OAU
2 days ago
The Federal Government, on Tuesday, suspended all mining operations around the vicinity of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) and Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex (OAUTHC) in Ile-Ife, Osun, State. This decision was announced by the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, in Abuja, after a meeting with OAU Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Adebayo Bamire,…
2 days ago
The Federal Government has ordered the immediate and indefinite suspension of mining activities within the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, its teaching hospital, and environs pending the conclusion of the investigation..
14 Apr
It is quite pathetic that despite the fact that it has been some weeks since the issue of unregulated mining in OAU gained public attention, the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals has not found it worthy to react not to talk of mandating security..
25 Jan
The Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, and Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUT-MINNA), have the highest number of approved proposals for the N5.1billion Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) research grants.
10 Dec
President Bola Tinubu has assured that his administration would pursue a holistic approach to bolster the education system and make Nigerian universities globally competitive.
6 Dec
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspects, Akeem Usman and Ifadowo Niyi, for the alleged ritual murder of Quadri Salami, an 18-year-old 100-level student at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU).
17 Nov
Team Acme from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, emerged winner of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) 2023 CGMA Business Leadership Challenge, with 88.3 per cent among the top Nigerian universities, yesterday, in Lagos. The squad secured victory after its presentation, judged by CIMA assessors and some of the country’s top business leaders. Sponsored…
8 Nov
Eleven students of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) were, on Monday 6 November 2023, arraigned at the Federal High Court, Osogbo, Osun State for their alleged involvement in internet fraud. The defendants were arraigned before Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel by the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). They were arraigned on…
10 Oct 2023
Osun State Deputy Governor, Kola Adewusi, has denied reports that it was his thugs that attacked student leaders of the National Association of Nigerian Students in Osun. Recall that students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, last week, took to the streets in protest against hike in tuition. But in a statement, the Press…
26 Sep 2023
Authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, have made a downward readjustment of sundry charges payable by students of the institution.
23 Aug 2023
Everybody saw the coming disaster but the Economic community of West African States (ECOWAS) whose top leaders, the Heads of State and Governments of its Member States, except the four countries under military regimes...
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