Education

Emmanuel Alayande University of Education Gets Pioneer VC

By Web News 2720

By Iyabo Adebisi

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has appointed Professor Olanrewaju Olaniyan as the Vice Chancellor, Emmanuel Alayande University of Education.

Governor Makinde made the announcement while receiving separate reports of the committee set up on LAUTECH Teaching Hospital and Emmanuel Alayande University of Education at the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Ibadan

In a remark, Governor Makinde while appreciating the separate committees for their efforts in the betterment of education in the state, vowed to create directorate for tertiary healthcare in the ministry of health and pledged to implement the recommendations 

The Governor also promised to do everything possible to ensure that the staffersof the defunct Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, who are not qualified for a university system do not become unemployed. 

Earlier, in their separate reports, Chairman, Special Task Force on LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Professor Juwon Arotiba and Chairman, Emmanuel Alayande University of Education and Implementation Committee, Professor Deji Omole, said they had drawn vision, mission, academic curricular, master plan and condition of service for the institutions in line with NUC guidelines. 

Professor Arotiba and Professor Omole further enjoined Governor Makinde not to deviate from his efforts to better the education sector of the pace setter state. 

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Politics

2023: Oyo Assembly Passes Appropriation Bill Into Law

By Web News 490

The Oyo state House of Assembly has passed into law N310.4 billion Appropriation Bill 2023.

The house during its plenary presided over by the speaker, Mr Adebo Ogundoyin on Thursday also passed the Finance and Appropriations bills 2023.

According to the budget, the recurrent expenditure stands at over 155 billion naira, while the capital expenditure stands at over N154.7 billion naira.

Also on the budget passed into law, One billion naira each was appropriated for Oke-Ogun Polytechnic Saki and Emmanuel Alayande University, Oyo.

The state Assembly after receiving the report of the House Committee on Public Account, Finance and Appropriation, chaired by Mr Akeem Mustapha, accepted and passed the Oyo state appropriation bill 2023 into law.

Speaking after the passage of the 2023 budget, Speaker of the house, Mr Adebo Ogundoyin said the house would monitor the budget through an effective oversight function and ensure its full implementation

It would be recalled that the Governor of the state, Seyi Makinde, had earlier in September presented a N310 billion budget to the House for legislative consideration and approval.

The passage of the 2023 Appropriation bill into law by the House indicated that there is no significant difference between the original appropriation presented by the governor and the amended version by the house.

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