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  • Crawford varsity offers library development service

    The management of the Crawford University, Igbesa in Ogun State has offered hassistance to develop libraries for the secondary schools in its community.

    This came out during the programmes organised by the management of Crawford University Library to celebrate the World Book Day.

    The World Book Day, marked om March 7 every year, is the annual celebration of all issues around books, learning, authorship, copyrights, and publishing as instituted by the United Nations to attract attention to global literacy.

    Crawford University Library management organised a Speech and Debate programme for pupils of primary and secondary schools in the Igbesa area to mark the day.

    In her welcome address, Mrs. Elizabeth Bukunola Lateef, the Crawford University Librarian, offered a helping hand in the planning and development of school library to any of the participating schools. “We are ready to be of help to any of your schools that would need help in the establishing of your school library. You just need to indicate to us your particular need,” she said.

    She added that Crawford University was ready to share technical training and consultancy needed to establish a physical or e-library in any of the institutions that should approach the institution for such help.

    The Vice Chancellor, Prof Isaac Rotimi Ajayi, said books were means of recording and storing information that can be shared with other people from across time and space.

    He said humanity had been enriched through the writings of great people like Uthman dan Fodio, Ajayi Crowther, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka through the ages.

    He remarked that the University Library had over 20,000 books, reference resources, journals and magazines and more than five million more in e-resources for use by students and lecturers.

    “Our faculty as well as students have available to them a rich repository of knowledge resource for them to be whatever they want to be,” he said.

  • Crawford varsity graduates 270

    Crawford varsity graduates 270

    No fewer than 270 students of Crawford University, Igbesa in Ogun State would be conferred with degrees at the 9th convocation of the university Wednesday next week.

    Twenty-two of them will bag the first class honours, 88 Second Class (Upper Division), 83 Second Class (Lower Division) and 37 students Third Class.

    Forty students would be awarded Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters Degrees.

    Conferment of first degrees and Higher Degrees will be done by the Chancellor of the University, Revd Emmanuel Adeniran.

    A convocation lecture titled “Restructuring the higher education delivery for human capital development and national transformation” will also be delivered by Prof Charles Ayo, former Vice Chancellor, Covenant University, at the event.

    Crawford Vice Chancellor, Prof Isaac Ajayi said at a pre-convocation briefing on Tuesday that out of 230 first degree graduands, 78 graduated from the College of Natural and Applied Sciences, while 152 graduated from the College of Business and Social Sciences.

    Ajayi said the convocation would also benefit current students and members of staff.

    “It would afford the undergraduates to see the reward of hard work for those ahead of them. This would arm them with the new resolve to put in more effort to achieve excellence.

    “For our faculty, they would utilise the ceremony to re-access their approach to inculcation of knowledge to acheive even better results. For everyone, it is a happy time of celebration of academic excellence,” he said.

    Other activities  ahead of the convocation include health exercise for all staff and students on Friday, a football match between the members of staff and student team on Saturday, and a thanksgiving service at the university chapel on Sunday.

     

  • Crawford University says hasn’t increased tuition fees

    Crawford University says hasn’t increased tuition fees

    Crawford University, Igbesa, Ogun, on Friday refuted media reports on the increment of tuition fees by the institution.

    The university’s Head of Public Relations Department, Layi Olajumoke, said in a statement in Lagos that the news going round about the increment was falsehood.

    “The attention of the management of our institution has been drawn to a slew of press reports about Crawford University being among some institutions drastically increasing their tuition fees.

    “As a result of this, we have been inundated with enquiries from anxious parents and prospective students as to the veracity of this story.

    “But for those students and parents who would not bother to ask, we think it good to come out and unequivocally tell the public that there is no increase in our fee structure for now.

    “The news broke about a fortnight ago that some public and private higher institutions across the country has drastically increased fees due to the economic condition in the nation,’’ it said.

    The statement added that the institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Rotimi Ajayi, had been a strident voice in the argument for proper and optimal financing of higher education.

    “The management team of the university strongly feels that the institution should maintain the current fees structure so as to grant more access for serious students and discerning parents.

    “We want to accommodate those who want their wards to undergo academic training in a Christian university with a strong academic tradition, self-reliance, leadership and entrepreneurship training, ’’ the statement said.

  • Crawford University inaugurates mass communication studio

    Crawford University, Igbesa in Ogun, has inaugurated a state-of-the-art Mass Communication Studio in its Mass Communication Department.

    The institution’s Head of Public Relation Department, Layi Olajumoke, said in a statement in Lagos that the newly constructed studio would open a new vista in mass communication within the institution’s environment.

    “This is a milestone achievement in the annals of history of the university.

    “We are glad with this and we hope that the studio will effectively serve its purposes not just for training but for entertainment and information,’’ the statement said.

    “The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Isaac Ajayi, assisted by other principal officers of the institution inaugurated the studio,’’ it said.

    The statement said that for an upstart department just taking on its second set of entrants, `it is encouraging that they are truly pulling their weight among other departments.

    “Mass Communication department registered about 160 students in this academic year alone.

    “The programme is truly moving on the fast lane. We are not yet where we are going, but our pace is suggesting that we are truly underway.

    “It is good we let the whole world know that we have a functional Mass Communication Department in Crawford University,’’ Shofoluwe said in the statement.

    The statement said that the inauguration of the equipment was witnessed by some members of the management council.

     

  • Porous foundation responsible for low graduates’ quality – Okebukola

    Porous foundation responsible for low graduates’ quality – Okebukola

    The recent drop in the quality of graduates from tertiary institutions has been attributed to the lack of good foundation. Prof. Peter Okebukola, the Pro-Chancellor, Crawford University, Igbesa, Ogun, made this statement on Wednesday.

    Okebukola, who is also a former Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), said this at the 8th convocation ceremony of Crawford University.

    The faith-based university is owned by the Apostolic Faith Church, West and Central Africa.

    Okebukola said that the blame for the poor quality of graduates cannot be solely shouldered by tertiary education scholars alone, but poor foundation contributed largely to the menace.

    “We are burdened with the overall poor quality of graduates from Nigerian university system. Over the last 25 years, NUC and other stakeholders have been battling with redeeming the poor image.

    “Many of the redemption strategies have apparently not worked. Now is the time to change strategy in the spirit of this administration’s `Change Mantra’ and there are six strategies to employ.

    “The proposal on these strategies is based on the intensive study of the Nigerian university system over the last two years and consideration of recent international best practices,’’ he said.

    The pro-chancellor said that for the education system to be brought back to its glorious years, it must undergo a complete overhaul.

    “The first thing we should do is to undertake a complete overhaul of the basic and senior secondary system to improve the feedstock into our universities.

    “Why blame the universities for the poor quality of graduates if all you are feeding them is mediocre and poor quality secondary school leavers.

    “We cannot throw garbage into our universities and expect to reap gold. We need a complete turnaround of our pre-tertiary education because that is where the foundation is laid.

    “If the foundation is faulty, the tertiary level will have little to do because it is like a graduate that cannot construct a simple sentence in English; can he or she learn that in a higher institution?,’’ he asked.

    Okebukola advised that Nigeria should take a cue from other countries that have revamped their education sector through improved basic education.

    “We need to turn to countries with exemplary practices in this sub-sector as confirmed by the 2016 international comparisons of performance.

    “A way that is working in relatively poor countries as Singapore and Finland is to significantly improve investment in teachers’ quality, facilities and monitoring of the curriculum delivery process.

    “The second strategy is to pay attention to improvement in the quality and quantity of teachers in our universities because there is currently an estimated shortfall of about 40 percent in the number of teachers in schools.

    “We also need to rejuvenate the university ranking system and redouble the ICT resourcing of the system alongside strengthening the capacity of teaching in ICT literacy.”

    NAN reports that the 11-year-old university graduated 231,148 from College of Social Sciences and 81 from the College of Natural and Applied Sciences.

    Crawford University also has 21 first class with eight from the College of Social Sciences and 13 from the College of Natural and Applied Sciences.

  • Vice-chancellor wants NYSC to remain

    Vice-chancellor wants NYSC to remain

    Prof. Olurotimi Ajayi, the Vice-Chancellor, Crawford University, Igbesa, Ogun, on Wednesday said that the compulsory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme should not be scrapped.

    Ajayi told journalists in Lagos that the NYSC scheme was a national heritage and a symbol of Nigeria’s unity.

    He spoke against the backdrop of the clamour by some people that the scheme should be scrapped.

    The scheme was established in 1973 by then Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd), in a bid to reconstruct, reconcile and rebuild the country after the Nigerian Civil war.
    The scheme, set up by decree No. 24 of May 22, 1973, seeks the development of common ties among Nigerian youths and the promotion of national unity.

    Ajayi said that the NYSC scheme should be protected and preserved since its objective was the promotion of national unity among Nigerians, which it was fulfilling.

    “The NYSC scheme is fulfilling its mandate and nothing should hamper its operations; if anything, it must be guarded jealously.

    “The scheme was set up to achieve a target of fostering unity among the ethnic tribes in Nigeria, which it has been performing to a large extent.

    “I will not in any way support its scrapping because aside from that of unity, it also helps the youths to visit other parts of the country.

    “Ordinarily, some of the youths wouldn’t have had the opportunity to travel to those places, save the scheme. But more importantly, it enables youths from across the country the opportunity to interact,’’ he said.

    The vice-chancellor said rather than abolish the scheme, the government could look at its challenges in order to put it right.

    “Rather than scrap the scheme, the government should look at the challenges facing the scheme such as insecurity, poor incentives and welfare of the corps members.

    “Government can also try to look into restructuring the scheme for better efficiency and coordination; it can be made a skill acquisition centre for youths.

    “Corps members that are not comfortable with some parts of the country due to security reasons should not be forced to go there because the safety of the corps members comes first.

    “The corps members’ allowances should also be reviewed to reflect present realities,’’ he said.

    On the University’s forthcoming convocation slated for Dec. 14, Ajayi said that the number of first class graduates produced by the institution had increased by nine.

    He said that this was a reflection of the quality of teaching and supervision by the university.

    “There was an increase in the number of first class produced by the university and this is due to the increase in the number of students that are desirous of academic excellence.

    “The university is also not resting on its oars to ensure that its products can compete favourably with their counterparts from other universities.

    “We are not only seeking to promote academic excellence, but also to produce graduates with the fear of God; I mean youths that will not engage in corruption.

    “Our country is in dire need of responsible youths; youths that will eschew corrupt practices,’’ the vice-chancellor said.

  • Crawford varsity graduates 288

    CRAWFORD University, Faith City, Igbesa in Ogun State, will on Wednesday hold its convocation for its fifth set of students.

    The 288 students expected to receive scrolls at the event which will take place in the institution’s multipurpose hall will graduate from the College of Business and Social Studies (197 students) and the College of Natural and Applied Sciences (90).

    Speaking at a pre-convocation press briefing, the Vice Chancellor, Prof Samson Ayanlaja, said the event will feature the investiture of Rev Emmanuel Adebayo Adeniran, the District Superintendent of Apostolic Faith Church as the institution’s new Chancellor.

    He added that it would also create an opportunity to celebrate the commencement of the university’s post graduate studies.