OAU Management Refuses To Reduce Freshers' Fees As Stalites Get Meagre Deduction

Today, the leadership of the Union honoured the emergency invitation of the DSA to hear the response of the University management on the 6-point demand of the Union at the last meeting with the management and the following responses were given to various demands;

 1. Re-opening of the University:

As earlier relayed to the University community that the Senate meeting of 15th August decided that the University has been re-opened and students are to resume the University on 24th August,2014 for academic activities to begin immediately. This was further confirmed to the leadership of the Union on official grounds.

2. Review of the fees:

The following reductions were made in the fees;
*Fresh Students: No reduction
*Returning Students:
~Humanities and Social Sci. No reduction
~Sciences and Technology #27700
~Pharmacy & Health Sci. #30700
For those who have paid, the deducted funds will be forwarded to coming sessions and that of finalists will be forwarded to the Alumni charges.

3.Instalmental payment/ Work-study/ Relief:

The University Senate Relief committee will begin the implementation of its plans on work-study and general relief plans for indigent students as soon as normal activities begin on the varsity campus. Instalmental payment will be available for students with special cases and such students are to write the DSA in order that their situation maybe addressed by the University.

4. Late Registration:

The management first maintained that that is yet to be finalised but a one-week extention beginning from 24th August, 2014 has now been given for normal registration to continue till 24th August.

5. Non-victimisation : 

The DSA reported that the University is not disposed to victimisation and that its position is not yet finalized. However,the management has listened to the appeals of various interventionists.

6. Prompt Mobilization of finalists for NYSC:

Assurances of prompt mobilization of finalists was given as all results are being compiled and necessary procedures are being set out to ensure that they are mobilized this November.
Taking it from this point,the leadership of the Union will meet to holistically assess the position of the management based on the reaction of students to the fore-relayed response of the management.
We therefore anticipate responses from students and opinion leaders.

Signed:

BAMIDELE Oludare J.
P.R.O
IBIKUNLE Isaac M.
President

Emergency Meeting: DSA Meets With Union Leaders

The Obafemi Awolowo University Division of Students' Affairs(DSA) has called for an emergency meeting with the Students' Union leaders.

The meeting is expected to give responses to the requests of the Students' Union which was tagged the conditions for peace with the Management after the announcement of the re-opening of the school late last week. The meeting is billed for 3:00pm today.

Stay glued as we will bring to you the full details of the meeting after it.

Another OAU Shut Down Beckons: We May Return Home Soon

Another OAU Shut Down Beckons: We may return home soon 

 Great Ife be warned!

As we prepare for resumption, we must all know that it is not impossible for us to return home quick. You are surprise? Oh! You want to ask why? Basically because of Ebola  Virus Disease amid other reasons.

If care is not taken we will be sent home not by the school management but by the Federal Government because of EVD. We have not resumed fully and students have started creating panic about Ebola on campus. Why? You must realise that any rumour about EVD on OAU campus can easily be believed by any one because of the massive presence of bats, which is believed to be one of the major carriers of EVD. 

Most of us may think the federal government is not taking the issue serious but occurrences have shown that EVD is not a child's play. If FG can ask all primary and Secondary Schools not to resume because of EVD, what ll take it to indefinitely shut down OAU. It won't be easy to reopen if closed by FG at all..the conditions for reopening will definitely be stiffer.

Let us be very careful with the kind of jokes we crack, kind of things we post, confirm every rumour before spreading it; we need to graduate on time; the image of OAU must be our concern. Or how will you feel to read/listen/watch on national newspapers/Radio/TV that 'Federal Government closes OAU over Ebola'?... Please let us be careful.

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 By Sodiq Oyeleke. Sodiq is a Media, Human Resources and Public Relations Practitioner.

OAU Fee Hike Novella (Episode 13)

The next day was full of life,as the issue of the moment(the fee hike) was discussed,with students looking forward to the congress scheduled to hold later in the night.

Later at night students gathered at the sports centre for the mother of all congresses and there issued were raised,there were arguments and counter arguments,at the end of the congress,it was agreed that a peaceful protest should be held inside the campus and activities should be paralyzed so demands of the students can be pressed home. Everybody including Tunde left the congress very happy and encouraged, he slept early because everybody has been asked to assemble at the Anglomoz car park by 6am,so the protest would start by 7am.

The next episodes contain events that happened during the protest. Watch out!


 The writer of this story, Oyedeji Olanrewaju is a Part 2 student of  the Department of Accounting, Obafemi Awolowo University. You can reach Oyedeji through his e-mail: Olanrewajusamuel8@gmail.com

Dr Ameyo Adadevo Who Treated Patrick Sawyer Has Just Died

Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh, the consultant physician, who had contracted the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) from the Liberian, Mr. Patrick Sawyer, is dead.

Thisday Newspaper reported Tuesday night that sources close to Adadevoh, 58, said she succumbed to the disease Tuesday evening.

Adadevoh, DailyPost recalls, led the medical team at First Consultants Medical Centre, a Lagos-based hospital, that treated Sawyer.

She was said to have fallen into a coma on Monday and despite the valiant battle by the medical team to save her, she could not survive the scourge of the disease.

Her demise brings the total number of deaths from the Ebola virus to five in Nigeria.

OAU Fee Hike Novella (Episode 12)

Somewhere in Angola,fresh students were discussing .Are you not coming for the Bonfire organized by the SU, am eager to witness how it will look like, someone said.True enough the Bonfire attracted many fresh students and stalites alike, people had fun while they listened to the history of the Union, the struggles and were intimated about thecurrent struggle.

Everybody that attended the Bonfire that  day had one thing or the other to say about it.The next day,a movie about how a former Students Union Secretary was killed was shown by the SU,with the head of the Students Union freshers' welcome committee and also the SU VP Olori, talking about the event, the past heroes and about the Film that was to be shown. Student left the Amphi theatre,venue of the program with mixed reactions, while some were emotionally touched others talked about Afrika's braveness.

At Awo hall,everything was cool with freshers not in the hostel,having gone to Amphi theatre for the Film show. Guys were discussing in groups,talking about the situation of the fee hike and failure of negotiations between the SU and the school management. Tunde who was part of the discussion before leaving told the guys that trouble maybe brewing if the issue isnt resolved,he finally left them to catch some sleep.

Early the next morning,NEWS filtered in that the VC of the school will hold a press conference concerning the fee hike later that day.Maybe he wants to announce reduction oo,Sola said,when he heard the NEWS. He quickly phoned Tunde to inform him about the Press Conference Scheduled for later in the day. Tunde received this info with joy and hope.

The press conference was held later in the day and the VC said no going back on the increment,he blamed inflation and underfunding of the University for the increase.He said students have to pay the high amount to improve and maintain the standard of the instituation. What did the VC say? Tunde asked as he saw a guy with the tag Journalist on him.The guy explained what happened at the conference to Tunde. Tunde could only mutter a thank you,as he was disappointed,he had hoped that a reduction will be announced.Tunde left for the hostel not happy and didnt join in any discussion till he got to his room. There is going to be a congress tommorrow o,Saheed a roomate of Tunde said as he entered the room. Okay, i will attend, Tunde replied.


 The writer of this story, Oyedeji Olanrewaju is a Part 2 student of  the Department of Accounting, Obafemi Awolowo University. You can reach Oyedeji through his e-mail: Olanrewajusamuel8@gmail.com

Environmental And Management International Holds Conference

The Faculty of Environmental Design and Management is organising a three-day conference with the theme: ‘Responsive Built Environment’. The conference takes place between 10th and 12th of March 2015 at the Conference Centre, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. It will be preceded by a pre-conference postgraduate research methods workshop on the 9th of March 2015 at the same venue.

Important Dates:

Abstract submission deadline: 31st August 2014
Notification of decision on abstracts: Friday 13th September 2014
Full paper submission deadline: Friday. 31st October. 2014
Notification of decision on full paper: Friday 14th Nov. 2014
Early bird registration for conference: Friday 21st Nov 2014 to 21st Jan. 2015
Submission of revised full paper: Monday 15th Dec. 2014
Registration closes: Monday 23rd Feb. 2015

Further details are available at the conference website: http://jedm.oauife.edu.ng/