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LAUTECH: Oyo group blasts Osun govt, encourages Makinde to get tough

…Says Oyo can’t afford to let varsity go under An Oyo State-based socio-political organisation, the Oyo Kajola Group (OKG), has weighed in on the controversy between Oyo and Osun States over the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, saying that the needless drama being orchestrated by the government of Osun State was unhelpful and…

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Teachers’ Day: Gov. Makinde assures Oyo teachers better welfare package

Governor Seyi Makinde led Government of Oyo State has promised to ensure teachers in the state enjoy better welfare package as a reward for their impeccable contribution in shaping the society. Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State made the promise on Saturday at the teachers day celebration held at the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT)…

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FUOYE protest: Management raises hope of resumption as investigative panel submits report

…promises justice for students, says students’ Union activities remains suspended From WOLE BALOGUN, Ado-Ekiti Hope of resumption of normal academic activities was on Friday raised by the management of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) as the panel earlier set up to investigate events leading to the tragedy that greeted the September 10 bloody protest by…

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Fayemi’s aide urges Alumni to rescue universities from violent protests

From WOLE BALOGUN, ADO-EKITI The Senior Special Adviser to governor Kayode Fayemi on Public Buildings and Infrastructures, Architect Wale Ajayi has sought greater synergy between the leadership of the various Alumni Associations and the Students Union bodies, in order to halt the growing destructive tendencies during students unrest. The governor’s aide stressed that this became…

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Why Nigerian universities should embrace distance learning programmes- Prof.Jegede, ex-NOUN VC

….as FUOYE commences programmes soon From WOLE BALOGUN, Ado-Ekiti Former Vice-chancellor, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), and renown expert on Distance Learning academic programmes, Professor Olagbemiro Jegede, has advised Nigerian varsities and other tertiary institutions to embrace the culture of having a Distance Learning (D.L) institute. He said the development will help in surmounting…

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Oyo returns 34% out-of-school children back to class, to reintroduces boarding system for public schools

Oyo State government has disclosed that the State has returned 34% of its out-of-school children population back to class and working towards mopping the rest of the population outside classroom back before the end of the year. The disclosure was made at the weekend by the State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Kehinde…

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LAUTECH: Osun Govt opens can of worms, shift ASUU’s blame on Oyo over unpaid salaries

The government of the state of Osun has described threat by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) that it will disrupt academic activities in the institution if the Osun State Government ‘refuses to pay their outstanding two months’ salaries, as misguided and presumptuous. In a statement…

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FUOYE gives free post doctoral training to academics

From WOLE BALOGUN, Ado-Ekiti Federal University Oye-Ekiti, (FUOYE), is adding another feather to her cap in a quest for academic advancement and deepening of research endeavours. This, the school is doing by organizing a free one-day training on capacity building workshop on grantsmanship and strategies for accessing Post Doctoral applications. The training is scheduled for…

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Makinde to build new Model schools in 3 senatorial districts

Governor Seyi Led-Government of Oyo State has revealed that it would construct five new Model schools across the three senatorial districts, saying this is in line with the 2018 intervention project in conjunction with Federal Government-Universal Basic Education Board. This was stated today by the Chairman of Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (OyoSUBEB), Dr….

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Capacity building: FUOYE trains staff on Quality Assurance practices, partner with UNILAG on effective, efficient service delivery

From WOLE BALOGUN, Ado-Ekiti Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has trained her academic and non-academic staff on how to deliver on Quality Assurance (Q.A).The management of the university also plans to partner with the University of Lagos, Akoka (UNILAG) on effective and efficient service delivery. The training came as a one-day Quality Assurance Workshop tagged: ”…

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