Education

Convocation: UNIOSUN to Commission Seven New Projects

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By Mojisola Oladele

Osun State University, UNIOSUN, is set to commission seven new signature projects as part of the activities lined up for its 15th convocation ceremony, scheduled for 17th to 24th of September, 2025.

The projects included an iconic senate building, a faculty of computing and information technology building, twin 500-capacity lecture theatres, and additional lecture halls across the Okuku and Ifetedo campuses. 

The Vice-Chancellor, of the Institution, Professor Clement Adebooye announced this to Newsmen in Osogbo.

Professor Adebooye said the projects, funded through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, internally generated revenue, IGR and the support of the Osun State Government reflected the university’s commitment to innovation and academic distinction.

Professor Adebooye says “This year’s convocation is historic, not just because we are graduating another set of brilliant students, but because, it signals the steady transformation of UNIOSUN into a world-class university. These projects represent our resilience, vision, and determination to create an enabling environment for teaching, research, and innovation.”

The Uniosun VC explained that, the convocation would also feature a lecture by TETFund Executive Secretary, Architect Sonny Echono, titled “Digital Transformation in Higher Education: Building Skills in Graduates for Global Competitiveness.

He added that, the institution had successfully completed the 2024/2025 academic session without interruption, processed thousands of results within a month, and maintained its standard of timely graduation for students.

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Education

Tech-U Holds First Convocation

By Web News 980

Vice-Chancellor, first technical university, Ibadan, Professor Ayobami Salami says the university has produced learned students who are being sourced by reputable organizations.

Professor Salami stated this while speaking at a press conference heralding activities lined up for the first convocation ceremony of the university holding tomorrow.

The Technical University Vice-Chancellor expressed satisfaction with the ability of the graduating students considering the institution’s drive of building the brains and training them on vocational skills.

While highlighting the achievements of the institution within its five years of existence, Professor Salami said Technical University Ibadan has been ranked 7th best state University and 27th among all universities by the National University Commission, NUC.

The Tech-U V.C who said 12 out of the 63 first set of graduates had first-class while 24 had second class upper explained that, the University has increased its student base from sixty-nine at the inception to about nine hundred students.

Professor Salami later took journalists round on a facility tour of two newly built hostels, two 250 capacity classrooms, well-equipped laboratories and two broadcast studios.

Among the activities lined up for the maiden convocation include; a stage play, convocation lecture and conferment of honorary doctoral degrees on some distinguished Nigerians.

Mosope Kehinde

Education

Work to provide a solution to Covid-19 scourge – President Buhari

By Web News 719

President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged scholars in Nigeria universities to be actively involved in the search for both pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical solutions to the Covid-19 pandemic ravaging the world.

President Buhari gave the charge at the fifth and sixth combined convocation of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, FUOYE.

Correspondent, Quazim Yahaya has more.

Quazim Yahaya

Education

Proffer Solutions to National Problems – Buhari Charges Universities

By Web News 855

President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged Universities in Nigeria to play leading role in proffering solution to social, economic and security problems across the country.

President Buhari gave the challenge at the second combined convocation ceremony of the Federal University Oye Ekiti, FUOYE.

Radio Nigeria correspondent Oriola Afolabi brings the details.

Oriola Afolabi’s report on 2019 Combined Convocation of FUOYE

Oriola Afolabi