OAU SU: Budget Sitting Set To Hold Tommorow

By Farombi Oluwaseun

The Budgetary and Finance committee, Great Ife Students Union has finally submitted the 75-page  budget  for this parliament year to the Students Representative Council. The budget which has been fully reviewed contains the budget of all Union Councils (Hall Executive Council, Judicial Council & Central Executive Council), Committees (Select Committee, Submit Committee  & Budgetary and Finance Committee) and Commission (Transport Management Commission), comprising    58 offices.

In an extensive interview with the Chairman, Budgetary and Finance Committee, Hon.  Oladebo Akinwale , He said the committee though faced with some complications due to the political atmosphere has tried their best to ensure accountability and transparency. He explained the budget sitting was late due to the fact that the committee was not constituted early enough as there was no immediate outgoing SRC members, therefore a responsibility of the current parliament to appoint members of the committee.

Speaking  further on the budget of the Vice President and President which was not fully reviewed,he explained that the budget of the office of Vice President could not be reviewed due to the clash between the Vice President (Jacob Tosin) and Director of Socials( Adedayo Emmanuel) . The Vice President could not appear before the committee for her presentation before the suspension given to her and the Director of Socials. However , the budget of the  office of Director of Socials has been reviewed weeks before the suspension.. The Office of the President’s budget according to him could not be fully reviewed due to the pandemonium between the Students Union President(Oyekan Ibukun) and a member of the committee(Hon. Koye-Ladele Mofehintoluwa).

He ended by thanking all the committee members starting from the Secretary(Hon. Chukwuka Maryann) and other (Hon. Temikel, Hon. Pchaun, Hon. Koye, Hon. TM and Hon. Lekan.)

The final ratification of the budget has been scheduled to hold tomorrow, October 14,2017 at Awo Café by 10am.

Omole Ibukun, Others Suspended Indefinitely By School Management

Popular student activist who was suspended two sessions ago and was reinstated last session has been once again suspended by the University management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife.

According to reports, several other students, some of whom were involved in the last "kangaroo protest" were also affected by the development. However, as at the time of compiling this report, only Udeh John as been confirmed to be on the list apart from the former names.

More details to come...

Economics Students Set To Hold Annual Conference This Month

The ever gallant Economics students of the Obafemi Awolowo University are  set to hold the fifth edition of their ANNUAL ECONOMICS STUDENTS CONFERENCE[AESC5.0]..

The annual conference through Nigerian Economics Students Association(NESA), which started years back and has been the biggest economics students conference in Africa,has been scheduled to hold this October on the 26th and 27th at Oduduwa Hall in the institution. 

The conference is to feature special sessions  in business plan challenge,paper representation, Interview contest ,networking session with speakers and Gala Night where the popular pop artiste Adigun Alapomeji (9ice) will be in attendance. Other features in the conference include recruitment exercise,campus tour,novelty match,mountaineering and a nice treat for all delegates at the conference...

The conference is open to all great ife students,students from various students and also foreign students..

The theme of the conference is ''The Prospects For Economic Development in Africa--The role of Finance and Technology'''

Guest speakers expected at the conference include;

Niyi Yusuf ---MD,Accenture

Akeem Oyewale --Executive Director, Stanbic IBTC), 

Oluseun Onigbinde ---Lead Partner, Budgit

Bola Koko Onadele - MD, FMDQ

Paul Alaje - CEO,Guest Speakers expected at the conference include;

 Niyi Yusuf -- MD, Accenture,

 SPM Professionals

Dolapo Oni - Head of Energy Research, EcoBank Group

Gloria Raji - Senior Economist, World Bank

Kemi Akinde - Head of Research, Meristem

Opeyemi Agbaje -CEO, RTC Advisory

For further enquires on the conference, NESA OAU can be reached through 

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       Nnamdi - 08106382220

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Corruption Is A Killer And A Serious Disease - Oluwo Of Iwo Land

Oba Abdul Rasheed Akanbi has today said that the problem Nigerians are facing, especially youths is the thinking and philosophy we inherited from our fathers. He disclosed this In a program organised by the Law Students' Representative Council(LSRC) today at Oduduwa Hall, OAU.

While rendering his speech on the topic 'Building and Sustaining Viable Youth for the Society', the Oluwo of Iwo land kept the youths present on their toes by feeding them with his thoughtful speech. He stated that the prime problem Nigeria is facing is genocidal corruption which is a killer, as our leaders are also an element in appetising and whetting it's flame.
"I am ready to change the retrogressive path in our society as poverty and corruption has eaten us whole which we need to sermon our leaders to make Nigeria a corruption free nation nation..."

The King, who challenged the youth to seek for transfer of technology as their huge percentage in Nigerian population is a blessing and shouldn't be a curse. He pointed out the newly established factory in Aba where cars are been produced. He further urged the Nigerian leaders to procure and prioritise Nigerian made products as our economy is dwindling and dangling in the state of wreck.
He said that youths should shove any culture making humans their appropriation in sacrifice making to gods, as humans are the provider for gods and we are the god of gods and humans will always be a pawn in the chess game of their beliefs.

The program which saw in appearance various eminent Nigerians such as the Oluwo of Iwo land, Oba Abdul Rasheed Akanbi[HRM], Jude Feranmi - the national youth leader KOWA party, Engr Y. Y. Sanni _ Chairman, Action Democratic party (ADP) as well as a 2015 Election Presidential Candidate, Chief Nda Isaah, Publisher, Ladership Newspaper and Barrister Ifedayo Olaonipekun amongst others.

In his speech, the National Youth Leader, KOWA Party, Jude Feranmi challenged youths on what they are doing to make Nigeria a great nation and their input to Nigerian systems. He said that despite the large ratio Nigerian youths take in the Nigerian population, Nigeria still suffers lack of innovation and 21st century development. He enjoined youths and students to develop the habit of thinking great and always have in mind that they are not the leaders of tomorrow but of today
"Nigerian youths puts their believe in the common saying that children are the leaders of tomorrow, let's stand on the stance that we the leaders of today as the old saying is one of the reasons why our leaders today tend to sit tight and believe tomorrow will always be tomorrow".
He finalised his speech by saying that today's youths are not a lost generation as they can do the right thing to make the country great and a place worth living in.

Engr Yusuf Sanni the chairman of ADP while speaking on the topic 'MULTI-PARTY SYSTEM AND VIRILE OPPOSITION: CATALYST FOR DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT', stated that political parties emerged late after the 2^nd world war which has eventuated to a direct effect on Nigerian democracy and has shown that Nigeria is a worthwhile playing ground for true democratic settings.
He charged today's youth to shun the music of political apathy and use their full prowess and strength to build political parties that will project Nigeria's image in a good political form. He applauded the Law Students' Representative Council for organizing the program and enjoined other campus association to emulate the same to have an impact in making a better political future for today's youth.


By Uthman Samad

OAU Suspends Transport Management Commission Chairman Indefinitely

By Farombi Oluwaseun

OAU Peeps News Agency can confirm that a  student named Oluwalade Babatunde of Department of English,Faculty of Arts,OAU has been suspended indefinitely from the university community.. Mr Oluwalade Babatunde Popularly known as BabaTee and also the Chairman, Transport Management Commission of Great Ife Students Union received his  letter of suspension in the late hours of today Wednesday,October 11,2017..

In the letter obtained by the agency tagged "" Suspension from the University Pending Police Investigation of Your Criminal Activities "",  report received by the Vice Chancellor as stated by a part of the letter states "" On October 6th,2017 at 8:55am or thereabout, with some persons violently disrupted the academics and extracurricular activities of the University by forcefully chasing other students from Lecture halls under the guise of protesting an alleged unsatisfactory power supply to the campus. The Vice Chancellor has therefore ordered that  you should be suspended from the University in the interim,pending Police Investigations and until such time as the situation shall have been reviewed and resolved """.

Speaking with the University Public Relations Officer,Mr. Abiodun Olanrewaju , He said "" the university has done what deem fit right"".
 The University Registrar ,Mr Dotun Awoyemi also on a chat with the news agency responded to the belief of students that a student has to face panel before suspension.. He clarified that  the University  Vice Chancellor can suspend any student  without facing any panel pending investigation to ensure discipline.

A Part of the letter further reads"" You are hereby ordered to vacate the university campus and are forbidden from participating in any activity of the university, whether within or outside the university campus. While the order of interim suspension subsists and until a written contrary directive is given to you by the Registrar, you should not be seen anywhere within the university campus,unless upon a formal written by the Registrar.."""

The Students Union President, Oyekan Ibukun (Dr. IBK)  in a release has however called for solidarity  stating  that the University Management has taken it too far by suspending some of our gallant and vibrant comrades for no known cause but what was cooked up to victimize him. "This we fully stand against as a union.", He further stated..

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..