Foreign students from countries with Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) epidemic have been readmitted into the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State.
Sunday Independent investigations on Saturday revealed that the foreign students, numbering about 100, were re-admitted after they had been screened and cleared of having Ebola virus.
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The screening was conducted with the assistance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Department of Immigration Service and clearance given to all those who were screened before they were re-admitted into the school.
An impeccable source told our correspondent in Ile-Ife that the institution is Ebola-free, even with the re-admission of foreign students, majority of who are from Liberia.
It would be recalled that since war broke out in Liberia, OAU has offered to assist the nation in the training of their students in all disciplines, so that they can assist in rebuilding that country’s bartered education system.
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It was also gathered that OAU has, under the programme, assisted in training more than 2,000 students from Liberia, through the collaborative plan in assisting the country to overcome the destruction of her educational sector.
The authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, had during the preparation for the 40th convocation, hinted that it had re-admitted some of its students from the Ebola ravaging countries like Liberia, Sierra Leone, among others.
It added that the re-admitted students had returned to campus to continue their studies.
It would be recalled that in the course of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Nigeria, the institution’s management directed its students from Ebola ridden nations to stay away until they were properly screened and cleared by the appropriate body.
The screening was conducted with the assistance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Department of Immigration Service and clearance given to all those who were screened before they were re-admitted into the school.
An impeccable source told our correspondent in Ile-Ife that the institution is Ebola-free, even with the re-admission of foreign students, majority of who are from Liberia.
It would be recalled that since war broke out in Liberia, OAU has offered to assist the nation in the training of their students in all disciplines, so that they can assist in rebuilding that country’s bartered education system.
READ ALSO: EBOLA OUTBREAK: Sierra Leone Forbids Xmas Celebrations
It was also gathered that OAU has, under the programme, assisted in training more than 2,000 students from Liberia, through the collaborative plan in assisting the country to overcome the destruction of her educational sector.
The authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, had during the preparation for the 40th convocation, hinted that it had re-admitted some of its students from the Ebola ravaging countries like Liberia, Sierra Leone, among others.
It added that the re-admitted students had returned to campus to continue their studies.
It would be recalled that in the course of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Nigeria, the institution’s management directed its students from Ebola ridden nations to stay away until they were properly screened and cleared by the appropriate body.
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Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Bamitale Omole, who handed down the order at a press briefing he addressed in the wake of the Ebola outbreak, said it was part of measures through which the management ensured that the virus would not spread to the campus
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