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NOUN’s fifth VC, Prof Olufemi Peters assumes office
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By Joseph Erunke
Professor Olufemi Peters on Thursday assumed office as the fifth Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), succeeding Professor Abdalla Uba Adamu, whose five-year tenure ended on Wednesday, February 10, 2021.
In a brief handover ceremony held at the university’s headquarters in Abuja, Peters, who was elected the Vice-Chancellor on December 3, 2020, described his predecessor as a man whose tenure would always be reckoned with in the annals of the university.
In a brief acceptance speech, Peters, a Professor of Chemistry, said, “Professor Adamu’s tenure will be enduring and we shall have cause to make reference now and then to the tenure of Abdalla Uba Adamu.
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Delta Gov, community leaders laud SEPLAT for development, promotion of quality education
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By Paul Olayemi
The Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa has commended Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc, the operator of the NPDC/SEPLAT Joint Venture assets, OMLs 4, 38 and 41, for promoting community development and contributing to increasing access to quality education while also inspiring peace in the communities.
The Governor who was represented by the Commissioner for Higher Education, Professor Patrick Muoboghare, lauded SEPLAT at the commissioning of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Sapele Teaching Centre, in Sapele, Delta State, for promoting access to higher education in the area through the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) programme and thereby helping to eliminate the tertiary educational constraints and challenges of the area.
National Open University inaugurates study centre in Anambra community National Open University inaugurates study centre in Anambra community
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The National Open University Of Nigeria (NOUN), on Monday, inaugurated a study centre at Isulo community, in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
Tribune Online gathered that the study centre was built by Isulo Development Union and handed over to the National Open University of Nigeria, and is part of the N20 million community project initiatives of Governor Willie Obiano’s administration.
This is the second study centre of the university in Anambra State after its first branch at Abagana.
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February 9, 2021
The Academic staff of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), under the aegis of NOUN Academic Staff Forum, has resolved to join the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
In a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Dr. Chuks Enwerem, the NOUN academic staff forum in its first meeting, discussed modalities for getting their entitlement from the Earned Academic Allowance (EAA) released by the federal government to ASUU.
The resolution was made 2, February, 2021, at the second meeting of the body, which was held at the convocation arena of its headquarters in Abuja.
The statement noted that the second meeting, which was chaired by the chairman of the forum, Prof. Abubakar Suleiman, briefed members on the progress made towards getting staff of the university to be included in the payment loop.
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18 inmates graduate from NOUN
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By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja
Eighteen inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) studying with the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Corrections’ Special Study Centres have graduated in various disciplines.
In a congratulatory message to the graduands, the Acting Controller General of Corrections, John Mrabure, charged them to see the educational advancement as a stepping stone to a brighter future.
Public Relations Officer of the Service, CC Francis Enobore, in a statement said the CG urged them to shun anti-social behaviours capable of tainting the new course of positive life they have chosen for themselves and be good ambassadors of both the Correctional Service and NOUN.