The Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), has appointed Dr Sunday Saanu of the University of Ibadan (UI) as its Director of Communication and Corporate Affairs. 
 
Saanu, a graduate of communication and a distinguished journalist, brings on board a myriad of diverse experiences and insights gained over the years in both public and private universities, having worked with four Vice -Chancellors at the University of Ibadan as Media Assistant, before going to Ajayi Crowther University (ACU), Oyo, where he further built a strong reputation for himself as an established writer with a compelling prose style.
 
The Registrar, Mufutau Ibrahim, who signed the letter of appointment, congratulated Saanu on his appointment as the pioneering Director.

He brings to FUOYE a rare blend of academic depth and administrative pragmatism, personifying a new model of leadership.
 
He attended Lisabi Grammar School, Abeokuta, Ogun State Polytechnic, now Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, where he obtained a Higher National Diploma (HND), before moving to the University of Ibadan, where he read Communication and Language Arts, wrapping his academic career with a PhD in Cultural and Media Studies in the same university.