ASUU STRIKE UPDATE: NANS to ASUU

In a press release issued by the National Association of Nigerian Students, in Jos on Thursday, the President NANS, Comrade Maiphen called on millions of Nigerian students to support ASUU in their quest to rescue the educational sector.

He voiced out the Association’s support in the on-going ASUU strike, stating,“We support ASUU’s insistence that Government should provide proper funding to all higher institutions in the country.”

Stressing that, “We wish to therefore state that ASUU’s strike actions and demands are genuine and very timely in other to rescue our educational sector from total collapse.

He further stated that, NANS sees no reason why the political class will be earning and being paid so much money while lecturers are suffering and grossly under paid.
Lamenting , “Our classrooms are largely over-crowded with so many students standing up during lectures, our hostels are in total mess, no adequate water and electricity supplies on our various campuses, our Laboratories have collapse with cobwebs surrounding everywhere , and in fact, nothing seems to be working in the Nigeria’s Educational sector

Comrade Maiphen urge Nigerian leaders to emulate the virtues and democratic credentials Great African Leaders.

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How to Get Good Grades in School

With the ongoing ASUU strike that hasn’t shown any positive sign, only God knows when academic activities in schools would resume. Sadly, most students won’t make good use of the free days. Today, We decided to share some few tips on getting good grades in school with you to make sure you’re still on check. We do hope this helps.

Everyone knows how important it is to do well in school. Getting good grades in school requires dedication, motivation and studying. In order to have good grades you have to really make an effort and give it your very best. It’s not always going to be easy, but you can definitely achieve your academic goals if you set your mind to it. There are a few things that you can do to help you get good grades in school.

Vital Tips

Go to bed early and get enough sleep. In order to stay alert and focused in class, you must make sure that you get enough sleep at night. Therefore, it is important that you create a reasonable bedtime schedule and stick to it. So, try getting 7 to 8 hours of sleep each night (or a little more or less depending on the person’s needs).

Keep a calendar for school. You should develop a system to help you keep up with the due dates for assignments, tests and projects. Purchase or create some type of calendar, organizer or daily agenda, to use for all of your school related work.

Attend all of your classes and make it there on time. Excessive absences can really affect your grades and academic performance. Basically, you can not learn anything if you are not present in class. So, it is mandatory that you go to your classes and get there on time.

Pay attention in class. Be sure to listen to your teacher and pay attention to the class lectures. Your lecturer discusses important information that you must know in order to do well in your assignments and to pass your tests and exams.

Locate a quiet place to study. Perhaps you have a study room at hostel, home or maybe you’re able to study in your bedroom. You might even enjoy going to the library to study and do your homework. Try choosing a study area that is quiet and away from distractions.

Read your textbook and other materials. In order to help you better understand the lesson, you must take time to read the chapters in the textbook. You may also have additional supplemental books or resources for your classes, so be sure to read those materials too. Your lecturer may assign you chapters to read for the next day, so make sure that you complete the reading assignments so you can be prepared for the next classroom session.

. Complete all of your homework and do them yourself. It is important that you finish your homework in a timely manner. Your lecturer gives you the due dates for every assignment and you must see to it that you complete the work on time. If you do not complete your homework on time, your lecturer may refuse to accept the late assignments (unless you have a valid and approved excuse) or he may deduct points for turning it in late.

Study for tests. You can prepare for tests and examinations by reviewing your material and lesson as often as possible. Try creating a review sheet to help you study and form a study group with your peers. Be sure to do practice questions and review the questions that you answered incorrectly.

Warnings

Make sure that you ask your lecturers questions if you do not understand something. You can ask your lecturers for help during lecture or meet with her before or after class. Always remember that there are no stupid questions, so do not feel afraid to go to your teacher for help.

Be sure to relax and get plenty of rest. You do not want to overwork yourself and your brain needs to rest too.

We do hope this tips has helped.

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Open Letter to Unilag- President of presidents

The Presidents’ President!

The present president of the peremptory presidents council porportedly passed the peeling out of the preceding preciding president! But why?! Could it be because the varying vicissitudes of the vague vestiges of the sanity of our vast communal village rests vicarously on the the few who may or may not be victor or villain! Verily, have we vividly viewed that these leaders are villains? Nay, not necessarily, but neither have they nested in the niche of our knowledge the nectar of reason for impeaching S.L.W. But being bereft of the ability to be benign and benevolent with the bona fide basis of the particular behaviour of the body, they have sent a bc on bbm. (*whew!*I shall now revert to speaking normally)
The subject of this bc seems to be their attempt to justify their actions and clear their name, however, this bc does not contain any concrete evidence but seems to be filled from top to bottom with hearsay.
Their excuse that ; “One of the major reasons why Seun was disposed is bcos he has been holdin secret meetins & havin secret conversations wit school mgt b4 & durin d protest,” seems to my mind to be absurd at best, how do you impeach a person because he was having meetings with the school management? One can deduct then that they suspect the school authorities of some hanky panky with SLW as well as other such hocus-pocus. And then they just seem hellbent on worsening their case as they add; “D details of such meetin,we his colleagues are not duly informed about” hence implying that this action was taken not out of knowledge of the devious nature of this meeting but out of their insecurity and what might seem to be hasty folly. They do not even know if Seun Lari Williams was summoned before the school management for questioning over the protest as is logical to expect!

Alas, they don’t stop there, “Seun has been rude & disrespectful 2 his fellow faculty presidents like tellin D President of Engineerin to “keep quiet cos he’s a minority” in a public function & referin 2 fellow presidents as his “boys” among others.” It only strikes me as queer that the repercussions of his so called statements are only arriving now, causing my mind to conjure up allusions to a certain maxim about justice delayed and justice served. (But oh well, the full maxim is muddled up in the whirlpool of my memory.) The second part about “boys” I would rather do the dignity of not responding to as it would be rather awry to discuss the matter of deposing a president because some people heard him refer to them as boys.
“Also, Seun was deposed bcos he has been found wanting in his capacity as the Chairman as he used the office to achieve personal & egoistic aggrandizement rather than saying the truth.” What could be more vague! There is yet some more; “In respect of his claim dat D council is “not honest & fair”, He’s right, d council deprived D public of d actual facts of his removal. Dat if we do would tarnish his self glorified & make believe positive image. Dis is a decision dat d council will neva regret.” The council is here porporting that they hid the facts of his removal to preserve the positive image of Seun Williams while at the same time casting aspertions on the very same image calling it “self glorified,” and a “make believe positive image”! Does this not question the honesty and supposed good intentions of their words? If it doesn’t then the world is flat, afterall!
Although the Law Students Society president has declared in an interview with the law society blog that he would not take up the issue with anybody this is not to say that the rest of us should be silent over this monstrously malignant maliciousness that has been metted out to make a martyr of the mesmeric president!

Jones Ayuwo (Law Class of ’16)

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Education Rights campign (ASUU,ASUP,SSANU)

Members of the Nigerian students had a peaceful protest from the gate of the university of lagos down to the ASUU office of the school to support the plight of members of the academic staff union. They chanted several solidarity songs expressing their fight for the education system in Nigeria.

On getting to the ASUU zonal office they met several representatives of the union such as Commrade Dr Femi Ajiboye chairman ASUU UI who spoke on goverment promises to the union since 2009 and the promises of goverment to pump in money into the universities.
The zonal cordinator of asuu spoke to the Nigerian students reminding them that its not only a fight for but a fight for the country so people should support the strike not debunk it as they are fighting for thr improvement in the eductional sector.
Other representatives from other schools were present as a zonal meeting would commence shortly to discuss way foward.

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ASUU STRIKE UPDATE: Union to Meet with Federal Government on Monday

In a bid to resolve the issues surrounding the ongoing ASUU strike representatives of University lecturers will meet again with Lawmakers and Ministers on Monday, 15th July,2013

Last tuesday,9th of July,2013, it was gathered that ASUU representatives walked out on members of the Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Education, as well as the ministers of education and labour in a meeting organised as regard the on-goin strike

“The meeting was slated for 1:00 p.m. Whenwe arrived, we met two people there – a member of the house committee on education and Executive Secretary for National Board of Technical Education. We waited for 30 minutes and were told to go and wait at the office of (Senator) Chukwumerije. We left the complex around 3:30 p.m. because we were going to attend another meeting slated for 3 p.m.,” Prof. Fagge said, When asked for the reason why they walked out from the meeting.

He further went ahead to state that the union does not owe the legislator any apologies for Tuesday’s failed negotiation amidst the fact that they Union members were referred to as ‘snub’ by the Ministers for walking out on them

On thursday, the National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Professor Nasir Fagge, in an interview with stated that the union would meet with the members of the joint National Assembly education committee this Monday.

“They (NASS members) called yesterday (Wednesday) to say the meeting has been rescheduled for Monday.”

When asked on whether the outcome of the meeting would affect the strike in any way,the don replied, “I don’t act on speculations. I like crossing my bridge when I get there. We cannot say. If we do, it means we’re not attending with an open mind. Our union is a union of intellectuals; we engage in dialogue with an open mind. We would decide on the next course of action after the meeting.”

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TOP RATED NIGERIAN PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES

Nigeria educational system has gotten to point where private universities are starting to become option for many Nigerian parents for their children, as FG has continued to show nonchallant attitudes towards ASUU as regard of the fact that they don’t have their children in any of this so-called ‘govt school’.
At least FG have shown they really support all these individual millionaires,church organization and other to start build Private Universities in the country. Thousand of Nigerians that are seeking admission in the tertiary institution have fast track their dreams to private university in the country… Sometimes the so called ASUU strike kill many dream of finishing their university study from 4-7 or even more depends on courses you are study. Today i have shortlisted the best Private Universities In Nigeria including their school fees and school websites..

Top Rated Best Private universities in Nigeria and their websites including tuition Fees.

1)Covenant university in Ota, Ogun State Website:

http://www.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/

₦432,000

2)American university of Nigeria in Yola State

Website: http://www.abti-american.edu.ng
₦1,590,000

3) babcock university

Website: http://www.babcockuni.edu.ng/

₦620,000

4) Ben Idahosa university in Benin City

Website: http://www.idahosauniversity.com

₦500,000

5) Bowen university in Iwo, Osun State Website:

http://www.bowenuniversity-edu.org/

₦750,000

6) Caleb university in Lagos state

Website: http://www.calebuniversity.edu.ng/

₦505,000

7) Ajayi Crowther Univeristy in Oyo State

Website: http://www.acu.edu.ng/

₦500,000

9) Igbinedion university in Okada, Edo State

Website: http://www.iuokada.edu.ng/

₦643,000

10) Lead City university in Ibadan, Oyo State

Website: http://www.lcu.edu.ng/

₦550,500

11) Madonna university in Okija, Anambra State Website: http://www.madonnauniversity.edu.ng/

12) Novena university in Ogume, Delta state Website: http://www.novenauniversity.edu.ng/

13) Redeemers university in Mowe, Ogun state

Website: http://www.run.edu.ng

₦571,000

14) Afe Babalola university
₦690,000

15 ) Rhema university
₦325,000

16) Joseph Ayo Babalola university
₦436,000

17) Oduduwa university
₦164,000 Naira

NB: even as high as the tuition fees of most of these private universities are,none of them has strived to be among top 10rated universities in recent universities ranking…
@FG, sey na like ds we go dey go?

ASUU and its effect on Ramadan on the schools muslim communtiy

Yahayuha ledina amonu kutiba alaekun siam, kamo kutiba ala ledina min kobulikun lahalakun tatakun, Q2:v183. O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that you may (learn) self restraint. Q2:v183.

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Ramadan as we all know is the holy month of 30 days in islam where we restrain from all kinds of acts which is seen as unholy for some its a cleansing process while for others its an endurance process.
Ramadan in the community of university of lagos is taken with great seriousness as the muslim community as a whole is seen as one. Suhur ( sari) and iftar (isinu) are being subsidized to the students at mosque premises. Lectures are given to constantly remind us of the element of ramadan;the gains and essentials. This is not to say that they are no challenges to the month of ramadan in the university communty as we know the university consist of a lot of temptations as the girls are known for promiscuous manner of dressing and a whole lot of immoral activities are the order of the day not to mention partys, hall weeks which consist alcohol drinking and smoking..

With the on going ASUU strike we do hope that ramadan in the university community will be done with ease as they say an idle mind is the devils workshop.
Teamalariwo wishes the muslim community of the university of lagos ramadam kareem and may Allah accept it as an act of ibadah..

Rabbighfir warham wa Anta Khair-ur-Raahimeen

Strike Action Continues – ASUU CHAIRMAN,Unilag Chapter

In response to rumors lingering on around that the nationwide industrial action by the The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been called off, ASUU Chairman, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Chapter, Dr. Karo Ogbinaka on Sunday insisted that it has not suspended the industrial action, which it started on Monday, stating clearly that the body will not resume activities across tertiary institutions, except the federal government accedes to the agreement it reached with it in 2009.

In a statement with newsmen, He stated “Perhaps, before the strike action can be called off, a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting must be held, then, the resolutions of the meeting will be made known to all chapters of the union,” “The indefinite and total strike will continue, except government meets our demands.”

The FG represented by from the Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayyatu Rufai, will meet with stakeholders in the industry on Monday. Vice Chancellors of Federal universities and their Governing Councils, together with interested Vice Chancellors of State and Private universities are expected to be in attendance.

But until after then,the Strike action continues

InterUniversity Soccer Friendly: UI SCSN wins UNILAG SCSN 2-nil

Great day it was as the Students’ Chemical Society of Nigeria(Unilag Chapter) hosted the Students’ Chemical Society of Nigeria(UI chapter) at the main bowl of the Sports centre of the great University of Lagos, to wrap up Unilag department of Chemistry week.

With SCSN (UI Chapter) storming the Great school stadium at about 12noon with readiness to take on their counterpart in the friendly competition and the match kicking off at about 1pm,with the SCSN UI chapter playing in their navy-blue jersey with darker blue linings on their jersey and SCSN Unilag Chapter playing also in the navy-blue jersey with green bib covering.

At about 10mins into the halftime, the man in the number 7 jersey for the UI team converted a 22-meter free-kick, caused by a foul on him, into a goal. As the match went on, UNILAG team fought hard with different shots towards the UI net,but all to no avail. The first half ended with the Unilag team being a goal down.

Not knowing what the Unilag coach told his players at halftime,the home team came up in the second half with a greater fighting spirit,firing shots and crosses towards the UI team net,but still all to no avail.

With the UI fans cheering up their team, a great team work between the number 8 skipper,the attacking midfielder, saw passes being converted into another goal….0-2, the score goes again

The Unilag team wouldn’t again give up the final spirit with series of changes going on until the referee ended the match… Great game it as for the 2 sides as it shows inter-relationship of schools departments and the players and fans showed they really enjoyed themselves

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BREAKING NEWS: ASUU COMMENCE STRIKE NATIONWIDE STRIKE

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has commenced indefinite strike  nationwide  today,  national president of ASUU, Dr Nasir Isa Fagge has said.
He made this declaration, Monday, at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) after their NEC meeting held at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State.
Speaking to news men, he said: “We are embarking on indefinite strike nation wide because the Federal Government reneged in the Memorandum of Understanding MoU  signed with ASUU in 2009 to pay lecturers their earn allowance.”
According to Fagge, the Federal Government, in 2009 made a law to pay each lecturers N12,500 per month as earn allowance which it never did since 2009.
More details soon.

Credit – Vanguard