The Federal Government has announced changes to the Governing Councils of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, and the Federal University, Lokoja. A statement from the Federal Ministry of Education, on Wednesday, explained that the adjustments, approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, are intended to promote national cohesion and improve governance within the affected institutions. According to the statement, signed by the …

The National Industrial Court in Akure has ordered the Federal University, Oye Ekiti (FUOYE), in Ekiti state, to pay the sum of N40 million to Professor Niyi Akingbe, the former Acting Dean of the Faculty of Arts, of the institution as compensation over wrongful dismissal. According to the court documents made available to newsmen in Ilorin the judgement in suit …

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved two additional courses for the Centre for Continuous Education (CCE), Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State. The Director of FUOYE CCE, Omolade Adeleke said that with the addition of Biochemistry and Microbiology, the centre would now offer 24 programmes in the six faculties. In a statement on Wednesday, Adeleke said: “The NUC has …

A coalition of civil society organisations has condemned the killing of a female student of Federal University Oye Ekiti, Modupe Deborah Atanda, and the burying of her body in a shallow grave on the campus by some criminals. While calling for justice, the coalition said, “This horrifying event has far-reaching consequences, particularly on the mental health of our students and …

The Police Command in Ekiti State has arrested 10 suspects allegedly connected to the death of a student of Federal University, Oye Ekiti. The deceased, Atanda Deborah, was a 200-level Nursing student, who went missing and her body was later found in a shallow grave, about 30 metres behind the Nursing Lecture Hall of the university, on 5 September. In …

The Federal University of Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State, has described the news of being ranked as the fourth most sought-after university in Nigeria as a step in the right direction. It was reported that JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, during the board policy meeting on Friday, listed FUOYE alongside the University of Ilorin, the University of Lagos and the Lagos …