OYSCOHEST MATRICULATES 802 FRESH STUDENTS FOR THE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC SESSION

Eight hundred and two students of the Oyo State College of Health Science and Technology, Eleyele,  Ibadan were recently matriculated into the College. The  Provost of the College,  Pharmacist Oluyemisi Oyewo administered the matriculation oath to the students during the Matriculation ceremony conducted in the College Hall on Tuesday,  February 4, 2025.

Addressing the matriculants,  the Provost charged the fresh students to be committed to their studies diligently, and avoid distractions, so as to excel and maintain the good academic standard for which the College is known among similar Colleges of Health Technology. 

While congratulating the matriculants,  she also admonished them to abide by the rules and regulations of the College and eschew evil in every ramification, stressing that the College Management will not tolerate acts of indiscipline and unruly behaviour. 

Mrs Oluyemisi Oyewo expressed her profound appreciation to His Excellency,  Engineer Oluseyi Makinde FNSE, the visitor to the College and the Executive Governor of Oyo State for his unmitigated support for the College, by providing an enabling teaching and learning environment, ensuring the accreditation and reaccreditation of  courses of studies by the provision of financial and logistic support when required. 

She, on behalf of the College community commiserated with the State Governor, Engineer Seyi  Makinde on the demise of his eldest brother,  praying that God will grant him and the entire family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. 

She also commended the Honourable Commissioner, Ministry Health,  Dr Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi and her counterpart, the Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Education,  Science and Technology,  Professor  Salihu Abdulwaheed Adelabu for their commitment to the development and progress of the College. 

In her opening remarks, the Registrar of the College,  Mrs Dupe Ayoola  implored the matriculants to refrain from any inimical  activity capable of inhibiting their academic progress. She stated that the College will always do its best to ensure the maintenance of quality academic standard warning that no act of  lawlessness by any student will  be condoned.

Some of the matriculants interviewed after the ceremony expressed their delight over their admission to the College, promising  to attain academic excellence and be of good conduct. 

In attendance at the  Matriculation Ceremony were the  Principal Officers of the College, Heads of Departments, Parents and guardians of the matriculants and other well wishers. 

The Nigerian Red Cross Society,  Oyo State Branch inaugurated the Oyo State College of Health Science and Technology Detachment,  immediately after the Matriculation Ceremony, charging  the matriculants to join the society. 

Meanwhile, the admission exercise for the 2025/2026 Academic Session will soon commence at the Oyo State College of Health Science and Technology, Eleyele Ibadan.