…VC briefs media, highlights varsity achievements Activities marking the 40th Foundation Anniversary of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye were flagged off on Tuesday, 31st January 2023 with a media parley and launch of the Anniversary Logo at the foremost state-owned institution. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ayodeji Agboola, who addressed the press at the Senate Chamber, Main […]
A new set of medical graduands of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye has been inducted by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN). The fresh doctors, numbering 53, took the Hippocratic Oath at their induction on Tuesday, 10th January, 2023 which was presided by the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Ayodeji Agboola, and conducted by […]
A Professor of Language Education at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Prof. Busurat Oluwakemi Adekola, has decried the low literacy level and poor reading culture of Nigerians, calling for urgent and more pragmatic, realistic and feasible language policy in education that will bridge the gaps in the nation’s literacy development. The scholar also urged the […]
Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) as well as Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and other Associated Institutions (NASU) at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye came out in large numbers on Wednesday, 11th January, 2023 to celebrate the immediate past Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Ganiyu Olatunji Olatunde. Mostly decked in […]
The Olabisi Onabanjo University Muslim Community has honoured two former Vice-Chancellors of the University, Prof. Saburi Adejimi Adesanya and Prof. Ganiyu Olatunji Olatunde, for their uncommon transformation and tremendous contributions to the development of the institution during their respective tenure, noting that the two are exemplary leaders who will continue to be the pride of […]
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has advocated the adoption of independent but creative sources of funding for Nigerian Universities to overcome the perennial challenges of poor funding. Osinbajo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, made this submission on Thursday, 22nd December, 2022 when he received in audience, the delegation of Olabisi Onabanjo University, led by […]
The Ogun State government has called for synergy between the Governing Councils and Managements of state-owned tertiary institutions to enable the universities, polytechnics and colleges of education across the state to achieve their core mandates. Rather than engaging in unhealthy rivalry, the government admonished each of the parties to know and understand their responsibilities, obligations […]
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration, Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Prof. Charles Olufemi Adekoya, has called for the adoption of artificial intelligence in Nigeria’s justice system to put an end to prolonged delays in justice delivery in the nation’s courts. Worried by the growing sharp practices and unethical conduct in the country’s legal profession, the distinguished […]
…Former Governor pledges support for Varsity It was all excitement and fanfare at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye as the institution celebrated the Vice-Chancellor’s 2022 Christmas Carol of Nine Lessons. The event, which featured enthralling hymns rendition and spectacular performances from the OOU Choir and Orchestra, was staged on Wednesday, 21st December, 2022 at the […]
The University Senate has elected Prof. Olatundun Abosede Oderinde as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, for the next two years. Prof. Oderinde, who is a Professor of New Testament Studies and Theology from the Department of Religious Studies, Faculty of Arts, was unanimously elected at the 413th meeting of the University Senate held on Thursday, […]