Education

UNIOSUN VC Denies Ghost Worker Allegations, Threatens Legal Action

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By Mojisola Oladele 

The Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University, UNIOSUN, Professor Clement Adebooye, has refuted claims by Sally Tibbot Consulting that 250 university staff, including himself, are ghost workers.

Speaking at a news briefing on the main campus in Osogbo, he described the audit report from the 2023 state personnel verification exercise as “unprofessional, fraudulent, and misleading,” demanding a formal apology and threatening legal action.

Professor Adebooye emphasized that the university’s response is rooted in transparency, accountability, and truth, and is “apolitical, aimed solely at clarifying facts for the public.” He explained that the statewide verification exercise, conducted in May and June 2023, required UNIOSUN’s entire staff of 1,017 to report on a single day, 18 August 2023, at the State Secretariat, alongside employees from other agencies.

“The consultant’s personnel were grossly inadequate and unskilled to handle this multitude,” he said, adding that the firm lacked understanding of university operations and wrongly included staff on sabbatical, study leave, research leave, visiting lecturers, and those who had retired or resigned between 2022 and 2023.

Professor Adebooye reiterated that UNIOSUN operates a strict, law-abiding payroll system subject to statutory oversight and monthly verification.

Edited by Taiwo Akinola

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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Health

Govt. making your welfare top-priority, Owolade Tells UniOsun Workers

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By Funmi Adekoya

The board Chairman, University of Osun, UniOsun, Teaching Hospital, Honourable Niyi Owolade has assured the staff of the hospital of Governors readiness in making their welfare top priority.

Honourable Owolade gave the assurance during a meeting with management of Honourable Niyi Owolade Teaching Hospital after he assumes office immediately after the inauguration ceremony.

The Chairman who was welcomed by the Chief Medical Director, Professor Babatunde Olaitan and administrative members of the hospitals expressed their enthusiasm to welcome him.

He charged the workers to be diligent in the discharge of their duties, and always work together as a team to move the institution forward.

Honourable Owolade urged the health workers to cooperate with the current administration, saying that the Governor has a lot of developmental plans for the state.

While welcoming the board Chairman, the Chief Medical Director, Uniosun Teaching Hospital, Professor Olaitan said meeting the new Chairman who had head some political position is a plus to the hospital.

Professor Olaitan stated that he believed that the desired development will be achieved to move the hospital forward.

He pledged to work hand in hand with the new Chairman in steering the affairs of the hospital.

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Health

I will prioritize health care delivery – Adeleke

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By Funmi Adekoya

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke says his administration will continue to prioritize the health of the people of Osun State.

This is just as he has given approval to the request of getting more medical equipment for the UniOsun Teaching Hospital which will soon be delivered to the hospital.

Governor Adeleke stated this when he received the management of the University of Osun Teaching Hospital, who were on a thank you visit in his office at Abere.

He said he was really encouraged to do more for the health sector considering the outcome of the last Imole medical outreach where about 25,000 people benefited.

The Governor added that his office is open to ideas that can develop the State as he is ready to run an open government to give the people who voted for him the opportunity to contribute to governance.

Earlier, Chief Medical Director, Uniosun Teaching Hospital, Professor Peter Olaitan appreciated the Governor for approving the hazard allowance and other allowances for the medical workers as well as approval for the employment of more staff. 

Professor Olaitan appealed to the Governor to approve capital funds for the hospital so as to enable them to procure other necessary equipment for the hospital.

Also speaking, the Chairman, Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Osun branch, Dr. Adetoye Adedapo who congratulates the Governor for his victory at the Supreme Court solicited the support of the Governor for the association to host national NMA games in November this year.

The highlight of the visit is the presentation of a letter of appreciation and gifts to the Governor by the President, Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, Mrs Rasheedat Akinwumi.

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Health

UNIOSUN teaching hospital will serve as training ground – Osun Speaker

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The Speaker, Osun State House of Assembly, Mr Timothy Owoeye says the newly Osun State University Teaching Hospital (UTH)  would serve as a training ground for students and other medical services.

Mr. Owoeye stated this at the plenary of the State House of Assembly complex, Osogbo.

The Speaker noted that the teaching hospital would provide medical facilities to the students and people of the state at large.

He said that the new teaching hospital would be a training ground for nurses, resident doctors and for research.

The bill was debated thoroughly during the Committee of Whole for further consideration of the mentioned bill at the plenary.

However, further consideration of the Bill continues tomorrow.

According the Speaker, “The new teaching hospital will be training of nursing and resident doctors, college of health science and academic research”.

“The teaching hospital will carry out all others health services” he added.

Mojisola Oladele

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Education

ASUU Strike: We’re not quacks – UniOsun VC

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The Osun State University has expressed displeasure with the comment credited to the National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Professor Emmanuel Shodeke describing Universities that do not join the ongoing strike as “Quacks”.

The ASUU president had during a television programme taken on some universities who are not part of the strike including the Osun State University, describing them as “Quacks”.

The Vice Chancellor of UniOsun, Professor Odunayo Adebooye who made his reaction while addressing newsmen on the achievements of the university within the last year, said it was unfair to use such language for a university with four hundred and eighty-seven lecturers, out of which three hundred and eighty are PhD holders.

Professor Adebooye said it was uncharitable for a union leader to use such language to disparage reputable public universities just because they are patriotic, concerned about the future of Nigerian youths and see no justification in joining an issue between lecturers of Federal Universities and their employers.

The Vice-Chancellor maintained that UniOsun had recorded significant achievements in the areas of teaching and research, attracting huge grants from reputable organizations and institutions globally, making it one of the top most competitive tertiary institutions in Nigeria.

“Just last week, I got a letter from the Nigerian Medical and Dental Council, informing me of the approval and accreditation of UNIOSUN’s Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme. It is heartwarming to note that the NMDC not only approved the MBBS Programme but increased the admission quota for the programme from 50 to 100.”

He also stated that within the last eight months, the academic staff of the university had won six international research grants worth over three hundred thousand dollars in value and over fifty million naira from the Federal Government spreading across many fields of academic endeavours.

“Through a team led by Professor Monsuru Adeleke, our University has won a research grant of one hundred and one thousand dollars from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Professor Clement Adebooye also leads a team that won fifty-six thousand dollars for a project from the Government of Norway, while Dr Benedict Falana won that of the National Research Foundation grant of South Africa at over five hundred thousand Ranch to work on Cancer”.

The Vice-Chancellor stressed further that as part of the university’s commitment to an uninterrupted academic calendar, the institution is set to commence the 2022/2023 admission exercise for prospectus UMTE/JAMB applicants.

Professor Adebooye who noted that the university was under pressure from those who wanted to change their institution of choice to it, because of its stable academic calendar, added that the school would not exceed its quota.

“We will not overshoot our quota.”

“Our University is known to obey Laws and we shall not break any Law. There is pressure on us from admission seekers, no doubt”. Professor Adebooye added.

Adenitan Akinola