Education

By: Ade Adeleke Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has expressed satisfaction with performance of the outgoing Vice Chancellor of the state-owned Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Prof Igbekele Ajibefun, for a job well-done and for taking the Institution to a greater height. Akeredolu, made this statement while delivering his address on the occasion of the 9th Convocation ceremony of the University held on Friday. The Governor said the Professor of Agricultural Economics, whose tenue as…

By: SUNSHINETRUTH To prevent dropouts and promote academic excellence, the Alumni Association of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, has launched an Education Trust Funds (ETF), scheme to provide scholarship support for less-privileged students of the Institution. The Association noted that the Trust Funds was introduced to enable them to achieve their academic, professional and entrepreneurial dreams and aspirations. The Worldwide President of the association, Mr. Oyekunle Adetoba inaugurated the scheme at the 3rd…

By: Oluwatosin Adesola Following an industrial crisis rocking Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (RUGIPO) Staff primary and secondary Schools, the Ondo state Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) has ordered immediate reabsorption of all disengaged workers of the schools who are mostly teachers, into the mainstream State Teaching Service. This information was disclosed by the Chairman of the polytechnic’s Governing Council, Barr Banji Alabi during a peace meeting between the authorities of the institution and the school’s Chapter…

By: Ade Adeleke The Ondo state government has denied a report that it is planning to impose a particular candidate as a Vice Chancellor of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA). The government also defended its position to suspend the entire selection process, noting that its action was to forestall an avoidable crisis of confidence amongst members of the University’s Governing Council. SUNSHINETRUTH had exclusively reported that the panel of the Governing Council of…

By: Oluwatosin Adesola The reason for the Ondo State government to order the Governing Council of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA) to suspend the selection process of the institution’s Vice Chancellor has been authoritatively revealed by SUNSHINETRUTH. It was learnt that the Governing Council had shortlisted about 25 professors to succeed Professor Amos Igbekele Ajibefun, who will be finishing his five-year tenure by this month. Among them are Professor Olugbenga Ige (DVC Admin),…

By: Ade Adeleke …..AAUA produces 20 first class. The outgoing Vice Chancellor of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Prof Igbekele Ajibefun on Monday described the ranking of the institution as the ninth Best University in Nigeria and Best State University this year as his administration’s greatest achievement in the last five years. He stated this in Akure, the Ondo state Capital at a News Conference on the institution’s week-long 9th convocation ceremony which had…