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  • FUOYE VC never suspended, cleared by police, panels- Group

    FUOYE VC never suspended, cleared by police, panels- Group

    A concerned citizen and Coordinator of the civic advocacy group, Justice Vanguard, Mr. Obafemi Ajayi, has refuted claims in some sections of the media that the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina, was suspended from office.

    Ajayi said the reports were misleading and mischievous, insisting that the Vice Chancellor was never suspended but was only on a duly approved leave.

    In a statement, the Justice Vanguard Coordinator explained that Professor Fasina’s six-month leave was officially approved by the university’s Governing Council in April 2025, in accordance with public service regulations, and that he resumed duty on October 14, 2025.

    Ajayi added that the Vice Chancellor had earlier been cleared of all allegations of sexual harassment by the Police and two separate investigative panels—one constituted by the former Pro-Chancellor and another by the current Council leadership.

    “The Vice Chancellor was never suspended. He was on duly approved leave. He was cleared of allegations of sexual harassment by the Police and two panels set up by the previous Pro-Chancellor and the current one,” Ajayi clarified.

    He said the attempt by a few individuals to misrepresent facts about the university’s leadership was unfortunate and capable of distracting attention from the institution’s remarkable progress in recent years. Ajayi called on the public to disregard such reports, which he described as “contrived distractions” from the success story that FUOYE has become. 

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    He also reached to the recent video showing a guard of honor mounted during the resumption of key University officials, explaining that such practices are not out of the ordinary at the university. 

    He noted the guard of honor is part of the university tradition, a ceremonial gesture extended to principal officers upon assumption of duty. What as seen in a video is a routine ceremonial guard of honor, which is the university’s long -standing tradition. 

    ” It is not peculiar to any individual. In fact both the Vice Chancellor and Pro-Chancellor were also welcomed with the same honor on assumption of duty.” Ajayi clarified. 

    He said such gesture is symbolic of institutional respect , decipline and order, adding that similar practices exist in many Nigerian universities. 

    “FUOYE is a model of rapid academic and infrastructural growth in Nigeria’s university system. The Council and management have maintained transparency, stability, and accountability, and stakeholders should not allow misinformation to derail that progress,” he said.

    The group praised the university community for maintaining peace during the Vice Chancellor’s leave period, commending staff and students for their discipline and unity of purpose.

    Ajayi noted that FUOYE’s recent feats in global rankings and research achievements have continued to strengthen its reputation as one of Nigeria’s most dynamic and forward-looking universities.

    The institution was recently listed among the top 15 universities in Nigeria in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026 and remains one of the most subscribed universities in the country, according to data from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

    FUOYE also earned international recognition when four of its lecturers — Prof. Olayide Samuel Lawal, Dr. Adeolu Adesoji Adediran, Prof. Bukola Olalekan Bolaji, and Prof. Basiru Olaitan Ajiboye — were named among the world’s top 2% scientists in the 2025 ranking released by the Top Scientists Network (TopSciNet).

    The report by TopSciNet highlighted the researchers’ exceptional impact, citations, and productivity, describing FUOYE’s inclusion as a reflection of its growing influence in global scholarship.

    Ajayi said the recognition was “a testament to the leadership of Professor Fasina and his team, whose commitment to excellence has placed FUOYE on the global academic map.”

    He urged stakeholders to focus on sustaining the momentum of research-driven progress, innovation, and infrastructural development rather than paying attention to what he termed “distractive narratives propagated by a few individuals with ulterior motives.”

    “What FUOYE has achieved in less than fifteen years is remarkable. The Vice Chancellor’s administration has deepened a culture of merit, discipline, and innovation. These gains should not be undermined by falsehood or sensationalism,” Ajayi stated.

  • FUOYE NANS sues for peace as VC resumes after leave

    FUOYE NANS sues for peace as VC resumes after leave

    A huge crowd of stakeholders comprising students, alumni members and staff members of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) welcomed the substantive Vice-Chancellor Prof Abayomi Fasina  on Tuesday when he resumed duty after a six-month accumulated research leave. 

    Stakeholders, especially the students and union leaders of NASU, NAAT and a large number of SSANU members sued for peace, saying it is only when peace reigns that Fasina would be able to deliver more developmental projects for the University. 

    This was contained in a statement signed by Dr. Wole Balogun, Special Adviser on Media Matters to the VC. 

    President of FUOYE Alumni association, Mr.Arogundade Temitope, according to statement by the Special Adviser on Media Matters to the VC, said Fasina has been greatly missed. 

    “We are glad to welcome Prof. Fasina back to his lawful duty after a six-month leave. This man has performed admirably well before he went on leave and we are assured that he will bring more development to the University now that he is back. 

    “Prof. Fasina is an enigma and that is why you have seen a huge  members of staff, students and alumin members turned out in hundreds to welcome him back today. At this point, we appeal for peace. Let there be peace on the campus.” 

    Vice- President of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), South West zone, Comrade Owolabi Taiwo, said peace is non-negotiable as Fasina resumes. 

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    He warned those who wish to foment trouble, especially some few members of SSANU to resign their appointment immediately and stop being trouble some. 

    “This is our University and what ever happens on this campus, the student body is the greatest stakeholders and we suffer most in any mishap. We don’t want some union leader with selfish interests to disrupt our academic calendar and jeopardize our future. 

    “We will resist any attempt to disrupt the peace that we are enjoying under Prof. Fasina. Prof. Fasina has been a great leader and caring father to the students. We love him for his great works and we would not allow any selfish union leader to disrupt his fruitful tenure.,” Owolabi said.

    NASU and NAAT chairmen, Comrade Ayeni Abraham and Comrade Babafemi Olusola, who spoke to newsmen why they chose to turn out in large numbers said that the welfare of their union members are germane to them and trust Fasina was up to the task.

    Top ranking members of SSANU , Mr

     Akinrope Olufemi and Owonsaye Wale urged the national body of SSANU to wade into the crisis rocking the Union’s local body in FUOYE. 

    They alleged that the current leadership of SSANU in FUOYE has compromised the general interests of the members. 

    They said over 50 members of SSANU in FUOYE have petitioned the national and South west zonal body for several months but it was yet to address such germane issues. 

    Fasina, who expressed great pleasure at the large crowd of staff, students and Alumni members who welcomed him, pledged to continue his good works for the University.

    Suing for peace, he said he has barely four months more to stay to end his tenure and would concentrate on consolidating his milestone achievements for the past four years and seven months. 

    He assured students and staff members of more welfare packages, infrastructural development among other great works of peace is allowed on the campus.

    Asked about the on going VCship race to usher in his successor in few months, he said though he has no power over the new helmsman election as he is just a member of the Council of the University. 

    He however, expressed confidence in the Council members to elect a new and capable successor who would carry on the great works he has been doing for the University.

  • FUOYE VC resumes after six-month leave, Alumni President sues for peace

    FUOYE VC resumes after six-month leave, Alumni President sues for peace

    The President of the Alumni Association of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Temitope Elijah Arogundade, has urged members of the university community to prioritise peace and the institution’s image, as the substantive Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abayomi Fasina, resumes office on Tuesday, 14 October 2025.

    Professor Fasina had applied in April to embark on a part of his accumulated leave for research purposes, and this was granted at an emergency meeting of the university’s Governing Council. 

    Rather than approving the 11-month leave requested by the vice-chancellor, the end of which would have coincided with the termination of his five-year tenure of office, the Council only approved six months, asking him to resume in October.

    Shortly before applying for leave, the university’s Governing Council exonerated Professor Fasina of the sexual harassment allegation levelled against him by a female former Director of Works on the campus, Engineer Folasade Adebayo. 

    The university’s branch of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) had accused the VC of sexually harassing one of its members, forcing the governing council to set up an independent committee to probe the development. 

    However, led by Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, the Council cleared the VC of all allegations, and chided Engineer Adebayo for secretly recording her conversations with the VC, saying it was a deliberate ploy to blackmail the VC into confirming her as substantive Director of Works.

    The matter had generated uproar at the time, and many felt the VC had embarked on a leave to calm frayed nerves while the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Academics, Professor Olubunmi Shittu, was appointed as acting vice-chancellor.

    But the university’s Public Relations Officer, Foluso Ogunmodede, has consistently clarified this belief, saying it is erroneous for anyone to claim that Professor Fasina went on leave over any allegation.

    “Let me clarify that nothing caused the VC’s decision to go on leave. He only went on his accumulated research leave. Pure and simple! Whatever issues anyone is talking about were duly addressed and resolved before he embarked on leave. So if people are now tying his leave with any matter, that is incorrect,” Mr Ogunmodede had said in a recent media chat. 

    Therefore, ahead of the VC’s resumption, the alumni president urged all stakeholders to allow peace to reign on the campus, saying Professor Fasina has contributed significantly to the growth and development of the 14-year-old institution.

    Speaking with journalists at the weekend, the president said Professor Fasina’s tenure is expected to end in February 2026, saying the ongoing process to select his successor should be allowed to go on peacefully.

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    Mr Arogundade said, “As alumni, we are the ambassadors of FUOYE. Enough is enough – we must begin to portray our university in a very good light. Going forward, there must be peaceful coexistence because it is only under a peaceful atmosphere that we can make progress.

    “There is no doubt that Professor Fasina has done well. It is very obvious to everybody. As one of the pioneer students of this university, I know what I am saying. We know where we were before, and we know where we are now. So, when he returns, we expect him to consolidate where necessary so that FUOYE can continue to align with its vision.

    On the succession process, with a new vice chancellor expected within five months, Arogundade said the alumni body was confident in the university’s Governing Council to produce a worthy vice-chancellor.

    “We would want a personality that can continue from where we are now and take the university to greater heights. I believe the process will be free and fair,” he said.

    He also appealed to fellow alumni to remain united in advancing FUOYE’s reputation. “Many of our members are doing wonderfully well within and outside the country. We must continue to raise the flag of the university high and contribute to its development,” he urged.

    Since he assumed office in February 2021, Professor Fasina has steered the university into an era of peace, growth, and innovation.

    He inherited a campus riddled with unrest but quickly restored stability by introducing regular management and senate meetings, fostering participatory governance, and prioritising staff and students’ welfare. The result has been four years of uninterrupted harmony in the university community.

    Academically, his tenure has witnessed remarkable expansion. FUOYE has achieved successful accreditation in all 60 exercises conducted and secured approvals for dozens of new programmes, ranging from Medicine and Surgery to Cybersecurity, Journalism, and Forensic Accounting.

    The creation of new faculties, departments, and the FUOYE Business School reflects his vision of aligning the university with global trends. Student enrolment has surged to over 40,000, making FUOYE the fourth most subscribed university in Nigeria in 2025 JAMB.

    Professor Fasina has prioritised welfare and infrastructure, promoting over 2,000 staff, providing shuttle services, improving hostels, and constructing new facilities such as the Student Union Building, Freedom Park, and multiple directorates and institutes.

    ICT development has been transformative on the campus, as it is evident in the internet bandwidth that tripled, with fibre connectivity extended across campuses, and FUOYE’s ascension in Webometrics from 76th to 17th in two years.

    The university has also excelled in sports, ranking among the best in Nigeria and Africa, while strengthening community ties through scholarships, land donations, and partnerships with other institutions.

    Through these strides, Professor Fasina has repositioned FUOYE as one of the fastest-growing, most vibrant, and most peaceful universities in Nigeria.

  • Ndoma-Egba boasts of FUOYE’s potential

    Ndoma-Egba boasts of FUOYE’s potential

    The Chairman of the Governing Council of Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba, has hailed the inclusion of scientists from the university in the body of two per cent scientists in the world.

    Ndoma-Egba, who was responding to the recent recognition of lecturers of FUOYE by the globally-reputable Stanford appraisal, said the development was a pointer to the great potential of the university.

    He said: “FOUYE has put Nigeria in a pride of place in scientific researches and recognition and it is a reflection of the sound academic community in the university.

    “I am very proud and I’m elated that FUOYE is certainly on the path to national and, indeed, global distinction and recognition.

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    “We will keep our hands on the plough, looking forward to greater glory and ignoring the contrived distractions of the university by merchants of fake news.

    “There are many lofty achievements happening at FUOYE. They are giant strides the faculties and departments, as well as the management, and indeed, the whole university community are proud of.

    “We will advise the media to report these positive developments and be more critical to false stories that only mire the university in needless controversy.”

  • FUOYE lecturers begin indefinite strike over unpaid salaries

    FUOYE lecturers begin indefinite strike over unpaid salaries

    Lecturers at the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), under the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), have embarked on an indefinite strike over the non-payment of salaries.

    The industrial action was announced in a letter dated September 11, 2025, co-signed by ASUU-FUOYE Chairperson, Comrade O. A. Fagbuagun, and Financial Secretary, Comrade Ngwu Benitho, and addressed to the Acting Vice-Chancellor.

    The union said the move complied with a directive from ASUU’s National Executive Council (NEC), which mandates branches to down tools if salaries are not paid by the third day of each month.

    Describing the strike as “total, indefinite, and comprehensive,” ASUU-FUOYE vowed it would continue until all outstanding salaries are cleared.

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    The union also urged the university management to understand that the action was not a local decision but a national directive aimed at ensuring prompt salary payments across Nigerian universities.

    The letter reads in part, “This is to notify FYOYE Administration that the National Executive Council of ASUU has directed that in any case, where Academic Staff salary is not paid by the 3rd of every month, the affected Branch of ASUU should proceed on strike until the salary is paid.

    “As a consequence of the above, we are using this medium to inform the Administration that ASUU-FUOYE Branch has proceeded on strike until our salary is paid. This strike is total, indefinite, and comprehensive”, it added.

  • FUOYE parents raise alarm over non-accreditation of radiography programme

    FUOYE parents raise alarm over non-accreditation of radiography programme

    Parents of students in the Department of Radiography at the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), have voiced deep concerns over the programme’s non-accreditation by the Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria (RRBN), warning that their children’s future is in jeopardy.

    Operating under the banner of Concerned Parents of Radiography Students, the parents, in a letter to the University’s Vice Chancellor, Governing Council, and Senator Cyril Fasuyi representing Ekiti North, decried the prolonged delay in securing accreditation.

    They lamented that final-year students risk being barred from sitting for professional examinations, proceeding on internship, or participating in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). According to them, each final-year student had already paid N95,000 for the first professional examination, yet no arrangements had been made for its conduct.

    The parents identified a shortage of qualified lecturers, inadequate infrastructure, reliance on part-time staff, and the appointment of a non-radiographer as Head of Department as reasons for the accreditation setback.

    Appealing for urgent intervention, they called on Senator Fasuyi, Hon. Akin Rotimi Jnr (Oye Federal Constituency), and the Students’ Union Government to step in and ensure the programme’s accreditation is fast-tracked.

    Speaking on behalf of the students, the President of the Department of Radiography and Radiation Science, Adeniyi Samuel, said the uncertainty had plunged many of his colleagues into despair about their academic future.

    “Many of us are deeply worried about what the future holds. We have spent years studying, and our parents have sacrificed so much, yet we are not sure if we will be allowed to graduate, go for an internship, or even participate in NYSC. It is heartbreaking “, he said.

    He added that although there had been engagements with the University management, the pace of progress was slow. “Our greatest fear is losing all we have worked for. We just want this matter resolved quickly so our dreams don’t end in vain,” he lamented.

    He appealed to government authorities and regulatory bodies to wade into the matter urgently, saying, “We are begging the Federal Government, the Ministry of Education, and all relevant stakeholders to intervene. We cannot afford to watch our future slip away because of accreditation issues,” he pleaded.

    Reacting to the parents’ concerns, the Special Adviser on Media to FUOYE VC, Dr. Wole Balogun, assured that the Radiography programme had been duly accredited by the National University Commission, which he described as the constitutionally recognised body for regulating all university courses.

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    According to him, NUC had issued a directive that no professional council not be granted a waiver should hold universities to ransom over accreditation issues, and the Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria was not among the professional councils granted such a waiver.

    “Our parents should not entertain any fear because the accreditation of Radiography in our University has been duly done and approved by the NUC. We have a letter to that effect. The course has been fully accredited, and NUC is the highest regulatory body for all university programmes.

    “Their directive is clear: once they have accredited a programme, no other council without a waiver can stop graduation. Radiography council is not among those with a waiver,” he added.

    He assured that Radiography students would graduate at the appropriate time, saying the University “has done the needful” to safeguard their academic future.

  • FUOYE don to lead national hub to fight fake news

    FUOYE don to lead national hub to fight fake news

    The Federal Government has approved the creation of ‘Naija Falsehood Buster’, a national hub to fight fake news and misinformation through a Tertiary Education Trust fund (TETfund)-approved research project led by Dr Toyin Segun Onayinka of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti.

    With this approval, Onayinka, a new media specialist and principal investigator, alongside his team, Dr. Jacob Kehinde Opele (FUOYE), Information Management), Dr. Lawrence Bunmi Adewole (FUOYE, Artificial Intelligence), Dr. Chioma Ifeoma Agbasimelo (UNIZIK, Strategic Communication), Dr. Blessing Vou Dakat (UNIJOS, Pragmatics/Discourse), Mrs. Grace Oluwakemi Onipede (junior researcher) will, after rigorous research, develop an AI-driven system and a national database of influential on-air personalities and social media influencers to detect, monitor, and reduce falsehoods that threaten national cohesion.

    The TETFund project is part of the 158  research projects proposals approved for the 2024 National Research Fund (NRF).

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     The project, which will develop an AI-driven platform, the “Naija Falsehoods Buster” and establish a national hub for tracking and evaluating falsehoods across Nigeria’s digital and broadcast media will be hosted at the  Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE).

    According to Onayinka, who lectures at the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies and currently, the Head of Broadcasting Department, the interdisciplinary project, titled “Modelling AI to Identify Falsehoods: Impact of On-Air Personalities and Social Media Influencers on National Integration,” combines natural language processing, machine-learning and mixed-methods fieldwork to: map how On-Air Personalities (OAPs) and social media influencers contribute to the spread of misinformation and disinformation; create a large annotated dataset for Nigeria; and deploy an accessible Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) tool that flags, classifies and visualises falsehoods in real time.

  • FUOYE embarks on internal restructuring

    FUOYE embarks on internal restructuring

    • Varsity deploys new departmental heads

    Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has begun the process of internal re-organisation aimed to further position the institution for academic excellence and administrative efficiency.

    The Acting Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olubunmi Shittu, had communicated the intention of management to the Governing Council to notify and seek the approval of the Council for certain redeployments across departments and faculties.

    The acting VC said the redeployments were necessary to restructure administrative processes in the university ahead of the upcoming academic year and to cater for the vast number of prospective candidates for admission into the university.

    FUOYE has the third highest number of applications for admission in the 2025/26 academic year according to the database of the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB).

    According to Prof. Shittu, the effort is geared towards ensuring “all directors who have spent four years and above are replaced and that the appointment of heads of departments should be by seniority, except where the most senior person is having pending disciplinary action.”

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    The Governing Council in its reaction to the development approved of all postings relating the Head of Department and faculty Deans, in the event there are no financial implications to the decision.

     The Council, however, rejected the deployment of a new procurement officer on the grounds that there was backlog of procurement that needed to be cleared, as time was of the essence.

    The other reason for the rejection of new procurement officer for the university, according to a memo dated August 4, was because “there is accreditation in September/October 2025 and this will affect progress, and to ensure that recruitment into the department is based on merit and accreditation of the Bureau of Public Procurement.”

    The objection of council further stems from a recent memo from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), dated 25 July, 2025 about evaluation and monitoring of high impact project intervention in the university, as it relates to the fourth floor of the Senate building of the university.

  • 2025 JAMB: FUOYE becomes varsity of fourth choice

    2025 JAMB: FUOYE becomes varsity of fourth choice

    The Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE),Ekiti State,  has maintained its meteoric position as university of fourth choice to prospective Joint Admission and Matriculation Board’s candidates in this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

    This was disclosed in Abuja by the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede at the just concluded JAMB Policy-Meeting between the board and the universities’ vice-chancellors.

    According to him, Lagos State University (LASU), University of Lagos and the University of Ilorin beat FUOYE to emerge 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions respectively.

    With LASU 79,000, UNILAG 58,645 and UNILORIN’s 56,734, FUOYE clinched 4th most subscribed university in Nigeria, dusting Premier University, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, University of Benin, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Obafemi Awolowo University and other older universities.

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    FUOYE with 52,108, has consistently maintained the 4th most-sought after university after it lost its third position in the 2023/2024 admission year.

    However, FUOYE attracted 52,108 applicants as contained in an official statistics released by JAMB, placing it ahead of tens of first-generation universities while confirming its position as Nigeria’s fastest-growing and most sought-after university.

    Apparently elated at the feat, FUOYE Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olubunmi Samuel Shittu described the latest ranking as “a well-deserved validation of FUOYE’s relentless pursuit of academic excellence, student-centered policies, and dynamic leadership.”

  • How SUG election caused tension in FUOYE

    How SUG election caused tension in FUOYE

    • By Fathia Omileye

    Students at  the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE)  have protested the just-concluded Student Union Government (SUG) election.

    Angry students gathered in large numbers at the school’s gate. They blocked the main entrance and demanded answers from the school administration.

    Security personnel were seen attempting to control the crowd, as students tried to jump over the fence, calling for justice over what they described as a “rigged” and “unfair” election process.

    The core of the protest centred on the credibility of the election itself. Several students claimed they were disenfranchised as their One-Time Passwords (OTPs), required for online voting, were never sent to them. This, according to the protesters, significantly reduced the number of students who were able to cast their votes.

    “I stayed glued to my portal all day waiting for my OTP, but it never came. Many of us couldn’t vote. This is not democratic. Requesting for an OTP code can be like Hamster combat — tap tap tap,” said a 200-level student at  the Faculty of Arts.

    The situation sparked widespread calls for the election to be nullified and a fresh one conducted  under more transparent conditions. Some student leaders echoed this demand, stating that the integrity of the student union depends on a process that is free, fair, and inclusive.

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    However, after the protest, the university board has made a final decision that there  will be no rerun of the election.

     The announcement has been met with disappointment among student protesters, many of whom expressed  sadness over the decision.

    “It’s disheartening, but what can we do? It’s an order from above.We just hope that subsequent elections, like the upcoming faculty elections, won’t be marred by the same issues,” a student who craved anonymity said.

    As of now, campus life is slowly returning to normal, but the scars of this election remain fresh. The students continue to call for reform in the university’s electoral process to ensure that their voices truly count in future elections.