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  • Treating headaches in children (3)

    MASSAGE. Massage can help reduce stress and relieve tension, and may help ease headaches.

    Preparing for your appointment

    Typically, you make an appointment with your family doctor or your child’s pediatrician. Depending on the frequency and severity of your child’s symptoms, you may be referred to a doctor who specializes in conditions of the brain and nervous system (neurologist).

    Here’s information to help you get ready for your child’s appointment and to know what to expect from the doctor.

    What you can do

    • Write down your child’s signs and symptoms, when they occurred, and how long they lasted. It may help to keep a headache diary — listing each headache, when it happens, how long it lasts and what might have caused it.
    • Make a list of all medications, vitamins or supplements your child is taking.
    • Write down questions to ask your doctor.

    For headaches in children, some basic questions to ask your doctor include:

    • What’s the most likely cause of the symptoms?
    • Are tests needed to confirm the diagnosis?
    • What treatments are available and which do you recommend?
    • Does my child need prescription medication, or would an over-the-counter medication work?
    • What follow-up, if any, is needed?
    • What can we do at home to lessen the pain?
    • What can we do at home to prevent headaches?

    What to expect from your doctor

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    Your doctor is likely to ask you a number of questions, including:

    • When did the symptoms start? Have they changed over time?
    • How often does your child experience these symptoms?
    • How long does the headache usually last?
    • Where does the pain occur?
    • Have the symptoms been continuous or intermittent?
    • Does your child have other symptoms, such as nausea or dizziness?
    • Does anything make your child’s symptoms better?
    • Does anything make the symptoms worse?
    • What treatments have you tried?
    • What medications does your child take?
    • Do other family members get headaches? What you can do in the meantime

    Until you see your child’s doctor, if your child has a headache, place a cool, wet cloth on your child’s forehead and encourage him or her to rest in a dark, quiet room.

    Consider giving your child over-the-counter pain medications such as acetaminophen (Tylenol, others) or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others) to ease symptoms.

    Use caution when giving aspirin to children or teenagers. Though aspirin is approved for use in children older than age 3, children and teenagers recovering from chickenpox or flu-like symptoms should never take aspirin. This is because aspirin has been linked to Reye’ssyndrome, a rare but potentially life-threatening condition, in such children. Talk to your doctor if you have concerns.

     

    • Source:https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-condition
  • Coronavirus: China closes 14 cities

    China went into lockdown on Friday after authorities and businesses scrambled to shut tourist attractions and public transport systems as part of the efforts to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus.

    No fewer than 26 people have already been killed by the virus.

    Movement of people is being restricted in Tiananmen, Ezhou, Zhijiang, Dangyang, Qianjiang, Chibi, Xiantao, Lichuan, Jingmen, Xianning, Yichang and Enshi,according to media reports.

    Huanggang, close to Wuhan and home to more than seven million people yesterday announced it would shut down its public transport.

    Part of the Great Wall of China and Disneyland in Shanghai were closed as authorities desperately tried to stop people spreading the Wuhan coronavirus amid fears as many as 10,000 had been infected with the killer virus.

    Major festivities all over the country have been cancelled, including those at Beijing’s Forbidden City, a major tourist destination, and fairs and carnivals in Beijing and Hong Kong.

    In spite of a rising death toll, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday it was “too early” to declare an international health emergency over the outbreak.

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    The real number of patients could be much higher, as many in Wuhan are reportedly unable to receive treatment due to overcrowding in hospitals.

    The new coronavirus belongs to the same family of viruses that caused Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), a disease that infected 8,000 people and killed 800 globally between 2002 and 2003 pandemic that also started in China.

    Cases of the disease have been reported in Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the U.S., as well as in the Chinese territories of Hong Kong and Macau.

  • Nestle re-launches product to tackle anaemia

    By Adekunle Yusuf

     

    As part of its commitment to help address the health challenges created by micronutrient deficiency, Nestle Nigeria Plc. has re-launched one of its products, Golden Morn to combat anaemia.

    According to the World Bank development indicators for 2017, an estimated 200 million people on the African continent are undernourished, their numbers having increased by almost 20 percent since the early 1990s and, in Nigeria, almost 26 million people are undernourished.

    The new product is produced with maize and soya cereal, fortified with grain smart which is unique blend of vitamins and minerals include Vitamin A, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B5, Vitamin C and iron.

    Speaking on the new product, MD/CEO of Nestle Nigeria, Mauricio Alarcon, said the company is committed to helping to develop sustainable solution to this menace through the inclusion of bio-fortified food crops and the fortification of the products.

    According to him, over 80 per cent of Nestle products sold in Nigeria are fortified with micronutrients reaching 34 million households. “The re-launch of Golden Morn is one more step towards fulfilling our commitment to help address the health challenges created by micronutrient deficiency, especially iron deficiency among the most vulnerable in our society.”

    Alarcon noted that the product was created in Nigeria by Nigerians, produced in Nigeria with 100 per cent locally sourced agricultural and packaging materials.

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    “Local sourcing is not only a smart business decision to ensure supply but also the right thing to do as it contributes to transforming small and medium scale businesses involved in Nestlé’s value chain either directly or indirectly.

    Our business model is built on our belief that our business will only be profitable in the long term by creating value for shareholders and for society, particularly in the communities where we operate, a concept we call Creating Shared Value (CSV).”

    In his goodwill speech, the Minister of  Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono, represented by the Director, Federal Department of Agriculture, Mrs. Karima Babangida, commended Nestle Nigeria Plc for being a key stakeholder and partner of the ministry in producing and supplying quality and nutritious products towards the reduction of malnutrition in Nigeria.

    She offered that the focus is to reverse the ugly trend and poor statistics of Nigeria’s burdens of malnutrition.

    As we all know, malnutrition slows down development while, on the other hand, improved nutrition is key to healthy life, cognitive development in our children, higher productivity.

    “The relaunch of Gold Morn fortified with vitamins and minerals could not have come at a better time than now. This is a typical private sector investment that would contribute to greatly reducing malnutrition and boosting the economy of our nation.

    The Federal Government is encouraging more private sector investments in the production and marketing of bio-fortified foods and other micro-nutrient-rich commodities.”

  • Atlantic Hall School unveils ambassadors

    Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) would be the Guest of Honour during the unveiling of 10 ambassadors of the prestigious Atlantic Hall School.

    The event with the theme: “Your Excellencies” is part of week-long activities that will climax Atlantic Hall 30th anniversary.

    A statement by the school explained the ambassadors are alumni who have cut their teeth across various disciplines.

    These young distinguished Nigerians, it said, are dedicated to excellence and integrity having succeeded in building a reputation at the fore front of their respective industries.

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    They ambassadors are: An award-winning music video director, and film maker Kemi Adetiba; Omilola Oshikoya; Founder of Omilola Oshikoya International (OOI), a life & finance coaching company; Seye Ogunlewe, a track and field sprinter who also represented Nigeria at the 2016 Olympics; Mark Okoye, a finance professional and the incumbent Commissioner for Economic Planning, Budget and Development Partners, Anambra State; Donna Ogunnaike, an expert in Energy Law and currently a partner in Adepetun, Caxton-Martins, Agbor & Segun law firm; and Mattew Otubu, Youth Councillor for Newcastle City Council, and Member of Youth Parliament for Newcastle Central.

    Others are: Ijeoma Balogun, an award-winning journalist, relationship builder, and Founder/CEO of Redrick Public Relations, and‘Forbes Africa 30 under 30’ 2019 Honouree (Business Category); Damilola Ogunbiyi, CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy For All on October 29, 2019 as well as Damola Ladejobi, UK trained lawyer, certified personal nutritionist, and CEO of Askdamz, one of Africa’s leading healthy lifestyle company.

    The statement added that the school’s dedicated event planning committee is leaving no stone unturned to make it a phenomenal evening of celebrations, salutations and festivities; and a befitting climax to Atlantic Hall’s 30th anniversary as inspirational change agents, trailblazers and visionaries.

     

  • Student charged with robbery

    Agency Reporter

    An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court in Kwara State on Wednesday ordered that a student, Samson Moses, be remanded at a correctional centre for alleged armed robbery.

    Magistrate Mohammed Ibrahim ordered the remand of the defendant at Oke-kura Correctional Centre, Ilorin and adjourned the case till February 5.

    Prosecuting Inspector Nasiru Yusuf said the defendant was arrested by the police on January 9 while on patrol at Tanke, Ilorin.

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    He alleged that when the defendant was searched, a toy gun neatly concealed like a berretta pistol was recovered from him.

    The prosecutor added that investigation conducted showed that the defendant was on his way to rob Oluh Kabaka at Colony Hostel, Ilorin.

    He claimed that the defendant confessed to have planned the use of the toy gun for robbery, adding that he also admitted being a member of Aiye secret cult.

  • Human Papilo virus, cervical cancer, men’s fears

    By Femi Asekun

     

    Femi Asekun encouraged me last Saturday, through her good health interview on Ray power FM radio station in Lagos, to devote this column to some alternative medicine ideas on Human PAPILO VIRUS(HPV) and cervical cancer.

    She and Dr Faseyi were on top of this subject, to invite attention to this killer disease, as the world health organisation (WHO) advises healthcare givers and their support groups, including the media, should do every January.

    I hope that the ideas presented here would fill some of the gaps in that interview imposed by time constraint and orthodoxy.

    I wish to start with “men’s fears” because one caller on the telephone kept calling and asking about what could befall a man who met with a cervical cancer challenged person because he considered the question not well answered.

    Dr Faseyi narrowed the cause of most cervical cancer cases to human PAPILO virus, of which he said there were about 200 variants. I guess this was what frightened the persistent caller because some HPV variants are known to cause genital herpes which orthodox medicine says is “incurable.” Add to that the fact that many people, women included , are HPV carriers.

    This means the HPV lies dormant in their bodies, checkmated by some force, in this case a vibrant immune system. Thus, this carrier of a  sexually transmittable pathogen can infect a partner with a weak immunity.

    Among men, the fear of contracting the HPV from a female carrier is a real one, as pharmaceutical medicines do not appear to get rid of it. In the hospital pharmacy, the best remedy for a long time have been the drug named ACYLOVIR of which THE PILL BOOK of Dr Harold Silver says:

    “Acylovir (brand name zovirax) prescribed for seriously frequently recurring herpes simplex infections of the genitals, mucus membranes and central nervous system, herpes zoster(shingles) varicella (chicken pox) and coral infections, including non-genital simplex, herpes simplex and cytomegalovirus (CNV) in immuno compromised patients”.

    Acylovir impacts many negative side effects, for which reason only a medical doctor may prescribe it.

    I have seen many men challenged with the fears of this gentleman. It needs no crystal ball gazing to suggest that any man with weakened immunity will pick up anything from a woman who is a carrier of it.

    While orthodox medicine suggests there is no cure for it, that HPV may be suppressed only for a while, alternative medicine offers many bypaths for recovery, including through energy medicine.

    That is why I suspect that the segment of energy medicine which relies on physical quantum materials for all sorts of devices may be of help. This field is uncharted, untested, especially in Nigeria, where quantum energy devices such as  eye glasses, necklaces, bracelets, boxers, wristwatches and shoes began to excite the imagination more seriously since about last year.

    In respect of genital herpes,two of them always cross my thought. One is the energy boxer. When the copper end of a rechargeable bulb is placed on the quantum device of an energy boxer, the bulb lights up as if powered up as if powered by electricity.

    The second device is an energy water bottle, which is said to be enamoured with a 200 year potency. It is a small bottle into which water is filled, shaken and sprayed on any part of the body under stress. When the charged water touches distressed tissue, the cells are said to come alive, brimming with energy and a new lease of life.

    We are advised as well that spraying the water on germ-spoiled, smelling food not only removes the smell and kills the germs but also makes the food fit for consumption. As I said earlier, this is an uncharted field of activities.

    So, I only imagine that if, indeed there is present in this water such healing potential ascribed to it, the revitalised genitalia may spring to life when they come in contact.

    As for the boxers, it is put up as being able to recharge ailing forms in the pelvic region which houses the penile organ, prostate gland, lower end of the colon and rectum, appendix , testis and perhaps the kidneys.

    The energy medicine IAM more aware of is that described by American surgeon Norman Sheally and Caroline Myss in their book, THE CREATION OF HEALTH, in which more than 20 years ago,they theorised that by now, science and medicine would have recognised that man is not his body, but an independent consistency which animates the body, causing the first fetal movements in the middle of pregnancy when it takes procession of the body, and leaving the body lifeless, stone dead, when it vacates the temporary casing for whatever reason(s) which we all death (of the body).

    Eastern world medicine philosophy calls this independent consistency- the spirit. It is said to be the living essence who speaks of “my head” or”my leg”, and interfaces with the mud or earthly vessel or cloak at seven contact points known as the CHAKRAS.

    As we journey towards harmonised medicine philosophy, Western medicine philosophy has found that the seven chakras are coterminous with the sites of the ENDOCRINE glands which may cause health derangements when their activities are unbalanced.

    What this informs or may inform the impartial or objective observer who may have been privileged to have OUT OF BODY EXPERIENCE(S) in which body and soul (spirit) stand apart and behold each other is that the spirit is the living essence, dispenser of energy and life to the physical human body.

    So, if the indwelling spirit is sick, the body which houses it is sick or will be sick sooner than later. The Nigeria environment is filled with stories which western -indoctrinated people sweep under the carpet as voodo talk or superstition. We hear of people who scream in their dreams and are roused by people near them.

    We hear such stories as that they were shot. A few hours or days later, an abscess forms in exactly that spot if they did not know what to do. In August 1998, I was told in a dream that my father hale and hearty the previous weekend, had left the flesh.

    On Wednesday, he did at about 3.30am. By 3.40 am, he came to me in a dream to announce that he was gone and I should tidy his affairs. By 5.30am, my brother who lived with him brought to me the news of the passage. I was not shocked, having had my first OBE at 24.

    Where I am going is that sorrow or joy, stress or anger affects the spirit and those organs at the points of the interface with the body, the CHAKRAS.

    Thus, if HPV affects one person in the genitalia but does not touch another when they are both exposed to it, the factor to examine is the differentia of their inner lives. This may express physically as immune dysfunction or weakened immunity. Something caused something.

    I believe the question the gentleman wanted Dr Faseyi to answer is this: What happens or is likely to happen when a man sleeps with a cervical cancer challenged woman? I assume that, since HPV may be present in their system and since HPV is contagious and sexually transmittable, he may pick it up…perhaps as genital herpes, if his immunity is low or if he has challenges with the SECOND CHAKRA which governs the pelvic region.

     

    The second Chakra

    Let’s listen to Katie Ness in www.yogapproved.com:

    “Our emotions reside basically in our bodies. On a subtle level, our bodies communicates with the levels around us and certain energetic impulses usually relate to a certain part of the body and chakra that is weakened or imbalanced.

    Each chakra represents a spiritual life lesson or challenge to help us gain a more in-depth understanding of our personal and spiritual power. This in turn helps us learn how to overcome obstacles, let go of emotional blockages, and walk the path towards spiritual consciousness.

    Her article, like that of many others, shows that a person with a strong second chakra can migrate from the nuclear family into the bigger world outside it to understand and correctly apply the mechanisms of power play to full advantage in this world.

    The rule or law is cooperation and sharing, not the use(or abuse) of power to oppress or to destroy. Spiritually speaking, the earth is a school which graduates us for admission to paradise if we run our programme successfully.

    Every seven years in this programme is a new school grade. In the first seven years of life in our nuclear families, we undergo groundedness. The love our parents show us makes us well grounded and feel secure. As secure human beings, we graduate into the next class up to age 14.

    This is where we begin to learn about power and power play to assert ourselves and begin to chart a direction in life. Many people are not well grounded in the first phase of life by the time they arrive in the second phase.

    That means they are insecure and come over with a carry over to learn to become secure along side the lessons they are to learn in the second phase. In the second phase, many people are self centered and use power for self aggrandisement instead of for helping themselves and other people move along.

    We see it in a child believing the moon is following him or her alone and not other children. We see it also in the misuse of power by Nigerian politicians and professionals including military men, policemen, judges, civil servants, women and their househelps and trade unionists.

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    As adults with phase two carry over hanging on their necks, losing control over other people they wish to goad or suppress, or over finances or sexuality send some people out of balance, and this blanks out or shuts down the second chakra, and thereby deprive the physical organs in this region of etheric or spiritual force or energy without which they cannot beautifully thrive.

    Thus, they wither and cannot defend themselves against the ravages of pathogens, particularly if the nutrition is horrible. Basically, though, the second chakra literature emphasises negative reactions of THE FEAR OF LOSING CONTROL in all relationships. Some of the health challenges frequently associated with it, according to KATIE NESS, are “chronic lower back pain, arthritis, genital or sexual problems, hip issues…low confidence, lack of motivation, inability to create intimate connection with others, loss of interest in self expression or artistic abilities, infertility, urinary problem,. Difficulties giving birth, producing orgasms and a low libido ”

    I recommend this article and others on the SEVEN CHAKRAS.  Another point I wish to make here is that our civilisation has been promised the time would be come when healing with precious stones would join other platforms of medicine. Precious stones are imbued with radiations specific to them.

    They may help us recharge weakened body radiations. Time will tell whether the quantum eye glasses, necklaces, bracelets, boxers, shoes etc are leading us to that era, or if that era has arrived.

     

    Cervical cancer

     

    While Alternative Medicine approaches a five or seven step therapy, ideas are popping up that, like exposure to sex too early in life when the vagina and cervix are not ready for sperm and semen frequent assault with sperm, even by the same man may cause cervical cancer.

    Normally, the pH of the vagina and cervix is slightly acidic to kill inhospitable bacteria and viruses. Besides, the vagina has an antibody defence. The sperm, on the other hand, comes with an alkaline environment, and an antibody antibody, to suppress the antibody of the woman’s system.

    The thinking is that frequent sex alkalizes the vagina and cervix and knock out their antibody defences. This opens the floodgate for all sorts of infecting agents, including HPV which exploits the compromised immunity status. Nutritional disorders and emotional disturbances of the second chakra may add salt to the injury.

    Thus, detoxification, alkalization, oxygenation, anti-oxidation, immune boosting and anti -angiogenesis therapies are followed .

    Organic coffee enemas are done. Vegetable juices are taken, following the successes of Dr Max Gerson (check Gerson therapy on the internet). Dr Max Folkers taught the use of co Q 10 which is the landmark  Danish experiment resolved 32terminal breast cancers. Check Dr Karl Folkers also) Green drinks(wheatgrass, chlorella ,spirulina etc) are inevitable as is liquid chlorophyll, thanks to Dr Jensen. The longrich  alkaline water cup should be in the cupboard as should the energy water bottle of sairui to recharge the pelvis through topical dabs or sprays.

    Finally, for want of space, I will quickly like to invite attention to the practice of Dr Robert Atkins, one of the orthodox doctors in the United States who championed nutritional medicine in that country in our generation.

    He says in his DR ATKINS VITA NUTRIENT SOLUTION:

    “Folic acid alone can reverse cervical dysplasia , the abnormal cellular changes that cause positive pap smears and portend the development of cervical cancer. Dosages of 10mg per day, one study found,eliminated the precancerous cells and averted the need for surgery in just two months.

    Larger dosages are completely safe and I believe possibly more effective. For my cervical dysplasia patients, I typically prescribe 30-60mg a day along with vitamin B12 and vitamin A. There is one precautionary note, however.

    Birth control pills should not be taken during treatment for cervical dysplasia because they drain the body of folic acid. Other malignancies are also vulnerable to folic acid. Low folic acid readings are also associated with cancer of the throat and colorectal cancer.

    Fortunately, the supplement therapy news is encouraging. A year long course of the nutrient 10-20 mg a day plus 760mcg of vitamin B12, reversed dysplasia in smoker’s lungs and in a separate study in the colon. Supplements also cut in half the percentage of people in whom colitis leads to cancer…”

    Many doctors fear that folic acid may aggravate cancer growth and spread. Not Dr Atkins, who shook the foundations of U S medicine not only with mega dosage nutrition, but with unthinkables in medicine, which, today, are the norms.

  • Embrace technology to increase your value, Muslim youths advised

    From Adesoji Adeniyi, Osogbo.

     

    An Islamic group, the NASRU -LAHI-L- Faith Society (NASFAT), has advised  Muslim youths to embrace technology to increase their value in the labour market.

    Speaking at one-day employability skills workshop organised by NASFAT in collaboration with the National Empowerment Economic Committee for Student of Fountain University in Osogbo,  the President of NASFAT, Mr. Olaniyi Yusuf, said present realities have shown that youths must explore benefits in technologies to excel in their chosen careers.

    According to him, about 500 youths drawn from some states of the federation, including Osun, Oyo, Ekiti participated in the workshop.

    He said it is important the youths position themselves for abundant opportunities in Nigeria and outside the country.

    Yusuf said: “This employability workshop is focusing on the world of work to prepare youths for the task ahead, especially with breakthrough and continuous advancement in technology.

    “The workshop would help youths to know how technology is really influencing work and the systematic changes which they must work with and how to explore the benefits of the modern world. Unfortunately, the nation’s education system is not in conformity with the present educational realities.

    “The curriculum in tertiary institutions is not in conformity with what our industries require and now is the time  for total overhauling of the entire process for us as a nation to advance.

    “What you don’t have, you can not give and that is the reason we need to invest in training and retraining of teachers. We must also ensure that students benefit  from the industrial training programme designed for them”.

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    Also, the Guest Speaker for the workshop, Mr. Abideen Olasupo, who spoke on the theme “The Future of Work, are you ready,” said  thousands of Muslims youths passed out of tertiary institutions but never acquired what was needed for them to get their dream jobs.

    He said: “The future of work in Nigeria keeps  changing and there is a need for  youths to get themselves accustomed to different skills. This is important for them to succeed in life.

    “This is why we are introducing them to  digital training. For those who are already in  business, there is also the need for them to have a unique value proposition and a subject of moral and integrity.”

    Olasupo appealed to Muslim youths, particularly students of Fountain University to acquire  employability   skills  for them to stand out among other graduates from other institutions.

    He lauded NASFAT for organising the workshop which he said would serve as an eye opener and change the orientation and thinking of the youths.

    A lecturer at the Department of Mass Communication in Fountain University,  Mr. Rasheed Adebiyi, said employability skills  would help in checking some nefarious activities among youths and also given them a sense of hope.

     

  • Firm protests alleged contract variation by UniAbuja

    From Adekunle Jimoh, Ilorin

     

    The Consultancy firm in charge of University of Abuja’s (UNIABUJA) students fee management, Edutech Portal Solution, has questioned alleged attempts to vary the original terms of the agreement by authorities of the university.

    The firm claimed that having got contract on June 28, 2019, it had added values to the university fee portal system.

    Solicitors to Edutech Portal Solutions, Lanre Falola and Co in letter to the University of Abuja Vice Chancellor expressed dismay at  alleged plans by the university  management to shorten the lifespan of the contract.

    The letter, entitled “Re: Demand for immediate release of the consultancy agreement for the deployment of students fee management portal between Edutech Portal and UniAbuja and warning against any breach thereof,” signed by Judith Eyo on behalf of solicitors said, “we have since noticed an attempt to vary the original terms of this agreement as agreed by our client and the negotiation team from your office which invariably will be at variance with the advertised term of the reference and extant provisions of rules of public procurement acts.

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    “This act was ably demonstrated via  a letter dated 15th March, 2019, signed by one Rifkatu Hoshen Swanta which attempted to reduce the terms of the said contract to a ‘one- year finality terminating the contract.’

    This was further reinforced by another letter from the office of the Registrar to our client signed by one Prof A.A Kolawole which sought to terminate the contract in nine months.

    “Our client has since commenced work on the university portal blocks and has in deed added significant values to the university fee portal system by developing automated hostel bookings and artificial intelligence in a record time and adapting some course materials to the National Universities Commission open and distance learning format at no cost to the institution among others.

    “Through regenerated portals deployed by our client, the internally generated revenue of the university has further increased by over 200 percent on its undergraduate school fees.

    “Be informed that upon execution of the said consultancy agreement by parties, the contract was consummated and legally binding.”

  • Ex-Provost, colleagues donate centre to OSUSTECH

    From Damisi Ojo, Akure.

     

    The immediate past Provost, Adeyemi College of Education (ACE), Prof. Olukoya Ogen and his two colleagues including Pastor Jeremiah Akinsele and one other, have donated a structure for Students’ Relaxation Centre to the Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH), Okitipupa.

    At the foundation-laying ceremony, Prof Ogen said what he and his colleagues have done was in the spirit of giving back to the society.

    He, therefore, called on well-meaning indigenes of the institution’s catchment area to  assist the school in the area of infrastructural development.

    According to him,government alone  cannot attend to all the developmental needs of the institution adding that: “ Your widow’s mite will go a long way in taking the university to greater heights.

    The Chairman of the University’s Governing  Council,Prof Akinbo Adesomoju had described the donation as timely.

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    Adesomoju said with such facility in place, students can have a beffiting place to relax after lectures.

    While appreciating the donors, he said: “ Prof Ogen and his colleagues have done something great, it is one of those things l have been looking forward to since I came into office as the Governing Council Chairman.

    The chairman observed that the donors would be the first set of people to donate to the university, apart from the state government and some of its agencies.

    In his remarks,the university’s Vice Chancellor,Prof Sunday Ogunduyile, described the donation as an encouragement to the institution’s management.

    He pointed out that Students Relaxation Centre is one of the highly necessary centres in the university.

     

  • Inadequate funding, corruption, bane of tertiary education’

    From Adesoji Adeniyi, Osogbo.

     

    The Chairman, Federal Civil Service Commission, Deaconess Joanna Ayo, has identified inadequate funding, corruption and lack of accountability and transparency as the bane of tertiary education in Nigeria.

    Delivering a lecture entitled: “Higher Education in Nigeria” at the Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, Ayo, an educationist, advised the government to give priority to education.

    According to her, one of the major  problems besetting higher education in Nigeria is inadequate funding.

    She said other problems include  inconsistent policies due to change in governments, lack of continuity of programmes which are more pronounced in public universities and infrastructural decay.

    She further explained that disruption of higher education system as a result of industrial action and riot, lack of research grants, poor conditions of service and poor  remuneration of lecturers among others as some of the many challenges of  higher education in the country.

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    Urging students to be more studious, Ayo said students should begin to work hard to actualise their dreams.

    She said: “No matter how naive, no matter how impossible, no matter how realistic, what is your life’s ambition? You must dream a dream and work hard towards  actualising your dream.

    “Why have you decided to have a university education? University education is more than acquisition of knowledge for work, for position, for power, for anything tangible. It is the development of the totality of a man; the development of a sound mind in a sound body.

    “Be curious, be mentally alert to your environment. Fear God, respect all people and respect yourself.Know your God-given strengths and your weakness so that you can maximise your strength and opportunities of life ; and turn your weakness to God to show His strength through them.

    “Do not settle for second place. God has created you to rule and subdue, so have confidence in your God-given ability. Remember  you are fearfully and wonderfully made.”

    She, therefore, lauded the management of the Bowen University and the founding fathers for their vision which she said had helped affected many lives academically, morally and spiritually.