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  • Students sensitise host community on diseases, hygiene

    IT was a week-long of activities at the Kogi State University (KSU) in Anyigba when the medical students held their Health Week. The event, with the theme: Knowing your health status: A prerequisite for healthy living, had the objective to ensure members of the university and the host community live healthy life.

    The students under the aegis of KSU Medical Students Association (KSUMSA) held campaign round the campus to sensitise members of staff and students on the need to know their health status.

    At a symposium organised during the Health Week, the KSUMSA president, Anthony Edogbo, said the event was to create awareness on some health challenges in the host community.

    The students educated Ayingba residents about various diseases and ailments, including hypertension, diabetes and HIV/AIDS.

    While saying the diseases spread due to people’s ignorance, Anthony advised the participants to ensure hygiene in their daily activities.

    He said hypertension killed thousands in Nigeria yearly, adding that 60 per cent of people living with hypertension do not know they have high blood pressure. Quoting the statistics of the World Health Organisation, he said Nigeria has the highest mortality rate in Africa, with over 105,000 deaths through diabetes recorded yearly.

    He said: “Hypertension and diabetes, which have been seen to be silent killers, are conditions that have minimum or no symptoms and are capable of causing death if not treated. These silent killers were known to be common among the elderly. Reverse is the case today, because a lot of young men and women have been diagnosed of the ailments.

    “This is why KSUMSA has made it a burden in this Health Week to let the public have useful knowledge about the ailments and the need to get tested for HIV/AIDS.”

    The event featured social activities and humanitarian service, including public awareness,  counseling and free medical test for students and members of the Ayingba community.

    Delegates from national and international medical students’ bodies attended the event. They include Emmanuel Abogunde, West Africa Coordinator of Federation of African Medical Students Association (FAMSA), Damilola Ogundare, FAMSA Secretary, and Rasheed Oloyede, FAMSA Director of Standing Committee on Health and Environment.

  • Police rescue kidnapped Kogi Poly students

    Police rescue kidnapped Kogi Poly students

    The Police in Lokoja have rescued three students of the Kogi State Polytechnic kidnapped during a Christian fellowship programme on Wednesday.

    The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Emmanuel Ojukwu, told newsmen in Lokoja on Friday while parading their kidnappers, adding that the students were rescued after spending three days with their abductors.

    Ojukwu said the students, Ayodele Ojo, Isaac Oaikhena and Sefiat Musa were rescued from the kidnappers’ hideout along Gadabiu-Kabba Junction Obajana road without paying the N20 million ransom demanded.

    He said one suspect, Ibrahim Jibo, who was arrested on Thursday when he came to collect the ransom was already helping the police to arrest his accomplices.

    Narrating their ordeal, one of the victims, Ayodele Ojo, said that they were kidnapped at the middle of a fellowship prayer at about 7.30 p.m. on Oct. 14, at the Osara campus.

    He said that the kidnappers suddenly emerged and collected their mobile hand-held phones, money and other valuables and later abducted three of them.

    While in captivity, he said, their abductors called their parents and relations to demand a N20 million ransom for their release but nothing was forthcoming.

    Ojo said that the development angered the abductors who started maltreating them before they were rescued three days after.

    The police commissioner said that the abductors would not escape justice.

    He also paraded 23 other suspects arrested for armed robbery, illegal gun manufacturing and political thuggery at Ejule Ofu Local government area of the state.

    Six guns, including AK47 rifles, locally made guns, bullet proof vests, charms, ammunition, weeds suspected to be Indian hemp and a Ford Galaxy bus with registration number Oyo AH 5095 HK.

    The Police said that all the suspects would be charged to court soon.

  • Nigerian students shine in South Africa

    Nigerian students shine in South Africa

    Students of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE) in Delta State have put the country on the global technology map when they displayed their innovation at the Shell Eco Marathon held at Zwartkorp Race Track in South Africa.

    The event was hosted by the School of Electrical Engineering of the University of Johannesburg to enhance students’ innovative skills. Participants, who are Electrical and Electronics and Mechanical Engineering students, were challenged to design, build and drive energy-efficient automobiles.

    The FUPRE team held members of the audience spellbound with their expertise, designing a lead-free energy-efficient car named Delta Cruz. They won Shell Unleaded Gasoline Prototype prize with a staggering result of 55.9 km/l of fuel per litre. They also won the Technical Innovation award.

    The FUPRE Team beat 11 others to win the contest. Four Nigerian universities, including FUPRE, participated in the competition. Other schools are University of Lagos (UNILAG), University of Benin (UNIBEN) and Ahmadu Bello University (ABU).

    The Delta Cruz has a speedometer of 29km/hour and a dimension of 110 by 90 by 275 centimetre. Its components were locally-sourced materials. Its tyres were modified to move on smooth and rough surfaces.

    Ms Augustina Ovuema, an Academic Technologist with the Department of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, praised the team for their achievement, urging them to build on the performance.

    The team leader, Efemena Ewhrudjakpo, a 400-Level Electrical and Electronics Engineering student, described the feat as deserving, saying the aim was to encourage made-in Nigeria vehicle.

    The Eco-Marathon is sponsored by Shell Petroleum Development Company yearly to develop the innovative skills of students and to promote use of eco-friendly technology.

     

  • Law students hold week

    Law students hold week

    law Students Society (LSS) of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State has marked its yearly Law Week. Lectures and other academic engagements were suspended for the event, which last for five days.

    The event started on Monday with a health talk tagged: Sexually-Transmitted Disease (STD) and its effect on human. Dr Adedeji Adebayo, the guest speaker, said many young people were suffering different types of STDs.

    He said: “Statistics has it that, before age of 24, two out of three young people would have contacted STDs. If they are not properly treated, it could result to infertility and other critical health deficiencies.” The medical personnel condemned self-medications and people’s penchant to patronise unorthodox medical centres.

    On Tuesday, LSS organised a cultural day tagged: Let’s get it right: Our culture and you.  The law students were clad in various traditional attires.

    The event was graced by Ebumawe of Ago-Iwoye, Oba Abdulrasaq Adenuga; Vice-Chancellor (VC), Prof Saburi Adesanya, and veteran Nollywood actress, Mrs Joke Muyiwa, among others.

    The students honoured the monarch with an award in recognition of his contribution to the growth of culture. Some students were also honoured for promoting culture on the campus.

    Oba Adenuga appreciated the law students for the honour, describing the OUU students as catalyst for development of his kingdom.

    The valedictory was held for graduating students of the Faculty of Law. Legal luminaries, including the Permanent Secretary, Ogun State Ministry of Justice, Mrs Sola Sobayo, Chief Bisi Rodipe, Adesina Sofola SAN and Dean, Faculty of Law, Prof Olusesan Oluyide.

    Oluyide advised the outgoing students to imbibe positive attitude, urging them to promote the school values. Sofola, who was the guest lecturer, urged the graduating students to show perseverance and never give up.

    Priscilla Adebayo, who emerged the best graduating student, became emotional when she was honoured with an award for the feat. She enjoined her colleagues to be good ambassadors of the school.

    Other students, who got awards, included LSS president, Adewale Adefuye, Monday Nwodo, Adetola Adesokan, Itunu Odukoya and Fatia Oyedele.

    The event was rounded off with a dinner, where a former president of the LSSS, Akinwande Adedayo, spoke with the students about the law school. He urged them to study hard and understand their courses, rather than cramming textbooks.

    Speaking with CAMPUSLIFE, Adewale attributed the success of the event to God, urging his colleagues to always remember the faculty after leaving the school.

     

  • Women, students get entrepreneurship training

    Women, students get entrepreneurship training

    E-Circle Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, has held an empowerment workshop for female students and women involved in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

    The training, tagged: Esthers in the market place, was held in collaboration with Sesema Public Relations, a leading communications agency, at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and Newcastle Hotel in Lekki.

    The event was attended by over 100 women, students and entrepreneurs and it was aimed at providing them with expertise to successfully develop their businesses and career.

    The entrepreneurship session was facilitated by the Chief Executive Officer of Service Desk Limited, Mrs Kelechi Mba, a specialist in business development. Participants learnt strategies for exploring growth opportunities and dropping destructive mindsets. They were taught how they could benefit from career opportunities in global economy.

    Speaking on Transition of education, knowledge economy and female marketability matrix, Mrs Chioma George-Ekehon, chairperson of E-Circle Foundation, said: “Over the past three years, the project has aimed at inspiring personal responsibility and development among young women to drive productivity and change. The project was specifically designed to help equip young women with the information and skills necessary to help tackle the diverse challenges evident in their organisations, businesses and society. Our goal has been to effectively attract, develop and empower at 250,000 young women in five years.”

    Participants were also given first-hand opportunity for internship and job with Sesema Public Relations, modeling contracts and access to sponsorship for projects.

    Sesema Public Relations Managing Director, Mrs Tampiri Irimagha-Akemu, said: “There is no getting away from the fact that economic conditions remain challenging for the SMEs in Nigeria. We see young women as critical entities and key drivers for economic diversification and growth toward building the knowledge-based economy. We are happy to be partner in this project.”

    The project is an initiative of the E-Circle Foundation geared towards raising and empowering young women in the market place with skills and tools necessary to take on the diverse challenges evident in their organisations and businesses.

     

  • ECOWAS Fellowship Programme for and PhD students (EFP), 2015

    The Association of African Universities (AAU) is inviting applications for ECOWAS Fellowship Programme. Fellowship is open to qualified Nigerians (including graduate students, researchers, lecturers,  and staff) who will be admitted for Masters or PhD degree programme at any one of the following three universities: University of Lagos, Nigeria; University of Ibadan, Nigeria and Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal. The application deadline is 15th October 2015.

    Study Subject(s): Fellowship is awarded in all disciplines linked to the fields of strategic importance to the West African region such as: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM); Earth and Life Sciences; Health including maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS, etc.; Agriculture, Food Security and related disciplines; History of Africa; Information technology; and Gender issues. – Scholarship can be taken at: Nigeria and Senegal

    Eligibility:

    • A good first degree (at least second class upper division or its equivalent) is required for Masters degree programme. An MPhil degree or its equivalent is required for PhD programme.
    • Priority will be given to Anglophone nationals who want admission into Francophone institutions, as well as to Francophone nationals who want admission into Anglophone institutions. Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

    Scholarship Description: The Association of African Universities (AAU) is pleased to announce the 2015 maiden edition of the ECOWAS Fellowship Programme for Masters and PhD (EFP) under the sponsorship of the Economic Commission for West African States (ECOWAS). The Programme seeks to promote capacity building within the ECOWAS 15-member countries by providing full fellowships for training and education for nationals of ECOWAS member states in higher education institutions of ECOWAS.

    What does it cover? The ECOWAS Fellowship Programme (EFP) is a full scholarship intended to cater for each fellow’s costs of living, tuition fees, visas, travel, insurance and thesis research. In this respect, ECOWAS will pay the tuition fees directly to the institutions and provide a monthly stipend of US$600 per Masters student and US$800 per PhD student to cover all other expenses for the duration of the degree programme.

    How to Apply: Applications should be sent electronically. Qualified candidates will be admitted to one of the three institutions mentioned above. Please ensure that the institution that you have selected offers the course you have chosen. All the three universities provide information about their degree programmes on their websites. Each application must include the following:

    • A photocopy of the degree and other certificates.
    • Completed EFP Form. Download the EFP form here
    • Most recent curriculum vitae.

     

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  • Students get tips on self-reliance

    Students get tips on self-reliance

    A team of graduates and Corps members, under the aegis of I Create Solution Initiative, has organised a seminar for students in commemoration of Independence Day.

    The event had the aim to mentor youths towards developing their skills to engender national development.

    The event, which held at the Abdusalam Youth Centre in Minna, the Niger State capital.

    Jide Orintunsin, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to Governor Abubakar Sani Bello, urged participants to learn lucrative skills and strive for academic excellence. He said young people could not be independent if they develop their talent and pursue it with passion.

    The event featured a panel tagged: The Nigeria we want, during which the panelists engaged the participants on ranges of issues, including Agro-economy, entrepreneurship, politics, religion and social media.

    Speaking with CAMPUSLIFE, founder of the initiative, Faith Olaniran, said the organisation was out to empower and motivate the youth.

    He said: “We are people, who want to transform our nation through value creation and leadership. Ultimately, we seek to build a coalition of individuals and organisations with a new set of value system for positive transformation and to empower young people to make good impact towards nation-building.”

    In his message to the participants, Olaniran said: “You must be a solution provider and not a part of the problem. You must be a role model who is worthy of emulation and be the best in all you do, particularly things you are naturally good at. You must do the right thing at all time, regardless of who is doing the wrong thing.”

    Participants, who are secondary school and higher institution students, described the event as wonderful, praising the organisers for the mentorship.

    Williams Idoko, SSS 3 pupil of Police Secondary School in Minna, said: “I feel happy to attend this event. I have actually learnt how I can develop my entrepreneurial skills to make independent of anyone.”

    A SSS 2 pupil of Redeemer’s College in Minna, Edwin Dominick, said his view about social media had changed after learning how he would use social media for business.

     

  • 12 years after, Benue varsity to induct medical students

    After 12 years of its establishment, the College of Health Sciences of the Benue State University (BSU) in  Makurdi is ready to induct its first set of doctors. The college had been granted full clinical accreditation by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN).

    Governor Samuel Ortom made this known at a two-day executive retreat at New Banquet Hall of the Benue Peoples House in the state capital.

    The government had recently secured a loan of N10billion, part of which was meant for the purchase of medical equipment for the college to meet its accreditation requirements.

    Ortom promised that he would ensure the School of Nursing and Midwifery also regained its accreditation status, which it lost three years ago.

    The graduating students spent 12 years in the medical college because of the MDCN accreditation. Medicine and Surgery is a six-year course. Some students could not complete their studies and left the school.

    Others died in the heat of accreditation challenge. But, with the full accreditation status, the medical students will take their  Hippocratic Oaths next month.

  • VC counsels new students on time management

    Newly-admitted students of Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State have been advised to use their time wisely to fulfill their purpose of study.

    Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University, Prof. Kunle Oloyede, gave the advice while addressing the students at an orientation programme organised by the Student Affairs Unit.

    He cautioned that if they failed to use their time judiciously, they would find it difficult to achieve academic excellence.

    Oloyede urged them to think creatively, plan and implement with the guidance of their lecturers and other members of staff ready to assist them.

    The VC, who described them as drivers of their destiny, enjoined them to drop any “passenger” that would not allow them to arrive at their desired destinations.

    Also speaking, the Registrar, Mr. Omololu Adegbenro, advised the students to always adhere to school rules and regulations. He warned that the University would not hesitate to sanction any student found wanting in morals.

    Adegbenro encouraged them to always seek advice from their mentors and the Counseling Unit of the university on matters bordering on their academic and personal lives.

     

  • Foundation splashes scholarships on indigent students

    Foundation splashes scholarships on indigent students

    Engineer Sunday Babalola Foundation (ESBF), has splashed N2 million worth of scholarships on about 102 indigent students of post primary and tertiary institutions of Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State.

    The award, which is the first of its kind, will be on a continuous basis, said Babalola, the founder of the foundation.

    Speaking during the presentation of cash and cheques to beneficiaries in Omu-Aran, Babalola, an engineer, said:”We are starting from this community (Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government), later to other local governments. If we can, we will extend it to the state level.  Good students were selected by their principals, they applied and were interviewed.”

    He used the occasion to call on corporate bodies, donors, philanthropists and humanitarian organisations to advance education in Nigeria through improved investment.

    “The award of scholarship to students of secondary and tertiary institutions is for me a fulfillment of my dream and desire to contribute my quota to the educational advancement and upliftment of students in my locality.

    “It is a truism that education growth is the springboard for societal advancement. So the falling standard of education in the country causes my heart to bleed. Gone appears to have been the days when students took interest in academic competitions. Many of them are today engrossed with internet and video pornography to the detriment of their educational growth.

    “Many of them have, therefore, become willing tools for insurgency, kidnapping, armed robbery and other violent crimes and so become threats to societal peace and wellbeing,” he said.