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Sexual harassment: SSANU rejects FUOYE VC’s clearance, threatens strike
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By Francesca Hangeior
The Western Zone of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities on has rejected the resolution of the Governing Council of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State, which absolved the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, of sexual harassment.
The Governing Council absolved Fasina of allegations of sexual harassment.
The Registrar and Secretary to the council, Mufutau Ibrahim, said the council took the decision at its 8th Extraordinary Meeting held on Tuesday.
In a statement issued by the National Vice President of SSANU Western Zone, Dr Abdussobur Salaam, and made available to PUNCH Online, the union faulted the institutuion council’s resolution, saying the governing council was not being fair and just on the matter.
According to the statement, one of the wrongs of the process was the continued stay in the office of the vice chancellor during the pendency of the investigation into the matter.
It said that had compromised the fairness of the process.
The statement read,” The governing council acknowledged the existence of audio recordings between the vice-chancellor and Engineer Folashade Adebayo gladdens our hearts.
“While we note that the governing council admitted that the recordings were not subjected to any forensic evaluation, we are taken aback that rather than focus on the contents of the recordings, the governing council attempted to gaslight the public by querying why the recordings were made and concluding it was for the purpose of blackmail.
“We find it further shameful that the council did not query the spate of queries that followed the rejection of the offer by Professor Fashina in his bid to intimidate Engineer Folashade Adebayo into submission.
“We are also further disappointed that the Governing Council did not see anything wrong in a conversation where the Vice-Chancellor compromised and impugned other principal officers of the university, especially the Registrar and Bursar, in a bid to sweet-talk Engineer Folashade Adebayo to accept his advances.
“To further claim that Engineer Folashade Adebayo never made any complaint of sexual harassment against Professor Abayomi Fasina is a barefaced and brazen lie.
“Consequently, and in view of the compromised decisions of the governing council on this issue, the Western Zone of SSANU rejects in totality, the various sanctions meted out to Engineer Folashade Adebayo for allegedly bringing the name of the institution into disrepute.”
To this end, the SSANU called on the Nigeria Labour Congress and other stakeholders in the protection of the rights of Nigerians to wade into the matter, which, according to it, “has the potential of becoming a cause of national industrial unrest in our university system.”
“We have begun mobilisation of all 26 universities in the Western Zone of SSANU for a possible industrial action, and we shall not stop until our demands are met,” the statement added.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the top scorers in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with a candidate seeking admission into the University of Lagos emerging as the overall best performer.
The announcement was made on Monday during the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions held in Abuja.
According to JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, the highest scorer in this year’s examination is Owoeye Jesudunsin, an indigene of Ekiti State who sat for the examination in Ogun State.
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Jesudunsin scored 372 out of the possible 400 marks and applied to study Medicine and Surgery at the University of Lagos.
Her score falls just three points short of the highest UTME score recorded in 2025, when Chinedu Okeke from Anambra State scored 375.
Coming second in the 2026 rankings is Ikenna Enwere from Imo State, who scored 370. He selected Nile University as his first-choice institution and intends to study Computer Science.
Ayomide Bamisile from Ondo State followed closely with a score of 369. He applied to study Software Engineering at the Federal University of Technology Akure.
JAMB also released the full list of top-performing candidates during the policy meeting, which brought together heads of tertiary institutions and key stakeholders in the education sector to discuss admission guidelines for the 2026 academic session.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will hold its 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions on Monday, May 11, where key decisions, including the minimum Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) cut-off marks for the 2026/2027 academic session, will be determined.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by JAMB’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin.
According to him, the meeting will take place at the Body of Benchers Auditorium, Plot 688, Institute and Research District, FCC Phase III, Jabi, Abuja.
Benjamin added that key policy directions will be unveiled by the Minister of Education, Maruf Olatunji Alausa.
He said, “The Board’s annual policy meeting on admissions is a crucial annual gathering where stakeholders decide minimum tolerable UTME marks, admission guidelines, and policies for tertiary institutions.
“Furthermore, the meeting is expected to, in particular, formally set the tone for the 2026/2027 admission exercise while impressing it on attendees the need to adhere strictly to stipulated guidelines.
“Attendees at the 2026 meeting would include critical stakeholders such as vice-chancellors, rectors, provosts, registrars and their admission officers.
“Others are regulatory bodies ranging from the National Universities Commission (NUC), National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), to the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), among others.”
The statement also noted that goodwill messages are expected from agencies including the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), and other stakeholders.
Benjamin disclosed that the event will feature the 6th edition of the National Tertiary Admissions Performance-Merit Awards (NATAP-M), aimed at promoting compliance with admission guidelines and improving standards in tertiary education.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that results for candidates who sat for the first day of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will be released before midnight on Friday.
This was contained in a statement shared via X, JAMB’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin.
The post reads “RELEASE OF RESULTS FOR THE first day of the 2026 UTME .
This is to inform all candidates who sat for the 2026 UTME on Thursday, 16th April 2026, that their results will be released today before midnight.
“An official announcement will be made to the public and posted on this page as soon as the results are available.
Recall that the examination began on the 16th of April 20226.
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