From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja
No fewer than 2,000 applicants are jostling for 350 approved employment at the Federal University, Lokoja
The Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Olayemi Akinwumi who disclosed this while speaking with journalists in Lokoja on Thursday, said that the approved employment by the federal government is for 2024 allocation.
He disclosed that the employment opportunity of 350 personnel are divided into academic and none-academic positions of which recruitment interview is ongoing
Professor Akinwumi told newsmen that the process started two years ago before the final permission granted the institution to employ.
According to him, the approved allocation for academic staff includes 45 Professors, 14 Readers or Acting Professors, and 60 Senior Lecturers as well as few other Graduate Assistants.
The VC disclosed that the federal government also granted permission for the university to employ 89 none-academic personnel as well as one Chief Health Officer and eight Medical Personnel
He promised level play ground for all applicants taking part in the ongoing recruitment interview.
“We have given room for open door in the conduct of the interview and working strictly with the guidelines and rules laid down by the federal government” Professor Akinwumi said.
The VC further told newsmen that the university currently have 12 Faculties and established new courses such as Medicine, Nursing Science, Pharmacy, Law, Agriculture, and Engineering Programmes among others.
