news portal

*FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OYE EKITI* (Office of The Dean of Student Affairs)  *WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL  FOR  FIRST SEMESTER 2019/2020 ACADEMIC SESSION* Sequel to the decision of the University Senate that directed all students to resume for first semester 2019/2020 academic session on Tuesday 19th January,  2021, I write to welcome all students back to  school and intimate them to note the following COVID-19 prevention  guidelines for resumption and requirements for smooth academic process: °Faculties, offices, classes, laboratories, workshops and University Hostels will be cleaned, fumigated and decontaminated on Saturday 16th January, 2021.  °Hostels will be opened to accommodate students as from Tuesday 19th January, 2021.  °students will not  be allowed into the hostels before the date stated.  °Handwashing  materials will be provided at strategic points  within the campus and students are advised to wash their hands ...

The way young Men and Young Youths are aggressively pursuing Money, you will think that some people are not ever going to die. You will think also that their money will be transferred to them when they die, and never to meet their maker because they have it all already. A Boy whose name was given as Johnbosco, as his nickname was given as Johnny, has confessed on how they scam and kill their victims who they rob their money. He stated that he is a Yahoo Boy during an Interrogation by some of the Youths in the Vicinity. It was gathered that the incident took place at New Heaven avenue, Enugu state Nigeria. Where most of the people who gathered at the scene was shocked to see that it was Johnny, who is believed to have been so gentle and quiet that he can' t hurt a fly. A correspondent whose name was not disclosed for Security purposes stated that, the suspect was captured when he went to withdrew the money sent to him by a client whom he has already duped through their m...

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, says the Federal government is considering shifting the January 18th resumption date for schools over rising COVID cases. Adamu said this while speaking at the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID19. “It (January 18th date of school reopening) is not sacrosanct. When we decided on that date it was just a target towards what we were working on. Of course, we are keeping it in view and looking at what is happening in the society and then it is supposed to be subject to constant review. Even today at the PTF meeting we looked at the rising figures and thought about if we should probably take another look at it. “On January 18th resumption, we are reviewing it, we are going to review it… tomorrow the Ministry is going to take it up.” he said

Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, popularly known as Winners’ Chapel, has said that any system the church attacks will crash. The Crossover Night service held at the church’s headquarters in Canaanland, Ota, Ogun State began at 6pm and ended at 08:40pm on Thursday. Bishop Oyedepo addressed the crowd on a topic: ‘We Are On The Way To Our Promised Land.’ “When the church goes against a man, his destiny is finished. When the church goes against a system, that system will crash.” According to him, the devil was all out against the Church of Christ, using the COVID-19 pandemic, but insisted that the church had changed level. Oyedepo said, “Men and brethren, there is nothing in Covid-19. One of the governors was making some statements recently and said, ‘We have only had five cases since the noise began. So, where is Covid-19?’ “One governor was also quoted as saying, ‘I saw people at National Identification Card area, no distancing, no nothing and how mu...

1ST JANUARY 2021 My fellow countrymen and women, 1. First, I would like to thank and praise the Almighty who saw us through the year 2020 and has given us the opportunity to witness the start of another new year. We especially thank God because the year 2020 was one of the most trying years since our existence as a Nation. 2. This can also be said about all other nations around the world, due to the challenges posed on our collective humanity by the novel COVID-19 pandemic. 3. While acknowledging that 2020 was a very tough year, we saw this year put to test our national resilience and ability to survive these tough times and also gave renewed hope that we will again brave any storms that lay ahead in 2021 and beyond. 4. As we celebrate the opportunity before us in this New Year 2021, we must also acknowledge the passing away of our brothers and sisters who didn’t make it into this New Year. May their souls rest in perfect peace. 5. We must remember that we also celebrated t...

The National Universities Commission (NUC) on Friday directed Vice-Chancellors to put academic activities in universities on hold in compliance with COVID-19 protocol of prohibition of activities involving large gathering of people. In the directive issued in a circular signed by Chris Maiyaki, its Deputy Executive Secretary (Administration), NUC  said classrooms, hostel accommodation, conferences and seminars should be suspended in line with COVID-19 protocols. It further directed that universities should remain closed pending further directives by FG on the reopening of schools. “Vice-Chancellors are to please note that the directive is part of the measures approved by Mr. President to mitigate the second wave of Coronavirus infections in the country. The affected officers are expected to perform their duties from home while those on GL 13 and above should strictly adhere to the extant preventive measures, including maintenance of physical distancing, regular washing ...

**Faults minister’s claims By Adesina Wahab The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said it has not reached any concrete agreement with the government on how to end its over seven months’ strike. This is just as the union faulted the Minister of Labour, Dr Chris Ngige, for saying in an interview at the weekend that six out of the nine demands by the union had been met by the government. Speaking in a chat on Sunday with Vanguard, the National President of ASUU, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, while taking the demands one by one, asked Nigerians to see which one had been met by the government. “As far as we are concerned, nothing has been delivered to our members and our members don’t want empty promises. Let us take the issues one after the other. “The withheld salaries of our members which is between four to eight months have not been paid, if paid, accounts of our members would have been credited. Same for Earned Academic Allowances, yet to be paid. “Visitation Pan...