Category: Education

Some youths in Eruwa town gathered early today at the entrance Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic to protest the removal of the erstwhile acting Rector, Mr. Peter Adejumo and called for the appointment of substantive rector in the institution.

The youths who gathered in number also demanded the removal of the Governing Council Chairman of the institution, Prof. Samuel Ogundiran for failure to appoint substantive management.

The major entrance to the institution was locked as students and members of staff were prevented from entering the campus.

Recall that ODUDUWA NEWS had earlier reported the dissolution of management of the institution and subsequent appointment of Rector, Bursar and Head of Works in acting capacity.

The Governing Council of the institution had on Friday approved the appointment of Dr Akinteye O. Adewuyi as the Acting Rector, Oladipo S. Abimbola as the Acting Bursar and Abeegunde O. Olatunde as the Acting Head of Works, following the expiration of the six months tenure of the interim management.

According to the governing council chairman, Professor Samuel Ogundiran, he said “the appointment is in accordance with the Conditions of Service for Nigeria Polytechnics as contained in National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Chapter Ten Cap (e)” that acting appointment shall be for a period of six months in the first instance and could be reviewed for another final period of six months.

Ogundiran said that the incumbent acting Rector, Mr Peter Adejumo’s tenure ended on 10th September 2021.

Meanwhile, in reaction to the protest, the Chairman while speaking today to the correspondent of ODUDUWA NEWS via telephone conversation through his Media Aide said, those who protested were rented and ignorant of the laid down rules and regulations for the appointment of substantive Rector.

He made clarification further as quoted thus: “Governing Council doesn’t appoint Acting Rector for the third time as insinuated by the protesters, the Governing Council was inaugurated last year July and it appointed Acting Management by August. The Council does not unilaterally appoint substantive management because it does not have final decision on substantive management but to select best three names which shall be forwarded to the Governor for final appointment after proper screening.

“The process for substantive management has started already, interested candidates have applied and the application closed by July, interview and selection of credentials shall commence next week.”

“What the Council did at the last meeting was in accordance with the provision of NBTE Scheme of Servic and Chairman can’t take unilateral decision without the consent of the entire Council, the decision was taken at the meeting not the room of Council chairman.

The Chairman however appealed for calm as the decision of the Council was in the best interest of the institution and urged the protesters to allow peace to reign and not to allow themselves to be used by those who are not happy with smooth academic calendar being enjoyed at the institution.

The executive members and representatives of Federation of Oyo State Students’ Union FOSSU have been sacked by the zonal chapters for flagrant disregard to constitution, abuse of office and tenure elongation. This decision was made in a joint meeting held in Ibadan yesterday by all Zonal Chapters as monitored by ODUDUWA NEWS.

The copy of the communique of the meeting signed by all five zonal presidents of FOSSU and sent to Oduduwa News is reproduced in part:

AMALGAMATION OF ZONAL PRESIDENTS, FOSSU NATIONAL COUNCIL, OYO STATE.

“BEING THE RESOLUTION OF THE ZONAL PRESIDENTS (FIBSU, FIBSA, FOGSU, NAOOS AND NAOS) AT THE MEETING HELD ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 AT EXACT 03:38 PM AT AGODI GARDEN, IBADAN, OYO STATE.

This refers to the subject matter above.

Federation of Oyo State Students Union (FOSSU National Council), is the Apex indigenous Association representing Oyo state Students in all tertiary institutions across Nigeria. The indigenous Association which was established on the existence of 5 zones viz-a-viz; Ibadan, Ibarapa, Ogbomoso, Oke-Ogun and Oyo Zones. As Nigeria cannot be addressed as a country without her 36states, FOSSU National council is not a fulfilled indigenous Association without these five Zones.

The last executives of FOSSU National council were inaugurated on the 6th of January, 2020 and failed to do the necessities by forming the electoral committee and conduct election for the next administration of FOSSU National amongst the entire Students Populace of Oyo State due to negligence of their duties and no confidence in themselves before the end of their Administration on the 6th of January, 2021.

As it stands, the Federation of Oyo State Students Union (FOSSU National Council) has no administrators running the affairs of the Association for the past 8months.

It is on this note the Zonal Presidents that constituted the above Association refused to keep quiet and calm and began to take steps to restore the image of our dear Association.

In lieu of the above, the five Zonal Presidents sprang up to action and the following resolutions were made at a meeting held on Friday, 10th September,2021.

(i). The Zonal Presidents hereby agreed that anybody parading himself or herself as a FOSSU National Executive/ Representative or staging any occasion under FOSSU National Umbrella anywhere and anytime within or outside Oyo State shall be addressed as impersonators and dealt with accordingly.

(ii). The Zonal Presidents are to nominate electoral committee from their zones respectively on or before Wednesday 15th, September 2021.

(iii). FOSSU National 2021 Electoral Committee shall be called upon and inaugurated on Friday September 17, 2021.

(iv). Interested Aspirants wanting to contest for the next FOSSU National election should surface and begin Campaign in due time.

(V). All other processes for the next election shall be communicated to the entire Students populace in due time.
The zonal Presidents hereby advise all members to remain calm as we remain resolute and firm on these decisions”.

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday said plans are underway for the state to have two additional universities of Science and Technology as well as Education.

He also vowed not to interfere with the ongoing selection process that would lead to the appointment of the substantive Vice Chancellor of the state-owned Lagos State University (LASU).

The Governor said he does not have personal interest in who becomes the next Vice Chancellor of LASU and therefore has no intention to influence the process, adding that due process would be followed in the appointment.

Governor Sanwo-Olu made the statement while receiving members of the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) led by its chairman, Prof. Samuel Edoumiekumo, who paid him a courtesy visit at the Lagos House, Ikeja on Tuesday.

“The process for the appointment of the substantive Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU) is ongoing and I can assure you that all the laws and due process that would lead to the appointment of the vice chancellor would be fully adhered to.

“I have no intention to interfere or have any interest in the choice of who would be vice chancellor. We have put in the committee men and women of impeccable character that have distinguished themselves and are willing to do for us a good job,” he said.

The Governor also promised to assist the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities to get back the title documents of its property situated at Idowu Taylor Street, Victoria Island in Lagos, saying the property would be released to the Committee at no cost.

He said Lagos State Government will support the Committee on its forthcoming 60th anniversary celebration holding next year.

Speaking earlier, Prof. Edoumiekumo commended Governor Sanwo-Olu for rising to the occasion when COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the state and for delivering dividends of democracy to the people of Lagos State in different sectors.

He said the ongoing metro rail system and the proposed 38 kilometres long Fourth Mainland bridge project, which according to him is one of the single most significant infrastructure projects undertaken by a state government in Nigeria, are testimonies of a thoroughly focused government.

The Chairman of CVCNU said Governor Sanwo-Olu’s support as the Visitor to the Lagos State University is commendable and called for the Lagos State Government’s support for the forthcoming 60th anniversary of the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities.

“As Nigeria’s economic and social powerhouse, Lagos is arguably a mini-Nigeria and leader in its federation of states. Lagos sets the agenda and leads other states to emulate in economic development, innovation, good governance and education,” he said.

Prof. Edoumiekumo said the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities is desirous of working with key stakeholders to improve the Nigeria University system and therefore seek for mutually rewarded partnership with Lagos State Government and the people in that regard.

ODUDUWA NEWS HAD AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THREE PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANTS OF GREAT IFE STUDENTS’ UNION.

In the last four years, the Students’ Union activities in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife had been paralysed before it was later reinstated via a statement made available to newsmen by the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede in April. The VC claimed that he lifted the ban on union activities to honour the late Afenifere Spokesman, Dr. Yinka Odumakin who was an alumnus before he died. As the students decide today, we had an exclusive interview with three aspirants.

An exclusive interview with a penultimate student in Management and Accounting In OAU… We are pleased to have him here with us and we will be sharing our readers a quick exclusive interview with one of the presidential aspirants of Great Ife Students’ Union in the election that is holding today.

Join us in taking you through this quick summary of the interview.

ODUDUWA NEWS: Welcome to an Interview session with ODUDUWA NEWS. On a quick note,  kindly introduce yourself and  a quick response on your main intention of vying for the presidential post of the Students’ Union of OAU.

Efficiency: My name is Jimoh Kehinde popularly and politically circumcised as Efficiency, a penultimate student of the department of Management and Accounting, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, the leading university in Nigeria and arguably the foremost or better still, one of the foremost universities in Africa.

Without  much ado, in terms of meeting me, i can tell you categorically that i am in my early 20s and at the same time a preacher of the revolutionary gospel which is to fight for the emancipation of the oppressed as we know or that can be said to be the watchword for “Great IFE”.

Not to draw the curtain specifically at this point, i would say i am a man of my words and cherish sincerity in any of my dealings. I’m very accommodating, and this is to mention among many. Thank you.

To answer the second question,  I believe and perceive Great Ife Students’ Union as sacred. The union is supposed to be the  front-runner of progressive agitations especially when the country’s growth on the decrease. We have to revive our immediate society so as to face the bigger picture. I so much believe everyone should be guaranteed the right to life, liberty and property.

This is what has gingered my interest. We must create a platform for all and a union for all students not for some students. The lost glory must be brought back and I am on a mission to lead a union where the interest of the students shall be protected at all times.

ODUDUWA NEWS: Awesome! Thank you so much Efficiency! And Oduduwa News wishes you well.

An exclusive interview with OLOKEDE BUKOLA, a 300 level student of the Department of Political Science, OAU. We are pleased to have him here with us and we will be sharing our readers an exclusive interview with one of the presidential aspirants of Obafemi Awolowo University, Students’ Union.

Join us in taking you through this quick summary of the interview.

ODUDUWA NEWS: You are welcome to Oduduwa News Interview. On a quick note , kindly introduce yourself and  a quick response on your  main intention of vying for the presidential post of the Students’ Union in OAU?

BUKOLA: I am Olokede Oluwabukola Olamide, popularly known as BUKOLA. I’m a 300L student of the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

There is a trend I have seen in the Nigerian educational system and it is one that portends danger. This trend is obvious to every discerning student and those interested in university education in Nigeria. This trend started several years back but all the attempts to arrest this dangerous trend in our educational system have not really yielded immense positive results. Many of us in the university today did not attend public primary and secondary schools and the major reason for this was because of the *low quality of education they offer which was as a result of years of neglect and mismanagement on the part of those who were saddled with the responsibility to do so.

Even the private secondary schools we attended, there was no proper regulatory measures put in place to ensure quality assurance.

The trend currently is that our public universities are already on the path of neglect and mismanagement, the path that our public secondary schools followed and which consequently made them not to be a point of call for our parents when they wanted to enroll us for primary and secondary school education. The danger of this current trend of our public universities is that it would lead to the collapse of the public university system and this would make university education inaccessible to many young people, and the socio-economic status of the majority of our parents cannot afford to send us to private or foreign universities.

This dangerous trend that I have seen and the realization of the fact that the Students’ Union is a viable and formidable tool that could be deployed to arrest this trend made me to step out to seek the mandate from the Great Ife Students to be the President of our dear Union in the coming session.

ODUDUWA NEWS: Awesome ! This is a great move and we definitely hope you succeed in this political endeavour.

 Thank you for the prompt and precise response Bukola.

An exclusive interview with OLAYIWOLA FOLARANMI, a 300 level student of the Department of English Language, OAU. We are pleased to have him here with us and we will be sharing our readers an exclusive interview with one of the presidential aspirants of Obafemi Awolowo University, Students’ Union.

Join us in taking you through this quick summary of the interview.

ODUDUWA NEWS: You are welcome to Oduduwa News Interview. On a quick note , kindly introduce yourself and  a quick response on your  main intention of vying for the presidential post of the Students’ Union in OAU?

I am Olayiwola Folaranmi Festus, known as reform. I am in part three of the department of English and I am currently running for Great Ife Students’ Union President.

My plan is to protect all the students and defend our constitutional rights and freedom as enshrined in the Great Ife constitution. I will stand for and uphold all times, the principle of the rule of law and also display all levels of transparency, and accountability which is the bedrock of democratic governance.

For me, the leadership we deserve is one that will be a source of pride to all Great Ife Students. I offer leadership driven by empathy and capacity, strength and sagacity. I will not be different or turn a blind eye to real concerns of Great Ife students. My cardinal point is progress, development and transformation of the UNION and shall make the union a source of pride to all students.

ODUDUWA NEWS: Thanks for your time.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Tuesday, cancelled general cut-off marks for admission into tertiary institutions and gave schools the freedom to set their individual minimum benchmarks for admission.

The Board took the decision at the 2021 policy meeting, which was held virtually, and chaired by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu.

Speaking during the meeting, Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, said, “Some universities such as the University of Maiduguri, proposed 150; Usman Dan Fodio University, Sokoto, proposed 140; Pan Atlantic University proposed 210; University of Lagos 200; Lagos State University, 190; Covenant University 190; and Bayero University, Kano, 180.

“Institutions have now been given the liberty to decide cut-off marks; there will be no cut-off marks [stipulation] from JAMB.”

On the deadline for the closure of admissions, the stakeholders resolved to allow the education ministry to decide, as they could not agree on the December 31, 2021 deadline for all public institutions and January 31, 2022 for all private institutions.

Stakeholders also adopted the 2021 admission guidelines, which provide that all applications for part-time or full-time programmes for degrees, NCE, OND, and others must be posted only through JAMB.

The meeting approved that, for Direct Entry, the maximum score a candidate could present is six and the minimum is two or an E, as required by law.

JAMB holds make-up exams August 6
The policy meeting, chaired by the Minister of Education, usually has all heads of tertiary institutions, heads of regulatory agencies in the sector, and other critical stakeholders such as the chairmen of the committees on education at the lower and upper chambers of the National Assembly in attendance.

Earlier in August, JAMB had released a bulletin on the policy meeting, stating, “This meeting kick-starts the admission process into the nation’s tertiary institutions.

“It will discuss critical issues emanating from the presentation of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on the just-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, and Direct Entry applications, in addition to setting the tone for the 2021/2022 admission exercise.

“The meeting is expected to chart policy directions for the nation’s tertiary institutions, set admission guidelines and present application statistics, candidates’ performance as well as evaluate the 2020 admission exercise.

“The meeting, in addition to other deliberations, would take a stand on acceptable minimum admissions standards to be applied in all admissions to be undertaken by all tertiary institutions in Nigeria.

“Given the critical nature of the decisions to be taken at the meeting, it would be streamed live on the Board’s website, www.jamb.gov.ng, on its Facebook handle ‘@JAMBULLETIN’ and other social media platforms.”

Warning tertiary institutions against commencing admission process before the policy meeting, the bulletin added, “The Board makes it clear that it is an abuse of process for any institution to commence any admission exercise before this meeting, as it is this forum that gives this authorisation.”