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  • Nursing students review role in politics

    The role of nursing students in politics was the heart of discussion at a seminar held last week at the University of Benin (UNIBEN).

    A guest speaker, Prof Adenike Ojo of the Department of Nursing Science, said if the students could be involved in politics, problems facing the profession would be solved.

    Prof Adenike, who spoke on The Nurse and contemporary politics, highlighted the challenges facing the profession.

    He decried the rivalry between nurses and community health workers, who were assuming the role of nurses in rural areas. He urged nurses to accept others without prejudice, adding that the competition for supremacy among nurses was hindering progress of the profession.

    Dr A. Osasuyi of the Department of Nursing Sciences, Delta  State University, Abraka, spoke on the causes and effect of peptic ulcer.

    Dr Osasuyi stated that government must provide employment for the population, adding that the major cause of the disease was hunger.

    Highpoint of the event was the launch of the Nigeria Universities Nursing Students Association (NUNSA) Almanac.

    Awards were later presented to deserving staff of the department including Dr F. E. Okafor, Mrs Bolaji Osagie and Dr Florence Adeyemo.

    Speaking to CAMPUSLIFE, Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Senator Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, praised the department for organising the seminar.

    “I have listened to the agitations of the nursing students of which the issue of internship for graduates of nursing topped the list. I will take their agitations to the floor of the National Assembly for deliberation,” he stated.

    The Head of Department of Nursing Sciences, UNIBEN, xx, called on the Federal Government to consider the plight of nursing students, stating that graduates of nursing be  allowed to undergo a one year internship like their colleagues in the medical and dental disciplines.

    He lauded the management of the university for supporting the growth of nursery education in Nigeria.

    “Most of our achievements are tied to the developmental strides of our Vice-Chancellor, Prof Osayiuki Oshodin. Upon his assumption of office, we lacked accreditation. His effort succeeded in our moving to a permanent site and procurement of learning materials. During the last accreditation exercise, the accreditation team was impressed by the level of infrastructural development in the department. “

    The seminar which held at the lecture theatre II of the School of Basic Medical Sciences had in attendance participants from the Igbinedion University, Okada and Delta State University, Abraka.

  • Community mistakes students for Boko Haram

    Some 300-Level students of  Mass Communication at the Kogi State University, Anyigba, were  on Saturday mistaken for members of the Boko Haram sect while on a trip to Amalla community in Enugu-ezike Local Government Area of Enugu State.

    The students who arrived at the community at about 3pm were on assignment for Oral Community newspaper. On arrival, the students were directed to the palace of the traditional ruler.

    According to one of the students, Kelvin Eze, on getting to the palace, the palace minister suspected the students to be members of Boko Haram and was about calling for their arrest. Later, a call was put through to their Head of Department for confirmation of the students’ status.

    The students were later received and allowed to carry out their assignment.

  • Students elect hall leaders

    Residents of the male halls of residence at the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akungba (AAUA) have elected new leaders.

    Three students contested for the post of chairman. They were Ademiku Funbi, 400-Level, Public Administration, Sulaiman Muheeb, 300-Level, History and International Studies and Akinyemi Samuel, 300-Level, Law. Aspirants for other positions were unopposed.

    During the campaign, Ademiku said: “As a public administration student, I know what it takes to administer people and make them work together for the sake of this community.”

    Suleiman urged the students to vote for him, saying he would use innovative ideas to turn around the state of the hostels.

    The election took three hours to be concluded and results were counted immediately.

    Ademiku Funbi had 68 votes, Suleiman Muheeb 65, while Akinyemi Samuel polled 15 votes.  Ademiku was declared winner by the electoral Chairman, having polled the highest number of votes.

    In his remark, Ademiku thanked the students for their votes and promised to represent their interest.

    Other elected executives included Olawale Adebayo, Public Relations Officer; Omosehin Moses, General Secretary; Toheeb Nojeem, Welfare Director and Bunmi Charles, Treasurer.

     

  • African Students Parliament honours ex-Tinapa boss

    African Students Parliament honours ex-Tinapa boss

    For committing time and resources to the development of Africa, the former Managing Director of the Tinapa Resort in Calabar,  Bassey Ndem, has been honoured with the Kwame-Nkrumah Leadership Award by the African Students Union Parliamant (ASUP)

    The Speaker of the Union, Culibaly Ahmed, from the Kigali Institute of Science and Technology, said the parliament is the umbrella body that covers all students within the 54 AU recognized African countries with core objectives of encouraging corporation and harmonious coexistence among member states’ student for the purpose of students exchange programme, objective analysis of issues that affect them, encouragement of individuals, stakeholders and public office holders for the much needed peace, development and economic stability continent .

    He said in doing this, the sought role models and mentors in life as Ndem.

    Ahmed, who spoke in French said: “The parliament has taken her time to scrutinise leaders, public office holders, business moguls and individuals who have committed their time and money to serve the common good in the Pan-Africanism ideology.

    “At this point that the youths need to have exemplary leaders and role models, we are carefully selecting such leaders like your highly respected person and honouring them with the Kwame Nkrumah Leadership Award.

    “Our recipient for today is a detribalized Nigerian, lover of students/youths and charismatic personality whose credible credentials of efficient serviced delivery, high administrative acumen and community service yet unsung marks him an iconic patriot in our Nigerian society worthy of emulation.”

    His speech was translated by the Majority Leader of the parliament, Comrade Allao Assao Chance Wallaki from Universiti du Sheikh Antar Diop, Dakar, Senegal.

    Ndem said he was honoured to have been chosen for the award and promised to keep working hard for the betterment of the continent.

  • Seminar for students’ leaders

    Student leaders at the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, have been charged to always use dialogue and consultation in engaging management of the institution for conflict resolution.

    The Deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof Rotimi Ajayi,  said this at a two-day training workshop held for students’ leaders of the institution at the National Institute for Educational and Administration, NIEPA, Ondo State.

    The annual workshop was designed to impart leadership etiquette and effective students’ unionism in Nigerian universities.  The theme of this year’s event was “Leadership and Responsible Unionism.”

    Prof. Ajayi, who represented the Vice Chancellor, Prof Femi Mimiko, attributed the prevailing peace in the university to the dialogue between management and students’ union leaders.

    While admonishing them to follow the legacy laid by their predecessors, Ajayi said it would be shameful on them if the university experience student unrest during their tenure.

    “If your predecessors had worked for stability for over five years, I see no reason why you should not sustain the tempo. Don’t allow yourself to be misguided; you must be in constant touch with the management through the Dean of Students’ Affairs to resolve any pressing issue because students are at the centre of our administration”, he said.

    The DVC also read the riot act to them, saying: “You are not allowed to address any student on any agitation or demand when you have not discussed such with the Dean of Students’ Affairs. You are not allowed to proceed on any expedition that is not approved by the management. You must learn to respect constituted authorities and all staff of the university. You must obey all rules and regulations as stipulated in our handbooks.”

    He challenged them to complement the efforts of the management to move the school forward rather than sabotaging it through unnecessary unrest.

    The Dean of Students’ Affairs, Dr Olujide Ajidahun, said the workshop was to let the student leaders know their core values as leaders, give them opportunity to bare their minds and put them on the right track.

    “Service should be uppermost in your hearts. As leaders, you must deliver; it is not how much you get from a system but how much you give. So work as a servant-leader,” he stated.

    Some of the students who spoke to CAMPUSLIFE praised the initiative.

  • Consultancy firm to teach students

    The FUNAAB Vice Chancellor, Prof Olusola Oyewole, has urged graduates of the College of Engineering (COLENG) to use the institution’s engineering consultancy firm as a launch pad into the engineering profession.

    Speaking at the induction of the 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 graduates into the engineering profession, Oyewole, said the university would encourage engineering students to procure equipment for road rehabilitation in collaboration with the college.

    Oyewole said the university floated the consultancy firm and an engineering company to expose the students to practical-oriented teaching.  He charged the young engineers not to rest on their oars but to take the occasion as a stepping platform towards enhancing their capabilities and preparing for greater challenges.

    Delivering his lecture titled: the “Prime Time” on the occasion, the Executive Director (Engineering), Ogun-Oshun River Basin Development Authority (OORBDA), Mr Jimi Sokunle, advised the young engineers to take advantage of their youthfulness and make wise decisions as they seek to earn a living.

     

  • Photo: Students writing exam on the floor

    Photo: Students writing exam on the floor

    JSS III STUDENTS AT GOVERNMENT DAY JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL (GDJSS) IN GUBI, BAUCHI STATE WRITING THEIR THIRD TERM EXAMINATION AT GUBI VILLAGE ON WEDNESDAY (9/7/14) NAN
    JSS III STUDENTS AT GOVERNMENT DAY JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL (GDJSS) IN GUBI, BAUCHI STATE WRITING THEIR THIRD TERM EXAMINATION AT GUBI VILLAGE ON WEDNESDAY (9/7/14) NAN

  • Dean urges students to pay their fees

    The Dean, School of Postgraduate Studies at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Prof Augustine Ubachukwu, has urged postgraduate students who have not paid their school fees in the 2013/2014 session to do so or forfeit their admission.

    The advice came following discovery that students deliberately allowed their fees to accumulate with the intention of evading payment at the end of their programme.

    “We have written to Heads of departments to ensure that students who have not paid their fees are not allowed to take examinations and present seminars. We would not invite external examiners for students who are owing or approve their synopsis”, he said.

    The Dean said his vision for the School was to promote academic excellence through research, adding that his administration would ensure that all hindrances that prevented students from completing their programmes in record time would be addressed.

    Speaking on measures taken to fast track collection of postgraduate certificates and transcripts, Prof Ubachukwu said he had instructed staff of the school to ensure that issues involving collection of certificates and transcripts were handled within 24 hours.

  • Muslim students condemn media clampdown

    Media961, a media monitoring unit of the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Lagos State branch, has condemned clampdown on the media by the Federal Government.

    In a statement, the group’s Coordinator, AbdurRasheed Abubakar, said President Goodluck Jonathan has the constitutional power to stop the military from confiscating newspapers.

    “For days, we read reports of the clampdown on some selected newspapers by soldiers and the damages this has resulted into. We have also read, through the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr Doyin Okupe, that President Jonathan was not part of the plot.  Hence, we call on the president to, as a matter of urgency, call the military to order and allow the media to carry out their constitutional duties,” the statement read.

    The group said it was undemocratic for the army to raid newspapers; adding that the action violated the Freedom of Information as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution.  It added: “This is not a military regime. Nigeria is a democratic country, where all matters should follow judicial process. That’s what we expect from the military in a situation like this. It’s a condemnable act and it’s high time we stopped seeing the media as enemies.”

    Abubakar noted that the media played important role in the development, urging the president not to see the media as enemy of democracy.

  • Graduating students celebrates

    Graduating students celebrates

    Graduating students of Sociology at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State, have held their final year week. The event featured a seminar, cultural day, back-to-school programme, signing out ceremony and the dinner and award night.

    Some of the students who were honoured at the award included the president of the department, Ayobami Ogundimu, Segun Ifade, Adedunni Adekoya, Tawakalitu Gbadamosi and Toyosi Idowu, among others.

    Ayobami, said: “I give thanks to God who has been there for us all these while. I have no doubt in mind that our years on campus are worth the candle and I can say boldly on behalf of my colleagues that we are thoroughly trained to make contribution to the progess of humanity.”