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  • Niger Delta varsity gets internship centre

    Niger Delta varsity gets internship centre

    The Niger Delta University (NDU)has launched Nigeria’s first Internship Centre at a seminar entitled: Blending Academic Pursuits with Career, Entrepreneurship and Workplace Development.

    The Internship Centre based at the university’s entrepreneurship facility, will provide on-campus internship to all final year students in entrepreneurship and vocational skills.

    The Acting Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Humphrey Ogoni, stated that the goal of the centre was to ensure that students of the university graduate with two certificates; one in the chosen field of study and the other in entrepreneurship. The centre will also equip students for the competitive job market.

    The special guest of honour Dame Didi Walson Jack, the Hon. Commissioner of Science, Technology and Manpower Development in Bayelsa State in her speech, stated that the Internship Centre was an improtant platform for ensuring that graduates are employable and also become employers of labour.

    The centre is supported by Afrigrants Resources and will be implemented as a Public Private Partnership initiative.

  • Don advocates world class varsity

    Don advocates world class varsity

    Prof Hakeem Tijani of the Faculty of Arts, Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State has said the establishment of world class university will go a long way to bridge the widening gap between manpower and resources available for development.

    Tijani was a guest lecturer at the 52nd birthday anniversary of Prof Siyan Oyeweso, Provost, College of Culture and Humanities Osun State University, Ikire Campus.

    Tijani argued that world class universities hold the key to development and are accessible to knowledge. He added that the kernel of his lecture was how to turn existing universities in Nigeria to world class so Nigeria can develop the necessary manpower required for economic stability.

    Speaking further, he said Nigeria could learn from world class universities such as Oxford, Harvard, whose immense impact in their countries has resonated worldwide.

    “The international rankings have attracted even more attention than originally anticipated, and the impact has been dramatic. In a number of countries, the results are a source of national pride,” he said.

    On his part, the celebrator, Oyeweso, said the country must evolve education framework that would guarantee the best attitude to research and scholarly input. He said additional fund to institutions of learning would enable scholars obtain grants to undergo research.He said for a world class university to exist, it must be capable of attracting international scholars who would blend their ideas with those within the system.

    “All world-class universities are research universities, and they always play a critical role within the tertiary education system in training the professionals, scientists and researchers needed for the economic development and generating new knowledge in support of the national innovation system,” he said.

    Oyeweso noted that the Osun State University is moving toward this direction and in due course would be amongst the sought after institutions in the country.

     

  • 4,243 students matriculate at Benue varsity

    4,243 students matriculate at Benue varsity

    Benue State University (BSU), Makurdi has conducted matriculation for the 4,243 newly-admitted students.

    They were the ones who made it out of the 15,463 candidates that applied via the Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination (UTME) and the 2,918 candidates who applied through direct entry.

    Speaking at the ceremony held last Tuesday, the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof Charity Angya, urged the students to abide by the matriculation oath by shunning social vices and exhibiting good conduct.

    “I urge you to allow the contents of the oath to sink deep into your consciences, especially its implications which you have just subscribed to. In this regard, your conduct must be governed and directed by the spirit of the oath there by focusing your attention on your studies and negating all negative social vices,” she said.

    Angya said the university is not exempted from the common plague in many educational institutions and the wider societies, such as improper dressing, cultism, drug abuse and examination misconduct, adding that the university management has been vigilant and has put in place security measures to check these vices.

    The vice-chancellor, however, disclosed the commitment of the management to ensure a conducive learning environment. She added that the university has put in place vibrant ICT infrastructure to improve the operation of the university portal for effective management of affairs.

    “On our part, we are determined to provide a conducive environment for learning. The university has the best quality of academic staff that is comparable anywhere in the world and are ready to deliver their best. We are committed to ensuring international standards for teaching, research and learning”, she said.

     

  • Varsity begins session

    Varsity begins session

    Students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) have returned to the campus to resume for the 2012/2013 academic session. The university came alive last week after months of holiday. Freshers besieged the main campus as early as 6am last Monday. Members of the Students’ Union Government (SUG) were on hand to coordinate the registration exercise with the non-academic staff.

    The Information and Communication Technology centre and the Abdullahi Fodio Library were designated for online registration, where the students created an account on the university portal, after which the student proceeded to ETF 111 Hall for screening and confirmation.

    The registration exercise was hitch-free, but students stayed for long on queue to get registered. Some of the freshers, who spoke to CAMPUSLIFE, were optimistic that the process would not end in disappointment.

    Maryam Binji, who was offered Law programme, stated that she was yet to receive confirmation notice, but hopeful that her programme would commence without delay. Abdullahi Kabir admitted into Public Administration department, said he was elated when he received his confirmation.

    The freshers’ registration ended last Saturday, while the returning students resumed last Monday.

     

  • Minister praises varsity on projects

    Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, has praised the management of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) for the infrastructural development in the university. The minister, who visited the institution as part of his good governance tour of Enugu State, was conducted round the Nsukka campus by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics), Prof Isaac Asuzu, who represented the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Bartho Okolo.

    After inspecting some of the completed projects, Maku noted that the university’s stride in development was commendable. “Let me commend the University of Nigeria, Nsukka for this achievement. I was here in 1988 and I know this is a different place compared to how it was. Then, most of these buildings were collapsing with some left unpainted,” Maku said.

    He continued: “But today, I can see that almost every building on this campus has been touched; hostels, faculty buildings and new structures, are all looking different. That is the kind of thing we should appreciate.”

    Maku criticised past military regimes for the collapse of the university system, saying it was during the military era that brilliant scholars migrated from Nigeria to the West in search of greener pasture.

    However, he noted that there was a gradual and steady recovery process being pursued by the Federal Government, which if not interrupted, would restore the lost glory of the education sector.

    On the problem of funding, the minister acknowledged that the universities needed funds for optimal performance, but said the National Economic Council (NEC) was working on the scheme to generate funds for public institutions from private and public sectors. Maku passed vote of confidence on Nigerian universities, saying their graduates still held their feet in global competitions.

  • Expulsion fever hits Ekiti varsity

    Expulsion fever hits Ekiti varsity

    Students of Ekiti State University (EKSU) have been asked to undergo screening as a pre-condition for their re-admission following the protest that led to the school’s closure. OLATUNJI AWE (200-Level Political Science) writes that some students are yet to meet the requirement.

     

    Students of Ekiti State University (EKSU) resumed last December after two-month closure because of violent demonstration. They were directed to undergo a compulsory screening to facilitate their re-admission. Any student, who missed the screening, will be expelled, the management warned.

    About three weeks after the school re-opened activities, students were directed to go on Yuletide break. A fortnight ago, they returned from Christmas holiday but academic activities are yet to start.

    The screening is still on for students, who have not paid their school fees. The screening was conducted throughout December and is still on. Many students have been screened; some are yet to be screened because they could not meet up with the major requirement which is the full payment of school fees, among others.

    Students who have not been screened gave several reasons for not paying the fee. A student, who simply identified herself as Tolu, said: “Honesty, I had the complete money with me before the school was closed down after riot. But I spent N20,000 out of the money when we were sent home, hoping to make it up later. But, here I am; my fate as a student is hanging in the balance. I hope this does not fall back on me.”

    A student from the Department of Geology said: “I have not been able to meet up with the screening condition because of my personal problem. My mother has been hospitalised for several months now. She is all I have and nobody is willing to help us. I used part of my school fee to buy drugs and pay for bed space in hospital. I implore our amiable Vice-Chancellor to be lenient, so that people like me won’t be unjustly expelled from the university.”

    The expulsion fear heightened last week when the management pasted the picture of a student, who was expelled for phone theft. The dismissed student, was alleged to have been a member of a cult group on campus, and also an unrepentant phone thief, whose victims were said to be female students and freshers.

    Students praised the management on his expulsion, saying it was long overdue. Ibijola Alade said: “This guy has tormented the school and its environs; we are happy that he is finally out of the university. We urge the management to fish out other criminals walking freely on campus.”

    A 300-Level Agricultural Science student, who identified himself as Shinayo, said: “This is just the beginning to the end of cultism on the campus. We expect more of this from the management.”

    His dismissal is a bold move to reduce theft on campus, Adetona Adedara, a student, said. He added: “The expulsion of the phone thief by the management should be a signal for those that are yet to do screening. They must be concerned because the management may carry out its threat that 10,000 students might be shown the way out as a result of not participating in the screening.”

    An anonymous student said if the management was sincere about stoppingstealing and cultism on campus, it must identify criminals that perpetrated September last year crisis, which led to the school’s closure. “I am sure they know them. The dimissed student only stole a phone, why did they not suspend him to serve as punishment for such light crime?”

  • Long road to a varsity degree

    Long road to a varsity degree

    It took some students seven years and others nine to complete their programmes at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). Despite the delay, they are happy that they have become graduates following their convocation in Lagos on Saturday. KOFOWOROLA BELO-OSAGIE and MEDINAT KANABE report

    Despite its rich history, the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has a problem and that has to do with its duration of its programmes. Where conventional universities have fixed years for completing their programmes, NOUN cannot say the same for its own courses even though they have years affixed to them. On admission, students are told they are going for a three, four or five year programme, but end up spending more years in school.

    Since its return 11 years ago, NOUN has held only two convocations. The first, for diploma students was held in June 2010. The second came up at the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos, last Saturday, with 7,220 students from 49 study centres nationwide graduating.

    The theatre’s two expansive exhibition halls could not accommodate all those that turned up for the event.

    Giant viewing screens beamed the event to graduands who could not get seats in the main hall.

    The National Open University, the precursor of NOUN, was established on July 22, 1983 by the Shehu Shagari administration to offer Open and Distance Learning (ODL) education. The aim is to enable those interested in university education achieve their dreams. Barely a year after, its operation was suspended by the Muhammadu Buhari military regime in April 1984.

    Former President Olusegun Obasanjo revived the university in October 2002 and renamed it NOUN. Like other open universities, NOUN is an attractive option in the tertiary education sector which has a challenge of fixing a large number of qualified candidates in conventional universities yearly.

    The ODL mode operates mostly online. Students are provided with study materials they can read on their own. They complete tests and assignments and examinations online. They visit study centres to meet with facilitators for counseling, or with their study groups for discussions and tutorials.

    On the average, students are usually happy during convocations. NOUN, students had more reasons to be happy last Saturday. Many of them were admitted in 2006; some even in 2003. To finally complete their four/five-year programmes slowed down by unavailable course materials, unconducive study centres, poor and inadequate Information Communication Technology (ICT) facilities, inadequate facilitators, communication gap, administrative and funding challenges, among others, was a relief.

    About three years ago, frustration caused by these factors forced students of the university in Lagos to take to protest. They blocked the Ahmadu Bello Way onVictoria Island, Lagos where NOUN Headquarters is, demanding that the university management, then led by the pioneer Vice-Chancellor, Prof Olagbemiro Jegede, find solution to the one-year-one-semester issue, provide conducive study centres, and ensure availability of course materials.

    Jegede admitted then that the university lacked funds to provide adequate copies of study materials for students. He also spoke of difficulties in acquiring study centres, which were to be provided by state governments, according to the law setting up the institution. Not all governments responded to NOUN’s demand.

    These problems were gradually brought under control before he left office in October 2010. His successor, Prof Ado Tenebe, graduated first set of degree products last Saturday.

    Though study materials are still inadequate, students can now access and download them online. Also, the university has improved its process of conducting examinations online and offline.

    Sharing their experiences with The Nation, the graduands complained about the time it took to complete their programmes, difficulties in getting resources, and poor study centres. Despite these challenges, many said they would still recommend the institution to their relatives. They praised the institution for producing quality study materials which students of conventional universities borrow to use.

    Mrs Oluwatoyin Aramide Ojo, who studied Nursing Science at the Osogbo Study Centre, said the university’s failure to supply enough course materials made students to spend more to get them.

    “It was not easy because we did not get all our course materials despite paying for them. They were never enough. So, we had to download from the website and print and that costs more money,” she said.

    Another graduate of Nursing Science from the Abeokuta Study Centre, understood too well the pain of spending more for what had already been paid for and advised the university management to rectify the problem before each semester begins.

    “I will say that the most important thing is for the course materials to be in the different study centres before the beginning of each semester so that once the semester begins, they are distributed to every student,” she said.

    The unavailability of these materials forced the university to move courses to other semesters, said Naomi Fregene, who studied Peace and Conflict Resolution at the Lagos Study Centre in Agidingbi.

    She said: “We cut cost by photocopying course materials from others who downloaded from the internet. Normally, they (the university) will tell us the materials are not available because they have not been developed and the courses are pushed to the next session. But they overcome those teething problems.”

    What the materials lacked in quantity, it made up for in quality. None of the respondents complained about the resources they got. They even boasted of getting better training than products of regular universities because of the rich materials.

    “Our materials are standard,” said Titilayo Olusoga who studied Communications Technology, also in Lagos. “It can go anywhere. Wherever you are you can boast of the materials,” she said.

    Oluwatobiloba Onifade of the Sauna, Kano Study Centre, said lecturers from regular universities use NOUN study materials to prepare lecture notes for their students. “I am telling you that lecturers are using our course materials to teach their students. That means they are implementing NOUN programmes,” he said.

    Fregene added that the materials are so well researched that students need to do little else to search for knowledge in their fields.

    “Whenever you go to source other materials, you find such content already inside your lecture notes. They have gone to do researches for us and given us education on a platter. People says it makes us lazy, but they have prepared the materials well,” she said.

    The graduands advised the university to make some adjustment to its operations in future by holding convocations in zones rather than in one place; and move more activities of the university online.

    Mr Iyare Joseph, a 66-year graduate of Criminology said he was grateful to be graduating after nine years, “although I don’t like the idea of our coming all the way to Lagos for the convocation. The convocation should be done in all states.”

    Another graduand Augustine Ogba urged the institution to improves its facilitators and pleaded with government to equip the study centres with good computers because “the computers at the centres are not functioning well.”

    Mrs Azubike Damy who studied Corporate Management at the Abuja Study Centre also urged the government to assist the university in building more centres.

    Obaro Bolarin Saka, who studied Financial Management at the Lokoja study centre said, he faced challenges while in the institution especially with the Tutor Mark Assignment (TMA). He urged the university to improve its ICT facilities.

    He said: “The tutor mark assignment is an assignment that is done online. One will first print the questions online, answer them and log onto the internet again to submit the assignment which can take two or three weeks to log on because of the slow server.”

    Tenebe sought government’s help to address some “important areas of challenges”, including “advocacy and acceptability of ODL; lack of finance to pay facilitators, course material development; among others.”

    He said the university is making efforts to tackle these problems, adding that when the institution stabilises it would admit three times the number of students now enrolled (about 40,000) and even compete with the best Open University in the world.

     

  • No education varsity, says Fayemi

    Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has said his administration will not establish a University of Education until the state has enough resources to cater for the existing tertiary institutions.

    Dr. Fayemi spoke yesterday at the 21st convocation ceremony of the College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti.

    Senators Oluremi Tinubu (Lagos Central District) and Sola Adeyeye (Osun Central District) and a legal icon, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), were conferred with the institution’s fellowship award.

    Fayemi said his administration merged the three universities in the state to establish a productive university.

    He said he would never be a party to the establishment of a “glorified secondary school masquerading as a university”, especially when efforts are geared towards revamping the education sector.

    The governor, who had earlier inaugurated the refurbished College Guest House, an ambulance, two buses and two Toyota Corolla cars, said despite the plethora of economic challenges that beset the state, the government has continued to release subventions promptly and implement various welfare packages, including the new salary structure for tertiary institutions.

    This gesture, he said, is aimed at making the state’s tertiary institutions “centres of excellence, with high standard of teaching and a culture of sustained learning”.

    Decrying the erosion of educational values as seen in the abysmal performance of pupils in public examinations, Fayemi said the various reforms in the education sector were recommended at the 2011 Education Summit.

    He said the college has roles to play in the ongoing education reform, especially in the training of teachers.

    Fayemi said the award speaks volumes about the credentials of the awardees, who he described as “worthy”.

    He urged the 12,100 graduates to be hardworking and worthy ambassadors of the state wherever they go.

    Olanipekun hailed the Fayemi administration for “restoring the college” and making laws to back its existence.

    He said the college was “practically non-existent” during the ousted administration of Mr. Segun Oni as the school’s assets and liabilities were transferred to the then University of Education, Ikere and the University of Science and Technology, Ifaki-Ekiti.

    Olanipekun agreed with the merger of the three state-owned universities; saying the government could not manage three independent institutions with its meager resources.

    Urging Fayemi to continue to support the college’s autonomy, the lawyer pledged to contribute to the institution’s development.

    Mrs. Tinubu said the school has improved within the two years of the Fayemi administration.

    She said a nation is “as good as the quality of education it invests in its people”.

    Also at the event were Fayemi’s wife, Bisi; Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka; Senator Babafemi Ojudu; Vice-Chancellor of the Ekiti State University (EKSU) Prof. Dipo Aina; Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) Prof. Modupe Adelabu and businesswoman Chief Abba Folawiyo, among others.

  • Terror: SSS probes Kogi Varsity over convict’s degree

    Terror: SSS probes Kogi Varsity over convict’s degree

    Barely two weeks after he was convicted of terrorism charges, a former Special Assistant to Kogi State Governor on Youth Empowerment, Ogwu Achemu, is under probe by the State Security Service (SSS), for allegedly intimidating Kogi State University management to award him a second class upper degree.

    He was jailed a fortnight ago for four years by Justice Donatus Okorowa of the Federal High Court, Abuja. With the judgment, Achemu became the first political office holder to be jailed for terrorism. He had served under ex-Governor Ibrahim Idris and was briefly retained by Governor Idris Wada before he was dropped.

    Although the convict has filed an application at the Court of Appeal against the judgment of the High Court, the SSS is investigating him on how he reportedly forced Kogi State University management to earn a second class upper degree.

    According to findings, Achemu, who had a terror base in Anyigba where the university is located, had secured admission into the university. He was said to seldom attend classes and threatened lecturers to pass him either during tests or examinations.

    Investigation confirmed that having held the university town hostage and with a retinue of armed thugs, it was difficult for the management to take disciplinary measure against him.

    It was learnt that the university had the choice to tolerate the convict or throw the campus into turmoil. After a four-year course, the university awarded him a second class (upper) degree under duress. As at press time, it was learnt that the SSS is investigating the alleged “award of degree under coercion to Achemu.”

    A reliable source said: “The investigation of how Achemu earned his degree had been on for months. In fact, some SSS officials visited the university and interacted with the Academic Unit.

    “What we did was to make the facts at our disposal available to the investigation team from the State Security Service (SSS). All I know is that since the arrest of Achemu in January 2011, the university and its host community have been enjoying peace.”

    Another source, who confided in our correspondent, said: “I think the SSS has gone far in screening Achemu’s stay in the university and academic records.

    “Once infractions have been established, he might face a separate trial on this issue. The university’s statute might be handy in prosecuting the suspect in this regard.

    “What the SSS under the leadership of the Director-General, Mr. Ita Ekpenyong, has done is to expose the extent to which terror suspects have permeated every segment of the society. It is to the credit of the DG to have secured conviction of a politically exposed person for terrorism.”

    Besides the academic challenge, the convict had also been implicated in the attack on the residence of Hajiya Aisha Audu, the wife of a former Governor of Kogi State, Prince Abubakar Audu.

    Another source added: “We have two bases for terrorism in Kogi State: these are Anyigba and Okene. The SSS led by Ekpenyong has succeeded in smashing the group in Anyigba axis; it is collaborating with other security agencies and the military to deal with the Okene base.

    “In fact, before Anyigba was freed from terrorism, it got to a stage that the Achemu group allegedly abducted a former Caretaker Chairman of Dekina Local Government Area, Hussein Oji. To have peace, the terrorists were collecting N1million monthly ransom from the local government allocation till the tenure of the man ended.”

    As at press time, however, Achemu has appealed against the judgment of Justice Okorowa.

    He said he was innocent of all the allegations against him and urged the Court of Appeal to reverse the decision of the Federal High Court.

    A source at the Federal Ministry of Justice, said: “Well, we are ready for his appeal. We had a good prosecution team from the Federal Ministry of Justice, led by M.S. Hassan (Assistant Director) and supported by Ahmed I.O. The case officer, Mr. Alhassan Iliasu, from the SSS, also gave testimony in court on the allegations against Achemu.”

    The convict was arraigned for allegedly violating Section 15, sub-sections 1 and 3 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act 2004.

    The Section reads: “A person who wilfully provides or collects by any means directly or indirectly any money by any other person with intent that the money shall be used for any act of terrorism commits an offence under this Act and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for life.

    “Any person, who commits or attempts to commit a terrorist Act or participates in or facilitates the commission of a terrorist Act, commits an offence under this Act and is liable on conviction to imprisonment for life.

    “Any person who makes funds, financial assets or economic resources or financial or other related services available for use of any other person to commit or attempt to commit, facilitate or participate in the commission of a terrorist act is liable on conviction to life imprisonment.”

  • Keeping pace with changing times in varsity

    Every serious-minded student in any Nigerian university spends more money conducting researches for his or her assignments than what he or she spends on feeding daily. The costs even become higher when such researches are done under the billings of business cyber cafes, which range from N100 to N150 per hour. Interestingly, research and its attendant cost is a necessary burden which every student must bear in order to keep afloat academically.

    However, it becomes the challenge of university administrators who are sensitive to the plight of students and who understand the demands of 21st century teaching and learning, to make the burden lighter for their students.

    It is against this backdrop that the management of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), led by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Bartho Okolo, established a robust Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure through collaborations with ICT companies like MTN Nigeria, Cisco system, Hewlett Packard, Microsoft Corporation, Waivon Networks Ltd, HITACHI and Xirrus incorporated to boost internet facilities needed for research activities, teaching and learning, and administration in the university.

    With reliable internet services in place, the university management offered to students a subsidised average internet fee of N33 per day for 24 hours internet access as opposed to over N150 per hour charged by cyber cafes. The decision to introduce the fee was collective, involving all stakeholders of the university including students’ leaders.

    The stakeholders prevailed on the management to liberalise the internet services following its restriction and near shutdown in the last academic session. The Students’ Union, in particular, led a delegation to the Vice-Chancellor to make a case for the service and agreed to a minimal token for it.

    However, some disgruntled elements, who are averse to progress, have taken advantage of the token fee to incite some ignorant students who took laws into their hands and protested against the token charge in Enugu Campus of the UNN on the October 8, 2012.

    Expectedly, many people have wondered the rationale behind the misguided protest. Some parents have even called to condemn the action and questioned if it were cheaper for students to keep patronising business centres which charge up to N150 per hour than to pay the N33 (N12,000 for one year) for 24 hours internet services offered by the university.

    It is regrettable that in this digital age, where graduates who are ICT-compliant are preferred among their peers in the globally competitive labour market, some students of the UNN would rather choose to spend their money on frivolities than support the university’s effort to enhance their competence. Unarguably, the internet fee is nothing compared to the money students spend daily on to visit acquaintances.

    Unlike many universities in the country, which only provide internet services for management offices and establish a cyber café where students are fleeced by per hour billing, the UNN chooses to decentralise its internet services because it understands the place of the internet in research and knowledge creation. Driven by the need to produce well rounded graduates that will continue to find their feet in the globally competitive labour market, the university has started the installation of electronic smart boards in classrooms to interface with teaching and learning. When completed, the internet-ready boards will, among other things, offer students an online direct real time experience from industries across the world.

    In the face of this, one will be forced to ask: in whose interest are these projects embarked upon; the university management or the students?

    It is worthy to mention that for the past two years, students of the university have been enjoying free internet services within the university community. It is a common sight to behold students surfing the internet with their laptops in different corners of the university. Many of them use the free internet services to conduct their researches in a relaxed mood, while others spend their leisure time building and reinforcing their relationships with friends on social media. The gains of such useful engagements tell on the students who are now better informed than ever and more research oriented than before.

    The management is charging the token fee for the sustainability and maintenance of the internet infrastructure. This gesture will not only moderate the cost of research for the students but also boost the university’s aspiration to be at the forefront of research and knowledge creation in Africa and also keeps pace with changing times in the environment of learning.

    Students should not allow themselves to be deceived, those opposing the internet fee should think twice, let them calculate the amount they spend in business centres, they will surely understand that the management is trying to make their burden lighter. A word is enough for the wise.

     

    Inya is post-graduate student of Mass Comm., UNN