Nigeria, April 9 -- The Governing Council of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has exonerated the Vice-Chancellor, Abayomi Fasina, a professor, from the sexual harassment allegations levelled against him by the university's former Director of Works, Folasade Adebayo.

The council directed Mrs Adebayo, the accuser, to write a letter of apology to the council within seven days.

In February, the university council set up a committee to investigate the sexual harassment allegations levelled against the VC by Mrs Adebayo and which the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), FUOYE chapter constantly pushed for investigation.

According to a statement by the university registrar, Muftau Ibrahim, the council received th...