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.

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.