Ghana Accreditation Body Approves Unique Citizens (University) College

Ghana Accreditation Body Approves Unique Citizens (University) College

The body responsible for regulating tertiary education in Ghana, the National Accreditation Board NAB has given institutional accreditation to the Unique Citizens (University) College, North Legon, Accra, Ghana to operate as a private tertiary institution.

In addition to the institutional accreditation, the Board also gave the University the approval to launch 3-degree programmes (B.Sc.)

The programmes approved the regulatory board are; B.Sc. in Human Resources Management, B.Sc. Accountancy and B.Sc. Business Management.

In four separate letters; one for which is for the institutional accreditation while the remaining three are for each accredited courses, signed by the Executive Secretary of the Board, Dr. Kingsley Nyarko and addressed to the President, Unique Citizens College, North Legon, Accra, the accreditation takes effect from August 1, 2020, to July 31, 2023

According to the letter, the Board’s approval came to the effect following its decision at its 122^nd meeting held on July 23-24, 2020.

The letters added that the College should apply for the renewal of accreditation of the institution as well as the three programmes one year to the expiry date of the stated period of accreditation.

Dr. Adegoke Atobatele Adedoyin

According to a statement from the President and Founder of the University, His Royal Eminence, Dr AbdulRahaman Adegoke Atobatele Adedoyin, the institutional accreditation and approval of the programmes followed a series of visits by the National Accreditation Board, Accra, Ghana to the Unique Citizens (University) College, Accra, Ghana.

While giving thanks to God for the success, the renowned educationist expressed optimism that the Unique Citizens (University) College, Accra, Ghana will soon be given the go-ahead to run more degree programmes.

Dr Adedoyin is also the Chancellor and Founder of Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu-Ife, Nigeria, Our Saviors University, Delaware, USA.

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.

Corona Virus Pandemic: Adedoyin canvasses more funds for research in Nigerian Universities

Corona Virus Pandemic: Adedoyin canvasses more funds for research in Nigerian Universities

Dr. AbdulRahaman Adegoke Adedoyin

Against the backdrop of the ongoing corona virus pandemic which is ravaging humanity worldwide, renowned educationist and chancellor, Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu-Ife North Local Government, His Royal Eminence, Dr. AbdulRahaman Adegoke Adedoyin has emphasized the need for increased funding for research in Nigerian tertiary institutions.

Dr. Adedoyin, who spoke with newsmen in Ile-Ife where he is also observing the stay at home lockdown directive by the State of Osun Governor, admonished the government, corporate organisation as well as highly placed individuals to provide the necessary funding for research and development through the provision of grants and other incentives.

The renowned educationist observed that the federal government spends a lot of money on many irrelevant projects whereas more attention should have been paid to tertiary education funding especially in the areas of research and development adding that Nigeria too would have been able to contribute to the worldwide scientific discuss if the universities had been well funded.

Dr. Adegoke Adedoyin

He also called on the nation’s two top supervisory authorities on tertiary education in the country, the National Universities Commission and the National Board for Technical Education to also encourage research in Nigerian ivory towers by creating the enabling environment for academic and scientific researches among lecturers and tutors in Nigerian tertiary institutions.

Dr. Adedoyin who wondered why the world had not felt any meaningful impact from any Nigerian universities and many other world acclaimed universities since the corona pandemic began, emphasized the need for more premium attention to be placed on research

 

He also called on Nigerians to obey and observe all the directives and instructions passed by the government regarding safety precautions in this trying period and expressed optimism that the nation will soon be back on its feet.