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Don’t allow love for Davido other entertainers’ musics to ruin your studies- University Don charges students

The former Dean, Faculty of Science, Augustine University, Ilara-Epe, Lagos State, Professor Michael Olasunkanmi Soladoye, has called on the students of the institution, in particular, the new intakes for the 2019/2020 academic session to not allow entertainment to ruin their studies. Professor Soladoye stated this recently while delivering a paper titled “Matriculation for an enduring…

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Coronavirus: Oyo SUBEB to collaborate with Health Sector on Awareness (PHOTOS)

Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board has identified an urgent need to collaborate with the State’s health sector, for adequate precautionary measures against Coronavirus in Oyo State Public primary schools. The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Adeniran stated this, in a meeting with the Commissioner of Health, Dr. Bashir  Bello…

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EKSU mass sack: Affected staff asks VC to resign over allegation of misappropriation (PHOTOS)

…as University mgt replies pre-action notice from aggrieved workers’ legal counsel From KEHINDE ADEWOLE The last is yet to be heard of the crisis caused by mass disengagement of staff at the Ekiti State University as the affected staff members have demanded resignation from the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Edward Olanipekun. The angry…

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FG commends FUOYE management on infrastructural development

From WOLE BALOGUN The Federal Government has lauded the Management of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, (FUOYE), on its efforts at developing the infrastructure of the institution in order to guarantee a conducive learning environment for the teeming students. The commendation came from some members of the Governing Council of FUOYE who represented the Federal Government…

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Oyo assembly calls for accreditation of more courses in tertiary institutions

The Oyo state House of Assembly has called on the executive arms of government to accredit more courses in the state owned tertiary institutions. Why presenting the motion on the need to put measure in place for the accreditation of more courses in some state owned tertiary institutions, the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Mohammed Fadeyi, commended…

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Makinde vows to recruit 7,000 teachers, non- teaching staff as Governor directs TESCOM to give out free forms to applicants

The Oyo State government led by Governor Seyi Makinde has said the state government had six years ago last recruited secondary school teachers. The governor has therefore given a directive to the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) to recruit 7,000 teachers; 2,000 non-teaching staff and 1,600 night guards. The chairman of TESCOM, Pastor Akinade Alamu, who…

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Ekiti varsity mass sack: Disengaged staff, management fight dirty insist on violation of their rights

From KEHINDE ADEWOLE, Ado-Ekiti Disengaged staffers of Ekiti State University (EKSU), and the management, on Monday again fought dirty over the ugly development rocking the institution. The management and some staff members who were not recalled after the December, 2019 mass sack have been at each other’s throat over their disagreement on the grounds which…

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Ekiti mass sack gets messier as disengaged EKSU workers open can of worms, indicts VC’s wife

•alleges VC’s wife is guilty of irregular appointment but he covers it up •accuses Fayemi’s spokesman of telling lies From KEHINDE ADEWOLE, Ado-Ekiti The crisis rocking the Ekiti State University (EKSU), at the weekend deepened and got more dirtier as the disengaged staff members opened a can of worms in an allegation that the wife…

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Varsity council sat, approved our employment, EKSU disengaged staff tells Fayemi, school authority

Sacked staff of the Ekiti State University in Ado EKITI have told the school management and governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, that the their appointment did follow did process and there was no need for their sudden disengagement. In a street protest on Tuesday, the staff members said: ” we have waited this far…

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PHOTOS: Oyo Govt. reads riot acts to contractor over shoddy job, urges quick completion of projects

The Oyo State Government has decried the poor quality of job executed by contractor handling the 2017 FGN-UBEC/OyoSUBEB intervention project at Celestial Church of Christ High School, Ibadan. Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Adeniran expressed this dissatisfaction during an on-the-spot inspection to sites of the projects in Ibadan. Dr. Adeniran,…

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