Osasu99:

Easyson i have this feeling like i know you from some where abeg which skul did you finish from

jdzarrus99: Towards ending the ongoing ASUU strike,
the Federal Government has committed to
spending N200 billion in the 2014 budget on
the universities as well as on each of the
next three-four years until the universities
are brought to world-class standard as
demanded by ASUU leadership.
This is in addition to the N100 billion
dedicated and already made available…
Government has also increased to N40billion
as a first installment, funds for payment of
earned allowances to the striking lecturers,
an improvement from the N30 billion
previously released.
This information is contained in an internal
statement at the Federal University of
Otuoke by Professor Bolaji Aluko, its Vice-
Chancellor.
On the earned allowances, Prof. Aluko said
“Government will top it up with further
releases once universities are through with
the disbursement of this new figure of N40
million, so Vice-Chancellors are urged to
expedite this disbursement within the
shortest possible time using guiding
templates that have been sent by the CVC.”
Professor Aluko said the development
followed meetings on September 19 and Oct
11 of representatives of the Association of
Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities,
led by Prof. Hamisu of ATBU and ASUU reps
led by its President, Dr. N. Fagge with the
Vice-President of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, Arc. Namadi. Sambo, Minister of
State for Education, Nyesom Wike and
others.
In the interest of peace, Vice-President
Sambo appealed to ASUU to call off the
strike and apologized over the “take-it-or-
leave-it” comments made by the Minister of
Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
Other points of agreement at the meetings
include the following:
Project Prioritization: Universities will now
be allowed to determine their priorities and
not be “rail-roaded” into implementing a pre-
determined set of projects with respect to
the NEEDS assessment. Decisions are not to
be centralized.
TETFund Intervention: Government assured
that the operations of the TETFund will not
be impaired, and that the regular TETFund
intervention disbursement to Universities
will continue, unaffected. So the NEEDS
assessment capital outlays are in addition to
regular TETFund intervention.
Project Monitoring: A new Implementation
Monitoring Committee (IMC) for the NEEDS
Assessment intervention for universities has
been set up to take over from the Suswan
Committee. The new one is under the Federal
Ministry of Education and chaired by the
Honorable Minister of Education.
In addition, to build confidence and ensure
faithful implementation and prevent any
relapse as before, the Vice President will
meet quarterly with the IMC to monitor
progress.
Blueprint: ASUU was mandated to submit a
blue print for revitalizing the Universities to
the Vice President. ASUU leadership will now
meet to decide if the government should be
trusted again, this time.

Dr.'Hesjay:
Whayt do u take me for?...a fool?..
U think i wont b sure of what m saying b4 posting here
do u know what a compiler is?..I told you she doest have a compiler on her system(i checked myself)...Ok lets agree she is d dullest grl in naija..she knws nfn..
She doesnt hv a compiler,in a standard school,no lecturer will allow you into a computer science class when u dont have compiler..so shld we say she has nt been attending lectures since 200level??....
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Mind you,she is very very intelligent...We are actually learning graphics together...U need to see here handiwork...

Dr.'Hesjay:
Mehn....I pity some people o..
Most of the private universities are nonsense schools.
I had an experince today,met a girl who is a 300level computer science student@ JABU..
What prompted me to write here is that i remembered the day we were talking here and someone mentioned JABU has a good school(i think Taylor).
I have a phobia for computer scientists,cos i love anything programming.I fear programmers because i think and feel they are gurus,extraordinary.
That was the thought that came to me when she introduced herself as a 300level computer scientist when i met her,i felt lo,another guru.
To my surprise today,we got into a discussion and i discovered she knows ALMOST NO programming languages. She knows only FORTRAN basics,she doesnt even know FORTRAN up to Arrays and GUI....Mehn..i was like wtf is this!..
She doesnt have a compiler on her system.So sad!..
She said they didnt teach them how to run programmes in their school,they only teach them flowchart and some other programming stuffs.
With what i know in my school(uniosun),when you are in 300level and a computer science student,you are sure of Fortran,C++,C#,machine language and Assembler.....
The whole 300level is for Java and other high languages..
Even those of us who are not computer scientists MUST complete courses in Fortran and C++....
Yet,they pay high fees in the school,what a f**cked up school!!
I helped her with my compiler sha(Plato).Installed it for her and gve her a pdf C++ manual..
.
Such a sad experience today!!

crispin kc: shut ur mouth! Professionals lyk us can solve ur problem so*brings his tools* wich of d tooth is shaky lol

Ifyx: Easyson,Itz pretzy,Eyıjeeday nd Atesunate... Na vıewın tınz abı?

omodave: he Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Lagos chapter, Dr. Oghenekaro Ogbinaka, speaks on the 14-week-old strike by lecturers in public universities, in this interview with CHARLES ABAH

Fourteen weeks into the strike, the end is still not in sight. What is ASUU’s next line of action considering the plight of students?

Even if the strike that started on July 1 has lasted all the only one week, it would still have been very damaging. In other climes, nobody would expect  all the public universities to be shut for over 100 days. Yet we all are carrying on as if all is well.

Our policy makers’ perception of education is faulty. The governments, across all levels of governance, have a faulty philosophy of education. They think that educating Nigerians is a gift. They believe that proper funding of education is wasteful and a private “family matter.” Hence, you may even hear those who ought to be well-informed wanting to know why government should be spending so much on education. They want every public institution and schools privatised.

They forget that even the colonial government gave the mission schools grants in aid; thus recognising the central role of government in the provision of good and affordable schools.

The point being made is that the premise at which the government is operating at the educational platform is wrong. The government should set out to satisfy the education system and not ASUU. Central to the restoration of normalcy in our universities is the question of funding and ASUU is saying what has been offered so far, since the strike began, is just a laughable amount that cannot be taken seriously. The question is: would ASUU embark on strike because of N130bn? No! Given the current hardliner’s position of the FG, ASUU is simply saying we cannot continue on the old template, so the strike continues.

We also appreciate the fact that there are some genuine interventions by well-meaning Nigerians to bring both parties to the table for discussion. Ultimately, both ASUU and the FG will meet to discuss and move forward. We cannot lock up our universities permanently and think both parties can move about comfortably. This is not acceptable.

We understand that the FG has started the no- work-no-pay policy. How far will this affect the struggle? Do you foresee a situation where your colleagues will be coerced into submission by this policy?

The  no-work-no-pay policy is a familiar measure. It has never worked with ASUU. We have seen cases where our colleagues were victimised and even sacked as the administration of the University of Ilorin did in the past. Our union could adopt the “No pay, no work” policy too. Invariably, this current strike will not be suspended until we are paid even when all the contentious issues have been resolved. Personally, I think we should operate from higher moral grounds given the justified cause we are pursuing. Really, it is a policy of the FG born out of its inability to address minor human problems.      The policy cannot force our members back to work. We were well convinced on our line of action. We were in no illusion as to what actions or inactions the FG, state and even some university administrations would do. But once you have a well-mobilised union membership that are trustful of their leaders and believe in the cause they are championing, there will be the will, way and courage to push. This policy is familiar. It is an old route. We know how to navigate it even with closed eyes.

 The thrust of the agitation borders on funding and the FG says it does not have enough to satisfy all your demands. What do you suggest on how funds could be raised to run the sector?

 The minister of finance should be bothered about capital flight by way of Nigerians studying abroad. The country is losing much in terms of people going to seek “good health.” We are losing in terms of huge importation of rice and other products we have at our back yard. Recall the oil theft cartel. Recall Nigerians establishing universities in neighbouring African countries. Where are such done in this world? Where is the patriotism here? These people ironically are also not only the friends of our government; a few of them are in government. You withhold salaries of lecturers, yet students are home and the system is paralysed. Yet you are compelled to pay the non-academic staff that are not on strike; a wage bill that is even higher than what lecturers are paid. So government is paying for a non-functional system so long as the strike lasts. This is why we cannot but appeal to the government to resolve all the matters quickly and in a way we can guarantee lasting and sustainable industrial harmony in our universities.

As one has argued elsewhere, the FG cannot really sustain the argument of no funds for education. It is all about government’s priority. ASUU has never left the issue of funding entirely in the hands of government. It is erroneous for anybody to think so. There is a full chapter in the agreement that talks about sources of funding as well as cost-saving measures that the universities should adopt. For example, TetFund is a product of ASUU’s agreement. Again, the Nigerian Universities Pension Commission is expected to carry out minimal interventions by way of investing in our universities. There are other aspects. For example, ASUU has put a case for the government to patronise the universities in areas of consultancy and research; and to encourage private firms to do the same.  This is not to say the government should be encouraged to abandon its driving role in education. The government must make adequate budgetary provisions for education. Education is the key to a nation’s development.

The Governor Gabriel Suswam-led committee said it had commenced the disbursement of N100bn to the universities. Why is ASUU not comfortable with the gestures of the committee?

Even if Governor Gabriel Suswam-led committee meant well, he was most uninformed on the issues involved. He thought it was all about award of contracts for hostels, etc. He ignored what was on ground and was carried away by a misplaced messianic hype. If only he appreciated that, there were the Needs Assessment Report recommendations for each terms of reference that were duly approved by the President. He ignored this document and wanted to allocate funds to universities and commence contract awards. This is simplistic. It is born out of not appreciating the issues involved. Now that the vice-chancellors are involved and under the watch of the Vice-President we are sure there will be better progress.

The uncomplimentary role of the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof. Julius Okojie, did not help the Suswam Committee. Okojie has never been on the same page with ASUU as a body. He gives the impression that the union is all out to destroy, and is indeed destroying the system; whereas ASUU believes that the system is already destroyed and requires urgent resuscitation. If you go with the ES of NUC, there will be problems. This was what Suswam did.

NANS says it is no longer supporting ASUU in the strike. Is this not an indication that the union has lost one of its strong allies in this struggle?

The tragedy of this nation is that we killed leadership at the students’ level. The government penetrated the students’ body and destroyed it. We are aware that the President of NANS was rusticated about 10 years ago from the Ekiti State University. He appeared at the Obafemi Awolowo University where he got admitted for a diploma programme in Local Government Studies in order to qualify him to seek election as NANS President. Now we have a Diploma Student representing NCE, OND, HND, Bachelors students as their leader. The painful thing is that most students, even at OAU, Ife, do not know the President of NANS. It is doubtful if he has a regular matriculation number, knows his course adviser and fellow students. He runs NANS from the comfort of a hotel in Abuja. Our prayer is that the strike will be over, those parading themselves as NANS leaders will be back to school, and journalists will be able to locate them in their various hostels and classrooms if they are genuine students. We know our students and our students know us. These NANS people may be students but not Nigerian undergraduates.

Again, people usually bring in students’ plight each time ASUU is on strike. They keep quiet about the students’ plight while they are in the schools that lack basic learning facilities such as classrooms, laboratories, good security and libraries. They see nothing wrong with the plight of students who live in cramped rooms, inhuman hostels, learning under trees, etc. Outside strike action, these students are victims of a bad and inhuman system. This explains why our leaders send their wards abroad. Fortunately, unlike in the past that ASUU was easily blackmailed, especially with the “plight of the students” argument, the students themselves are the No 1 supporters of ASUU’s struggles today. They appreciate the fact that they may not benefit from the new hostels and facilities. However, they are excited with the gains of the bigger picture.  If the condition of service of lecturers is enhanced, qualified students will want to take up lecturing jobs. We will also have foreigners in our faculties. All we are trying to do is to ensure that our children do not become victims of a terrible education system.

ASUU leadership is reportedly under security watch now. As an official of the union, how true is this? Have you had any encounter with security agents since the strike started?

It is a normal thing for government security details to be bothered about the on goings. A few may be overzealous. We meet with them regularly. But the interesting thing is that they are Nigerians. So, one should leave it like that. Their family members are affected by the bad education system. One should be silly to think that government will not consider the security implications of the union’s action. The truth is that education made people like Awolowo popular. He built the then University of Ife and funded education massively. The same can be said of Nnamdi Azikwe and Ahmadu Bello. People loved them for what they did. Theirs was affordable, popular and mass education for all. This endeared them to the people.

ASUU leadership, in the course of providing counter arguments and rebuttals to the misinformation and propaganda by government agents, is mindful of the security implications of such reactions. We are avoiding a very thin line. This explains why we shield the students’ body from actively participating in the struggle. We can only appeal to government to listen and implement the agreement. Resorting to force and intimidation are no solutions. They will only exacerbate  the bad situations. It is therefore strange when we read stories that call for the disbanding of a harmless trade union of intellectuals and privatisation of  publicly-owned universities as solutions. At the end of the day both the government and the university system will come out better and stronger. ASUU will simply go back to the classroom, satisfied that our universities have become globally competitive. http://www.punchng.com/education/well-survive-no-work-no-pay-policy-ASUU/

omodave:

De guy confess everything even the one u be nor know

omodave:
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He dey fear make u nor go kindnap am na

Ifyx: rememba d day of d pume,when we were jackın @ fac.of edu wıt kessy,atesunate &ambfıtsaınt? He came arvnd tuu grıt uz buh @ dah moment u went out tuu receıve a call,even lata gan we all searchd 2geda 4 canteen where we culd eat... Abı u don 4get me gan?

Dr.'Hesjay:
So wetn u dey find for ilesa...talkless of ita-akogun??

Dr.'Hesjay:
I saw u??...did we talk?
i dnt remember talking wif anyone wu stays around here

Dr.'Hesjay:
Easyson..pls pls pls..i'm begging u..do u knw me b4?...
How did u knw my mum?...
U stay around here....?
I left access bank abt 10minutes ago and everything u said works for me...i was vieiwing this thread n was wif ma mum....
Am waiting

Dr.'Hesjay:
Now its over...
U gotta tell me whom u r..
I don dey suspect u all dis while
hmm...Tell me wu u r sir!..

Attah Ojoma :
'this thread is so borin'. Dah's ur 1st post eva... Na who u want make e dey entertain u 24/7?

horlasunkanmi: i need ur advice guys am a special education aspirant nd i scored 45 buh a friend of mine who is a student at the faculty of education told me that he can help me give my papers to a doctor who is a senior lecturer at the faculty that d doctor is gonna help me he said the doctor is his church member nd dat d doctor also like him coz he is the only student that is in firstclass in his dptmt,he didnt ask for any money or any other tin frm me though buh im doubting if smtin like dat could really work out he also said he even knw some prof that could help me buh he said na that doctor sure pass,so what do i do guys

DaizyJims: Fun time:
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2).u buy 5alive N300,i buy orange,mango,pineapple N80.mine na home made..#money cannot waste.
3).nepa cut ur light,u pay 2k for reconnection,i wait till nyt,call broda mufu electrician,gv am N200 fix my light..#money cannot waste..
4).u buy milo,peak milk n sugar,i buy cowbell chocolate 3-in-1..#money cannot waste..
5).u pay 5k to watch p sqaure show,i buy alaba cd,N100 watch am sing..#money cannot waste..
6).u pay N1500 for cinema plus pop corn N500,i dey my rum buy 20 in one dvd N200,buy guguru N50..#money cannot waste..
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.you buy don simon,i buy zobo add squaddy,all na red wine..#money cannot waste..
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NA NAIJA WE DEY!

klenzjoshua: u guys don't see as someone bad at all, if u carefully go through what cause the insult, u will c that am not at fault. I said the list should be out after strike and just for
someone to ask me which strike. U too look at the question. Do we have two strike delaying us. Now I ask him if the question makes sense and that if it is a question.

klenzjoshua: I heard that UI admission list will be released shortly after the strike as been call off

Dr.'Hesjay:
@Tommybob..they always choose cutoff na.,..
Its not really cutoff o..Not everybody who meet it will be admitted..It simply means that is the lowest score you can get to be admitted.....But other things like connection,State of origin et al will decide

Dr.'Hesjay:
D kind of happiness in me ehn...if u ride Hummer insyd me,it will go smoothly...so so sos so sos so so happy!!!!!!!!!!!!
At least i'm sure i'm a doctor

Fynestboi: you choose your main course as fall back that means you are tellng ui that i dnt want any oda course again, and they would act accordng to your wish if you dnt beat ur course ctmark..

Debonny90: D man said list is cuming out very soon cos utme is putting real pressure on them to release d admission list

Mesopotamia: Another week gone and wasted without any tangible development.
At times,i wonder if some people have conscience,coz if they do,they'll know that it is the life and future of millions of pple they are toying with.
Anyway,God dey.
Good morning folks.