OAU: New Vice-Chancellor To Assume Office 21st July

Sequel to extension of the tenure of the Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Anthony Elujoba, the Governing Council of the Obafemi Awolowo University has released the calendar for the process of appointment of a new Vice-Chancellor. Find below the calendar as released by the Secretary of the Council;

January 23, 2017 – Council flags off the processes for the appointment
of a new Vice-Chancellor
January 26, 2017 – Advertisement of the vacancy for the post of
Vice-Chancellor in approved newspaper(s) in Nigeria and in the University Bulletin. Suggested Newspapers are:
The Guardian
The Punch
The Tribune
The Nation
The Vanguard
Daily Trust

March 9, 2017 – Closing of the advertisement/deadline for submission
of Applications.
March 14, 2017 – Special Meeting of Congregation to elect two
representatives on the Search Team
March 15, 2017 – Senate Meeting to elect two representatives on the
Search Team
March 17, 2017 – Special Meeting of Council to elect Chairman of the
Search Team
March 20, 2017 – Search Team commences operations
April 20, 2017 – Search Team concludes assignment and forwards its
report to the Council.
April 21, 2017 – Council meeting to shortlist candidates.
April 24, 2017 – Letters of invitation through DHL with pre- paid reply
for interaction forwarded to shortlisted candidates.
April 26, 2017 – Senate Meeting to elect two Senate Representatives
on the Joint Council and Senate Selection Board
May 2, 2017 – Council Meeting to appoint Council Representatives
on Joint Council and Senate Selection Board
May 4- 5, 2017 – Formal interaction of shortlisted candidates with the
Joint Council and Senate Selection Board
May 8, 2017 – Council considers the report of the Joint
Council and Senate Selection Board
May 11, 2017 – Forwarding of Council’s decision to the Visitor and
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, for
noting.
May 16, 2017 – Issuance of Letter of Appointment to the Vice-
Chancellor Designate
July 21, 2017 – Assumption of Duty of the new Vice-Chancellor

Awaiting Result Option Has Not Been Scrapped - JAMB

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said several reports that say the option of students applying for the 2017 UTME with awaiting results has been scrapped are not true.

Reacting to the news, JAMB, through its official Twitter handle wrote "JAMB has NOT scrapped Awaiting result for prospective candidates for the forthcoming exam."

"2. Candidates with Awaiting results can apply. But they must have gotten their results at the point of admission into their institution," JAMB added.

With this development, fresh secondary school leavers who have not written or seen their O'level results will be able to register for the 2017 UTME.

UTME: JAMB Scraps Awaiting Results Registration

With effect from this year (2017), candidates awaiting results would no longer be eligible to apply for the Universities Tertiary Matriculation Examination, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, said in Abuja on Tuesday.

The organisation also said it had concluded all restructuring and reforms and is now set to commence the sale of its application document in March.

The restructuring exercise will now allow for only one choice of public university in which new registration platform will now be first choice, second choice, third choice and fourth choice and not most preferred, preferred choice.

A statement by the spokesperson of JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, said the agency had taken time to add value to the services it have been offering to Nigerians for over three decades.

According to him, the restructuring was aimed at expanding the opportunities available to candidates since almost all the public universities do not consider candidates on the second choice list because they hardly exhaust their first choice.

He said, “We have designed a Central Admissions Processing System where the Board will interface with the institutions and ensure the compliance of this reform. The summary is that no candidate will be admitted with awaiting result. Candidates and their parents are also to note that JAMB has restructured the registration platform to allow for only one choice of public university. The new registration platform will now be first choice, second choice, third choice and fourth choice and not most preferred, preferred etc.”


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Jimoh Akeem Emerges As President Of Rotaract Club OAU

Rotaractor Jimoh Akeem A. (President-Elect of Rotaract Club, OAU)

Joining the current trend on campus, the Rotaract Club of the Obafemi Awolowo University elected leaders for the next academic session on Sunday, 26th February 2017. After a session of presenting their plans for the club and the voting process, Jimoh Akeem Aduagba emerged as President-elect of the Club.

 The current Vice- President, who had a rather strong contender, had this to say when asked what his reactions to the results of the process were;
" It was a moment of great pleasure, honour and priviledge to have been elected as president of the prestigious Rotaract club of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife. My profuse appreciation goes to all members of Rotaract club OAU, for giving me another opportunity to serve humanity. I'm also using this medium to appreciate my co-contestant (Rtr Orimadegun Oritoke) for making the contest a tasking one, However, Rotaract club remains a family, let all join hands together to take Rotaract to the next level, I certainly cannot do it alone."                                         

OAUSU2017: Electoral Petition Indicts Elected Officer, Runner-up To Assume Position

Following a petition by Mr Ojuko Taiwo, the runner-up in the just concluded Hall Executive Council elections in Angola Hall against Mr Coker Oluwapelumi, the election petition committee having sat on the case has found Mr Coker guilty and has indicted him from running for any post in the Students' Union fro his said misconduct. Thus, Mr Paul is expected to fill the position. The decision was reached at the sitting of the petition held today, Monday 27th February 2017. Find the full proceedings of the sitting below;

OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE

THE OFFICE OF ELECTORAL PETITION

 Resolution of the petition between Mr. Ojuko Taiwo and Mr. Coker Oluwapelumi

This is to inform the generality of the Great Ife students that the Petition against Mr. Ojuko Taiwo and Mr. Oluwapelumi Coker has been concluded and below are the verdicts given by the committee:

1⃣ That Mr. Coker Oluwapelumi, by virtue of him being an illegal occupant of Angola Hall is illegible to contest having contravened the Sacrosanct Students' Union constitution, SECTION 65 (1) which states that "only registered members of each hall in contest shall vote or be voted for at hall elections". By virtue of that, Mr. Ojuko Taiwo, the  runner up of the election becomes the valid legitimate candidate for the post of General Secretary.

Therefore, the decisions of the Electoral Petition are thus: 

⚫ Ojuko Taiwo assumes position as the general Secretary elect for Angola Hall.

⚫ Coker Oluwapelumi has been indicted from contesting in any Students' Union Election till he graduates.

2⃣  That Commissioner Sanyaolu by virtue of the fact that no evidence was found against him to prove the following allegations:

▪ That he was biased in one way or the other;

▪ That he disrupted the counting process of the elections of Angola hall;

▪ That he campaigned for the acclaimed Coker Oluwapelumi; and

▪ That he screened Coker oluwapelumi.

By virtue of that, commissioner Sanyaolu is free from all guilt as regards the petition.

Signed:

Abundance Moses

PRO

07069494530

 

Bamijoko Saheed

Secretary (USB)

08139497437

Abikanlu Olusola (Sir Focus)

Chairman

08030794197

All Times Group Finally Pull Off Entrepreneurship-Leadership Conference

After postponements consequential to unavoidable incidents, the All Times group finally held her much anticipated Entrepreneurship- Leadership Conference on Saturday, 25th February 2017. The event, which was held at the New Moot and Mock Court of the Faculty of Law, started with an opening remark by Barrister Sola Adegbite.

 Ade Bakare, a fashion designer then took to the stage to lecture the audience on whaat he tagged "Fashionprenuership". In his speech, he expatiated on how the wide the fashion sphere had grown. Enlightening participants on how much opportunities existed in the industry. Adeniyi Adeyinka, a Chemical Engineering graduate of the University of Lagos, then spoke on "Employ-ability Skills and Business Branding". In his speech, he engaged participants on what their plans after school were. He also taught how the audience how to create a wonderful Currilculum Vitae. Dr Akin Ogunbiyi then took the audience through the concept of Insurance and Corporate Investment.  He then went into an interactive section with the students where he facilitated questions and answers before sharing his past as a lecturer to the participants and made being specific the basis of his discussion with measured interest ,achievable calls and experiences.

At the end of their presentations, Dr Akin Ogunbiyi and other facilitators were each presented with an All Times Award by Professor Alao. There were also other discussants at the event, some being; Barrister Charles, who spoke on "Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurship in a Global Economy" amongst others.

 Other Schools represented at the event include the University of Ibadan, Oduduwa University, and the Ladoke Akintola University of Science and Technology, Ogbomoso.

University Of Ibadan Dumps 7.0 Grading System For 4.0

If you say Nigeria’s premier university – the University of Ibadan would always want to stand different from its counterparts in the country; well, you may be right after all. The university has just affirmed and announced its decision to change its grading system from the former unique 7.0 to another university-unique 4.0, something similar to what is currently obtainable in Nigerian Polytechnics.

In a statement signed by Prof. M. A. Kehinde and put on the university website, “Deans of Faculties and Heads of Departments are enjoined to ensure compliance and commencement of the new regulations with the intakes of 2016/2017 Session, while the old regulations remain applicable to students admitted before the 2016/2017 Session.”

With this development, the Nigeria leading varsity will no longer award a degree to students usually within the ‘pass’ range, making its least degree a Third Class Honour.

“...the recommended Average Minimum Units expected of the students to take/register for is now 40 units (for the new intakes: 100 Level) as against the old 30 units. Given this development, the regulations guiding withdrawal of students in the University in respect of the new system are as follows:

i. 100 Level: At the end of first year, a student who has passed less than 24 units should be asked to withdraw from the University.
ii. 200 Level: At the end of second year, a student who has passed less than 48 units (cumulative) should be asked to withdraw from the University.
iii. 300 Level: At the end of third year, a student who has passed less than 72 units (cumulative) should be asked to withdraw from the University.
iv. The CGPA at each level should not be less than 1.0

Under the new Four (4)-Point Grading Scale, grades to be used for students who have satisfactorily completed the course of study are as follows:

Letter Grade: Marks Grade Point
A (70 and above above) 4
B (60-69%) 3
C (50-59%) 2
D (45-49%) 1
E (40-44%) 0

CGPA Ranges under the new Four (4)- Point Grading Scale for Classification of Degrees:
3.5- 4.00 - First Class Honours
3.0-3.49 - Second Class Honours (Upper Division)
2.0-2.99 - Second Class Honours (Lower Division)
1.0-1.99 - Third Class Honours”

In the mean time, the questions and debates have centered on whether or not the new grading system is tougher than the former 7.0 and even the 5.0 being used by all other universities in the country.