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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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Jubilations, mix feelings as FG begins payment of N33,000 NYSC allowance (See screenshot)

The serving Corps members in the country have started rejoicing after confirmation that Federal Government has begun the payment of their N33,000 allowance. Recalled that the Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim has announced the payment of N33,000 as monthly allowance for members of the youth corps. Meanwhile, the goodnews…

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OYSCATECH mourns as former Acting Bursar passes on at 60

The death of Mr. Josiah Agboaje Ajayi, the former acting Bursar for Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora has been announced. Until his death, Mr. Josiah Ajayi was a deputy Bursar who served in acting capacity between April 1, 2016 and July 9, 2017. He also acted as officer in charge of bursary…

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Ekiti mass sack: Another set of staff threaten legal suit on Fayemi

..as students protest, lament dearth of lecturers after sack From KEHINDE ADEWOLE, Ado-Ekiti Barely a week after a group of over 250 staff of the Ekiti State University, who were disengaged recently, threatened Court action against the state government and Management of Ekiti State University, another set of almost 200 staff have also served the…

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PHOTO: Sowore offers to teach Government, Geography in public school says he’s sitting idle in Abuja

Omoyele Sowore has offered to teach Government or Geography in a Government-owned secondary school as he said he has been sitting idle in Abuja. The publisher of Sahara Reporters and presidential candidate of the in 2019 general elections stated this Monday. According to him, he has looked for a public school where he could teach…

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FUOYE signs MoU with Fed poly , Ilaro on liberal education

From KEHINDE ADEWOLE, Ado-Ekiti The Vice Chancellor, Federal University Oye Ekiti, FUOYE, Professor Kayode Soremekun says unwholesome system of education is one of the factors responsible for some of the challenges in tertiary institutions. To this end, FUOYE is taking steps to address some of these changes through partnership and affiliate programmes in order to…

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Don advocates establishment of mentoring programmes in LAUTECH, other varsities

A Professor of rural sociology and the immediate past Rector of Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, Prof. Gbemiga Adewale has advocated for the establishment of mentoring programmes at the Ladoke Akintola University and other universities in Nigeria. Professor Gbemiga Adewale made this call while delivering a lecture at a training workshop organised…

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