FG Appoints New OAU Governing Council

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Yemi Ogunbiyi as the chairman of the governing council of Obafemi Awolowo University.

Dr Yemi Ogunbiyi

The councils of the two universities were sacked recently following some crises in the two schools. Education minister, Malam Adamu Adamu announced the appointments in a statement on Friday. He said  the new governing councils would serve for a term of four years, in the first instance, with effect from December 28, 2016.

Other members of the OAU council area Prof Felix U. Madubuike, Mr. Inowei Akono, Mr. Adekunle Sanni and Muhammad Bello Kaoje.
Yemi Ogunbiyi founding chairman of Tanus Communications, once served as the Managing Director of Daily Times of Nigeria. He received his secondary education from the Ibadan Boys High School and later went to University of Ibadan where he studied English Literature. He then went to New York University for his Masters degree.

[AD: Do you desire true financial freedom in 2017? We can help you to that path. Just click this post]

Together with Kole Omotosho, Biodun Jeyifo, Wole Soyinka, Mr. Ogunbiyi was part of the drama and literature department of University of Ife, later renamed Obafemi Awolowo University. He then served as an Executive Director of the Guardian Newspapers In Charge of Public Affairs and Marketing. He serves as a Member of Global Advisory Board at Repro India Limited.

According to his profile published by Bloomberg, Ogunbiyi was a Lecturer at Brooklyn College in the United States after his university education. He returned to Nigeria in the late 1970s and taught at Ife. He has written a few books on African literature. He edited the book, “Drama and Theatre in Nigeria: A Critical Source Book” a comprehensive work on Nigerian drama. The entries in the book included various drama articles from the Nigeria Magazine which were becoming sparse and expensive at the time.

Credits- News Agency of Nigeria

Departmental Presidents, Faculty Leaders, Class Representatives Gather At iLead Summit

It was a gathering of dignitaries on Saturday, 7th January 2017 at the Conference room of the Hotel De Treasure, Ile-Ife as Class Representatives, Executives of Departmental Associations, Executives of Student Associations and Unions and other Leadership enthusiasts gathered for the Campus Young Leaders Summit and Breakfast (1).

The programme, which was powered by Lifeport, began some minutes past 9:00 am with breakfast and started officially at about 9:30 am. The Keynote speaker of the event, Professor Sola Akinnrinade; Pioneer Vice-Chancellor of the Osun State University and current provost of the Anti-corruption Academy of Nigeria, ICPC, Abuja, in his address enlightened the audience on the fundamentals of Leadership, challenging the leaders present to work towards being the ideal leader.

[AD: Do you desire true financial freedom in 2017? We can help you to that path. Just click this post]

Mr Mathew Oluwaniyi, coordinator of Lifeport further challenged the leaders, in his speech, to be more than just office holders as leadership transcended merely holding offices. In his words, he admonished the leaders present to be “leaders without boundaries”.

Prof Sola Akinnrinade, Keynote Speaker

The keynote speaker, Professor Akinnrinade, then came back to speak to the audience on the topic; Integrity Imperative of Leadership. In the workshop, Professor Akinnrinade, shed more light on the morality and legality of human actions and their relationship with a person’s integrity. Quoting C.S Lewis, the former Dean of the Faculty of Arts, OAU, defined Integrity as; “Doing what is right even when no one is watching”. The programme came to a close at some minutes past 1:00pm.

Some of the Campus leaders present at the event were, John Sunday; President of Nigerian Universities Accounting Student Association (NUASA) OAU, Ekpa Stanley; President of the Law Students Society OAU, Boluwajaiye Adeoluwa; President of the National Association of Philosophy students (NAPS) OAU, Alo Setofunmi; National President of the Pharmaceutical Association of Nigeria Students, Timi Agbaje; Popular Compere and Director of Seal Magazine amongst others.

OAU: Acting Vice-Chancellor Visits Central Mosque, Reaffirms Commitment To Service

Despite several unprecedented visits to various places on campus, it was still a great shocker to many when the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Professor Anthony Elujoba, stepped into the University’s Central Mosque on Friday, the 6th of January just few minutes before the commencement of the Jumat prayer.

[AD: Do you desire true financial freedom in 2017? We can help you to that path. Just click this post]

In his short speech after the Jumat prayer, which started with song of thanks to Allah, he reiterated his commitment in serving the university community with absolute sincerity and transparency which he said he would not relent in doing with the remaining 18 days left for him in office.

Being his second visit to the Muslim community, he further thanked the Muslim community for their unflinching support ever since he had been appointed as the Acting V.C of the great Ivory tower. He stressed further that it had been their prayers that had been keeping him going. He recalled to the congregation his inaugural speech to the senate during the early hours of his tenure at the senate building, where he said that the serpent should pave way for him and if not they will feel the fire of God. He was warmly welcomed by majority of the worshipers at the service.

OAU Admission Exercise For 2016/2017 Session Closed

Following several inquiries, the Obafemi Awolowo University has ended her admission exercise for the 2016/2017 Academic session. This was revealed in an interaction with the office of the Registrar of the University and was further confirmed by the Admissions Office of the institution.

[AD: Do you desire true financial freedom in 2017? We can help you to that path. Just click this post]

Commenting of the admission process, a representative of the Registrar’s office disclosed that all admission lists for the 2016/2017 Academic session had been released and any candidate whose name had not appeared on the JAMB admission portal was advised to register for the next UTME examination in due course.

Inoperation Of Butteries In Halls Causes Various Reaction From Students

Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, who have started to resume back to school following the end of the yuletide holidays, are currently lamenting the closure of majority of the butteries in the Halls of Residence. 




Many have associated the closure of these butteries with a circular released last semester by the Security Unit banning the operation of butteries in the Halls of Residence. However, upon several visits to the various Halls of Residence, some of our correspondents were able to gather that the closure might not be not be as directly related with the Circular. For instance, in some Halls where the butteries are totally closed down, porters have claimed that it is only a temporary arrangement as they would be reopened in due course. However, in the Mozambique Hall of Residence, only one of the two butteries in the hall were operational and some workers in the hall claimed that the buttery attendants were only required to obtain a form to continue their operations and were not banned per say. However, this remains unconfirmed as at the time of compiling this report. There were also whispers that the management had plans to monopolise the buttery operations in the hall.


In most male Halls of Residence, the case is quite different as most of the buttery operators and artisans are closed up, leaving the residents of the hall to have to walk considerable distances out of the hall to purchase daily needs. Efforts are also being put in place to reach the welfare officer of the Students’ Union Electoral Commission for more details on the current situation.   

Organisers Unveil Facilitators For Man The Mic

Organisers of the highly anticipated training of Man The Mic 2017; a training platform for intending Masters of Ceremony, VJs, On-Air Personalities, vent hosts Corporate communicators and Public Speakers have finally unveiled the facilitators of the training. The training which is to hold on the 27th and 28th of January 2017 would be handled by some big names in the media sphere in Nigeria. Interested participants of the training should contact; Timi- 08131145829, Febi(OAU)- 08073370816, Solar(OUI)-08141158079

The facilitators include;

Nancy Isime

Ayo Atitebi

MC Simbal

Don Tee

Ajayi Adebiyi

Asiri Comedy

MC Gollie

Apply For Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) 2017

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), is now accepting applications for the 2017 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) ($100m Pan-African entrepreneurship initiative ) for for Young African Entrepreneurs with business ideas that can transform Africa.

Successful applicants will join the third cycle of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme, TEF’s 10-year, $100 million commitment to train, mentor and fund 10,000 African entrepreneurs in every African country. Since inception in 2015, the Programme has assisted nearly 2,000 entrepreneurs and created hundreds of jobs across the continent.

Open: To startups and Entrepreneurs from all the 54 African Countries – For Africans based in Africans
Worth: $100M for 10,000 Startups/Entrepreneurs

Eligibility Requirements:
To be eligible:
Business must be based in Africa
Business must be for profit
Business must be 0-3 years’ old
Applicants must be at least 18 and a legal resident or citizen of an African country

Benefits
The Programme provides critical tools for entrepreneurial success, including:
Training:12 weeks of intensive training on setting-up and managing businesses
Mentoring:A mentor will guide successful applicants in creating a robust business plan
Seed Capital:$5,000 in non-returnable seed capital and access to a $5,000 convertible loan
Funding:
All entrepreneurs who successfully complete the 12-week Start-up Enterprise Toolkit (learning) programme, submit a business plan for review, as well as required documentation and a business bank account will qualify for the first stage non-refundable seed capital of $5,000.

Funding Options:
All start-ups who successfully complete the programme will be eligible for funding. There are two stages of funding available to start-ups:
First stage seed capital funding of $5,000 – a non-returnable investment dispersed at the 12-week start-up enterprise toolkit (learning) programme, upon submission and review of a business plan. Please see Terms and Conditions for clarification.
Second stage capital ‘investment’ of $5,000 – for qualifying startups that have progressed their business plans sufficiently. This is structured as a convertible loan.

Judging Criteria:
All applications will be judged on 5 core criteria, which are:
Feasibility of the business idea.
Market Opportunity: knowledge and understanding of the market, customers and competitors for their idea/business.
Financial Understanding: understanding of the basic financial requirements of running a business, costs and revenues.
Scalability: Demonstrates potential for replication and growth of their product or service to create jobs and wealth.
Leadership Potential and Entrepreneurial Skills: Demonstrate leadership potential, capable of attracting people, customers and resources.

1,000 entrepreneurs will be selected based on the viability of their idea, including: market opportunity; financial understanding; scalability; and leadership and entrepreneurial skills demonstrated in the application.


How to Apply

CLICK HERE


Credit: Nairaland