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Youth development: Cultivate positive values, FUOYE VC urges youngsters

… As students garland him for admirable performance From WOLE BALOGUN, Ado-Ekiti Vice-Chancellor of Federal University Oye-Ekiti, (FUOYE), Prof. Kayode Shoremekun has urged undergraduates in Nigerian tertiary institutions, particularly, those in FUOYE, to cultivate positive values, saying that is the only way to have a fulfilled life. Prof. Shoremekun said youths must learn to take…

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Gov Makinde approves N60m bursary for Oyo Law School students

…Charges them to persevere Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has approved the sum of N500, 000 as bursary to each of the 120 Oyo State indigenes in the Nigerian Law School. Governor Makinde, who received a delegation of the Law School students in his office on Tuesday, charged the students to persevere in the…

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Makinde lauds Ajimobi SGB’s Policy, promises to build on it

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Wednesday lauded the School Governing Board (SGB) policy by the immediate past administration led by Senator Abiola Ajimobi in the state, promised to build on it to improve on infrastructure and enhance learning. According to The Nation, the governor explained that the novel initiative would be appreciated and be…

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Updated: WAEC releases May/June 2019 results

The West African Examination Council(WAEC) has released the May/June 2019 results. Speaking on Friday, the Head of Nigeria National office of WAEC, Mr. Olu Olanipekun, who addressed newsmen at the Yaba headquarters of the Council in Lagos, said candidates can now check their results online. He said 64.18 per cent of candidates who sat for…

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Oyo schools to harness play-based learning initiative for development

Play-based learning initiative for pre-primary to primary two children has been described as a crucial bedrock for children which Oyo State Government intends to harness for the development of education. In this regard the State Government has promised to train all pre-primary school teachers in order to inspire standard practice in the education sector as…

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Makinde has no plan to scrap SGB’s policy by Ajimobi, says SUBEB chairman

Oyo state government on Friday disclosed that it had no plan to proscribe the School Governing Boards (SGBs) policy of the Abiola Ajimobi led administration in public schools, but had worked on reviewing the mode of operation of the initiative. This disclosed by the Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Adeniran who…

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Inaugural lecture : FUOYE don advocates harnessing music, dance, drama to solve Nigeria’s problems

From WOLE BALOGUN, Ado-Ekiti A university don, Prof Rasaki Ojo Bakare, and former Director General, Abuja Carnival on Thursday advocated the use of music, dance and drama in solving myriads of problems plaquing the country. Bakare, a Professor of Choreography and Performance Aesthetics at the Federal University Oye Ekiti, said the three instruments of entertainment…

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Gov. Makinde reads Riot Act to Education Stakeholders over attempt to sabotage new policies

…promises Running Grants to schools Governor Seyi Makinde, led government in Oyo State has issued a stern warning to Stakeholders in the Education sector, saying anyone caught in the act of sabotaging the present administration’s efforts to reposition education in the State will be severely dealt with. Speaking with Executives of the Oyo State wing…

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Academic Advancement : FUOYE to become a dual mode university

…as VC holds meeting with COL in Canada From WOLE BALOGUN, Ado-Ekiti The Federal University Oye-Ekiti, will soon become a dual mode University as the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Kayode Soremekun, has held several meetings with the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), in Vancouver, Canada, with a view to strategize on transiting the institution into a Dual Mode…

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Ibadan Poly burnt N15million worth of phones seized from students who engaged in exam malpractice

Phones worth over 15million naira that were siezed from students during examination periods were on Wednesday burnt by the management of The Polytechnic, Ibadan. This was in a bid to provide a lasting solution to the act of indiscipline and examination malpractices, the school authority said. A Senior Lecturer and the immediate past Deputy Rector…

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