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  • School matriculates 300

    School matriculates 300

    The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) has matriculated no fewer than 300 students in the School of Technical Education (STE) at the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Lagos.

    The Rector, Dr M. K. Ladipo, represented by Deputy Rector (Academics), Mr Innocent Akhuemonkhan congratulated the students. She charged them to take advantage of the opportunities the school offers.

    She said: ‘’It is no doubt that since the inception of the school of Technical Education in this institution, the programme has been successful with the dedication of staff of the collaborating institutions. We have made facilities readily available to you. I urge you to shun cultism and other vices that may hinder your academic pursuit. ’’

    UNN Vice Chancellor Prof. Bath Okolo, represented by Prof. F.A. Okwor, said that the institution was dedicated to training leaders for the nation’s future. He urged the students to discover their God-given abilities and pursue their purposes with commitment. You must seek the truth, teach the truth and preserve the truth. You must endeavour to always uphold the philosophy of the university which hinges on human dignity,’’ he stated.

    The Dean, School of Technical Education, YABATECH, Mrs H.A. Akanbi, urged the students to utilise the opportunity to build successful careers.

    Dean, Faculty of Education, UNN Prof Ike Ifelumi, represented by Prof Z.C. Njoku said the students should work hard and remain focused.

    Some of the students, who spoke to CAMPUSLIFE, said they were prepared to learn. Ogunshemi Godwin, a 100-Level student of Business Education, said it was a dream come true.

    The event was also attended by the Registrar, Mr A.I. Okonta, who was represented by Mrs C.N. Nnebedum; YABATECH Registrar, Ms B.C. Amapakabo and other principal officers of both institutions.

  • 55,000 write YABATECH entrance test

    55,000 write YABATECH entrance test

    NO fewer than 55,000 candidates have written the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME).

    The exercise was conducted amid tight security by officers of Sabo Police Station.

    The Public Relations Officer of the college, Mr Adams Adekunle, promised that the admission formula would be merit-based.

    Addressing the candidates at the institution’s Sports Complex, Deputy Speaker of the institution’s Students’ Union Government (SUG), Aisha Ayinia, advised them not to engage in examination malpractices, which the institution frowns on.

    When CAMPUSLIFE visited the screening venues, candidates were undergoing biometric verification. A principal officer, who spoke to our correspondent, said the verification was meant to check exam fraud.

    An invigilator, Mrs Stella Awoh, said the examination was in three sessions, adding that it was properly planned.

    Speaking to CAMPUSLIFE, a candidate said: “It’s a normal exam. So far, everything has gone well. But I hope there would be fairness when the results would be released.”

  • Omojola’s unseen expressions at YABATECH

    Omojola’s unseen expressions at YABATECH

    Spurred by the success of last year’s open air art exhibition in Ikeja, Lagos, Funso Omojola will on Saturday, July 13 hold a two-week solo art exhibition entitled Unseen Expressions.

    The exhibition, which will run till July 27, will hold at the Yusuf Grillo Hall School of Art, Design and Printing, Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Lagos.

    Speaking at a press preview session in Lagos, Omojola, said the responses from collectors at the last outing were very encouraging and inspiring for him to remain in the business of art.

    Unseen Expressions will feature 10 paintings and 38 prints of world famous inspirational people and their statements on different issues. They include prints of icons, such as martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Indira Ghandi, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and Chinua Achebe.

    Among the works for display are Crossover, Celebration, Face of Lagos, Unseen Expressions, Ocean wave, Circle of life and Contentment.

    In Ocean wave, a medium size painting in acrylic with a bit of relief is arranged in a set of 3 pieces (measuring 12×12 inches) combined to create some feelings of wave movement. Omojola uses the Circle of life to illustrate the natural circle of life most living being pass through. All living things have a moment at which they become “alive.” That beginning of life marks the first point on the circle of life.

    The paintings, which are in acrylic is a set of six panels arranged together comprising two sets of 22×22 and 4 sets of 22×8 inches. 3. Contentment is an acrylic on canvas showing two sets of 10×30 and 30×20 inches as well as three panels.

    One other outstanding painting is the portraiture of a lady dressed in beautiful colours with a head gear to match. But the green colour background of the work complements the entire composition. Celebration, captures the visual appeal of a talking drum in a four-piece panel in a star-shaped format.

    Omojola captures his journey into Lagos in 1987 in Unseen Expressions, a 25-piece panel showing different objects of decorations, forms and images of his first encounter with Lagos. The panels are all in Black and White.

     

  • YABATECH partners Irish institute

    YABATECH partners Irish institute

    The Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) is to partner Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT), Ireland, on research and development.

    The alliance will also cover advanced articulation arrangement for undergraduate and post graduate students, staff exchange programmes and joint conferences.

    A statement by the YABATECH Public Relations Officer, Mr Adekunle Adams, noted that the Rector, Dr. Margaret Kudirat Ladipo, received representatives of the institute, last week.

    She told the visitors that YABATECH had maintained a very high standard in the past 60 years.

    Dr. Ladipo praised the management of the institute for partnering with the college. She assured them that YABATECH will work towards the success of the collaboration.

    The Head of the WIT delegation, Dr. Paul Barry, said plans to visit YABATECH had been on for two years.

    He said the 42-year-old institute awards diploma, degree as well as postgraduate and doctoral certificates, assuring the YABATECH management of its commitment to ensuring that the collaboration achieves its desired goals.

    Barry commended the efforts of the Nigerian community in Waterford for facilitating their visit to Nigeria.

    Mr Omotesho, President of the Nigerian community in Waterford, said the institute’s visit to Nigeria is as a result of efforts made to be good ambassadors of Nigeria in Ireland and invest in the country’s development.

     

  • YABATECH partners Irish institute

    The Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) is to partner Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT), Ireland, on research and development.

    The alliance will also cover advanced articulation arrangement for undergraduate and post graduate students, staff exchange programmes and joint conferences.

    A statement by the YABATECH Public Relations Officer, Mr Adekunle Adams, noted that the Rector, Dr. Margaret Kudirat Ladipo, received representatives of the institute, last week.

    She told the visitors that YABATECH had maintained a very high standard in the past 60 years.

    Dr. Ladipo praised the management of the institute for partnering with the college. She assured them that YABATECH will work towards the success of the collaboration.

    The Head of the WIT delegation, Dr. Paul Barry, said plans to visit YABATECH had been on for two years.

    He said the 42-year-old institute awards diploma, degree as well as postgraduate and doctoral certificates, assuring the YABATECH management of its commitment to ensuring that the collaboration achieves its desired goals.

    Barry commended the efforts of the Nigerian community in Waterford for facilitating their visit to Nigeria.

    Mr Omotesho, President of the Nigerian community in Waterford, said the institute’s visit to Nigeria is as a result of efforts made to be good ambassadors of Nigeria in Ireland and invest in the country’s development.

     

  • Chevron gives AutoCAD studio to YABATECH

    Chevron gives AutoCAD studio to YABATECH

    An AutoCAD studio with modern equipment and software has been handed over to the Yaba College of Technology by Chevron Nigeria Limited for use by members of staff and students of the School of Engineering.

    The studio is furnished and equipped with 21 computers uploaded with software accessories and facilities for engineering drawing and computer aided designs.

    The Rector of the institution, Dr. Margaret Kudirat Ladipo in her welcome address, praised Chevron for the gesture, adding that its purpose was to improve the standard of teaching and learning in the college along contemporary trends.

    She said the studio will provide the opportunity for the students to acquire the requisite computer skills and knowledge that would enable them hold their own in a progressively dynamic and competitive technological environment.

    Dr Ladipo added that the studio would help the students acquire the requisite technical skills which are of paramount importance to the achievement of the Federal Government’s Vision 20:20:20 and transformation agenda for the nation’s tertiary institutions to produce graduates with skills and competences relevant to the socio-economic and technological development of the society.

    On its part, she said YABATECH provided structural rehabilitation of the studio as well as electrical networking to demonstrate its commitment to the project with the hope that it will herald a new dawn of collaborative partnership.

    “l look forward to a bright future that would see a greater number of our graduates finding ready and useful employment at Chevron after passing through relevant courses tailored for this purpose,” she said.

    The Rector added that the College is eager for the take off of the second phase of the collaboration that would further cement the relationship between the oil company and the nation’s premier tertiary institution.

     

    Dr. Ladipo called for the support of Chevron in the area of industrial relations where staff of the company would industrial knowledge to the college students in the area of teaching and learning.

    The representative of Chevron Nigeria Limited, the General Manager, Nigerian Content Development, Mr. R. Wilcox, lauded the college and reeled out the corporate social responsibility drive of the company in supporting the Nigerian economy and development of Nigerian youths from primary to tertiary institution levels.

     

  • YABATECH Rector counsels students

    AS 1,500 and 3,000 newly-admitted students into the National and Higher National Diploma (ND/HND) programmes of the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) matriculated last Wednesday the Rector of the institution, Dr Margaret Ladipo urged them to take their studies seriously.

    Dr Ladipo, who said those admitted were less than 10 per cent of applicants for the two levels, congratulated them for making it after the keen competition through the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and the rigorous post-UTME screening by the institution.

    She said: “We are matriculating new HND and ND intakes in the region of 1,500 and 3,000 respectively. This is from the 110,000 candidates who applied.”

    While undergoing their programmes, the Rector informed the students that entrepreneurship and Information Technology programmes are compulsory courses for all and will be taken throughout their stay in the college.

    “It is expected that by the time you graduate, you would have acquired the necessary skill to be an entrepreneur and employer of labour rather than just another job seeker,” she said.

    The Rector also said the college has received approval from the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) to commence seven new programmes in the 2012/2013 session.

    They include: HND Book Publishing, ND Marketing, ND Agricultural & Bio-environmental Engineering Technology, ND Marine Engineering, HND Mechanical Engineering (Manufacturing option).

     

  • Fresh lift for widows

    Fresh lift for widows

    IN support of widows, acting chairman, Society of Nigerian Artists, Mrs Stella Awoh, is opening a solo art exhibition entitled: Five Series of Hephzibah and Beulah, at the Art Gallery, School of Art, Design and Printing, Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Lagos tomorrow. According to her, 50 per cent of the proceeds from the exhibition will be given to the first 10 widows that will attend the opening of the exhibition. Also, a workshop on arts and crafts will be organised to empower the widows.

    About 30 works featuring mono prints, paintings and mixed media will be on display at the show that will run till January 20.

    Five Series of Hephzibah and Beulah is one of Mrs Awoh’s platforms to draw government’s attention to the plight of widows. Mrs Awoh, a art teacher at YABATECH, said the campaign would remain on-going until positive responses are got from the appropriate quarters on matters affecting the widows.

    “Widows will always come up because of the economic situation in the country. And until government rises to the challenges, this campaign, using the art, will not stop. By now a bill should be before the National Assembly addressing the issues confronting the widows. Legislators are debating gay marriage, but no mention of the widows. The first ladies are trying but not enough to change the situation,” she said at a preview session in Lagos.

    Among works for the exhibition are Travail of widowhood, She will get there, Strokes of life, Peace, Destiny, Omolaso and Trade by barter.

    She lamented that the very fabric of the country is under attack: the traditional values that she was founded upon have been eroded by years of social decay. The breakdown of family values, she said, has increased in proportion. “Widows are being dehumanized in some states. Riots and crime are issues faced by even small villages. Kidnapping is a major source of national concern. It is difficult, if not impossible, to read newspapers and magazines that do not associate Nigerian widows with corruption and insecurity. Not only have the national and international problems increased, but individual difficulties are also on the rise. Stress and emotional exhaustion are common in many families,” she added.

    To Mrs Awoh, tribes and tongue may differ, ‘we must stand in brotherhood and unity. God delights in widows; we are precious in His sight. God’s intent is that we should enjoy His love, grace and faithfulness. This must reflect in every home, most especially as a widow.

  • Muslim students celebrate week

    Muslim students celebrate week

    The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, Yaba College of Technology branch expressed concern over what it calls rising immoralities among youth.

    At the celebration of the Maiden Edition of the Annual Islamic Propagation Week (IPW) branch’s the Amir (president), Abdul Azeez Arisekola said: “The society today is filled of atrocities, immoralities, enmitys; illegalities have become the order of the day. We live in a world where in the name of liberty, nudity is put above dignity. Every attempt to correct these abnormalities is in a shambles. Whosoever tries to convince others is being regarded as a nonentity, but we say these things be put to an end.”

    Ali also condemned the injustice perpetrated by leaders, saying:“Our world leaders today have failed; they have perpetrated the highest level of injustice considering the issue of the Palestinians. The Israelites have been made to occupy a land that does not belong to them and as well have occupy the space of the Palestinians on the world map and the whole world kept quiet! Our silence is Haram,”.

    Ali deplored the tagging of Muslims in the South West by some people as Boko Haram.

    “Once you are dressed like a Muslim, you are an automatic Boko Haram. People today cannot differentiate between Islam which means peace and Boko Haram which is the name of a small group of people who are antagonistic to Western and Islam does not preach violence; it is not against Western education,” he said.

    He said the theme of the week The Empyreal Crescent (A Refreshing Renaissance) was chosen in order to address the current happenings in the country and the world over. He said Islam preaches love and unity.

    “The theme of the week is centred on the pure teachings of Al-Islam that has come to stay in this campus of ours. The teachings that is, established on truth and entrusted with peace; the religion of Islam preaches love and unity. Enough is enough; this ideology is against terrorism and vandalism,” he said.

    “In addition, my sincere advice also goes to my fellow Muslim brothers and sisters to hold on to the rope of Allah and not to go in division. We must have trust and sincerity in our leaders in as much as they govern us with the Quran and the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W).

    It is only with this that we can achieve success in totality. We must hold firm to the bond of brotherhood and shun any form of differences among us as Allah has said that the most honourable servant in His sight is the most pious,” he urged.

  • YABATECH gets new deputy rectors

    YABATECH gets new deputy rectors

    The federal government through the Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyat Ahmed Rufa’i, has appointed two new deputy rectors for the Yaba College of Technology. They are Dr Morouf Adebakin, Deputy Rector, Administration, and Mr Innocent Akhuemonkhan, Deputy Rector, Academics.

    Adebakin until his appointment was the Director, YABATECH Consult, the Business/Consultancy arm of the college.

    He joined YABATECH as Lecturer III in 1993 – 10 years after he worked in the college as a clerical officer – and rose through the ranks to become a Chief Lecturer in January 2011.

    He graduated from the University of Ibadan in 1988 with a BSc in Psychology and later the University of Lagos with MSc Psychology and PhD in Organisational Behaviour in 1990 and 2011. The new Deputy Rector, Academic, Mr Innocent Akhuemonkhan until his appointment was a Chief Lecturer and Pioneer Director, Academic Planning Unit of the college.

    He joined YABATECH as a Lecturer II in 1981, and rose to the position of Chief Lecturer in the Department of Food Technology in January 1999. He was Head of Department of Food Technology from 1991 to 1997.

    He obtained his B.Sc. Honours Upper Division, in Biochemistry (1976) and M.Sc. Food Technology (1981) at the University of Ibadan.

    He is an active member of the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology where he had served as Chapter Chairman and National Vice President, and was elected a Fellow of the Institute in 1999.

    He was also Pioneer Director, Centre for Entrepreneurship Development in the College, from 2003 -2009.