Second semester is the second section of an academic calendar which includes varieties of activities and events, in contrary to the first semester where academics is paired with number of twin events as of social activities and sports within the campus. Along the line, students could be found around shouting engrossed with overwhelming happiness welcoming the second semester because of its glorious even its which lightens up the entire atmosphere of the semester.
Some of those activities are ones organized by various units within the school, the student union engaged in organizing events for the students and the student aren’t enemy of these auras to not see and feel the charming and exciting events put into place by student leaders. Also, various faculties embracing their faculty week filled with educational, trade, and social arrangements, the department is not left in this register out as they also organize their week, where intellectual and social activities are promoted.
TLDS (The Literary and Debating Society) won’t put on a zip mouth in failing to organize debate competition among different faculties and halls of residence within the campus and its environs.The press, on its own end, would arise to have their long awaiting week of press night towards the election day which must have been preceded by screening of aspirants, campaign range of days, press night as well as manifesto night, these are some of those activities second semester has always been offering and will also not fail to offer asides from the academic activities.
However, it could be wondered on how the students’ attitude would be towards academics in this semester, imagine a whole semester with serious academic engagement with no social activities followed by one enveloped with unlimited social activities. Some students are however profound in the lurking aspect of it by overshadowing the sense of chasing the primary objective, this could be unintended till the conscious state of the primary reason wiggle at the mind. Such attitudes will be stressed out as these lines proceed.
The students see the second semester as the time to ease the optimal stress the first semester has injected in them, a mindset of enjoying the second semester might fly around after a whole semester of having large number of courses being conquered or dejected.The advent of this further instill the desire of students to take total advantage of the social activities thereby placing their academics at a later time.
Academics work load in the second semester tends to submerged itself and get such load reduced, this gives this mentality of stylishly belittling its heaviness in a disguise of the number of courses to offer. However, students see this as a minimal work to do by placing the social activities over academic activities, thereby, at the near end of the semester when examination is winking at the nearer side, these few courses would have pile to a bulky state or unease state.Contemplations and anxiety strolls in surrounding how to cover up and also surviving their academics CGPAwhere they engage in all night (TDB – Till Day Break) or day (MTN – Morning Till Night)study.
Attractiveness and basically variety of the events in the second semester has raptured the mind of most students in leaving them lost and placing them on the scale of little concern on what academicslooks like. You tend to see range of students procrastinating after taking their books because ‘Irepo’ (who is a friend) is going for cultural night, they feel the interest to engage in these activities even at the detriment of losing their precious time for something less precious.
To these are the attitudes most students put on towards academics during the course of second semester which further spell out why students’ grades reduced a lot as regards second semester.
Educators have been complaining about the toilets being locked for a while and not available to meet their pressing needs. This inconvenience has affected a lot of educators so much that an educator who was reportedly ailing and needed to use the restroom in haste had to be rushed to another faculty to ease herself because the toilet in the faculty was inaccessible.
After several complaints to the executives and the body in charge of the toilet, educators were made to understand that the closure of the toilet was due to the improper disposal of sanitary towels in the toilet that had blocked the toilet.In lieu of this, this article is an enlightenment of the effects of improper disposal of sanitary towels.
Sanitation systems were designed for the purpose of with urine and excreta passage which must have shaped the circumference and breath of the pipes, hence, they can’t cope with menstrual materials. Menstruation materials will therefore clog the sewer pipelines as they are unable to pass through and cause the system backflow, if flushed down the toilet.
Pads and tampons, when flushed in the toilets, get saturated with liquid and swell up, this also results in sewage backflow, which is a serious health hazard. The adhesive wings and the perforated plastic layers of the commercial sanitary napkins are not easily biodegradable. The sewage blockages, mostly due to accumulation of excessive quantities of solid waste or sand, will result in hardening of the sludge in the pits.
Blockage of sewage systems is a global problem and a major contributing factor is flushing of menstrual products in toilets. The deodorized sanitary products used by women and girls contain chemicals used in bleaching such as organochlorines. When these deodorized sanitary products are buried in the soil, they’ll disturb the soil microflora and decomposition will take time.
It was discovered that some people who live alongside river banks throw menstrual waste into water bodies which contaminate them. These materials, soaked with blood, breed places for germs and pathogenic microbes. Sanitary products soaked with blood of an infected woman or girl may contain hepatitis and HIV viruses which retain their infectivity in soil and live up to six months in soil.
As for the clogged drainage with napkins, it has to be unblocked and cleaned manually by conservancy workers with their bare hands without proper protection and tools. This exposes the workers to harmful chemicals and pathogens. For a safer disposal and to avoid blockage next time, simply wrap your towel in a nylon or paper and put it in a bin.
Incineration is a better technique to dispose of menstrual waste, however, burning of pads releases harmful gases that affect health and environment. Burning of inorganic material at low temperature releases dioxins which are toxic and carcinogenic in nature.
It is no longer news to most University of Ibadan students that the first semester examination will be starting on 9th January 2023, this induce a lot of feelings ranging from anxiety to fear of what the examination and its outcome would look like.The coming examination will bethe first of it to be taken by new students (100lv) of the university and this tends to trigger a lot of reaction and action in them thereby pushing them into reading at the expenses of their health and other various things. To this is why it’s very important to understand how to cope with during examination as freshers in order to perform excellently well so ss to merge with flying colours.
Examination is a mean of testing and asserting if learning has truly taken place, there is definitely no point of learning when it can’t be applied and put to practical, to show howfervently one has learnt a particular discipline there must be thorough practice of such discipline.This implies that what has been taught should be well learntand question could come on how to study for an exam. The best way to study is to stay in a well-organized and neat environment which can stimulate a lot of information and get accommodated by sense of the mind, an organize place will therefore stir the desire to learn as well as a conducive environment
After a conducive environment has been chosen, it’s important to note that necessary materials to be studied should be related to what one has been taught. In search of a better material, to have an explanatory note is the best but this shouldn’t cause a deviation from the major content given in the class room as this could reduce one’s grading with a hung thought of performing excellently well, addition of points outside a given note should come after knowledge on the wants of the lecturer as some require a full note within what has been given in class while others may prefer an addition to what has been given.
As a fresher in a university, it is of nature to be curious about how to make good grades. As it’s a new stage of migration from the high school level and not all will know there are some adjustments at the tertiary level which is so much different from the high school, the university level requires a more comprehensive knowledge on facts than in the high school. It should be known that one’s knowledge about a discipline just be broad and broadly written if the course requires it, this helps to perform so well and the essay form writing style will be well appreciated.
One can’t cope with an examination by jeopardizing or neglecting one’s health, in the process of preparing for an examination it must be noted that the health status shouldn’t be taken with levity, therefore it then should be provided with that adequate rest, nutrition food and fruits, and regular exercise will stimulate the brain muscle enhancing easy assimilation. Since examination can’t be done by someone who can barely raise his or her hands, this shows to attend to an exam one has to be physically, socially, mentally, financially and emotionally fit which will in turn give a higher chance of a good performance.
It should also be noted that examination period is a different period in the process of being a student because this will give the result of the months of staying in the school.To portray a good result, one has to work for it. The preparation doesn’t start few days to the examination but the preparation starts as of now with appropriate guidelines to prevent an imbalance state of the body and mind which will affect the performance.
At the bank of the return from stagnancy that lasted for close to 8 months, we were at first greeted with the oils and waters of having to get used to academic process and its environments. This was a feeling that came in a form of a woman that experienced her first birth, it was all new to the core that having to recall the experience proves strenuous as of extracting an oil from a water. Being a semester that has been fashioned by series of trails, uncertainties, breaks and rebuilding of academic energies, it as well came with its gifts which all enjoyed on a state of relativity. As we approach the deadly timeline of the semester, here, we try to check on the positives and negatives of the semester as well as how it has shaped every student.
In light of the return from the long strike to the academic camp, there were strides in a battle of getting balance and reshaping all to a form of old times. Times of this were like forcing a horse to a river bank which will only be of a forceful move, to this effect, it has been directed to the advent of brains getting off the mark which resulted in the very slow start to the semester. To this recollection submerged almost 3-4 weeks of booting and restarting the energy vehicle and tapping into the order of the natural body as per the used to (then new) present stound.
Even through the expense of this, it again proved to be a very special semester as the number of weeks that later emerge to being of useful was very much shortened. It is of course a negative on the part of both students and lecturers in that before the strike action, through the two weeks expended then, nothing was covered and after the strike suspension, about 3 extra weeks were used to get all systems back on track thereby summing the wasted weeks to 5 weeks. The implication of this is what everyone has been witnessing for the past 2-3 weeks as all shades of courses have been coming in full force from all ends.
The strand seems to be of a one that almost all lecturers wanted to be done with their course before next week since the week that follows is a new year week and the one after sums the emergence of the first semester examination. Students have been put on a motion to manipulate and face all courses all at once. In this have we seen the smash of test after test, assignments and project work strolling in all in the name of continuous assessment continuation and different projects and group work. The form has been shaped in a style that the adaptation and effect of this on students wasn’t put into any measure of consideration as almost all (lecturers) are all at the target to get it all done with regardless of how it is being carried out.
To the mention of the above will take us back to the drama that unfold concerning the half salary payment to lecturers in the month of October and the fact that the withheld salary of 7 months is yet to be paid. We won’t be anyway totally wrong to say the hard forth and the shape of the semester has been designed in such a way of this as lecturers were not 100% dedicated to their lecturing activities after the event of half salary payment. Their attitudes towards lecturing became questionable and it was understandable to some extent.
The fact that the bulk of the negatives of all will always fall on the head of students gives the impression that the sides of students are not always put into consideration in matters that concern them. That the negatives of tussles that occur in the academic world is made to lie at the camp of the student world is something unjust and needs to be considered as an externality. In a situation where the students are short of the power and strength to fight back and be at the will to choose what they want and how they want it, then, students are left with no option than to accept it all as it slides in. The acceptance is therefore not to a defeat but accepted due to the fact that it has being seen as a negative externality.
The semester is therefor on the way to the exit way, it has become of note to face it with some extra strength and attitudes required to conquer it. That we are here to keep the semester in run implies that we still value education and ready to sacrifice other alternatives (working and earning) for schooling. It is of necessary to take it up and attack it with our full strength so that the smile that comes in at the of the tunnel will shine full lightnings. It of essence to locate the driving motivation and better get ourselves prepared for what it’s to come.
The University of Ibadan held her 511th inaugural lecture delivered by Professor Esther A. Oduolowu of the Department of Early Childhood at Trenchard Hall, University of Ibadan on the 22nd of December, 2022.
The inaugural lecture tagged Sustainable Development in Nigeria: Early Childhood Education as the cornerstone centered on the importance and indispensability of early childhood education in building a sustainable Nigeria. “It is the first step of learning and the springboard on which education structure should be built.” according to the professor.
However, little attention has been given to this cornerstone of sustainable development.
In the 21st century classrooms, sets of critical skills are needed for the digital labour market and schools should produce citizens who work with their mind and their hands.According to the lecture, there are 250 million children globally under the age of five who are at risk of development due to lack of good education, stress and poor nutrition. According to this statistics, Nigeria is one of the top 10 countries in the world with children under the age of five who are at risk of poor development.
However, this can be mitigated if the national policy on education for language of instruction for Universal Basic Education which provides that children in their first three years of basic education should be taught in their indigenous or mother tongue is implemented in schools amongst other things; because this is their language of creativity and critical thinking.
Coming home to the University of Ibadan, the department of Early Childhood Education since 2016 has been offering a web-based Postgraduate Early Childhood Education Diploma Programme at the University of Ibadan which costs about two million naira and recently a campus-based part has been added. This is done in the bid to educate more people to achieve a sustainable Nigeria.
The University of Ibadan was the first university to offer Early Childhood Education as a course and it has been around for over 45 years in the university.
If them born you well travel—– University of Ibadan
This is the popular meme that is now in circulation across Uites whatsapp statuses and even social media platform like twitter.
This is the state of reality as the University of Ibadan has also declared that work resumes on 28th December 2022 and 3rd January 2023, after the Christmas new year .
This first semester of the 2021/2022 has been a very short one, due to the strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, thus an adjusted academic calendar to ensure the semester is completed on time.
The decision of the school management has put most Uites in a dilemma, to make a choice between two things that seem equally undesirable, to travel home and miss test? To stay in School and miss the fun filled yuletide celebrations as opposed to the one spend without family.
The University Management can not be blamed for this short break or no break because it is obvious how many months was lost to ASUU strike, to give long holidays now will only jeopardize the University`s plan of finishing the session at the stipulated time.
As for UItes who are stressed, tensed due to the nature of this semester( a short one) and want to travel home to relieve themselves of the stress and `shege` that they might have pass through, this thought then need to be subjected to Moral reasoning.
A festive season celebration will not be bad in UI, Will it?
A twitter handler samsonoke10 painted an ideal Christmas celebration “Omoooo, just imagine a live band performing at Love garden in the evening on Sunday with free food somewhere around those sits and no disruption whatsoever, giving proper owambe vybes…… Would be the best way to celebrate Christmas for we that are not going anywhere”
Whichever way it turns out to be, Christmas should be celebrated with so much joy and love should be spread.
Wishing you a fun-filled Christmas and New Year Celebration.
In a Bulletin titled Public Holidays which was released on the 20th of December, 2022, the University of Ibadan management has said work resumes on the 28th of December and the 2nd of January, 2023 respectively after observing the Christmas day, Boxing day and New year public holidays as instructed by the Federal Government of Nigeria.
The University of Ibadan instructed the University community to continue work, to only observe public holidays during the December-January festive period.
The public holidays which are Monday and Tuesday, the 26th and 27th of December, 2022 are for Christmas Day and Boxing day Celebration while the 2nd of January, 2023 is for the New year Celebration.
The document reads in part: ” Work resumes 28 December 2022. Also, Monday 02 January, 2023 has been declared as a public holiday to mark the New Year, 2023 celebration. Work resumes on Tuesday 03, January,2023. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor K.O.Adebowale,mni, FSA wishes the University Community Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year.”
Remember that the University of Ibadan resumed academic work for the first semester of the 2021/2022 session on the 24th of October, 2022 and examinations for the Semester would commence on the 9th of January, 2023 according to the academic calendar.
On Wednesday, 21st December 2022, Faculty of Education executives held a Gyration party at the Faculty of Education Foyer to relief educators and UI students at large of the stressful academic workload.
The gyration which was themed “Gyration- the shege relief you need is here” was attended by students of Faculty of Education and other students who also came to relax and chill out notable in attendance was UISU President, Adewole Adeyinka pka Mascots, the NUESA executives and other stakeholders in the Faculty.
It should be noted that this is the first social gathering since the last ASUU 8 months strike where all students were forced out of school, since resumption of school activities lots of academic activities have been taking place with students writing tests upon tests, and educators saw the Gyration party as an opportunity to interact and have fun while relaxing.
The booming sound of music resounded around the Faculty as participants were entertained with music, games and lots of dancing.
Good evening. I am AyindeOluwabunmi David politically known as Davi Cruise , a penultimate student of the department of Arts and Social Sciences education (Political Science option). I’m the Incumbent Social Director of the Faculty of Education and a former Assistant general secretary of the great ASE department. I am also a studentpreneur.
Okay, how did you come about your nickname?
I get this question a lot. The name ‘Çruise’ was gotten from my Uncle. He’s my mentor and I love him so much. He is Israel and calls himself Izzycruise. I am David and so I decided to go with Davi Cruise. I guess it fits my type of person too.
Tell us your type of person
David is a positive minded person who looks for positivity in all things. I’ve been told I’m intelligent and generous. I feel like I’m responsible for my own happiness and I have realistic expectations of myself. Davi Cruise on the other hand just wants to have fun and meet people.
Great!!!
Typically, you are a cruise person that still knows what he’s doing, how then did politics set in? Being the AGS of the department in your first year and then current SD of the Faculty
Surprisingly, people think anyone who plays a lot aren’t also prudent. My Dad, He’s a lover of politics and a politician. I loved politics because my dad would never miss the 9pm AIT news and 10pm TVC news when I was growing up. I had no choice but to sit with him else I’ll be sent to bed early. Growing older, I and my dad would sit and discuss on trivial issues affecting the country and solutions. My interest grew, I loved the subject government and also graduated as the Best graduating student in government from my secondary school Alma mater . I knew I was going to go into main stream politics and the university politics is a training ground for me. I want to effect change.
Wow!!!, That means you had your plans even before coming to the first and the best
Yes, I made findings. Departmental level to Faculty level to Student Union level. So help me God.
How was it for you trying to do politics, face your academics and also Catch the cruise?
Overwhelming I must say. Sometimes it looks like politics is taking so much of your time and you’ve forgotten why you’re in the university of Ibadan, sometimes you face your academics so much that you neglect your political goals, sometimes you find yourself playing too much and neglecting others. It takes self-discipline and God’s grace that I’m still doing well in my academics, holding a political position and still catching my cruise.
Was emerging the AGS of the department last session an easy thing?
Tell us the lessons learnt
Nothing good comes easy. It wasn’t rosy starting from the campaign processes. I remember my phone got spoilt while campaigning and I’d have to lend my friend’s (Aquila and Daniel) phone to send BCs. Administration also wasn’t easy although the office of the AGS in the department has minor duties but one still needed to devote time and be available to students. I learnt how to strictly schedule time and work with them. I also learnt leadership skills through my fellow executives who were also my seniors.
Rate your performance as the then AGS
I rate my performance 6.5\10 because I didn’t really have lot of duties to perform but the ones I had, I did them well and also delegated duties.
How did you feel when you were announced as the social director in the last Faculty election?
Elated and Loved. Elated because it’s my second election and I won. Loved because of how i won and the number of people who voted me. I always put that at the back of mind and I won’t disappoint them.
Did you see yourself as the better candidate?
Yes, always.
My fear wasn’t if I was the better candidate or not. It was if I’d win or not because sometimes, the better candidates don’t win.
Hmmm. True
How’s the journey being so far as the Social director?
It’s been beautiful. I have amazing executives. We always remind ourselves on why we were elected and why we need to perform our duties well. Big, big pressure to deliver but we handle it well.
Fulfilled any of your manifesto?
I’ve held the freshest fresher contest in the freshers welcome. It was supposed to start online and move to physical but there wasn’t too much time to do that. Fresher of the week should start this week. There’s a gyration coming up on the 16th of this month also. Others will come into fruition in second semester by God’s grace.
After social director, what next?
A student Union position if God says yes. I don’t think I’m allowed to say it now but Davi Cruise is COMING.
What advice will you give Freshers who want to explore their interests but not jeopardize their primary aim in Ui?
Always communicate with your parents. They constantly remind you of who you are and what you should do.
Good friends: My friends especially in the department have saved me countless times by always calling me to order when I’m deviating.
Academics first. No one will listen to interests from someone who doesn’t take studies seriously.
Don’t get carried away by Fame. That’s where point 1 and 2 comes in .
Always ask God to direct your steps
Give us your parting Shot
Hard work and determination pays. What keeps me going is this – Try again until you win.
Sport is any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics. Examples of various sports we are familiar with are; basketball, football, tennis volleyball, racing, cycling, and many more. Sports have various benefits varying from physical benefits to mental benefits.
Experts have revealed that participating in sporting activities helps to boost confidence levels and increase self-esteem. To get better in sports, regular practice is needed and with regular practice, confidence is attained which won’t help alone in the sports but in all areas. Sports give a feeling of mastery and control which results in self-confidence.
Regular sports also help to live healthily and reduce the risk of diseases that may be caused by excessive intake of fats and calories, some of which may include; obesity, arthritis, heart problem, diabetes, etc. Sports help us to keep fit both physically and mentally by strengthening our bodies, developing our mental and physical health, and raising our coordination level.
Research has shown that sports help to develop cognitive, affective, and psychomotor learning in growing children. Sports help children to develop reasoning skills and the spirit of sportsmanship, it also helps the young ones to relax from the stress of classroom activities thereby benefiting them physically and mentally.
Also, sports make us happy and improve our mood. Sporting activities trigger brain chemicals that make us feel happy and relaxed. Sport provides social benefits by allowing us to connect with friends either as teammates or as opponents.
Finally, Sports help to reduce stress and prevent depression. While taking a break from the hustle and bustle of life, engaging in sporting activities helps to reduce stress and depression through the production of endorphins which are natural mood lifters, endorphins also help the body to feel relaxed. Also, when we are physically active, we are negligent of the daily stress and pressure of life.
In all, the importance of sports should not be undermined as their mental and physical benefits are crucial. It is also a source of entertainment and revenue when played at the professional level.
In a diverse world we live consisting of various facets of events unfolding like dramas of life. Lots of years, decades and centuries have gone by which had witnessed various turns and runs with each to a significant trademark that shaped the lifestyles of our fore-runners, lay for us a background to build on and continue to structure the way our life events come to play.
The current century has been one of the ‘last days’ centuries whereby we witness actions of mouthwatering, terribly amazing actualizations and also magnificent pours which had therefore leave us speechless. Likewise, the youths of the 21st century are one of flexible and dramatic kind considering their model of living which includes their high rate of freedom mentality and freewill. Also, youths per say shapes to be the number one lovers of celebrities as they follow their minute to minute life events. These activities celebrities reside in tend to dictate the youths’ lifestyle to a large extent.
Being of pliable structure, the emotions of youths are appealed to which causes them to do some things that are in resemblance with celebrities’ formalities. Young minds of this century have perceived these ‘well known guys’ as models whom they can look up to and perform part of what they engage in. Youths feel everything celebrities live in are legit and well acceptable in terms of normality. This is due to their undying likeness for the activities and style of living of celebrities.
Unarguably, most celebrities are somehow spoilt in their spending that brought about the uncaring attitude in how much they live rich. Blame not these folks because if they know and actually realize that there are kids, teenagers and youths out there looking up to them as a follower will look up to his leader, as a child will look up to his parents’ way of life, as a trainee will look up to his trainer, they would have been very much careful and with their everyday step.
It must be noted that the yearnings of how prodigal and unconcerned most celebrities’ lifestyles are is not a call to apportion criticism or find fault in their liberty of life, rather, it’s just a conscious notice to how these activities impact greatly on youths (which are their number one lovers). The hair styles, dressing mode, talks and activities they participate in are what young ones imitate and make sure they perform such an act in their own respective life.
In reference to the above mentioned, for instance, the ‘dreadlock’ hairstyle, the ‘school na scam’ and other widespread slangs, the attractive dressing modes and other related of such are what youths of this century take on to exhibit which are of celebrity lifestyle offspring. In same format, you tend to see a ‘celeb’ displaying the latest phone and the next thing you see is youths summing up all energies to possess such possessions. They thereby go extra mile in living same rich life kind their mentors swim in.
Importantly, these well-known figures must really come to the realistic point and realize that the path they walk on which leaves their foot print behind are what their lovers/followers passionately follows. Celebrities needs to be much careful concerning activities they do as the model of youths’ life format in the society is a replica of what they had displayed through their appearance, music lyrics, life on stage, life in real scene and most notably, their lifestyle.
Should we really blame youths for blindly imitating celebrities life events? Even if these guys parade behaviors that are not acceptable, must they be blamed for its impact on youths? We all are accountable for any good or bad that befall our life as we know the rights from wrongs, its our sole decision to decide which of the two paths to take. Even if a figure you look up to is walking towards destruction (as we all are humans), that doesn’t instruct you also to follow such suit because everyone is wholly accountable for his deeds.
The process of transferring and acquiring knowledge can be traced right from conception, the growth of a fetus in the womb comes with some mental growth that induce education has taken place, no one taught an unborn child to turn till that happens, a child when born is regarded by John Locke as a “tabula rasa” empty slate or sheet” which simplifies that the mind has not been occupied with any form of information and can be shaped in accordance to ones will. To a large extent, a child’s mind is not totally a tabula rasa at birth, as instinct has made some mental process of a learnt behaviour occur, a child at birth embrace the mother’s bosom to satisfy his or her physiological needs, these implies education has beenever present and not dependent even without a step into the world.
A society without education has been left to trace a darken route in quest of survival, the beast part of their nature is not concealed and this open them to all sort of barbaric behavior. To be informed is to be useful and guided, a society that has been left uniformed will follow a trace that can’t be connected to a faithful society, human is naturally selfish and ruthless, but the beast character can only be locked by civilization. An anarchical society with no government, existing law guiding human behaviour would be seen with foul character relating to their selfish nature. To gather and move away from this life situation postulates the fact that education needs to be embraced.
Nigeria before colonialism practiced a form of education to maintain organization, the informal or traditional form of education create a peaceful society where a head who establishes a friendly affair in all ramifications. Genuinely, it was an organized society but there were forms of inhuman acts which is brought about from their cultural belief, this limit their reasoning as they were never outside the box, and any innovation towards their preserved beliefs is totally regarded as taboo. This was the type of education that was maintained till the formal education was introduced by the missionaries, and this mark the beginning of a better and more prospect society.
Formal education is given with an available curriculum to blend with the needs of the society, the society needed a good health care to save lives which warranted the need to train doctors and nurses. The society needed a better economic growth domestically, there is a need for economist, the rules and relations arealso of essential and must be maintained. At the apex of it is a system of government with the head to maintain the affairs of the state and promote dignity and honour.
The society of today is that in which education is taken with levity dwelling on a path to getting it buried. The appropriate instruments and techniques needed to develop the educational sector has been condemned, the teachers and lecturers aren’t motivated, the infrastructure are totally gone, all concerning education has been totally condemned, then, how can a country develop air limited thinkers who are not informed? how can a country grow without a good education put in place?
Starting from the designing of a curriculum which is poorly designed, the prospect of the society lies in how well it is organized to produce an equipped minded people who can critically think about building a nation without any form if corruption. A non-informed mind is thereby a corrupt mind. When the area of education is set with no good future, hope people seek for other means of survival even if it is contrary to the manners and value they have been built with. There is no regard for educational development including the faculty building other sectors in the society, the negative attitude towards education in all areas can make a country lose its power of influence as well as development.
It was a cloudy experience in those days when education hasn’t formally found its way into the economy like Nigeria, the situation was bad and inhuman, human beings were blindfolded in an unaware manner, and getting liberated from the darkness to the corner of light which is yet to be matured shows a lot is still needed to put in place. It will be poor and hopeless to throw the power that liberate one from a poor mind and go back to the poor situation of life.
Ranging from the node and known facets by which the fashion of curriculum is designed that stretches the acquisition of honors postulates the seen and unseen struggles being faced by individuals/students under the umbrella of the Faculty of Education house. It can be rightly said that this house is a one that habitat minds who are projected by the public as sub-half in its house and seek for a completion elsewhere. Even through the activities surrounded by the way line meant to be experienced along its shapes, it thereby rolls out the confirmation of what is being faced by students under this umbrella.
What are we saying? The faculty of Education known to be the mother of all faculties which birth other disciplines through the order of the professions seems to be seen as a one that is of low quality in terms of its intelligence. How true or untrue this is strolls further to some level of argument with strongly backed reasons. But to the extent by which some members of the public or other individuals from other faculties tend to view education students and the disciplines enriched in it as a whole is what this article tends to address. The basis of the activities, the quality of the faculty, duties engage in by the students of the faculty and how well or bad they’ve performed will be stretched during the course of this article.
Firstly, it is of note to address and lecture minds who see education students as pushovers owing to the cut off marks that serves as a benchmark for admission into the faculty. One would wonder when cut off marks became the measure of intelligence or how sound a group of individuals are. Out of this idea is one that points out that students from other faculties who fail to perform well tends to be ‘erosioned’ to the faculty of education. This was actually a former practice by the university management which has been stopped about two sessions ago so as to nullify the saying this article is trying to correct that ‘Education is not a dumping ground and educators are never pushovers’
The faculty of education is often characterized with high population due to the number of departments it housed. Out of these departments is the department of Arts and Social Sciences Education and Science and Technology Education that have more than 3 sub departments with the former having 11 sub department and later having 4 sub departments. Many a people often feel the high number of the faculty’s population postulates that it is filled with weak bones and pushovers. Anyone seeming to generalize on this reasoning is considered weak in logical circumference. To this high number of students is one of the reasons the faculty is considered the most populous in the university.
It is mandated to be of notice that faculty of education students offer much courses than any other faculties. Ranging from faculty courses, departmental courses, general courses and borrowed courses from departments of borrowed course (teaching course) sums the bulk of courses they offer. Owing to this is where education students experience clashing of courses on timetable between faculty of education timetable and another faculties’ time table. The faculty of Arts, Social Science and Sciences where education students offer courses from seem not to put into consideration its effect on them. How well do you expect a student who miss about 80% of a course lecture to perform in continuous assessments and examination? Still, they strive hard to perform excellently.
Should we say the faculty of education students are not always put into consideration when issues surrounding academics are being debated on? The string of clashing of courses, education taking exam first even through the bulk of courses they are made to take further register the statistics which has to do with their low performance sometimes. At this point, it is of note to further stress on this examination time table design. Education, Agriculture and Law faculties (which the other two takes lower courses in their departments compared to education) kicks off the exam after one week of GES examinations. An education student offering about 7 – 8 courses within the faculty is meant to run that within two weeks.
Moreover, at the end of these two weeks, such an individual is meant to join his/her borrowed course faculties for another stretch of exam where his counterparts in this faculty have been on off for two weeks. This is quite an obvious reason that explains the low performance often recorded of education students. Even through these adversaries, it is of note to register and reckon the fact that education students have always put in their best to perform well and sometimes top the rank of scores in their borrowed courses results. The degree of weight placed on a student offering 14 courses across two faculties in semester can never be compared to one who takes 7 courses in same semester in a single faculty.
Going a step higher from the academic’s world, in other activities like sports, education students have always been raising the flags high both within the university against other departments and across the country in competitions like Pre-NUGA and NUGA. Also, in debates, we see education students representing their hall of residence well and not letting the faculty down in such occasions/competitions. In the students’ political world, it is of known to the entire university’s length and breath that education students never fail to display the true act of political activities and have always demonstrate such in a way that serves as role model to other faculties.
Conclusively, in the steps and printings laid by this article, it won’t be anywhere acceptable and encouraging to still see mouths lashing low of education student’s credibility and intelligence. Considering the nature of the faculty’s career that is on motion to train future teachers who in turn be the mastermind of tomorrow’s education drivers. Are these pushovers? Also, the department of Arts and Social Science Education and Science and Technology Education students tend to be in a race of bagging double honors, yet some call these individuals pushovers? Maybe this article is better off concluding on the notion that those referring to faculty of education students as pushovers are saying such out of the well of jealousy. It is wide enough to state at this line that faculty of education students are educators and never for once pushovers!
A WATCH, A NEED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS (INTRO.)
By: The Scribe
Charged of the press is the required sense to inform the populace of the of ongoing within the length and breadth it covers (its boundaries). This connotes that when matters of checkmating and pointing of need for correction is at hand, there arise the warranted notion to swim in and perform the role (by the press). We will all agree to the idea that letting issues slide by without the press painting its pen style on it, in watching, informing and correcting, such will not connote the presence of an effective ‘claimed’ Fourth Estate of the Realm charged with such duties.
It is also of noteworthy to clearly stress yet again (as we did in our previous articles) that the press is not an organization set to critique the activities of the executive arm or the legislative arm. It is also not an organization that is all bent in ‘praying’ towards the fall of either of the previously mentioned parties so as to use such to grow its (press) space. Whereas, it comes to a point (most times) that through the activities of the press trying to disseminate information and clarifying matters, in such light to keep its location up to date, lines shall surely cross! And when such line crosses, it is warranted as respected individuals (that we all are) to pick sense from the entire ‘confusions’ (which might not be) and process out through critical thoughts.
There is a glimpse of understanding which is obvious to almost all that forces might tend to work against each other due to the hard tussle for power. This is envisioned as a political way of life which is ever present in any of such setting, but once such is beginning to affect the duties and responsibilities meant to be carried out by these parties, then, there is need to voice and correct such before it tends to slip off hand. In a bid to point to notion of some activities that seem to be on quest of danger, some indications will be called upon to decorate this discuss.
Individuals who hold positions tend to have a wrong orientation of what such role entails as close to 60% of these individuals who have eyes to serve in an executive or legislative position knows of little of the role and responsibilities. Firstly, to any leadership role comes the advent of sacrifice and utmost dedication, sacrifice that come with some quantifiable prices, sacrifices that are costly and those that are inevitable. But it is quite displeasing to seeing individuals holding positions stretching forth legs and seeming all calm when all is said to be – ‘fire on the mountain.’
It is an unacceptable idea and attitude to see the acquisition of leadership roles as an instrument to generate popularity or get the populace to know ‘you’ the more or a stepping stone to an envisaged position. It is also of the need to note that some are not even aware of their roles to other organs of the umbrella they are, by roles, we mean the constitutional duties that guides them and serves as a daily pledge/oath to the office they hold on to. Some who know it by heart are either too engrossed by the beauty of the office they hold or they willingly neglect the acts of those duties/roles. Acting in this sense connotes an act of irresponsibility and charges of ineffectiveness.
At the expense of these deficiencies and absence of accountability lies the failure to carry out charged responsibilities as at when due which can further bring about some interconnected failures. Also, these can be tagged as negligence of duties as ineffectiveness points at the strikes of not producing the expected outcome through the resources available. Even to such individual lies the negative tagged label of failure which can serve as a constraint to any futuristic ambition aimed at. One wonder if such person ever reason at these laid out consequences or even aware of these and yet decided to consciously ignore and enjoy life.
As stated earlier, the press is not on motion to attack or all bent in finding faults in activities carried out by its other arms, all we seek is to inform and correct. We are never an instrument used to set up an arm against another, stressing the notion that we are non-partisan further registers our evergreen credibility. This article as accorded by its ideas is just an introduction to what its nose perceives. There is need to at first send signals and then wait to see if the signals are yielded to or not. It will be of joy to the writer of this piece if to whom this is directed make corrections and set it all on order, if not, the pen shall then speak in a more direct format.
To whom it may concern, note that the press has eyes everywhere and the press is always watching. Never interpret the silence of the press to ignorance, lack of mastery or taking sides. Here, the pen has spoken to an extent and will slide for now, not to rest but to keep its signal tabs high and watch the aftermath. This particular pen is a very special one made for this special turnout occasions. Trust me when I say it shall not be used for any other responsibility so as to preserve its strength for what seems to come. Dear all, THE PEN IS WATCHING AND SHALL SURELY BE BACK!
The Department Consultative Council (DCC) of the Arts and Social Science Education Department held its5th sitting of the semester on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at the faculty sit-out. The council’s sitting which was one to deliberate on top issues as regards the department experienced a ghost turnout.
The sitting whose core deliberations centered on some of the department’s executives’ recent activities in mention of the financial secretary, treasurer and president saw none of them at present. In attendance for the meeting were; the DCC Chairlady, Rt. Hon. M.A. Ijaiya, the Chief Whip, Hon. Ogunmefun Samuel, the Clerk, Hon. Olaniyi Success and a press member.
Some key agenda meant to be deliberated on at the sitting are; financial report of the association, signing of the approved budget of the association’s fresher’s orientation and welcome, budgets hearing of the department’s press body as well as the literary and debating society, the ratification of sports and academic and welfare committee and approval of a new standing order.
According to the Chairlady, executives needed for the siting have been notified prior to the sitting which none of them gave an ‘official’ notification of their unavailability prior to the sitting. It was further stated by Rt. Hon. M.A. Ijaiya, the DCC Chairlady, that the president gave an informal signal of her health status 3 days before the sitting where information that expressed of her absent from the sitting was not stated.
Budget of the department’s press (for first semester) was approved while items on the agenda that deals with the presence of the executives were adjourned to the next sitting following a moved motion by Hon. Olaniyi Success.
Also, the suspension placed on the vice president, Oshinyemi Promise on her appearance at sittings still stands as the council is of the notion that the guidelines to revoke the suspension is still left unattended.
You all are fresh when you came in as an undergrad of University of Ibadan but are you still fresh like you came in?
It is not hidden that you are getting used to the daily routines, waking up as early as possible in order to prepare for the day`s lectures.
Making some important decisions on your own, having to live with complete strangers in the hostel.
Some of you have to skip some meals so as to meet up with a class; some starve due to lack of time and lack of money.
Some of you have to read daily, a constant and daily reading style as opposed to your secondary school days reading style where you only read when exams are approaching, this method cannot be used in Ui so as to avoid being cut un fresh because impromptu test can be given, various tasks that come suddenly.
What about the Assignments that come in tons? You all are adapting to all these already.
However, do not mistake all these for partial success as the work is just starting , like some folks say that this semester is a set up , where is the lie?
GES exams start on the 9th of January 2023, a week after the new year celebration, Yes, most of you are tired already and just want the semester to end, it is much more important to let it end on a very good note.
If you have been reading for an hour per day, this is the time to double it, if you have been reading only when you feel like, you have to start reading constantly, If you have not been reading at all or it is not intense yet, Now is the time, read, read and read.
This is a time to readjust and reschedule your activities, devote ample time to your books as exams approach faster than a stray bullet.
Finally, on the saying that this semester is a set up, if you would be travelling home for the Christmas celebration and new Year, let it be known to you that whenever you resume, you resume to write exams. If going home will not avail you the opportunity to read your books, safe the going home till after your exams, this is the time to make a strong decision, if you will be going home or the other way round. If you will not be going home for the celebration, ensure you maximize the period by reading, going over what you have been taught, build on it and attempt past questions.
This is a personalized message for the freshest fresher`s , do not be cut un fresh.
To conclude, tsunami is real, erosion is real, don`t be a victim of any, the key to avoiding that is meticulous study, your journey of finishing with a first class has started, it is only you and you that can stop you from having whatever results you desire.
It’s a celebration period, wishing all Fresher’s a fruitful and enjoyable one.
ASE INVINCIBLE have been dumped out of the UISU SEALS Cup after suffering a disappointing 2 – 1 defeat to Statistics at Sub football pitch on the afternoon of Monday, December 4.
This was the first meetings between the two teams as statistics earned perfect revenge over the Invincible for sending out Chemistry department which come from their mother faculty. Statistics opened the scoresheet in the first half with a brilliant goal due to defensive blunder while Jamiu gave the faculty of Education giant an equalizer. However, the Invincible team struggled to see off a spirited Statistics side that took the lead before the half time whistle.
Efforts by the Invincible to get a winning goal in the second half proved futile, with the visiting side holding firm before they seal a place in the next round of the competition with a winner in the eleventh hour. Statistics department emerged victors during the thrilling clash which was characterised by dramatic scenes in the closing stages of the encounter.
Coach Abbey’s men and the defending champion of Faculty of Education Dean’s Cup will now shift their focus to defending the upcoming Nuesa Dean’s Cup which come up next semester.
My name is Omotunde Oladotun Oluwadamilola. I’m from ogun state, born and bred in Ibadan.
How would you describe your Academic sojourn in the University of Ibadan?
Full of ups and downs to be honest but it’s actually a nice experience. It was the first time I left my father’s roof and staying with people that are not my family. Staying and meeting with different opinions and character is sometimes frustrating but I learnt to adapt and that’s actually a big experience for me.
Let’s assume you are not in Ui where will you be by now?
Probably in one academy trying to go pro. I was actually training before I came to UI but I doubt whether my parents would allow that because education has been the main priority.
Film academy? Or Dance academy?
Football
Where did you and Football meet?
Omo e don tey o. Primary school sha, I do follow my uncle to football field and I wanted to be like him.
What was your uncle like?
He’s the older brother I never had. He loves playing and goofing around, he actually wanted to play football but he was not successful.
How has playing football been for you on campus?
Very good tbh. I love every single moment of it although sometimes the results are not in favor of my team sometimes but everything na lesson.
What is your happiest day as a footballer in Ui?
I don’t know the one to choose though. It’s actually between winning Dean’s cup with my department or winning inter-hall. I’d go with inter-hall though because I won the highest goal scorer too.
How many medals do you have as a football and can you highlight them?
8 in total
Give us the summary
1 gold medal faculty’s dean’s cup
1 silver medal faculty’s dean’s cup
1 gold medal inter-hall
1Silver medal 200l survival cup.
1 silver medal zik hall’s interfloor
1 gold medal highest goal scorer inter-hall
1 gold medal highest goal scorer 200l survival’s cup
1 bronze medal interfloor
Can remember your best goal so far in Ui? Tell us about it
Definitely the one i scored against sociology 200l survival’s cup. We were losing 2-1 and the referee signalled to us that we have 5 minutes extra time. I scored a beautiful volley and we later one the game before the 5 minutes elapsed and I scored the winning goal too that took us to the final of the competition that day. I’ve scored better goals to be honest but the importance of that goal that day made it my best goal ever cuz most people don’t know our department and they actually underated us but we show them what we’re made of in that competition.
I also scored one overhead kick goal in our semis against tedder. I enjoyed that one too because it was the lone goal that took us to the final
What’s your plan as a football enthusiast?
This country is not encouraging for young boys trying to play go pro. But anyhow e be sha If I see opportunity sha, I’ll try and pursue a career in football.
What advice will you give to new students who love sports, how can they combine academics with sport?
It’s not easy to be honest, but education should be the priority because that’s the main thing but they should find time to do the sports they love because all works and no play makes jack a dull boy but they should try their best not to let it affect their studies
Give us your parting shot
Thanks for the interview and a big thanks to assesaites that has been supporting the our department in good times and bad times. Hopefully, we would defend our dean’s cup title in flying colors.
There exists a clear direct linkage between the home and the society at large; it’s like a rope that connects right from a particular source to a certain end. One can perhaps say the home is a foundation in which a society is laid on which therefore stands as a determinant to how a society will be shaped. Imagine erecting the structure of a building, things that states how solid the building will shape ranges from the quality of the materials, the solidity of its foundation, the firmness of its pillars and the level of the building engineer’s professionalism. Same of like applies to the context of a home and its society, in essence, we can well say a society is the product of a home.
In the context of education, all varieties of education are said to have started from the home education which can thus be said to be moral education. This kind of education is expected to be inculcated in every individual right from the baby stage, it is believed that what a child learns right from the onset of his life, such will he manifest at the most of his life’s journey. The inculcation of this is like the installation of some set of programming languages or coding figures into a system so that such system will perform according to the dynamisms of the programming. Moral education is of this which thus serves as a foundation in a child’s life and as well determines how well such child will react and respond to teachings that are to come.
Embedded in this moral education is home training. The essence of home training is well to prepare the mind of a child for certain traits that will help him adjust to life activities in years to come. Also, this home training a lot of times determines the kind of character, behavior or attitude a child will manifest. The bible says “train up a child the way he’s meant to and when he grows up he will never depart from it”, this is a clear description to the assertion that how the life of a child will be would have been determined right from his young ages. The brain of a child has been said to stop receiving new adaptations at the age of 5, what this mean is that the kind of character a child will manifest would have been determined before his 5th birthday.
How does this affect the society? As we know, the product of a family tends to be the owners of the society. Everyone in a society is an offspring of various homes and what has been injected into our minds is what we express and act upon in the society. A child brought up in a right way will certainly display traces of such positive traits anywhere he finds himself in the society. Also, a child raised wrongly will also manifest and act accordingly to the negative attitudes that have been sowed in him. This then postulate that if there happens to be any error during the process of child upbringing, such will lead to the expression of negative behavior from the individual to the society.
As the society harbors different set of home products, the kind of contents the home spells out to the society is what the society voices out. An individual who is of any negative behavior will act on such and thus affect the activities of a society in one way or the other. Imagine the effect of one serial killer or say rapist on the sanity of a society, such individual will even affect the lives of other individuals negatively. A society filled with actions that boils out confusing questions must have had a bad foundation- the home. Broken homes, single parents, children born out of cruel incidence like rape always result in the production of an individual that manifest negative attitudes and affect the sanity of a society, but not in all cases.
Overtime, it has been seen that those who tend to be successful and promote the peace of a society always have it all installed in them right from young age. The kind of teachings a child receive right from home will be in the brain and thus begin to grow and develop year in year out. The mind then sees this as the right and proper way of behaving thereby believing and keeps on manifesting these traits. As mentioned earlier, once there’s misplacement in this right from home, it is very hard and most times impossible to correct. An individual whose characters negates the one expected of a sane society affects the ways of such society and also affect the peace of such environment.
In Nigeria, we see to ourselves the way our society has been configured, we can’t say we have to ourselves a sane society. The features that backs this up are there for evidence which ranges from corruption, kidnappings, inequalities, deceits, failed promises, brutal killings, the loss of innocent lives, high rate in rape cases, insecurity and so on. These and many more are of a society filled with insanity, a failed society, and a society that has been affected right from its foundation – the home. Until we trace the problems right back to the source, we will only have to ourselves the geometric progression of these negative behaviors. The home needs to be set back to order, readjusted and reshaped for a better tomorrow and a sane society.
The essence of a sane society is to guarantee peace. The presence of peace sets the environment into being of a paradise on earth. This kind of scenario isn’t one of impossibility, and to bring such into reality, the source of a society needs to be worked on. There’s need to educate and re-educate the home so that it can be aware of its great significant and determinant role in the activities of a society. A good home structure guarantees a positive individual, a positive individual is a key to having a sane society and a sane society is a stamp of peace.
Following resumption to school are several experiences which require time sacrifice, keeping up with so many tasks and responsibilities in order to ensure the pinned goal is achieved. As students, our main goal is to be equipped with necessary and adequate skills and knowledge which enable us function well and take our future role in the society. The process, which is required to take these roles and functions is gradual and requires devotion of resources, intellect and moral, which simplify the fact that only a physically, socially, and mentally wellbeing individual will strive well in fulfilling the aim of being educated.
Schooling has been a system we have been exposed to since our early days, we spend most of our time getting civilized and informed by the schooling process models, stepping up from the pupil stage to the student stage is bagged with some changes as the student stage is more likened to the adolescent or adult stage. Several life experiences would be seen with its varied high and low level, as we tend to reach our self-awareness and make decisions for ourselves, we are guided and directed by those with greater life experiences but we can make a choice of where to strive better regarding our personal self-understanding and awareness.
Good mental health is not a rosy phrase to arrive without hard work, working towards a good mental health is something that should be taken with no levity. A poor mental health can destroy years of gathered fortune. To prevent getting our goals detached and to remain focused and maintain the good traces that has been marked from a great start effort is required to balance one’s mental health to get what a long-time educational process has in pocket to give.
Our body is like a mechanism, it’s a system that are interdependent and interrelated, a problem with a part of the body can cause the failure of the other parts, adequate attention can be giving to the body by promoting its nourished state. How can we promote a nourished body? This includes taking balance diet involving right combination of food, staying away from hard drugs and alcohol which are toxic to the body organs and exercising the body to remain fit this alternative to this is strolling instead of using the elevator.
Networking requires meeting new people and forming a circle of friend, reaching out to other friends, planning a picnic and dates will engine good connection and promote a good communication among friends which all these eases any bodily tension. This circle gives us the chance to seek for solution to any problems, it gives sense of belonging and raise one’s self esteemed, this is a way of promoting a balance mental health.
Stress control mechanism is one of the greatest skills as we can find ourselves in one way or the other getting stressed at a point of time in life especially during school period which includes rushing to meet up with classes, reading to prevent lagging behind and struggling to maintain a good bodily health. All mentioned can release the stress hormones which can be controlled. Whereas, a good planning followed with taking breaks between a period of exposed stress
When goals are set, the ease to get it actualized is what need to be done. Reduction of mental stress as a student means the ability to set a goal and have things organized and planned, when there are goals set, they should be made realistic, goals that are beyond reality will cause lack of achievement which can affect a person’s self-esteem and leave them not actualized. Setting realistic goals is one of the major keys to maintaining a good mental health and it should be considered with adequate attention.
We can’t do away with our mental health, it requires a good mental state to actualize a lot, meeting with some standards and adjusting to the value of the society. A tensed mental health can result into some abnormalities in behaviourthat can further affect one’s social relationship.No one wishes to be tagged weird and be isolated or left out, to prevent this we can watch our stress level and seek for help if needed. Being a student requires a lot of mental work and a well maintained one will make actualization of goals an easy one.
Waking up to the swing of time path and how much it turns to be a flexible elastic instrument seems to cut all and sundry most times unaware. Not that we don’t know how to open our eyes or check through its demi tie to our wrist for its readings and calculations, but that it flows in a motion we most not comprehend its swings. Some people might even be of the opinion that maybe the running of time is beyond what anyone can fathom or that it is being stylishly controlled by some honorable invisible forces of our age. But the point the mentioned set of words is trying to drive out is that time moves in a fast motion that seems to be surprising when compared to the minds ability to run through.
Let us not bore ourselves much with the above illustrations as it seems too rigid to reason (even to this writer). The essence of its inclusion in this piece of writing is what we need to iron out. But mind you, this writer won’t fail to always reference to the previous paragraph as it is going to serve as a point of contact to this discuss. The fact that there is time stipulated for every sort of event to occur already registers in our minds that some things are meant to happen and must surely come to pass at such allotted time frame. Even with this, when the time appear for such to manifest, it seems to come too early most times and come too late in another rare scenarios.
What are we saying? The academic calendar of the university was given a new breath of life after the suspension of the ASUU strike on October 17, 2022. An updated academic calendar was rolled out which stressed all clear that the University had already expended two weeks of the semester during the period of January 31, 2022 to February 11, 2022 out of the 13 weeks of lectures stipulated for the semester. It further expressed that as of return, the school will only run the remaining 11 weeks which will elapse come January 6, 2023 in continuation of the already spent two weeks.
We should recall that out of these 11 weeks was the first week after resumption spent getting all set for the return to academic after 8 months of its stagnancy. Left with 10 weeks of activeness which does not seem to make us charge for the semester at its realization. The rate of fall in activeness is quite understanding owing to a long range to quiet as per teaching and learning which has drained all to remembering how to hold one’s pen and even recall a six digits matric number which is to tell how bad it was of. Out of those 11 weeks did we witness some courses kick starting around its 3rd or 4th week which is originally the 5th or 6th week of the semester. How bad!
Isn’t the semester a cunny one? As of this new week, the semester is entering its 9th week where almost 70% of courses are yet to reach the half way line. At normalcy, a 9th week is meant to be filled with second rounds of test and almost starting the last or second to the last topic of a particular course. But with the way the semester is designed, it shapes to being an abnormal one which is readily on a red alert. We must also bear in mind that out of these 11 weeks lies two weeks of Christmas and new year celebrations which indirectly points that most courses won’t be on during those weeks. What does this spell out? How do we interact this scenario? Is it a dilemma? Isn’t it a cunny semester?
Dear reader, it is of utmost care to come out clear and loud to our respective faces that it is high time to wake up. The semester through its fashion has set its designs for itself which is not going to be turned back, weeks we spent in trying to boot, get our minds on shape and reboot is over. If you are still booting at this time frame, I hope you won’t be left out of the whole process. The semester is right at our hinges on its climax stage, evidences are all around us as we have been receiving those lashes through assignments, presentations, impromptu tests and announced test. This semester is one of those semesters set aside to test out the strong ones and separate the men from the boys.
This article’s purpose is not to plant fear or nervousness in our heart, it is of the goal to remind you of the present stance, its nature and also to make you realize the danger of not moving with the speed the semester is. For all who thirst for knowledge must be ready to sacrifice for it in true morality what it entails. Though it’s not of our fault that the semester is like this but it is of our expectations to stand up and fight it through so as to smile the loudest when the result of how well we approach the semester swings in. Intellectual reader, know ye very well that it is too late to give up on anything, just accept the situation, set your time to a to-do task and find some self-motivation to charge yourself on for the semester. May we not be left out!
On Tuesday, the 29th of November, 2022 the Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Ibadan (UI) chapter staged a protest against the no-work-no-pay stance of the Federal Government in the University of Ibadan premises.
The unionists, students, parents and other protesters all had placards with various inscriptions like “Teachers are nation builders,” “ASUU demands immediate payment of outstanding salaries,” and “Buhari must invest in education and stop looting” among others, with their meeting point in Trenchard Hall, University of Ibadan.
Chairman, University of Lagos (UNILAG) chapter of the union, Dr. Dele Ashiru; a former National Treasurer of ASUU, Prof. AdemolaAremu, Femi Aborisade were all present at the protest where the UI ASUU Chairman, Prof. AyoolaAkinwole, said nobody should blame ASUU if another crisis erupts in the education sector.
Some other officials that were present expressed their minds with reference to government’s decision on their payment.Aborisade said, “reneging on the agreement is against the Constitution of the country, adding that collective bargaining is binding and when it is not implemented, workers have the right to go on strike”.Ashiru said that if not for the struggle of ASUU, public education would have become nothing today.“The protest is to draw the attention of stakeholders to another provoking crisis in education,” Dr. Ashiru, continued.
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), earlier scolded Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, when he attributed the fall in the value of naira to the increase in the number of Nigerians studying abroad.
Also, in a statement by the National Public Relations Officer of the student body, Giwa Yisa Temitope, the students admonished Emefiele to use the remaining period of his term to draw up sound monetary policies to correct his failure.
It was also recalled that for the majority of 2022, Nigerian students were at home because of the strike embarked upon by ASUU. Tolulope, while speaking said, “This is not the first time we have experienced strike from different unions in our tertiary institutions. This is in addition to the decaying infrastructure and the frustrating academic system at play in the country.”
He said that by seeking to pursue their academics abroad, the Nigerian students were trying to escape the riot of the academic system, and added that the government should be held responsible and not Nigerian students.
The Obafemi Awolowo hall, University of Ibadan holds her freshmen’s welcome party on Saturday, the 3rd of December,2022 at Awo hall quadrangle.
The freshman’s orientation in the female`s hostel started around 12 noon and it was graced by the hall warden Dr. Afolashade Adewunmi who became the hall warden in August during the strike, the assistant hall warden, Dr Osagie, Awo hall executives, some returning student and the freshmen.
Welcoming and admonishing the freshmen, the hall warden addressed the freshers to be proud of their heritage, their humble beginnings and appreciate God for where they are. She also advised the girls to be of good character and lay emphasis on respect. There, she discussed the 5 magical words “excuse me, sorry, pardon me, please and thank you“. She ended her speech by advising Awoites to be security conscious and be their sisters’ keeper.
The assistant hall warden Dr Osagie gave the Awoites basic health tips about mental health, physical health and education in general. She also admonished the Awoites to say no to drugs, premarital sex, and abortions.
The hall executives distributed buckets and books to the earliest students who came out for the orientation and the remaining books was given out as giveaways. Giveaways such as shampoo, conditioner, lip balm and air freshener were also distributed to the lucky few. The orientation program was educating and it ended around 2pm.
Following the memo released by the Banking Supervision department of Central Bank Of Nigeria titled Letter to all Deposit Money Banks (DMBS) and other Financial Institutions Payment Service Banks(PSBs), Primary Mortgage Banks(PMBs) and Microfinance banks (MFBs) NAIRA REDESIGN POLICY- REVISED CASH WITHDRAWAL LIMITS.
The memo has generated lot of reactions from Nigerians who expressed their surprise and displeasure.
What is the new policy?
After the launch of the colour tweak naira notes by the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 and in line with the cashless policies of CBN, all deposit money banks (DMBs) and other financial institutions (OFI) have been instructed to note and comply with the following:
The maximum cash withdrawal over the counter (OTC) by individual and organizations per week shall henceforth be #100.000 and #500.000 respectively. Withdrawals above these limits shall attract processing fees of 5% and 10% respectively.
Third party cheques above #50,000 shall not be eligible for payment over the counter, while extant limits of #10,000,000 on clearing cheques still subsist.
The maximum cash withdrawal per week via Automated Teller Machine (ATM) shall be #100,000 subject to a maximum of #20,000 cash withdrawal per day.
Only denominations of #200 and below shall be loaded into the ATMs.
The maximum cash withdrawal via point of sale (Point of Sale) terminal shall be #20, 000 daily.
In compelling circumstances, not exceeding once a month, where cash withdrawals above the prescribed limits is required for legitimate purposes, such cash withdrawals shall not exceed #5,000,000 and #10,000,000 for individuals and corporate organizations, respectively and shall be subject to the referenced processing fees in (1) above , in addition to enhanced due diligence and further information requirements.
Note: All returns on cash withdrawal transactions above the stipulated limits should be rendered to the banking supervision department.
The above regulatory directives take effect nationwide from January 9, 2023.
What Are The Implications?
Banks will be more crowded: When an individual can not withdraw more than #20,000 daily. We are aware of the stress one usually face when visiting the bank either to withdraw over the counter(OTC) to withdraw at the ATM or do other financial transactions, now imagine going to the bank everyday because you want to withdraw #100,000.
Extortion: The cashless policy of CBN and this new design will only extort Nigerians in a way. On an individual hard earned money, will have to pay a certain percentage if exceeded the limit
People might have to withdraw a lot of money to themselves before the commencement of the new policy.
People will have to carry more notes around, imagine going to withdraw #5,000 and the ATM dispenses #200, such individual will have to go home with 25 #200 notes, this in a way is a stress on its own.
As earlier stated by the Banking Supervision Department that All returns on cash withdrawal transactions above the stipulated limits should be rendered to the banking supervision department. This will mean another source of income for Federal Government, but in a way it extorts Nigerians.
People might revert to keeping their money to themselves and can attract petty thieves who might see it as an avenue to steal from people.
The Concerns
To talk about some of the decision made by Federal Government of Nigeria in line with the new currency design and its new policy, it is a worrisome thing to do as these decisions are in no way favourable. Why should there be a bleaching of our currency and we call it a new naira design? To make people who held naira notes in their capacity to release them? Another concern is, what happens to other denominations of naira since only #200 and less will be dispensed on the ATM, other denominations will go into extinction, other denominations will be for special duties or special people? In a way it might be defended as a way of saving the value of naira which has always fallen over and over again. The new cash withdrawal limit might be targeted at preventing vote buying by politicians as we approach the 2023 general elections.
However, when a policy is made, it affects not just the targeted but affects all who have one or two things to do with the subject matter.
Summary
This naira redesign as well as the new policy is unfavourable, its stressful and extorting in a way.
However, it might be a way of reviving the value of naira which keeps falling.
Nigerians should prepare to live in this new norm as we approach the 2023 general elections.
The team University of Ibadan has defeated her counterparts from Lagos State University, Obafemi Awolowo University, Olabisi Onabanjo University, University of Benin, Harvarde College, Ladoke Akintola University, Osun state University, Federal University of Agriculture and Lagos state University of Education in the just concluded Lagos State University Student Union inter-varsity debate themed: BUILDING A NATION OF VIRTUE which held at Hallowed Chambers, Students` Union Arcade and Buba Marwa(main) Auditorium on Monday 5th December and Tuesday 6th December 2022.
Ui was ably represented by Okusanya Goodness(Faculty of Arts LnD president), Olayide Bolaji (Tedder hall LnD president)and Adebayo Abdulrahman (TLDS vice president).
The trio had a successful run in the debate competition, debated on Social Media is just what Nigeria needs , spoke on an oratory with topic as A speech contest on what you will do if you were appointed special adviser to Nigerian President and another debate on the topic Transfer of power to Youths: Solution to bad governance in Nigeria.
On the long run Team UI came first in all the rounds, team Ui, Lasu, Oau and Oou all qualified for the finale, where Ui came first, Lasu first runner up and Oau as the second runner up.
The winner was awarded a cash prize of #200,00 while the first runner up take a sum of #150,000 and second runner up takes #100,000. Other prizes include overall best speaker (#20,000), Team spirit award(#20,000). Okusanya Goodness of team UI won the overall best speaker while team LASU was awarded with the Team Spirit award.
The inter-varsity debate was organized by the 32nd Lagos State University Students` Union and its the fifth edition of its kind.
Institutions which participated in the 2022 LASUSU annual Inter-varsity debate qualified via an essay entry which was submitted by various Institutions, only those essay entries that were best qualified for the physical Inter-varsity debate, each team submitted an essay of not more than 1500 words on the topic: BUILDING A NATION OF VIRTUE.
University of Ibadan,Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ladoke Akintola University, Osun State University, Federal University of Agriculture, Harvarde College, University of Benin, Lagos State University of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University and the host Lagos State University all qualified for the physical debate.
The annual debate was judged by Victory Adekambi (English Speech expert, phonetics instructor), John Ebi (Social and Education enthusiast, Executive partner, Crown Access de international) and Ibrahim Fatoyinbo (Public Speaker, Event Compere, Professional Trainer).
The department of Special Education celebrated the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on the 5th of December, 2022 at the Faculty of Education car park, University of Ibadan.
The celebration started with a rally all around the school campus with drums and banners to celebrate people with Disabilities. They celebration continued in the Faculty of Education car park where the theme of the day “transformative solutions for inclusive development; the role of innovation in fueling accessible and equitable world“. In attendance were several prominent people some of which were; the Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic of University of Ibadan, Prof Aderonke M.Baiyeroju, the Dean Faculty of Education, Prof O.A Fakolade; the Head of Department Special Education, Dr Ayodele Osisanya, Subdean undergraduate faculty of education, Dr Gbadamosi and many others.
While Speaking, the Dean Faculty of Education, Prof Fakolade appreciated the school management for their support towards the department, he also appreciated the presence of the Deputy Vice Chancellor academics for also gracing the occasion.
Also, while speaking, Prof Aderonke Baiyeroju, the Deputy Vice Chancellor appreciated the pupils, students and teachers of the disabled and emphasized the need to be innovative in approaches to ensuring an accessible and equitable world for justice and fairness for persons with disability. She also informed l on the efforts of the UI management to provide a disabled friendly environment.
The attendees were entertained with songs and dances by the disabled pupil.
The invincible stretched its unbeaten streak in all competitions with a draw against chemistry department.
The student chemists came behind from 2 – 0 down to battle for a 2 – 2 draw against the Invincible in a thrilling match on Thursday evening at SUB football pitch.
Ola opened the score sheet with a beautiful goal while Dotun double the lead with a fantastic cross to put the Ase Invincible ahead in the first half.
The Invincible failed to put in a number of chances and was made to pay by Chemistry Department, who scored a goal in the first half before scoring an equalizer in the second half.
Although, The Invincible had already qualified for the next round after a win against physiology on Monday.
Today’s match performance wasn’t really impressive but the boys gave everything, but lost a bit in the second half. “Personality and application was good. And I think the team will get better in the next round” said a fan after the match.
The Invincible quest for gold continues as they will be awaiting the next round draw after the last group stage match.
Owing to the current state of the country that has witnessed a failed score considering the economy sphere, the fluctuations experienced through the flexible fall in the naira currency value is quite notorious and alarming in an emergency way line. In economics thinking, such when the value attached to a currency keeps depreciating results to an obvious crisis as regards the nation’s economy. Resulting negatives like hike in price of essential commodities (inflation), increase in the trend of a further futuristic fall of that same value, too much of money in circulation which all these mentioned defects keeps the strengths of such currency in an epileptic state.
As experienced in the last couple of years (say 3-4 years) where the naira value has been stumbling in a worrisome format. Questions asked in the causes of this effect have always surround the fall of the domestic production in Nigeria which emanated from the deficit experienced in net exports (imports greater than exports) and the loss of crude oil control. At the mention of crude oil stirs up the debate surrounding the monopoly authority given to crude oil as a major controller (about 80%) of the Nigerian economy. It drags the naira figure along through its own fluctuating rise and fall thereby postulating and dictating the path it takes.
Reading through the central idea this article sets its eyes on, this article therefore is not here to debate or tell history of how crude oil come to be the major driver of the nation’s economy but here to critically analyze the proposed birth of a new currency. It sets to look into the whys of the action, what lead to the whys, questions on if it will be effective and also strolling to the left side of its possibility to digress from the objectives and motives. Dear reader, as this article puts on a forecast glass and sets a ruler to measure the chances and possible fate of this proposed action, do well to reason along with its lines.
THE WHY
A nation whose currency value trend lies not in the hands of the known controlling force of the economy is set to be on a loose end that can stray off anytime. According to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), it realized that the flow of money in circulation is on a high numerical state and further stressed that CBN, being the only authorized channel to print money, can no longer account for the exact money in circulation. This might sound ironical but it is to tell of how much the economy has lost its authority to control her top asset. The way out, according to CBN, is to gather and collect the money then print a new one and sensibly disburse it economically (in a way the current issue won’t resurface).
Again, as stated in the immediate previous chapter, the CBN has lost its authority in controlling the currency in circulation, I know you dear reader will be curious of who the masked controllers are. Do not be shock when I expressed that some individuals who control high bulk of cash are the long hands driving the turns of the economy from their closet. The negatives of such economy performance become a positive to them which make the loudest smile at the cries of the country. Also in the masked ladder is external force who controls the flow of money and economy trend outside the country, they do this by joining hands with corrupt minds of the country to import in goods at the detriment of exports.
WILL IT USHER THE ECONOMY BACK TO NORMAL?
In line with the objectives of the Federal Government through the CBN to bring the currency in circulation to a reasonable state, there have been roll out of guidelines for all to remit their cash in hand to commercial banks which new notes will then be disbursed to all. To the extent of what will this be effective? Looking through the view of the economy setting of Nigeria, redesigning of the currency seems to be a more strategic way to tackle both the excess of money in circulation and gaining the value of the naira currency. It has been seen that if the challenges that lead to the issues on ground is not properly checked out, this naira revamping process might die off early.
Scenes where individuals are depositing huge amount in clean bails of cash printed 15 years ago tells of the extent to which such persons have the power to channel things to their corner. In essence, close check should be placed on at what rate this new money will be disbursed to the economy for if there are to be any loophole in the process, the present state will then better off what is to come next. At the apex of every negative circumstance faced by the country is the roaring flames of corruption which can be envisioned in the factors that lead to the fall of naira value and the high flow of money in circulation. So, corruption must also be put in close check.
CHANCES OF ANY FAILURE?
This is a straight forward question that tends to ask if the Central of Bank of Nigeria in conjunction with the Federal Government is bound to fail in this approach. Issues like this are really a very sensitive matter that can either make or further paralyze the economy, the value of naira and the possibility of experiencing a depression. With the hope that the CBN will have seek close and credible advice from economic experts and in due sense carefully follow the advice. One thing to clearly understand in this whole matter is that the move of the CBN to redesign the naira currency as a solution to the problem is of thumbs up but the process of doing this and how they will do it is of major concern.
As we patiently await the roll out of the beauties of new range of currency, which the last of such occurred on September 30, 2009 where they redesigned ₦50, ₦20 and ₦5, come December 15, 2022, our eyes shall see a new naira and our nose will smell of such famous scent as of old. Through this process, we much optimistically hope it will achieve and meet its set goals/objectives.
Nigerian Music industry is globally recognized especially because of the Afromusic genre. Lots of stars have emerged and lots more will still emerge but there is this struggle for who is greater than who in the music industry ranging from Davido, Wizkid and Burna boy to Naira Marley and Mohbad and many more but the most recent and epic better artist struggle has been between Ruger and Buju.
A tug of words have been brewing between the two famous Nigerian artist Michael Adebayo popularly called Ruger and Daniel Benson popularly called Buju. It all began when a possible fan of Buju claimed Buju is greater than Ruger, this didn’t go down well with Ruger as he replies the tweep with “I love buju he’s good but he’s not better than me. Everything I’ve done since the beginning was only RUGER. All my hits are JUST RUGER. I’m always proud to go on stage around the world with my own hits and everyone is singing along. You see the difference?” This didn’t go down well with Buju as he also replied Ruger with “Sorry I’m Late” still above two of your projects on the Apple Music charts, you had to drop a deluxe for one and you think you got shit on me? JONZING WORLD indeed you owe your boss money and you’re talking to a boss?”
There was peace for a while after few exchanges of words until recently when Ruger reignited the “faolence” by tweeting “I am something. For years now, I have forced my songs down people’s throat whether e sweet abi e no sweet either by too much ads or by paying every influencer to make noise about a song they don’t even like. Or by speeding my song on TIKTOK. WHAT AM I ?” this didn’t go down well with Buju as he accused Ruger of buying streams and biting the fingers that feeds him and the beef continues over and over again with fans supporting their favorite. We only hope this ends soon.
MENTOR OF THE WEEK: OLALEYE TOYIN .J (HUMANITARIAN)
Can we meet you?
I am Olaleye Toyin James(Ayoife), a 300l student of University of Ibadan, department of Early Childhood and Educational Foundations. I am from Ogbomosho North.
What else do you do aside being a student of UI?
I am a baker, I do bake doughnuts in a factory and I am a humanitarian crusader representing different NGOs across Nigeria.
Can you share little of your experience as a humanitarian crusader representing different NGOs?
As an Early Childhood expert, It is my responsibility to ensure every child around the world live a better life, with this passion I have for children, I can only achieve this by joining different organizations putting children`s care as their priority. So far so good, God has been helping me with different team mates to carry out some tasks given to us.
Can you share your best moment since you started this humanitarian work?
Hmm, Service to humanity is the only great service we can render to human being in this life. My best moment outreach so far is OVI, Orphanage Visiting Initiative, this is an initiative established by IBI foundation aimed to share love and care to the children at the orphanage homes across the 36states on the 1st of October in every year, as a state representative (OYO state) I took part of this initiative this year and I got an award of a best state representative.
Have you ever regretted being a humanitarian or your worst day as a humanitarian?
Not at all. All things are being equal every blessed day.
You have never encountered any challenges so far?
NO
When do you plan to have your own personal initiative?
I have one already called Our Hope of Tomorrow Initiative (OHOTI) Even the name is just like an umbrella, different activities are under it.
Can you shed more light?
Our Hope of Tomorrow Initiative is a name given to my personal business in future, just like I said early, it is like an umbrella with different activities, part of the activities are: 1) Our Hope of Tomorrow Initiative as a playing garden for Children. 2)As an NGO overseeing the less privilege children around the country.3) As an hospital, where children will be treated for free.
Has the Initiative done any project of reaching out to the less privilege?
Yes. As an Ngo we have done different activities to reach out to the less privilege children.
Can you specify please?
In the year 2020, we started our activities by reaching out to the Orphanage homes called Jesus Children Mission Outreach at New Bodija here in Ibadan, we have reached out to the children at Sabo Community Mokola area we gave the children slippers to wear, we discovered those children don`t put on slippers and it is dangerous to their health.
If I may ask, how do you combine this humanitarian work with your academics?
In everything we are doing in this life, let always put God first. God has been faithful all the way. That is what I can say.
How can people join your organization?
OHOTI is free and open to anybody any day any time, so far you have the zeal for service.
How can people who also wish to involve in humanitarian work combine it their academics?
Well, once they have passion in what they are doing, it will not affect their studies because anything we have passion for will be easy for us to relate with studies.
Teen years are periods of rapid growth and development for teenagers. For great development as a teenager, you should afford yourself healthy meals. Active adolescents tend to have larger appetites, hence the reason they eat more. As an adolescent, feed yourself well-balanced diets that will supplement your growth and development; cut down on your junk intake. Your 20s are usually shades of hard work and hard play. Preparing healthy meals may seem like a big task for you because you are either caught up with working so hard or flexing so hard with your pals.
Nonetheless, these are nutrients that you must have in your meals as students in their teens or twenties.
1. Calcium
During your teenage years, calcium requirements are high because teenage years are an era of rapid growth and development. And as a student in your 20s, now is the time to eat more foods rich in calcium to prevent future occurrences of osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a health condition that weakens the bones, makes them fragile, and easy to break.
As a teenager, aim for 4 servings of calcium per day for optimum rapid growth and development. As a student in their 20s, aim for 3 servings of calcium in a day for an earlier prevention of osteoporosis. Generally, calcium is vital for healthy teeth, bones, muscles, and nerve function.
Examples of foods rich in calcium are meat, yoghurt, ugwu vegetables, oha leaves, scent leaves, bitter leaves, and spinach, eggs, sweet potatoes, milk, broccoli, oranges, among others.
2. Vitamin D
Vitamin D is another vital nutrient for healthy bones, muscles and teeth. Notably, it aids the absorption of calcium from foods. The best source of Vitamin D is sunshine. All adults (twenties and teenagers alike) over the age of one should consider taking a daily supplement containing 10mg of Vitamin D. Healthy foods rich in vitamin D are fish, mushrooms, mackerels, egg yolk, beef liver, fura da nono, pork meat, cereals, dairy, orange juice, yoghurt, oatmeal, and more.
3. Iron
Iron is good for you. Insufficient iron intake could result in fatigue and a weakened immune system in the twenties. As I have said earlier, the teenage years are years of rapid growth and development and due to this, iron are very essential for teenagers. Iron is especially important for teenage girls as they start menstruating. Foods from animal sources like red meat, chicken, and plant sources like wholegrain cereals, dark green leafy vegetables, pulses– e.g. beans and peas– and dried fruits contain iron nutrients, with the added benefit of protein and zinc.
The body absorbs iron more easily from meats and fish than from leafy vegetables and legumes. For a faster and easier absorption of iron in the body, it’s good to combine or consume foods rich in iron with foods rich in vitamin C. Some foods rich in vitamin C are juice, tomatoes, and broccoli, among others, to help with the absorption of iron.
In conclusion, limit how much junk and fast foods you eat. Take healthy foods rich in calcium, vitamins, iron, proteins, and carbohydrates. Don’t forget to drink about 8 cups of water daily.
Why not choose your circle properly? Or are there critical cases where how much you try to prove unrealistic? Even through the decision process, can it all be said that it’s a proper perfect circle? Circle in this context can be coined to be a basket of friends close to ones neck as of a family. In a real form sense, what I am about to say might have been horned out of choosing your circle properly but wait what if you choose your circle, can you choose your family?
I remember a statement just now, “You can choose your friends but not your family“. How very true this is? Some families have proven to be a great source of destruction to many destinies that would have shone so bright like a diamond. The very main focus on this is to talk about how to handle family members that crush you with their words. Words like “you are useless”, “nothing good can come of you” and other negative words which can come from relatives and sometimes parents and siblings. They say those words deliberately sometimes and might be just out of what to say to a situation then walk away.
The truth that never dawns on some of them is that they sometimes leave a person broken, discouraged and sometimes mentally disturbed. Let’s take a deep breath and whine along as we read together a story which will open our eyes and lecture on to handle such situations as described above.
Grandma was out to make my life terrible as usual, just like every other day. Nothing I do seems to satisfy my grandmother who was certain that I would end up becoming exactly what she expects of me. By “expect,” I mean either I may have a child with an unidentified father, become a prostitute, or at the very least, drop out of high school. Nevertheless, I left her a note today like I do every day, regardless of the fact that she had just finished thrashing me with a broom and I still had spiral marks on my body as a signatory of the thrashing.
That morning, as I was cleaning my grandma’s room, her beautiful and most priceless bangles flew out after being propelled forward by the broom. I bowed my stiff back, as my grandma would say, and used my lethargic, useless hands in her words to sweep away the area under her bed. Flashback, I told you that my grandma thinks I am incredibly lazy and that I might even be more lazy than the proverbial tortoise. Lazy me decided to leave the bangles until I got to the front and picked them up, but “the head that will receive a knock even when he puts on a feathered hat, an evil spirit will push him until he removes the hat,”
You should have seen the emotion on Granny’s face as well as the James Bond movement to take up the broom and how it landed on my head to my feet when she stepped on her bangles like there was nothing else to step on. Broom beating always appears to look like a demon is being sent out of your body, and I definitely felt that way. After my thrashing, I walked to a chair and wrote my grandmother a letter as usual since even small things like this make her angry because she believes I will never be good, and here it is.
“Dear grandmother,
I am aware that nothing I do will ever make you happy since every day you look to me in the hopes that your pessimistic thoughts would come true. However, I hope to disappoint you because I am sure to shine better than people who inspired your pessimistic thoughts and what you have in mind. I’m not as of such; I’m unique.”
She has seen it, and as usual, she has just concluded another round of pounding. However, let me tell you that nothing can match my optimism about who I will become, so nothing should match yours.
My dear, just as I won’t permit my grandmother to define my life, allowing individuals to define your life based on their position in it is a NO. Just as I won’t let my grandmother rub off her negativity on me, neither should you. You are made with a purpose, and you alone—not circumstances, not your parents, nor your friends—should decide what that is. I sincerely hope you get up, shake off that negativity, and don an armor of optimism.
I hope to see you at the top, not crushed but conquering after all “we are more than conquerors”
Overtime, efforts to create and organize a universe that seems freely engaging, accommodating and free of life’s bottlenecks had yielded abortive. Rounding about the context to measure and brain test the assurance of we having an atmosphere that is free of harsh turn of events is not a possibility. Sometimes, there are some contexts that have both been naturally and artificially designed to reduce or adjust the reigns of evil deeds and its abnormality in the human race, but these has every time proved to be far from being the lasting solution. To some cases, these measures or practices which have been implemented to curb an action seems to being of an automatic multiplier to such misdeeds. Should we then abandon the efforts to make the world a better place and leave it to its forsaken deeds?
Nigeria, widely known as a very religious country portrays a stance of one that only has such as just a face value and not in its contents. Series of events that perfectly support this assertion are within our society and obvious to the sense. The practice of religion is stressed to be a way that’s meant to shape our thoughts which then influences our behavior so that we can become acceptable to the ethics of the normal world. Reverse has been the case as we have the high rate of crimes, misdeeds, acts of evil, the show of action that depicts and question the presence of conscience, the frightful loss of lives and many more.
Religion in the original sense was introduced as a path of guidance, direction towards light, the reveal of a brighter light to personal freedom, an element of peace and a route to give us a clear path to the rightful enlightenment. Before the advent of religion in Nigeria, our ways weren’t off the track of fairness to humanity, we were even more respectful of individuals through our traditional knowledge. The core essence of religion introduction was to better shape and orders our steps towards customizing such traditional beliefs and acts to a more acceptable way of life. This is to say the emergence of religion and its intentions were very clear and its objectives were not as the present manifestations.
Series and uncountable religious places we have scattered across the corners of the country, yet we act not according to the ways of the religious teachings. Nigeria would have been a better place to live had we act that which we read, hear and preach everyday. Religious leaders are always on their toes striving and sweating as they earnestly preach that which the people need to hear which will then shape their lifestyles, but through the architects of the nation, people are engaging in what their heart desire. Although, we have the presence of religious leaders who rather than putting people on the right path are busy directing them towards the pit of destruction all to acquire personal fame.
There’s no disputing the fact that no country can be a perfect land to dwell in, religion knowing this seek to order our steps and reduce the burden of these inevitable imperfections. Without the innermost conformity to the ways stipulated by religion, the wide gap to attaining perfection will only keep on enlarging towards an impossible closure of such gap (later on). Religion which is meant to safeguard lives, bring in harmony to our heart and society in general will thus be our enemy that usher in the greatest devilish features if the ways aren’t followed as instructed. Such expression is what we experience in Nigeria where even though we are great worshippers of religion, yet our engagements seem as though we serve gods.
The problems of the country right from insecurity, unemployment, loss of innocent lives, inconsistent inflation of goods and services, cyber crimes, bad leadership system, wide gap between the haves and haves not, concentration of the national treasure in few hands, corrupt practices, unfulfilling the rights of individuals, deceits, holistic inequality and so on, all these wouldn’t have been a worry to mention had we channel an active manifestation of our religious teachings. Such teachings teaches us to be God fearing, love others as you love yourself, be truthful as ever and keep by heart the commandments of God.
It’s only a sad situation seeing these negativities mentioned above waxing stronger day in day out in the midst of religion wonderful teachings. If we patrol our religious places and partake in the activities shaped to make us see light and how to reach such, what then pushes us to neglect these and then chose to go the other way? Is this even a matter of conscience and God fear or just what we want to practice to please our dear self? What do we tend to gain in displaying acts that hinders another in enjoying same measure of better life we are swimming in? Do we even realize these unwelcomed acts when we manifest it? I guess we surely do.
As the only notion that guarantees the overall betterment of all and shapes our society and nation to being of a safe place to dwell in is peace, it will then be of a great help to all and sundry if we as of now carelessly take heed to the rightful ways we were taught and put such into acts. With this, what’s channeled to lift our sense of behavior and make it more interesting to the other individual wouldn’t be one that harm and set us to war against one another. As to peace and love walks hand in hand, religion as of like also peaches peace and love.
There is no way climate change can be explained with industrialization being left out, this is because they are both interconnected as one leads to the other, mans needs to increase in wealth of its economy extended his activities towards industrialization, industrialization which is a process of manufacturing of goods and services has negatively resulted into climate change in recent regions of the world. In a tropical region in Africa like Nigeria the high level of industrialization which result into air pollution of the country has extremely affected the climatic condition of the state leading to so many damages to life and properties, this call for check as if left unattended to many will be forced to seek for another place of abode.
Climate change can be referred to as variation in weather conditions over a period of time. It is a shift in weather pattern of a particular place due to the focus on the use of technology which gave birth to industrialization activities that include manufacturing of products. Agriculture has been the mainstream of most economic growth in the past and this had little or no effect in the climatic condition of a any state or region, however there was a need to shift to the use of technology to promote a more commercial production and marketing to boost the economic system with the aim of reaching the demands of the people, this led to industrialization in the 20th century.
Human industrial activities which include burning of fossil fuel like coal, oil and gas led to increased level of atmospheric carbon dioxide however depleting the ozone layers and resulting into a climate change which varies from extreme sunray to heavily rainfall causing natural disasters in various regions. This has caused a lot of problems to the health of man and animals and some of the effects of climate change and industrialization includes the following:
Seasonal period could be predicted without scientific research and effort in the past, the prediction influence the schedule of timing in the area of production or activities planning, but pollution resulting from the activities industrialization has depleted the ozone layers leading to the experience of earlier rainfall and summer than the usual, this changes occur from the effect of pollution on the weather condition, this changes have directly affected human plans and activities, food production and cultivation have been constrained. Agriculturist crops have their time of the season where there is an abundance in their harvest but due to this change there is limitation in the abundance of food and
Variation in weather condition comes with excessive hot temperature and rainfall, this extreme sunray affects the comfort and serves as a threat to animals on earth, the effect of sunray on the skin causes blisters, sores, dryness, sun burn, and cancer which increases the chance of health threat of living beings, extreme rainfall at the wrong timing also leads to natural disasters like flood, storm and extreme lightning which causes lost of life and properties of the people in a particular region.
Ocean is known to be cool which is one of the need of the aquatic animals but due to the effect of industrialization the warming of the ocean wreak havoc to the life of animals on in the ocean, this can harm animals and make the amphibious animals seek for another habitat causing their migration, it directly affect the life of man and his livelihood since there would be shortage in its farming of sea animals.
With these effects of climate change coming from industrial work, it doesn’t uphold to the fact that solution can’t be actualized to prevent the damages it causes to the habitats and the living organism in the environment, some of the solution includes the following
Investing in renewable energy is one of the best method of mitigating climate change this include switching from burning fossils like gas, coal, and oil into the use of clean and renewable resources which includes solar, wind, geothermal power, this reduces the pollution into the air that later affect the ozone layer
The ocean absorb carbon dioxide for keeping a stable climate, some activities which include mining, over fishing, and necessary exploiting the minerals in the ocean would lead a climate change, this shows how important the ocean is to be protected to prevent climate change and maintenance of a stable climatic condition, ocean warming can be prevented by reducing industrial activities to prevent its warming.
Majority of the means of transportation requires the use of fossil fuel to work, the idea of switching to a sustainable transportation like electric van and reduction in the use of plane for transporting will reduce the amount of pollution that comes into the atmosphere, a reduction in this promote balance climatic condition.
Academic Staff Union of University, University of Ibadan branch held a peaceful protest on the 28th of November 2022. It started in the Faculty of Education and from there they went all around the university with placards showing their displeasure on the FG-ASUU issue.
It must be noted that ASUU called off their 8 months strike on the 14th of October, 2022 following various promises by both the executive and legislative arm of government, but most of these promises have not been fulfilled and to complicate matters, lecturers were paid half salary. To show their grievances, the lecturers decided to have a peaceful protest.
The protest was led by ASUU-UI chairman, Prof Ayoola Akinwale who expressed his displeasure in the government and their failed promises as he further urged all to take Nigeria back from dictatorial rule. Also present was the Student Union President, Adewole Adeyinka popularly known as Mascot, in his speech he supported the cause of ASUU saying ” a slap on ASUU is a slap on students, a slap on student is a slap on the educational system, today we’re standing with ASUU to fight for our right,”
Also speaking was Comrade Ademola Aremu, the former National Treasurer of ASUU-NG he claimed that “Government has not been funding the education, if you allow them to destroy the university this country is finished. We should not let them divide us”.
While speaking with Dr Tolulope Gbadamosi, the Sub dean undergraduate Faculty of Education on the motive of the strike, she explained that “we’re trying to call the attention of the government and the general public on the way government is treating university education, we want the general public to know that university education is meant for everyone, education is a right and they should not commercialize education and the welfare of the university lecturer is important.”
The protest which went around University of Ibadan was attended by lecturers, parents, students, members of the press and other concerned citizens.
A healthy life is everyone’s dream. Being healthy and fit is everyone’s desire irrespective of gender, age or class. Sadly, we all do not live the dream of a healthy life, few people dream and strive to achieve it. A few go out of their comfort ability to work out a healthy lifestyle for themselves. Being healthy doesn’t stop at being physically fit, eating healthy or sleeping well, it extends into our thoughts and feelings, our emotions and this is an essential of a healthy lifestyle.
Emotional health is an important part of overall health.
People who are emotionally healthy are in control of their thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. It is one aspect of mental health.
It is your ability to cope with both positive and negative emotions, which includes your awareness of them.
It means you’re aware of your emotions. You can deal with them, whether they’re positive or negative.
Emotionally healthy people still feel stress, anger, and sadness but they’re good at handling them.
Having good emotional health is a fundamental aspect of fostering resilience, self-awareness, and overall contentment.
Keep in mind that having good emotional health doesn’t mean you’re always happy or free from negative emotions. It’s about having the skills and resources to manage the ups and downs of day-to-day life.
This is different from mental health but both mental health and emotional health are interwoven.
Working on our emotional health is just as important as taking care of our physical well-being and a healthy emotion is seen in these ways:
Higher self-esteem. Your thoughts, feelings, and experiences influence the way you feel about yourself. Good emotional health helps you see the best in yourself despite challenges.
More energy. Having a positive outlook makes you feel more energized and helps you focus and think more clearly, whereas poor emotional health depletes your mental resources and leads to exhaustion.Just as there strategic actions we engage in to achieve physical health, there are actions we need to engage in to achieve premium emotional health.
They include:
Strengthen social connections: Your links to others can have powerful effects on your emotional and physical health. Staying connected with loved ones can provide a buffer when you’re going through challenges. Foster these connections by spending time with close friends and family, either in person or over the phone.
Be mindful: A growing body of research links mindfulness with less emotional reactivity and greater relationship satisfaction. Mindfulness can be as simple as focusing on one thing at a time, trying a social media detox, or turning household tasks into a mental break. The point is to be consistent with your mindfulness practice and dedicate even just a few minutes to something you enjoy.
Get quality sleep: Sacrificing sleep makes you more vulnerable to stress and anxiety. One 2018 study found that being sleep-deprived leads to more repetitive negative thoughts. Being overly tired can make you more emotionally reactive. That emotional reactivity can negatively affect your outlook, performance, and relationships. Make sure you’re being consistent with your sleep and waking times as well as optimizing your bedroom environment so that you’re getting enough rest.
Emotional health is important in our overall health and it is evident in our relationships with others, self esteem, and our stress control. It can be improved through actions including getting quality sleep, being mindful, exercising and others. When we engage in these actions mark our readiness to experience optimal health.
In a broadcast message released on the 29th November 2022 by the Arts And Social Sciences Education PRO, Adejumobi Agunloye, it was stated that the Constitutional Review Committee set up by the Assesa executives had conducted an election for her principal officers, Mr Tajudeen Uthman emerged as the Chairman of the committee while Anokwu Benedicta was elected as the secretary, other members of the committee include: Uko Dennis(400l), Azeez Faith( 400l), Nwanike Simon(400l), Paul Adenipekun(300l), Akinyemi Oluwaseun(300l), Raji Rahmon(200l), Oluwatusin Oyenike(200l), Akangbe Toheeb(100L) and Adejuyigbe Gideon (100L).
You will recall that on the 3rd of November 2022, the Head Of Department, Prof. David Fakeye had earlier mandated it that a new Constitutional Review Committee is set up in order to review the inconsistency found in the proposed constitution, the HOD said, “as far as I am concerned, there`s no constitution, reverse to status quo“, this in a way is done in order to allow all grievances regarding the proposed constitution are well attended to, he gave seven days for the nomination of members of the review committee, seven days for the DCC to screen the nominees and another fourteen days for the completion of the review and final submission.
The twenty eight days ultimatum given by the HOD for the completion of the Constitution review has elapsed at the end of November.
Assesaites are waiting for the time when the new constitution will be enacted and be fully in operation.
The in operation of the constitution has delayed decision making and the swift running of administration.
All hopes are now high as members of the review committee has been revealed and could mean the review will be done earnestly, the broadcast message released by ASSESA PRO, stressed the importance of support and cooperation, “in the earliest possible time, which has been given to this committee to act on the constitutional review, we implore the generality of ASSESAITES to give them maximum support and cooperation so that it can lead to a resounding success“ the BC was duly signed my ASSESA President, Adetoun ADEPOJU, ASSESA DCC Chairlady RT.Hon, M.A. Ijaiya and ASSESA Constitution Review Chairman Mr Uthman Tajudeen.
Art and Social Sciences Education secured their second win in the ongoing seal cup with a solo goal from Oladotun on Monday evening.
The invisible Assesaites had started the tournament with an impressive performance against Physiology Department and then microbiology to qualify for the next round despite a game at hand, It was a massive day for their new homegrown manager, leading a top side for the first time.
The invisible Assesaite is expected as one of the cup favorite is growing fast with Abbey’s men yet to lose a game neither concedes a goal since the beginning of the tournament.
The team’s resilient and fighting spirit is really commendable, the defending champion of Nuesa Dean’s Cup is determined to carry the winning mentality till the last stage of the tournament with a gold medal.
The invisible Assesaites get their revenge on Physiology Department after losing a final to them in 2019 200L survival football competition.
A rousing first half display from the invisible Assesaites earned the defending champions of Nuesa Dean’s Cup a thrilling 1 – 0 victory over Physiology Department in the student union seal cup group stage match on Friday evening.
The game sprang to life not long after the referee blew the whistle as Jamiu Kareem gave the invisible the lead with a beautiful shot.
It was really a tough and heated match under the sun as physiology tried everything to find an equalizer.
The game opened up after physiology first substitution, as chances kept coming but the invisible Assesaites solid defence repel all their dangerous attacks.
Jamiu Kareem solo goal was enough to put on a exhilarating win over physiology who beat them in the final of 200L survival cup at 2019.
The Department of Arts and Social Sciences Education has been drawn with Department of Chemistry, Physiology and Microbiology in group C of the 2022 SEAL cup tournament.
SEAL cup is a football competition that connects Departments in some Faculties in Unibadan.
The famous competition acronym emanated from the combinations of faculties in the university.
The word SEALS represents S- Science, E- Education, A- Arts, L- Law, S- Social science.
All matches will be played at Awo stadium and SUB football pitch.
Major games will be played in Awo Stadium.
The competition is expected to run for about 3 weeks.
The group stage will end in the first week, Matches will be played from Mondays to Saturdays, Sundays excluded.
. A team will have the opportunity to registered a maximum of 20 players and 2 coaches. Every Departmental teams are expected to come with their basic needs even though the sport committee will provides medics for injured players.Rules of the game includes- BIBS are not permitted in the matches while only jersey will be allowed.- All participants should endeavor to have a passport photograph .All participating players must come with their SCHOOL ID for proper screening before every match but In cases where a player doesn’t have his school ID anymore or a Freshers is included in the team such player must present his course registration form.
In any case of false accusation during the competition, there’s a penalty fee of #5,000 to be paid before the next match.
School security agents will be present during every match, violent players or supporters will be punished.
Each half of the match will last 30 minutes and 15 minutes for the extra time in case the match ended in draw, then straight to penalties.
Walkover starts counting 15 minutes before the start of the match for the very first match of the competition while 15 minutes after kick off time for subsequent matches.
The winner of this tournament will be representing the school at the SUPER CUP.
The supercup will be between HALL of Residence Football competition CHAMPION and SEALS CUP CHAMPION and Certificate for participation for every team will be considered. SEAL CUP Group Stages fixtures
Group A
Public Health, Education Management, Animal Science, Economics
Group B
AgricEcons
KHE, History, Classics
Group C
Microbiology Chemistry ASE Physiology
Group D
Statistics
Pharmacy Vet Medicine Sociology
Group E
Group F
Geography, Psychology, Agric English
Group G
Political Science
Forest Resources Management
Archaeology and Anthropology
Awards would be given to participants:
The Best player, Best Goalkeeper, Best Manager, Highest Goal scorer, Highest assist to the best performing player and manager in these categories.
For a junction to mount higher it is.Never you concede and fall to defeat,When the actual race is still very on.Dear not blow out your own whistle,When the real whistle is still lowly kept.
What a big lie! You see, if there is any lie that has remained recurrent, passed down from generations to generation like a totem, it is the lie that “Youths are the Future”. I know that just about crushed you.
You wonder why I dare say such after all our favorite childhood song was “parents listen to your children, we are the leaders of tomorrow” so, let me give you reasons why this whole “Youth the future” is all lies, sham and very far from reality.
Although, there are pros and cons to this argument as perspective cannot be downplayed because, a youth may seem like the future since they are energetic and optimistic, but an adult will say otherwise saying that they are by far knowledgeable and more experienced than the youth and I beg to agree rather than disagree of where exist the lie?
After all they have seen youth derailed from right course before, and they were once youths.Like I said earlier, the idea of youths being the future is all lies, shams and can’t be a reality and here are my reasons:
First, the youth are a bunch of unstable fellows, and you would rather not put something as big as the future in the hands of people whose thinking is imbalance as they can feel like “today, we want to change the world” and might be a different story tomorrow like “what does it matter?, we just want to have a taste of the national cake.” You don’t get it, do you?
Bukunmi wakes up today and wants to be a doctor and tomorrow he decides internet fraud seems to be the faster route and jumps at it. If a youth is unsure of their future, how then do you put the future of a whole country in his hands?
Well, that may not have convinced you enough but hear this, has it ever been reckoned to you that the Old men you see today once thought they were the future too? Here they are in the future being terrors, while in their youth, they were exceptionally praised for their incredible abilities. Gen Yakubu Gowon was the youngest serving president, and he tremendously looted the country.Gen. Sanni Abacha wasn’t any different, was he?
He was also in his youth. Former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu was most likely in his youth but yet, he milked Lagos and may soon be milking Nigeria.
So, you see, being a youth doesn’t guarantee you the future, you may just be another tyrant developing.
I know you still don’t believe me but think on these things “whatever thing is internet fraud, whatever thing is ritual killings, whatever thing is a hoodlum, whatever thing is instrument in the hands of lawbreakers, whatever thing is unsteady as the oceans, think of the Youth”It is therefore necessary to say that, Youths are not the future, it is a myth, a lie, a sham and so far from being reality.
The real future is every individual who takes bold steps against corruption, terrorism, nepotism, favoritism, murdering of innocent lives and stands for peace, growth, development, employment opportunities, security and standard education of student that is the future.
Finally, are we really waiting for some youths dancing at discos, getting high on Canadian louds, living reckless lives, or we are after genuine individuals who are looking out for the betterment of our country whether it is a youth or an old individual to finally cleanse our land of this carnage we have now?
Be a future yourself whether old or young, the future isn’t in the future it is now.
Human beings are social beings who relate with one another in order to achieve their goals, no human is an island of his own thought as they need to inter dependent and relate to achieve their aims.
Their goals can’t be attained until they relate with other beings, this shows how important it is for human interaction to take place in order to have goals achieved and live a meaningful life. Goals are group of motives which are to be achieved through various employments that include human resources and varieties of other techniques where technology maybe required.One of those instruments encompassed by human with goals to be achieved is the use of teamwork which has proven it’s efficiency and productivity even as at the beginning of life and it form appears as little as when two people come together to lift a stone which neither could be raised alone.
Teamwork includes the cooperation of group of people with same driven aims and objective embedded with various skills to utilize their objectives and goals. This is needed in various setting which includes the home, the school, a religious center, and in an industry.
These are few places where the form of teamwork takes place in order to enhance the smooth running of those organizations. Questions like “why teamwork?” can be raised and doesn’t it come with its disadvantages? Definitely teamwork covers a lot of benefits and gives space for the running of disadvantages but this can be handled with some skills as teamwork has proven its efficiency by overshadowing its flaws with the benefit it possesses.
One of those benefits of teamwork is that it enhances productivity.
An association with group of people with different skills and special traits can impersonally work together focusing on the goal of such group.
Division of labour within this group of people promotes productivity which is achieved at the expected time scheduled.
Promotion of innovation is one of the good effects of teamwork.
When people work together to achieve something, they come with new ideas, analysis, researches and these help their reasoning.
This is only done when people filled with new ideas and suggestions come together to gather their thoughts and creativities together and develop new innovations.
Along the road to obstacles reduction there is no way problems can be boycotted.
In the process of pulling resources together to achieve a goal, these problems can only be well handled by having a great insight of the overall problem and then a good skill would be required to get solution to such problems.
The process in getting solution to problem therefore helps in reducing obstacles which might result from the teamwork affairs.
Teamwork has been effective in various setting and school should be active in prioritizing teamwork especially in the area of academics activities in class, among the executives.
The executives are basically for the affairs of the students, and other association which can promote the welfare of the students and their primary objectives because teamwork has shown its effectiveness and it should be established as it embodies a democratic state in its dealings.
MENTOR OF THE WEEK: THEOPHILUS FEMI ALAWONDE (Best Graduating Student, Arts and Social Sciences Education 2022 Convocation Ceremony)
Kindly introduce yourself for the sake of people who don’t know you.
My name is Theophilus Femi Alawonde. Between February 2017 and December 2021, I was a student of this department — Arts and Social Sciences Education. I studied for a B.A. (Ed) Education/French.
Congratulations on your Convocation ceremony and being the best graduating student of our dear Department
Thank you so much.
Is this a regular thing in the department (To have first class graduates)Do you have idea of past sets?
Well, I know of two first-glass graduates from the set before ours. I’m not so sure of other sets before theirs.About it being regular — I’m not so sure of that. But has it happened before? Yes.
Actually when I saw the list of Graduands and I saw that you are the only one with a first class, what came to my mind was, Theo is involved in many other things, how were you able to do other things and still have an excellent result?
Ah, that! I’m not sure I have an answer that would work for someone else. Yes. I was very much involved in other things. I’d say I got a holistic education from the University of Ibadan. But I didn’t have any strict reading or exam preparation formulas.It was more about me envisioning what I wanted and ensuring it came to life. While I didn’t have strict reading patterns or time-management hacks, I always made it a point of duty to write down the score I expected from each course. I did this based on my projections of the course’s difficulty in comparison to my strengths and weaknesses.It was also based on this method that I decided which courses to pay more attention to. For instance, history courses are not my very strong points, so I’d often award 70 or the 60s to any history course, and also make a mental note to commit more time to reading such a course.
That’s not to say I didn’t read or played away my time. As seemingly playful and busy with other things as I used to be, I also had this “obsession” with my courses and scores. There were periods — especially in 200 level — when I spent days frequenting the KDL.Seriously, Theo you are an excellent being who just know how to balance everything together. I remembered we have interviewed you on this same platform when you won the FOPA award for the best in Journalism in the University of Ibadan
Did you at any point made a resolution that you must graduate with a first class?If yes, at what point?
I did. I think every student does. My fantasy started with graduating with perfect CGPA, because a year before, Daniel Nkemelu graduated from Computer Science with a 7.0 CGPA.But then, at the end of our 100-level first semester, I had a 3.42 and knew it was no longer possible. It was also at this time that I started mapping out patterns to know my strengths and weaknesses. History courses became a “no-no”. I had a significant number of As in my French courses, and I had this liking for CEF courses too (aside from the history ones) which translated to As. We had more French courses in our second semester and that was the first opportunity I had to surpass the 3.5 benchmark. 200 level was a defining point in my life, and it was also the time I wrote down in my jotter that at the end of my 4 years, I envisioned myself graduating with a first-class, as a FOPA winner, an Indy Press Editor-in-Chief, and a committed CJ.
Wow, Theo, you did all this You are a committed Campus Journalist, You won FOPA award, You were the previous Editor in chief of Indy Hall press And you finished with a first class.
Theo, what’s that thing that keeps you going?Or let me ask like this , is it that there are no challenges at all?All was made perfect for you?If there are challenges, share with us.
I wouldn’t say I did all those things. I’d rather say all those things came to pass. When I was writing them down, the most likely to come true was me graduating with a first class. FOPA winners are not always sure of their wins. No one also joins Indy Press with the assurance that they’d one day be the Editor-in-Chief. My dreams came true. But one thing that significantly helped was that writing them down, having them as my dreams, meant that I could strategically work towards their realization. These written dreams, coupled with a genuine passion — for all I did, for change, for growth and development — were also the things that kept me going.There were challenges. Lots of them. When we were writing our 100-level first-semester exams — GES 107 I think — three of us lost our phones. Two Android phones and an iPad. I didn’t get a new Smartphone till 300-level second semester, when we returned from Badagry(French Village). So, no, all wasn’t rosy. During this no-Smartphone period, I was News Editor at Indy Press, then became Deputy Editor-in-Chief, while also serving as Editor-in-Chief at Nigeria French TV, in Badagry.The biggest lesson from this period — which I still have with me — is that humans have the rare gift of adapting and evolving (finding alternative means to survive and thrive). I learnt to seek help and persuade people to help me during this period. Victor, Stephen, and Niyi — friends whose laptops were almost mine. Sometimes I’d have one of these PCs for days, typing out news stories or articles. Incidentally, this seemed to be my most productive period as a field reporter. I should also make reference to the importance of reading other people’s stories and internalizing them. It’s why I’m sharing this much during this interview. My four years as an undergraduate student was more of a mélange of pieces from the lives of other people. One of my older friends told me that he only had one C throughout his 5 years as a student of pharmacy. So, resuming to UI, I planned not to have any Cs. When I had one in 100 level, I was determined it would be the last. Well, I had two extra Cs in final year.
Although I couldn’t meet up with his record, I was committed to meeting up with it that in the end, it was to my benefit.Also, Victoria, one of my friends, told us in 100 level that her dad had As in all the GES courses he took in UI during his 5-year law programme. I wanted to meet this record too, but GES 104 — Science and Mankind — said no. Although I couldn’t meet up with the record, my pursuit of it was to my benefit.Furthermore, when I read The Road Before the Fourth Estate by Kunle Adebajo and Kanyinsola Olorunnisola in 2018, I hand-picked aspects of the interviews they had with some past CJs, internalized them, and determined to relive them.I wanted to be a vibrant news reporter like Mr. Alao Abiodun was on campus. I wanted to write solution-based journalistic pieces like Kunle, Kanyin, and Haleem Olatunji. I took up Mr. Habeeb Kolade’s mantra of making everybody’s job (which ends up becoming nobody’s job) my job.I saw that Mr. Osho Samuel was a vibrant and award-winning CJ who graduated with a first class and thought, “I can do this too.”Many of these people were editors who either won or were nominated for FOPA. So, I wanted to win FOPA too and one day become an Editor-in-Chief. For every story I read from that book, there was an aspect I picked and re-lived. And it was all to my benefit.In all, the four years were a tough ride. But the experience was also like that of a diamond in the fire. The summation of these experiences shaped me into who I am today.How did you feel being the only first class graduate of our department?That’s dicey. But at the expense of sounding “insensitive” to some, I feel it’s not all there is to it, and while the final results might not show it, I know lots of first-class material in my set.
Who is the best graduating student in the whole Faculty?
I don’t know. No one was announced during the convocation ceremony. However, I’m sure it wasn’t me. I had a 3.53 CGPA. And I heard there were people who had as high as 3.7.
I am a fresher, talk to me on how I can graduate with a first class, just like you did.
Know your strengths and weaknesses. That’s important for the several permutations you’d have to do. Dream, pen down your dreams, work towards them.Strive to understand. The knowledge of the course is enough to get you a strong B, at least. Understand first. It might not necessarily be about going for every class.
But, know what the course title is. Visit the university website or read your brochure to know what the course is about.
Be in that first class where the lecturer will talk about the course outline. That way, you’d know what the learning outcomes are for each course — what the lecturer expects you to know, which is also what they’ll test your knowledge on. Speak to those in levels above yours. Don’t be afraid to seek for help and go all out. I had help. Oluwajuwonlo Afolabi — a fellow Katangite and the Department’s 2020 BGS was always ready to help. I spoke to people in higher levels at European Studies in my earliest days on campus. They also helped with books — Abubakar and Tayo Jemiluyi, especially.
Understand that your tests and exams are your representatives before the examiner — they will speak to how knowledgeable about the course you are. Make them good representatives. Write full, engaging answers. This will especially work for education courses or if you’re in the arts and humanities. Give life to your answers. Have beautiful introductions. Communicate.
Have convincing conclusions.
Identify organizations on campus and join them. This may sound counter-intuitive, seeing as extra commitments might mean less time for books.
However, extra-curricular give you newer and deeper perspectives on issues. They help you become a wholesome student. Journalism helped me understand how to shape my thoughts and communicate what I know to the examiner. Network. Have people around you. People who can help. I can’t name all. But I remember how Tayo Okikiolu’s notes helped me in 300 level when we were reading partners. My friends — Shamusudeen Kareem, Victor Ajibade, Victoria Falade, Taofeekat Adigun, and Ibukunoluwa Aderonmu — were helpful at several points in my life, especially in my final year.
Lastly, I’d say you should do beyond the bare minimum.I want to really congratulate you on this achievement. More achievements to come Amen.
Thank you so much.
Let’s have your parting shot
These past 4 + x years have been wonderful, and I’m grateful for everyone I came across. Thankful to both the academic and non-academic staff members of the department — the erstwhile H.O.D., Prof. Amosun, Dr. Gbadamosi, who was our staff adviser and mummy throughout our undergraduate days, Dr. Araromi, my project supervisor and the guardian of all French students of the Faculty, Mr. Ife Akinsola, for the guidance he gave me during my project and how much he believed in me, Aunty Toyin, for how instrumental she was to my life, especially in my final year. I’m also grateful to Prof. Kolawole who readily supported me when I was seeking a reference letter during my 100-level days. He was our H.O.D. I’m grateful for the people I met at the department and elsewhere, all of who have become a part of my life and my story.During this period, you’d encounter lots of stories from graduates — in major newspapers, by campus press organizations, and also by blogs. It’s that time of the year when you can read several inspiring stories, internalize them, form your dreams and goals, and live to their realization.
Over the years, Queen Idia Hall has housed several thousands of University of Ibadan undergraduate female students.
This implies that the structure as well as its facilities would face a series of wear and tear (would need to be revamped) in order to provide adequate comfort and safety to residing and incoming Idiates which will ensure a reduction in domestic accidents and issues like the recent sighting of serpents in the hall.
After careful observation of the Queen Idia Hall, It has been noticed that there are some issues which ought to be addressed so as to prevent Idiates from experiencing rounds of ‘further Shege’. To mention a few, they include; Dilapidated roofing sheets, damaged doors, fans as well as faulty switches, damaged facilities in the kitchenettes and rest rooms and the dormant water tanks alongside figure head bulbs.
Further expressions will be stated to tell of where and how these damaged facilities are situated.On the issue of dilapidated roofing sheets, which is more rampant in Block C, the roofing sheets at the staircase region are damaged. It gets even worse when the atmosphere is windy and leaks water through the ceiling during a rainy day. This is so dangerous especially as it is in the stair area for residents can easily slip off due to the stair wetness.
There’s a great need to for a change of the roofing sheets and ceilings so as to prevent accidents.Some room occupants go through the stress of having to change their bed bunks and suffer heat because of the damaged room fans and bed bunks which can as well be a frustrating experience. Some kitchenettes pipe systems in the Hall are leaking which makes it difficult for residents to cook or wash dirty dishes.
This makes some residents stress themselves to go outside to wash or stay in their rooms to wash and cook. If the pipe system is fixed and the tap in the sinks as well as the bulb are working, it can reasonably reduce the number of residents who violate the Hall rules of cooking in the room.
Also in the restrooms are faulty facilities like bulbs, taps and shower where some doors in the bathroom have completely been removed from their hinge which then gives room for invading of one’s privacy.
In the bulb matter, some places in and outside the Hall building especially the stair case area need change of bulbs as the ones available aren’t working.
Changing damaged bulbs would ensure the safety of residents especially at night. With the Hall thoroughly illuminated, residents can easily find their way around as well as easily detect dangerous objects or animals like the recent case of serpents being found in Queen Idia hall.
In the Hall premises, there are some water tanks that have been abandoned.
Such being in use would have further serve the hall better as the ones available are not enough to serve the entire residence of the hall.
Dormant water tanks should be place in use in order to reduce the long queues at the tap section.Some of these which have been reported to the school authorities by the residents experience no change. It ends up being the victims of these faulty facilities that gets to repair or manage it.
But, if these faults are continually ignored by the authorities, it spells impending doom for the residents of Queen Idia Hall.
The Arts and Social Sciences Education Students’ Association held a welcome party tagged “Gratas Pas” for freshmen of the 2021/2022 academic session at the Botanical Garden, University of Ibadan on Saturday ,19th of November,2022.
The event although didn`t have much attendees was still fun as regarded by those who attended.
The event which was scheduled for 2pm started around 3pm and was graced by the freshemen, some staylites and the executive members.
Miss Adetoun gave the welcome speech, and made open the event which was anchored by MC Peteru.
The welcome party was entertaining and fun, games were played by the freshmen, Some of the freshmen voluntarily lip-synced some artistes such as Burna boy, Davido, Olamide.
Some upcoming artistes also performed such as Richard the rapper , Divine(Mr Freshest Fresher ) e.t.c.
Freshmen were entertained with Chapman, prawn crackers and peppered ponmo(a dish made with cow skin)
The event ended around 6pm.
Prior to the welcome party, the department held a Freshers’ Orientation programme on Friday, 18th of November, 2022 tagged “Mining the gold in your space”
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