Herbalists back ASUU as Students kick

Students have called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities not to betray them in the on-going strike. They said they would not like a situation when the strike would be called off without achieving anything.
This came as herbalists in Oyo State pledged their support for ASUU.
According to the President of the herbalists in the state, Dr. Arunoyemi Asanlaye, “we are in support of ASUU on the on-going strike”.
The students in large number at a town hall meeting, tagged, Save Public Education Campaign, which was organised by ASUU, UI chapter at the Trenchard Hall, University of Ibadan Monday showed their displeasure at the seeming docility and indifference of the Nigeria Labour Congress calling on the labour union to embark on solidarity strike to force government to respond to ASUU demands.
Dr. Olusegun Ajiboye, Chairman, ASUU UI chapter, said the union would use any method to actualize their demands clarified that the struggle was not about the salaries of lecturers but the funding of education in the country.
Ajiboye said, “We are using so many methods. We cannot tell you when to move to Bodija Market. That is part of our strategies.
Instead of begging ASUU, the government should declare a state of emergency in the education sector”.
Responding to the call by the students, Mr. Bashir Olanrewaju, NLC Chairman in Oyo State, said, “By Wednesday, we will come out with a more proactive stance on the strike. Though, students have called on us to go on strike, we will not go on strike now. We will only mediate. If an affiliate has a problem, joining it in strike will collapse the whole system.
We have never been docile about the incident”.
Prof. Remi Raji, lecturer at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ibadan, said, ”Government should look at the NEEDS Assessment report. It is almost a year now that the 169 recommendations had been made and nothing has been done.
Salary of lecturers is just one of the nine demands of ASUU”.

Source: Vanguard Newspaper

University of Nigeria Secondary School wins NAFDAC consumer safety club competition

The University of Nigeria Secondary School, Enugu Campus, has emerged champion in this years’ annual Consumer Safety Club Competition, organized by the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC.
In the competition, which featured 30 secondary schools in Enugu State, Obasi Nnamdi, who represented the University of Nigeria Secondary School clinched the first position, whereas Odo Chinyere and Ugwudinso Kingsley of Providence High School Enugu and Spring of Life International School Enugu, respectively, took the second and third position.
In the junior categories, Nwosu Onyedika of the Providence High School took the first position, while Ogodo N. Blessing and Chijioke Ogemdi of Airforce Comprehensive Secondary School Agbani and the Spring of Life International School Enugu respectively, took the second and third position.

Scandal: Where is the Money Bartho?

The University of Nigeria Nsukka under the current leadership of  Professor Bartholomew Okolo, who is the Vice Chancellor, is facing chains of mind-boggling allegations of financial scandal, sham recruitment, unauthorized meddlesomeness in staff emoluments, non-implementation of check-off dues and refusal to set up budget monitoring committee.

Besides, there are eye-popping accusations of  personalization and management of grants, TET Funds, World Bank Step B Project, the appointment of special assistants and development officers, non-accountability of over N2billion generated from the School of Postgraduate Studies, stagnation of staff and manipulation of  promotion procedures, award of double contracts on same project,

ASUU Rejects FG Fresh N600b Offer, Insists Strike Must Continue

University teachers remained adamant last night, saying their strike would go on, despite the government’s shifting of its position. The strike has been on for four months.

More cash has been pledged for projects on the campuses. Besides, the earned allowances due to the teachers have been increased from the initial N30 billion offer, which the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) rejected. The teachers are insisting on the 2009 agreement, which they say President Goodluck Jonathan was part of. Besides, they say, they do not trust the government.

Dear Nigerian Students, it is Time For Battle By Abdulrahman Abdulraheem

A background is required, and one short sentence will do: you have been at home for more than three months.

Why do you think this is the case? I will tell you why; it is because you are not a variable anyone has considered seriously in this stalemate; because you have gone to sleep. There is no question that the federal government is not treating this ASUU(Academic staff Union of Universities) strike matter with urgency, at least not the same urgency with which it seems to be attempting to solve the crisis in the ruling Peoples’ Democratic party. On the flip side of the coin, ASUU seems to have begun to enjoy the strike as we are confronted with statements of ASUU officials to the effect that ASUU is ‘not interested’ in dialogue.

Now that the problem has been laid out, what is the solution?

Tragedy: Loss of a Lioness

On the early hours of Friday, the 18^th of October 2013, Miss Chioma Okoronkwo died with the main cause of death unknown to us.  She was a fifth year student of the Department of Medicine and Surgery and an EXCO member of the Christian Union Fellowship UNEC campus.

Indeed it is a great loss, we pray the lord grants her family the fortitude to bear this loss and may her gentle  soul rest in peace. Amen…

I'm Scared, I'm Afraid ...

Fear is a natural phenomenon one experience sometimes in life. Different people fear different figures and attributes ranging from what can be seen, touched or smelt to stuffs like emotions. Most of the times experiences stirs up this feeling maybe not personal experience but experiences of close relatives. It is surprising to discover the different types of fear people experience, some are in indeed funny. Here is a list of top 10 strong human fears;

Ifunanya Proves a Lioness

The twenty one year old Ifunanya battles to regain her place in the Gulder Ultimate Search season 10. On the 13th day in the jungle, Ifunanya goes head to head with Mary, one of the twins in the opposing tribe due to their poor performance in The Octave task.

The Octave task was designed to test the warriors’ ability to focus their energy, action, feelings and mind into the moment and activity at hand. In the first phase the warriors would take turns to lower themselves into the river with the aid of a rope, flow with the current to a piece of puzzle hooked to a rope tied across the river, unhook the puzzle and hook it anywhere on their body. They would then hoist themselves to shore with the aid of the rope and then drop the puzzle on a mat beside the Anchor. The tribe warrior that spends the lengthiest time performing the tasks will have to go into the second phase against the other tribe’s least performing warrior. In the second phase, the weakest links from each tribe would fix the pieces of the Octave puzzle and the first warrior to solve the puzzle in 30 minutes wins.

After 30 minutes of mental combat between the two warriors and no winner merged, Chidi Mokeme, the Anchor man decides to help them by putting three pieces of the puzzle in the right places. At the end of an additional 20 minutes, Ifunanya emerged victorious leaving Mary evicted from GUS season 10. The lioness continues the search for The 10^th Symbol.
 

Happy Eid ul Adha To Lions And Lioness

Allahu Akbar Allahu Akbar!
Although only the pilgrims in Makkah can participate in the Hajj fully, all the other Muslims in the world join with them by celebrating the Eid ul Adha [eed ul ud-ha], or Festival of Sacrifice. On the 10th of Dhul-Hijjah, Muslims around the world wear their nicest clothing and attend a special prayer gathering in the morning. This is followed by a short sermon, after which everyone stands up to hug and greet one another. The traditional Eid greeting is "Eid Mubarak," which means "Holiday Blessings." Next, people visit each other's homes and partake in festive meals with special dishes, beverages, and desserts. Children receive gifts and sweets on this joyous occasion.

In addition, like the pilgrims in Makkah, those Muslims who can afford to do so offer domestic animals, usually sheep, as a symbol of Abraham's sacrifice. The meat is distributed for consumption to family, friends, and to the poor and needy.

The Eid ul-Adha is a major religious event in the lives of Muslims. Usually, communities celebrate this occasion over a period of several days.

Happy Eid ul Adha...

Bartho is in Trouble

The Joint Action Committee on Trade Unions University of Nigeria Nsukka made up of Academic Staff Union (ASUU) and Non Academic Staff Union of the University and Inter centres (NASU) have called for probe and immediate removal of Batho Okolo, the vice chancellor for maladministration.

The unions also called for the removal of Olufumi A. Brown whose reposting to the university as the representative of the minister was according to the union, done in bad taste.

UNN and Howard University to collaborate in Pharmacy, Medicine, Nursing and Law

Historic black higher institution Howard University of America is to collaborate with the University of Nigeria Nsukka through faculty and student exchanges in key disciplines of pharmacy, medicine, nursing, dentistry and law.

The collaboration follows extensive discussions and meetings involving a UNN team led by Vice Chancellor Professor Bartholomew Okolo and officials of Howard University led by Provost and Chief Academic Officer Professor Wayne A.I. Fredrick.  The University of Nigeria team met with their Howard counterparts on Friday, August 16 at the Howard campus in Maryland, Washington DC, USA.

The collaborations, as solicited by the UNN Vice-Chancellor, would include staff and student exchanges, joint workshops and conferences, shared curricula and joint grant applications. Both parties are working on the memorandum of understanding covering the agreement.

UNN Ranked 2nd in Nigeria and 22nd in Africa

On October 4, 2013, Prof. Bartho Okolo has revealed the current ranking of the University of Nigeria based on research and publications as published by Researchgate. The VC disclosed  while addressing newsmen at Enugu campus of the university on the occasion of the 53rd Founders’ Day celebration and Golden jubilee of the first graduates of the university scheduled for 2-7 October. “This years celebration is unique in the sense that we are celebrating another milestone;the golden jubilee of the first graduates of the university who numbered 200 on admission and bore the registration number of 60/001 to 60/200. Based on research and publications as published by Researchgate- Berlin based network , our university occupied the second position in the latest ranking of Nigerian universities and 22nd in Africa” said the VC.

Thumbs up Lions and Lionesses...

Lions and Lioness Battles for the Ultimate Man

                               
As the cameras were set rolling on Friday, October 4, 2013, the battle for the Ultimate Man kicked off. Gulder Ultimate Search season 10, The 10^th Symbol, is privilege to have two of its contestant graduates of the Den.

Here are the profiles of the two contestants

About Us

A thousand and one blogs exists on the net, most based on celebrity gist, sports, politics and a few on topics that concern our real world. But suffice me to say that there is a world in this real world that we live in, though similar to our real world still slightly different from it. The major difference between these two worlds is the people involved in each of them, despite the fact that their daily activities and long term goals are similar. In fact, the smaller world is a duplicate of the real world which consists of children, teenager and adults but is controlled and directed by the adults.

In the smaller world, a particular age group writes, directs and edit very scene in the play. This age group comprises of the teenagers and the smaller world includes universities, polytechnic and colleges.Despite the daily dog chase and similar dreams of every individual in the smaller world to graduate with good grades and start working, the different gender has their own dreams. The boy dreams of getting laid as many times as possible and the girls, they dream to always be attractive and non-repulsive.

Enter10ment Den is about the students and the activities that happen within the University of Nigeria. e-DEN believes that every university is a world of its own and the students are celebrities and superstars that real world have not been able to identify. We bring to you news, events, inspiration, lifestyle, fashion, gossip and entertainment updates within and around the University of Nigeria.