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  • Lecturers shut MAPOLY over alleged sack of 250 colleagues

    Lecturers shut MAPOLY over alleged sack of 250 colleagues

    The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta chapter on Wednesday suspended academic activities following the alleged sacking of 250 of members by the Technical Committee supervising upgrade of the institution to a university status.

    The Committee led by Prof. Peter Okebukola was said to have asked them in a directive to resign and re-apply as academic staff members of the new University named Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology (MAUTECH) by the National Universities Commission (NUC).

    The lecturers who stormed the institution early in the morning, shut the entrance gate,  chanting anti- Committee songs and some fetish objects in a calabash were also dropped by the entrance.

    The ASUP Chairman, Comrade Kola Abiola, who addressed the protesting lecturers, accused Okebukola of giving the directive in a meeting between members of the committee and the leadership of the union.

    Abiola said the academic staff do not have confidence in Okebukola and his team.

    He vowed that the union resist any directive that could lead to the loss of jobs by the academic staff.

    Also speaking, the Zonal Coordinator of ASUP, Zone C in charge of South West, Olawale Adetunji said the action of the lecturers has the backing of the National body.

    He argued that the government and the Committee have not put the rights of the other stakeholders in their decision.

    But responding, Okebukola in a statement denied sacking the academic staff.

    “We held a meeting with all staff at the beginning of our assignment and conveyed our position on job security. This position has been reechoed in subsequent meetings with staff unions. It is curious that some persons have taken the undue liberty of misinforming the general public with the spread of such fake news.

    “We have given the good people of Ogun State a pledge that in the shortest possible time, MAUSTECH and Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia will be among the brightest stars in the firmament of quality higher education in Nigeria, indeed in Africa,” he said

  • NUC upgrades Moshood Abiola Polytechnic to varsity

    NUC upgrades Moshood Abiola Polytechnic to varsity

    The National Universities Commission yesterday granted approval for the upgrading of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, to Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology (MAUTECH).

    The approval brings the number of universities owned by Ogun State to three.

    Executive Secretary of NUC Prof. Abubakar Rasheed granted the approval when a delegation of the led by Governor Ibikunle Amosun, visited the commission in Abuja.

    He said the new university brings the number of state-owned universities to 45 and 85 public universities.

    Rasheed added that the approval had already been communicated to relevant authorities.

    The NUC boss said: “I, on behalf of the NUC, write that with effect from Monday, July 3, the MAUTECH has been recognised as the 45th state university in Nigeria and also the 85th public university.

    “This university is also the 153rd in the country. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund and the National Youths Service Corps are being informed of the establishment of the MAUTECH, Abeokuta.

    “We need to invest more in education. We are particularly happy that Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology is taking off from the current polytechnic, but it will not kill it. The polytechnic will resurrect somewhere and it will come back.”

    According to him, the number of universities (private and public) in the state has help positioned the state as the education capital of black Africa.

    He was confident that the new university would live up to expectations.

    The governor, who spoke earlier, said the state would establish a new polytechnic at Ipokia to replace Moshood Abiola Polytechnic.

    He added that the establishment of the new university would help address the various challenges facing Nigeria.

     

     

     

     

  • NUC approves Moshood Abiola University

    NUC approves Moshood Abiola University

    The National Universities Commission on Monday granted approval for the upgrading of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, to Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology (MAUTECH) by the Ogun state government.

    The approval brings the number of universities owned by the state to three.

    Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, granted the approval when a delegation of the state government led by the Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, visited the commission in Abuja.

    He said the new university brings the number of state-owned universities in the country to 45 and 85 public university.

    Prof. Rasheed added that the approval had already been communicated to relevant authorities.

    The NUC boss said: “I, on behalf of the NUC, write that with effect from Monday, July 3, the MAUTECH has been recognized as the 45th state university in Nigeria and also the 85th public university.

    “This university is also the 153rd in the country. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund and the National Youths Service Corps are being informed of the establishment of the MAUTECH, Abeokuta.

    “We need to invest more in education, we are particularly happy that Moshood Abiola University of (Science and Technology) is taking off from the current polytechnic, but it will not kill it. The polytechnic will resurrect somewhere and it will come back.”

    According to him, the number of universities (private and public) in the state has help positioned the state as the education capital of black Africa, expressing confidence that the new university would live up to expectations.

    Prof. Rasheed, who lauded the efforts of the governor in the development of the education sector, added that Nigeria could only survive when emphasis is laid on knowledge resources instead of mineral resources.

    The governor, who spoke earlier, said the state would establish a new polytechnic at Ipokia to replace Moshood Abiola Polytechnic.

    He added that the establishment of the new university would help address the various challenges facing Nigeria, especially in the area of technology advancement and food security.

    “Let me say this university is a product of evolution, it will be built on the solid foundation of one the Nigerians leading polytechnics; the Moshhood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta.

    “Talking about quality, the way to go is to be ready to put some money down. And that is what we are doing. We are also going to get the best brains to work in the university. If you look at the caliber of the academics in the committee that facilitated the upgrading of that polytechnic, you will be sure that we want to ensure quality.

    “We have also said that the polytechnic will be rebuilt in Ipokia area of Ogun State and we have begun work on that already,” the governor said.

     

     

  • Student jailed for fraudulent documents

    Student jailed for fraudulent documents

    A student of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, Akinyele Akintayo, has been sentenced to nine-month imprisonment for being in possession of fraudulent documents.

    The convict was sentenced by Justice Sedoten Ogunsanya of a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, after he pleaded guilty to the crime.

    He was accused by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for being in possession of the said documents used to facilitate Internet fraud.

    Akinyele, who entered a plea bargain deal with the EFCC, was found guilty on a three-count charge under Section 318 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos, 2011.

    The judge sentenced him to three months in prison for each count without an option of fine.

    Counsel to EFCC, Olubunmi Bosede told the court that the convict was arrested on March 21 in Lagos while being in possession of an electronic mail address with the name Susan Alexander.

    The commission alleged that the convict had intended to use the document to perpetrate Internet fraud, adding that he sent messages to one Love Betsey, claiming that his father had deposited $5.6 million dollars in a hidden box with an insurance company.