The Vice-Chancellor of the first private university in Oyo State, Lead City University, Professor Kabiru Aderemi Adeyemo has revealed the major achievements of the institution in the 2019/2020 academic session.
Prof. Adeyemo revealed this when he was featured at the Breakfast Meeting of the Southwest Group of Online Publishers (SWEGOP) on Thursday, at the Bible Guest House, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
The achievements, according to Prof. Adeyemo, who disclosed that the University has created it’s own salary scales for both teaching and non-teaching staff “which is far higher than the salary scales in use in most Nigerian Public Universities,” included:
1. The first set of our Nursing students had their final council examination in May 2021, a total of 27 students got to the final year, and 100% success was recorded by the Department of Nursing in the Nursing and Midwifery Council final qualifying examination and two students passed practical at credit level. They are awaiting the Midwifery final examination coming up in the second week in March 2022.
2. An Induction ceremony was conducted by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria for our B.NSc. Nursing students.
3. The Department of Performing Art and Film Studies conducted its 2021 Induction Ceremony for their students, on Thursday 6″ May 2021.
4. A team from the Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria paid a courtesy call on the Vice-Chancellor, the visit was part of activities lined-up for the accreditation B.Sc. Radiography programme.
5. A team from the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria visited the University for the accreditation of our B.Sc. Medical Laboratory Science programme and was successful.
6. A graduate of LCU, Mr Adewuyi Popoola a first-class alumnus in the Department of Management and Accounting was appointed as the Bursar of the University of Ibadan.
7. In addition, a first, l” class graduate from the Department of Physics also won a grant to study M.Sc. Biophysics in the United States of America and was also given a teaching assistantship position.
8. An Induction Ceremony was conducted by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) for 109 students in the Faculty of Arts and Education.
9. The Department of Politics and International Relations is also working on a book titled: Politics and International Relations: A book of Readings. This is already in the press and will be out soon.
10. The hospital has had nine successful surgeries of which two were extensive multi-disciplinary abdominal surgery with specialized anaesthesia.
11. Expansion of vaccination coverage including hepatitis B, cervical cancer vaccine and COVID-19 vaccine. About 400 people have been vaccinated.
12. There is also expanded and improved hospital laboratory care with state of the art equipments.
13. Lead City University, Ibadan in collaboration with Space Tourism Society, Africa led some staff and students to the just concluded International Astronautical Congress in Dubia, United Arab Emirates.
14. National Institute of Office Administrators and Information Managers was founded in the Department of Information Resources Management. The activities of the Institute have been going on effectively.
15. Project Completed Camp David 1-4 (Halls of Residence); Staff Quarters; Expatriate Staff Quarters; Faculty of Pharmacy Building; Road Project Phase 1, and Drilling of additional boreholes to make life more comfortable staff and students on campus.
16. On-going Projects – We have the following projects under construction: 90% Completion of College of Medicine Building; 90% Completion of Exodus Hostel; 90% Completion of Hibiscus Hostel; 90% Completion of University Dinning Café; 50% Completion of Faculty of Environmental Design Management Building.
17. New Projects: Construction of Classroom Theatres for Faculty of Engineering; Construction of 5 additional Lecture Theatres A-D.
18. Acquisitions: The University purchased the following during the year for the use of staff and students to ease effective teaching and learning in the university; 4 Coaster Buses to ease Transportation of Students to Various Locations for Clinical Posting; Brand New Ambulance for Department of Anatomy; 5 Power Generating Plants.
