Ooni of Ife Sets to Inaugurate Ojaja University 

The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, is set to inaugurate Ojaja University, his newly acquired institution, in Eyenkorin, Ilorin, Kwara state, Team PLATO has learnt.

It is believed that the monarch purchased the institution formerly known as Crown-Hill University and renamed it.

The monarch recently announced that the institution has received full accreditation from the National Universities Commission for take-off courses. (NUC).

In a statement, Ooni stated that his “unending passion for education and entrepreneurship” influenced his decision to purchase the institution.

He stated that the institution will revamp the country’s education sector by ensuring students are well-trained to meet the teeming demands of a modern technologically-driven society such as Nigeria.

“Nigerian universities produce millions of graduates each year but do not equip them with the necessary skills and support they need,” he said.

“In China and the United States of America, students build most of the applications we use today. Facebook, Instagram, and the likes were built by students but today they are making billions of dollars from them. Our education curriculum should teach how to analyze situations and bring pragmatic solutions via proper research.”

The monarch also promised to assist graduates of the institution with grants needed to start up a business after school.

“Imagine a university where student graduates and there is a business grant waiting for those who are willing to delve into entrepreneurship. The grants are made readily available to help establish what they have learnt in school,” he added.

We can’t keep churning out graduates without providing how they should be utilized. If not we would continue to witness the current brain drain and the massive exodus of our best hand to foreign countries.

“Ojaja university will be structured in a way whereby students will be given a free hand to explore and settle for what they wish to become with our solid support.

They will be trained to be problem solvers and critical thinkers with a burning entrepreneurial mindset. Ojaja university is driven strictly by innovation and ideas. We will celebrate more innovative minds than academic excellence.”

Ooni said admission into various programmes at the institution will soon commence with an easy payment plan for students.

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