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  • Council boss inaugurates five classroom-block

    Council boss inaugurates five classroom-block

    Igbogbo-Baiyeku Local Council Development Area  Chairman Olusesan Daini has inaugurated a block of five classrooms at Oreta Primary School, Igbogbo-Baiyeku.

    Daini provided the classrooms with chairs, white boards and other learning equipment needed to create a conducive environment for their learning for pupils.

    Daini said this was in fulfillment of his promise during his campaign. He also pledged to inaugurate a health centre in 30 days.

     He said, “As we are commissioning the classrooms today, in the next thirty days, a health center will also be commissioned in this community, to appreciate the community and let them know that we belong to a party that keeps promises.”

     Daini thanked Prince Adewunmi Ogunsanya for his philanthropy and kind gesture in renovating another block of classrooms in the school.

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     Governance Advisory Council (GAC) Member Asiwaju Olorunfunmi Bashorun said: “We know virtually every project that is going on, and most of the leaders were carried along because the chairman briefs us during our monthly meeting, we implore him to continue in this great path he has started.”

    He also appreciated the support of the Legislative and Executive members for the administration of the chairman in making the community a better place.

    The traditional ruler, Oba Abdulsemiu Adeboruwa of Igbogbo Kingdom, urged the beneficiaries to make use of the facilities judiciously. 

    He said “The community members are happy that the classrooms are been equipped, we advise them to continue to do more and implore the community to ensure sustainable use of this place, the facilities should not be vandalized, people should use it effectively and judiciously.”

  • Ekweremadu donates classroom to Hausa community

    Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu has donated and opened a classroom block to the Hausa community at Ugwuoba, Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State.

    He also donated 21 motorcycles to the commercial motorcycle riders union at 9th Mile Corner, Udi council.

    A statement by his media aide, Uche Anichukwu, said Ekweremadu described education as the key to a good life, and urged the community to take advantage of the school to give their children education.

    The statement reads: “Your children are helping to tend cattle today, but let me tell you that in 20 to 30 years, they will not be interested in it. The best gift you can give to these children is education so they can contest and become councillors, governors, and even senators like me.

    “We will build another classroom block once this one is put to good use, and will ensure there is a functional borehole here, latest March 28, to take care of your water needs.

    “I urge to continue to support us by voting for all PDP candidates in the elections to enable us continue to do more for you.”

    At 9th Mile corner, Ekweremadu assured the people that the electricity transformer he donated will be installed for them immediately.

    He also pledged to rehabilitate the faulty borehole.

    “The 9th Mile is a very important city to us, being the commercial headquarters of our senatorial zone. We are already working with a Chinese consortium to turn the area into an economic hub and the foundation stone for that would be laid soon,” he promised.

     

     

  • Osinbajo ‘returns’ to classroom, teaches Ondo pupils

    Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was back in the classroom yesterday as a teacher, although for a brief moment.

    He  picked up the chalk to teach pupils of Alagbaka Estate Primary School, Akure, English language.

    Along with Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, his host, Osinbajo also had a taste of the food served the children under the  National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP).

    The former law lecturer took to his Twitter handle afterwards, to describe his experience with the kids.

    “I used to be a University Lecturer but I can tell you, there is something special about reading to and teaching children.

    “I was blown away with how clever the Primary 3 pupils of Alagbaka Estate Primary School were. Feel like such a proud father,” he wrote.

    Osinbajo was also impressed by  his portrait which was drawn by a Primary 6  pupil, Emmanuel Ani.

    He said: “I feel so honoured and I am confident his talent will take him places far beyond what he can imagine.”

    During the interaction, the Vice President said about 7.6 million children in 22 states across the country are being fed daily under the School Feeding Programme.

    He said it was designed to ensure that children in public primary schools across the country have at least one very good meal daily.

    The Vice President added that the meal will improve the children’s health, boost farming in the country and create job opportunities for some people.

    “I have tasted the food myself and I think it is the quite nice,” he said.

    Osinbajo said that another set of 300,000 Nigerian youths are to be engaged in the N-power programme.

    He explained that the new set of beneficiaries would teach in public primary schools, pointing out that 200,000 graduates are already benefiting from the programme.

    He described the N-Power programme as a very compelling testimony.

    “I have seen firsthand what the N-Power teachers are doing in the classroom, using tablets to teach. I was able to see it for myself and also use it in teaching the pupils.

    “As you know, in the programme, each of the teachers has a tablet which contains materials for teaching and I wanted to see in particular how they used the tablets and the materials.

    “I think it’s a very revolutionary thing for all these young men and women who have volunteered to participate in the programme,” he said.

    The Ondo Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu commended the Federal Government for the efforts in bringing both programmes to the state.

  • ‘Look beyond classroom for your child’s better future’

    The proprietor of SoundHope Private School at Baruwa Estate in Lagos State, Dr Fatmo Monayajo, has urged private school owners to look beyond classroom works for the benefit of their pupils’ future.

    She said school proprietors were expected to embark on extra-curricular activities at local and international levels, establish skills acquisition trainings, e-learning skills and help the pupils to identify their future carrier.

    Mrs Monayajo spoke at the inauguration of changing the school’s name from SoundHope Private School to SoundHope Muslim International Academy.

    The proprietor said changing followed the pulling out of over 80 per cent of Christian pupils because Muslim female pupils were allowed to wear the hijab (head covering).

    She said the explanations and persuasion to change the erroneous impression about the school did not yield any result as the Christian pupils pulled out in large numbers.

    According to her, SoundHope Private Academy was established on January 4 with the core value of freedom and to provide a unique and sound educational experience for junior and secondary school pupils.

    She said: “It is a co-education comprehensive secondary school, which creates a stimulation and professional modern learning environment befitting future leaders of Nigeria without a religious bias as the National Policy on Education stipulates that children should be educated in line with their parents’ religions.”

  • Alumni donate 50 sets of classroom furniture

    Infrastructural transformation has begun at Ilupeju Senior Grammar School, Lagos State, thanks to the school’s newly established old students’ association.

    Pupils of the school, numbering  1022, along with their teachers were full of gratitude to the former  students for donating 50 sets of dual furniture for their learning comfort.

    The Principal, Mrs Elizabeth Akinola, said the association has helped solve a major challenge of the school.

    She said: “The government is doing a lot, but government cannot do it all. I give glory to God for the gesture of the alumni. We know it is not easy, it is because they put their alma mater as a priority that this is possible. We only just started meeting the alumni in March, which was the 1988 set and they immediately donated 20 sets of furniture. Now that the old students have come together as a national body, they have brought another 50 sets. This is just the beginning.”

    President of the association, Mr Idowu Oyebanjo, of the 1992 set, who was represented by the General Secretary, Mr Gbenga Odesanya of 1995 set, said the junior and secondary arms of the school needed about 800 pieces of furniture that will seat 2,400 pupils at three pupils per seat.

    He said: “We have had different sets doing one thing or the other for the school, but with the establishment of the national alumni, we will be able to leverage on the potentials of the individual set to form a synergy that will produce better results as we see today. We had the inaugural meeting of the association in March with the aim of instituting the association, but seeing the state of infrastructure in the school broke our hearts and we quickly consulted the school authority for their needs in order of priority. The furniture came top on that list among other things.”

    He noted that with the full function of the association, there are plans to seek the Corporate Social Responsibility support of companies within and outside Ilupeju as well as government and the old students to deliver the outstanding 750 pieces of furniture by their October 19 deadline, which is the school’s founder’s day. The project is expected to cost over N5 million.

    The school’s Head boy, Paul Akinlosotu, thanked the association on behalf of the school, noting that before now, the pupils had to sit on stools and tyres, while others stood in class to receive lessons.

    Oyebanjo, however, charged the school authority to open a register to keep record of students given the furniture to make them accountable and teach them maintenance culture.

     

  • Dean, students sweep classroom

    Dean, students sweep classroom

    Members of Junior Chamber International (JCI) at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) on Sunday embarked on environmental sanitation tagged: Keep UDUS clean. The Dean of Students’ Affairs, Dr Adamu Aliero, who flagged off the exercise to sanitise the campus, led the club members to sweep classrooms and clean the boards.

    The club members were led by JCI National Vice-President in Area C District II, Ayokunle Omowaye, 28th chapter president of JCI Abdulhammed Mustapha and past Collegiate Vice Chairman of Area C, Kazeem Adeyemi. Other lecturers who participated in the exercise included the club’s Staff Adviser, Dr R.F. Atata.

    All the participants visited some lecture halls on the campus to clean the white boards with ethanol, making it sparkling clean and swept the classrooms. They also provided waste bins to lecture halls.

    The JCI president in the school, Abdulkadir Bashir, told CAMPUSLIFE: “The sanitation exercise is borne out of our desire to ensure we study in a clean and disease-free environment. This is in line with our aim to serve humanity. We deem it fit to take the lead as we have seen the need to maintain cleanliness, which is next to Godliness.”

    He added that the club would donate more sanitation materials to the school to ensure the campus remained hygienic for learning.

     

  • NBL donates classroom block to school

    NBL donates classroom block to school

    As partof its corporate social responsibility to its host community and state, Nigerian Breweries Plc has built and  handed over a school block of six classrooms with fully equipped library and toilet facilities to the authorities of Ngwa High School, Abayi in Osisioma Local Government Area of Abia State.

    The handing over and commissioning exercise was attended by the Deputy Governor of Abia State, Sir Emeka Ananaba, Anglican Bishop of Aba North Diocese, His Lordship, Rt. Rev. Nathan Kanu, commissioners, Special Advisers, members of staff of the Nigerian Breweries PLC and some members of the school’s Old Boys Association.

    Speaking at the commissioning ceremony, at Ngwa High School, the Aba Brewery manager, Mr. Udah Ukeje who represented the Managing Director and Chief Executive of NB PLC, Mr. Nicolaas Vervelde said that the project was built through Felix Ohiwerei Trust Fund Foundation with the aim of enhancing the educational standard of Abia State children.

    According to Verdelde “Education remains the most veritable tool to develop and transform the child for a bright future and enhance sustainable development of our country. Nigerian Breweries Plc, being a world class company recognises the importance of education for our youth, hence our resolve to continuously support education all over Nigeria and Abia in particular”.

    “The Nigerian Breweries, Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund was established in 1994 to play an active role in funding Education, research development and encourage academic excellence in Nigeria. Prior to today, Abia State has benefitted already from this foundation with the construction and donation of blocks of six classroom/library in the following schools; Eziama High School, National High School, Ahiaba High School, Ohuru Primary School, Constitution Crescent Primary School and Osokwa Secondary School and today, Ngwa High School has joined the league of beneficiaries of the Nigerian Breweries, Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund. This school block has six classrooms furnished with tables and chairs for all teachers and pupils, a library with workstation, books and conveniences for each class,” NB PLC CEO added.

    Vervelde further lauded Governor T. A Orji’s efforts in revolutionizing and rehabilitating the educational system in the state, adding that they were investing in education in the state because they know that the government would not carry the burden of developing education in the state alone.

    He urged the school authority to make good use of the project for the purpose for which it was built for.

    In his speech, the governor of the state represented by his deputy, Sir Emeka Ananaba thanked NB PLC for their support and urged other private organizations in the state to emulate the gestures of the brewing company by taking up any project that would affect the lives of their host community(ies) and the state in general positively.

    The first Senior Prefect of Ngwa High School, Mr. John Ije Obasi in an interview thanked school block donor for choosing his alma mater as one of the beneficiaries of their educational programme and also provided him the opportunity of coming back to a place that molded him into becoming a pharmacist today.

    Principal of the school, Venerable Chikezie Aliche in an interview also thanked the brewing company for their magnanimity and promised that they were going to make sure that the project would be put into good use.

    Highlights of the event was a presentation by the school’s cultural dance troupe to entertain some of the guests that attended the commissioning exercise.

  • From classroom to the field

    From classroom to the field

    The 11th edition of the Nigerian University Staff Sports Association (NUSSA) Games has been held at the University of Benin (UNIBEN). EDDY UWOGHIREN (200-Level Medicine) and EZEKIEL EFEOBHOKHAN (300-Level Pharmacy) report.

    Traffic was brought to a halt last Monday on the Ugbowo Campus of the University of Benin (UNIBEN). Security personnel had a hectic time clearing the stretch of road that leads to the Sport Complex, where hundreds of participants in the Nigerian University Staff Sports Association (NUSSA) Games gathered for the opening ceremony. Despite the downpour, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) rolled out the drums to welcome the participants and guests.

    Declaring the event open, the Vice Chancellor (VC), Prof Osayuki Oshodin, described the event as a game of unity. Represented by his deputy on Academics, Prof Obehi Okojie, the VC urged the participants to show the spirit of sportsmanship.

    He said: “Sports are seen as well-structured physical activities guided by rules and regulations. I, therefore, appeal to all participants to adhere strictly by the rules and regulations governing the event so that we can have a successful contest.”

    Saying that the institution was proud to host the 11th NUSSA Games less than four years after it hosted the 23rd NUGA, the VC urged the athletes and officials to use the event to engender lasting friendship that would help to promote unity among universities’ workers and management.

    The NUSSA National Chairman, Prof M.O. Mgor, said the game was established with the objective of promoting unity among the members of the staff of various universities.

    He said: “Sports has been recognised as a good instrument for promoting understanding and paving the way for exchange of valuable ideas and human resources among universities in Nigeria. I urge all participating athletes and universities to display a high level of honour, integrity and sportsmanship for the event to be successful.”

    Bayero University, Kano (BUK) led the procession during the march past, which was arranged in alphabetical order. The UNIBEN team came last. The National Open University (NOUN) was hailed by the crowd for having the most colourful display during the parade. The institution also fielded the highest number of athletes.

    The ceremony started with opening match between the UNIBEN team and University of Jos (UNIJOS) team. The match ended 1-0 in favour of the hosting institution.

    Celebrating the victory, a member of the UNIBEN team, who gave his name as Bobby, said: “This is the evidence that UNIBEN is the best. We expect more victories in subsequent fixtures.”

    Photographers, snacks vendors and commercial cab operators made brisk cash during the event as students flocked to the complex to watch the games.

    A student of Chemical Engineering, Precious Omorodion, said it was fun watching lecturers displaying skills on the field. “The event must be sustained to make lecturers look younger and mentally fit for their academic task,” he said.

    Meanwhile, occupants of the regular hostels were not happy at the decision of the management mandating them to vacate the hostels to accommodate the sportsmen. They said the directive asking them to leave their hostels came late.

    A student said: “I woke up to see a notice mandating students to vacate the Hall 3 because of the games. The circular came late; they should have told us while school was in session so that we can plan on how we could keep our valuables. I was forced by the porters to move to another block. My room is being occupied by the athletes and I am occupying another room whose occupants have gone for the break.”

    Although some athletes expressed displeasure on the condition of the hostels allocated to them, many hailed the management for the hospitality. One of them from Nassarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), who simply identified himself as Garuba, said: “I have gone round and I am impressed by the facilities here in UNIBEN. The VC deserves commendation. They are doing a good job. I encourage other schools to understudy and duplicate these for smooth organisation of this kind of sporting event.”

     

  • Lecturers eager to return to classroom

    Members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) have expressed readiness to return to the classrooms following the suspension of its strike.

    Some of the lecturers told CAMPUSLIFE that the striking lecturers said they were concerned about the quality of education being handed over to their students, saying that polytechnics needed to be empowered for global relevance. They explained that, contrary to the view that their demands were only centred on their salary, the welfare of students was paramount.

    The lecturers stressed that establishing a regulatory body instead of the National Board of Technical Education (NBTE) would help to improve the condition of polytechnics in the country.

    A senior lecturer at the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Wole Alawode,  said: “It is sad that the protracted strike is yet to be called off and I pity the students including the Nigerian populace. Many Nigerians think our demands are about salary alone, but that is not the case. We are talking about the technological advancement of a nation.”

    He explained that polytechnics were established mainly to promote adequate technical knowledge, adding that polytechnics needed a separate regulatory body.

    A lecturer from the department of Mass communication, C.J. Ayelabegan, said for the past nine months, none of the lecturers’ demands had been met. Mrs  Ayelabegan explained that the demands were about equal recognition for both polytechnic and university graduates and the creation of a polytechnic commission.

    “I am not aware of any part of the demands that has been met so far. The polytechnic commission will make us independent. Autonomy should be given to polytechnics the same way it was given to Nigerian universities because what is good for the goose is also good for the gander,” she stated.

    The ASUP Chairman of the polytechnic, Dr Shola Ojeniyi, said the lecturers were willing to allow d strike to be called off if some of their demands were met, saying “we don’t want our students to become rogues. That’s why we are eager to resume work. Suspending the strike is not the best we want. It should be called off in the interest of students.”