President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the consultation of Dr. Isiaka Tunji Adelabu as the substantive Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ayede, Oyo State.
The appointment, which took effect on August 5, 2026, makes Adelabu the 2nd substantive Rector of the institution since its facility.
The advancement was announced by the Registrar of the Polytechnic, Mr Akinlolu Akinpade, through a declaration revealed by the Acting Director of the Centre for Information, Communication and Public Relations, Mr Sunday Adepoju.
Before his consultation, Adelabu was a Chartered Accounting Professional and Chief Speaker in the Department of Accountancy at the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State.
He formerly served in numerous administrative positions at the organization, consisting of Head of Department, Dean of School and Deputy Rector (Administration), giving him experience in scholastic administration and institutional management.
The Registrar said Adelabu’s scholastic contributions, expert experience and administrative competence would include worth to the continued development and advancement of the Federal Polytechnic, Ayede.
With the appointment, Adelabu is anticipated to offer substantive academic and administrative management as the organization continues to reinforce its programmes, infrastructure and institutional structures.
The Polytechnic management, personnel and students have actually likewise been urged to offer the new Rector the required assistance and cooperation as he presumes office.
The visit formally ends the organization’s duration of acting leadership and ushers in a new phase under a substantive Rector. Abia Varsity Suspends Professor Nwaeze Over ‘Uncomplimentary’ Social Media Posts Against Otti
Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU), has suspended Teacher Nnamdi Nwaeze of the Department of Economics over social media posts supposedly considered “inimical to the interests of the University” and “uncomplimentary” to the institution’s Visitor, Guv Alex Otti of Abia State.
The suspension, which takes immediate result, was announced by the university in a declaration released on Thursday, August 13, 2026, by its Media and Public Relations Unit.
The declaration was signed by the Deputy Registrar and Public Relations Officer of the university, Chijioke Nwogu.
According to the university, the decision followed concerns emerging from “different social networks posts attributed to Professor Nwaeze.”
“Management has suspended Professor Nnamdi Nwaeze of the Department of Economics, Professors of Economics and Management Sciences,” the statement said.
It explained that the suspension was necessitated by issues over social networks publications attributed to the professor, which the management considered “inimical to the interests of the University and uncomplimentary to the Visitor of the University.”
Nevertheless, the university did not divulge the particular social media posts apparently made by Nwaeze or provide information of the comments considered offending or contrary to the interests of the organization.
The organization also did not state whether the teacher had been given an opportunity to respond to the accusations before the suspension was revealed.
In a transfer to examine the matter, the university said it had made up an Investigative Panel to take a look at the situations surrounding the alleged social media posts.
According to the statement, the suspension will stay in force pending the outcome of the panel’s examination.
The development has actually brought in attention since Governor Alex Otti, whom the university said the alleged posts were “uncomplimentary” to, is the Visitor of Abia State University.
The university, nevertheless, did not declare that Teacher Nwaeze devoted any criminal offence, nor did it announce any last disciplinary finding against him.
The suspension for that reason remains an administrative measure pending the outcome of the investigation by the panel made up by the university management.
The institution is anticipated to communicate its decision on the matter after the investigative process is concluded.