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  • ASUU gives N5.8m scholarships to 29 indigent OOU students

    ASUU gives N5.8m scholarships to 29 indigent OOU students

    The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has awarded scholarship grants of N5.8million to 29 indigent students of the state-owned Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) Ago-Iwoye. Each student received N200,000.

    While the OOU branch of the ASUU gave the scholarships to 27 of the students, ASUU national body awarded its own to two students, bringing the number of the beneficiaries to 29.

    This is aimed at lessening the burden of university education on them.

    Presenting the grants to each of the beneficiaries at the ASUU-OOU Secretariat after its Branch Congress yesterday, the ASSU-OOU Chairman, Dr. Olukayode Oyenuga, said the beneficiaries were chosen based on their financial needs and impressive academic records.

    Oyenuga, who was represented at the occasion by his vice chairman, Dr. Eniola Olooto, advised the students to utilise the grant wisely, and consider saving part of the money for future semesters when they may need it more.

    “ASUU National sponsored two students, while ASUU-OOU branch sponsored 27 students, making a total of 29 beneficiaries.

    “We hope to sponsor more scholarships, but our capacity depends on available funds. This year, ASUU increased the scholarship amount by N100,000 due to economic factors.

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    “ASUU members are like local parents to students. Within our financial limits, we’ll continue assisting indigent students,” he said.

    Two of the beneficiaries,  Zulaikha Idris Omayoza, a final-year Pharmacy student and Oppoola Kingdom, a 500-level crop production student, thanked the ASUU for the financial palliative, saying it would go a long way to address their needs.

    “The scholarship has changed my perception of ASUU. I learned about the opportunity through a lecturer and I am grateful I took advantage of it. This grant has inspired me to practice generosity when I’m able,” Kingdom said

    Speaking to reporters through Olooto, the ASUU – OOU chair appealed to the Federal Government to sustain the existence of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund) and not to sacrifice it for the National Education Loans Fund (NELfund) scheme of the present administration.

    He said TETfund is the reason people could still see a modicum of infrastructural development going on across public universities in the country, warning that there would be a return to the era of decadence in infrastructure in public universities if the TETfund is scrapped.

    He said: “Tetfund is a product of ASUU’s struggles. About 90% of university structures are Tetfund sponsored. If we renamed our university ‘Tetfund University,’ we wouldn’t be wrong.

    “These funds have enabled us to develop our universities. Without Tetfund, we are going back to the pre-Tetfund era, characterised by archaic structures.

    “It is Tetfund that is not making the absence of government to be felt in universities.”

  • ASUU gives N5.8m scholarships to 29 indigent OOU students

    ASUU gives N5.8m scholarships to 29 indigent OOU students

    …appeals FG to sustain TETfund

    The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has awarded scholarship grants of N5.8 million to 29 indigent students of the state-owned Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) Ago-Iwoye.

    Each student received ₦200,000.

    While the OOU branch of the ASUU gave the scholarships to 27 of the students, the ASUU national body awarded its own to two students, bringing the number of the beneficiaries to 29, to lessen the burden of university education on them.

    Presenting the grants to each of the beneficiaries at the ASUU-OOU Secretariat after its Branch Congress yesterday, the ASSU-OOU chairman, Dr. Olukayode Oyenuga, said the beneficiaries were chosen based on their financial needs and impressive academic records.

    Oyenuga who was represented at the occasion by his Vice Chairman, Dr. Eniola Olooto, advised the students to utilize the grant wisely and consider saving part of the money for future semesters when they may need it more.

    “ASUU National sponsored two students, while ASUU-OOU branch sponsored 27 students, making a total of 29 beneficiaries.

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    “We hope to sponsor more scholarships, but our capacity depends on available funds. This year, ASUU increased the scholarship amount by ₦100,000 due to economic factors.

    “ASUU members are like local parents to students. Within our financial limits, we’ll continue assisting indigent students,” he said.

     Two of the beneficiaries, Zulaikha Idris Omayoza, a final-year Pharmacy student and Oppoola Kingdom, a 500-level crop production student, thanked the ASUU for the financial palliative, saying it would go a long way to address their needs.

    “The scholarship has changed my perception of ASUU. I learned about the opportunity through a lecturer and I am grateful I took advantage of it. This grant has inspired me to practice generosity when I’m able,” Oppoola Kingdom said

    Speaking to reporters through Olooto, the ASUU – OOU chair appealed to the federal government to sustain the existence of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund) and not to sacrifice it for the National Education Loans Fund (NELfund) scheme of the present administration.

    He said the TETfund is the reason people could still see a modicum of infrastructural development going on across public universities in the country, warning that there would be a return to the era of decadence in infrastructure in public universities if the TETfund is scrapped.

     He said: “Tetfund is a product of ASUU’s struggles. About 90% of university structures are Tetfund sponsored. If we renamed our university ‘Tetfund University,’ we wouldn’t be wrong.

    “These funds have enabled us to develop our universities. Without Tetfund, we are going back to the pre-Tetfund era, characterized by archaic structures.

    “It is Tetfund that is not making the absence of government to be felt in universities.”

  • Three OOU students die, two injured as car plunges into bush

    Three OOU students die, two injured as car plunges into bush

    •VC mourns, commiserate with bereaved families

    An auto accident along Ago – Iwoye – Ilisan road has claimed the lives of three students of Olabisi Obasanjo University Ago – Iwoye, Ogun State.

    The accident, which occurred at about 3.30 pm on Friday due to “overspeeding,” also injured two other students of the institution.

    Superintendent of Police (SP) Omolola Odutola, the Police Public Relations Officer at Ogun State Police Command, confirmed the accident on Saturday, December 21.

     SP Odutola identified the vehicle involved as an Opel Safira with a license plate Lagos AAA-126HE, driven by Adekunkle Adebiyi, a resident of Sunmibare Street, Awa Ijebu.

    “The Opel car was travelling at high speed towards Ilisan from the Ago Iwoye direction when the driver lost control, causing the vehicle to flip into the bushes. A male passenger whose identity has not yet been confirmed but is believed to be a student from OOU died at the scene. His body has been taken to the General Hospital Ijebu Ode mortuary.

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    “Additionally, two female students from Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) Dada Oluwanifesimi, 18, a sophomore in Mass Communication, and Miracle Ogo Oluwa Daniel, 19, a junior—were rushed to Love and Care Hospital but unfortunately succumbed to their injuries while receiving treatment. Two other OOU students are currently receiving medical care at the OOU Medical Centre on the mini Campus. The vehicle has been recovered and is being stored safely at the station,” SP Odutola stated.

    Meanwhile, the Vice-Chancellor, of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Prof. Ayodeji Agboola,  has expressed heartfelt condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims of the Friday, December 20 fatal accident along the Ilisan-Ago-Iwoye road.

    The lone fatal accident claimed the lives of three students of OOU who were identified as Nifesimi Dada, 300 Level Geology; Opeyemi Joshua, 200 Level Taxation; and Ogooluwa Miracle Daniel, 200 Level Mass Communication.

    A statement on Saturday by the spokesperson of the university, Wale Balogun, quoted Prof. Agboola as stating that the university remains deeply saddened by the tragic loss of the students in the incident.

  • OOU students demand N80m compensation

    Students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago Iwoye, yesterday demanded N80 million compensation for families of their eight colleagues, who died in an auto crash on June 26.

    The Students Union Government in a statement in Abeokuta by its spokesperson, Damilola Adelesi, demanded N10 million each for the families of the eight victims.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the accident occurred when a container laden trailer driving against traffic on the Sagamu-Benin expressway crushed the commercial bus conveying the students.

    “We demand that Celplas Industries Nigeria Ltd compensate the families of the deceased with N10 million each.

    “We use this medium as a final reminder to all concerned parties of our demands and issue a fresh seven-day ultimatum, which starts July 7 to July 15,” the statement said.

    The statement lamented that there had been no contact between the company which owns the chemicals in the container and OOU management or its SUG.

    NAN reports that the students had on June 29 staged a peaceful protest at the accident scene and later attacked the premises of the company where they vandalised some trucks.

    The students also demanded that the driver of the trailer be arrested and prosecuted.

    They further demanded that the company should be prosecuted while the government should be involved in the funeral arrangements of the victims.

     

  • OOU students vandalise factory

    OOU students vandalise factory

    •13 trucks destroyed

    Hundreds of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) students yesterday besieged a plastic factory on the Lagos – Ore Expressway, damaging products and 13 trucks.

    The angry students  vandalised the reception area, threatening a repeat assault next week, if the government did not bring to book the truck driver, who reportedly caused the accident in which 12 of their colleagues died last Friday.

    The factory, said to belong to some Indians, owns the truck carrying a 20 – feet container, which  fell atop a passenger bus conveying the students.

    For the better part of yesterday, vehicular movement came to a halt on both sides of the dual carriage way. Travellers turned back. There was gridlock as motorists struggled to make a detour.

    The students, wearing black T-shirts and jeans, arrived in four buses, including two luxury buses. They were in tears as they converged to pray on the accident scene.

    For over an hour, they sang dirges for the victims and prayed for the repose of their souls.

    A pastor, Tobi Adesanya, from the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) prayed for the Christians. Oresanya Adewale, a 300 Level Business Administration (Education) student, prayed for the Muslims.

    The  prayers soon morphed into yelling and cursing of the driver and his company.

    Policemen, officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and operatives of the Ogun State Traffic Agency (TRACE) tried  to calm down the students but they refused to be consoled.

    For over three hours, the students seized both lanes of the expressway on the Ikenne – Ilisan stretch and later marched on the factory.

    Armed policemen stationed at the gate laboured to prevent the students from advancing but following pressure from the students, the steel gate gave way.

    The placard-carrying students surged into the factory in their hundreds and vandalised products and over a dozen trucks parked within the premises.

    Some of the placards read: “We demand justice for the lost souls”; “OOU mourns, OOU weeps, OOU cries”; “A future lawyer is gone”; “Fresh graduate gone” ; “We’ve lost our scientists”; “OOUITES are not chickens. Stop giving us phobia”; “Police, FRSC, TRACE must be probed.

    The Student Union President, Adegbesan Adenola, told reporters that the students were demanding N10million for each of the dead students.

    Adenola said the money should be paid to the each of the victims’ families within seven days .

    The students demanded that the policemen, FRSC and TRACE operatives,  who were on duty last Friday, be prosecuted for negligence and dereliction of duty.

    The angry students were, however, placated by some of the lecturers, including the OOU branch chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dr Deji Agboola.

  • Trucks vandalised, items damaged as OOU students seize factory

    Trucks vandalised, items damaged as OOU students seize factory

    Hundreds of grieving Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) students on Monday emptied themselves into the premises of a plastic factory on Lagos – Ore expressway, damaging items worth several millions of naira and also vandalised 13 trucks packed there.

    The angry students also vandalised the company’s office reception even as they threatened a repeat assault next week if the Federal and state governments do not bring to book, those whose inability to obey and implement traffic rules cost the lives of 12 OOU students.

    The incensed students who also seized the Sagamu – Ilisan stretch of the Lagos – Ore expresway were reacting to the horrific accident which claimed the lives of their colleagues last Friday.

    The factory which is said to belong to some Indian nationals is suspected to own the truck where the 20 – feet container tipped, and fell atop the roof a passengers bus conveying the students.

    For the better part of Monday, vehicular movement came to an abrupt halt on both lanes of the dual carriage way as hordes of travelers were compelled to turn back.

    There was commotion in an ensuing traffic gridlock as motorists caught unaware struggled to make a detour in order to escape quickly lest they incur the wrath of the incensed students.

    Stones and other objects were hauled at two trucks carrying containers driving on the expressway.

    The students who were clad in black T – shirts and pairs of black jeans, arrived in four buses, including two luxury buses, beside cars, were all tears as they converged to also pray at the scene accident for the repose of their colleagues’ souls.

    For over an hour, they sang dirges for the 12 victims while muslim and christians also took turn to pray for the repose of their souls.

    While a youth pastor, Tobi Adesanya, from the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) prayed for the Christians, Oresanya Adewale 300 level Business administration (Education) student of OOU, prayed for the Muslims.

    The solemn prayer soon morphed into yelling and cursing of the driver of the truck and his company that brought the untimely death on their colleagues.

    Tens of Policemen, members of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and operatives of the Ogun state’s traffic agency, TRACE, made frantic efforts to rein them in but with minimal success.

    For over three hours, they seized both arms of the expressway at the Ikenne – Ilisan stretch of it, and later marched  to the site of the factory beside the expressway, singing inciting songs.

    Although, the company was shut down momentarily on Monday morning, armed policemen stationed at the gate labored to prevent the students from advancing but following pressure from the students, the steel gate gave way.

    The students surged into the plastic factory in their hundreds and began to vandalise products and over a dozen trucks packed within the company premises.

    Some of the placards read, “We Demand Justice for the Lost Souls,” OOU Mourns, OOU Weeps, OOU Cries,” “A Future Lawyer is Gone!,” “Fresh Graduate Gone!,” “We’ve Lost Our Scientists,” “OOUITES Are Not Chickens. Stop Giving us Phobia,” “Police, FRSC, TRACE Must Be Probed.

    The Student Union Government’s President, Com. Adegbesan Adenola, told reporters that the students are demanding immediate payment of N10million naira compensation for each of the dead students.

    Adenola said the money should be paid to the each family of the victims within seven days by the company – Selplase Ltd.

    The agonising students demand that the personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC) and operatives of the Ogun state’s traffic agency, TRACE,  who were on duty at that corridor of the expressway on the day of the accident be found, investigated and prosecuted for negligence and dereliction of duty.

    The angry students would have been quite uncontrollable but for some of the lecturers including the OOU branch chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dr Deji Agboola who came to rein them in.

    Agboola said the lecturers are touched by untimely death of their students.

  • NANS mourns OOU students

    NANS mourns OOU students

    The National Secretariat, National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) yesterday commiserated with the Olabisi Olabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye over the death of 12 students in an auto crash on Friday.

    The NANS’s statement reads:  “Words seem inadequate to express the sadness we feel about the students that died. On behalf of the State and National Secretariat, We sent this to support the Nigerian students in our grieving process. with sincere sympathy. The loss of a loved ones is always an unfathomable tragedy, which is compounded when such death. occurs at an unripe age. May their hearts and souls find peace and comfort.

    “We wish the students Union Government Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, the deceased family, OOU management and entire students community of peace to bring comfort, courage to face the days ahead and loving memories to forever hold in their hearts.

    Be comforted by the outpouring of love surrounding them. When reason fails, they should pray for peace. We will be praying for you.

    “We pray that God will grant repose to the soul of the departed, comfort their entire families and give them the strength to bear their loss. We also wish the immediate families of the deceased God’s succour in their moment of darkness.”

  • OOU students celebrate after final exams

    OOU students celebrate after final exams

    Graduating students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago Iwoye in Ogun State went into celebration after completing their final examinations.

    As the students came out of the examination hall clad in uniformed white shirts, they were stopped by their junior colleagues, who marked them with ink as part of the ‘graduation rite’.

    The ritual, however, took a different dimension when the students gathered in the scorching sun for hours several minutes, praising God. They remembered challenges they faced before their final examination.

    Some of them, who spoke to CAMPUSLIFE, described the feat as the Lord’s doing. Damilare Araoye, a graduating Law student, said: “I praise and adore almighty God for seeing me through. My academic journey to OOU is much more of an interesting one. I feel happy, lucky, privileged, grateful and fulfilled. I have countless experiences in school, but finally, everything has ended.”

    Another graduating student at the Department of Sociology, Muyiwa Olatubi, said: “My journey in OOU began with the Diploma programme in 2009 and I remember that our names were written in pencil because we were not seen as bonafide students. With faith, fasting and prayer, I am a graduate today. Having passed through stress, I feel happy I have seen the end.”