Non-Academic Staff Unions Of Universities Suspend Warning Strike

The Non-academic staff unions of Nigerian universities on Thursday in Abuja suspended its 5-day warning strike.

The unions are the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), Non–Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU).

The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the unions announced the suspension in a communiqué.

The communiqué was jointly signed by Mr Sani Suleiman, President (NAAT), Mr Solomon Alfa, Vice-President (SSANU), Mr Peters Adeyemi, General Secretary (NASU).

Others are: Dr Jamila Suara, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education and Permanent Secretary in Labour and Employment Ministry, Mr Clement Illoh.

The Deputy General Secretary of SSANU, Mr Festus Ajayi, read the communiqué to newsmen at the end of the meeting with the Federal Government.

“The meeting urged the members of JAC to suspend its ongoing warning strike.

“JAC agreed to suspend the strike with effect from Friday, Jan. 20.

“After due consideration by the leadership of JAC, they agreed to convey the outcome of the meeting to their respective congresses to suspend the strike”, he said.

The communiqué stated that on the issue of Earned Allowance that any arrangement by government in this regards should involve all workers and employees in the university system.

It also stated that on the judgement of the National Industrial Court (NIC) on staff schools in the universities, there was urgent need to put the university system on notice to avoid further termination of teachers’ appointment.

The communiqué noted that a committee will be inaugurated by next week to look into the issue of corruption in some of the universities.

Ajayi urged the Federal Government to ensure that they do not renege on the 2009 agreement as reaffirmed in the just concluded meeting.

Illoh, who represented the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, commended the unions for their understanding.

The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the unions had declared a five – day warning strike effective from Jan. 16.

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LSS Executives Pay Welfare Visit To Members

The Executive members of the Law Students Society of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife in the fulfilment of some of her leadership responsibilities paid visits to some of their members resident in Mozambique, Angola and several other Halls. The leadership of the Association claimed that the welfare visit to the different halls of residence was to check on the well-being of their members and wish them a hitch free semester.

The President of the society, Ekpa, Stanley Ekpa informed our reporters that the visit is designed to span through this week. According to him "leadership demands that we must constantly seek novel means to make the welfare of the people our utmost concern. Hence, we have decided to start with welfare visit to welcome back our members to this promising semester as a continuation of our general welfare programme for the session which commenced with the Ife Law Exam Welfare Package last semester".

The visit is intended to last through the week while other arrangements are being put in place for the members of the Association.

OAU: Electoral Commission Calls Congress; Set To Lift Campaign Ban

Sequential to the attempts made by the Acting Vice-Chancellor to reinstate the Students Union of the Obafemi Awolowo University, the democratically elected commission has, after much anticipation, called a congress to discuss the next steps in the conduct of elections.

The congress is scheduled to hold on Wednesday, 24th January at the Afrika Amphitheatre by 4pm and the campaign ban is also slated to be lifted at the congress. Find the release of the commission below;

"STUDENTS' UNION, OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE"

ELECTORAL COMMISSION

Congress! Congress!! Congress!!!

This is to notify the great Ife Community of a general Congress of all Great Ife Students slated for Wednesday, 25th January, 2017 at Amphitheater at exactly 4pm.

Agenda:
1. Modalities of elections
2. Time table for elections
3. Lifting of ban on electioneering campaign.

Note: NO AFRICAN TIME

Signed

Durodola Lukman Ajibola
PRO, Electoral Commission
08063848659

Akande Paul Positive
Secretary, Electoral Commission
07033988286

Fadele Olusola
Chairman, Electoral Commission
07069749896"

OAU Idol: The Untold Story

By Gracious Egedegbe

It must be said at the onset that the purpose of this article is not to malign the organisers, contestants and other stakeholders in the OAU IDOL competition. This writer writes with a clear conscience and only seeks to x-ray issues and present them as they are.

THE TOLD STORY
Ordinarily, the purpose of OAU IDOL, which is in its second season, can be said to give young talents on OAU campus a platform to explore their potentials as well as win prizes. From all appearances, the competition fills the need to create a platform where students with talents in music may display themselves before a large audience and may well be on their way to fame and stardom.

THE UNTOLD STORY
While the above may be regarded as true and valid, certain concerns have been raised over the execution of the competition. These issues will be addressed in subsequent paragraphs.

The first issue is the use of contestants to sell tickets. Although this writer is yet to interact with the organisers, it could be safely assumed that this is done to guarantee two things. First, that the competition attracts a large audience. Second, that the organisers are able to make ‘enough’ revenue from the sales of ticket. The immediate wisdom in the use of contestants to sell tickets is found in the fact that friends and sympathisers of various contestants will feel obliged (emotionally or otherwise) to purchase tickets to the program in order to show confidence and solidarity.

However, they fail to realise that when they ask contestants to sell large amounts of tickets at a time when recession is in the air, they make the contestants vulnerable. Because these contestants have been made to sell a target amount of tickets within a short period, they are forced to employ different strategies. This might not really put the male contestants in much inconvenience depending on individuals; however, the females have a lot to deal with. In a sexually charged society, putting ladies in the salesperson position puts them in a position where they have to confront different kinds of males in order to meet their set target.

This exposes females to unscrupulous individuals who would use that opportunity to make demands on the ladies or at the very least use it as a means to unsolicited demands. A female’s contact information may been seen as a cheap price for getting sales. Nevertheless, when the information is being used to pressures the female into relationships she would ordinarily not subscribe to, and then there is a problem.

Finally, the use of contestants to sell tickets in order to increase their chances of winning defeats the spirit of the competition. From all appearance, out would expect a free and fair competition where standards related to music would set the rule. However, it would seem that good marketing skills might be needed for one to win the competition. This will no doubt probably dampen the enthusiasm of those who were not able to meet up with sales target. Because of their inability to sell tickets, they may feel their chances of winning are reduced and perform below par. On the other side, those who are probably able to meet or even surpass their targets may feel they have done a lot and just sing to earn few other points.

The argument is simple: the introduction of these sales of tickets dampens the integrity of the quality of expected performance of contestants, judging system and the entire competition.

(Gracious Egedegbe is a student of the Faculty of Arts, Obafemi Awolowo University and a member of the OAU Peeps Team. He tweets at @IamTheGray)

NiMechE OAU Extends Essay Contest Deadline

This is to notify the general populace of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Faculty of Technology at large that the deadline of submission for the Essay writing contest organized by Mechanical Engineering Department has been extended by two weeks.

The new deadline date for submission is now January 27th, 2017.

This is to allow more time for participation.


Adedeji Oluwatobi
NIMechE PRO

Obembe David
NIMechE Gen-sec

Ilesanmi Babatunde
NIMechE President


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"Smelly Feet"- 'Dami

For some people, taking off their shoes in someone's home or  in a public place is forbidden because it could cause some sort  of discomfort among people around. This is as a result of having smelly feet.

     Smelly feet, also known as Bomodosis is when a foul odour is emitted into the air after pulling off one's shoes. It is a common thing which could happen to anyone. Two things occur in the existence of smelly feet: sweat and  bacteria. The cause of this foul odour is not the sweat, but the bacteria that thrives in the moist environment. Hence, It is not the sweat from the gland that smells but the bacteria which causes this.

Causes Of Smelly Feet
Smelly feet could be caused by various reasons which people in the society care less about and these are:

1) Poor personal hygiene:  An individual who cares less about his personal hygiene and doesn't take hygienic measures could possibly suffer from smelly feet.

2) Putting on the same pair of shoes everyday:  An individual who puts on the same pair of shoes everyday is at the risk of having a smelly feet since sweat soaks into the shoes and one puts them on without allowing it to dry.

3) Hyperhidrosis: This is  a  medical condition whereby a person sweats excessively and unpredictably even if the whether is cold. Such is also at the risk of having smelly feet

Ways Of Preventing Smelly Feet
1) Wash feet thoroughly and regularly with soap and water especially between toes.
2) Get rid of dead skin on the feet and keep toe nails trimmed and clean to reduce bacteria
3) Do not wear the same pair of shoes all the time.
4) Make sure clean socks are put on regularly.
5) Sprinkle your shoes with odour fighting powder such as baking soda
6) Spray your feet with antiperspirants before pitting on your shoes.
7) Avoid getting your shoes wet.

(Ayantayo-Ojo Damilola is a student of the Faculty of Arts and a member of the OAU Peeps Team)

OAU Acting VC Meets With Students, Adjourns Meeting

In what some students have termed a partial fulfilment of one of the acting Vice Chancellor's promises, the number one man of the university, Professor Anthony Elujoba met with students of the institution today.

The seemingly impromptu meeting was very brief as the Acting VC had to adjourn it till further notice due to the low turn-out of students and the absence of the Deans of most faculties.

Elujoba however used the medium to appreciate the students for their loyalty and support for his administration. He also thanked the students for the peace maintained within the university community since he assumed office.

Just immediately Elujoba was confirmed the acting VC of the institution by President Muhammadu Buhari late last year, he promised to meet with students of the institution at the Amphitheatre and hold discussion with them.

The town hall meeting today had in attendance very few students. The notification of the meeting was very late and only a few students got the notification on social media.