Ekiti Varsity Promotes 71 Lecturers To Professorship, Readership Cadres

The Governing Council of the Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado Ekiti, has approved the promotion of 71 lecturers to professorship and readership cadres.

EKSU Vice Chancellor, Prof. Eddy Olanipekun, said the measure was targeted at motivating the academic staff and strengthening their commitment to building intellectual capacities of students through their contributions to scholarship.

Addressing journalists in Ado Ekiti, The VC gave the breakdown of the promoted academic staff, said that 30 new lecturers would earn professorial title while 41 would become readers.

Olanipekun also stated that scores of non-academic staff would be promoted based on the approval given by the council to buoy academic standard.

He said: “Council at its meeting held on February 10, 2022, approved the promotion of 30 new professors and 41 readers to strengthen academic performance of this university.

“It also gives the elevation of scores of non teaching staff to the positions of directors, deputy registrars, deputy bursars, deputy directors and senior chief technologists.”

Olanipekun said that the university’s leadership under his watch would not tolerate any act that could mar the reputation or debase the academic standard of the citadel of learning.

“Let it be known that the current administration in the university has zero tolerance for any act of misconduct.

“It is important to inform the general public that the current administration in the university places premium on the welfare of staff and students despite the paucity of funds,” he added.