Oduduwa University Students to resume January 18

 

Students of Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu-Ife North Local Government are to resume on Monday, 18^th of January 2021 for academic activities in continuation of the 2020/2021 session which commenced in November 2020.

A statement signed by the Registrar of the institution, Dr. (Mrs.) Adeline Adeyemi said this is in line with the federal government’s directive that all schools are free to resume on 18^th of January 2021.

The statement added that all precautionary measures to curb and prevent the spread of Covid-19 had been put in place by the University management.

Part of these measures is making sure that all staff, students and visitors adhere strictly to the Covid-19 safety procedures and protocols, among which are checking of temperature at the school’s entrance, constant washing of hands, using of face mask at all times as well as keeping and observing of social distance.

Therefore, each student is expected to come with at least 5 face masks, (strictly white or cream colour) and a minimum of one hand sanitizer which would be checked at the point of entry to the University premises on resumption.

According to the statement, the University Clinic had been upgraded and equipped with equipment and facilities to be able to cope in any case of emergency. This is aside from procuring a tunnel which automatically sanitizes and checks temperature at the school entrance, placement of hand-washing and sanitizing equipment at strategic places around the institution premises.

The statement also said the 2020/2021 first semester examination will still hold between 15^th and 27^th of February 2021 as earlier scheduled while the mid-semester examinations will take place between 25^th and 30^th of January 2021.

The statement added that payment of school fee is compulsory before the date of the mid-semester examinations.

 

 

Maye Rehabilitates Parakin-Eleyele, Ile-Ife roads.

Maye Rehabilitates  Parakin-Eleyele, Ile-Ife roads.

  

The popular Ramon Adedoyin road linking the Mayfair axis to Parakin-Eleyele area of Ile-Ife is  set to receive a facelift as the Maye of Yoruba land and distinguished business mogul, His Royal Eminence Dr AbdulRahaman Adegoke Atobatele Adedoyin has contracted the rehabilitation of the road which has over the years become an eyesore and a nightmare to TIXLEX ROAD NETWORK LTD.

Our reporter who was on a visit to the site reported that those who ply the road daily were ecstatic and full of encomiums and prayers for the sponsor of the road rehabilitation exercise calling on other well-meaning Ife sons and daughters to take a cue from this the philanthropic gesture of the Ife-born billionaire.

They recounted their harrowing experiences on the dilapidated road as repeated calls to the concerned authorities over time had not yielded any positive results.

The contract for the rehabilitation of the road was awarded for 10million naira.

It was gathered that the first phase of the rehabilitation project which began on Tuesday, July 14, is from Mayfair junction to the Ramon Adedoyin College of Engineering and Technology, Oduduwa University campus, Parkin (old polytechnic site) and already the laterites and other materials needed for this are already on site.

In an interview with the Maye of Yoruba land, Dr. Adedoyin disclosed that his resolve to rehabilitate the road is in line with his corporate social responsibility and his love for the people of Ile-Ife, especially Parkin area. The Maye promised that the road rehabilitation shall be in phases. It will cover the whole of Parkin Estate of Ile-Ife.

Adedoyin Cautions Govt Against Reopening Schools Religious Centres

Adedoyin Cautions Govt Against Reopening Schools Religious Centres

Renowned educationist and the Chancellor and proprietor of Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu, Ife North Local Government, His Royal Eminence, Dr. AbdulRahaman Adegoke Adedoyin has cautioned the government against the reopening of schools, churches, mosques and other like gatherings until a permanent solution has been found to the problem of COVID-19.

Dr. Adedoyin who was reacting to calls by numerous calls by Nigerians on the government to lift the ban on schools and religious gatherings noted that reopening schools and religious gatherings without having found a cure or vaccine for the Coronavirus would be like the country sitting on a keg of gun powder and may have serious implication on the citizens whose lives the government should protect.

According to him, even with the shutting down of the schools and religious centers, the figures being released daily by the National Centre for Disease Control indicated that the number of infected persons are on the rise with the highest number of daily discovered cases recorded last Saturday

Dr. Adedoyin noted that there are certain posers to be answered by teachers, school owners, parents as well as those at the helms of affairs before the thought of opening schools could emanate.

According to him, teachers should ask themselves if they are ready to unnecessarily put themselves at risk in their daily interactions with students while teaching and even while marking scripts without any risk allowance or compensation to their families in case they die from contracting Covid-19 from work even as their families are also in the danger of contracting d virus from them.

He also raised some challenges likely to be faced by school owners, if schools were to be reopened as being clamored for. These include: what approaches would be adopted, if it was discovered that a student shows COVID-19 symptoms during learning, are they to quarantine the teachers, the whole class, or the whole school? How often should the temperature of teachers and students be tested? How easy will it be to test the whole school before lessons? Are the teaching and learning going to continue if the school runs out of sanitizer? And if the teacher is in self-quarantine, who will take his/her course load?

Dr. Adedoyin noted that parents should also, be faced with the fear that the children could bring the dreaded COVID-19 home from school and should, therefore, consider if education is of higher priority to them than their children’s lives

He also noted that responsible authorities should also consider if all schools have enough facilities like classrooms, desks, hostel accommodation, beds, and beddings to effectively maintain social distancing in all schools and whether they are ready to employ more teachers since the teacher to pupil ratio will decrease.

He reminded the government that COVID-19 is spread by air and contact which is inevitable if the government decides to reopen educational and religious institutions adding that while the people continued to pray and hope for the best, the government should focus its attention on research  aimed at finding either a cure or a vaccine to end the COVID-19 pandemic.

ADEDOYIN FELICITATES WITH MUSLIM UMMAH ON EID-EL-FITRI

ADEDOYIN FELICITATES WITH MUSLIM UMMAH ON EID-EL-FITRI

His Royal Eminence, Dr, Adedoyin

Renowned educationalist and distinguished philanthropist, His Royal Eminence, Dr AbdulRahaman Adegoke Atobatele Adedoyin has congratulated Muslims all over the world and Nigeria in particular on the successful completion of the Ramadan fast and the Eid-el-Filtri festival

 In a statement personally signed by the Ife prince, he noted that despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, Nigerians and indeed humanity still have cause to be grateful to Allah for His mercy and expressed optimism that the corona virus scourge will soon become a thing of the past.

He urged Muslims to pray fervently for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic that has been ravaging countries all over the world, including Nigeria and enjoined them adhere strictly to the teachings of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW), whom he described as the best for all Muslims to emulate

The Chancellor, Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu, Ife North Local Government advised Nigerian Muslims to sustain the lessons of the holy month and replicate them in their daily lives for the good of society adding that “Eid-el-Fitri festival connotes sacrifice, selflessness, love and obedience to the tenets of Islam.”

He admonished Nigerians to stay safe, remain steadfast in prayers and continue to love and cherish one another.

Speaking on the Covid-19 pandemic, the renowned educationist enjoined Nigerians to complement government efforts in confronting the dreaded COVID-19, by observing all the preventive protocols and complying with government restriction orders.

Adedoyin noted that the 2020 Ramadan came at an extraordinary time of human existence during which everyone has to temper certain rights and privileges to preserve the human race against the ravaging deadly Corona Virus (COVID-19).