Highlight from Prof. Godwin Onu's project commissioning & public lecture

The event which took place for two days at the Federal polytechnic oko,a man bra state.

The Honourable  Minister of education Professor Anthony  Anwuka has commended the Rector,  Professor  Godwin Onu for giving  the institution a facelift.  He stated that the eight years of Professor Onu's administration  at Federal Polytechnic, Oko have been progressive and productive. He urged the staff and students to embrace  management of the institution and avoid rancour. He pleaded with staff to reduce petition writing and pursue productivity. The Honourable  Minister, Professor Anwuka urged management to put the interest  of staff paramount as a means of enhancing productivity. Professor  Anwuka promised that the Ministry  of education will continue to identify with Federal Polytechnic, Oko.

Air Vice Marshal Chuks Okpala has urged polytechnic managers to promote entrepreneurhip among students. Air Vice Marshal was speaking at a Public Lecture to mark the eight year tenure of Professor Godwin  Onu.  He stated that such practical studies will help reduce unemployment in Nigeria.  Air Vice Marshal Okpala urged the institution to key into some technological initiatives at the Federal  Ministry of Education. He stated that research  efforts at the polytechnics should aim at adding value to raw materials. He stated that polytechnics must improve on research and development.

The Chairman Governing  Council, Federal has commended Professor  Godwin  Onu for his contributions to upliftment of Federal Polytechnic, Oko. Chief Amado was speaking  at a lecture organised in honour of the outgoing rector of the polytechnic, Professor Godwin Onu. The Council  Chairman. Engr.  Lasbery Amadi stated that the Rector,  Professor  Godwin Onu has left  a big shoe for his successor.  Engr.  Amadi stated that the Governing  Council is currently having very cordial relationship  with the rector. The Council Chairman  prayed God to bless the rector in his new areas of endeavour.

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Upgrading the Polytechnic, Oko, to a federal university would have been a better way to immortalise Ekwueme - Prof Godwin Onu

The management and staff  of the Federal Polytechnic, Oko in Anambra has expressed its gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari over the immortalisation of the late former Vice-President, Dr Alex Ekwueme.

Newsmen report that the Federal Government had last Friday renamed the Federal University, Ndufu Alike Ikwo, Ebony,  after Ekwueme during a funeral service for the late elder statesman.


Prof. Godwin Onu, the Rector, Federal Polytechnic,  Oko,  told newsmen on Sunday in Oko that his institution shared in the honour done to Ekwueme because of what the deceased represented to the polytechnic.

“Ekwueme was the founding father of our polytechnic and whatever good associated with him is by extension an honour to our institution,’’ he said.

Onu told newsmen that the students, staff, and management of the polytechnic had rather expected the Federal Government to elevate the Federal Polytechnic Oko to a Federal University.

“Upgrading the Polytechnic, Oko,  to a federal university would have been a better way to immortalise Ekwueme because of the enormity of the good works  he did in Oko and the entire Anambra,’’ he said.

Newsmen recalled that Ekwueme founded the Polytechnic,  Oko,  in 1976 when he was  the pioneer President-General of Oko Peoples Union.

The late Vice-President led the Oko community to construct the school which the Anambra State Government later transformed to College of Arts and Science before it was upgraded to a polytechnic.

Onu said that the school was glad that the call for the immortalisation of Ekwueme was made real by President Buhari during the burial.

He  described the burial rites of  the late Vice-President as a “good outing,’’ saying that the school and Oko people were happy with the turn-out of who-is-who in Nigeria during the burial.

“Ekwueme left good legacies as a politician and that explains why many sons and daughters of Oko and who-is-who in Nigeria came to Oko to pay their last respect to  him,’’ he said.

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OPEN LETTER TO THE SUG GOVERNMENT

I'm baffled why an institution like federal polytechnic oko,that has all the arms of student government,and the students be facing the following problems:

1. INTIMIDATION OF NONACADEMIC STAFFS:

Most nonacademic staffs of the institution certain times put up a Nonchalant attitude towards the students. Mention offices like;

THE MEDICAL CENTER,THE BOOKSHOP,THE BIO-DATA CENTER,AND OTHER NONACADEMIC OFFICES

Most of these offices treat the students of the institution like a Nonentity and nothing is being done about it.

For instance, A nonacademic office is meant to be open until 4pm,but you go to some offices by 2:30pm and the response they give to students will be "We are done for today"....

This is very uncalled for especially in an institution that has every arms of students government intact.

2.THE SCHOOL ANTI-CULT:

Yes! They have done a great job. But they still need to be called to order.

They are called Anti-cult,mainly to flush out cultists out,and it is understanding how they've also tried to secure the school environment especially during school activities like EXAMS,SCHOOL ELECTIONS,AND OTHER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.

But they should stop treating innocent students like animals,and to stop using stylish means to take money from students of the institution,Their job is to protect the school and it environment.

Please let something be done.

THANKS

KINGSLEY(TURNUP)

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University of Ibadan retains number one position in Nigeria [See full list]

The University of Ibadan ​ has again ​been ​ confirmed ​as number one in the country ​.

This is contained in the January edition of the 2018 Webometrics.

UI , however, ranks 1099 in the world (still the only Nigerian university in the top 1000 bracket in the world).

University of Ibadan is trailed in the second position by the Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State (the only private university in the top 46 bracket) and the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, in the third position.

Covenant University and Obafemi Awolowo University rank 2,140th and 2,267th in the world respectively.

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), University of Lagos (UNILAG), Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) and the Federal University of Technology, Minna rank fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh positions respectively.
Nigeria’s most subscribed university, University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) ranks eighth in Nigeria and 3,118th globally; followed by the Federal University of Technology Akure (ninth Nigeria, 3176 worlds) and the University of Benin (10th Nigeria, 3512).

Others are University of Port Harcourt (11th, 3535th); Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (12th, 3,638th); and the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (13th, 3665th).

Despite being held down by protracted and debilitating industrial crisis last year, the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, still got rated as the best state university in the current Webometric ranking, 14th in the country and 3680th in the world.

Bayero University, Kano (15th, 3760th); Lagos State University (16th, 3807th); University of Uyo (17th, 3823rd ); University of Calabar (18th,4153rd); Nnamdi Azikiwe University (19th, 4277th) and the University of Jos (20th, 4323rd) complete the top 20 on the list).
The next best performing private university after Covenant (which is ranked second best university in Nigeria) is the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, on the 21st position and 4329th in the world.

The University of Maiduguri, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State; American University of Nigeria, Yola, Adamawa State and Federal University of Oye-Ekiti are ranked 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th respectively in Nigeria.

The highest ranked Polytechnic is the Auchi Polytechnic 48th in Nigeria and 8623rd institution in the world; followed by the Yaba College of Technology (65th Nigeria, 10,911th world) and The Polytechnic, Ibadan (77th Nigeria, 12,202nd world).

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BREAKING: Buhari renames Federal University Ebonyi, Alex Ekwueme University

President Muhammadu Buhari has renamed Federal University, Ndufu-Ikwo, Ebonyi State to Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ebonyi State.

Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbanjo, announced this during the burial service of the former late, Dr Alex Ekwueme at St John, The Divine Church, Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State.

He said this was in honour of Ekwueme’s contributions to nation building.

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