Volume 1 No.06 – Date 15/10/2016

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UNIMED inaugurates Akintade fulfils promise, School of Public commences faculty Health building for UNIMED EXCLUSIVE NEWS

UNIBEN celebrates UNIMED’s Okonofua

The Vice , University of Medical Sciences, Ondo City, Prof. Friday Okonofua FAS was on

Tuesday, Nov 1, 2016 celebrated by the University of Benin with the gathering of academic and other great personalities at a colloquium which held at the UNIBEN main aiditorium. Okonofua was celebrated alongside the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, ex- State Governor Babatunde Fashola; Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Defence, Amd. Danjuma Sheni; Director- General of the National Institute of Educational Planning and

Administration, Prof. Lilian

Salami; six other Vice-Chancellors The Vice Chancellor, University of Medical Sciences, Prof. Friday Okonofua (R) receiving his and Registrars of other honours award from the VC, UNIBEN, Prof FFO Orumwense in Benin City...on Tuesday, institutions. All the honorees had at one time Chief Akintade breaks ground in UNIMED or the other contributed to the glory of UNIBEN, either as Monday October 31, 2016 will remain indelible in the history of the University students or officials of the of Medical Sciences, Ondo City, Ondo State, as the day an illustrious son of university. All the honorees have Ondo, Chief Isaac Akintade, the Saibi Gogou of Ondo Kingdom, performed the also bagged new appointments in groundbreaking for the construction of the multi-million naira Faculty of the last 12 months and the Clinical Science Building he is donating to the university. colloquium was to celebrate their The ceremony, witnessed by High Chief Gilbert and her husband, marked the new appointments. commencement of the Okonofua, a star honouree at the fulfillment of Chief Akintade’s event, was for many years a leading light in UNIBEN where he donation announced at the July 7, 2016 Friends of was at different times the Dean, Faculty of ; Dean, School UNIMED Fund launch. Represented at the of Medicine; Provost, College of Medical Science as well as ceremony by his son, member of the university’s Prof. Abimbola Akintade

Governing Council, among who is also the Director of others. Advancement and

Documentation of the contd on page 3 contd on page 2 Son of Chief Akintade, Prof. Abimbola Akintade turning the sod for the Akintade Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences building…on Monday, October 31, 2016

Volume 1 No.06 – Date 15/10/2016 Chief Akintade groundbreaking Faculty of Basic Clinical contd from page 1 development of the University, Chief Akintade we want to build a Sciences. university and said he is commited to specialised university The ground breaking the growth of the University. that will provide expressed profound ceremony was graced by ‛This building will bring us excelent services in gratitude on behalf of the Registrar, Dr.(Mrs) goodness, sucess and pride. the health UNIMED E.F. Oyebade, the I think this is an opportunity profession,’’ Okonofua management team. Librarian,Mr William for others to reach within to said. He said the building Akinfolarin, the Bursar, bless the university even He praised the donor, when completed Mr Abraham Fabusuyi higher or greater than this’, Chief Akintade for his would be named and other members of

Akintade said. giant stride in the Akintade staff of the university. Earlier, the Vice Chancellor, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Prof. Friday Okonofua FAS described the feat as laudable. ‛This is a milestone in the history of this very young university which is barely a year old. We came up with a vision to make this one of the most high performing universities in and for us to do things in line with global standards. We are not just interested in building a university but a university that will do things differently. We are the first medical university The, Vice Chancellor, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Prof. Friday Okonofua shaking in Nigeria and we want to hands with Prof. Akintade following the ground breaking ceremony Mike Egboh enlists as Friend of UNIMED

contributing a minimum of one thousand naira A Board member, School The Vice Chancellor, for the development of the insititution. of Public Health, University of Medical He said such money would be used judiciously University of Medical Sciences, Prof. Friday as accountability, probity and transparency is Sciences, Ondo, Dr Mike Okonofua his watchword. Egboh has enlisted as a appreciated Dr friend of the University. Egboh for the kind

He presented a cheque to gesture. the Vice Chancellor of He said such donations will go a UNIMED, Prof. Friday long way in helping Okonofua during his visit to the institution. the institution put in Dr Egboh who is also a place highly needed National Programme infrastructures in the Manager of the Federal university. Ministry of Health, Abuja He called on other made the donation as members of the part of his commitment society to become a friend of the to the growth of the young university. university by L-2R: VC, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Prof. Friday Okonofua; Dr. Mike Egboh; and Bursar, UNIMED, Mr. Abraham Fabusuyi

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UNIBEN celebrates Okonofua contd from page 1

The UNIMED VC received a standing ovation as his Dean, Student Affairs, Dr (Mrs) Yemisi Jeff-Agboola; Head citation was being read by the UNIBEN Orator. of Dept., Counselling and Guidance; Dr. (Mrs) Benny Okiei; Okonofua had also once served as Honourable Legal Officer, Mrs Damilola Adejumo; Principal Internal Adviser on Health to former President Olusegun Auditor, Mr. A. Eghosa; Fundraising Officer, Princess Obasanjo. Chukwu; Protocol Officer, Mr. Adesiyan Adetoogun; Chief The Vice Chancellor, University of Benin, Prof. Correspondent, UNIMED Titbits, Mr Temitope Oluwatayo F.F.O. Orumwense FNSE said the award is in as well as VCO staff, Innocent Alikah, Diana Ojeme and recognition of former students and staff of the Patience Adoh. unversity who are doing the institution proud. The Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission, Prof. Adamu Abubakar Rasheed, at the colloquium delivered a paper entitled ‛Nigerian Universities: Thinking Outside the Box to Embrace Innovative and Positive Change’. In the paper, the NUC boss charged Nigerian universities to explore means of making the curricula to benefit the society more. Other honourees at the event included the Vice Chancellor, Tayo Akpata University, Ekiadolor, Benin City, Prof. S.E. Aduwa-Ogiegbaen; VC, University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta State, Prof. Akaehomen Ibhadode; VC, Federal University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Prof. Francis O. Otunta; VC, Plateau State University, Jos, Prof. D. Sheni; VC, Edo University, Iyamo-Auchi, , Prof. E.O. Aluyor; Ex-VC, Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State, Prof. A.O. Asagba; Rector, National Insitute of Construction Technology, Uromi, Edo State, Prof. Sunday Onohaebi; Provost, College of education, Warri, Delta State, Prof. Mary Edema; Provost, Delta State College of Physical Education, Mosogal, Delta State, Prof. Emmanuel Ojeme; Director, National Centre for Energ y and Environment, UNIBEN, Prof. Sunday Ogbonmwan; Registrar, Edo University, Iyamho-Uzairue, Dr (Mrs) Isoken Ogboro; Bursar, Edo University, Mr Christopher Osivue; and Librarian, Edo University, Mallam

Garuba Abdul-Rahman.

The UNIMED team of senior offials to celebrate with Okonofua, led by the Registrar, Dr (Mrs) Funke Oyebade, mni, included the Bursar, Mr. Abhraham Fabusuyi; Librarian, Mr. William Akinfolarin; Dean, Faculty of Science, Prof. Adeseye Arogunjo; Director, General Studies, Prof. N.H Achime; Director, Advancement and Documentation, Prof Abimbola Akintade; Director, Academic Planning, Dr W.A. Ighodalo; Director,

Public Relations, Mr. Ademola Babalola; and Okonofua in a group photograph with members of staff of

Director, ICT, Mr. Ebenezer Olajuyigbe. UNIMED who graced the occasion in Benin

Also on the train were the Chief Security Officer, Mr Victor Olagbende; Deputy Registrar, Mrs Atunwa; Deputy Bursar, Mr Gabriel Osadolor; 3

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UNIM ED inaugurates School of Public Health

The University of Medical Sciences, Ondo Africa. has inaugurated a 13 -man board of the They also identified the courses and School of public health, the first in Nigeria. The board has as its Chairman, the Vice curricular as well as methods of operation Chancellor, UNIMED, Prof. Friday Okonofua for the School of Public Health and

and the Deputy Registrar(Academics), Mr reviewed architectural briefs and drawings Adeyinka Adekalu as Secretary. Other for the construction of the school, as well members are Prof. A.O Fatusi, Prof. M. as making recommendations on fund- Asuzu, Prof. O. A Ladipo, Dr. Dayo Adeyanju, Dr. Dabesaki Mac-Ikemenjima, Dr. Mairo raising strategies for building the school to Mandara, Dr. Adhiambo Odaga, Dr. Mike World Class status. Egboh, Dr.(Mrs) R. Nwuba, Dr. (Mrs) Y.A. Jeff-Agboola and a representative of UNFPA. In his opening remark the VC said the goal of the University is ‘to become a hub of high quality medical research, service delievery

and training in a very near future’.

‘‘ Interestingly, this university was set up by

a state government that over the last 8 years has taken health as its primary area of achievement. Ondo State has made phenomenal milestone in the provision of comprehensive healthcare,’’ Okonofua said. The VC stated that Ondo State Government has excelled in the provision of qualitative health services for the public. ‘I use to be an adviser to former President Olusegun

Obasanjo, and during that period, I had the L-R: Vice Chancellor, University of Medical Sciences, Prof. Friday opportunity of travelling to every State of Okonofua, with some members of the board of UNIMED’s School of Public Health the country. I can say without any fear of being contradicted that Ondo State in terms of health has some of the most highly rated political will and commitment to address health issues, hence the need to train About UNIMEDtitbits students and develop the manpower needed to sustain the achievements of this  UNIMED titbits is a bi-monthly news publication administration’, he said. of the Public Relations Department. Members of the board thereafter  Heads of Departments/Units, Deans and Principal brainstormed on developing strategic plan officers of the university are hereby encouraged for the School of Public Health towards to carry the PR dept along in the planning of attaining international standards in events related to the University . Call for Articles addresing local development challenges Articles of not more than 250 words in electronic format are especially for youths and women in West welcomed for publication from both staff and students of the University Stories compiled by : Temitope Oluwatayo For comments / enquiries, please contact the PR dept. Edited by: Mr. Ademola Babalola Phone Number: 07030537553 e-mail: [email protected]

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