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  • VC inspects medical college

    VC inspects medical college

    The Vice Chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Prof Boniface Egboka has inspected the ongoing projects and construction embarked upon by his administration in the varsity and its College of Medical Sciences located in Nnewi.

    Accompanied by top members of the management, the VC was conducted round the medical school by the Provost, Prof Clement Ezechukwu.

    Prof Ezechukwu said: “We are happy to show that the campus is getting a facelift as against the near dungeon it was known for in the past. Although, we still have a long way to go, but the authorities have fully assured us that they are behind us.”

    Speaking while inaugurating the new laboratory complex for the college, Prof Egboka said he was proud of the college’s achievement in a space of few months. He urged staff and heads of faculties to emulate Ezechukwu.

    In his address, the Vice-Chancellor (Academics), Prof. Joe Ahaneku, disclosed that some faculties of the college had received full accreditation from the National Universities Commission (NUC). These are Pharmacy, Radiography and Medical Rehabilitation departments.

     

  • Nigerian-owned UK College gets accreditation

    Peacock College, United Kingdom has received the International Student Association accreditation to deliver professional and academic degrees and postgraduate programmes.

    The UK-based college, which was started by a Nigerian, Chief Segun Phillips, in 2012, has also been approved as a candidate for accreditation by the British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education.

    Consequently, the institution is now qualified to offer certificate, diploma and degree programmes in its main campus in London.

    The college Principal, Mr Zenon Adamek, a Briton, in an online statement, said the feat was as a result of the institution’s hard work and willingness for development.

    “The college team is drawing upon the experience and expertise of academics, professionals working in the pertinent industries and colleagues with wealth of practice and knowledge to deliver professional academic programmes in Business Management, Health and Social Care, Hospitality Travel and Tours and Information Technology,” he stated.

    He added that these programmes would be delivered as certificate, diploma and extended diploma all at level 4 to 7 of UK National Occupation Standards.

    Level 4 to 7 certificate of the UK NOS is an equivalent of first and second degrees in Nigeria. The implication of ISA accreditation, Phillips said, was that the college could now award first degrees and professional degrees at postgraduate level.

    On the importance of the ISA accreditation, Adamek stated that ISA qualifications, which are accepted in UK universities, would give a pathway to students to progress to Master’s degree programmes in British institutions.

    He added that the college was set up to enable students to gain new knowledge and skills that are crucial to professional and academic success.

    “Peacock College, UK will start delivering these programmes from March, this year from our campus in UK but plans are underway to have centres in Nigeria or to start online delivery for those who cannot travel to the UK,” he stated.

    Asked whether the college has sought the approval of the National Universities Commission (NUC) for the programmes in the country, Phillips said that would not be a problem since both the ISA and BAC accreditation enjoy global acceptability.

    “But as a responsible institution, I’m sure that if we have been able to pass the strict accreditation guidelines in the UK, doing so here, I believe, should not be a problem,” Phillips said.

     

  • King’s College to distribute free copies of Things Fall Apart

    King’s College to distribute free copies of Things Fall Apart

    The King’s College, Lagos, will on Thursday distribute free copies of the novel, ‘’Things Fall Apart’’, in tribute to the author, Prof. Chinua Achebe, who died on March 21.

    The principal, Mr Oladele Olapeju, yesterday said the college would give out more than 1,000 copies to its students at its Cultural Day celebration in Lagos.

    Olapeju spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

    He said the event would have the theme: “Our Culture, Our Pride’’.

    “This year’s Cultural Day of the King’s College, Lagos, has been dedicated to the late Chinua Achebe, Africa’s literary genius.

    “We are not only proud of Prof. Achebe’s incomparable exploits, we are pre-eminently gratified that it was Nigeria that produced him for the world,” he said.

    He told NAN that the event would showcase Nigeria’s cultural heritage, to encourage students to be proud of their country.

    He expressed the hope that the distribution of the copies of the novel would promote reading culture among the students and make them to see Achebe as their role model.

    The principal said the college would continue to engage in activities that would promote academic excellence.

     

  • College gets NANS award

    College gets NANS award

    The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has presented its certificate of excellence to Oyeleke Memorial College, Offa in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State after selecting the institution as the “Best Productive College in Nigeria in 2012.”

    While presenting the award to the Proprietress of the college, NANS Senate President Kolade Olaoluwa said the award was given to the school because of its sound moral and academic record.

    Represented by the chairman of the association’s award committee Salaudeen A. Luqman, the NANS chief said: “It is NANS’ culture to encourage those who have passion for the development of education in this country. NANS is also determined to stem the tide of cultism and other anti-social behaviours in our primary and secondary schools. We have started investigating some primary and secondary schools in the country because these are where students’ characters are formed.

    “That informed this award. We commend primary and secondary schools that have good moral and academic upbringing for their wards. The choice of Oyeleke Memorial College resulted from the outstanding moral and academic performance of its products who are members of NANS.

    “The recent performance of the college in the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination made the college stand out. Therefore, NANS is honouring the school as the best productive in Nigeria.

    “The award used to given to colleges of education, polytechnics and universities. The honour is to spur the college for greater achievements. It should not rest on its oars for the betterment of Nigerian educational system.”

    Responding, the Proprietress of the school, Mrs. Ayodele Oyeleke thanked the NANS for recognising her school.

    She assured that the school would not rest on its oars, adding that the “honour is due to hard work which I have always been preaching.”

  • College resumes April

    The newly admitted students of the ACE will resume for academic activities on April 7.

    According to the approved College Calendar for the 2012/2013 academic session the college will hold teaching practice orientation for regular NCE and Degree students and orientation for fresh students.

    The orientation for freshmen will hold between April 8 and 12, while NCE III and Degree III and IV students will resume in their various schools of their postings for teaching practice on the 14th.

    Registration and lectures for freshmen, NCE II and Degree II will commence on the 15th while the College will hold matriculation for fresh students on May 22 and 23. The Harmattan semester will come to an end in July with the commencement of the end of semester examinations.

  • King’s College PTA seeks support for hostel project

    •Appeals for more teachers

     

    As the King’s College PTA hostel project reaches the third floor, its Chairman, Mr Emmanuel Oriakhi said the association could use some support from individuals and corporate organisations to enable it complete the project on time.

    Oriakhi, who described the N250million five-star hostel project as the “largest PTA project in Nigeria”, said during a briefing last Friday that so far through levies and fund raising efforts, the association is close to completing the first three of five floors in a record of four months. However, he said additional funds will be a big plus to meeting its deadline.

    He said the PTA hopes to make the three floors ready for use from the third term starting in April to address the acute shortage of bed spaces in the 104-year old college.

    He said: “This is the biggest PTA project in Nigeria. We are making a lot of progress. Within four months of starting, we are completing the third floor of the PTA hostel. We want to complete it and make it habitable immediately to address the shortage of accommodation. About 50 per cent of students on campus will be housed in this hostel and this will reduce the pressure on existing hostels.

    “But there have been too many promissory notes from individuals and corporate organisations we have visited. If we get support from them and perhaps the King’s College Old Boys’ Association, it will help. But a few will soon materialise.”

    The five-storey hostel is designed to have a dining room on the ground floor, corporate rooms, lockers, CCTV surveillance, and state-of-the art bathrooms.

    Apart from the bed spaces, Oriakhi said the dining hall on the ground floor would ensure the pupils eat their meals on time, unlike now that they eat in batches.

    At the briefing, the association also sought the intervention of the Federal Ministry of Education (FME) to deploying enough teachers to the school. Oriakhi said the PTA had to employ 36 teachers to make up for the shortfall in teaching staff. Though nine of them have now been absorbed by the ministry, Oriakhi said the college needs more teachers because of its large population.

    “The PTA has 36 teachers we are paying monthly to supplement the paucity of teachers in the school. There are gaps we are filling. We have been engaging the ministry to assist us to absorb some of the teachers and nine were absorbed last year. However, we don’t want to encourage the PTA to employ more teachers. The PTA teachers are not well motivated because of the paltry sum they are paid compared to what their peers are getting. We rather appeal to the Federal Government to employ more teachers because of the large population of students in the school,” he said.

    To enhance the health of the pupils, their parents and teachers, Oriakhi said the PTA is also planning one-week of school health and safety programme to start April 23.

    During the programme, the chairman said participants would get comprehensive medical check up to assess that pupils are healthy enough to learn, and the teachers to teach.

     

  • College dedicates activities to God

    The Bayelsa State College of Health Technology (BYCOHTECH) has held a solemn assembly to thank God for seeing the college through the past year. The management used the occasion to dedicate the college to God in the current year.

    The event, which was jointly organised by the management and the Joint Christian Campus Fellowships (JCCF), BYCOTECH chapter, started with an opening prayer by Dr Memory Queensoap, who is the Dean of the college’s School of Foundation Studies. Hymns were also rendered by the congregation.

    The Provost, Dr Teddy Charles, said it was imperative that the college handed over its programmes and activities to God in 2013. “As an institution, it is only wise that we offer ourselves anew every year, month, week and day to our creator. We set aside today to offer ourselves new unto God and to seek for His mercies and pray that He lead us through the rest of the activities of the year,” he said.

    In his homily entitled God is able, the guest minister, Dr Patrick Awotula, reiterated God’s capability to do everything beyond human imagination. Reading from Ephesians 3:14 and Luke 5:11, the pastor advised the congregation to always hold unto God’s unchanging hand for the desired solutions to their problems.

    According to him, man could only be saved if he accepted Jesus Christ as his saviour.

    The JCCF president, Europe Stephen, who is a final year student of Environmental Health Technology, said: “Except the Lord builds the house, the builders build but in vain. We felt that beginning the New Year with a dedication service isn’t a bad option for the college.”

    Dr Awotula led the congregation into a session of prayers dedicating the college management, members of staff and students to God. A brand new set of musical instruments acquired by the college were also dedicated to God.

    Prince Stephen, 200-Level Environmental Health Technology, praised the management and the JCCF for organising the programme. Officials at the event included Deputy Provost (Administration), Dr Precious Oru-bo, Bursar, Mr Kiereseiye Aseria, Registrar, Chief Yousuo Iruo, directors and heads of departments.

     

  • On Buhari at 70 and Govt College, Bida at 100

    On Buhari at 70 and Govt College, Bida at 100

    Last week, I promised to reproduce today some of the responses I got to my columns of the previous two weeks. The tribute to General Muhammadu Buhari elicited 43 texts while the subsequent one on the centenary of Government College, Bida, my alma mater, got 53. Both also elicited a few emails.

    My usual approach whenever I decide to publish readers’ reactions to a previous piece is to write on my topic of the day first, and end with the feedback. This time I started out with copying and pasting the reactions I’d promised before writing the week’s piece. By the time I’d copied and pasted the more interesting and insightful responses, 11 on Buhari, 15 on my old school, they added up to nearly 2,200 words; about 700 more than the word limit for the column.

    So I was left with a choice between devoting the entire page to the readers and writing still. I chose the former because, besides giving me a week’s break, the reactions, as the reader would probably agree, were germane to the crises of political leadership and education that have bedevilled this country, what with the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party, for instance, threatening to implode over jockeying for vantage positions by its heavyweights ahead of the 2015 general elections.

    In choosing to devote the entire page to the responses, I had, of course, to reduce the number from the original 26 and edit several of those left to fit the column space and spell out the text spellings and jargons. I hope you find the reactions as insightful as they are interesting.

    First, on Gen Muhammadu Buhari at 70…

    Sir,

    I am an admirer of Gen Buhari. He represents the ideal of humanity and our collective hope to rebuild a new Nigeria. But Buhari’s greatest obstacles are the Northern elites that have been manipulating and skewing electoral processes to favour their candidate whom they trust would protect their interests. Buhari, to them, would pursue policies that are likely to send them to the gallows. The North betrayed Buhari in 2011 through the governors elected on the platform of PDP. If the North supports Buhari in 2015 most southerners will queue behind him just because we are tired of this inept and corrupt leadership.

    The question is, is the North ready to queue behind Buhari?

    Kolade Ilesanmi, Ise Ekiti. +2348030640311

     

    Sir

    The ‘MORTAL’ fear of my people is that Buhari will ISLAMISE Nigeria. I strongly doubt this because he can’t play God. I need information on how to join his party.

    +2348030968000

     

    Sir,

    Gen. Buhari remains the darling of many Nigerians. The media war against Buhari was symbolic of the cynicism of the other parts of the country towards Chief Obafemi Awolowo when he was alive. His respite only came after his passage. In the case of Buhari I hope we will not count our loss much later. Tunde Esan +2348033109878

    Sir,

    You are speaking for Gen Buhari as if he is a saint. We have not forgotten history when he chose to cancel bridge construction in Lagos. Most of the PTF roads he constructed were done in the North on a ratio of 4:1 against the South. This same man refused pardon after backdating the sin of Bartholomew et-al. Shagari (the president) was under house arrest while Ekwueme (the vice-president) was jailed by Buhari for years. Several southerners were also jailed while few Northerners like Rimi were jailed because they talked.

    Peter +2348187896640

     

    Sir,

    I never loved this man, Buhari. In fact in 2011, I not only did not vote for him but vigorously campaigned against him. But if he comes out today, I will not only vote but will campaign for him because I have come to realise that he is the only man neat enough to clean our beloved country from its excreta of corruption. GEJ, who has lost the capacity to lead, has failed us and any attempt to give him a second chance will be catastrophic for our nation. We need nationalistic leaders now and not presidential ethnic champions.

    Comrade Chris E. Onuoha +2348033423615

     

    Sir,

    Northerners feel the media is against Northern leaders. Not true. Tell me which Nigerian leader, from the colonialists to President Jonathan that has not come under the fierce and relentless fire of the Nigerian press. I have come to see that it’s God’s democratic way to ensure that Nigeria never ends up with a Mobutu or a Gaddafi. Notice that no Nigerian leader, military or civilian, no matter the scheming, has been granted by the Almighty to reign up to 10 years. The media hounds them out.

    Anthony +2348032913085

     

    … and the GCB Centenary

    Sir,

    I refer to your article of January 2nd 2013, extolling the college and singing the praises of our heroes and shining stars. But here I come again. In paying tribute to the fallen GCB heroes you omitted Capt. Haruna A. Auna. He was the one quoted by you in an earlier article on Magaji Danbatta’s autobiography “Pull of Fate” and erroneously referred to therein as Capt. Abdu Auna. Capt. Haruna Auna was in the same class as Gen. Wushishi. He was killed during the July 1st 1966 riots in Kano because he tried to stop the mutinying soldiers from doing as they pleased.

    Buhari A. Auna. Gwarimpa, Abuja.

     

    Sir,

    Your piece on Government College Bida’s centenary was quite revealing except for your omission of some notable old boys like late Ambassador lsa Koto (1920), renown educationist, late Alhaji Abdurrahman Okene and His Royal Highness OHIMEGE Igu Kotonkarfe (1922).

    Secondly in your mention of outstanding premier secondary schools in the north you left out Okene College, now Abdul Aziz Memorial College, renamed after the former federal super permanent secretary who was a prince of Okene.

    Please next time you are writing a piece like this you should be fair and generous because some of the ones omitted also made sacrifices just as those mentioned. You should not concentrate on military products alone as you appear to have done.

    Rufai +2347058339096

     

    Sir,

    Your write up as an alma mater of G.C. Bida on its one hundred years of establishment is commendable! But one missing old boy worthy of note is the late Alh Idrisu Alhassan Kpaki (1956-1961), Chief Imam of Kpaki, Niger State, and one time Minister of State, FCT. He became the first old student to serve as its principal.

    A.M.YAKATUN +2348037001954

     

    Sir,

    A slight correction, if you will, on your take regarding GCB as, “the only secondary school to have produced two military leaders of this country…” Barewa College, Zaria, had Generals Gowon and Murtala. Also then Rumfa College, Kano, too had General Murtala Mohammed and General Sani Abacha.

    +2348035901911

     

    Sir,

    Military School, Zaria, has produced the highest number of generals in the armed forces.

    +2348033110112

     

    Sir,

    Except for your mention of late Col Taiwo, I would have accused you of beaming your searchlight on Northerners only! I became a friend of the College in 1955 through Ladiji Gbadamosi, my age mate and bosom friend. He was of 1958 set, an all-round athlete who represented the school in many competitions and one of the first boy-scouts to visit Britain with my own classmate, late Gen Martin Adamu. Ladiji was a bank manager who travelled all over this country before retiring to become a world class businessman.

    Deacon Fehintola, +2348033835939

     

    Sir,

    In your write up on Govt College Bida Centenary you mentioned Col Garba Dada Paiko as late. We belong to the family of the late Col Abogo Largema who was killed in the 1966 coup in Ikoyi Hotel. Col Dada served as his ADC. We lost contact with him for some time until I read your write up. May his soul rest in peace.

    Alhaji Ali, Maiduguri. +2348033141078

     

    Sir,

    This is wishing your old boys’ association the best of luck as you set about redeeming its lost glory. However, like Caesar the poet, the school deserves a few knocks on the head for producing the highest number of dictators and feudal lords.

    Ogacheko Opaluwa, Abuja +234806709090

     

    Sir,

    Your column on Government College Bida Centenary makes interesting but shocking revelation i.e. the dismal failure of its last WAEC result – less than half a dozen of 200 students had four credits and above. We came to GSSB (then) in 1966 as the first batch of HSC students, about 21 of us. At the end three of us were withdrawn due to inadequacies in WAEC, 15 were directly admitted to universities while the remaining three came in through back-up preliminary studies. That was the Bida we knew and cherished. Alhaji Yunoos F. Oyeyemi, the principal at the time, is very much alive and active. May be BOSA may need to change strategy now to qualitative HUMAN RESOURCE SUPPORT. For me it was a very remarkable two-year sojourn.

    Mohammed A. Ahmadu. +2348032103986

     

    Sir,

     

    Please why have you not mentioned the Sokoto Middle School, now Nagarta College, among the older Northern schools? I think it is older than the Bida. Sardauna himself went to the college. So also did former president Shehu Shagari, late Sultan Abubakar III, Sultan Dasuki and host of others.

     

    Mohammed Augie. +2348039660007

     

    Sir,

    Note Alhudahuda College, Zaria City, established in 1910, has been outstanding too.

    Bulus Saliyuk. +2348055125945

    Sir,

    Ambassador J.T. Kolo was never SSG in Niger State. He was Head of Civil Service.

    Baba Akote +2347083581112

     

     

  • College gets SUG committee

    The Management of Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo has inaugurated the Students’ Union Constitution review committee.

    According to a statement by the Head of the Public Relations Unit of the College, Mr. Moses Akinfolarin, the 12-man committee is made up of representatives of the suspended SU executives, religious bodies, hall of residence and the Student Representative Council.

    The members are: Morakinyo Tosin Isreal, Alade Oyindamola, Ayebidun Modupe, Aliyu Habeeb, Oloyede Saheed, Adeolu Abolade, and Akande Oluwatoyin.

    Others are Igbekoyi Olusola, Anjorin John, Saleyi Ayowole, Bolorunduro Sunday, Oloyede Adebayo.

    The Deputy Registrar, Legal Unit of the college, Mr B.A. Yusuf has been appointed as thei legal adviser.

    Some of the committee’s terms of reference include: review of the SU constitution; how it can be amended in line with acceptable democratic norms; as well as elimination of errors, and possible recommendations.

    In his opening remarks, the Provost of the college Prof Adeyemi Idowu, described the inauguration of the committee as another landmark in the history of the college and the way forward.

    He noted that during the inauguration of the last student union executive, he had challenged them to review the constitution in order to meet present day student unionism.

    Prof Idowu also recalled that the investigation panel of the last student crisis in May this year also recommended that a committee be set up to review the constitution as appropriate.

    He urged the members of the review committee to take into consideration that the college is basically for NCE graduates and thus should reflect in composition of the student union executives.

  • College celebrates Radiography Day

    The department of Radiography and Radiological Sciences in the College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar (UNICAL), in collaboration with the Association of Radiographers of Nigeria (ARN), has celebrated the International World Radiography Day with the theme Radiographers care about your protection.

    The celebration was in commemoration of the 1895 X-Ray discovery by Dr Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen in Germany. The discovery gave birth to radiography, said Mrs Marycolleth Ekpo, a Radiographer at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH).

    According to her, the celebration is an initiative intended to raise awareness and to stimulate interest of students in the discipline.

    She noted that radiography had evolved from first-degree certificate to Master’s degree, which has improved the career path of most radiographers. She added that there was bright future for professionals in the field if more researches were undertaken.

    Speaking to CAMPUSLIFE after the event, Ettang Umoh, a student, said the celebration made him to reflect on how to improve his knowledge in the field.

    The celebration was held at Centre for Educational Service (CES) auditorium and was attended by the Provost of the College of Medical Sciences, Prof Saturday Etuk, who was represented by his deputy. Other guests at the event included the Dean of Allied Medical Sciences, Prof. Anne Asuquo, who represented the Vice-Chancellor, Prof James Epoke, Mr Victor Out, Chief Radiographer, UNICAL Teaching Hospital and Mr Etido Akpanenua, a lecturer.

    In his vote of thanks, Out thanked students, who devoted their time to honour the day despite their academic engagement. He also appreciated those who delivered lectures to mark the day.