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Industry Education
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Introduction
I am a Passionate Educationist, Motivational Speaker,Writer and Journalist. I am the founder of Dee Legend Tutorial College. I am the first Editor-In-Chief of Iree Alalubosa News of Osun State Polytechnic Iree a Newspaper for that’s very objective in reporting Community stories.
Former Editor-In-Chief of Namacos Editorial Board of Osun State Polytechnic Iree.
I am a passionate Journalist, Editor, Blogger, Content Writer, Poet, Public Relation Personnel and a Motivator.
The First Lady of Osun State, Chief (Mrs) Titilola Adeleke has emphasized the need for gender equality for girls and women engagement, empowerment and economic development in order to reduce poverty and depression facing the country.
The First Lady stated this during the grand finale of the Women in Technical Education and Development (WITED) National Coordinating Council Week held held at Osun State Polytechnic Iree.
The First Lady of Osun state, who was represented by the wife of the Chief of Staff, Dr. (Mrs) Balkis Akinleye appealed to all government agencies and parastatals to address and prevent violence, harassment and discrimination against girl child and women in the society.
Dr (Mrs) Adeleke who saluted the proactiveness of WITED in Osun State Polytechnic Iree for promoting girls rights also encouraged governments at all levels to further empower women and girls with adequate vocational skills and training so as to alleviate suffering of the masses.
Speaking on the theme of the Programme ‘’ Gender Equality in TVET Education Panacea for Economic Empowerment and National Development’’, the keynote Speaker, Dr (Mrs) Funmilola Abiodun from the Department of Food Science, University of Ilorin said gender equality in TVET is a powerful catalyst for empowerment and economic development.
According to Dr Abiodun, who is an Associate Professor in the Department of Food Science and Home Economics, University of Ilorin “there is need for promotion of adequate education and employment opportunities for girls and women in the society, so as to prevent, hungaer, sexual escape, harassment and and abuse of women folk in our society”
In his welcome address, the rector of Osun state Polytechnic Iree, who was flanked by other Top Management members of the institution, Comrade Kehinde Alabi emphasized that, the management of the polytechnic will continue to discharge the its responsibilities and educational instructions to build the nation through girls education.
The rector who expressed his delight on the turn out of WITED Coordinators from all part of the country to the polytechnic pledged to further support all activities that would build women development and emancipation noted that women in the Osun State Polytechnic Iree have been very outstanding in their performances, which according to him had given the Institution to appoint three of them Deans of various faculties, while about seven others are Deputy Registrars.
Other Speakers at the event included the wife of Osun State Head of Service, Dr. (Mrs) Mojisola Aina, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Women, Children and Social Affairs, Barr. (Mrs) Abimbola Babatunde, and her counterpart from the Ministry of Economic Planning, Budget and Development, Mrs Yetunde Esan and the WITED Coordinator, in the polytechnic, Dr (Mrs) Ayobami Ojo, harped the need for girl education and decried the abuse of girls in the country.
Among the dignitaries who graced the programme were the Registrar of the Institution, Prince Abiodun Oloyede, the Bursar, Mr Sunday Afolabi, Director of Works, Engr. Akin Abiola and Head of the Polytechnic Library, Dr. Odunola Babatunde. Others included; Dr Gbenga Olamide, Chairman, Committe of Deans and Dr Tope Abiola, Dean, Students Affairs.
The First Lady of Osun State, Chief (Mrs) Titilola Adeleke is expected to be the star guest at the grand finale of activities of Women in Technical Education and Development (WITED) hosted by Osun State Polytechnic Iree tomorrow. A statement by the Coordinator of the association in the Osun State Polytechnic Iree, Dr (Mrs) Ayobami Ojo and Chairperson, Local Organizing Committee, Mrs Grace Adeniran states that the First Lady of the State, Her Excellency, Chief (Mrs) Titilola Adeleke is expected as the Mother of the Day, while Hon. Ayobola Awolowo, the Honourable Commissioner for Women Affairs is the Distinguished Guest.
During the programme the Governor’s First Lady will pay a courtesy visit to the on-going Creche built by WITED members in the Institution.
A Keynote Address entitled “Career Woman: Gender Equality in TVET Education, a Panacea for Economic Empowerment and National Development will be presented by Dr. (Mrs) Aduni Abiodun of the Department of Food Science and Home Economics, University of Ilorin.
Also expected at the National Coordinating Council’s programme which comes up at the ETF Auditorium of the Institution by 19:00am tomorrow Wednesday 6th June are; Mrs Teniola Lanlehin and Mrs Abimbola Dunsin, the Special Adviser to the state Governor on Education and Executive Secretary, Osun Internal revenue respectively.
Others are wives of the Timi of Ede Land; Olori Olori Similar Lawal and Aishat Lawal and Olori Oluwaseyi Abebi the Olori Olowu of Kuta as Royal Mothers and Dr Amodi Regina , the WITED National Coordinator as a Special Guest. Honourable Diran Ayanbeku, Chairman, Governing Council of the Institution is the Father of the Day, while Mr Kehinde Alabi, the Rector of the polytechnic is the Host .
The First Lady of Osun State Governor, Chief (Mrs) Titilola Adeleke is expected to be the star guest at the grand finale of activities of Women in Technical Education and Development (WITED) hosted by Osun State Polytechnic Iree tomorrow.
A statement by the Coordinator of the association in the Osun State Polytechnic Iree, Dr (Mrs) Ayobami Ojo and Chairperson, Local Organizing Committee, Mrs Grace Adeniran states that the First Lady of the Governor, Her Excellency, Chief (Mrs) Titilola Adeleke is expected as the Mother of the Day, while Hon. Ayobola Awolowo, the Honourable Commissioner for Women Affairs is the Distinguished Guest.
During the programme the Governor’s First Lady will pay a courtesy visit to the on-going Creche built by WITED members in the Institution.
A Keynote Address entitled “Career Woman: Gender Equality in TVET Education, a Panacea for Economic Empowerment and National Development will be presented by Dr. (Mrs) Aduni Abiodun of the Department of Food Science and Home Economics, University of Ilorin.
Also expected at the National Coordinating Council’s programme which comes up at the ETF Auditorium of the Institution by 19:00am tomorrow Wednesday 6th June are; Mrs Teniola Lanlehin and Mrs Abimbola Dunsin, the Special Adviser to the state Governor on Education and Executive Secretary, Osun Internal revenue respectively.
Others are wives of the Timi of Ede Land; Olori Olori Similar Lawal and Aishat Lawal and Olori Oluwaseyi Abebi the Olori Olowu of Kuta as Royal Mothers and Dr Amodi Regina , the WITED National Coordinator as a Special Guest. Honourable Diran Ayanbeku, Chairman, Governing Council of the Institution is the Father of the Day, while Mr Kehinde Alabi, the Rector of the polytechnic is the Host .
The First Lady of Osun State Governor, Chief (Mrs) Titilola Adeleke is expected to be the star guest at the grand finale of activities of Women in Technical Education and Development (WITED) hosted by Osun State Polytechnic Iree tomorrow. A statement by the Coordinator of the association in the Osun State Polytechnic Iree, Dr (Mrs) Ayobami Ojo and Chairperson, Local Organizing Committee, Mrs Grace Adeniran states that the First Lady of the Governor, Her Excellency, Chief (Mrs) Titilola Adeleke is expected as the Mother of the Day, while Hon. Ayobola Awolowo, the Honourable Commissioner for Women Affairs is the Distinguished Guest.
During the programme the Governor’s First Lady will pay a courtesy visit to the on-going Creche built by WITED members in the Institution.
A Keynote Address entitled “Career Woman: Gender Equality in TVET Education, a Panacea for Economic Empowerment and National Development will be presented by Dr. (Mrs) Aduni Abiodun of the Department of Food Science and Home Economics, University of Ilorin.
Also expected at the National Coordinating Council’s programme which comes up at the ETF Auditorium of the Institution by 19:00am tomorrow Wednesday 6th June are; Mrs Teniola Lanlehin and Mrs Abimbola Dunsin, the Special Adviser to the state Governor on Education and Executive Secretary, Osun Internal revenue respectively.
Others are wives of the Timi of Ede Land; Olori Olori Similar Lawal and Aishat Lawal and Olori Oluwaseyi Abebi the Olori Olowu of Kuta as Royal Mothers and Dr Amodi Regina , the WITED National Coordinator as a Special Guest. Honourable Diran Ayanbeku, Chairman, Governing Council of the Institution is the Father of the Day, while Mr Kehinde Alabi, the Rector of the polytechnic is the Host .
The grand finale of activities of Women in Technical Education and Development (WITED) hosted by Osun State Polytechnic Iree will come up tomorrow.
A statement by the Coordinator of the association in the Osun State Polytechnic Iree, Dr (Mrs) Ayobami Ojo and Chairperson, Local Organizing Committee, Mrs Grace Adeniran states that wife of the Governor, Her Excellency, Mrs Titilola Adeleke is expected as the Mother of the Day, while Hon. Ayobola Awolowo, the Honourable Commissioner for Women Affairs is the Distinguished Guest.
A Keynote Address entitled “Career Woman: Gender Equality in TVET Education, a Panacea for Economic Empowerment and National Development will be presented by Dr. (Mrs) Aduni Abiodun of the Department of Food Science and Home Economics, University of Ilorin.
Also expected at the National Coordinating Council’s programme which comes up at the ETF Auditorium of the Institution by 19:00am tomorrow Wednesday 6th June are; Mrs Teniola Lanlehin and Mrs Abimbola Dunsin, the Special Adviser to the state Governor on Education and Executive Secretary, Osun Internal revenue respectively.
Others are wives of the Timi of Ede Land; Olori Olori Similar Lawal and Aishat Lawal and Olori Oluwaseyi Abebi the Olori Olowu of Kuta as Royal Mothers and Dr Amodi Regina , the WITED National Coordinator as a Special Guest. Honourable Diran Ayanbeku, Chairman, Governing Council of the Institution is the Father of the Day, while Mr Kehinde Alabi, the Rector of the polytechnic is the Host .
The grand finale of activities of Women in Technical Education and Development (WITED) hosted by Osun State Polytechnic Iree will come up tomorrow.
A statement by the Coordinator of the association in the Osun State Polytechnic Iree, Dr (Mrs) Ayobami Ojo and Chairperson, Local Organizing Committee, Mrs Grace Adeniran states that wife of the Governor, Her Excellency, Mrs Titilola Adeleke is expected as the Mother of the Day, while Hon. Ayobola Awolowo, the Honourable Commissioner for Women Affairs is the Distinguished Guest.
A Keynote Address entitled “Career Woman: Gender Equality in TVET Education, a Panacea for Economic Empowerment and National Development will be presented by Dr. (Mrs) Aduni Abiodun of the Department of Food Science and Home Economics, University of Ilorin.
Also expected at the National Coordinating Council’s programme which comes up at the ETF Auditorium of the Institution by 19:00am tomorrow Wednesday 6th June are; Mrs Teniola Lanlehin and Mrs Abimbola Dunsin, the Special Adviser to the state Governor on Education and Executive Secretary, Osun Internal revenue respectively.
Others are wives of the Timi of Ede Land; Olori Olori Similar Lawal and Aishat Lawal and Olori Oluwaseyi Abebi the Olori Olowu of Kuta as Royal Mothers and Dr Amodi Regina , the WITED National Coordinator as a Special Guest. Honourable Diran Ayanbeku, Chairman, Governing Council of the Institution is the Father of the Day, while Mr Kehinde Alabi, the Rector of the polytechnic is the Host .
Eni & Olufemi LTD Osogbo, a prominent player in the industry, has embarked on a comprehensive training and stringent quality control initiative, In a steadfast pursuit of uncompromising quality and safety in their flouring food products.
Recognizing the critical role played by well-trained personnel in upholding product integrity, the company has recently dispatched key members from their quality control and production departments for specialized training. Hosted by Pochat Training in Chesterfield, United Kingdom, these staff members are undergoing the QA Level 2 Award in Food Safety for Manufacturing program.
This initiative underscores the company’s unwavering commitment to remaining at the forefront of industry best practices and skillsets required to uphold the highest standards of safety and quality in their flouring food products.
Miss Rachael Omolara Eniolapo, the CEO and Managing Director of Eni & Olufemi LTD, emphasized, “We firmly believe that the food we consume profoundly impacts our overall health, both physically and mentally. Thus, ensuring the safety and quality of the food people consume is paramount.”
Integral to their production process are several meticulously followed steps aimed at ensuring the excellence of their flouring food products:
Ingredient Specifications, Eni & Olufemi sources farm-based ingredients, rigorously selecting seeds and stems essential to the quality of their final products. Through stringent discourse, the organization ensures that only specified ingredients meet stringent safety and quality criteria.
Product Formulation/Recipe: Consistency is paramount in Eni & Olufemi’s products, Through documented standardized formulations, styles, and fermentation periods, they ensure that each recipe is meticulously executed, guaranteeing the desired quality and safety standards.
Product Standards, Adhering strictly to identified and approved product standards, both physically, chemically, and microbiologically, is non-negotiable. Every aspect of the production process undergoes meticulous scrutiny to ensure compliance with these stringent standards.
Packaging and Labeling, The final touch in ensuring product safety and quality lies in meticulous packaging and labeling. Each item is carefully labeled and packaged to ensure optimal transportation, storage, and safety, maintaining direct contact with a film jar, bottle, carton, or box.
Moreover, Eni & Olufemi LTD has implemented a robust quality management system, encompassing stringent document control, regulatory audits, and operation in government-approved environments. The establishment and maintenance of policies and procedures further reinforce their unwavering commitment to excellence in flouring food production.
Miss Rachael Omolara Eniolapo succinctly articulates, “At Eni & Olufemi, our dedication to quality and safety is not just a commitment—it’s our promise to our consumers.”
With proactive measures firmly in place, Eni & Olufemi LTD emerges as a beacon of excellence in the flouring food industry, setting new benchmarks for safety, quality, and consumer satisfaction.
The Senator representing Osun West Senatorial District, Dr. Lere Oyewumi has commended Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke over his efforts to employ Five Thousand, Two Hundred and Fifty Teachers in both Primary and Secondary Schools in the State.
Senator Oyewumi, during a courtesy visit to the State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) office, located inside Osogbo Grammar School also promised to donate a building for the State Government to House the Commission.
The Senator lauded the Executive Governor of the State for organizing a credible Computer Based Test (CBT) for applicants into the state Teaching Service.
According to the Senator “the CBT is a testimony for the Governor’s love for quality education and an effort to alleviate the problem of unemployment in the state.
Senator Oyewumi noted that “the state secondary education system had really been in shambles for the past few years until Senator Adeleke came to revitalize the decay in the education sector.”
While welcoming the Senator to the Commission, the TESCOM Chairman, Comrade Temitope Mustapha who was represented by Commissioners 1 and 2 in the Commission, Dr. Abioye Oyewusi and Hon. Sikiru Oyelakin appreciated the Senator for his passion and love for education and particularly for his concern for the commission.
The Commissioners explained that the Commission is making frantic efforts to rekindle the education light of secondary education in the State.
They lamented that past administration in the state had messed up the educational systems, particularly the secondary education which had put the state in 35th position in the West African Examination Council national assessment.
They maintained that only those who passed the CBT credibly in various subjects would be considered in the teachers recruitment exercise. “We are committed to excellence in the recruitment, but not half baked teachers. We shall also training and run seminars for the teachers when they are employed in order to give them modern basic pedagogical skills needed for teachings,” the TESCOM Commissioners said.
While thanking the Senator on behalf of the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Mrs Funke Fabusuyi, the Director of Finance Mr. O. Oluwasami commended the Senator for his visit and his promise to donate a building to the State Government to accommodate the Teaching Service Commission.
He was received by other Commissioners and Directors in the Commission.
Recently, a video clip went viral in which a non-descript man is seen interviewing young supposed matriculants of a higher institution. It is dubitable if the interviewer is a journalist. But what is of essence is that the seeming failure of the supposed matriculants to answer simple and mundane questions correctly is being used to smear some reputable higher institutions in the land.
For the avoidance of doubt, matriculation is an initiation exercise into the academic activities of an institution. Newly admitted candidates of tertiary institutions are welcomed to the academic voyage, after they have been found worthy in the final examinations of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) or the National Examination Council (NECO) and certified by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to proceed for further studies.
Now, if a matriculant is observed to elicit traits that betray the knowledge he or she is expected to display, does anyone has the right to blame the admitting institution? To say the least, it is the duty of any higher institution to grant a student a space during admission, so long as the student possesses the Ordinary Level requirements for the course he or she seeks to undertake, especially as the JAMB has validated that by awarding such student the cut-off mark the institution is asking for, not minding the manners in which the student scaled through the hurdles of WAEC, NECO and JAMB, perhaps he could have gotten the results through the windows which may not be known to the admitting Institution.
Today, it is saddening that the credibility attached to these examination bodies is now going into oblivion. Only recently, about a week ago, JAMB conducted another of its examinations. It was widely reported in the media that a father was nabbed for impersonating his son in the examination. Thank God he was reportedly caught and will be made to face the music. Yet, there might be others that have escaped the long hands of the law.
Students who succeed in getting this abracadabra kind of JAMB results would naturally present them to their institutions of choice, while the unsuspecting institutions would ensure their placement, based on the results they have presented.
Also remember that around July last year, one Ejikeme Mmessoma of Anglican Girls Secondary School, Nnewi Anambra State, allegedly used a computer application to award herself the highest score in the 2023 JAMB examinations. Again, if the bubble did not burst, Mmesoma would have continued to enjoy accolades and perks that come with exceptional brilliance, especially from the government and people of her home state, while whichever institution she had applied to would have no ground to deny her admission.
Let us also not forget that some unscrupulous parents aid and abet the growing malpractices that are plaguing the educational sector of this country. The case of the father writing Computer Based Test (CBD) of JAMB for his ward, earlier cited, suffices. Also, if you recall, the Ejikemes also stood stoutly behind their daughter in her fraud. Thank God JAMB stood firm; and concerned Nigerians were bent on investigating the scandal and getting to the root of the matter. Mmesoma eventually reportedly owned up to committing fraud, to the consternation of her parents and her state’s government.
As a concerned parent observed over the case of the half baked matriculants in the viral video, “Since these are supposedly fresh students, their performances say much more about the quality of the certificates WAEC and NECO are awarding them than that of the polytechnic where they have not yet started academic endeavours.
It demonstrates how raw the students are at the inception of their polytechnic studies. JAMB is also not blameless in this.
My take is that until Osun State Polytechnic or any other institution for that matter has not radically transformed such students at the completion of their studies, common sense should dictate that no issue should be raised to smear the tertiary institution. Since these students have not been trained by the polytechnic, accusing fingers should not be put at the polytechnic, hence they are products of the WAEC, NECO, NABTEB and JAMB, passed to the polytechnic as raw materials and the raw materials have not been used. Sources of their Ordinary Level results and JAMB scores should be queried and investigated, not authorities of their new institutions.
I’m surprised that many people are surprised over the trend the viral video seems to be portraying; we shouldn’t pretend that our pre-tertiary candidates are raw and unbaked. A graduate was asked about the nature of the degree she bagged from the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN); and she said “Bsc. Law.”
Let us be sincere, our secondary school education today is not what it used to be in our time. These are students fresh from their village schools where parents pay for mercenaries to write NECO and WAEC papers for their children, rather than invest in preparatory endeavours like buying past question booklets, enrolling wards in good coaching centres and monitoring dedication to studies, among others.
Also recall that recently (in fact, only last week), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) disclosed that there are schools in this country where parents enroll their children to learn the art of “Yahoo Yahoo.” Can you imagine that Nigerian parents would rather send their children to a school where they would learn how to defraud others through the internet? What is wrong with such children being encouraged to learn CBT techniques for future use in JAMB examinations? As a matter of fact, nobody has the moral justification to blame any tertiary institution for their children’s failure in learning, at least, until they have graduated. In fact, the society is putting unnecessary pressures on these higher schools with the kind of products they are pushing towards them yearly.
Gladly, the management of Osun State Polytechnic has debunked the trending video, describing it as a “comedy skit.”
The institution, in a statement by its Registrar, Mr Abiodun Oloyede, said “the comedy did not emanate from the polytechnic.”
He added that “though, the comedy depicted the rot in the Nigerian secondary education system, where students are not well groomed in their secondary school levels and, indeed, acquired their secondary school certificates in the WAEC and NECO through dubious means and even made their ways through the JAMB to secure admission into the tertiary institutions in the same manner, we are not part of it.”
Oloyede had declared that “the alleged students in the comedy who were regarded as newly matriculated students in Osun State Polytechnic, Iree are not products of the institution who had earlier passed through academic trainings in any department of the Polytechnic.”
It suffices to say that governments at all levels need to go back to the drawing board to do a pragmatic appraisal of the process of grooming primary and secondary students in this country. This is particularly so considering the change in society in which success is no longer measured by academic excellence.
*Abiola PhD. is the Media Relations Officer and Dean, Students Affairs, Osun State Polytechnic, Iree.
Management of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree has debunked the trending Comedy Skit in which characters in the comedy are neither students nor products of the Institution. A statement by Registrar of the Institution, Mr Abiodun Oloyede, stated that “the comedy did not emanate from the polytechnic.”
Oloyede claimed that, “though, the comedy depicted the rot in the Nigerian Secondary Education System, where students are not well groomed in their secondary school levels and indeed acquired their secondary school certificates in the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and National Examination Council (NECO) through dubious means. And even made their ways through the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to secure admission into the tertiary institutions in the same manner .” Oloyede declared that the alleged students in the comedy who were regarded as newly matriculated students in Osun State Polytechnic, Iree are not products of the Institution who had earlier passed through academic trainings in any department of the Polytechnic. The Registrar averred that Diplomates of the Institution who had received trainings in the Institution would not have been victims of such characters displayed in the comedy skit. He noted that products of the Institution are doing well in their respective callings in various ministries, agencies and corporate organisations in the country and beyond. He however enjoined members of the public to disregard the skit as a product of the polytechnic, saying “the characters are not our students”
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