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The Provost, Adeyemi College of Education (ACE), Ondo, Dr  Samuel Akintunde, has said the college would start six new courses that have been approved by its affiliate, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife.

The courses are: African Languages and Literature Education; Business Education; Educational Management; Computer Science Education; Theatre/ Creative Arts Education and Music Education.

Akintunde, speaking at the August 2019 edition of the college’s monthly prayer meeting, held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Auditorium, said the approval of the new courses would create new jobs and provide admission opportunities to new students.

He said as a worker- friendly administration, members of staff would be carried along in the implementation programmes, aimed at taking the college to higher level.

He prayed for the workers and expressed optimism that better days are ahead in the remaining part of the year.

In his sermon, Pastor Johnson Falade described the month of August as symbolic and, therefore, urged workers to have strong faith in God through constant communion, “in order to experience divine encounter in the new month”.

Quoting John 2:2, 11 and John 5:19 and others, and using the story of the Marriage at Cana to buttress his points, Falade emphasised the need for people to always invite the Lord Jesus Christ in whatever they do, stating that the decision would enable them experience uncommon miracles.

He stressed the need for workers in the institution to follow Jesus Christ and committing their ways to Him in the remaining part of the year.

The Adeyemi College of Education (ACE),Ondo  now has a women-only union called the Female Staff Union (ACEFSA).

The union was inaugurated by the Directorate, Gender and Sustainable Development Studies in the College.

Four women were honoured at the event including the wife of the Ondo State Governor, Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu; the Deputy Director, Department of Public Prosecution, Ondo State Ministry of Justice, Mrs Adegoke Stella Olufunmilola; a staff of the College in the Counselling and Human Development Unit, Mrs. Catherine Olubukunola Olotu and a student of the institution, Miss Suara Adejoke.

In his speech at the event, Provost of the College, Prof Olukoya Ogen, expressed joy that the association started during his tenure.  He urged its members to contribute to the nation’s progress.

“This has tremendous prospect for the staff and students of this college and beyond.  My desire is for the Association to become a rallying point for fostering development and advancing progress in the college.

“I expect the members, who I know to be cultured models of discipline and decency, majority of who are also mothers, to help the college in its drive to checkmate social ills on campus and build a better college. You should use this forum to empower, advice, mentor and encourage each other to strive for success, especially in your various careers as academics and administrators.”

Ogen praised the Director, Gender and Sustainable Development Studies, Dr Chinelo Onuegbu “for tirelessly pushing for the creation of the association” and pledged his support for the welfare of women.

In her remarks, Mrs Anyanwu- Akeredolu praised members of the ACEFSA for their vision and mission, saying it tallied with that of her office and would go a long way to promote empowerment of women, young girls, as well as support vulnerable members of the society.

Mrs Akeredolu advocated the need for women to take active part in politics.

Mrs Onuegbu said the decision to establish the association was to contribute to the global emanci

The Osun State College of Education, Ilesa will soon offer short-term certificate courses to unskilled teaching staff of private schools to sharpen their skills.

At a briefing marking the college’s 40th anniversary, the Provost, Prof. Kazeem Kolawole, expressed worry over  non-professional teachers in private schools, saying this was affecting the sector.

Kolawole charged the Ministry of Education to ensure that private schools complied with standards, so the future of pupils would not be jeopardised.

He said: “The government should quickly intervene in this direction. Before issuing operation licences to these private schools, it must be ensured that they have complied with standards. The schools must have football fields, libraries, school farms and other facilities that can support sound learning. How do we explain that some schools don’t have all these facilities?

“We are not doing proper education. Schools are one of the places to discover talents in sports and other areas of endeavour and enterprise. It is high time we stood up to this challenge and rescued our children who are victims of this crisis. Our college has resolved to offer a number of short-term certificate courses to sharpen the skills of unskilled staff in many of the private schools.

“The quality of teachers in public schools, no doubt, is by far higher than that of many private schools. But the education ministry should set up an effective supervisory and monitoring mechanism in our public schools to make them more efficient. When this is acheived, there is an assurance that student enrolment canbe improved and mushroom private schools will die a natural death,” he said.

Speaking on the achievements of the college, he said through the council led by Dr. Adeniyi Adedeji, many Tetiary Education Trust Fund (TET-Fund) projects had been attracted to the institution.

He said the college management was planning hostels for students,  staff quarters, and recreational facilities in the college staff club.

However, the provost, who lamented that the college was facing some challenges, appealed for support in the construction of a good road network, perimeter fencing and landscaping on campus, among others.

Seven retired professors, whose writings were published in the University of Ibadan Historical Series between 1965 and 1981 have been honoured by Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo.

The honourees, described as pacesetters of modern African historiography, were among the crop of the 23 scholars who pioneered the Ibadan Historical Series at the  premier university.

The eminent historians conferred with Lifetime Achievement Platinum Awards were Professors Obaro Ikime, Banji  Akintoye, Anthony Ijaola Asiwaju and Olatunji Oloruntimehin.

Others were Professors Tajudeen Gbadamosi, Jide Osuntokun, Dahiru Yahya and the Historical Society of Nigeria President/Head of Department of History, University of Ibadan, Ndubisi Ogbogbo.

Prior to the awards, the history icons had a re-union tagged, “First academic retreat” at the Olatunde Oladiran mini-History Library of the College before visiting the Osemawe of Ondo town, Oba Victor Kiladejo.

The Provost of the College, Prof Olukoya Ogen described them as great historians and pioneer members of the Ibadan Historical Series.

He said the former university teachers were in the college to exchange ideas on how to resuscitate the defunct Ibadan History Book Series and improve the teaching of history in schools for national development.

Speaking at the palace on behalf of the visiting dons, Akintoye said their decision to visit the palace was in “demonstration of respect they have for traditional institutions”.

He stressed the importance of history in society and urged the three tiers of government in Nigeria to give more attention to its development, saying the move would advance the growth of Nigeria.

Other speakers, Gbadamosi, Asiwaju, Ogbogbo, Yahya and Osuntokun paid glowing tributes to the monarch and described Ondo community as one of the notable, progressive and historical towns in Yoruba land.

The Osemawe expressed happiness over the visit and used the opportunity to appeal to them to use their positions as members of the Historical Society of Nigeria to pay greater attention to the advancement of indigenous history of the Yoruba race.

According to him, the move would go a long way in proffering solution to conflict resolution and falsification of Yoruba history.

He urged the dons to assist the community by using their positions to advance the college’s agitation for upgrade to a university.

Also, Prof Ogbogbo described the honorees as great scholars,  who made valuable contributions to the development of history.