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  • Rector urges registrars to cooperate

    Registrars in polytechnics and colleges of technology nationwide have been reminded of their mandate to provide direction for technical education in Nigeria.

    For this mandate to see the light of day, the registrars have to cooperate with the academic staff and other vital organs of their institutions.

    Rector, Yaba College of Technology (YABATCH) Dr Margaret Ladipo, gave this charge during the 72nd Conference of Registrars of Polytechnics and Colleges of Education (COREG) which held at YABATECH multipurpose hall on Wednesday last week.

    “I believe as administrators of polytechnics and colleges of technology, we should at all times keep focus the mandate of polytechnics education, and working hand in hand with the academic staff, we should be able to achieve the vision of polytechnic education,” said Ladipo who was represented by the Deputy Rector (Administration), Mr Raheem Omobayo

    Ladipo urged participants to continue to be innovative in entrenching best practices in their various institutions.

    “The onus is on us to brave the odds and reshape the technical education landscape. As the statutory secretary to council which is the governing body with the mandate for the general management of the polytechnic and academic board, a lot rests on the shoulders of the Registrar in the drive to move technical education forward.”

    Acting Registrar YABATERCH, Mr Doherty Olumuyiwa, noted that as a proactive institution, YABATECH acknowledges the importance of the registry unit, adding that it would continue to equip and empower same through improved infrastructures and manpower.

    “As a foremost tertiary institution in Nigeria, the college has maintained a very high standard and this has served as a platform for its growth and development. These standards were founded in the college vision, mission, objective, and core values which have become rooted in its abiding culture,” he said.

    Outgoing chairman of COREG, Ms Amapakabo Charity, also from YABATECH, said the association collaborates with National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and other relevant agencies.

    She said COREG meets thrice yearly to share ideas and discuss issues affecting polytechnics and colleges of technology.

    “The rotational meeting affords us the opportunity to experience diverse cultural, linguistic and social differences, as well as foster cohesion among members,” she said.

    Ms Amapakabo thanked fellow members for making her tenure peaceful and rewarding, adding that her tenure which ended in October, climaxed with a public lecture in her honour.

  • YABATECH fire: Rector visits 13 hospitalised students

    YABATECH fire: Rector visits 13 hospitalised students

    The Rector, Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech), Dr Margaret Ladipo, on Wednesday, visited 13 students of the institution on admission at the College Medical Centre and the Military Hospital, Yaba.

    The students were admitted following the fire accident in one of the college hostels in the early hours of the day.

    Mr Charles Oni, the spokesperson of the college, said in a statement in Lagos that the rector prayed for the students and gave them monetary gifts, among others.

    Oni said that the rector reassured the students that the management was with them and would always be by their side in ensuring they return to their studies before the weekend.

    “Already, efforts are in top gear to redistribute the affected students into other available hostels pending the repair of the burnt two floors,’’ he quoted the rector as saying.

    According to the statement, there were moves as at press time to evacuate students from the Bakassi hostel to allow for structural testing of the entire building following the accident.

    The spokesperson said that Ladipo urged parents not to panic as their children were in safe hands, thanking God that no life was lost to the fire.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the management has suspended all academic activities between Wednesday and Friday following the incident.

  • Yabatech ASUP begins indefinite strike

    Yabatech ASUP begins indefinite strike

    Academic activities at Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) were cut shot as the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) on Thursday began an indefinite strike over unpaid allowances by the college management.

    The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics (SSANIP) and the Non Academic Staff Union (NASU) are waiting in the wind as they have issued the college management 24-hour ultimatum to meet their demand.

    Following the indefinite strike, thousands of students were neglected in the classrooms as lecturers refused to go attend to them.

    The indefinite strike by ASUP would affect the forthcoming examinations for part and full time students  scheduled for this weekend for the part-time students.

    On Wednesday, students of the institution  protested against the closure of the hostels by the management with exams less than four weeks forcing the college management to agree to open it before the commencement of their examination.

    It was reported that the students shut the school gate and also  protested the non allocation of hostels to new and final year students.

    It was also gathered that that ASUP had directed its members to hold on till  Thursday while SSANIP and NASU said it will join ASUP after congress and the expiration of the 24-hours ultimatum. The two unions said its members would start the strike on Monday if the college management failed to refund the money deducted from July salary.

    According to report on  Thursday, the college staffers  were outside in groups discussing the indefinite strike, while the students watch them and some left for home due to the present situation.

    The three staff unions held a joint congress on Thursday at YABATECH Sports Complex and the chairmen read out their demands and disclosed  that the Rector, Dr. Margaret Ladipo could not produce any document to back-up  the reduction in staff salary,july..

    The ASUP chairman, Prince Aromolaran Adeyemi said the decision to embark on the strike was taken at the congress held in July. He also disclosed that the industrial action has the support of national body.

    Aromolaran said when the unions kicked against the college management action, they were invited to a meeting by the rector and she could not produce any document mandating her to deduct staff allowances.

    He stressed that with the strike, his members would not be part of the forthcoming part time and full time exam stating “Already our members have withdrawn services starting from Thursday until the college management refund the illegal deduction”.

    The SSANIP chairman, Mr. Omopariola Olorunmbe said the body has issued a 24-hours ultimatum to the college management to refund the illicit deduction and that if by Friday, the rector did not comply, his members would join the strike on Monday.

    Mr. Olatunbosun Illesanmi , NASU chairman also issued an ultimatum to the management and directed his members to stop work if by tomorrow the refund has not been effected.

    The YABATECH Public Relations Officer, Mr. Charles Oni was not on seat and his office was locked while efforts to reach him on his two mobile lines proved abortive as it was switched off.

     

     

     

  • YABATECH matriculates 5,049

    YABATECH matriculates 5,049

    The Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) in Yaba, Lagos was agog, last weekend, during the matriculation of freshers held Sport Complex.

    Administering oath on the students, the Registrar, Mrs Charity Amapakabo, advised them to be obedient to the school rule and shun unruly behaviour.

    She said the college does not allow any student to possess firearms, adding the school frowned at vices, including drug abuse, cultism and sexual harassment.

    The Rector, Dr Margaret Ladipo, charged the students to use the opportunity to strive for excellence, saying management would ensure strict compliance of the school regulations. She advised the freshers to abide by the oath they took and display good behaviour.

    “You must desist from social vices and examination misconduct,” the Rector advised.

    The college matriculated 2,416 freshers into its Higher National Diploma (HND) and 3,035 students for National Diploma (ND).

    The Rector added: “You have been chosen out the over 110,000 candidates, who applied to study at the college. You must exhibit maturity and pursue academic goals with discipline and good behaviour. Every student must have 75 per cent lecture attendance to be allowed for examination.”

    Some of the freshers, who spoke to CAMPUSLIFE, promised to use the opportunity to achieve their dreams.