Prof. Akeem Lasisi, Vice-Chancellor, Federal College of Well being Sciences (FUHSI), Ila-Orangun, Osun, has stated that 330 college students of the establishment have benefitted from the Nigerian Schooling Mortgage Fund(NELFUND).
Lasisi disclosed this whereas delivering his speech on the third matriculation ceremony of the college on Tuesday in Ila-Orangun.
”Until date, 145 males and 185 females have benefited from NELFund in our College, giving a complete of 330 college students.
“The entire fund up to now obtained from NELFund is N88,723,000.00,” he stated.
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He urged the scholars to utilize the alternatives offered NELFUND to additional their schooling.
On the college’s admission course of, Lasisi stated that greater than 4,000 candidates utilized to the college however just one,004 had been admitted.
He stated that with the newly admitted college students, the college’s enrollment had elevated from 673 on the inception in 2023 to 2,683.
”As a standard aphorism goes; many had been referred to as however few had been chosen.
”Our admission course of could be very aggressive as a result of our establishment is a specialised college with regulated admission quota for varied programmes,” he stated.
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Whereas congratulating the matriculating college students, the vice-chancellor stated that the college had zero tolerance for indecency and harassment.
He famous that the college was being regulated by legal guidelines and insurance policies and any pupil caught violating the foundations and rules would face the complete scale of the legislation.
Lasisi additionally stated that with a view to shield the scholars from victimisation and harassment, the college has created a platform for them to submit their criticism through e-mail deal with: [email protected].
“We mould future and we firmly consider that character is inseparable from studying,” he stated.
On the achievements of his administration within the final three years, Lasisi stated that the college had launched into large infrastructure improvement in its everlasting web site.
”Within the final three years, our workforce has labored assiduously to show what seemingly was once a thick bush to a haven of data with rising infrastructural improvement.
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”The goal is to supply technology of medical and well being consultants for the general improvement of our nation and the worldwide house,” he stated.
The VC stated that the college had constructed the senate constructing, library, school of primary medical science, ICT, nursing, multidisciplinary laboratory, pavilion, section one Faculty of Medication, amongst others.
“We have now outfitted our laboratories whereas working tirelessly to recruit finest personnel for the establishment.
Within the historical past of Nigeria Institutional improvement, our workforce stands out as the primary establishment to develop each the college and the instructing hospital concurrently,” he stated.
