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  • Edo University, Iyamho not for the poor – VC

    Edo University, Iyamho not for the poor – VC

    The Management of the state-owned Edo University, Iyamho,(EUI) says the institution was established to essentially cater for academically-endowed students and the wealthy in the society.

    The Vice Chancellor(VC) of the institution, Prof. Emmanuel Aluyor, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Monday, in Iyamho-Uzairue, in the Estako-West local government area of Edo.

    He said: “the idea behind the establishment of Edo University by the founding fathers is neither to replace nor compete with the existing Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma.

    “But rather, to complement it in terms of providing world-class education with the best of infrastructure to academically-gifted students and the rich, who can afford the fees.

    “People have questioned why former Gov. Adams Oshiomhole did not upgrade AAU, than establishing a new university altogether.

    “Apart from its being capital-intensive to either renovate or bring in the needed infrastructure, the idea was to provide a different brand of education to the people.

    “We are offering world-class infrastructure and state-of-the art facilities at EUI; that is why our fees are high.
    According to him, the fees range from between N400, 000 and N450, 000 a session.

    “And that depends from which perspective you are looking at it.

    “If it is from the perspective of a private university, our fees are very low indeed, because there is no private university that charges anything lower than what we offer.

    “And only one or two public universities charge the same fees as us and that also depends on the quality of infrastructure and programmes on offer.

    “The idea of the founding fathers is for anyone to have an ambiance of everything he desires abroad in any university environment here,’’ Aluyor said.

    According to him, the university authority has also assembled first class academic and non-academic staff to complement the infrastructure and facilities, to ensure that the students are well groomed in character and in learning.

    The VC added that management had introduced an entrepreneurship programme for its students to prepare them to “become employers of labour rather than those seeking for labour.

    “We have, therefore, set up facilities for entrepreneurship training for all our students, irrespective of their course of study, to make them to become independent on graduation.

    “We are proposing a grant of between N5 million and N10 million for any graduating student with the best entrepreneurship proposal.

    “The University Council is still trying to fine-tune the modalities,’’ he said.

    Aluyor disclosed that management abhors indiscipline among staff and students, hence the withdrawal of some pioneer undergraduates and erring staff.

    “I am proud to mention that we have a dress code among our students, while all our lectures are multi-media assisted.

    “We may not be proud of this information that in our first year, we had less than 80 students admitted. But I can tell you that we had cause to expel four of them.

    “We may be young; but it does not mean we will accept every Dick and Harry as students.

    “I think what we did was showing capacity to instill discipline.

    “We have also had cause to sanction three members of staff. We are not happy to have sent them into the unemployment market.

    “But we are saying that if you can not measure up with the standard we have set down, you certainly can’t be part of the vision of the founding fathers of this university,’’ he said.

    The VC disclosed that at its inception in 2016, the National Universities Commission (NUC) only approved two faculties, namely the Arts and Social Sciences and the Sciences, respectively, to offer courses such as English, Mass Communication, Biochemistry, Mathematics, Microbiology and Computer science.

    He said that the NUC later approved for the university, three additional faculties namely Law, College of Medicine and Engineering, but added that “we will only admit students into the Law department this new session.’’

    Edo University, Iyamho, is a state government-owned tertiary institution founded in 2016. It is located in Iyamho, a town in Etsako-West local government area of Edo State.

    On March 23, 2016, the university was approved by the NUC as Nigeria’s 41st state university. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes.

    On March 27, 2014, the Edo State House of Assembly passed a bill for the establishment of a University of Science and Technology at Uzairue.

    The University was, however, changed to Edo University and its location to Iyamho.

  • Oshiomhole tasks Obaseki on ideals of Edo University

    The immediate past governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has tasked the state government and management of the Edo University, Iyamho, to be focused on the ideals behind the establishment of the institution.

    The ex-governor said the institution was established to provide first class university education with skill acquisition, train future leaders and provide environment for quality learning, teaching and research.

    Oshiomhole, who spoke at the first Founder’s Day lecture of the university, reminded the institution management that the school was not built for only children of the rich.

    The Founder’s Day lecturers were delivered by Vice Chancellor of the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo State, Prof. Friday Okonofua and a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Barr. Austine Alegeh.

    Oshiomhole stated that part of the institution policy was to pay tuition fees of gifted indigent students from grants made available to the university by the state government.

    He urged the university management to strive towards maintaining facilities put in place for future generation to use.

    He said, “We have a clear vision to build a world class university. I said we will not start with a temporary site. That was why we put standard structures in place. Management must continue to maintain these facilities.

    “I told the VC then that if you must charge economic fees, they must allocate a percentage to indigent students who are brilliant and whose parents cannot afford to pay the fees. We must have brilliant students here to be covered by grants given to the university.

    “Edo University must cover those gifted children. I will not accept for the state to subsidize education for the rich. To avoid disruption in academic calendar, I then directed that lecturers in this university be better paid.

    “I hoped that some of these policies are sustained so that poor parents can send their children to this university.”

    In his lecture titled, “Strengthening Democracy in Nigeria: The Role of the Judiciary,” Barr. Alegeh said the laws granted to the courts encouraged abuse of discretionary powers.

    He called for the establishment of Bail Act, Sentencing Act and enactment of laws providing for maximum period an accused person may be remanded in prison custody.

     

     

  • We employed the best in Edo University, says VC

    Acting Vice Chancellor of Edo University Iyamho, Prof. Emmanuel Aluyor has said the institution employs the best lecturers to ensure students are well trained.
    Prof. Aluyor said the institution picked the best teachers.
    Speaking at a media chat, Prof. Aluyor said the institution has six professors and that more are expected to join the university.
    He noted that the emphasis on entrepreneurship studies for students has distinguished the institution from its counterparts.
    He said: “In Edo University, we have a culture that any student who passes through this institution will be able to employ people after graduation by virtue of his her entrepreneurship training. We teach our students to be creative and innovative. We train them to be entrepreneurship inclined so that they can become job creators and excel after graduation.”
    He noted that the institution has not only recorded remarkable achievements in the area of infrastructural development within its one year of establishment but has also secured approval to admit students for various courses, such as Mass Communication, Nursing, Science Laboratory Technology amongst others.
    “We have a policy that all students must reside on campus, and to maintain this policy of providing accommodation for our students, we have gone into discussion with private individuals and companies to build more hostels facilities for our students,” he said.

  • Edo University expels three students over misconduct

    The management of the Edo University, Iyamho, says it has‎ expelled three students of the institution over misconduct since the inception of the institution in 2016.

    Acting Vice-Chancellor of the Institution, Prof. Emmanuel Aluyor, disclosed this on Monday during a press briefing ahead of the university’s second matriculation ceremony on March 22 and maiden Founders’ Day on March 23.

    Aluyor said the institution has zero tolerance for social vices, and the management would not hesitate to expel students who are found wanting.

    “Edo University has zero tolerance for social vices and cultism.

    “Though, we are one year old and not having too many students, yet we had cause to expel three students; not necessary for cult related activities, but for misconduct.

    “And to ensure that we do not have cultism, we must have zero tolerance of the kind of activities that can lead to cultism.

    “Once we identify such a student, we show him or her the way out,” he said.

    The acting vice-chancellor said that the state government had 100 per cent ownership of the university, contrary to the speculation that it was privately-owned.

    “Edo University Iyamho is owned by Edo State Government, not a private university,” he said.

    Aluyor said the institution, for now, operates three faculties in the school namely: Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Arts, Management and Social Science, while plans were under way to create other faculties.

    He said the university had received approval to begin academic programmes in the College of Medicine from the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC).

    The acting vice chancellor said the institution would continue to promote qualitative education through the provision of modern teaching and learning facilities.

     

  • We will leave a better country – Buhari

    We will leave a better country – Buhari

    …Commissions Edo University

     

    President Mohammadu Buhari has assured that his administration would leave the country better than he met it by doing a lot of savings and shifting focus from petroleum to solid minerals and agriculture.

    President Buhari said successes are being recorded in his areas of campaigns which are security, economy and fighting corruption.

    Buhari noted that Nigerians are paying for the mistakes of the leaders who turned the country into a mono-economy.

    He spoke at Iyamho, Estako West local government while addressing leaders of Edo North shortly after he commissioned the new Edo University.

    The University is one of the legacy projects of Governor Oshiomhole President Buhari commissioned as part of his two days working visit to the state.

    President Buhari said he has not deviated from his campaign promises which are to uplift the economy, provide security and fight corruption.

    Buhari said he was pleased that Nigerians now understand what his administration stands for and what he intends to do.

    He urged the people to continue to bear with every level of governance as according to him, “this is the time to build the country.”

    “We are blessed with human and material resources. We made terrible mistakes in allowing ourselves to become a mono economy and we are now paying dearly from our mistakes. Nigeria made money from cocoa, palm oil and other agricultural products. We threw everything away because of petroleum.

    “We have to go back to the land and solid minerals and do a lot of savings so that we can leave a better country for our children. We are pleased people are beginning to show understanding for what we stand for.

    “During my campaigns, I emphasize three things, security, economy and fighting corruption. In each one of them, we are recording success.”

    Speaking on the projects he commissioned, President Buhari said they were very solid and that Oshiomhole has engraved his name in the golden plate of history.

    “Oshiomhole has shown a lot of foresight by the quality of infrastructure he has put on ground.”

    On his part, Governor Oshiomhole said God has answered his prayers to finish well and to finish strong.

    Governor Oshiomhole noted that it was clear to him at the beginning that governance was not about popularity contest but try to get done things that are in the best interests of the people.

    Oshiomhole said he opted to ask the people to return to taxation to be able to provide for the generality of the people.

    “God has answered my prayers to finish strong and to finish well. I will handover to Godwin on Friday. In conceptualising this University, I was troubled by what I have seen as a worker and as a governor.

    “How do we fund it? We decided to move away from the tradition where the government subsidies education for the rich just as much as we subsides the children of the poor. We will not pay subsidy for children of the rich.

    “The University will not be the exclusive reserve for children of the rich. The state government will pay for those who need government support. We will give subsidy to those who need it. That is how we can sustain a university system that will not perpetually depend on government financing.

    “Those who cannot afford we will pay for it. There can be no overnight solution to Nigeria problem.  Our country has a future under Buhari. We will dominate again. I am excited by the kind of question the President asked at every point. Are they made in Nigeria. Are they imported?”

    Two buildings at the University, the Faculty of Science and Administrative block were named after Buhari.

     

  • Edo University: Landlords protest non-payment of compensation

    Some senior citizens, who are the owners of farmlands demolished for the establishment of Edo University, Iyamho in Etsako west local government, are protesting the non-payment of about N100million compensation by the Edo state government.

    The aged protesters, who said they have been rendered jobless because their farmlands were forcefully acquired by the government while the Governor Adams Oshiomhole who hails from the locality promised to pay compensation to all affected.

    In a statement signed by the chairman and secretary of the Concerned Farmers of Iyamho, Messrs. Nicholas Idiaghe and Mutairu Audu, they said the governor has demonstrated that he was a non-caring leader when less than six months to the end of his tenure he has paid deaf ears to the payment of their compensation.

    They said they had met with the governor at Iyamho and in Benin City, on several occasions and had written to him but after repeated promises he had not paid them the compensation he promised.

    They added that some members of the ruling APC, whose farmlands with such economic trees like mangos and cashew, cocoa, rubber, plantain, and arable crops like Cassava and Yams were destroyed after theirs had already been fully paid by the same government. He was wondering what caused the delay in paying them.

    The statement read in part, “Our pain was made much more severe upon the discovery that the governor settled some farmers who are card-carrying APC members whereas many of us who are not partisan have been sent out of the list.”