Excitement as NUC grants Adeyemi Varsity approval for 25 academic programmes
By BASHIR ADEFAKA
The DEFENDER can authoritatively report that the long-time prayers of stakeholders of Adeyemi Federal University of Education (AFUED), Ondo have finally been granted as the National Universities Commission (NUC) gives the teachers training institution the approval to undertake 25 academic programmes, with effect from 2023/2024 academic sessions.
The Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor of the Institution, Dr. Samuel Akintunde, disclosed this in a statement to the University community on Friday May 17, 2024.
In the statement, posted on the university’s Facebook social media network and picked by this online newspaper on Sunday May 19, the Acting DVC expressed happiness over the development.
It would be recalled, that officials from the NUC and team of experts from various tertiary institutions across the country, recently visited the university campus in Ondo City to undertake Resource Verification Exercise, during which several courses were assessed in the Arts, Education, Social Sciences, Science, as well as Vocational and Technical Education in the institution.
Dr. Akintunde said, “Sincerely, I thank you all for your dedication to the realization of the great dream of serving in a university, called Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo.”
Present at the NUC headquarters in Abuja, the nation’s capital, to receive the approval letter were the Deputy Vice–Chancellor, Dr. S.amuel A. Akintunde, the Chairman, University Transition Committee, Dr. A. O. Olajuyigbe, the Acting Registrar, Mrs. O. O. Fakorede and a reputable Alumnus of the University, Amb. Godson Echegile.
Others are the Acting Executive Secretary, NUC, Mr. Chris Maiyaki, Acting Director of Academic Planning, NUC, Mr. Abubakar Girei, Director Academic Planning, AFUED, Dr. Tope Oziegbe and Dean, School of Science, Dr. R.O. Sanni.
