NITDA Post-Graduate Scholarship Scheme 2017/2018

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has as its mandate to develop and regulate the Information Technology in Nigeria. Developing and regulating IT will support in transforming Nigeria into an IT driven economy for global competitiveness and the dire need of digital literacy.

The Agency has since 2010 established a scholarship scheme for Masters and Doctoral degree in relevant areas of Information Technology (IT) and ICT Law obtainable in Nigerian (Government and Private) Universities.

Criteria
The scholarship award is strictly based on merit and is evenly distributed between the six geo-political zones for the PhD, 36 States and FCT for MSc.

Eligibility (Nigerians):
PhD: Only University and Polytechnic Lecturers with MSc in any Information Technology related field are eligible to apply for sponsorship.
MSc: Holders of First Class or Second Class (Upper) Honours Bachelor’s degree, in Information Technology related field and Law.

The registration period is six (6) weeks from the date of the Newspaper publication.

A comprehensive Aptitude Test(s) will be conducted to determine successful candidates for the Award. Only candidates who are found eligible will be Shortlisted.

Duration
The sponsorship for the Masters programme will run for one year and the Doctorate programme for three years.

For More Information, kindly visit the Official Webpage of the NITDA Post-Graduate Scholarship Scheme 2017/2018

Omole Isaac OZIK Emerges New NANCE President

At the Convention of the National Association of Nigerian Campus Editors(NANCE) which held at the   National Union of Journalists NUJ Secretariat Hall, Oke Ilewo, Ile-Iweroyin, Abeokuta, Ogun State on Saturday, 7th of October 2017, The  tenure of Lukman Fasasi, from Obafemi Awolowo University ended . NANCE, the umbrella body of campus editors across the country held transition process which ushered new executives..

The New Executives are

Omole Isaac ,OAU - President.

 Tomori Uriel,Unilorin-Vice President.

Jonathan Oladimeji ,Ogun State Institute of Technology--General Secretary.

Adejumo Kabir,OAU- Public Relations Officer.

Aladelusi Oluwatosin, Federal School of Statistics--Regional Head.

Hamid Fatteh,Federal School of Statistics--Financial Secretary

 & Atoyosoye Abigail, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic- Treasurer.

Speaking at the convention, The Ogun State Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Chief Dayo Adeneye  urged campus editors on developmental journalism.  Chief Dayo, who was represented by Mr. Waheed Adeshina urged campus editors to work hard in their various institutions in order to represents all students with their pen. In his words, He said""Pen is indeed mightier than sword, you can make difference from school. Many of the mainstream media persons we have today started from school."

Also at the event, Odunayo Adams, the head of gossip desk at Naij.com who delivered the keynote on the topic: "Open Source Journalism and New Media" said that the social media platforms are enough tools for new media.

"With social media platforms, you can get all your sources. The things needed for you as a journalist is to fact check. Don't just use your social media platforms for uploading of pictures", she advised.

Also, Mr Bakene Nurain, the Public Relations Officer of Tai Solarin University of Education admonished the new executives to work towards making the association better.

In His words,He said,"I congratulate the new executives and I urge them to leave the association better than they met it next year by the time they as giving account of stewardship next year"

OAU Peeps News Agency wishes the new executives the best in their tenure..

Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti Set Ablaze As A Result Of Students' Death

The Health Centre of the institution was set on fire by students of the institution on Saturday, 7th October 2017. From what we have been able to gather, the reason for the arson was the deaths of an HND 2 student of Estate Management and an ND 2 student of the Department of Architecture who both died in the State Hospital, Ifaki Ekiti after they were rejected by the Institution's Health centre because of their in ability to provide their Health centre cards.

The students' were preparing to write their Second Semester examinations which was scheduled to start on Monday, 9th of October, 2017 but was shifted to 16th of October, 2017, and were furious about the incident due to levity with which the Doctors and Nurses handled the issue.

They claimed that the students' who lost their lives were not given first aid treatment and the only thing the Health Centre did was give paracetamol to any kind of sickness. The HND 2 student who was said to be a Marshal Boss in the institution died as a result of ulcer.

It was also gathered that the issue of constant death had become a recurring issue for months as a result of negligence on the part of the Health Centre workers.
The school security officials that tried to calm the students were beaten to stupor by the students.

Students of the institution who are chanting "we no go gree" marched to the security unit to deal with them and to the school farm to pack and destroy fishes, chickens, eggs and other farm products.

Students' residing in the hostel have been told to leave the school premises with immediate effect as the Rector of the institution, Mrs. T. T Akande, through the school registrar has ordered the closure of the institution till further notice. Currently, Policemen have surrounded the whole institution.

More Details On OAU Admission Screening Procedure

Following the several reactions that have emerged on the procedure for calculating the Screening scores for candidates. Find below:

NOTICE IN RESPECT OF 2017 POST-UTME EXERCISE

1. The FIRST RESULT SLIP printed was based on an AGGREGATE SCORE.
2. The POST-UTME AGGREGATE SCORE is computed as follows:
   • A = UTME-SCORE(over 400) divided by 8
   • B = TOTAL O-LEVEL SCORE divided by 5
   • C = TOTAL POST-UTME SCORE

POST-UTME AGGREGATE SCORE (100%)  = (A + B + C)/100 x 100%

3. The NEW RESULT SLIP is based on the POST-UTME SCREENING SCORE only, this is a portion of the POST-UTME AGGREGATE SCORE.
4. The POST-UTME SCREENING SCORE is computed as follows:
   • A = TOTAL O-LEVEL SCORE divided by 5
   • B = TOTAL POST-UTME SCORE

POST-UTME SCREENING SCORE (100%) = (A + B)/50 x 100%

5. Candidates will notice a CHANGE in their SCORES because the first print out is an AGGREGATE SCORE, while the second is a SCREENING SCORE.
6. Candidates must score at least 50% in the POST-UTME SCREENING SCORE to be considered for admission
7. The POST-UTME AGGREGATE SCORE (which has UTME score considered) will be used for placement in FACULTIES and DEPARTMENTS

I'm Not Proud Of Emerald - OAU VC

A program tagged "International Women in leadership" organized by International Law Students’ Association (ILSA), a program which majors on women in leadership held today at the level of Oduduwa Hall .. The programme which was graced by great Ife students and dignitaries  like  the Chairman, First Bank Nigeria( Mrs Ibukun Awosika),the first female Senior Advocate  in Nigeria( Mrs Sonaike) and the University Vice Chancellor, Prof Eyitope Ogunbodede..

While giving his remarks on the program,  The Vice Chancellor praised  the efforts of the law students for organizing  such program and further  regarded them as the  ‘Best Students’ Association’  on campus.

He however condemned  Jacob Tosin Grace(Emerald) ,the suspended vice President of the Great Ife Students’ Union who was involved in a fight with the Union’s Director of socials -Adedayo Emmanuel(Lamba) which rubbished the image of the institution and resulted  to the suspension of the duo.

In His words ,He said “I am not proud of Emerald at all. She can still correct her past. She’s out there, leading protests instead of being in a programme like this, although she’s not qualified to be. We need good leaders like this women here today.”

The VC  however made it known as nobody is above mistake as she has made hers,  it can still be corrected..

Great Ife Students Protest Over Poor Welfare Conditions

The Students Of Obafemi Awolowo University today  again protested over the present total black out and unstable water supply experienced for more than a week..

 The protests which started immediately after a congress around 3pm with students marching down to the University Senate building. At the Senate building,the students were seen  with placards with different messages(image below) to convey to the University management..The protesting  students  later marched down to road 1 of the institution to show their grievances and shut down the road for close to an hour...

     In the course of the protest, The University Public Relations Officer, Mr. Abiodun Olanrewaju came down to the scene and addressed the protesting students the situation on ground and promised them all issues concerning the epileptic power supply will be resolved soon..

  Prior to the protest,  a Congress was held  at the level of Afrika Amphitheater and resolved  that "no student should attend class(es) until the power supply is restored, and as such, the Students Union Public Relations Officer should go round the halls of residence to inform students of the Resolution of LECTURE BOYCOTT UNTIL POWER SUPPLY IS FULLY AND PERMANENTLY RESTORED.""

However, as the time of filing this report,Power supply has been restored to some halls of residence with others left out .

The "Over Sharing" Epidemic: How The Internet Makes Us Cheapen Our Private Lives

By Adeyeye Eyitayo


Today, everyone seems to have a “digital self.” Our status updates on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, watsapp reveal a bit about who we are to the public. And as we know from countless controversies regarding celebrities and politicians, our “digital self” is intertwined with our public image and reputation.The internet and social media give us the ability to broadcast our thoughts and feelings to the world at a moment’s notice. While there are many advantages to this ability to instantly communicate and reach out to others, it also breeds an environment of over-sharing.

Every time you post photo or update your status, you are contributing to your own digital footprint and personal brand. With so many people now on social media tweeting links and posting selfies and sharing YouTube videos, it can sure get pretty noisy sometimes. Overtime, we tend to rack up a lot of friends and followers and that can lead to lots of bloated news that can’t be undone. We often share on social media to express our “true selves.” This desire often stems from our need for a “sense of belonging.”

We have a natural desire to be accepted by others. Having strong social ties is an important factor in our success and evolution as human beings. When other people “like” or “share” our updates, we often get a temporary high from it in our brains. However, when we over-share on social media we become “approval-seeking machines.” Every thought, feeling, and opinion needs to be circulated to the public, and we no longer have a sense of what should be kept private.” And social media has given us a way to craft this identity and share it with anyone. But in the midst of all that, we’ve become obsessed with our public appearance and reputation. We’ve become obsessed with signaling to others who we really are.

WHEN DO I FIND MYSELF “OVERSHARING”?
I find myself “over-sharing” when my mind feels overloaded and I feel like I need to purge some of my thoughts and feelings.
Whenever I try to look smart, witty and interesting and as such trying to manage the other person’s impression of me. Oftentimes when we’re looking at the screen we’re not face –to-face with someone who can immediately respond with us, so it’s easier to let it all out. It’s almost like we are invisible.

CONSEQUENCES OF “OVERSHARING” REPUTATION – To quote Warren Buffett, “it takes 20 years to build a reputation and only five minutes to ruin it”, and with the rise of social media it feels like it could take a lot less than five minutes to potentially damage your online reputation. People often base their opinion of you or your business on what they see and read online, even if they might not know you personally.

DON’T POST WHEN YOU’RE FEELING EMOTIONAL
We have all at one time or another said and done things in anger that we later regretted and wished we could take back. These things are harder to take back when they are published on line. When we’re in the heat of the moment, going rogue on social media usually isn’t the best idea. Instead of quickly responding to a friend’s comment am you take issue with, consciously take a break from social media in order to give yourself the proper time and space to process your feelings and to collect your thoughts before posting a response.

PREPARE YOURSELF FOR NEGATIVE RESPONSES
Before engaging in a public discourse, ask yourself: “Am I prepared to receive a barrage of negative responses?” If you think negative feedback and comments will make you feel upset or angry, hold off on posting. Instead, consider calling.

It is equally important to navigate our online relationships with the same level of care we navigate our real life relationships-perhaps to an even greater level, as social media lacks a personal connection.
Paul Booth, a professor at DePaul University in Chicago: “Our interactions on social media tend to be weak ties — that is we don’t feel personally connected to the people on the other end of our communication as we do when face-to-face.”

Ergo, when sharing information on social networks, it’s vital to be fully conscious of the implications and potential risks it can involve. It’s extremely important to be aware of privacy settings, to control the reach your messages might have across the web. What you decide to share on social networks is a personal choice and as a result, different people have different ideas over what constitutes oversharing. Nevertheless, be mindful that you have to be willing to live with the consequences.
Whenever you “like” or “share” something on social media, you need to understand that you are sending out a signal to other people, and they are going to form a judgement about you based on that signal.So generally it is a good policy to conduct yourself on social media just as you would in a similar group and context The the real world.

If you wouldn’t openly say it to a roomful of people, don’t say it on a social network!