Adebisi Adelaja Oye-Ekiti, 11 September 2025 — The Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) on Thursday witnessed heightened tension as non-teaching staff members under the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) staged a mass protest across the campus. The protest followed a joint congress of the three unions earlier in the day, where workers resolved to take to the streets over issues ranging from unpaid relocation allowances, non-payment of August salaries, withheld arrears, alleged maladministration, and what they described as “gross misplacement of priorities” by university management. The protesting workers carried placards with bold inscriptions that captured their frustrations and demands. Some of the slogans read: “Pay Our Relocation Allowance in Full — Enough of Excuses!” “No August Salary, No Peace in FUOYE!” “Stop Cheating 2020 & 2021 Staff — Pay Our Arrears...
Omowale Olusoji, Senior Correspondent. Staff Intimidated as Foreign Students Invade Campus in a Council-Orchestrated “Welcome” for the Returning VC Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Nigeria: A University in Crisis The Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) is once again engulfed in controversy as its embattled Vice Chancellor, Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina, staged a dramatic and questionable return to office after months of forced “research leave.” This return, which occurred without any formal communication to the Senate, Council, or the wider university community, has sparked outrage among academic and administrative staff, who describe the event as “a coup against the university system.” Even more alarming is the allegation that the Council Chairman, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN), facilitated the VC’s return using external and foreign students to intimidate university staff, an action that many see as an abuse of authority and a breach of university statutes. An Unprecedented ...
SSANU FUOYE Congratulates SSANU EKSU Chairman on Re-election and Salutes Newly Elected Executives The Chairman of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) Branch, Comrade Faleye Benjamin, has extended warm congratulations to Comrade Aguda Temidayo Azeez on his re-election as the Chairman of SSANU, Ekiti State University (EKSU) Branch. In a goodwill message released shortly after the conclusion of the election held on Wednesday, 16th April 2025, Comrade Faleye described Comrade Aguda’s re-election as a testament to his outstanding leadership, dedication, and commitment to the welfare of SSANU members in EKSU. He also congratulated all the newly elected executives who emerged alongside Comrade Aguda, acknowledging their collective victory as a renewed mandate to serve, protect, and advance the interests of SSANU members at EKSU. “We at SSANU FUOYE Branch rejoice with our sister branch in EKSU on the successful and peaceful conduc...
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