Adeboye Offers Former UNILAG VC New Appointment in Redeemer’s Varsity

Adeboye Offers Former UNILAG VC New Appointment in Redeemer’s Varsity

  • The immediate past vice-chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Prof. Toyin Ogundipe, has been offered a new appointment
  • Professor Ogundipe was appointed as the Pro-Chancellor of the Redeemer’s University, Ede in Osun state
  • The appointment was made by the general overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye

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Ede, Osun state - Former vice-chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Professor Toyin Ogundipe, has been appointed as the pro-chancellor of the Redeemer’s University, Ede in Osun state.

The general overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, made the appointment.

Former UNILAG VC, Ogundipe, appointed Pro-Chancellor of Redeemer’s varsity
Ogundipe replaced Pastor Ezekiel Odeyemi, the Assistant General Overseer in charge of the Training and Education of RCCG Photo credit: Enoch Adeboye/@UnilagNigeria
Source: UGC

The deputy director, Directorate of Corporate Affairs of the institution, Adetunji Adeleye, made this known in a statement issued in Ede on Monday, October 14.

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Ogundipe was born on May 31, 1960, joined UNILAG in 1990, and rose to the rank of a professor in 2002.

As reported by Vanguard, Ogundipe replaced Pastor Ezekiel Odeyemi, the assistant general overseer in charge of the Training and Education of RCCG.

He was appointed as the UNILAG vice-chancellor in November 2017 and completed his five-year tenure in November 2022.

Other members of the newly constituted governing council of the university are Prof. Shadrach Akindele, Prof. Ahmed Yerima, Prof. Olalere Adeyemi, and Professor Christian Happi, who represent the university senate, among others.

Legit.ng recalls that Redeemer's University was ranked as the third-best private university in Nigeria by Webometric in 2023.

The university is a private pentecostal Christian higher learning institution.

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Breakdown of Redeemer's University tuition fees released

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian Twitter user, Harry, with the handle @harrizone98, has sparked discussions by sharing the alleged high tuition fees of Redeemer's University.

Harry questioned the affordability of fees for the average Nigerian, with the document indicating the tuition ranged from approximately N600,000 to over N1 million.

Many Nigerians, however, defended the high fees, pointing out the challenges of running a private university in Nigeria without government subsidies.

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