By John Odunjo
“Aare Adebayo Akomolafe CBT Centre is located in Ire Ekiti and provides a viable alternative for young secondary school leavers and prospective UTME candidates around the surrounding towns of Oye Ekiti and Ikole among others”
The Director, Centre for Continuing Education, Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Dr Omolade Adeleke, says that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has approved a second Computer-based Test Centre for for the institution for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations.
Adeleke said that the new ultra-modern facility, Aare Adebayo Akomolafe CBT Centre, Institute of Part Time FUOYE, Ire Ekiti, was named after the philanthropist, Aare Adebayo Akomolafe, who donated a computer laboratory and bus to the institute.
The director, in a statement by the Vice Chancellor’s Media Adviser, Wole Balogun, in Ado Ekiti on Friday, said, “Aare Adebayo Akomolafe CBT Centre is located in Ire Ekiti and provides a viable alternative for young secondary school leavers and prospective UTME candidates around the surrounding towns of Oye Ekiti and Ikole among others.
“As the UTME registration kicks off in January 2024, this is an opportunity for all secondary school students in Oye, Ire, ltapa, Ilupeju and lkole among others to come to the Centre instead of going far away to the capital city in Ado Ekiti to queue up in thousands.
“The Aare Akomolafe Adebayo CBT Centre in Ire-Ekiti, an ultramodern facility that is fully air-conditioned, has 275 new laptops and makes examination writing highly conducive for students.
“The philanthropist, who is from Ire Ekiti has deemed it well to contribute to the development of not only his hometown, but also the University and Ekiti State. Akomolafe is a notable partner to the institute. We really appreciate his benevolence.
“The new CBT Centre is another milestone in the achievements of the administration of our progressively minded VC, Prof. Sunday Fasina. The centre is up and running for use in the registration exercise for the UTME coming up in March, 2024,” Adeleke stated.
