Author: Corporate Affairs Division

Faster Network on the way as Telecommunications Companies explore working relationship with OOU

A team of the sales representative from two Giant Telecommunications Companies, Globacom and MTN courtesy visits to the University Management on Thursday, 13th September, 2018 and on Monday 24th September, 2018 at the Vice-Chancellor’s Office, Main campus, Ago-Iwoye. The companies were on campus to showcase their products and the different services that they could offer […]

Approved Academic Calendar for 2018/19 Session

Approved Academic Calendar for 2018/19 Session

S/NO. EVENT DATE NUMBER OF WEEKS 1. Resumption for 2018/2019 Session for Returning Students/ Commencement of Registration Tuesday, 2nd October, 2018 2. Resumption of Fresh Students for 2018/2019 Session Monday, 8th October, 2018 3. Commencement of Lectures for all Students Monday, 15th October, 2018 4. Deadline for payments of Fees/End of Registration for Returning Students […]

Screening of Candidates for newly Approved Undergraduate Programmes

This is to inform the general public of the newly approved Undergraduate programmes for Olabisi Onabanjo University by the National Universities Commission (NUC).  The programmes are: B.A.Linguistics B.A.Music BNSc.Nursing In view of the above, interested candidates who must have applied to the Olabisi Onabanjo University as first choice candidates on or before 6th August, 2018 […]

OOU to enhance its Visibility on the Web – Vice-Chancellor

In order to enhance the University’s visibility on the Web, the administration of Professor Ganiyu Olatunji Olatunde has taken some administrative giant steps by establishing a WEBOMETRIC Unit, resuscitating the ICT Committee and signing a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts, USA  (MIT) on the use of its OpenCourseWare  (OCW). […]

Corruption in the Educational Sector has Negative Impact on Society – ICPC Boss

The Provost, Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria(ACAN), Keffi, Nasarawa State, Professor Sola Akinrinade, has opined that corruption in any form was destructive to good governance and overall welfare of the society.  Most importantly, he emphasized that corruption in the educational sector was even more calamitous in terms of its negative impact on our society.  The Provost […]

NUC Approves Nursing Degree Programme For OOU

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the establishment of the full-time B.NSc. Nursing Science programme at Olabisi Onabanjo University effective from the 2018/2019 academic session.  Other programmes approved alongside Nursing are Music and Linguistics. According to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ganiyu Olatunji Olatunde, the approval of the programmes was a vindication of the unrelentless efforts […]

Local Government Structure in Nigeria remains ineffectual- Mabogunje

Local Government Structure in Nigeria remains ineffectual- Mabogunje

A renowned scholar, Professor Akin Mabogunje, has declared that the 774 Local Government Councils, as structured in Nigeria, would remain ineffectual. The distinguished academic made this known during a recent “Methodology Workshop on Grassroots Governance in Southwest Nigeria 1999 – 2018” organized by the Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona Professorial Chair in Governance at the Faculty […]

CFP: African Philosophy, Culture and The Future of Africa: A Festschrift/International Colloquium for Professor Oladele Abiodun Balogun @ 50

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria December 25th, 2018 will mark the Golden birthday of the erudite Nigerian philosopher, Professor Oladele Abiodun Balogun. His career, of almost three decades, is exemplary of an accomplished scholar, distinguished teacher, seasoned administrator, cerebral theologian, and ardent philanthropist. In and beyond the academia, Balogun’s scholarship, mentorship and leadership […]