Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, FUOYE, Ekiti State, Nigeria, Prof. Abayomi Sunday Fasina, has bagged Daily Independent Newspapers best Vice-Chancellor award for the Year 2024.
The award was said to have come following a series of infrastructure developments in the 14-year old university under the leadership of the vice-chancellor in the last four years.
In a letter to Prof. Abayomi Sunday Fasina, entitled “Notification of nomination as Vice-Chancellor of the Year 2024,” the Board of Editors of Independent Newspapers Limited said it unanimously voted Professor Fasina among Vice-Chancellors of Federal Universities in Nigeria as Independent Vice-Chancellor of the Year 2024.
It said: “This award is in recognition of the excellence you have engineered in the young and fledgling ivory tower through transformational leadership, vision, innovation and turning it into a centre of academic excellence in Nigeria just less than 15 years of its establishment.
“In this regard, the Board of Editors notes that the Times of Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings, this year, placed FUOYE in the first seven among Nigerian universities.
“Also noteworthy is the fact that the university has under your leadership received other remarkable recognitions through world – class academic programmes that have elevated its offerings and reputation, enhanced by strategic appointments.
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“Under your leadership, FUOYE has witnessed significant infrastructure development such as new roads, administrative buildings, lecture halls, hostels and other facilities that are critical for profound academic productivity.
“New programmes are being introduced and old ones updated. Thus, FUOYE has now become a highly-rated university of choice among students applying for university admission.
“The Board of Editors is impressed by the fact that the university has prioritized staff development by providing capacity-building opportunities for them and ensured that they are up-to-date with global trends.
“In addition, you have shown significant commitment to students’ welfare and creativity in order to inculcate in them the much-prized academic culture and sensibility as well as boost their overall university experience.
“Your nomination by Independent Board of Editors was informed by these verifiable achievements in office and the fact that your leadership style has made a positive impact on FUOYE and its stakeholders as seen in the stability of its academic calendar, all of which are in line with the aim of this award: Celebrating Landmark Accomplishments. “
