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”
“Freedom of the press, if it means anything at all, means the freedom to criticize and oppose.” – George Orwell
BACKGROUND At the brick of the ladder sets the channels that round about the power house of a particular society where these houses perform their activities in a way laid according to morals and hand written laws of the land.
The ethics and principles of the society is then meant to be strictly comply to by all where any side shift from this sends a red signal of a foul play. The model is set in a form that these power houses serves as watch-dog on one another where there’s no masking of anyone’s sins. Since to err is human and to forgive is divine, wrong doings are meant to occur where in such case, corrections which are meant to set things right emanates. Each time a sword of any style is being drawn from a power house to another, it is mostly being seen as a hate attack or an attempt to pull such down the gutter. It becomes more serious and intense when the supposed sinner is an individual loved by people who in turn wax on this conviction thereby using it as an instrument to fight against other power houses. Where there exists no arm that closely watches on another, the stance of accountability and conscious consciousness to act according to said obligations will run to an intentional or unintentional failure. This then further stress out the significance, need and presence of each power houses for a balanced ladder.
In a clear sense, there has always been this particular stage where the said unseen battle line is being drawn between the Pen and the Vocals. The line that connects these two is an unchanging one which is needed as one serves as a close watch on the other so as to ensure that the Vocals are putting into action their promised vocals. For a sane community, the stability and freedom of this said Pen is essential to ensure a development that such community deserves through her resources. Also, the Pen is mandatorily at the interest of the populace who ensure things meant for the people are not shared by some selected people. Therefore, the people are too strongly back the Pen.
THE CASE STUDIES Let’s kick start this from here. During the Assesa Press Night of last session (2020/2021), aspirants of various positions were asked questions based on their self written manifesto on how the implementations would run. It was obvious to all present that some of these individuals either have no strong and back up plan or couldn’t defend their white and black defender. Of the press duty is to criticize and correct so as to ensure the whole is better represented by a figure who is a whole him/herself. Following this were the lashes and hate comments received by the Assesa press from some individuals who were supposedly friends, supporters, campaign group and lovers of these aspirants who couldn’t explain what they will exhibit if voted in. The unseen line was drawn here which strolled on and on till it went into extinction.
Recently, AFAS executives carried out a crucial financial event (Call off party) without a forward and approval process meant to be done by other arms. It was later decided by the higher authorities of the faculty to freeze the association’s account until further notice. The AFAS press team reported the happenings right from the period before the event up till aftermath of it all.
As a watch dog on this arm, measures were placed by the press to critique the acts performed, inform all Afasites as a whole and correct the executive arm the way they’re to be educated. The said arm raised horns and stressed that the faculty press were reporting things that weren’t even happening thereby tagging the press reports as false.
Few days ago, the mother press of all, UCJ UI (Union of Campus Journalist, UI) received some hate comments on the report against the Students’ Union’s PRO owing to the Union’s WhatsApp TV being managed in a questionable manner. Widely, it turned to a scene where lovers of the WhatsApp TV and supporters of the PRO turned against the Press for they all see the press as one who is determined to always target and run down the career of student politicians.
All seem to forget the fact that the duty of the press is what was carried out by exposing negative suspecting activities to all which will send a message to others that the press is always watching and ever ready to perform its duties.
INFLUENCE OF THE PRESS As the voice of the society, the press serves as a link between other power houses and the society.
To this extent is how the press body is meant to place a close watch on these individuals, make to return to their normal position if such must’ve drifted off the line through their operations and activities and also inform the populace of pressing and current occurrences. The press is a distinctive body who has always separated itself from being used as a means to a means by other arms of authority. Through the press activities, men of the Vocals are always on their heels to do what right as they are of the press conscious watch on their day to day activities.
To the influence of the Campus Journalists, it was seen that the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) took up the issue of the Students’ Union PRO after the report went all viral resulting to a temporary bank of the Unions’ WhatsApp T.v. This is to show how strong the active the press is in correcting flaws and suggesting solutions to issues of the society. On the other hand, to further stress that the press is all in a mission to shape the populace for betterment, some individuals who emerge to become a member of the executive are still on the run to find a balance and define their office implementations which were questioned back then.
MESSAGE TO ALL As supposedly said by some that the press is bent in intentionally criticizing and only focusing on the weaknesses of student leaders is of a misconception that needs to be halted. Some were even of the point that members of the press are envious and full of jealousy taste towards these student leaders.
Another faction would say the press purposely attacks the Vocals for the purpose of gaining public recognition and popularity with such critique. The interesting part of this which sounds ironical is the fact that some populace who are meant to stand firm behind press acts that are at the full interest of the populace betterment. It can be surprising and disappointing seeing people support the hand preparing to fire bullets across their mind.
Through all hates and negative comments said against the press, the Pen is still unbending as the ink that flows through its veins is an infinite one which can never be weary. As long as there are minds who still see and believe in the integrity, stands, written voices and proclamations of the press, it will never let the negative influences subdue it to give up and bow to the set to fall command and deeds of the ones at the other end.
The press activities is all centered towards the interests of the people and in such project a free voice to expose and educate ones of questionable Vocals. Press Freedom shall always prevail.
The finalists of the Department of Arts and Social Sciences Education, Faculty of Education are set to get their project supervisors next week according to the departmental Head of Department, Professor. Fakeye in an interview session with ASSESApress on Friday, 18th November, 2022.
According to the HOD, arrangements have been going on in the department to assign supervisors to the final year students so that they can begin their final year projects in earnest. The departmental courses are in 3 units – Language education, art education, social sciences education – and the supervisors list has to be released once.
The final year Students of the department has been asking questions and getting unsettled about their final year project since the beginning of the session.
While their counterparts in other departments have started their final year projects and have made meaningful progress, the department had not released a list of supervisor or made any comments about it.
Also, talking about the unfair and sometimes ill treatment of education students in the faculties of Arts, and Social Sciences where they borrow from, the HOD opined that the attitudes are age long attitudes that education students have to cope with. Education students being high achievers in the departments where they borrow from would raise eyebrows.
However, they should not mind the attitude (or unfair treatment) faced but rather give due attention to their studies. In the end of it all, the end justifies the means because they(education students) would go ahead to become trail blazers.
On issue of clashing classes, he said the perfect solution would have been for the school management to adopt a central timetable construction system but this has not been accepted by the school during management meetings.
Albeit, the platform of NUESA through the Dean of the faculty might proffer a solution to the issue if the issue is being raised at the committee of Deans and Provosts, without backing down so that education students won’t be loosing at both ends when their classes clash.
At the departmental level however, little or nothing could really be done.
Assesa Press met with the department’s Head Of Department, Professor Fakeye where issues that concern Assesaites were spread to light for clear and better clarification. Below is the full conversation.
ASSESA PRESS
Congratulations on becoming the HOD. Before the strike we had a different HOD, after strike we have a new one. What is the duration for serving as the Head of Department?
H.O.D
Thank You. I welcome you all to this interactive session, the regulation guiding the appointment of head of department is that if you are not a professor, you will be accorded as an acting Head of Department for a maximum of two years, if you are a professor, you are allowed to be a full HOD and not acting, you are eligible to spend the first two years and the VC can renew your tenure for another two years which makes it 4 years. This year July, the tenure of the immediate HOD elapse and everyone was expecting that the VC will renew another two years to make it 4 years but he (immediate HOD) said he was no longer interested. Like I too, after serving two years I won’t be interested because it is an office that is so demanding. The office is so demanding, this morning Some of your students (direct entry), having teaching subjects in CLA said a particular lecturer sent them out that they should go and delete the course because he won’t accommodate them, so I have to go and address that issue first, I had to leave the meeting I have because that’s more important than the meeting I wanted to attend. So I came back to the meeting, spent about 25 minutes before going to see someone else. It’s a demanding thing as a HOD which is why you only see a Professor spending two years because he is not interested in a second term but he is eligible to spend 4 years at maximum.
ASSESA PRESS
Thank you very much Sir.
Freshers are complaining of class clashing which is actually not new to 200 – 400 Assesaites. The question is how can this be limited in a way that students won’t be losing at both ends?
H.O.D
The issue is a system problem. As long as University of Ibadan is practicing the act of time table being done by faculties there is no way there won’t be clashing of courses. I did my first degree in Ife (Obafemi Awolowo University), Ife is a great model on how time table should be drawn, time table is handled centrally in Ife and all timetable is in the office of the director of academic planning. It is his duty to run time table for all courses in the university and make sure no course clashes with another, especially education courses not clashing with sciences, arts and social sciences. We told the VC and he said with time UI will get there (I don’t know when).
What we can do is that, through the instrumentality of NUESA, you can make submission through NUESA which will then be forwarded to the Dean who will take it up to the committee of Deans and Provosts where they can make possible resolutions. Like I received a report of STE 353 clashing with Cla 301 where the former course lecturer said there might be test after each class and the latter course lecturer will not allow them to come in once they are late. So, I think when the matter is taken up by the Dean and being considered at the Meeting of committee of Deans and Provosts, MAYBE there can be solution.
Also, it’s reported of the kind of treatment they give to our students. They (other faculties) are always envious of us, even in Ife where there was no course clashing, we do score highest in the same course we offer with them and we are in Education, maybe because of the Jamb cut off which is sometimes low for education courses, although in some cases courses like Education and English usually have a higher cut off mark than pure English.
By the time we prove to them that we are the Lord of the class, they will know. All the three first class produced in English (including me) during my time in Ife were all from Education.It’s also good that our students prove themselves to them so that they don’t think because we are Education Students that we are inferior. Another thing is that they know you have two chances as you can work in anywhere an average B.A (for Arts) or B.Sc (for Social Sciences) work and at same time, you can also teach. In their own case, before they can be admitted into the teaching profession, they have to do PGDE. You are the only one that can change the narratives by performing well.
ASSESA PRESS
There are issues regarding the missing of courses on the transcript. 400lv students have not being seeing Gce101 and some other courses on their transcript and people have written and lodge complains regards how it is going to be resolved. How can this be settled Sir?
H.O.D
The problem lies with the introduction of RMS (Result Management System), a lot of courses have been uploaded that we don’t see but I have noted that down and I will send message to the course lecturer to re-upload from 2017/2018 session so that it can cover all current students.
ASSESA PRESS
Will the 400 level students receive a message once it has been uploaded?
H.O.D
Their transcripts will be uploaded and updated. Now that you’ve told me, I will tell Dr. Babalola, who is in charge of our online result to go and check for updated Gce101 results from the 2017/2018 academic session till date. I have also ordered the department secretary to update all transcripts including the ones that was uploaded during the holiday and she has embarked on that since yesterday.
ASSESA PRESS
The next one is of the finalists who has not been assigned Project Supervisors . What is the current situation Sir?
H.O.D
We are in a department of three units; Language, Art and Social Sciences. The allocation for language has already been done but I tarried a bit because the department is recruiting two new staffs which we have concluded the process since last week Friday. So when they resume next week, because I have already put their names on the allocation, they will supervise some students and the list have not been released because they are yet to officially resume. But by the time they are on ground hopefully by Monday or Tuesday. Meanwhile I will inform those in charge of Social Sciences to submit on Monday so that by Monday we can process it. A copy of the list will be dropped at the Assesa secretariat.
ASSESA PRESS
There is an observation that those in CLA option are usually introduced to English courses in their 300l(Eng 301 and Eng303). The observation is that these two courses are advance courses and students of CLA option don’t have the basic knowledge or foundation.
H.O.D
Why we did it was to enhance the marketability of students. When we were having the review of curriculum, we deliberately put two English courses (Syntax and Phonology) so that in their transcript at the end of the day, they might want to take a program which require having English courses in their transcript. What I will rather do (although I don’t need to tell you) is that I will make those courses required rather than compulsory in sense that even if a student fails it, it won’t have to be retaken again or affect their graduation. And this change can only happen when we make a review because I’m planning to do a curriculum review. There is even a course in which they made mistake, Cef403, which was written as a compulsory course rather than required. It is a required course and not compulsory, same applicable to STE353. Before I came in, some students were unable to graduate because of failing one or both of these courses. But don’t worry, the review will be in the interest of the students. The goal is to make the students more resourceful in the job seeking market. We are even planning to include some Literature courses for CLA option students. I think what will be done in the nearest future is removing one out of Phonology or Syntax and replace it with a literature course.
ASSESA PRESS
The departmental brochure which is meant to guide us is now misleading us in some cases. There are some courses in the brochure which are not available any morel. How can this be reshaped Sir?
H.O.D
Our problem is in the Faculty of Arts, the rate at which they change courses is very high. What we need to do is that I will instruct that they should go to every department of our options in Art and get their current list of courses so that it can be aligned with what we have, I will set a committee that will review these courses so that they can help us upgrade our brochure.
ASSESA PRESS
There are some students in which the course they were admitted by Jamb is different from what the university gave them. Any way out of this Sir ?
H.O.D
Let me see one of them to know what happened and what they are doing about it because we have to know. They should bring their admission letter and the course they got registered for. So that if we need to write a letter to the admission office that they should desist from that because at the point of graduation when such go for NYSC, NYSC will always look at their admission letter and see what they have done in school which such differences can then create problem.
ASSESA PRESS
We are done. We just want to thank you very much for this opportunity and its observed from looking at the pictures of past HOD of the department that Prof. Ajiboye didn’t spend up to 2 years as the Head of the department.
H.O.D
Yes, Prof. Ajiboye came in 2015 and left in 2016 because he had a federal appointment as a member of the TRCN board. If I also have an appointment now, I will leave this place once and for all. If I get an appointment to be a chairman of a whole commission in Abuja, I will leave here.
The Arts and Social Sciences Education Students Association, Faculty of Education had the orientation program for the freshmen in the Faculty of Education Large Lecture Theatre on Friday, 18th of November, 2022.
The freshers’ orientation programme themed “Mining the gold in your space” was graced by several dignitaries like; Dr Tolulope Gbadamosi Subdean Faculty of Education, Dr Maxwell Araromi who represented the HOD, Hon Olufemi Josiah the Special Adviser to the Governor on Community relations.
While addressing the freshmen, Dr Araromi noted the peculiarity of the department by saying “ASE is the largest department in Faculty of Education and also peculiar. We have produced eminent scholars and achievers all over the federation”. He then advised the freshmen to be of good conduct.
Also, the Subdean(Undergraduate) , Faculty of Education Dr Tolulope Gbadamosi who noted that “ASE is a great department and it is a very important Department In the Faculty of Education”. She also stressed the need for a better political structure in the department and the need for unity in the department “I want the executive and the legislative to work together”. Finally, she advised the freshmen to respond to memo promptly, respect their colleagues and to represent Faculty of Education properly in other faculties they borrow courses from.
ASSESA president, Adetoun Adepoju in her address introduced the theme of the freshmen orientation programme “Mining the gold in your space”. She explained that as an educator or an assesaite, “You’re not here by mistake, every single course has its own benefit. There are so many opportunities in all course of study, mine your gold”. She also reminded all , of her campaign promise of creating a CGPA calculator which will help to plan for a proper grade.
Hon Femi Josiah, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Community relations also addressed the freshmen added that “there is a great opportunity for those who desire and those who are willing to gain through opportunities. Mining gold within your space is just the extracting of the value in you which is acquired through learning”. He further stated five tips on how to prepare for the educational journey ahead, which are; Create the right mind set,Make a right plan, Take action ,Create an environment for success ,Create room for extracurricular activities.
Finally Dr Samuel Babalola, also advised the freshmen to never allow their academic suffer, telling them to aim for a first class degree, he noted that “there are many opportunities for first class students”.
Also in attendance were members of Assesa executives, members of the Departmenal Legislative Council and some Stakeholders in the department.
On 28th of August 2020, the sad news of Chadwick Boseman’s untimely death broke out. His death from colon cancer came as a surprise to all, especially fans of Black Panther. Even though Chadwick Boseman is dead, his legacy continues.
Boseman’s career started about 20 years ago when Denzel Washington, a two time Oscar winner paid for his tuition fee to attend the British American Drama Academy. Chadwick Boseman made use of this opportunity properly to become the Star we all know him to be now. Black Panther, a celebration of Africa, her strength, her technology, her dynamism, her cultures and traditions did right by late Chadwick Boseman and also did right by his character T’Challa.
Black Panther 2 was sort of a tribute to Chadwick and the entire team gave it their best.Black Panther 2 which focuses on Shuri, T’Chala’s sister who stepped in as the leader and many are impressed as a female character is taking the major League. Black Panther 2 first premiered on 26th October 2022 at Holby Theater in Hollywood, it premiered in Lagos on 6th November 2022 and was attended by many celebrities including some of the movie’s cast.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) started an industrial strike on the 14th of February, 2022 due to failure of the government to heed to their demands, it lasted till the 13th of October, 2022 lasting about 8 months. It must be noted that there have been 16 strikes in the past 23 years. So during these strikes what happens to students? Knowing fully well that an idle hand is the devil’s workshop, some students decided to find the blessing in this reoccurring disappointment by keeping themselves busy with learning digital skills and learning hand work. Some got temporary jobs while some spent the 8 months strike enjoying the comforts of their father’s house. The recurring strike had both negative and positive impacts. We gathered the opinion of some students to know if the last ASUU strike was just a waste of their time or a blessing in disguise for them.
Omolayo Ayomide; “For me, it’s both coz I was able to do certain things that are best kept to myself when I went home buh it’s also a waste of time too coz I could have been through with my studies this year as a final year student, moving on to the next phase of my life but that isn’t possible anymore now coz of the long strike. So it’s both for me”
Awah Enobong: “At first for me, it was a waste of time, then later became a blessing in disguise for me” Adekola Hallelujah: “You can choose make use of both and be product. You can be productive in both. So I’ll say yes and no”
Olamide Marvellous: “Humanly ASUU strike was a waste of time but I know God knows best” Olasunmbo Morenikeji: Its a blessing in disguise for me because I earned a lot of money than I expected” Dele Alonge: “It was a blessing on disguise because it opened my eyes to life after school and it made me improve on some qualities that made me self dependent and made me set priorities right”
Oluwafunmilayo Esther: “It’s a waste of time because the time we are meant to be in school we are at home doing nothing. So we are already meant to be a graduate by now but due to the strike ko work out. Basically it’s a waste of time because students involved can’t move forward they are just hooked in one place. It’s also a blessing because during the strike some people where able to achieve something in which if they were in school they wouldn’t have achieved that somewhere able to discover their talent, some went to learn work and some venture into tech stuff . So to me ASUU strike na both waste of time and blessing in disguise”
Education is the process of impacting one with knowledge, skills, value and virtue of the society, this is a powerful weapon which can be used to promote changes in the society. Hence, the need of education as they become matured in enhancing efficiency and effectiveness in learning. Below are those ways by which students can maintain good grades in the academic session: Do not skip classes: If getting grade is of one’s priority then one has to pin point the fact that classes should not be missed. In classes, different vital information are passed to students and this expose students to how they should study and get access to necessary correlating discipline materials recommended by the lecturer. Constant class attendance brings one close to the lecturer personality which gives one idea on how to approach task given including assignments. Skipping classes can cause missing impromptu test which contribute to ones continuous assessment. The idea of skipping classes should be far away from those who want to have a great grade during their academics session. Take note during a class: Being in a class should not only be about listening to the lecturer but also having their words penned, this will then serve as a reminder of the class activities. The act of taking note helps with associating oneself with something to read during exams or test, it serves as a reminder of lost points, it also serves as instrument of adding more information to an available ones. Keeping note is a good sign of preparation towards getting a good grade as such cant be gained by attending the class alone but also having a note in such class Do your assignments: Students portray negligence acts towards their assignment which is very important in testing their knowledge on a particular subject matter. In the process of neglecting assignment, one would not be able to challenge their intellectual state of the subject which will give them knowledge on their stand in their performance. Assignments could be recorded as parts of one’s continuous assessment at the end of the semester, whoever desires a good grade should ensure all assignments given is well done and submitted Study with fellow friends: The idea of group reading brings group of intellect together who are gathere
Ask for help: Academic challenges are uncommon but putting a solution to it is a consistent reasoning, during ones academic session one can meet with some challenging discipline which calls for help, one shouldn’t hesitate to seek for help in ones area of weakness, this will help in better understanding of such discipline and meeting up with good grades.
Get prepared: Exams and tests should not be the reasons for preparing through reading, preparation ahead of exam is a key to have easy retaining of the discipline. This requires drafting a good time table for reading, staying organized and has a watch of time. These are necessary tips to excel in ones academics year, buying to the act of reading daily strengthen ones brain level and enhance easy recalculation as the law of exercise has taken place.
By: Ojediran Temitayo (Herald) MENTOR OF THE WEEK: IKONWI GODDOING ( Egalitarian Movement UI)
Can we meet you?
I’m Ikonwi Goddoing Bariedoora, popularly and politically known as Comrade Goddybest.A 300L student of the department of adult education/political science .I’m the current academic and Welfare director of faculty of Education, University of Ibadan. Also, I’m the secretary of University of Ibadan academic committee. An honorable member of the University of Ibadan Students, Representative Council (UISRC).And finally, the convener and founder of The Egalitarian Movement, UI.
What’s Egalitarian movement all about?
TEAM GODDYBEST is an EGALITARIAN MOVEMENT that is, we support and believe on the principle of equality. Secondly, we render HUMANITARIAN SERVICES. Rendering help and reaching out to people in all faculties in UI and even extended. We also reach out to street children and visit orphanage homes. We are also very interested in building student’s entrepreneurs and those who don’t even have a skill, to acquire one through our free skill acquisition programs we do organize every session. After the training, we also sponsor the trainees to go and learn more about the skill.
How were you able to come up with this initiative and how have you been coping with it?
Well, it has been God all the way, sir. We started this movement right from my 100L days. Precisely, it was officially founded on the 30th of October 2019.Because when I gained admission into Ui, I came with different goals and target, I really wanted to impact my environment and people around me. And I guess I’m trying my little best today in all aspects.
What keeps you going?
Determination to impact lives and to render humanitarian services to the society and people around me. Also, I really want to render quality leadership in all positions I’m holding or contesting for in the nearest future. Then lastly, my sister, she is my inspiration.
What about your sister?
My sister is my little wife for now. I love her so much, and I share almost everything with her. She is the last baby of the house. My mom and dad left her at a very tender age (age 5) so since then, I took over every burden of my family as the first born. My sister have really been supportive in everything. I’m always proud of her because she doesn’t take any effort for granted. How have you been able to source for funds to keep Egalitarian movement active and relevant? It has really not been easy, but we thank God for always using people to sponsor most of our programs. In the Egalitarian Movement, we have our members, executive members and stakeholder forum members, staff advisers, mentor and patron. All these people come together to sponsor most of our activities. Again, I have most of my political mentors and admirers who believe so much in me, so they sponsor most of our activities too. Personally, I also use my resources for most of our activities.
You made mention of you starting Egalitarian Movement since 100l, how did you cope as a fresher, combining academics with Humanitarian service and even up till now?
Omo, e no easy, but I thank God for everything today. Like I said earlier, I’m not in Ui for just for studies alone, I came with different goals and targets and I’m still pursuing them till date. I was so determined to make a better change in this citadel of learning and beyond. In doing all these, I still have that consciousness that the primary reason why I’m here is to study, I never neglected my primary purpose of being here. When it is time to read, I’m surely going to read. I’m always trying as much as possible to balance up my academic with my leadership positions without prejudice to one or the other, most especially in my building construction work and painting. Because I’m also the CEO of GODDYBEST BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND ASSOCIATES (A Building Construction Firm).
Are Uites open to joining your organization?
Yes, any Uite can join this humanitarian organization. We have our members in all faculties in Ui and beyond. In fact, our recruitment form for the 2022 academic session is ongoing and it is going to close on the 14th of November, 2022. Anyone can join so far he/she is willing and ready to give back to the society and impact lives in his/her own little way. Our membership form is just #500 only. We believe on the principle of “Togetherness” To obtain the form: 09032103658 (Opemipo)
What advice will you give to Freshers who might be interested in joining but don’t know how to balance both academics and Humanitarian work?
First of all, they should sit down well and talk to themselves personally. Look, it’s not about joining different organizations oo, it’s about balancing everything together. Ask yourself few questions. Can I be able to balance up my academic with this? Can I cope? Can I make impact through this? Because it’s very important to know what you are going for. As at today, I, Comr. Goddybest can’t join any organization without making any impact. If they are able to answer those questions above well and their answers are yes, then they are good to go, and if the answers are no, then they should still sit well and work on themselves.
Give us your parting shot.
I just want to encourage all students to keep striving and never to be discouraged no matter what. Look, “Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”For me, “It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.”Let’s us all learn how to believe in ourselves and contribute our quotas to the society no matter how little. God bless University of Ibadan !!! God bless all Uites !!!
According to the National Cancer Institute, Cancer is a disease in which some of the bodys cells grow uncontrollably and spread to other parts of the body.Cancer can start almost anywhere in the human body, which is made up of trillions of cells. Normally, human cells grow and multiply (through a process called cell division) to form new cells as the body needs them. When cells grow old or become damaged, they die, and new cells take their place. Sometimes this orderly process breaks down, and abnormal or damaged cells grow and multiply when they shouldnt.
These cells may form tumours, which are lumps of tissue. Tumours can be cancerous or not cancerous (benign).Also, according to the NCI, there are more than 100 types of cancer. And they are usually named for the organs or tissues where the cancers form.In Nigeria, cancer is one of the poorly addressed cases of morbidity and mortality in Nigeria which affect both sexes irrespective of age. The country has one of the highest cancer mortality rates in the world, with approximately four out of five cases resulting in death, according to the Global Cancer Observatory.In countries in Sub Saharan Africa, where religious and traditional beliefs/superstitions are on the high, cancer patients with undiagnosed cancer cases often think cancers are spiritual attacks and therefore visit traditional healers, or religious centres in search of solution and when the cancer are already advanced, they resort to medical treatment; with no access to adequate and/or advanced and affordable treatment, it leads to an inevitable death.
The five most common cancer in Nigeria according to the international agency for research on cancer (IARC) and World Health Organisation (WHO) data on cancer in 2020 is breast cancer, prostrate, cervix, colorectal, non-Hodgkin lymphoma cancer respectively.According to the study done by Global Cancer Observatory (GLOBOCAN) in Nigeria in 2020 published in 2021, there were 233,911 cancer cases with 124, 815 new cases and 78,899 deaths which is about 34% mortality rate of the known and registered cases.
The issue of late diagnosis and inadequate access to good treatment leads to the higher mortality rate in developing countries like Nigeria.Breast cancer is the most common cancer in (the world and) Nigeria and it mostly affects women. It is the leading cause of cancer deaths currently, representing about 23% of all cancer cases and approximately 18% percent of deaths are attributed to it in the country (IARC/WHO 2020). Major modifiable risk factors linked to breast cancer are alcohol consumption, smoking, lack of physical activities, overweight and obesity. Other factors that are not under the patients control which makes her prone to breast cancer are genetic factors, family history of breast cancer, age(older women have been recorded to have more cases of breast cancer than younger women), gender ( although breast cancer affect men too, a larger percentage are women).Prostrate cancer is the leading cancer case in men. It reportedly accounts for 12% of all cancer cases with 11% of death in registered cases in Nigeria. The American Cancer Society defined the prostate as a gland found only in males that makes some of the fluid that is part of semen. The prostate is found below the bladder and in front of the rectum, it is about the size of a walnut and can be much larger in older men. Prostate cancer begins when cells in the prostate gland start to grow out of control. Early prostate cancer usually causes no symptoms. More advanced prostate cancer can sometimes cause problems during urination, blood in the urine or semen, trouble getting an erection, pain in the hips, back(spine), chest(ribs), weakness or numbness in the legs or feet or even loss of bladder or bowel control from cancer pressing on the spinal cord. Cervix cancer is the second most common cancer among women in Nigeria aged 15 to 44 years in Nigeria but it is also one of the most preventable.According to the HPV Centre, about 70% of all known cases of cervical cancer are caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV) serotypes 16 and 18, which are most commonly transmitted through sex. HPV can also be transmitted through the use of contaminated hospital equipment and from mother to child during pregnancy.
A 2021 report from the HPV Centre estimates that every year more than 12,000 Nigerian women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and almost 8,000 of them die from the disease.The main cause of cervical cancer, according to the World Health Organisations (WHO) Africa office, is persistent or chronic infection with one or more of the high-risk types of human papillomavirus.
The WHO also says HPV is the most common sexually acquired infection and often impacts young adults who become sexually active early on in their lives.The colorectal cancer is the cancer of the colon, bowel and rectum. These are parts of the digestive system that begins at the mouth and ends at the anus. Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer type globally with around 1.80 million cases and it caused 862,000 deaths at the end of 2018, the second-highest of all cancer deaths. While previously thought to be uncommon in Africa and Nigeria, colorectal cancer cases have been steadily rising in the past few years.There are some conditions (called risk factors) that can increase the odds of developing colorectal cancer which include age, alcohol consumption, smoking, race(black and African Americans have been reported to be at high risk of developing the cancer). On the other side of the coin, eating a balanced diet with less meat and more fibre, quitting smoking, exercising often, maintaining a healthy weight, and getting screened for colorectal cancer for adults could be preventive measures.The non-Hodgkin is the third most common cancer affecting Nigerian women. Non-Hodgkins lymphoma is a type of cancer that begins in your lymphatic system, which is part of the bodys germ-fighting immune system. In non-Hodgkins lymphoma, white blood cells called lymphocytes grow abnormally and can form growths (tumours) throughout the body. In most instances, doctors dont know what causes non-Hodgkins lymphoma. It begins when your body produces too many abnormal lymphocytes, which are a type of white blood cell.Normally, lymphocytes go through a predictable life cycle. Old lymphocytes die, and your body creates new ones to replace them. In non-Hodgkins lymphoma, your lymphocytes dont die, and your body keeps creating new ones. This oversupply of lymphocytes crowds into your lymph nodes, causing them to swell.Although there is a prevalent rise in the cases of cancer in the country, the disease itself is only one part of the story.
Health care in Nigeria has become of the most underfunded and least robust systems in the world.On one hand, there is a shortage of personnel with an ongoing brain drain in the health sector. Nigeria averaged fewer than 1 doctor per 1,000 people and had fewer than 90 oncologists (doctors trained specifically in cancer treatment) as of 2021. On the other hand, there is also the issue of underfunding. Since 2001, successive Nigerian governments have consistently allocated less than 10% of the national budget to health care, despite a 2001 declaration by African heads of state known as the Abuja Declaration to allocate at least 15% of their national budgets to health care.All of this means that millions of Nigerians do not have access to quality health and are at greater risk of death if they develop any of these common cancers if adequate care is not quickly taken.
Since school resumed, lectures have begun aggressively and tests are drawing closer. Leaving your house or hostel as early as 7a.m or 6a.m to attend classes and returning at so late can be really hectic and tiring. As a student, you also want to have your personal study time to catch up on all your lecturers have taught you. But, where’s the time? Where’s the strength?
How do students deal with their classes that clash?
Having 3 to 4 clashes in a week is a bit huge and dealing with each is not totally feasible. A student whose class runs from 7 in the morning to 7 in the evening, but has two clashes within that period, how does the student catch up on the latest updates on the course? Reach out to their friends? Well, reaching out to a friend in another department is easy, but where’s the time to do the catch-up?
Being up and running for about 8 to 10 hours makes you return to your home tired and exhausted. First, you’d want to munch on something to refill your energy, and then sleep sets in. It’s natural that the human body feels sleepy after eating foods that contain carbohydrates and proteins.
A student could fall asleep at 9 p.m and wake the next day, preparing to spend another 8 to 10 hours outside the house. And before you say “jack”, notes are piling, courses are left untouched, time flies, and tests draw closer. How are students expected to maintain a balance when their classes clash? How should they balance their attendance for every class that clashes? How should students understand their lectures when they have to forfeit one course for another? Well, it’s you, the student, who has to fix yourself. A well drafted timetable for all your activities (academics and non-academics) will help greatly. Every schedule that reoccurs should be drafted into a timetable. Have your sleep time, study time, cooking time, eating time, and others. With a well drafted and respected timetable, you should be able to cover up classes you missed due to clashes. Don’t forget to have a trusted friend whose notes you can rely on for every lecture missed.
At first, right along the horizon of a strike that seems not to end too soon was the mental and emotional struggle to get things right and back on track. Though, the timing of this drama seem like a wasted effort to tag as being significant, that it ended someway somehow 4 weeks ago put a comma to the issue. It was a comma that sends signs of the aftermath to come as the issues that spurred the strike were left on a thin line which can be cut off easily through the way it was begging for answers.
The expected answers came two weeks ago when it was learnt that members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) were paid half salaries for the October pay. One would think the employers of ASUU are maybe trying to check to how the lecturers will cry out on this or if they wont care. Scenes were seen of the reactions that spurred out as branches of ASUU went on a heated deliberation with rumors of their possibility to consider a 3 weeks warning strike. Some branches were even said to have ordered their members to stay off work until their pay is fully remitted. It was then pegged and shifted further by the intervention of the House of Assembly Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, who has been a major instrument in pouring sweet aura to the wounds of the university lecturers. Can a man not paid in full of his duties carry such out with a potential strength? I doubt that. Even a ministerial man whose belly is filled with emptiness of strength will not perform well when he’s called upon. Also, the emotion break off caused on lecturers that tend to have been affected off by this action to pay them on half is said to further boil down to experiencing shift over in their commitment towards teaching. Another strand where the lecturers might have experience a loss of aura is the thought of the mistreat they have suffered in the hands of the present administration. As much as we mention the drop in the energies powered towards teaching and learning, emphasis will be placed on the constant drop in the quality of education the country have been experiencing in past years.
Although, lecturers might want to set aside the fact that they are being mistreated and therefore swim in the waters of the passion they have for their work and gain strengths from such, but to how long can they bathe in such polluted water? How can one explain the feeling of being out of pain for 8 months and then getting the first pay to be of half salary? Surely, half salary shall amount to half commitment. If we are to measure the potential drop of universities lecturers since they were paid on half, then one would have seen how this has affected their normal flow of the educational process.
The commitment level amidst the thought that I am working base on half salary is of low range as lecturers come to lecture room with the mindset of not draining much of their energies. To an adage that says to whom much is given, much is expected, then, can it be wrong if the lecturers feel to whom less is given, less is expected?
Shall we then watch and fold hands to the gradual declining of education value across the country? As a lot clinches on the wings of education to further show them light for a better future, wouldnt one say they all have their hopes hanging as the future of education gangs on in a feeble state? A very sad situation to consider of the present plight that has befall the education system. What becomes of the generations to come if the present state is nothing to write about? What it tends to become later on is one that seems like moving from fry pan to fire. Rather being on a forward lane, the state of things as of education is on a backward lane, so ironically to say.
Awaiting the next stage of dramas come next month which might spur out should the Federal Government fail to pay part of the 8 months salary arrears as promised. Public universities in the nation cant endure going for another strike as the just concluded one will take about 2-3 years for them to overcome and get back to normal. Issues like strike, lack of learning infrastructure, salary debts and the likes only throw the quality and future of education into deep pit which might be hard or impossible to replenish. Will education still remain the key to a shining light come the next 4-5 years? Lets provide the answer in our minds.
Prospective Corp Members from the University of Ibadan are now being accepted in their respective orientation camp, after a delayed of registration that happened to Prospective Corp members from University of Ibadan (UI) and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) among others.
However, the Principal Assistant Registrar, of Public Communication, UI, Mrs. Joke Akinpelu, while being interviewed by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), clearly stated that UI is already doing what the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) requires of it and the prospective corps members from the institution are now being accepted in camp.In addition, the management of the University of Ibadan (UI) also declared that actions to settle the challenges encountered by the graduates of the institution in NYSC registration at orientation camps have been duly taken.
Prospective Corps Members (PCMs) of the University of Ibadan (UI) and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) among others, were not officially registered in camps because their institutions; failed to comply with the NYSC format prescribed for their list to be sent to it. It was earlier reported that the Director of Corps Mobilization, Isa Walida Siddique signed a circular, with the title “Prospective Corps Members With Incomplete Data For Camp Registration”, wherein it was stated that all institutions had been suitably informed of the requirements that NYSC accepts. The circular was dated 7th November 2022.The circular also has it that the mobilization status of Prospective Corp Members can be altered when their respective data is not rightly conformed in the portal and hard copies; the reason why NYSC won’t jeopardize their decision with any institutions.
The Director, in the circular, therefore, requested that all Prospective Corp Members should be kindly advised to go back to their respective institutions so that the challenges they are faced with may be rectified.Reports have it that Prospective Corp Members who earlier reported to camp for the Batch C orientation program spoke of some unpalatable experiences they had; owing to the failure of institutions (CPIs) to submit to the requirements of NYSC on her mode of registration.It was reported to have become so much of a problem for Prospective Corps Members whose institutions are yet to comply, they tend to be in the minority as only a few of the institutions are yet to subscribe to NYSC’s decision. Hence, not much consideration for their PCMs.
The Union Of Campus Journalists, University of Ibadan has announced the 5th edition of Fisayo Soyombo intervasity essay contest.
The annual contest which has always been an avenue for student journalists to write to address issues or provide solutions to identified problems in Nigeria.
In this year’s edition, student journalists across all Universities in Nigeria will write on the Topic: PROVIDING PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS AS NIGERIAS NEXT PRESIDENT. The idea is for student journalists to pick a sector in Nigeria and provide feasible solutions to the problems faced by such sector in Nigeria, the Security for instance can be picked, the student journalist who is writing as Nigerian President will provide achievable solutions to the problem facing the sector.
Submission of the essay writing should be done via ucjunibadan@gmail.com with the following guideline:
1) Attach a short bio of yourself and scanned ID cards of your school.
(2) essay must not be more than 2500 words; Times New Roman. Font size: 12. Spacing: 1.5. The essay should be attached as a PDF document. Deadline for Submission: January 7, 2023.
This years edition will see the winner go home with a sum of two hundred and fifty thousand plus internship Placement while the 1st Runner up and 2nd Runner Up will go home with One hundred and fifty thousand, and one hundred thousand respectively.
The Sponsor of the contest, Mr Fisayo Soyombo is an alumnus of University of Ibadan and was a member of UCJ UI during his stay in UI where he served as the Senate President in 2007/2008. He is a veteran Investigative Journalist, he has served as an undercover journalist who spent five days in a police cell as a suspect and eight days as an inmate in Ikoyi prison to track corruption in Nigerias criminal justice system e.t.c. He`s the founder of Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), he has won many awards in Nigeria and at the international level.
By: Herald The Union Of Campus Journalists, University of Ibadan has announced the opening of 2nd edition of Sunday Oguntola essay competition. The announcement which was made by the UCJUI Public Relations Officer II TEMITAYO OJEDIRAN and signed by the Union’s president , on Thursday 10th November 2022.
In the announcement, Campus Journalist will write on the topic: NIGERIAN YOUTHS AND THE 2023 ELECTIONS.
Submissions should be made through: ucjunibadan@gmail.com.
The name and Local Press Organization should be in the subject of the mail.
Essay must not be more than 1500 words, essay should be attached as word document.
Only members of UCJ UI are eligible to make submission.
Deadline for submission of entries is December 20, 2022.
This years edition will see the winner go home with a sum of #50,000 and the 1st runners up and 2nd runners up will get a cash of #30,000 and #20,000 respectively. Sunday Oguntola, who is the Editorial Adviser for UCJ UI is the online editor of The Nation Newspaper.
During the 9th Assembly sitting of the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) which was held on Saturday, November 12, 2022, at the SRC Chamber, matters of the Students’ Union inability to carry out some of its activities as a result of low funds was deliberated on.
While the Assistant General Secretary of the Union, Arinola David, was presenting the report of the Students Union Freshers welcome which was held from Monday, February 21, 2022 to Saturday, February 27, 2022, he made it known that the gift (₦130,000) meant for the winners of variety night (Mr and Miss UI) is yet to be paid to these individuals.
The President of the Union, Adewale Yinka, who was also present, gave reasons to the Union’s lack of funds. According to him, the university management is yet to remit the Unions fund to her account which has also being a major stumbling block to carrying out other activities of the Union. He added that the school management made it known that until 90% of students pay their school fee, the Unions fund cant be paid.
Recommendations from the council were given to the Union in sense that the Union should find ways of redefining how they get their funds from the university management and also seek out for more sponsors so as to prevent futuristic circumstance of having to delay their activities.
The University of Ibadan Students’ Representative Council has suspended the activities of the University of Ibadan Students Union Television (UISU TV) after the SRC meeting held on the 12th of November,2022.
This was following a report written by the Union of campus Journalists (UCJ UI) about the violation of the Students Union`s constitution on the management of the Unions property and funds by the Unions PRO. The Students’ Union Public Relations Officer OlalekanMichael Ajibola popularly known as OMA was said to have violated some sections of the constitution.
The document signed by the speaker of the 9th Assembly, Rt.Hon. Olatoye Eniola and the Clerk of the Assembly, Hon. Fijabi Dorcas titled PUBLIC STATEMENT FROM THE SRC REGARDING ITS RESOLUTIONS ON THE UI SU TV. It reads in part That the PRO is to submit a detailed and comprehensive report to both the House leadership and the Disciplinary committee on all activities and operations of the UI SU TV from its inception till date. That all activities of the UI SU TV are hereby suspended until investigations have been completed.Also, the Disciplinary committee of the Students Union is to thoroughly investigate the allegations levelled against the PRO regarding the violation of the dictates of the constitution and also the running of the UISU TV from inception till date. The report of the investigation is to be submitted to the House by 26th of November. After which necessary actions will be taken by the house based on the report of the Disciplinary committee.
Students are implored to be patient and await the actions of the house when the Disciplinary committee submits its report in two weeks time.
In commemoration of the 74th foundation day and 2022 convocation ceremony of University of Ibadan, the department of Theatre Art will stage a play titled The Siege which will commence on Monday 14th November to 17th November 2022 at Wole Soyinka Art Theatre, University of Ibadan.
The Siege is written and directed by Yinka Smart Babalola (Filmmaker, TV/ Theatre director , producer teacher and Entrepreneur, He is a Consulting Director at Smart Image Film and Theatre Institute, lecturer at the department of theatre Arts University of Ibadan)
The play is about an ancient town called Ogbagi, its a town which used to be a strong town but was cursed by a warrior. Ogbagi Akoko as known is in North west area of Ondo stae in the present day Ondo state. The stage play will hold on : Monday 14th November , 2022 by 7pm. Tuesday 15th November, 2022 by 7pm (Matinee will hold by 1pm) Wednesday 16th November, 2022 by 6pm: Command performance which is strictly by invitation. Thursday 17th November, 2022 by 7pm. Tickets for the play are on sales for #1000 for students, #2000 for Regular and #5000 for VIPs, tickets are sold @ Wole Soyinka Theatre, UI.
In the 2022 convocation and 74th founder`s day celebration, University of Ibadan will convoke a total of 4,926 graduands.
The convocation ceremony which began with a Jumat service on Friday, 11th November, 2022 at the University of Ibadan Central mosque and a church service which was held at the Chapel of Resurrection, University of Ibadan on Sunday,13th November,2022.
The convocation ceremony will continue on Monday 14th,November where graduands from Faculties of Arts, Science, Basic Medical sciences, Clinical Sciences, The Social Sciences, Law , Public Health and Dentistry will be convocated at the Main hall, International Conference Centre, UI by 10:00am with Prof. Peter Babatunde Olaitan(Chief Medical Director, UniOsun Teaching Hospital as the commencement speaker.The convocation lecture will as well hold on Monday, 14th November, 2022 4pm, at the Trenchard Hall, the guest lecturer: MAJOR GENERAL IM Yusuf(Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy) will speak on Regional Security, Counter-terrorism and Counter-Insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin: The role of Multinational Joint Task force.
On Tuesday, 15th November Graduands from the faculties of Agriculture, Education, Veterinary Medicine, Technology, Pharmacy and Renewable Natural resources will be awarded their first degree at the Main hall, International Conference Centre, Dr. Kingsley Obiora(Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria) is the commencement speaker of this day.
Award of postgraduate diploma, PAULESI Masters, Masters, Master of Philosophy(M.Phil) Degrees will be done on Wednesday 16th November 2022, 10:00am at the Main hall, International Conference Centre, UI.
A command performance titled The Siege (a story about the Ogbagi land) will be staged at the Wole Soyinka Arts Theatre, UI by 6:00pm on Wednesday 16th,November, 2022.It is reported that a total of 4,926 for the first degree and 805 for the higher degree will be convocated.
Since the Adetoun led administration has been handed over to by the Vitality`s team, there has been no point able achievement.
The Vitality team ably led by Rebecca Amoko handed over to the new executives elected on Friday, 21st January, 2022. Has anything been achieved?
Of course we are aware that the Academic Staff Union of Universities embarked on a strike precisely on the 14th February,2022 which made the new executives to spend barely a Month in Office before Academic activities was paused.
Academic activities resumed in some 3 4 weeks ago, what has then been done by these executives?They have done a lot, probably in their head or on paper because how will a project be done when there is no access to fund. Is it that Assesaites do not pay their dues? Assesaites are responsible students and have started paying their dues, why then is there so much delay in actualizing the set goals?
Our executives do not have access to the association`s account, because the signatory has not been changed, now students pay into account which the executives has no access to, funds can not be released and as such delayed the basic activities that are supposed to take place at the beginning of the session, little wonder our dear department is having her fresher`s orientation at the end of fourth week of resumption, where so many freshers already have a pattern of life, they already started learning how to cope with the supposed “Shege” that they are facing on campus. Is an orientation not meant to guide the path of a new inductee, student or employer? Dear freshers, do not be annoyed that your orientation is coming a bit late, our executives are just looking for ways by which they can raise funds perhaps maybe they will ask each member of the executive arm to pay certain amount just to organize a shaky welcome programme for you. Is it that those who are former signatories to the association`s account travelled out of the country or what? Or ASUU strike also affected Banks? In the last ten months, both parties (Past President& Treasurer and the current President & Treasurer) could not avail themselves so as to change the signatory of the account. Who then is to be blame?
Who then is to be blamed for a shaky parliament that we have, the introduction of the Senate to replace the existing Departmental Consultative Council has made a lot to be delayed , the new constitution which was designed by the vitality team has put us into trouble as the association can not run effectively since the senate has not been constituted and the DCC has not been properly dissolved. The vitality team left the office with so many things hanging, now the new administration are moving back and forth on how to effectively run in office. Who then is to be blamed?
Our leaders are inexperienced and have not garnered the necessary experiences they need in order to run in office properly, is it by studying Political Science that can make one a good leader or by speaking so much vocabularies or by having good outlook which amounts to nothing if rational decisions which will affect ASSESAITES positively cannot be taken.
What about the personal ego that our leaders have put on? How do we explain that our leaders have personal beef which has made it difficult for them to have one voice or to work in a unified way, A House divided against itself will never stand. Our leaders are controlled by forces, whether seen or unseen, I mean some Jagabans which are seen as the Lords of the department or the loyalists who worked very hard to ensure the emergence of our leaders in the various offices they are serving. Who then is to be blamed? Posterity will never forget all our leaders on how they have contributed to the advancement or the impediment of our great Association.
A brilliant evening as Art and Social Sciences Education, University of Ibadan freshmen defeated the senior team and defending champion of the Nuesa Dean’s Cup.
A dramatic and entertaining match saw the newly admitted students go home with all the points against the Departmental team on Thursday evening with a lot of controversial decisions taken by the referee.
The Staylite open the scoresheet with a brilliant assist from Dotun which was utilized by Ayanfe with a fine header but the young footballers of the department were relentless and ensured they carry all possible points. The match ended 3 – 4 in favour of the Freshers.
Here are four things we observed from the match
(3) The Freshmen are Energetic and ready to fight for their place in the departmental football team: The newly admitted students show they are ready to fight for a place in the Departmental team with a brilliant display this evening. As we know that a place in the team is by merit not status, everyone will be given a chance.
(2) The goalkeeper committed series of error leading to goal: A lot of error leading to Goal was made by the goalkeeper in today’s match. Seems the goalkeeper lost his confidence and looks not motivated. He performed brilliantly during the 200L survival cup organized by the current student union sport director in 200 Level and earned a silver medal after losing the final on penalty shootout to physiology. Seems He lack match fitness but there is still room for improvement.
(1) Bad Officiating and poor decision: It was a dramatic and controversial match between the two sides. We can’t fault the referee because he officiated the match without assistants (Linesmen and fourth official). As we know the referee can’t be everywhere on the pitch, two goals were offside and it stood despite protest by the players and coach.The referee was left without a choice
4. Fatigue and lack of match fitness The Staylite lack match fitness and it really shows in today’s match. Asuu 8 months Strike is a factor with everyone finding means to survive through the strike, And ever since the suspension of the strike there haven’t been a training organize by the department.
MENTOR OF THE WEEK: SAMUEL BOLUWATIFE (TEEFEH`S BITE)
Can we meet you?
My name is Boluwatife Samuel, a student of the prestigious University of Ibadan, from the department of Health Education, Faculty of Education, 300level. I am an entrepreneur, I bake all types of cakes and pastries
You bake cake while away from school or what?
I bake cake while in school.
How do you cope with classes and baking?
That`s a big question. Well, I go to class in the morning/ afternoon, then bake at night and weekends. It has not been easy though.
Does your brand supply outside of UI or just within the confines of UI?
Yeah, I supply outside of UI and not just within UI, sometimes outside the state.
How do you thrive these days where we have many people into baking, catering and the likes, how do you make your sales?
Hmmmmm, this is like saying having many people selling the same thing at the market. well, we all have different customers and also, the quality of your product will speak for you. Back to the question, I sell cupcakes around school in which I also employ students that help sell at different faculties. So, I make sales daily, no matter how little it is.
This is really inspiring, you are making money and as well creating job opportunities for students who can as well earn by helping to sell cupcakes
Yeah, Exactly.That`s the goal, to create job opportunities for students.
How can students reach you, in case they want to buy or work?
They can always reach me via the followings: Whatsapp- 08138538209, Instagram- Teefehs_bite Facebook: Teefehs Bites. Email: teefehsbites@gmail.com.
Do you offer training services for students in case they want to learn?
Yes, I do offer training and at a discounted price for students.
Is it advisable for freshers to go into entrepreneurship, if yes, how can they do it without it affecting their primary objective on campus?
Well, a fresher can go into entrepreneurship, but it depends on the type of entrepreneurship they are going into. I won`t personally advice a fresher to go into baking, because it`s time consuming. But works like, hair dressing, make-up, wears sales and the likes can be easily merged with academics. In short, freshers should just find a work that won`t be time consuming so it won`t affect their primary assignment here on campus.
What Challenges do you face as a student entrepreneur?
One major challenge I`m having is finding time for myself. You know, thinking about business and education at the same time is a lot already, now finding time to take care of one self is like an additional burden.
What actually keeps you going despite all odds?
Well, where I`m coming from my family, keeps me going.
Give us your parting shot/advice for Freshers and student entrepreneur
Well, to the fresher`s , that idea that`s coming to your head, embrace it, that might be the golden ticket that will take you to good places you never imagined yourself to be. And to student entrepreneurs, it is important to keep going even when you feel like quitting the business, just think of what made you start at first, think about the effort and plan you have put into that business, every business has a time of storm, but it will surely pass, please don`t quit.
School could be an instrument of neglecting a good health because of the stress, and workloads that comes with being a student. In the process of striving for good grades and meeting up with school expectations, many students tends to neglect their health by skipping meals, taking unhealthy meals and keeping up with poor hygiene. However, students can prevent these negligence by creating a balance between academics and sound health.Health is wealth and this wealth shouldn’t be taken with levity to avoid deterioration that will directly affect academic performance. In order to maintain good health the following should be followed in school to promote good healthy state.Eat variety of nutritionSticking to a particular nutrition will mainly cause problem to the health, there are varieties of nutrition which human must consume to foster a balanced diet, and from a balance diet the body will acquire necessary nutrient to keep it healthy and nourished. Taking little nutrition due to academic stress causes more stress to the body and the brain, ones daily meal selection should include protein, carbohydrates, minerals and salt, fruits and vegetables.Avoid Skipping MealsThe temptation to skip meals comes from various circumstances ranging from economizing ones financial asset to fulfill other preferences to rushing to meet up with classes, these can lead to hunger and results in a break down. To prevent this, one need to ensure each daily meals are met even if times only allow snacking.Drink waterGetting hydrated to prevent stress promotes good blood circulation and also prevents one from shock. Maintenance of good health is beyond taking good and varieties of nutrition, it also requires staying hydrated so that necessary food taken will be broken down easily and blood circulation will be properly enhanced in the body. Student should ensure they drink water always truthfully stress is not their likes.Avoidance of too much caffeineStudents tends to use caffeine to hold their sleep so as to cover reading and other academic preparation, this turn out to be a reliance and addictive act when they are unable to prepare for test during the day. The usage of caffeine causes damages to the body which seems like putting ones health in detriment of being successful academically, these could later seek for more financial and physical attention than what’s expected. Furthermore, it can affect ones sleeping pattern and ability to focus. It also affects cleansing of bodily waste products RelaxAfter a stressful day there should be room for relaxation which refreshes the body back to normal functional state, too much work without rest will distort the whole body system and lead to frustration, anxiety, lack of organization and confusion, the body needs some rest to function well again this gives it the ability to restore lost energy, strength and focusIt could be a little uneasy fulfilling these tips on how to maintain a good health in school following inadequate time meeting up with necessary expectations. The primary aim of being in school is to study this primary aim might not be acquired efficiently if ones health is neglected, buying to the word ” health is wealth” should give a sense of priority to ones health during the course of academic pursue.
Being a student in a Nigerian university is a hurdle to cross, it doesnt seem rosy and easy. From the moment you gain admission up to the time you become a bonafide student, it becomes a battle of the strongest between 2 participants, the student and the school. You, as the student, is caught between the need to make excellent grades and the need not to fail any course. Here are some for you to overcome the tide:1. Do not underestimate any course no matter the hype. Predecessors could say, “that course is simpleyou don’t need to read I’d say, “please read, study, read, and study”. Take every little and every simple course like they’re difficult. Take every course that seems difficult more seriously.2. Now that you have known your courses, identify your weaknesses and strengths. Identify which course is likely to be your strength, and leverage it. Likewise, identify the one that could pose to be your weakness and tackle it. 3. Structure a schedule for your courses. Create a timetable that suits you well; create something within the time frame to which you can commit.4. Dont violate your schedules. If you set your timetable for Monday, 4-6p.m, with ABC and XYZ courses, do not violate it, come what may and ensure you respect the dictates of your timetable.5. Now, make every single commitment worth it. Don’t just read, don’t just follow your timetable. Make your dedication valuable, ensure that you’re learning during your study time and be intentional in your studying. Study to understand, to know and to remember.In conclusion, study in a smart manner, don’t just study hard. Be smart about it so as to maximize your time.Happy resumption, Assesaites! The press wishes you a sweet one!
Welcome to a new session in the First and Best University, to the Freshers, congratulations and to the staylites, welcome back to school. School has started and classes are also starting, the hectic academic work load is beginning to choke? Here are some tips on how to cope with the stress of University of Ibadan.First of all, what’s stress? According to Merriam Webster Dictionary, Stress is a state of mental tension and worry caused by problems in your life, work, studies etc. Also, stress is something that causes strong feelings of worry or anxiety. In an institution such as university of Ibadan, a lot of things tend to stress up the students especially the newly admitted students, some of which may include;1. Difficulty in balancing school works and social life: This is the problem most newly admitted students encounter, balancing school work with social life might be conflicting at first, but with time everyone should adapt to balancing the two.2. Loneliness: Loneliness might also cause stress, it might take some time to adapt to life without your family, and some might even be home sick or feel disconnected from their new environment.3. Financial difficulties: Financial problems can also cause stress, brooding on how to solve your financial problems can as well prove to be stress demanding.4. Exam anxiety: University of Ibadan is well known for her high academic standards and high grade examinations, this can make the newly admitted students and even the staylites to get worried about their exams which also causes stress.With some of the causes of stress mentioned above, the following are what can be done to reduce academic stress.1. Exercise: This is very important, exercise helps you to stay fresh and sharp and helps to ease stress. After a hectic day, you can just take a walk out in the night or better still go to the gym for some exercise. Do not underestimate what exercise can do for you.2. Talking to someone: a sure cure for loneliness is finding someone to talk to as talking to someone helps to empty your mind. It will also help you to reduce the mental stress of keeping lots of thought in your mind.3. Time management: In a University where you are all alone and where you make decisions are of independent, it’s important to know how to manage your time and do the right thing at the right time. Read when you are supposed to read, sleep when you need to and eat when you need to.4. Eat well and sleep well: Exercise, talking to someone, time management is important but eating and sleeping well is “importanter”. Eat a complete balanced diet and sleep when you have to.My advice to all Assesaites either fresher or Staylite is to avoid stress and unnecessary anxiety, and take life easy unto a one step at a time.
Along the walk of academic journey embarked on few years ago, the charging tyres that fuels the run has almost worn out. It gave these red signals not because of indolent acts, but it has elapsed its expiry date. Such a scenario when a walk of four calendars was unfairly extended to one of seven calendars, when the rightful path shown to is now likened to one of faint prosperity. This and many other similar thoughts filled my heart during the just concluded mandatory break. The 7-8 months stay off book walls came to me unprepared like a thief in the night.The above were the words of a Nigerian student whose simple arithmetic forecast calculation of his graduating year was dealt a huge blow following the just ended eight months long strike. It proved to be a range of months that showed forth the future that awaits education stand in Nigeria, not only that, it was in fact a rough glance to the experience of after-school hunt students tend to face. The experience to some was one that came all welcomed as it gifted to them a chance to explore themselves, their environs and fatten their bank accounts while to others, they were banked on the claws of silent days.All back in school with broken heart, emotional drains, half dead brains, loss of aura to charge for academic excellence like before and the hope for a better tomorrow. After 8 months of back and forth between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, the president of the union came out to express lines of seeing light in the issue for the first time, some even joked to question why the light was never envisioned at the beginning of the tunnel (smiles). Either way, the fact that innocent students had to stay off school and wander all across the country with lots of destinies at stake remains a matter that raises question marks.
Every house divided against itself can not have maximum progress, it is said that there is power in unity, and while a person chases a thousand, two persons can chase more than that.The primary goal of all stakeholders in a society should be the advancement of the society, irrespective of the personal interest and gratification.In the word of Jesus Christ, “ He said Every Kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation: and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand“. This has a huge implication has a house divided against itself will not stand but fall.In the words of Abraham Lincoln, a member of the Republican Party, he was chosen to run against Stephen Douglas of the Democrat party for the U.S senate.Lincoln`s speech was specifically about the problems of slavery in the United states. Lincoln hoped to use a well-known figure of speech to help rouse the people to recognition of the magnitude of the ongoing debates over the legality of slavery. His speech goes thus:“ A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe the government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the union to be dissolved- I do not expect the house to fall- but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all other. Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it, and place it where the public mind shall rest in ultimate extinction; or its advocates will push it forward till it shall become alike lawful in all the states, old as new- North as well as south.In his speech, the house refers to the union-to the United states of America- and that house was divided between the opponents and advocates of slavery.Abraham Lincoln stood his ground on the subject, although he didn`t win the election that year but that paved way for him to win the 1860 US presidential election.Dear, ASSESA Executives, parliamentarian and every concerned persons, the success and advancement of our dear department lies solely on every individual, all personal interest should be put aside, the achievement of the goals of the association depends on all stakeholders.United we stand, divided we fall. A house divided against itself cannot stand. I end this with a short story, A father called his four year old son to help dip his hand into a prayer/ ablution kettle(Age) , at first I didn`t understand what was happening, until I noticed the man`s hand cannot enter the kettle to wash, I was intrigued by this act because it shows the relevance of every persons irrespective of age, status and role e.t.cASSESA stakeholders, irrespective of your roles or statuses in our dear department, let unity be the watchword.
The new members of the Arts and Social Science Education Press Organization were orientated on Friday, 4th November, 2022. The orientation which was held on the Google Meet platform.
The facilitator of the program, Ìbùkúnolúwa Dada (UCJ UI PRESIDENT) spoke about the qualities of a Campus Journalist, he said a campus Journalist must be impartial and fair.
He laid emphasis on the fact that a campus Journalist must be aware of happenings in his/her environment as the sole aim of Journalism is to disseminate meaningful information to members of the public society.
A question was asked on how campus journalist can relate with student politicians. Mr Ìbùkúnolúwa Dada answered by referring to the UCJ constitution that campus journalist should relate with student politicians in a way in which there won’t be any conflict of interest, any involvement that will bring about conflict of interest should be avoided.
Another question was asked on how to balance campus journalism with academic. The UCJ president responded by saying the ability to organize oneself and embracing the core of time management is the way out, as journalism is very demanding and tasking. He made reference to the 2018/2019 UCJ UI President, Mr. Martins Isaac who graduated with a first class alongside his vice president.
In attendance during the orientation program were the new members, the Assesa Press Editor – In – Chief, Ojediran Temitayo John, the UCJ UI President, Ìbùkúnolúwa Dada, Assesa Press members.
The Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan held her Freshers’ Orientation for the 2021/2022 session tagged Education still the way? on the 4th of November, 2022 in the faculty Large Lecture Theatre.
The event which was stated for 10:00am started at about quarter to 12 noon with lecturers and freshmen in attendance in the large lecture theatre.
The President of the faculty, Reuben Georgeana, welcomed everyone present to the event and apologized for the change in the commencing time of the event which was due to power outage in the university.
The first session of the orientation program, facilitated by Dr. S. O Meroyi was the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) calculation session. After congratulating the students on their admission into the University of Ibadan, he noted that their academics which is the main purpose of being in the university should not be neglected. Required, compulsory and elective courses have their peculiarities but the freshmen should endeavour to pass all the courses they would end up registering for in the University because CGPA is calculated based on the number of units registered. According to him, “once you fail a course, even if you end up having a 4-points when you retake the course, it doesn’t really affect the CGPA positively”. The session was rounded off after he taught the freshmen in attendance how the CGPA is calculated from the units of courses registered and the points gotten from each course.
The second session which was about psycho-social adjustment in the university environment was handled by Dr. Olukemi Akinyemi, a counselling psychologist in the department of Guidance and counselling, Faculty of Education. Dr. Olukemi emphasized on the deliberate efforts that should be put into fitting well into the university system. As freshmen in the university environment, for some, it is a new territory, a first taste of freedom; and if careful steps are not taken, they could be maladjusted. “As freshmen, whenever you wake up in the morning, look at your palm and read them because your future has been written there by God. You must be focused and not give room for disturbances and distractions”, she said.As a counselling psychologist, she had had a first hand experience of how maladjustment, distractions and disturbances can truncate the main aim of coming to the University in undergraduate students’ lives, having worked in the youth friendly centre for a decade. “As students, you should give more attention to your main aim of coming to the University which is getting your degree, you should not be distracted by clubs, societies or religious activities too much. There would be lots of time to do that later”. Before she ended her session, she emphasized on the importance of time management, maintaining good health and good nutrition, choosing the right company and being in the right circle/relationship.
Hon. Victor Olojede, the Special Adviser to the Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, was the Keynote speaker of the topic ” Education, still the way?” He talked extensively about the outlook of education in the country and how much the value of education has deteriorated. The meagre salaries of government workers, the recent 8-months old ASUU strike, the rate of unemployment and the high cost of living in a country like Nigeria.According to him, on an individualistic level, education is not the way when the cost of living and the earning power of government workers cannot be compared to people who learn a skill and ‘hustle’; but on a national level, education is still the way because only education can liberate a country. However, at the end of his speech, he advised the tertiary institutions in Nigeria to be deliberate about teaching students in the university meaningful skills that could make them earn livelihood asides using the degree gotten from the universities.
Other lecturers and student personalities in attendance were the Undergraduate Sub Dean, Dr. Tolulope Gbadamosi, Dr. Stella Uduak, Student Union Executive- the President, Adewole Adeyinka(Mascot), the Vice President, Oluotanmi Zainab, the P.R.O,Olalekan Michael Ajibola, OMA and the General Secretary- Bamidele Taiwo Paul, the faculty of Arts President, the first female President of the Faculty of Education, Miss Mary, a former Faculty of Education President, Mr. Awonusi Orimidara, and other Faculty of Education executives of the 2021/2022 administration.
The Gender Mainstreaming Office of the University of Ibadan, represented by Dr. Stella Odiaka sensitized the freshmen of the faculty of education during the 2021/2022 academic session faculty orientation program held on the 4th of November, 2022.
The office is headed by Professor. Olapeju Aiyelagbe is saddled with duty of handling issues of gender and sexual harassment in the university environment. It has a goal to prepare a gender policy for the University of Ibadan. The Gender Policy shall apply to, all staff of the University, all students of the University, all contractors of and service providers, all visitors to the University and other groups of persons in the University, including but not limited to children, wards, and other dependants of staff.
The freshmen were instructed not to overlook any acts or instances of sexual harassment whether it be from fellow students or lecturers. Sexual harassment affects the psyche of the person that is being harassed and it causes distractions because such student would not be able to get the illicit thoughts out of his or her mind and thus can not concentrate on studies.
The Sexual Harassment policy of the University and the sexual harassment penalties set up by the school was read. Students were encouraged to always report every case of sexual Harassment and they should not be afraid to talk because they would be protected and not implicated. According to Dr Stella, “When you report any case to the gender mainstreaming office, we report the case to the Dean of students who in turn reports the case to the Student Disciplinary Committee (SDC)”.
Students have a big role to play in reporting cases of sexual harassment. This is why there are morally upright and responsible student who are spies in every department and level in the university environment who reports any traces or cases of sexual harassment to the Gender Mainstreaming Office.
The Gender Mainstreaming Office is located in Room 5, Student Affairs Complex; other members of the department include Dr. Yinka Egbokhare, Prof. Bola Adelore, Dr. Tolulope Gbadamosi – the Undergraduate Sub Dean of the faculty of Education -, Prof. Olapeju Aiyelagbe.
On a closing note, students are advised to be informed, speak out, and seek help. Numbers to reach out to in case of any sexual harassment are 08023415316, 08023387139, 08034891880.
The gender mainstreaming initiative of the University of Ibadan derives from the focus on gender equity which is strongly embedded within the framework of fundamental human rights and gender justice.
In a meeting summoned by the Head of Department, Prof. Fakeye, on the 3rd of November, 2022 at the language lab, the meeting which had in attendance the Association president and other excos, the members of the Departmental Consultative council and other parties involved.
You will recall that the past administration aborted the old constitution of ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES EDUCATION STUDENT ASSOCIATION, a new constitution was proposed but has not been fully enacted due to some reasons relating to acceptance of the constitution by the Congress. The new constitution has been on hold and has not been fully effective. The H.O.D opined that the association should reverse to status quo ante, i.e the usage of the former constitution while a due process of passing a constitution will be observed, the H.O.D advised that a new constitution review committee be set up to attend to all issues rising from the enactment of the new constitution. He gave seven days for the nomination of members of the Review committee and another seven days for the parliament ( DCC) to screen the nominees and another 14 days for the total review of the constitution. Paul Adenipekun(Secretary of the Constitution Review Committee) said everybody involved should see it as a work to the department and not a personal business. Hon. Goodness also said love should be embraced among all stakeholders. The meeting ended at exactly 2:11 pm.
THEREINSTALLMENT OF THE DCC
The reversal to the former constitution has given room for the Departmental Consultative Council to act. Prior to this time, the DCC has been scrapped on the basis of the new constitution which gave room for a larger body The Assesa Senate.However, on this note the Departmental Consultative Council will be in action in order to attend to the issues relating to the Constitution.The DCC will now be acting as the parliament pending the enactment of the new constitution which gave room for the ASSESA senate.
After the Eight months strike embarked on by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) which forced students of public institutions to be out of school from February 14th-October 14th 2022. Normalcy has been restored as various public institutions have announced resumption date, University of Ibadan as part of these public institutions announced Friday 21st October 2022 as resumption date for students. Now that you are here after the strike. This is the time to start the academic work proper, attend all classes and take notes as necessary. As a fresh student, this is the time to acclimatize with the academic environment, seek advice whenever you are faced with any challenges, there are many responsible stalites and Finalists whom you can talk to, they have been in your shoes before. It is important to complete all registrations as specified ranging from Medical, course registration, department, faculty,hostel registration e.t.c This will give you peace of mind and will enable you to concentrate on the academic tasks. Furthermore as a new student, it is important for you to know your lecturers, as you are attending classes try to know what your lecturers want so as to guide you in knowing how to deliver in test, assignment or exams. Also, do not waste any time because your time has started, you have about two months between resumption and exam, the earlier the better. Now that you are here as a returning student. You know the areas which you need to work on, you know where you are lagging academically, you know the goals you set at the beginning of your sojourn in the University of Ibadan, this is the time to start academic work fully, settle down quickly and don’t waste time. Now that You are here as a Final year student. Let the journey to excellent academic destination continue, you have come along way, this is not the time to slack or slumber.Draw your plan on how to be effective in your Project, classes and personal business. This is to welcome all students of university of Ibadan back to school,let all work begins. Now that we are here.
The strike that has taken place as a result of the federal government inability to meet up with ASUU demands has lasted for over a month now and we are still counting as the union further subscribed to an additional two months strike on Monday March 14, 2022. Institutions and academic nativities have now witnessed a temporal stand still; as a result of this, students have been automatically sent packing by these actions for their primary objective has been decorated with a pause key. It is sad news to the students knowing the academic calendar has been disrupted due to the ongoing strike. This gives them thoughts and lamentations concerning the extension of the academic life, and plans connected to it being altered. However, this strike hasn’t totally cut anyone off from engaging in various activities that might bring great impact to their lives; there are several things students can engage in during this ASUU strike. They shall be therefore examined.
LEARNING A SKILL
Students can engage themselves in learning any skills of their interest which will equip them vocationally. These skills could come from online platforms where several 21st century skills are taught. These include digital skills, soft skills, marketing skills, which aids effectiveness in different sections of an organization. Nevertheless, learning skills are not restricted to these online platforms. There are several manipulative skills which includes fashion designing, bead making, soap making that can be learnt to ensure self reliance and financial independence to further stimulate moral responsibility in the society.
FINANCIAL MINING
Making money requires a lot of strategies, effort and time. Looking on the bright side of a gloomy situation, the time has been set due to the break while the strategies and effort are those important skills needed to make money during the break. Student can resort into starting a mini business or getting engaged in an online job to keep themselves busy and make adequate, legal money which can be saved or set available ahead of resumption. Students can also make themselves available for any volunteering or internships in their fields. These involvements will create the avenue to hopefully make money and accumulate (more) skills.
STUDYING
A break resulting from ASUU strike shouldn’t be seen as a period to remain idle. One can engage in the act of reading different beneficial books ranging from online (academic) articles to novels which open the mind to diverse knowledge, equipping one with diverse ways of approaching and handling different situation. This could indirectly foster networking, among mates and like minds stemming from the likelihood of sharing information concerning courses to offer after the break.
MENTAL HEALTH
This is a period where lots of people go through episodes/phases of one mental health issues or the other. The lack of engagement opens doors to different thoughts that could trigger mild depression, anxiety attack. To prevent these issues from happening requires mental health care which includes a healthy diet, controlled worrying, reading more, reaching out to friends, going out on picnics, visiting a mental health therapist for help (if needed). All these set the pace for a healthy mind and therefore saves one from any issue that could hinder optimum performance.
EXERCISE ENGAGEMENT
Exercising is a way of keeping the body fit and healthy. There is a need for constant health watch to build a good health. Staying healthy requires hard work and one of the ways to ensure this is engaging in exercise activities. Exercise reduces the risk of heart disease, it helps with mood and mental health regulation, it helps with weight control, and also in management of body blood sugar; these are beneficial to maintain a good health and one could devote time so as to attain the health benefits during this period.
The activities discussed above amongst others posit that the strike action may seem a time waster, many might swim in the waters of idle state but personal growth and development can be achieved. In essence, this period can be a moment of accumulating skills, knowledge, money, an achieving stability in necessary areas.
The Arts and Social Sciences Education, Departmental Consultative Council suspended Miss Promise Oshimyemi(Assesa Vice President) from attending any meeting that involves the DCC and the executives.
This suspension was triggered by an unparliamentary actions displayed by madam Vice President in a meeting which took place on the 9th March, 2022 at the faculty premises.
Prior to the suspension, Madam Vice President and DCC chairperson (Hon. Ijaiya Romola) had an intensed exchange of words on the subject (if the DCC should approve her own budget or should involve the Executives) DCC chairperson (Hon Romola) opined that the DCC should be able to present and approved her budget while Madam Vice President (Miss Promise) disagreed and said there should be a form of check and balance, the DCC can’t present their budget and still be the one to approve it.
Hon Romola reacted by saying madam Vice President could only show her rudeness because she has been granted permission to speak in the sitting , she further said Madam Vice President would be suspended from every other Departmental Consultative Council Sitting till the DCC is dissolved..
However, Honourable Timi (300l Constituency) appeased to Madam Vice President (Miss Promise) to please respect the Constitution and the power vested on the DCC chairperson.
Madam Vice President said the DCC chairperson should as well respect her as the Vp because she also has powers vested in her, “I will like to take my leave because I can’t be in a meeting where I would not be allowed to speak moreso I’m not supposed to be in this meeting, President only sent me to represent her in the meeting with the staff adviser and not this” After seeking for permission to leave the meeting , madam Vice President was not granted permission to leave, she then walked out of the meeting.
While reacting, Honourable Ogunmefun Samuel( 200l Constituency) Said Madam Vice President should not go unpunished, he suggested various punishments such as letter of apology, suspension because she was rude not just to the DCC chairperson but to the legislative arm of the department( DCC) he therefore described her actions as unparliamentary.
Honourable Timi( 300l Constituency)also said it is unparliamentary and he believed what happened between the chairperson and Madam Vice President is beyond what was displayed here and that there may be some personal issues attached to the exchange of words that happened between the DCC chairperson and Vice President.
The DCC therefore suspends Madam Vice President from attending any meeting between the DCC and Assesa Executives, and Madam Vice President must also submit an apology letter to both the DCC and the DCC chairperson.
In attendance include: Hon Success (100l constituency) Hon Samuel Ogunmefun (200l Constituency) Hon Timi ( 300l Constituency), Hon Abimbola(400l constituency) and Hon Romola Ijaya(DCC chairperson).
The Arts and Social Sciences Education Student Association University of Ibadan Departmental Consultative Council (DCC) has approved the budget of the Executive Council and the sum of three thousand Naira (#3000) as the basic dues of the department.
After several meetings, the DCC finally approved the basic dues in a meeting which was held at the departmental secretariat on the 28th of February,2022. The Executive Council presented their budgets to the DCC except the Public Relations Officer and Social Director who were not present in this final meeting due to some personal reasons.
After all delibrations and scrutiny especially to the budget of the General Secretary, Miss. Adetola Marvellous Oluwatomisin, the executive council’s budget was approved.
ASSESAITES will pay the sum of three thousand naira(#3000) as basic dues(compulsory) , the sum of two thousand, five hundred naira (#2,500) for the departmental shirt(optional) and two thousand naira (#2,000) for departmental dinner(optional) for all levels.
The meeting which was slated for 11am started some minutes past 12pm and it had in attendance the DCC chairman, Hon. Ijaiya Aderomola, other DCC members except the honourable representing the 100L constituency, Hon. Success Olaniyi, the executive council, press persons, with no observer in attendance.
Other matters discussed in the meeting was the postponement of the appointment of an ad-hoc electoral committee to conduct the bye election for the office of the academic welfare director, sports secretary and a Faculty Legislative Council member to represent the 300L constituency.
According to the DCC chairperson, the electoral committee from the 2020/2021 association has not been dissolved and therefore has not presented it’s reports on the last conducted election which makes it impossible to create an ad-hoc electoral committee to conduct the bye elections.
Assesaites can now start making their payment at the Departmental Secretariat as from tomorrow 2nd March, 2022.
The ASSESA press mentor of the week is Bodunde Ebenezer Olayemi (p.k.a Speaking Eben). He’s a public speaker, a student politician and a one time president of the faculty of science before his resignation. In this intervie, he talks about his studentship, his brand name and public speaking career, how he became a student politician until his resignation.
Speaking Eben
ASSESA PRESS: Can we meet you ?
SPEAKING EBEN:Okay, thank you. My name is Bodunde Ebenezer Olayemi popularly known as SpeakingEben.
I am a 400L student of the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Ibadan.
ASSESA PRESS: Tell us the story behind the name speaking Eben
SPEAKING EBEN: Ohhh😌The name “SpeakingEben” originated from within. I’ve been a debater since my Secondary school days and when I got to University of Ibadan, I had to pause since READING was the order of the day for any fresher. It got to a point in 2019, I was in 200L then, I suddenly felt this zeal and passion to start public speaking again and this led me to joining my Hall, Department and Faculty literary and debating society and by the Grace of God, I’ve done well in that area with many awards.
This name came into play one day when I was thinking of a brand name I could give myself. I once named myself “Fingers of David” because I play the piano but at that point, I know I needed a name in the public speaking sphere. The first name that came to my mind was “EbenSpeaks” and with joy in my heart, I went online to look up the name and to my surprise, I saw an American motivational speaker bear that name. I kept thinking and thinking again and then BOOM!!!!!, the name “SpeakingEben” came from within. It sounded so cool and beautiful to me that I knew that was it. I looked it up online and discovered that it’s a Divine name for just ME.😌
ASSESA PRESS:How have you been able to cope with academics and speaking? Speech requires lot of time to prepare and all?
SPEAKING EBEN:Hmmmm. That’s a big question!!
Well, I must say it has not been easy and the truth is, you can only make this work if you set a scale of preference. There was a time I was opportuned to represent University of Ibadan in a debate competition and I had to go to Lagos for a week. I had to give my note to a friend to write it for me for that one week. There were periods I didn’t do my tests well because I had to prepare for Jaw war speeches. Things like that will come up, YES and that is why you have to do the extra. When I have few days to tests or exams, I devote myself to voracious reading because that’s the only way I cover up. At times like that, MTN and TDB together on a go looks normal to me and I do it…
As much as I love public speaking, Our Academics is our priority and we must try every best to get the best out of it.
ASSESA PRESS:At what point did politics come into Picture?
SPEAKING EBEN:Well, Politics has always been in the picture from day 1 but I only had one ambition, being the Faculty of Science PRESIDENT and that’s why I didn’t contest for any political post from 100L to 300L
ASSESA PRESS:Tell us more ,what have you been doing all this while before you finally contested?
SPEAKING EBEN:I’ve been doing what I do most. Speaking and building interpersonal relationship with people.
ASSESA PRESS:Recently, theres news that you resigned as the Faculty of Sciences president, can you tell us what really happened?
SPEAKING EBEN:Hmmm. It’s a whole lot and I wouldn’t like to talk much about it but I will say; Resigning was the best thing to do at that point.
SPEAKING EBEN:Can you just give like a snippet of the whole saga?
Well, at the time of the election, I was not a financial member of the institution and I wasn’t supposed to contest. Some documents were required to be submitted and I didn’t submit complete documents. To me, resignation is more honourable then disqualification and that is why I resigned.
ASSESA PRESS:What’s the next step?
SPEAKING EBEN:Next step????
Help the Faculty in the best way I can. Try to fulfil some of my plans that can be fulfilled with or without holding a position. Work on self development and keep the name going “SpeakingEben”
ASSESA PRESS:Yea
I personally know Speaking Eben before now. You organised a training one time like that last year
SPEAKING EBEN: Yes. It’s a global name.
Oh yes. Beyond Academics 1.0. Those that attended know it was super wonderful and some of them have not recovered from the experience.
We will be having Beyond Academics 2.0 this year, stay anticipating!
ASSESA PRESS: What advice do you have for UI students in general?
SPEAKING EBEN: Well, I will start by saying, “According to Nigeria Bureau of Statistics, 60% of graduates don’t use their certificates every year”. This is to say that 60 out of every 100 students don’t use their certificates.
While it is paramount and very important to read in 100L and have a good grade, it is also important we see Academics as a 50% chance for us.
What sense does it make to put all our 100 on academics and then after our service to the country, we come back to look for job and when there’s no job, we learn a skill???
Why not pick up a skill or work on an already existing skill, passion or potential and take it along your school journey. I mean, have an alternative for academics such that if the certificate does not yield at the end, you can easily fall back on your alternative…
It is only unwise that you put your 100 on Academics, go for service, find job and after not seeing any, start fashion designing, use your NYSC allowance to pay for training, learn for two years before you start getting money…
It is wiser if you pick up the Fashion Design from your school days and if there’s no job after service year, you use your Allowee to get a good machine and you start getting money…
The University of Ibadan management has extended the fees payment deadline by two weeks.
The new deadline for fees payment is now Monday, 7th of March, 2022.
This was shared in a broadcast message signed by the Student’s Union president, Adewole Yinka (Mascot), the General secretary, Bamidele Taiwo and the Public Relations Officer, Olalekan Micheal tagged “Special Release 027 “Notice on Extension”.
The message reads in part: ” Following the appeal of the students’ union to the school management to extend the school fee payment by two weeks, the union is happy to inform the entire students of the university that the payment of fee has been extended by two weeks.” The students are then enjoined to comply with the directives of the university and pay up before the new deadline.
Prior to the extension, the school management has sent a directive that the school portal will close for fees payment on Monday, the 21st of February, 2022 because the frequent opening of the school portal results in technical issues.
In an interview with a 400L student of the department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of education about how she felt about the extension, she replied “I feel relieved because there is no pressure that I have to pay the school fees when there will be traffic on the site. Also, I won’t be paying an extra ten thousand naira”.
The university of Ibadan resumed for the new 2021/2022 session on the 31st of January, 2022 while the over 4000 fresh students matriculated on the 15th of February, 2022.
In the meeting held on Friday 18th February 2022 between the Art and Social Sciences Executives and the Departmental Consultative Council, a sum of two thousand and hundred naira (#2,700) was presented by the executives to the Departmental Consultative Council as basic dues for Assesa Staylites and Finalists.
A sum of Three thousand naira(#3000) was presented as the basic dues for freshers.
While reacting to the presentation made by the President, Miss. Adetoun Adeopoju, Hon. Samuel Ogunmefun(200l ) inquired why there is a difference between the dues for freshers and others, he enjoined the president to try and make the dues for both freshers and staylites the same.
Other dues was also presented as the dinner fee is set to be two thousand naira(#2000) and the shirt, two thousand five hundred naira
(#2500) although shirts and dinner are made optional for all Assesaites.
FRESHERS
Basic dues(Compulsory): #3,000
Shirt(Optional): #2500
Dinner(Optional): #2000
Total: #7500
Staylites and Finalists
Basic dues(Compulsory): #2,700
Shirt(Optional):#2500
Dinner(Optional): #2000
Total: #7200
In a bid to get more clarifications on the break down of the basic dues, Honourable Samuel Ogunmefun requested that all executives present should defend the dues and this was done by the executives.
However, another meeting would be summoned in few days in order to finalize the dues, as some DCC members was unavailable in this meeting.
Honourable Success (100l) moved the motion to end the meeting and which was seconded by Hon. Samuel Ogunmefun.
The meeting had in attendance, The President (Adepoju Adetoun), General Secretary(Adetola Tosin), Financial secretary(Alade Dorcas), PRO(Agunloye Adejumobi), Treasurer(Agoye Femi), AGS(Buari Omolola) and the DCC members.
Barely one year after the recent Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike which lasted for almost 10 months amidst the pandemic outbreak, we are yet back again to the roundtables. Funny enough, we are arranging tables and chairs for the visit of hats and gowns they’ve gotten accustomed to, we are setting microphones to inhale the same set of words they’ve always breath-in and they will also be visited by same press folks who will publish similar bunch of news. With my knowledge of simple equation during my primary school days, I know that same calculation will project same result. I am sure we are all wise enough to know that doing and repeating same thing every time will always result in same end.
In the country we find ourselves in, we are made to believe ASUU strike is a custom and tradition that must be performed at some specialized point in time. A friend of mine recently voiced that ”somewhere in our mind, upon hearing or reading the acronym ASUU, what comes next to our heart is the phrase STRIKE. He went further to say the word ‘STRIKE’ now seem to be a new synonym for the acronym ASUU.” Again, it is now a norm for a public university student to automatically add 1 year to his/her years of study in a bid to pay respect to unforeseen circumstances (strikes). Maybe as from now on, they should increase this to 2 years as this strike tradition seem to be a yearly sacrifice.
In recent times, ASUU has been likened to a young man who is being owned the sum of ₦100,000. When he needs cash, he runs to his creditor and demands for the whole ₦100,000, his creditor gave him ₦10,000 and promise to pay up within the next 2 months. The man after receiving this ₦10,000 worries not his creditor for the balance and waits till he consumed the ₦10,000 before asking for his balance. By this time, the creditor is out of cash. The man who is meant to keep on pressuring his creditor to settle his credit as he has promised chose to lay low expecting his creditor to come in and drop the cash on his table as promised.
The activities and approaches of ASUU as being illustrated in the previous paragraph better explain why we experience the reign of strike almost every calendar. We’ve been singing this same song for the past couple of years, yet we are always camped in the hole. At every single strike that emerges, there are series of manifestations that are being delayed or cut short, some of these students even get uninterested towards anything pertaining to the four walls of education (dropping out) and some other lose interest due to the value they desire that has now been robbed off them. The saying that education is not a gift but a right seems to have lost its meaning, because if education is indeed a right then such shouldn’t be unfairly handled in this manner.
One question that keep running in everyone’s heart each moment the drama between ASUU and the Federal Government surfaces is, “why wage war every time over same issue?” “What were the deliberations of the last roundtable all about?” “Was the last strike action a camouflage which bears no result?” If it surely yields positives, dwelling round same old issue wouldn’t have to come alive. Can we conclude that this is all a comedy show purposely created for us by both parties to entertain us? No wonder Chris Ngige, Minister of Labor and Employment said ASUU only embarked on a leave but not a strike. Be it a strike action or a leave masked under the clothing of strike, we need answers and not only mere answers, there need to be a stop to all these comedy episodes. We are tired of it all.
Now that the same old song is being streamed yet again, how do we put a stop to it? We must recall that this is a country where less than 9% of its annual budget is dedicated to an economy developmental variable sector of education, there lies the root of it all. Arrangements should be set by each parties to find a way round this corner and make things right. Nigeria is a blessed nation filled with promising minds, then must we kill this off before we realize the bad deed that has been done? Must this country be attached to the title of destiny destroyer? Yet, we know that these ones we possess are the future we gather to build, why do we decide to act as both the builder and the destroyer?
Our only hope is that this one wouldn’t be a situation where we’ll have to be counting days, week and months that we’ve been deprived of education. We hope that as the roundtable routine resumes this Wednesday, February 23rd, and other subsequent meetings, it will bring positive results. For now, we can only keep our arms crossed in expectant of the drama fallouts. May it yield forth what our hearts truly yearn for.
matriculating students at the University of Ibadan
The journey you embarked on two, three, four years ago has at last brought you to a deserving bus-stop; for series of others whom you set out on this same journey, they were left out and eaten up by the ravages of the road. Indeed, many were called but few were at last chosen which brings out the fact that having your dear letters engraved in the admission books of the premier university is all down to being privileged. Take note that I indeed recognize all kinds of effort you did put together to have made it all the way, but you will concur that GRACE is what crowns it all.
The 15th day of February, 2022 marked your official initiation to the “First and Best” University of the countryand to have made it all the way here is a clear mark that you truly deserve to be on this soil. The university which your heart has fell in love with which got you beautifully dragged here is at full arms to accept you – its new occupants and shower you with every beauty you mostly deserve. Rejoice, for what you truly seek, you shall claim it in numerous gifts. I mean, the knowledge and in-depth of it you look out for, here is the perfect environment to inhale it all across your dear mind.
Now that you are here, having experience series of delays amidst your route, the wait and buried moments surely worth the sacrifice. You’ve been gifted with a university which is widely known for a base that produces intellectuals, I hope you are prepared to learn, unlearn and relearn during the transformation process because by the end of this new journey, you will never remain the same again. Seeing your smiley faces wrapped under the cloaks of “at last” expressions, it sends down assurance down my spine that you are indeed ready for this new task.
Shall we begin? Sure. Take this not as an orientation but as just a piece of words to reshape your thoughts concerning the new world you’ve find yourself in. I won’t want to create a room of fright in the corners of your heart by saying this is an institution where the mighty falls. Yeah, it is a very different ground here where you need all you can (legit means) to battle it out. You are not in competition with anyone nor in a race with your course mates, the only mission you have here is surpassing your best each and every moment. There is the necessity of you to be wise and smart coupled with your intellects. Your dear God is there for you to cry unto, never you forget your Creator in this journey.
A very challenging situation for new intakes has always being the ability to adapt to the university’s environment and understand how activities run here. A mind that flows 100% actively is needed for you to learn how to understand the flow of the new atmosphere, try not to assume you know it all enough, make sure you induce calmness, take time to espy a view of what the university’s customs and traditions are and try to ask questions. Walk up to people who have felt the hot and cold of these environs for proper directions once the need arises. Even when it’s something you are aware of, you can still ask questions about it, perhaps you might learn a different and better way to approach it.
Finding you feet in the University of Ibadan proves that you surely deserve it and possess the merit of such, what the university prepare to add therein is just development. Don’t act too smart, I know you are the best in your respective secondary schools, I am aware you scored the highest in your JAMB across your region, I surely attest that you defeated the mighty Post-UTME; WELL DONE, but as from now on it’s all a new system. Don’t be deceived by the thought that you can bank on your personal knowledge to fight it all. See yourself as a new being who has nothing to show, create a new folder in your mind for the new lessons you are set to learn, trust me, they are entirely new.
Across the country, the only institution where you still have to read to fail is the University of Ibadan. There is a huge difference between reading and reading. The two ‘reading’ might look alike, sound as the same or even project same dictionary meaning but they are relatively different. Some people read blindly forgetting to take note of important areas while we have ones who read smartly enough to take note of the essentials and key concepts of the course they are studying. You need to crave for the indulgence of intelligence which helps you to read and take note of key areas, it will also enhance a mind that understands how the course lecturer model and style is.
More emphases have been placed on the ability of being smart. It’s not meant to be an overstatement but the University of Ibadan is a world created for those who are smart enough and that acts as careful as possible. It has been found that people who scale high academically in the university are those who are genuinely filled yet act as though they know nothing. What this implies is that you don’t see yourself as being aware of it all or you’ve acquire all you need to get an ‘A’ in a course, always seek for more and ask for more, therein lies the key to ‘A’s. Nothing is guaranteed, you work for the results, be it a green or red result. Also, fill yourself with the companion of the wise and those who know more than you do, you learn to be proactive and productive in such manner.
Set your goals as of now so that you know what’s at stake; learn the ways and approach to achieving it and be aware of the efforts to inject in. It is necessary you build a solid foundation for yourself, it’s easy to mount on that way than making a run on a weak buildup. Welcome to the world of intellectuals, welcome to the best ranked university of the country, I hope you make a wise use of this wonderful opportunity fate has placed in your hands.
The previous administration of the Arts and Social Sciences Education Student Association University of Ibadan; the Vitality Team has handed over to new executives elected in the last departmental election. The handing over ceremony was held on Friday, 21st January 2022 at A204/A205, Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan.
The handing over ceremony started a few minutes past three o’clock in the afternoon. After the opening prayer, the outgoing President, Rebecca Amoko did a review of the last administration, it’s activities and achievements which includes the acquiring of a new patron, getting a signpost for the department, opening a departmental library and most importantly, winning the Dean’s Cup in the last football competition.
The Staff Adviser Dr. Samuel Babalola was in attendance and he commented on the achievements and tenacity of the Vitality Team; and essentially praised their abilities in seeking counsels before making decisions. Appreciating the outgoing administration, he advised the succeeding administration to build upon the greatness that has been laid down by the preceding administration. The Staff Adviser directed the newly elected executives in taking the Oath of Office and welcomed the Adetoun-led administration into their new executive offices.
ASSESA NEW EXECUTIVES TAKING OATH OF OFFICE
The outgoing President in admonishing the newly sworn-in executives said it is not easy to stir the affairs of the department but the newly sworn-in executives should always remember the promises and plans they made in their manifestoes and make efforts in turning them into actions.
Furthermore, she said that it is not possible to fulfill all plans in the manifestoes because even she herself was only able to fulfill about 70% of her manifestoes. Most importantly, the ability to strike a balance between administration and personal life is paramount. Commenting on the administration as regards her gender, she said it was a bit perplexing for her to administer the members of the cabinet excellently but she hopes the new president would be able to steer new waters.
Williams Sekinat, the erstwhile Vice president of the department reinforced the importance of unity among the executives. Also, in having a good relationship with the Departmental Consultative Council (DCC), she suggested that the executives should make sure their expenses never exceed the budgets of the department.
Other people in attendance were other members of the previous and new administration, Press persons and some students of the department as observers.
Picture of Political Aspirants during a press night
By: The Scribe & Josephine Awomodu
“The most important responsibility we have as journalists is to question those who are in power. I honestly believe that.”– Jorge Ramos
Background
Within the shores of the political activities that were displayed few weeks ago, it was recorded that the fill of series of positions been unopposed represents the apathetic behavior that has now settled its claws into the atmosphere of the university. Owing to this, individuals have been searching for clarifications on why things have turn out this way and why the political contest is decorated by series of sole aspirant vying for a post. Notably, there have been recent talks that the Press promotes apathy through the manner it strictly wield aspirants during the course of Press nights, that the dramas and displays of such is enough to chase the thought of vying for a post off one’s mind. Is this actually a fact or just an attempt to black fade Press nights?
Vox Pop
To better have a clear picture of what majority of student feel, a short question was administered. The replies to the question – ‘There are talks that the press influences political apathy through press nights. What is your take on this?’ are as follows;
“Yes I know of a Sociologist who when he was asked to run for a post, he humbly declined…why? ”No be me go do press night”. So to answer your question, yes it induces apathy in those students who might want to contest for political posts. But for voters during election I don’t think press night counts much anymore because they see press night as where an association that has been dormant and irrelevant for most of the session comes out to bare their fangs at their political candidates.” - Seun Olurin, Political science 200l
“I am neutral. It depends largely on the support you have. No pressman can shift the support you have because you couldn’t answer questions or something. The press night is just for them to go over your plans and stuff. It’s just for them to come and criticize your plans and tell you the things that they think cannot be achieved. The press influences the people’s decision when the support for the candidate is not strong and they don’t influence when the support is strong. It all depends on the support of the candidate.” – Favour Olugbade, Educational Management
“If their activities are professionally carried out, then I feel students shouldn’t be discouraged to engage in politics, but if otherwise it would bring in political apathy.” – Anonymous, Educational Management, 200l
“Dislike for the press – because they have a poor impression of the press, some people do not seek elective positions, they believe that the press night will be used by journalists to criticize them, making them appear unqualified for the office they seek. Fear of the press – some who are striving but without viable strategies, on the other hand, would prefer to stay back because the press would reveal their ineptitude.” – Isaac Boluwatife, Arts and Social Science Edu, 200l
“I feel the press night is meant to just access the candidate to test their performance and readiness, and if this is still in practice I don’t think press nights or press is not making people run for post, I don’t think its making sense. If there were to be no press night, we’ll only be seeing people coming with an agenda sweet to hearing but not achievable.” – Ayinde Toheeb, Sociology, 100l
Overtime, the political scenario has always being a top-notch battle between individuals who either thirst to acclaim the power it featured or to the core sense of humanity (to serve). Either way, individuals have always put in all efforts to surpass their counterparts in the race to emerge victorious. Activities of this shape have been accustomed with the need and right to contest for any political position of choice which connotes the engagement in politics thereby removing any trace of political apathy. Of recent, we’ve experience a situation whereby key positions are been battled out for unopposed or even seeing no one coming to contest for a particular post in some cases.
It was revealed that members of the public are of the opinion that Press night is a major contributor to political apathy. Some boldly claim that to contest for a position, the first thing that comes to the mind of aspirants is how to face and handle press night. We have the other party that feels the press night is just an avenue to put aspirants into pressure and make them suffer for just aspiring for a position. Actually, to every fact stated therein there will be reasons which are very evident – that; ASPIRANTS ARE SCARED OF FACING JOURNALISTS or simply put THEY ARE AFRAID TO DEFEND THEIR PLANS.
Let’s set aside confusions so as to put misconception off the books and set the facts right. Firstly, the role of Journalists is to serve as the mouth piece of the people by voicing out opinions and stating the public interests in matters that concerns them. These clearly defines the notion that the Press is all into efforts of ensuring the betterment of the public and making sure their rights are not being swept off. The public needs to note that the Press possesses a very powerful tool of putting the political holders into action when they refuse to or neglect such duty. The Press is simply the people’s popular voice.
Secondly, as a watchdog, the Press put a close watch on the activities of political holders so as to make them aware that their daily moves are under surveillance and also to place the sense and reminder of accountability in their minds. This way, the Press gets to remind them of their duties and promises, then make a warning to anyone who seems to have neglected, set aside or consciously and unconsciously forgot his plans. The presence and existence of the Fourth Estate has brought about the need to ensure these political office holders are well accountable of their positions. This is a stance that exists both at the center stage and in the student world.
Thirdly, the Fourth Estate or Press or Journalists serve the people to disseminate timely and essential information. These information as stated are ones that the public need to be aware of, these are done through news, features and the likes. Also, they affect people to think rational on matters arising in the society by bringing to them some fallouts and trending issues and then foreshadow what might occur later on. This is a notion that set to prepare the minds of the people towards any change. The press is also entrusted with the notion of uncovering the truth by revealing the hiding skeleton through a well citied investigative journalism. These are significantly paramount to the wellbeing of the entire society.
So, saying the Press body promotes political apathy through exercising its role of uncovering facts and ensuring the entire public is well represented by a responsible and capable individual (through scrutinizing plans of such candidate) is something that connotes misconception. Primarily, press nights are laid to achieve key objectives of exposing the ineptitude of the candidates, ensuring the plans of such are feasible and trying to know whether the individual is capable and knowledgeable of handling such position. Having a responsible candidate is not just about the individual being famous or good-looking; it goes beyond such personal fragmentations.
The press body is categorically known to be a friend and messenger of the entire public. The press is even a mutual friend to aspirants and political holders only when they know of what they claim to hold, once they fail in their duties or aren’t aware of their duties, troubles will surely rise, there will be the clash of words, and because the lines of the Press are always direct and instrumental, they (aspirants) feel intimidated. Actually, to enhance and ensure the right ownership of political positions by those who are qualified and responsible, there will be clash between the Press and aspirants. All these are centered upon to ensure we have a well-to-act and responsive tenant of political roles.
On Press night promoting political apathy, the misconception perceived here is sadden. It must be noted that press night exists so as to scrutinize the plans of aspirants and mark out the feasible and unfeasible plans. Also meant to ensure the aspirant is contesting for the post for a reasonable reason as about 80% of them aspire for post all in the name of recognition. Imagine having an aspirant who doesn’t even know his constitutional duties and can’t even defend his plans and clearly explain how he will achieve such. By criticizing someone of this, problem rises, then misconception arises that the Press is injecting pressures.
Aspirants should note that Press night is never a ground to battle words. You tend to see someone frowning faces or refusing to answer questions pushed to him, just imagine. As stated earlier, everyone is all in the motion to ensure proper and responsible representation. Press night is never a battle ground or tug of words between Pressmen and aspirants. The idea of coming to Press nights to throw a faceoff with Press men should not be encouraged. Aspirants should also ensure they are contesting for a good reason, posses a feasible plan and just appear friendly before the Press to boldly defend what they claim to achieve. So simple as A B C.
The Fourth Estate is a friend to all and enemy to none. The Press is shouldered with the need to ensure accountability and right representation, when these are not in place, fight surfaces. The Press do not in any way promote political apathy.
“A key purpose of journalism is to provide an adversarial check on those who wield the greatest power by shining a light on what they do in the dark, and informing the public about those acts.” – Glean Greenwald
Good afternoon Miss Adetoun and Congratulations on your victory in the recent ASSESA election as the president elect.
Good afternoon. Thank you very much
How did you feel when you were declared winner of the election?
It felt surreal. It took me time to actually grasp what had just happened. I mean it was a tough one. Although I know so much about leadership and the problem wasn’t about leadership, it was that I’ve never been involved in the politics of the department. It was always like I’m a novice- talking to people, they’ll ask what experience do I have because they can’t give me the department to test run. Although I don’t have political experience, I put myself out there and talk about the things I’ve done for the department. It took me some days to come to the realization that I’ve actually won the election and so far, it’s been a good experience. It’s like the confirmation I was seeking. If someone had asked if I would go for any political post when I was in my first year, I would have said no because I was more of the bookie, career kind.
So, what led to the aspiration?
It was after I realized my reason of being in the department and how much I loved my course. It was more or less like I was the only one seeing things they way I was seeing it(even in my small group). Most of us have this thinking that we would end up being teachers because we’re in the Faculty of education, it was a cycle and I was already exposed to something else and I felt the gap between Assesaites and opportunities. We don’t know the values we have as educators. As Assesaites we are here and we need to make the most of what we have. I joined Campus Labs as an intern and I’ve networked and learnt a lot. I know people who have a degree in education and are doing very well. I saw the need to expose people to things-those that are willing to catch up with these things. This is what birthed my idea; the need to be in a political post, work with like minds to redefine why we are here. It’s not something we can exhaust in an administration; it’s something we continue in exposing people to opportunities and how to really make things happen.
On the day of the election, did you see the winning coming?
Before I had an opponent, I knew it was an unopposed win. When I later had an opponent I knew it was a 50-50 for me while keeping an open mind. I’ve come to realize that politics in UI isn’t about having great content or being the best candidate. On the election day, something kept telling me the first set of people who voted didn’t vote for me but I had peace that day. I’m a writer and I had jobs to do that day, so I had to leave the faculty, then back again. People kept coming to me to tell me I would win and I tried to keep smiling knowing fully well that it was a 50-50 for me.
What did you think made you win the election?
I don’t even know because at first, I thought it was the press night and screening results but later I realized it was not everybody that saw it. I really do not know but I had a small committee and I tried to reach as many 200 and 100 level students as possible. I knew the 400 levels are not always around to vote and even the 300 level votes was divided. I was not fully able to penetrate the 200 level but I was able to penetrate the 100 level -from tutorials, I knew most of them and I already told them I’ll be going for a political post before the ban was lifted- and that helped.
Election has come and gone; now the work is here. We’ll like to know what your fear is as regards the cabinet you’ll be presiding. We believe after the results of the election, you would have sat and thought through how you would preside and what might be a challenge.
The fear that keeps coming to my mind every time I think about it is how to preside over the cabinet. I like working in a team over working alone. The other executives have their own plans and how I would successfully merge everything and make sure every single person is working maximally without clash of power/position. We’ve had a meeting and it’s one thing to talk at the student level and it’s another to be a supervisor. If there’s any glitch or lack, it will reflect and bounce back on the president. The best way I’ve come up with is having a formal physical meeting where I get to know each persons and their temperaments. One thing i noticed in the previous administration is that not every executive worked maximally and it reflected. I believe in short term plans and task delegation. Also, building good relationships with them and not allowing that interfere with the administration.
Okay. Asides having physical meetings with them, hypothetically, if there’s an executive who isn’t doing what he/she is supposed to do, how will you handle it? Knowing full well that some of the executives might perform below par which might affect the administration.
The first thing I’ll do in this inevitable situation is address the situation by talking to them. If this persists, maybe I’ll talk to their friends to talk to them. Some of them might still be adamant. Calling a formal meeting, addressing it directly in the presence of other executives or doing it backstage to make them buckle up and come back on track. Talking to the DCC is the best and last option after all options have been exhausted because some take issues serious only when external forces interfere. Talking to the appropriate body is like the best option because it will tell in a way on the administration and it would be said that the president can’t handle her team.
Well, we pray God gives you the wisdom to handle such situations whenever they arise. Two sessions ago, the DCC then suspended some executives because of some issues while no executive was suspended in the last administration. Critically examining both administrations, do you have any comments about their efficiency, in all honesty?
From what I can remember although I’m not 100% sure, the previous administration did more than this current one. Taking a lot into consideration although I didn’t know some of the previous administration executives were suspended.
The previous administration was on its toes and they had a number of achievements in the department (the press board, the secretariat) and even in the midst of the suspension, they still function. What People want is the ability to deliver, to serve after their votes has been given. The next question therefore is between the interest of the executives and Assesaites, which do you prioritize?
The interest of Assesaites.
Let’s rephrase this. If Assesaites wants a thing and the executives are saying the departmental purse can’t afford it, what will you do?
The first thing is as much as we want to prioritize the interest of Assesaites, we cannot ignore the fact that it has to be in line with what we can afford. We can probably make options, we need feedback from them and also carry them along. In that situation, except we source for funding which is not always guaranteed, we actually have to go with what we have on ground and also inform them. We don’t want a situation where they want A and get B without any explanation. Keeping them updated. Although you can’t please everybody, we will try to consult Assesaites before carrying out decisions.
Do you think the current administration consults Assesaites before carrying out most of their decisions?
No
Alright. One of the things we hope new executives understand are that issues that were not addressed in the previous administration being addressed and implemented in theirs. Let’s quickly wrap this up. You said you want to expose Assesaites to career opportunities and altering their mentality towards their courses. You have this idea, how do you want to actualize this?
Yes. The main channel I’ll be using is leveraging on where I work. We organise different events. I plan on organizing two events – physical and virtual- taking all things into consideration to talk to Assesaites about career opportunities. I’ll be inviting CampusLabs and other companies through the work relationship I have with my company’s CEO. These companies will be coming to expose us by bringing professionals, successful people who have degrees in education to facilitate the events. The virtual event setting is to help us embrace the future of work and also network with the facilitators. One thing I’ve learnt about graduates of education, especially teacher education, is that they give mentorship and this is because they know most people don’t know what they know. Also, there are skills we need in the outside world which we won’t be taught in the classroom, these organisations would give you the training grounds and push you out. Making you know nothing is impossible. Also, surveys will be taken before and after the events, follow ups which would be done online to know how well Assesaites are fairing and know whenever help is needed. These things might seem impossible but I know they are possible, with consistency.
That’s well said. If you assume office today, what is the first thing you’ll tackle?
Now, we’re in the exam period and based on now, the first thing would be to provide past questions.
Let’s assume it’s the beginning of the session and people are resuming. In your plans, what is the first thing to achieve?
The first thing on my mind is to launch the GP calculator. You know I can’t just start with events, you have to set the pace first. The CGPA/ incorrect transcript is an issue in the department. Even I have errors in my transcript, there are scholarships I should have applied for which I couldn’t meet the deadline. Although academics is not the only reason why we are in UI, we need to know where we’re on, where we’re going to and how to work towards it.
You said a vital thing now about errors in transcripts. What do you intend to do about it now that you’re in the position of power?
I think I indicated it on my manifesto that although I’m not in total control of it, I intend on meeting that current HOD, Prof.Amosun and make enquiries if there’s anything students can do to speed the process. Let’s identify the problem. I’m not saying I’ll personally fund it but let’s know what the problem is. Is it a thing we would need volunteers to handle because I know they can’t allow students to handle it? I intend to have this discussion with him because the CGPA issue has really affected Assesaites, including me. I really hope that would help.
Thank you. As beautiful as these things are, we understand that you’re entering your final year and there would be school works with administrative works. How do you intend to manage your time knowing fully well that as students, academics comes before politics but also, you’ve made a commitment to Assesaites and you have to deliver optimally?
I understand that. One thing that has helped me so far in having school works and extra curricular activities is the use of To-do list. Prior to now, I only have my school works and no pressure but joining CampusLabs had made me ruthless with my time. I try as much as possible to have a to do list, separating what’s important from what is urgent. Making this administration work is important. Working with companies has really helped me and now that I’m assuming a big role, I’ve been relieved of some duties at work so as to help in my delivery. I pray God would help me.
Give us your parting words, what you would like to tell all Assesaites.
I just want to tell Assesaites that irrespective of the level, I really hope we all come to the realisation of what we really want to do and the importance of the course we’re doing. My prayer is that this administration helps them and moves them closer in their career journey. Their coming to the UI, this department is not a mistake and whenever they remember this administration, they know it played a role and they made the best of their time in UI.
Thank you very much
Thank you
L-R Blessing Opeyemi, Adepoju Adetoun, Ojediran Temitayo(Herald) during an interview session with Assesa President-elect(Miss Adepoju Adetoun)
The handing over ceremony which took place yesterday 5th November 2021 at Room A313 faculty of Education had the presence of veteran Campus Journalists like Wale Olaogun, an award winning campus Journalist also Alawonde Theophilus and Kareem Shamsudeen.
At the handing over ceremony of the Arts and Social Sciences Education University of Ibadan Press, the new Editor-In-Chief, Ojediran Temitayo emphasized that the new Editorial board will try to sustain the legacy laid down by the past Editorial boards.
While giving a brief speech on how to become a successful Campus Journalist, the outgoing IndyHall press Editor-In-Chief Alawonde Theophilus said a Journalist must be consistent in writing as a Journalist is different from a writer, a writer depends on muse to write while a Journalist must write as it’s the duty of the Journalist. He also said the ethics of Journalism must be uphold, a Journalist should not allow personal issues had with someone affect/reflect in how he or she writes.
Mr Wale Olaogun, the current Nuesa Ui press Editor-In-Chief also gave a brief speech on the basics of Investigative Journalism, he highlighted few points on how the basics, he said a Journalist must hear from all the parties involved in an investigation and must not be bias, he also opined that a Journalist must provide evidences to whatever he or she has written.
Questions were asked by the members of Assesa Ui press and which the veteran Campus Journalists answered without stress.
The outgoing Editor-In-Chief of Assesa Press then called on the new Editorial board with Folarin Peace FPO as the News Editor 2, Blessing Opeyemi as News Editor 1, Fagbemi Joshua as Features Editor and Ojediran Temitayo as Editor in Chief.
EndSARS- Another Extension Of The Lagos State Judicial Panel Of Inquiry And Restitution: for victims of SARS related abuses and Lekki Toll Gate incidence
The tenure of the Lagos State Judicial Panel Of Inquiry And Restitution: for victims of SARS related abuses and Lekki toll gate incidence, has been extended by three months for the second time. The chairman of the Panel and retired judge, Justice Doris Okuwobi, announced that the tenure of the Panel will now run until October 19 2021. The tenure was extended by three months as it was initially on April 27. The Lagos State Judicial Panel Of Inquiry for #EndSARS related issues and Lekki toll gate incidence was established by the governor of Lagos state, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on October 27 2020, seven days after the Lekki massacre. The panel was set up to assent to the Five-For-Five demands of the #EndSARS protesters for a period of six months. Alongside this, the panel was set up to look into abuses of security agencies, most especially the now disbanded SARS unit of the Nigeria police force. The initial six months granted the panel to hear petitions was insufficient for the panel and subsequently, the panel was given an extension of three months. The initial six-month tenure expired on April 27, while the first 3-month extension was supposed to expire on July 19 but went on until June 29 when this new extension was announced. In a bid to hear as many as petitions as possible before October 19, the panel says it will begin a prices called, “front-loading”. According to Justice Doris Okuwobi, “It is important that every petition or petitioner be given an equal duty of being heard and to achieve that task we have put in place amendment of front loading of the processes which will be more time-saving in terms of sitting and in terms of working outside the panel, Mrs Okuwobi, a retired judge, said. So, this will now take effect from the 2nd of August. It will determine the listing of fresh petitions which have not been opened.” “The earlier you comply with the rules by front-loading, …we will then have cause to list fresh matters that can then come up before the panel. It is our appeal that petitioners in particular, who do not understand the process, seek advice on the front-loading. The rules are very clear, just. We want your evidence on the affidavit, evidence of your cases on affidavit.” “What you have in petition just have to be put in place of an affidavit and sworn to the court, so the evidence of the witnesses. I’m sure petitioners are not going to have any difficulty with complying with the front-loading process. And all documents you want to present to the panel should come in ahead of the hearing of the petition and properly served on the respondents.” The front-loading process means that the petitioners will state their petitions in writing and the panel will adopt it and begin cross-examination. Front-loading is a deviation from the usual panel session where petitioners orally recount their ordeals in the hands of security operatives before cross-examination from the state lawyers.
Burna Boy, Davido, Funke Akindele, Wizkid make Forbes Africa icons’ list.
Nigerian celebrities have been listed on Forbes ‘100 Icons from Africa.’ Burna Boy, Wizkid, Davido, Omotola Ekeinde, Genevieve Nnaji, Funke Akindele-Bello, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Mr Eazi, among other Nigerians made the list. Also, the Director General of the World Trade Organization, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala featured on the list. According to Forbes, the list was curated from Hollywood exports and Grammy artists to award-winning ideas that can save the world. It also stated that the list is a way of “celebrating those whose ideas, inventions, and influential role models have aided Africa’s growth over the last decade.” Forbes on its official Twitter handle, @Forbesafrica, alongside the list wrote, “This is a way of celebrating those also with the award-winning ideas that had defined the African continent and influential role models that have spelt Africa’s growth over the last decade.” Forbes described Burna Boy in the publication as one of the biggest and most successful African artists on this continent, While Genevieve was described as the trailblazer of Nollywood.
“My swag dey make girls fall for me” – BBNaija star, Laycon brags.
Big Brother Naija Season 5 winner, Olamilekan Agbeleshe popularly known as Laycon took to his social media page to brag about the effects of his swag on ladies. The rapper who released two singles, “Wagwan” and “Fall for me” took to his verified Twitter page to boast about how girls trip for him because of his badass style of dressing. He further urged his fans to join him and brag about the high rate at which ladies fall for him because of his swag.
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