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  • Imoke seeks N800m for new poly

    Cross River State Governor Liyel Imoke has sought the approval of the House of Assembly to withdraw N800 million from the reserve fund.

    The money is meant for intervention to cater for infrastructural projects at a new polytechnic in Ugep, Yakurr Local Government.

    Governor Imoke, in a letter to the Speaker, Mr. Larry Odey, said the fund would sustain the execution of the ongoing projects in the institution.

    Said he: “Following the dwindling finance of the state, particularly in recent months, it has become imperative to withdraw from the reserve fund to complete the ongoing projects at the Cross River State Polytechnic, Ugep, to meet the National Board for Technical Education’s (NBTE’s) requirements for accreditation and early takeoff of the institution.”

    Imoke said the government in 2006 set up a reserve fund for emergencies and future uses.

    He said on a monthly basis, the state government contributes N50 million to the reserve fund and local governments N18 million, which amounts to N816 million annually.

  • Poly, others sign MoU on exchange programmes

    The management of the Rufus Giwa Ploytechnic, Owo in Ondo State, has signed a Memoradum of Understanding (MoU) with some higher institutions in Germany, Israel and South-Africa on exchange programmes for its students.

    Its Rector, Prof Igbekele Ajibefun, broke the news when the Director of National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, (NIPSS) in Kuru, Plateau State, Prof Olu Obafemi, visited the polytechnic.

    Obafemi was accompanied by Ondo State Commissioner for Technical and Vocational Education Remi Olatubora, Commissioner for Information Kayode Akinmade and Commissioner for Works Gboye Adegbenro.

    Ajibefun said the exchange programmes would provide an opportunity for staff and students to be trained in the partner-countries, adding that such exposure would boost lecturers’ productivity.

    He said the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) and relevance of course of study would form the criteria for selection of qualified students for the programmes. Ajibefun said lecturers would be selected on the basis of their academic qualifications and experience.

    ‘’The selection would be highly competitive as the polytechnic would send only the best candidates for the programme and it runs annually,’’ he said.

    He commended the state government for its various development projects in the school and promised to make the institution globally competitive.

    Ajibefun said the polytechnic has transformed from a breeding ground of cultism to a citadel of academic excellence.

    Prof Obafemi praised the efforts of the Rector at creating what he described as a 21st century institution of higher learning, observing that the state government has improved the standard of education in the state.

     

  • Poly understudies IGR system

    The Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Ukwu, Delta State, has shown interest to understudy the UNILORIN’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) system.

    The institution’s Rector, Dr Edna Nneka Mogekwu, who made this known when she led a team of the polytechnic’s management to the university, explained that the polytechnic is a young institution that needs to learn from a model like UNILORIN.

    She said the polytechnic has been surviving on meagre resources, hence the need to increase its IGR.

    Mogekwu said that the Obi of Ogwashi-Ukwu in Delta State, Prof Chukwuma Okonjo who is also the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council of the university, has spoken so well of the UNILORIN and also facilitated the visit by the polytechnic management.

    Welcoming the polytechnic team, the UNILORIN VC, Prof Ambali, attributed the university’s success to his predecessors. He also promised to hand over to his successor a better university than what he met.

    The Vice-Chancellor submitted that having realised that the running of a university cannot be left solely to the government, the management of the University of Ilorin had strategised and put in place an effective revenue generation policy.

  • Private poly opens in Offa

    IN September, the first private polytechnic in Northern Nigeria, Graceland Polytechnic, will come on board, its proprietress Mrs Ayodele Oyeleke has said.

    Addressing the 10 graduating pupils of Oyeleke Memorial College Offa, Mrs Oyeleke said this year’s set of graduands will be the last to graduate from the present site as the institution will be converted to a private polytechnic following an approval from the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), the regulatory body for polytechnics.

    She added that existing pupils of the full boarding school will be moved to a facility in the Government Reservation Area (GRA) Offa which, would henceforth be the new abode of the college.

    Mrs Oyeleke, who said she would also be the proprietress of the new institution, thanked parents and workers for supporting the college in the 2012/2013 academic session. She charged the graduating pupils to be well behaved, godly and good ambassadors of their alma mater.

    The guest speaker, Prof Abimbola Adesanoye advised parents to give Sex Education to children to reduce the menace of H.I.V/Aids and unwanted pregnancy. He urged parents not to shy away from this subject as ignorance on the part of many school children has been claiming their lives.

    Adesanoye also advised the parents to visit the school regularly so they can contribute significantly to the academic progress of their wards.

    “They must not leave their responsibilities for the school to perform,” he said.

    Adesanoye also said since the upbringing of the children is a shared responsibility, the government, parents, teachers, churches and peer-groups all have important roles to play in the training of the children.

    According to him, It is also important for government to fund education properly and pay teachers promptly and adequately. He urged teachers to be committed to their duty, show deep interest in the academic progress of the children, and update their knowledge constantly.

     

  • Campus journalism at poly

    Campus journalism at poly

    The National Union of Campus Journalists (NUCJ) has inaugurated a new chapter at the Delta State Polytechnic (DSP), Ogwashi-Uku.

    At a ceremony in the institution’s Open Pavilion, the executive of the union was presented to students.

    At the event were the Librarian, Mr Azino Akpokurerie, and NUCJ national president Emmanuel Ahanonu.

    In a lecture titled Editorial: Who does what to copy, Unimke Ipong, said there was a need for division of editorial tasks among campus journalists to ensure effectiveness.

    Delivering a lecture on Ethics in campus journalism and the power of the pen, Esther Etuke, a member of NUCJ, said there was the need for uniformity of purpose in all branches of the union.

    Akpokurerie advised the student-journalists to imbibe simplicity in their reporting. He said: “The language of news writing is clear, concise, simple, precise, accurate, objective and fair. It is detailed, yet not verbose. It is devoid of the writer’s opinion and insinuations. It tells the story as it is, as it happened and not as the reporter thinks it should have happened.”

    He warned that the culture of “brown envelope” should not be encouraged among campus writers.

    The programme featured an interactive session during which answers were given to questions.

    The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the polytechnic, Manfred Oyibogbeye, and Dean of Students’ Affairs (DSA), Mr Frank Ikeji, said the management would give the union the support needed to flourish.

  • Poly elects union leaders

    The students of Osun State Polytechnic (OSPOLY), Iree, have elected new leaders into the offices of the Students’ Union Government (SUG). The election was held for over three hours in the six faculties of the polytechnic. About 1,300 students participated in the exercise.

    Of the 12 vacant positions, seven were contested while three had unopposed candidates. Two had no candidates. The position of president was keenly contested between Abiodun Osin and Olasanmi Fasakin.

    At the end, the results were compiled by the members of the Independent Students Electoral Commission (ISEC) led by Jonathan Adeyanju, HND 1 Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

    Abiodun was returned as the president-elect, having polled 1,212 votes as against Olasanmi, who had 556.

    Other elected officers included Taiwo Ogunlade, Vice President, Kehinde Raji, General Secretary, Adeniran Babatunde, Assistant General Secretary, Adewale Salawudeen, Treasurer, Adeniyi Adetayo, Auditor-General.

    Others are Tijani Abdullahi, Financial Secretary, Azeez Mudasiru, Public Relations Officer) and Samuel Folorunso, Welfare Director.

    A student, Sunday Abioye, HND II Mass Communication, said the election was fair and credible.

    Abiodun thanked his supporters and promised to deliver on his programmes.

    In a related development, the National Association of Osun State Students (NAOSS), Osun State Polytechnic (OSPOLY), Iree chapter, held its election last weekend, to usher in new leaders.

    The election was held at the Baptist High School, Iree. The exercise began around 11:45am and ended by 1:55pm. Seventy-one voted in the exercise. They cut across the three senatorial districts and 30 local governments areas of the state.

    The office of the president was contested by Gafar Usman and Lateefa Ajayi. When the results were declared by the National Association of Osun State Students Independent Electoral Commission (NAOSSIEC), led by Monsuru Durodola, HND II Applied Chemistry, Gafar, from Boripe Local Government, was declared the president-elect having polled 43 votes against Lateef’s 25.

    Others elected included Abolore Ogundapo, Vice President, Olumuyiwa Ogunleye, General Secretary, Muibat Mohammed, Assistant General Secretary, Kazeem Alade, Financial Secretary, Ayomikun Adesogbon, Treasurer and Jonathan Adeyanju, Auditor-General.

    Others were Idowu Olapade, Public Relations Officer 1, Habeeb Mustapha, Social Director, Taiwo Lawal, Welfare Director and Sakiru Okiki, Chief Whip.

    Gafar praised the electoral officers for creating a level playing field for all the contestants.

  • Floods: Oko Poly shuts Atani campus

    The management of the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, yesterday closed indefinitely the Atani campus of the institution, following the floods that submerged the campus.

    The Rector, Prof Godwin Onu, explained that the action was taken to save the over 3,000 students and 500 workers.

    The floods have ravaged the Ogbaru Local Government Area, where the campus is located.

    The management, at the weekend, deployed over 50 canoes and 15 buses to evacuate the students and workers.

    In a statement in Awka, the state capital, Prof. Godwin Onu explained that the management closed down the campus because of the threat the floods posed to life and property.

    He regretted that the closure would adversely affect the school’s academic calendar.

    Onu said: “The examination is to begin in the next two weeks and the Atani campus has been closed, to allow the floods to recede. We are desperately in need of aid to enable us tidy up the environment as soon as the flood gives way and to recover from the colossal loss.”

    The rector said the polytechnic had lost about N500million.

    He regretted that the floods affected buildings, equipment, such as computers, generators and electronics.

    Onu noted the floods had caused a big disaster.

    The academic urged governments at all levels and individuals to assist the polytechnic, because the management alone cannot cope with the situation.