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  • Lecturers shut MAPOLY over alleged sack of 250 colleagues

    Lecturers shut MAPOLY over alleged sack of 250 colleagues

    The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta chapter on Wednesday suspended academic activities following the alleged sacking of 250 of members by the Technical Committee supervising upgrade of the institution to a university status.

    The Committee led by Prof. Peter Okebukola was said to have asked them in a directive to resign and re-apply as academic staff members of the new University named Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology (MAUTECH) by the National Universities Commission (NUC).

    The lecturers who stormed the institution early in the morning, shut the entrance gate,  chanting anti- Committee songs and some fetish objects in a calabash were also dropped by the entrance.

    The ASUP Chairman, Comrade Kola Abiola, who addressed the protesting lecturers, accused Okebukola of giving the directive in a meeting between members of the committee and the leadership of the union.

    Abiola said the academic staff do not have confidence in Okebukola and his team.

    He vowed that the union resist any directive that could lead to the loss of jobs by the academic staff.

    Also speaking, the Zonal Coordinator of ASUP, Zone C in charge of South West, Olawale Adetunji said the action of the lecturers has the backing of the National body.

    He argued that the government and the Committee have not put the rights of the other stakeholders in their decision.

    But responding, Okebukola in a statement denied sacking the academic staff.

    “We held a meeting with all staff at the beginning of our assignment and conveyed our position on job security. This position has been reechoed in subsequent meetings with staff unions. It is curious that some persons have taken the undue liberty of misinforming the general public with the spread of such fake news.

    “We have given the good people of Ogun State a pledge that in the shortest possible time, MAUSTECH and Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia will be among the brightest stars in the firmament of quality higher education in Nigeria, indeed in Africa,” he said

  • Court rules on NOUN law graduates’ suit October 4

    Court rules on NOUN law graduates’ suit October 4

    Justice Hilary Oshomah of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has set Oct. 4 to rule on the suit filed by some law graduates of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN).

    The graduates went to court following the refusal of the relevant authorities to admit them to the Nigerian Law School.

    Joined in the suit are the Council for Legal Education, National Universities Commission, the Attorney-General of the Federation and NOUN.

    Mr Mark Agwu, Counsel to Council for Legal Education, urged the court to strike out the case at Wednesday’s hearing in Port Harcourt.

    He told the court that part-time and correspondent graduates were not qualified for admission into the Nigeria Law School.

    “The certificate from NOUN Law Faculty is not enough to give the graduates admission into the Law school,’’ he said.

    But Prof. Abiodun Amuda-Kannike, Counsel to the plaintiffs, urged the court to deliver judgment in favour of his clients in line with the reliefs sort by the affected graduates.

    He told the court that the Council for Legal Education was bent on depriving his clients the privilege of being admitted into the Law School.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)‎ recalls that the Council for Legal Education had issued a public notice in 2015 against NOUN’s admission of its first set of law students in 2004, who later graduated in 2013.

    ‎Consequently, the Law Graduates Forum of NOUN filed a suit against the Council, challenging its refusal to admit them into the Ni‎gerian Law School programme.

    ‎‎After hearing the matter on Dec. 7, 2016, in Port Harcourt, the presiding Judge, Justice Babatunde Quadri, failed to deliver judgment on the case on Jan. 27, 2017 as scheduled.

    ‎Since then, the law graduates have continued to fight for the judgment with several petitions to the appropriate quarters until the matter was re-assigned to Oshomah.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ruling will determine whether or not the more than 1,000 law graduates of NOUN will be able to practice law.

  • NUC approves Moshood Abiola University

    NUC approves Moshood Abiola University

    The National Universities Commission on Monday granted approval for the upgrading of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, to Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology (MAUTECH) by the Ogun state government.

    The approval brings the number of universities owned by the state to three.

    Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, granted the approval when a delegation of the state government led by the Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, visited the commission in Abuja.

    He said the new university brings the number of state-owned universities in the country to 45 and 85 public university.

    Prof. Rasheed added that the approval had already been communicated to relevant authorities.

    The NUC boss said: “I, on behalf of the NUC, write that with effect from Monday, July 3, the MAUTECH has been recognized as the 45th state university in Nigeria and also the 85th public university.

    “This university is also the 153rd in the country. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund and the National Youths Service Corps are being informed of the establishment of the MAUTECH, Abeokuta.

    “We need to invest more in education, we are particularly happy that Moshood Abiola University of (Science and Technology) is taking off from the current polytechnic, but it will not kill it. The polytechnic will resurrect somewhere and it will come back.”

    According to him, the number of universities (private and public) in the state has help positioned the state as the education capital of black Africa, expressing confidence that the new university would live up to expectations.

    Prof. Rasheed, who lauded the efforts of the governor in the development of the education sector, added that Nigeria could only survive when emphasis is laid on knowledge resources instead of mineral resources.

    The governor, who spoke earlier, said the state would establish a new polytechnic at Ipokia to replace Moshood Abiola Polytechnic.

    He added that the establishment of the new university would help address the various challenges facing Nigeria, especially in the area of technology advancement and food security.

    “Let me say this university is a product of evolution, it will be built on the solid foundation of one the Nigerians leading polytechnics; the Moshhood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta.

    “Talking about quality, the way to go is to be ready to put some money down. And that is what we are doing. We are also going to get the best brains to work in the university. If you look at the caliber of the academics in the committee that facilitated the upgrading of that polytechnic, you will be sure that we want to ensure quality.

    “We have also said that the polytechnic will be rebuilt in Ipokia area of Ogun State and we have begun work on that already,” the governor said.

     

     

  • FG tasks governing council of 23 federal universities on funding

    The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu has urged the newly inaugurated governing council of 23 federal universities to look inward to broaden the Internally Generated Revenue Base (IGR) of the universities.

    Adamu gave this advice on Tuesday in Abuja at the inauguration of the reconstituted governing board of the universities.

    He also called on the councils to look inward to broaden the Internally Generated Revenue Base (IGR) of the universities with a view to support the universities.

    According to the minister, the governing council should annually review the university budget to monitor its performance and assess the overall impact of its implementation.

    “In view of the current economic situation in the country, I call for the prudent management of the scarce resources while efforts should be intensified to broaden the Internally Generated Revenue Base of each university.

    “You should also ensure the judicious application of revenues so generated,’’ Adamu said.

    The minister also called on the council to be agents of change by seeing to it that every act of corruption was avoided in their various universities.

    “You should join the crusade of the Federal Government in the fight against corruption, by making this fight visible in the universities.

    “As seasoned and successful individuals in the public, private sectors and in your various professions, you will be expected to live above board in the discharge of your duties.

    “ Any corrupt practices by councils including condoling cases of indiscipline by staff, is bound to have a destructive effect on the system and on the products of the system, hence must be avoided,’’ he said.

    He, however, urged universities management to support the governing councils as they implement policies and decisions of the council.

    In his address, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, the Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission called on the councils to display a high sense of commitment in the discharge of their duties.

    Rasheed, who emphasized the role of the council in the development of universities, said the commission would continue to support the councils to achieve its desired result.

    “NUC appreciates the critical role of the governing council in the development of Nigerian universities.

    “The NUC will continue to make itself available to ensure that it succeeds in its task and to succeed, every one of you should display a high sense of commitment, teamwork and dedication no matter the challenges,’’ he said.

    Also, Hon. Suleiman Aminu, Chairman, House Committee on Tertiary Education and TETFund stressed the need for the councils to synergise with Vice Chancellors of the universities to ensure unity of purpose.

    Aminu promised to work with the legislature to ensure that universities were properly funded, adding that the various leakages in the universities must be blocked.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Muhammadu Buhari sometimes in April constituted the chairmen of governing councils of these universities.

    The selection was made in cognizance with provisions of the respective legislation with respect to composition, competence, credibility, integrity, federal character and geo-political spread.

    Those inaugurated are: Amb. Nimota Akanbi, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Mukhtar Mohammed, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, Bayero University, Kano, Sen. J.N. Waku, Federal University of Technology Akure and Prof. Shehu Zuru, Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun.

    Others are, Prof.  Federal University of Technology, Minna, Prof. John Ofem, Federal University, Owerri, Mr Muhammad Zayyanu, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike and Mr Bukar Zarma, Modibbo Adama Univrersity of Technology, Yola.

    Also to head are, Aziz Bello, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Sani Maikudi, University of Abuja, Dr Aboki Zhawa, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Prof. Alkassum Abba, University of Agriculture Makurdi and Isah Ashiru, University of Benin.

    Others are, Sen. Nkechi Nwogu, University of Calabar, Joshua Waklek, University of Ibadan, Dr Jibril Oyekan, University of Ilorin, Tony Momoh, University of Jos, Dr Wale Babalakin, University of Lagos and Prof. Biodun Adesanya, University of Maiduguri.

    Also in the group are, Mike Olorunfemi, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Prof. A.C. Awujo, University of Jos and Hon. Pearl Enajere, Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto.

     

  • ‘Democracy endangered if executive controls judiciary’s fund’

    ‘Democracy endangered if executive controls judiciary’s fund’

    Former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) president Augustine Alegeh (SAN) has called for an urgent amendment of the 1999 Constitution to grant financial autonomy to the judiciary.
    According to him, executive control of the judiciary’s finances endangers democracy.
    Alegeh, who delivered the first Founder’s Day Lecture of the Edo State University, said the judiciary cannot continue to depend on the Executive.
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    The lecture was entitled: Strengthening Democracy in Nigeria: the Role of the Judiciary,
    Alegeh said sections 81, 84, 121 & 162 of the 1999 Constitution make financial provisions for the judiciary.
    1999-constitution“The provisions are supposed to give judiciary financial autonomy and full control over its own funds. However, these provisions appear couched in a manner that create issues of compliance. Financial autonomy of the judiciary is the bedrock for a dynamic and pragmatic judiciary.
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    There is the need for the provisions of the 1999 Constitution to be amended to give a more definitive provision for how funds due to the judiciary are to be determined and ascertained.
    A nation with a strengthened and vibrant judiciary will witness a renewed confidence by the citizenry in the justice delivery system, a reduction in crime rate, a decongestion of the prisons as well as an increase in the revenue generation of the states. All these will strengthen our democracy – Alegeh said.[/quote]
    The Vice Chancellor, Prof Emmanuel Aluyor, said the university’s vision was to become a centre of excellence in teaching, research, innovations and community development.
    He said the National Universities Commission (NUC), on January 18, after a successful verification exercise of the university, approved additional programmes in engineering, medicine, basic medical sciences and mass communication.
    Also at the event were Governor Godwin Obaseki, represented by his Deputy Philip Shaibu, former Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, Chairman of the University Governing Council, Prof. Pat Utomi, among others.

  • NUC boss urges VCs to tackle plagiarism, exam misconduct

    The Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, Prof. Abubakar Rashid has urged the Committee of Vice Chancellors to take issues of plagiarism and examination misconduct in universities very seriously.

    He made the call on Tuesday in Calabar in his keynote address at the opening of the 20th Anniversary Conference and Awards of Exam Ethics Marshals International.

    Rashid, represented by Prof. Akaneren Essien, maintained that the high rate of plagiarism in universities was very alarming and urged the vice chancellors to stem the tide.

    “The committee of vice chancellors should take the issue of plagiarism very seriously. Anti-plagiarism software should be installed in all the universities to check the trend,’’ he suggested.

    He also condemned rampant cases of examination misconduct in the institutions and the suppression of such cases through external influence.

    The NUC chief commended the organisation for its dogged fight against exam malpractice in Nigeria.

    Mr Ike Onyechere, Founder, Exam Ethics Marshals International, described exam malpractice as a destroyer of any nation’s future.

    He regretted that Nigeria over the years, had allowed the menace of exam malpractice to permeate all levels of the education sector without deliberate effort to check it.

    “What we are talking about here is, people who live on exam malpractice in this country. It is a monumental disaster.

    “Unless we successfully tackle the issue of exam malpractice, we cannot win the war against corruption,’’ he said.

    Onyechere also condemned the situation where politicians play politics with education by promising to offer free education, when they could not pay teachers’ salaries and maintain infrastructure in schools.

    He called on all well-meaning Nigerians to fight the menace as the survival of the country rests on the provision of quality and responsive education to citizens.

    On his part, Prof. Abednego Ekoko, Chairman of Board of Exam Ethics said that the war against exam malpractice might take long but would be realised for the good of the country.

    He urged all stakeholders to work together and ensure total eradication of the menace.

    NAN reports that the event will end on Friday, March 24, with awards to individuals and organizations that distinguished themselves in the fight against exam malpractice in the country.

  • On disparity between BSc. and HND

    For a long time, the status of Higher National Diploma (HND) holders has always been considered inferior in every facet of our national life. Everywhere and in every thing, they were relegated. In the labour market, HND holders are made to regret having pursued such a programme.

    If we deny knowledge of this ugly trend in the wheel of national development, then we are entangled in the web of self-deception.

    A lot of damage has been done to Nigeria which may not be conveniently recorded on paper. Aside stringent and competitive admission guidelines, which have alienated many applicants and frustrated their ambition to be admitted into the university, several other academic injuries have been visited on polytechnic students through this ugly trend.

    It is no surprise that we now have a steady decline in technical education as a result of loss of confidence in HND programmes. The situation has increased the rate of unemployment of HND degree holders in the country.

    While there had been several attempts to eliminate this discrimination, the boldest step taken so far is the one credited to the regime of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. In 2005, he set up committees to review the ugly trend, with a view to ending it.

    Also, at the meeting of the National Universities Commission (NUC) on June 16, 2009, a decision to eliminate the disparity was reached. This was to take effect from that same year but the then Head of Service of the Federation, Mr Stephen Oronsaye, shocked the nation by flagrantly refusing to pass a circular to that effect.

    “BSc. is not equivalent to HND,” he said.

    This statement shocked many Nigerians, especially the chairman, National Association of Technologists in Engineering (NATE), Sir Leo Okereke.

    Okereke through the NATE General Secretary, Mr Akeem Adeniji, wrote an open letter to President Goodluck Jonathan, on Oronsaye’s utterances. Up till now, nothing has been done to correct the anomaly.

    It is high time we made reason and not sentiment to drive our education policies. We must discountenance the fact that a BSc. degree holder is better than a polytechnic graduate. Come to think of it, how befitting is the superlative adjective “best” to describe BSc. certificate? Is it really the best for a developing nation such as Nigeria? Have we forgotten the fact that a square and a rhombus of equal side have equal area despite the difference in their shapes and angular configuration?

    Can the neutrality of an atom be possible if either of the protons or elections is missing? For God sake, BSc and HND are just like two vectors of equal magnitude and direction differing only in nomenclature and unit. The BSc. certificate can only be the best in a country where white papers, lengthy theories, esoteric formula and equations are able to erect structures, run turbines and distribute power without the pragmatic involvement of technologists.

    But, of what relevance are the gigantic theories and formulae to Nigeria without application? What is the significance of the Euler’s theories of buckling load to Nigeria when buildings and other structures keep collapsing? How can we appreciate the concepts of metallurgical studies when the Ajaokuta Steel Company has been in indefinite coma; or the Delta Steel Company, which has been in partial paralysis? It is the technologists that can make all these sectors work.

    I will encourage all polytechnic and monotechnic students and graduates not to give up on their dreams to give Nigeria a turn-around in technology. The disparity between their certificate and the BSc. should not be a setback to be committed to excellence and hard work. Hopefully, the story will change.

    Lastly, I wish to appeal that technically-minded citizens should be actively involved in key decision affecting education and civil service. The top policy makers in Nigeria are the oxygen that keeps the combustion of this ugly trend on. It is high time we chose the correct drill bits for the correct holes, because until the rotten tooth is pulled, the mouth will continue to chew with caution.

     

     

  • ‘Law is an instrument of social change’

    Prof. Ernest Ojukwu is the immediate past Deputy Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, Enugu Campus. He is the pioneer chairman, Governing Council of the Eastern Bar Forum (EBF) and Projects director of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) programme. In this interview with Legal Editor John Austin Unachukwu,he speaks on the standard of legal education, the forthcoming annual general conference of the NBA, globalisation of legal services and sundry issues. Excerpts:

     

    It is generally believed that the quality and standard of legal education have dropped, what is your reaction to this?

    I do not like to get into the argument on whether the standard of legal education is falling or has fallen.

    If you do some mapping on standards, you will find that the country has indeed provided rules since 1990 to raise the standard of legal education than what we had before that period. Unfortunately, the 1990 reform introduced by the National Universities Commission (NUC) minimum standards have not been built upon or even reviewed to meet the minimum best practices in legal education accepted globally

    So we have continued to toddle behind developed nations on legal education and this below average legal education has been with us since Independence.

    Why are they just manifesting now?

    What has made it look very bad now or made the weaknesses manifest very obviously, are many other challenges created by ourselves or omitted to be addressed.

    What are these?

    They include the following:

    •Astronomical increase in the number of law students. Lecture halls are over crowded.

    •Very poor staff-students ratio that does not permit any meaningful student centred learning.

    •Poor staff conditions of service

    •Too many poor quality law teachers that have no reason to be hired as teachers in the first place;

    •Growing corruption and unethical conduct of some law teachers and some law faculties. This includes the growing tendency of many law teachers to abandon their lectures for most parts of the semester.

    •Archaic and ineffective traditional law curriculum, with no skills and value contents.

    •Failed traditional teaching methodology. Most lectures have become note dictating exercises;

    •Unstable academic calendar caused by too many labour strikes and other interruptions.

    •Very poor infrastructure and facilities. Most law faculty buildings (even ones built in the last two years) are shameful expression of university academic buildings.

    •Poor funding, etc

    . One of the saddest things for legal education is that the stakeholder, the NBA which has the biggest interest on the matter has since many years shown almost total disinterest and only pays lip service, at many times sheds crocodile tears on the state of legal education.

    Some people have called for Law to be made a second degree course to improve the standard of legal education, what is your reaction to this?

    I do not see how making law a second degree can help to improve standards in the profession. I have just listed for you, the reasons why we are unable to come close to addressing best practices in legal education. If you change the learners and you still have these challenges, how will the standard improve. And you remember that what we are talking about legal education extends to other disciplines. So, if we change our law students and now admit those who have also gone through our very poor education system in other disciplines, what miracle do you think will happen? Law is a five years programme and another one year Law School programme. If we mean business, I do not see why we should not be able to train lawyers ready to stand and work very well on graduation.

    One of the 10 cardinal points agenda of the Wali-led administration of the NBA  is to improve and raise the bar on continuing legal education of Nigerian lawyers, consequently, he has organised several seminars, conferences   and  workshops in which credit points are awarded to participants, when shall we begin to reap the benefits of those credit points so awarded.

    When we get a walking database of the NBA, we would be able to publish the credits earned by Nigerian lawyers. I have been briefed that the NBA contractor would complete the data base project before the end of this year . Let us hope it becomes a reality, then some of these programmes and points will become fully operational.

    How does the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) programme of the NBA work?

    That would be a long lecture. How it works is contained in the MCLE Rules approved by the NBA National Executive Committee (NEC) about five years ago. It is on the NBA website, but before the end of the year, we shall publish an annotation explaining the rules better.

    As one of the founding fathers of the Eastern Bar Forum (EBF) what is your appraisal of  the Forum now, do you think it has achieved the aims and objectives of its founding fathers?

    Surely it has grown very well. The Forum has also set an example on how democracy works. The third administration is in place now since we founded the Forum in 2004. And I hope that it will keep growing from strength to strength.

    People have called for the separation of legal practice into solicitors and advocates as obtained in England and other Commonwealth jurisdictions, what is your reaction go this?

    It will serve no useful purpose. People should on their own specialise in any area of law if they so desire.

    What are your expectations from the forthcoming NBA conference in Calabar?

    Well, I expect that it will be well organised and very successful at the end of the day. I hope members would actually participate in the working sessions and gain from attending the conference.

    How do you feel about the globalisation of legal practice and the call for foreign lawyers to open shop in the country?

    Globalisation is a phenomenon beyond our control. We can control its immediate impact on the foreign lawyers’ incursions front as we can’t stop it ultimately. Our own lawyers are setting up shops abroad too. So, we have to develop our capacity to meet the challenges of a globalised world.

    Law has always been described as an instrument of social engineering and a catalyst for economic  development, how has this applied to Nigeria and how do we improve the quality of our laws?

    Our Law students and lawyers have to be well educated to understand that law is an instrument of social change before they can translate that into the type of advice they render to governments and the society in general. Our legal education is poor and not deep.

    How do we resolve this recurring face off between the Federal  Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) so that we can have a stable academic environment in the universities?

    Government should adequately fund education. They have made some progress along this line, but the effort so far is still below average. It is only proper funding that can improve the universities and guarantee stable academic environment.

     

  • Varsity builds computer centre

    The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has built a computer centre where computer-based examinations will be taking place. The facility, named National Universities Commission (NUC) Data Base, was built in collaboration with Afri-Hub, an Information and Telecommunication firm.

    The centre, situated in the university Library Complex, was opened with examination, which had 560 candidates to write test in a week.

    Speaking at the venue, Deputy Director, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), who is also the Zonal Coordinator of the board in Cross River State, Mr Kehinde Olukogun, said the computer-based test (CBT) was an innovation by JAMB geared towards addressing the problems associated with the Paper Pencil-Based Test (PPBT) and malpractice.

    Olukogun said the computer test involved the use of computer to administer the test online, adding that UNICAL chosen as a centre for the exams because of its conducive ambience as well as availability of good facility.

    In his remark, the Director of Information Communication Technology (ICT), UNICAL, Dr Rufus Okoro, said the management agreed to facilitate the examination because the initiative was in tandem with the Vice-Chancellor Prof James Epoke administration’s desire to do its all to curb all forms of dishonest behaviour in examination.

    Okoro said the university had been considering the idea of using the computer-based test to conduct its post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) test, saying from what he saw, CBT remained best option for if credibility must return to public examination.

    Okoro, however, said the challenge with the computer test was the facilities to accommodate thousands of candidates that registered for the examination yearly. He also said power supply was another problem being faced to effectively use the facility.

     

     

  • Students disrupt exams at UNIABUJA

    Students disrupt exams at UNIABUJA

    Engineering students of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), on Monday disrupted the second semester exams of the institution which started

    today. The students were protesting the non-accreditation of engineering programmes by the National Universities Commission (NUC).

    The protesters blocked the main entrance of the mini campus, preventing students who were going to write exams from entering the campus.

    Others, who were already seated in exam halls, were sent out by the demonstrators, who tore answer booklets given to the students.

    There were reports of arrest of students by security operatives who stormed the campus to disperse the protesters. None of the university officials was available to address the demonstrators, who were chanting “no accreditation, no exam”.

    Officials of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) were on the campus to sympathise with the protesters. Addressing the engineering students, the NANS president, Yinka Gbadebo said the association would continue to protest until the management secures the accreditation for

    the courses.

    Abraham Thompson, a student, said the accreditation crisis had prevented graduates of the faculty from being mobilised for national youth

    service.

    Security operatives including the police, soldiers and naval troops were still stationed on the campus by the time of this report.