Dangote Committed To Education
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the Chief Executive Officer, Dangote Group, has pledged his commitment to the development of education and healthcare sector, as he bagged the Ahmadu Bello University’s top Corporate Award.
Mr Tony Chiejina, the Head, Corporate Communications, Dangote Group, in a statement on Monday in Lagos, said that Mr Ahmed Mansur, the Executive Director, Stakeholders Management and Corporate Communication, represented Dangote at the award.
The award was presented by the University’s Alumni Association in recognition of Dangote’s numerous contributions to the development of the nation’s education sector.
Dangote said that the award would spur the conglomerate to scale up its intervention programmes in all sectors.
“Dangote Group will not rest on its oars in ensuring that the educational sector achieved its rightful place in Nigeria,” he said.
Also, Prof. Ahmed Mora, the National President, Ahmadu Bello University Alumni Association, said that the interventions of Dangote Foundation in the education sector had been unprecedented through the years, especially, its various scholarship programmes.
On Universal Healthcare Coverage, Ms Zouera Youssoufou, the Dangote Foundation Chief Executive, said that the foundation would continue to work with governments and civil society organisations for the development of impactful health sector programmes in Nigeria and Africa.
OAU VC, Ogunbodede, Speaks On Sex For Mark Scandal
The Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University has finally reacted to the scandalous reports of one of its professors requesting an exchange of sex for pass marks.
On Wednesday, April 11, in a statement personally signed and released to the public, the Vice Chancellor, Eyitope Ogunbodede said that investigation of identifying the person involved is currently in progress.
He said:
“In full compliance to all applicable laws, the university has set up a high powered committee to investigate the allegation and submit its report within one week. Anyone found culpable will be dealt with decisively.
“The university considers sexual harassment as an offence punishable contrary to the code of conduct and anti-sexual harassment policy. The university will never condone such act by any staff or students.”
Similarly, the chairman of Congress of University Academics, Obafemi Awolowo University,Mr Niyi Sunmonu, maintained that if it is established that the leaked audio is true, the perpetrator is not fit to be in the academic environment.“Lecturers are expected to mould the lives of students.”
Recall that we had reported earlier Professor Akindele’s wife spoke on the scandal and blamed the devil for it.
The wife of the OAU lecturer has denied the allegations against him, saying the devil is out to tarnish her husband’s reputation.
The professor who is a clergyman at the Anglican Diocese of Ife, Osun State, was caught in a recorded phone conversation, demanding five rounds of sex from a female student before she can pass his course.
According to Premium times, some of his church members expressed shock at the development.
One of the church members said they went to the professor’s house immediately the news broke on social media and met his wife who blamed the devil.
”When we heard the news, some of us were surprised. We were at his house very early this (Tuesday) morning but only met his wife who said the devil is at work to soil the name of her husband.” he said
Students ordered to vacate hostels as University of Ibadan shuts medical school
Medicals students of the University of Ibadan have been ordered to vacate their hostels as the institution closed its medical school – The students were ordered to vacate their hostels by 12 noon on Sunday, April 8 – The closure was recommended considering the security threat that the students’ agitation against school fees could pose The University of Ibadan (UI) on Sunday, April 8, closed its medical school, directing students to vacate hostels by noon on the same day. The directive is contained in a release signed by the institution’s registrar, Olujinmi Olukoya, and made available to newsmen in Ibadan.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the release was, however, neither dated nor written on the official letterhead of the university. The academic board of the College of Medicine, UI, considered the possible security threat that the students’ agitation against school fees could pose. Thus, they recommended the closure