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  • JABU graduates 366 tomorrow

    The Joseph Ayo Babalola University (JABU) in Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State, is in celebration mood this week as it graduates its fourth set of students.

    The week-long programme of activities kicked off with a briefing and convocation lecture by Governor Kayode Fayemi on Monday; variety night for graduands on Tuesday; community/reunion service (Wednesday); and graduands/alumni reception today and the main event, the award of first degrees tomorrow.

    Among the 366 graduands to receive scrolls tomorrow, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Sola Fajana said at a briefing that 11 of the graduands bagged first class; 104, second class upper; 206, second class lower; and 44, third class.

    The university will also confer an honorary doctorate degree on Elder Ogunbiyi, the chairman of JABU endowment committee and founder of Mutual Benefits Assurance for his contributions to educational development.

    Notwithstanding the class of their degrees, Fajana said all the students have been exposed to quality tuition in their various fields – in addition to vocational training in the university’s entrepreneurship skills acquisition centre and IT certifications.

    He said: “JABU is a university that focuses on quality. Not just because the National Universities Commission [NUC] expects and directs so; even without supervision it will be so. JABU has a student/staff ratio of 1:6, so we can ensure one-on-one teaching and learning. We ensure what we teach is exactly what industry wants because we have on our board captains of industry who tell us about new trends.”

     

  • JABU graduates fourth set

    The National Universities Commission (NUC) has given full accreditation to 18 out of 22 programmes presented by the management of Joseph Ayo Babalola University (JABU) Ikeji- Arakeji in Osun State.

    At a press briefing ahead of the university’s fourth convocation, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Sola Fajana said the remaining four programmes were granted interim accreditation.

    The fully-accredited courses include Entrepreneurship, Economics, Political Science, Mass Communication, Religious Studies, Microbiology, Bio-Chemistry and Mathematics among others.

    Those with interim accreditation are Philosophy, Literature-in-English, Computer Science and Physics.

    Speaking about tomorrow’s convocation, Fajana said 316 graduands will receive their first degrees – with nine graduates in first class, 189 in second class (Upper) 94 in second class (lower) and 24 graduands in Third class category.

    He said all first class graduands will be employed.

    “Our conventional practice of automatically granting appointment to our first class products is now a permanent policy of the university , we have promptly sent out letters of appointment to all the 14 first class graduates from our second set and about 10 of them have responded by submitting their letters of acceptance.

    “This is to encourage JABU undergraduates to strive towards excellence, “ Fajana said.

    The VC said as part of the fourth convocation programme, a new chancellor, Pastor Wemimo Odunaiya, who is an astute industrialist and active member of the University Board of Trustees will be installed to replace the former Chancellor, the late Oba Oladele Olashore, the Aloko of Iloko – Ijesa during the convocation.

    The JABU VC said the university is also partnering with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Abuja in the area of training and re-training of the staff members of the agency by the University Department of Mass Communication and for Students/Staff exchange in the practice of journalism.

    Fajana also disclosed that the inauguration of JABU colleges Advisory Boards is to be held today while the new gate house donated by the General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) Pastor D.K Olukoya would be formally commissioned the same day.