by gathering in huge…

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