ture, academic quality

assurance and infra-

structural development

as criteria upon which

full operational licence

was given to the de-

serving universities .

Meanwhile, the Vice

Chancellor, Prof. has

resumed from his annu-

al 2015 vacation. The

VC who resumed on

Monday, August 17,

2015 has expressed his

T he National

Universities

Commis-

sion (NUC)

has granted Fountain

University, Osogbo a

full operational li-

cence having met the

required standards

after over three years

of operation. The

granting of the full op-

erational licence was

made known at a

presentation ceremony

on Thursday in Abuja.

The NUC Executive Sec-

retary, Prof. Julius

Okojie said at the cere-

mony that out of 20 pri-

vate universities visited

for accreditation, 9 of

them were granted full

operational licences

while 11 others were de-

nied. Speaking further,

Prof Okojie identified

good governance struc-

T he Fountain Univer-

sity Research Group

has carried out a

sensitization programme for

the University host commu-

nity, Oke Osun and its envi-

rons on Neglected Tropical

Diseases. The sensitization,

according to Dr. Nusirah

Afolabi-Balogun, the leader

of the group, became neces-

sary after the research team

evaluated the Oke Osun

community for the presence

and prevalence of the vec-

tors as well as causative or-

ganism of NTDs.

The study, according to her,

focused on the mosquito carri-

er of Lymphatic filariasis

(Elephantiasis) and theblack-

fliesspreadingOnchocerciasis

(River Blindness). She said the

enlightenment train to the four

communities of Eleyele, Ogbo-

fu, Agriculture Rural Settlement

and Osun Groove emphasized

Mosquito as a vector for more

deterring diseases other than

malaria.

However, Dr. Afolabi-Balogun

explained further that observa-

tions as well as the findings of

the research have been forward-

ed to the scientific community

for peer review and is currently

being validated while all re-

spondents are being educated on

preventive measures.

Other members of the sensitiza-

tion team included

Dr.Adeleke M.A

(UNIOSUN) ,Mr. Osineye

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appreciation to Prof.

Hakeem Mobolaji who

acted for the period of

the annual vacation.

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Mass Communication Dept holds Maiden Professional Media Workshop

Osun Chapter held in Osogbo on

Saturday, 22 August, 2015.

Meanwhile, messages have been

pouring in to congratulate Alhaja

Alli-Balogun on her new feat. In

a statement made available

online, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof.

Bashir Ademola Raji congratulat-

ed the Acting-Bursar on her new

achievement wishing her a suc-

cessful tenure. In the same vein,

workers at the Bursary Unit of

the University also organised a

short reception for their boss to

celebrate her achievement and

pray for her success in the new

post.

T he FUO Acting-

Bursar, Alhaja

Silifat Alli-

Balogun has

been sworn in as the Vice-

Chairperson of the State

of Osun chapter of the So-

ciety of Women Account-

ants of Nigeria, an arm of

the Institute of Chartered

Accountants of Nigeria

(ICAN-SWAN).

The swearing-in pro-

gramme was part of the in-

auguration ceremony of

ICAN’s Society of Women

Accountants of Nigeria,

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FUO Acting Bursar Becomes Osun ICAN-SWAN Vice Chairperson

T he Acting Vice Chancellor

of Fountain University,

Osogbo, Prof. Hakeem

Mobolaji has called on the Federal

Government to allow private uni-

versities benefit from the Tertiary

Education Trust Fund

(TETFUND).

Prof. Mobolaji made this call in

his address at the FUO end of

Ramadan feast for media men.

He said the inclusion of private

universities on the TETFUND

list will go a long way in assist-

ing the institutions in delivering

the much desired quality educa-

tion for Nigerian teeming youth.

He bemoaned the present ar-

rangement in which private var-

sities are regarded as profit mak-

ing entities that do not qualify to

benefit from government inter-

vention funds. He posited that

the current trend is against best

practices in the world citing the

UK where government assists

private universities to educate

the citizenry.

Earlier at the programme, Prof.

Mobolaji urged the media men to

collaborate with the institution in

her quest for making qualitative

education available and accessi-

ble to all and sundry. He high-

lighted the successes and the

challenges the university has rec-

orded so far.

While delivering a sermon at the

programme, Alh. AbdulHafiz

Adedimeji the University Imam,

enjoined Muslims to imbibe the

lessons of Ramadan. He said

Muslims should worship Allah

rather than the month of Rama-

dan by sustaining their good

deeds round the year. He there-

fore prayed for the progress of the

university, the State of Osun and

Nigeria as a whole.

While responding, Mr. Hameed

Oyegbade (Daily Trust) com-

mended the University manage-

ment for the standard maintained

in the institution despite paucity

of funds. He then urged the man-

agement to seek funds from Is-

lamic institutions and agencies.

Similarly, Alh. Muideen Adeleke (OSBC)

promised, on behalf of his colleagues, to

give the University necessary professional

media support.

Among those present at the occasion were the the rsentative of the Acting Bursar, Mr. Sulaiman Balogun; the representative of the Registrar, Mr. Sheriff Adenekan and the Admission Officer of the University, Mr. Odelade

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A three-man delegation

from the Osogbo

branch of Keystone

Bank paid a courtesy visit to

the Ag. Vice Chancellor of

Fountain University, Osogbo,

Prof. Bashir Ademola Raji to

solicit partnership with the In-

stitution. The team which was

led by the Branch Manager,

Mr. Stephen Osho was re-

ceived by Prof. Abdul Hakeem

Mobolaji on behalf of the Vice

Chancellor.

While stating the purpose of

the visit, Mr. Osho described

FUO as a viable brand with

which his bank is ready to part-

ner on infrastructural develop-

ment and financing. He said

the bank is open to enquiries

from the University in any area

of banking services. In his re-

sponse, the Acting Vice Chan-

cellor, Prof. Mobolaji ex-

pressed his delight for the visit

and expressed the readiness of

the University to partner with

any financial institution that

comes up with a creative

scheme that can speak to the

financial needs of the institu-

tion. He therefore enjoined the

team to come up with a pro-

posal that keys into the infra-

structural development drive

of the University.

To receive the Keystone

Bank team, comprising

of Mr. Adewoye Abimbola

(Head Marketing) and Mr.

Odunayo Akintade

(Relationship Service Manag-

er) with the Acting

VC was Mr. Suleiman Ba-

logun who represented the

University Bursar.

creativity, integrity and team

work in administration. The

chairman, however, emphasised

the need to cooperate with the

University on professional de-

velopment of its staff by joining

the Personnel Practitioner Con-

sultative Association (PPCA),

another arm of the institute to

ensure the blend between the

academics and practice. The

Vice Chancellor, Prof. B.A Raji,

represented by Prof. H.I Mobo-

laji in his reaction expressed the

readiness of the University man-

agement to partner with the

CIPM to ensure smooth blend of

the academics and practice.

C hartered institute of

Personnel Manage-

ment (CIPM) Osun

State Branch paid

an official visit to the manage-

ment of Fountain University on

Wednesday July 29, 2015.

Alhaji Lekan Yusuff, the State

Chairman who led the delegation in

company of Dr Fadahunsi, the Vice

Chairman and other members of

the Institute expressed gratitude for

the warm the reception at Fountain

University. The Institute prides

herself as Africa’s people manage-

ment institute which regulates hu-

man resource management in Nige-

ria, as well as promotes excellence,

CIPM Visits FUO Seeks Support on Professionalism, Staff Development

FUO VC Receives KeyStone Bank Marketing Team

He added that visits of this kind will go

a long way in strengthening the relation-

ship between the town and the gown

with the optimism that staff and students

will benefit immensely from it.

Published By Publication Committee, Fountain University, Osogbo. State of Osun.