UI HALLS OF RESIDENCE GO WIRELESS
Halls of residence on the premier campus are now equipped with internet connection. The construction of the facilities started towards the end of the last session.
The returning students are excited with the new development as they will no longer need to scramble for passwords or sit for endless hours at NISER park.
Commenting on the new development; Oni Muhammad, a 200 level student of the history department said “at least I will stop memorising passwords;it’s cool, really enjoying it. Personally, I love it”.
But also expressing fear over the connectivity, Ajibola A. A. A 400 level student of the department of Psychology who was frustrated with the fluctuating connection said “If the connection is like this when the session is yet to start and students haven’t fill up the rooms in the hall then how will it be when the session is on the go”.
Meanwhile, students remain optimistic that the connectivity will improve once school fully resume.
JCI, ANUNSA, NIGMUNS, ROTRACT ET AL CATCH THEM YOUNG
One of the features of the orientation excercise organised for the freshmen by the university management was that on the last day of the programme, clubs/society/organizations came out to present themselves to the fresh students.
Every organisation that was on hand attempted to persuade the new intakes using different methods. Junior Chambers International (JCI) displayed a mountain of awards accumulated by the organisation over time. In the same vein, African Liberty Students Organization (ALSO) was not left in the race of catching them fresh as they also listed their achievements so far alongside with their aims and objectives among others.
BE MENTALLY ALERT- Dr. Odewumi, UI SPORT DIRECTOR
As 2013/2014 academic session began on Monday, 2 June, 2014 in the University of Ibadan. The university management did their best to enlighten the new intakes. They organised an orientation programme which ran from Tuesday to Sunday ending with a special Sunday service.
The new students who are most probably changing their environment for the first time, living in a free community without anybody to caveat them were given all rules and regulations binding them as students of the premier university.
Speaking with a freshman who was scared to give an identity after the brief orientation on cultism said with shaky voice “all we needed to know is what UI is giving us especially on how to calculate CGPA”.
At a session of the programme when the UI sport director was to deliver his talk, he admonished the students to be mentally alert as that will really help them in assimilating very fast.
UISU, INDOMIE IN PARTNERSHIP TO FEED FRESHERS
The university of Ibadan students’ union executive welcomed fresh students alongside Indomie Noodles Company during the orientation week as they provided them with lunch through the days of orientation.
According to the students’ union vice president Miss Seun popularly called synergy, the SU executives had gone into partnership with Indomie to give the freshmen a befitting orientation week. She said “we are in partnership with Indomie to give the freshers lunch throughout the orientation week and during the freshers’ welcome. We are not paying for the free food, we are in partnership with them since it would serve as advertisement for them and with that they are helping us to have a befitting orientation week and to lessen our expenses. This is not the first time they have done it; they also did it during the finalist get-together”
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE STUDENTS PAY TO COLLECT TRANSCRIPT
Most students at the college of medicine especially 200 level paramedical and pre-clinical students got disappointed when they got to UCH to get their transcript for last session and they were asked to pay before they would be given.
They were very agitated as they complained that their friends in other faculties would simply go to the appropriate quarters and get their transcripts for free with ease.
Narrating his experience, a 200 level Bio-chemistry student said “I joined a long queue before I paid for my transcript, standing for hours, after that I could not collect my result that day because I would have to join another queue and those to give the result were already saying, it’s time for closing hour. I paid N500 for the transcript”.
It is very obvious that this idea of paying to collect one’s transcript is a new trend and we are hoping that this will not spread to other faculties.
PLEASE REDUCE THE DUES- UITES PLEAD TO HALL, DEPARMENT AND FACULTY EXECUTIVES
Both the new students and returning students lamented on dues at the faculties, halls and departments.
The dues which must be paid before any further registration takes place at each level were considered outrageous even for the returning students who expected something less than what they paid last session. Many are either paying the same amount if not more.
A 100 level student said he was left with no option than to pay and the entire sum was much more than his school fees!
6 UI STUDENT-ENTREPRENEURS TO PARTICIPATE AT LYFECAMP 2014 BUSINESS COMPETITION
UI student-entrepreneurs with four ventures in different fields made it to the final stage of the 2014 maiden edition of the lyfecamp.
The Lifting Youth and Fostering Entrepreneurship bootcamp (LYFECAMP) Lagos is a 3-day bootcamp organized to help promising Nigerian entrepreneurs take their ventures to the next level as the first edition is targeted at undergraduates and postgraduates.
During the conference, the participants will be invited to present their products in a competitive environment, including a pitch competition, attended by investors and other entrepreneurs. The lyfecampers will convene from 19th to 22nd of June, 2014.
Six Uites were able to secure their seats as part of the 36 participants shortlisted throughout the nation. They include Prosper Nutekpor, whose idea is Swotboulevard (Education sector), Amanambu Amobichukwu Chukwudi and Bodunrin Aadam Olalekan, whose idea is Fibropro (Agricultural sector), Oluwajare Fola-Bolumole, whose idea is Chocboy Brand (Agricultural sector) ,Usman Olayinka, whose idea is Hospitox (Health sector) and Oredola Ibrahim, whose idea is Finofund (Finance sector).
Over all, the six UI students are taking 5 ventures in 4 fields from the 28 ventures in 14 fields. The Organizers of the program hinted that free tablets will be provided to all the participants as well as other fantastic prizes for the winners.
TRY TO GRADUATE WITH FIRST CLASS – UI IMAM ADMONISH STUDENTS TO STAY FOCUS
As part of the orientation week activities, there was a special Jumat service observed on Friday. During the sermon, the Imam Prof. Oloyede implored students to stay focused o their primary aim in school, especially the new students who might think they are free from their parents.
He said “don’t be influenced by bad friends, aim to have and to graduate with a first class. Join meaningful groups that can add positively to your livelihood and shun cultism or any act of hooliganism”
FORMER ZIK HALL EXECUTIVES FACE SDC
Former Zik hall executives led by Abisoye Jide have faced the student disciplinary committee as it was alleged that they have been spending the hall’s fund without recourse to the hall management.
The past information minister of the Hall, Ogundiran Teslim, said “Yes, we have faced SDC and the allegation is spending without recourse to the hall management. We still await the judgement, though we are trying to settle out of SDC.”
He further said that the allegation lacks substance as their accounts are intact. He said, “If the allegation were to be that of embezzlement, then there would be a case.” Meanwhile, efforts are ongoing to meet the Hall warden who reported them in order to have his own side of the story.
EMIR OF KANO DIES AT THE AGE OF 83
The Emir of Kano and The Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Alhaji Ado Bayero, one of Nigeria’s prominent monarchs and Muslim leaders is dead.
Bayero, who ascended the throne in 1963, died on Friday morning after a long illness at the age of 83.
Open-air prayers were held at the palace before a funeral cortege made its way to the emir’s palace, where he was buried.
In His condolence message, The Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Prof. Isaac Folorunso Adewole described the death of the Emir as a great lost to University of Ibadan, Kano State and Nigeria.
He said the monarch would be remembered for his immense wisdom and competence as a traditional ruler.He prayed that the Almighty God will receive the late emir’s great soul and grant the good people of Kano a worthy successor who will carry on his good works and wise rule for the well-being and benefit of all Nigerians
