Category: Education

HyCuTIPI Grand Patron, Senator Ndoma-Egba, Delivers Goodwill Message at Taiwan Smart Agriweek

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Photo: Senator Ndoma-Egba SAN, and Other team members By: Mandy Park Former Nigerian Senate Leader and current Pro-Chancellor/Chairman Governing Council of Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Distinguished Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, has called for a strategic shift in Nigeria-Taiwan relations, urging a transition from conventional trade to deep technological co-creation in agriculture. Senator Ndoma-Egba made the call while delivering a goodwill message at the opening ceremony of the Taiwan Smart Agriweek 2026, held at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Centre from September 8 to 10. The outing marked his first major international…

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FG bans use of borrowed lecturers, equipment for varsity accreditation

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Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa Alausa directs vice-chancellors to take over advancement offices The Federal Government has warned against the practice of tertiary institutions borrowing lecturers, equipment, laboratories, and other facilities to deceive accreditation teams, and has warned that, henceforth, institutions must be assessed on the resources they genuinely own and can sustainably provide to students. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, said the government was moving to overhaul the accreditation system for universities, polytechnics and colleges of education to prevent institutions from creating a “temporary picture” of their capacity…

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NELFUND boss denies financial misconduct claims

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  Akintunde Sawyerr Scheme disburses N156m to 1,264 students in two varsities The Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, has dismissed allegations of misappropriation of funds in the agency, saying there is no evidence to support such claims. In an interview with ARISE NEWS yesterday, Sawyerr said NELFUND required capital to provide loans to students and linked the establishment of the scheme to the Federal Government’s decision to redirect funds towards welfare programmes. “There is no evidence of financial misappropriation by NELFUND. The reality is that for people…

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You Are Doing Well, Don’t Be Distracted’ – FUOYE VC Told

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By Sunday Saanu Vice Chancellor, Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Professor Joshua Olalekan Ogunwole has been commended for his leadership styles, with a charge to keep up the good work and refuse to be distracted by various spurious petitions and allegations designed to confuse him by those who hate progress. A prominent Nigerian businessman and the founder of Yem-Kem International, Dr. Akintunde Isola Ayeni gave this charge while hosting FUOYE Management team in his office at Oye-Ekiti. Dr. Ayeni, a distinguished indigene of Oye-Ekiti and a prominent stakeholder in the community…

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FUOYE Staff Jubilate as Ogunwole Pays Outstanding Salary Arrears

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Photo: Prof Ogunwole By Toye Fisher There was jubilation at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Ekiti State, as members of staff who had been owed several months of salary arrears received alerts confirming the payment of their outstanding entitlements. The affected workers, who were employed by the university between 2019 and 2021, were reportedly owed between four and 18 months’ salaries, leaving many of them in prolonged financial uncertainty. The payment, which has brought considerable relief to the beneficiaries, was attributed to the intervention of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Joshua Ogunwole,…

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Overlooked No More: Pa Okore Otaeze Kalu (Alias Shieldking), Ututu’s First Financial Genius and Billionaire

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Photo: Pa Otaeze Kalu By Dr. Nnaoke Ufere Every generation in Ututu chooses the people it celebrates. Some names become larger than life, while others quietly disappear, not because their achievements were small, but because time, changing values and fading memories pushed them aside. Ututu has such a man. His name was *Pa Okore Otaeze Kalu*, though most people knew him simply as Shieldking. Today, many young people have never heard of him. Yet there was a time when no discussion about business, money or opportunity in Ututu was complete…

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ASUU Declares Indefinite Strike at Abia State University

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By Mandy Park The Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU) branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared an indefinite strike, directing its members to withdraw their services until further notice. The industrial action was announced on Tuesday through a notice issued by the leadership of the union’s ABSU branch. The development is expected to affect academic activities at the university, including teaching, examinations and other official engagements involving academic staff. According to the notice, the strike is aimed primarily at pressing for the implementation of the 2025…

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Prof. Ogunwole: The man rewriting FUOYE’s story

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Photo: Prof. Joshua Ogunwole By Dr Sunday Saanu The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, is a different person to different people, depending on the prisms of perception and shared relationship. Indeed, there are many choice angles of gaze from which to draw descriptions. However, the truth remains that a legend has no truer proof than his enduring legacy. For me, immediately I was appointed as Director of Public Affairs and Communication, I began to search into his background to know the kind of leader with…

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Parents, not students, behind exam malpractice, says Oloyede

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File photo. Former Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede. By  Mandy Park Former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has blamed parents, rather than candidates, for driving examination malpractice in Nigeria. Oloyede described their involvement as the most painful experience of his 10-year tenure at the examination body. Speaking during an interview on ThisDay Live shortly on Sunday, Oloyede said many parents deliberately introduce their children to dishonest practices in a bid to secure admission into higher institutions. He stated, “The most…

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LDCMO Football Tourney Enters Knockout Phase with 16 teams

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By: Mandy Park The Lugbe Deanery Catholic Men Organization, LDCMO, Football Tournament, in the Archdiocese of Abuja, has entered its most intense phase with the commencement of the Round of 16, marking the official start of the knockout stage. After weeks of group stage action that produced goals, drama and excitement, 16 parishes out of 26 have advanced to the knockout phase. At this stage, it’s win or go home. A release on the knockout fixtures by the Assistant Head of the Technical Subcommittee, Brother Tochukwu Obiefuna, indicated that the…

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