The Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, FUOYE, is set to graduate 3,914 students at the seventh convocation ceremony bilked for Saturday, February 11; with 91 of them graduating with First Class honours.
The Vice Chancellor of of FUOYE, Prof. Sunday Abayomi Fasina, who disclosed this on Monday at a press conference said that said the 91 students, who bagged first class degrees, would be honored at the convocation ceremony
Fasina, while addressing the news conference, on Monday in Oye-Ekiti, ahead of the ceremony, said that the 91 students were among 3,914 others to be awarded their degree certificates at the event.
The VC revealed that his administration, in the last two years, had been able to increase the number of students enrolment from 512, to more than 40,000, with well-equipped facilities, to create the enabling environment for learning.
Fasina also revealed that FUOYE had established part-time centres in nine towns in Ekiti State to give opportunity to students who were unable to undertake the full time programme.
He added that in the last two years of his assumption of office, he had been able to maintain peace and stability in the system, as well as resolved issues with 141 aggrieved members of staff.
He said, “To the glory of God, FUOYE will be graduating 3,914 students during our convocation ceremony, fixed for February 11.
“In the first degree category, we have 91 First Class students, 1,423 Second Class Upper students, 1,845 Second Class Lower and 452 Third class students.
“In the post graduate category, we have 21 PhD students, 79 Masters’ students, and three PGD students.
“We were able to achieve this success because in FUOYE, we have stable calendar, and our school fees is not high. We deliberately decided not to increase our school fees.
“I have been able to have dialogue with our union members to ensure that internal issues do not affect our academic calendar.
“Currently, there is no aggrieved body or individuals in our university, because all pending issues have been resolved in the last two years of my administration.”
On staff welfare, the VC said that a total of 762 members of staff were promoted in the last two years; adding that all arrears of hazard allowance had been paid, while data allowance was given to members of the academic staff to support their teaching skills.
The VC said that the university had initiated arrangement with the management of BOVAS Filing Station, to get 3,000 litres of petrol for the staff to cushion the effects of fuel scarcity in the state.
The convocation ceremony is slated for Saturday, February 11 at the FUOYE main campus in Oye-Ekiti.
