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.

Federal Government Begs SSANU, NASU, NAAT To Suspend Strike

FG has pleaded with the non teaching staff unions in the universities that embarked on strike yesterday to suspend their action in the interest of the nation.

The three University unions, the National
Association of Academic Technologists, NAAT, Non Academic Staff Union and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU started a five-day warning strike yesterday over the inability of the Federal Government to implement the 2009 Agreements with the
unions.
The Joint Action Committee, JAC, of the unions in a statement issued in Abuja, stated that the warning strike had become necessary to make government take necessary action to fully implement the 2009 FGN/Non-Teaching Staff Unions Agreements it freely entered into with the unions.

The Federal Government through the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige in a statement appealed to the three unions to suspend their action in the interest of the nation.
Ngige said, “I wish to assure that the Federal Government is ready and willing to fully dialogue with the members of these Trade Unions, operating under the umbrella of Joint Action Committee. Government has already opened an unhindered channel of communication with all stakeholders and shall maintain this.

The Federal Government therefore, expects that the Trade Unions should suspend the strike before the re-scheduled meeting (January 18, 2017) to make way for untrammeled discussions. “It is important for Trade Unions to embrace dialogue in the pursuit and attainment of the economic and social interests of their members anchored on equity and natural justice.
“I hence thought it necessary to remind the
Trade Unions that there is nothing like a “warning strike” in our National Industrial Relations System, NIRS, a strike is a strike and is subject to all the rules governing strike in the world of work.

“Accordingly, the provisions of Section 43 of the Trade Disputes Act, CAP. T8, Laws of the
Federation of Nigeria, LFN, 2004, will apply
regarding the law of “no work no pay by workers/employees notwithstanding any other circumstances in any section of the Act.

“Once more, I wish to appeal to the trade unions to embrace dialogue as the Federal Government is fully committed to peaceful resolution of what the unions termed “Full Implementation of 2009 FGN/Non – Teaching Staff Union’s Agreement.”


Source- Punch Nigeria

NASU Strike Slows Down Activities On Campus

Sequential to the announcement of a one week strike by the National bodies of the Non-Academic Staff Union, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and some other pressure groups regarding the non-implementation of the 2009 agreement between the Unions and the Federal Government, the OAU Chapter of these unions have embarked on the 5-day warning demonstration leaving a big void in the operation of several activities of the University.

A visit to the Faculty of Pharmacy revealed that most of the practical classes scheduled could not hold due to the absence of Laboratory attendants in the Faculty, the general Secretariat of the Faculty was also locked.

The Hezekiah Oluwasanmi Library, which is also the place of refuge for many students who have time differences in between lectures, was also not in operation today as its usually wide open doors remained tightly shut throughout. A visit to the several other Faculties further revealed their very much hindered operations.

We hope that the Federal Government would attend to the aggrieved union before the demonstration spirals into a full strike action.

OAU Peeps News Agency Inducts New Members

Miss Adeyemi Adenike

Miss Adebayo Faith

Mr Olaoluwa Joseph

Group Photo of some members of the OAU Peeps Team After the Event

OAU Peeps News Agency on Saturday 14th of January, 2017 inducted new set of members into the Agency.

The event which was held at the Junior Chambers International (JCI) Secretariat in Fajuyi Hall, Obafemi Awolowo University was graced by prominent figures in the business of Campus Journalism on OAU Campus.

Distinguished campus journalists who attended the event include Miss Faith Adebayo (the General Secretary of the Association of Campus Journalists, OAU) and Miss Adeyemi Adenike – the Editor-in-Chief of the Icons News Agency.  Others are Mr Ojelabi Jesujoba (PopeJay), the Editor-in-Chief of OAU Peeps News Agency and Mr Olaoluwa Joseph – the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Megaphone News Agency.

The invited guests at the event spoke at length on the need for the new inductees to imbibe the virtue of true campus journalism in every aspect of their practice.  The new inductees were also admonished to never be part of partisan journalism or be allowed to be used as tools in the hands of some mischief makers.

The new inductees and other campus journalists present were also educated on the etiquettes of true journalism and the need to be truthful in whatever situation they found themselves irrespective of whose ox is gored.

In his welcome address, Mr Ojelabi Jesujoba (PopeJay) welcomed the inductees to the fold and also congratulated them for being worthy enough to be part of the Agency.  He tasked them on the need to take the Agency to greater heights while at the same time enriching themselves in the experience of true Campus Journalism and its embodiments.

Presenting his workshop papers, Mr Joseph Olaoluwa hammered on the need for journalists to always check their facts right before reporting to avoid such flaws that may lead to libels and slanders.  He also advised the inductees to seek information on journalism by reading books and journalism articles and also by attending seminars, workshops and conferences. 

Miss Adenike Adeyemi of the ICONS Organisation, educated the audience about the prospects of turning events into news while analyzing the concepts of planned and unplanned events.

The ACJ-OAU representative at the event, Miss Adebayo Faith admonished the new inductees to be good representatives of the News Agency in particular and of Association of Campus Journalists (ACJ), OAU at large in the course of their journalistic activities.

The program also featured the administration of the Induction Oath to the new inductees by the Deputy Editor-in-Chief (Administration), Mr Adigun Olayemi Paul.

NUASA President Clears Air On Alleged Impeachment

Mr John Sunday

In an exclusive interview with OAU Peeps News Agency, the executive council of the Nigerian Universities Accounting Students Association headed by the President of the association; Mr Sunday John Akpan, has come out to clear the air on the alleged crisis that has rocked the association over the past few days. 


 The President, who was said to have been impeached on Friday, the 13th January 2017 on the basis of a five thousand naira (N5,000) fraud, stated that his said impeachment held no water as no motion was moved in the house to its effect, neither was it backed by a two-third majority of the house as stated by the constitution. He further clarified that the impeachment was a carryover of emotions that emanated from the last elections of the association. In his words, he claimed; “…I was allegedly impeached by the speaker single-handedly, we have a constitution and the constitution states clearly how members of the executive can be relieved of their responsibility as far as the association is concerned but the constitution was not followed and the speaker singlehandedly; without allowing a motion to be moved at the level of the house and a two-third majority and as a matter of fact, it is not an impeachment per say…”.  


 Also commenting on the circumstances that called for the said impeachment, the Chairman of the Investigation Committee, Hon. Ajilore Ayodeji, stated that contrary to what most headlines stated, the President was not guilty of fraud but of misappropriation. According  to the Chairman, who was also a member of the Accounting Students Representative Council, the said N5,000 was an excess from the trip to the OAU Zoo organized in the Freshers week programme of the association which held between the 22nd -27th of August 2016. He further stated the mistake of the President was that rather than reporting the excess back to the House which approved the expense, the President used the funds in the execution of a capital project, which was the installation of a White Marker Board at the recently constructed ICAN Lecture Theatre. Hon. Ajilore affirmed that the executive had to even deep hands into their personal pockets to bulk the funds as the construction of the board cost more than the said N5,000 excess. The Honourable then stated that as the President’s breach of due process was not justifiable, his committee had recommended a more suitable punishment in its report, one not in tandem with the actions of the Speaker. 


 The General Secretary of the Association, Mr Oladejo Ismail, whilst commenting on the issue opined that the issues arising were merely unnecessary expressions of post-election emotions. According to the Secretary, the issue had been duly addressed since its occurrence in the first semester as the President had been made to apologise to the house at its in-house meeting and Staff Advisers of the Association had already interfered in the matter. Mr Oladejo further alleged that the said impeachment was only an attempt by persons in antagonist parties to cog the wheel of progress of the association. He then further appealed to the members of NUASA to continue to participate in the planned programmes of the association as the current issues in the association were only a distraction.

     

 




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