ASUP TASKS GOVT ON POLYTECHNIC FUNDING

Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics A.S.U.P, has enjoined the Federal and State govts to substantially fund the Polytechnic education, describing it as the panacea for nation’s technological advancement problems.

The Union also called on the Federal Govt. to fully implement the content and spirit of the agreement agreement it enters with the union in September 2001, especially the implementation of HATISS in polytechnics and also to harmonize the academic allowance of the lecturers. This is contained In a communiqué  issued at the end of the 45^th regular meeting of National Executive Council NEC of the union in Lagos on June 1, and signed by the union’s national president mr. sylvester leko and national secretary mr. banjo oguntose.the union further advises    the FG to ensure passage of the bill on national commission for polytechnics and avert further disruption that trails discussions about the bill in the national assembly. Other issues raised in the NEC meeting include reduction of security agent and military men around polytechnics premises, stamping out cultism most especially in LASPOTECH and removal of the council chairman of the Kwara State Polytechnic Professor Abdurahaman Oba

PARENTS AND MANAGEMENT FORUM IN FUTO

RECORDS SUCCESS

The Federal University of Technology, Owerri- FUTO sets up parent and management forum which levies each student N5000. The V.C. of the University Prof Jide Njoku who made this known at the forum organized by correspondents’ chapel of the Nigerian Union of journalists (NUJ) points out that the forum has completed and handed over to the University a big project with the N5000 levy. The University is currently building 66 room hostel and convocation square all from the levy, he added.

FEDERAL POLY EDE EXPELS 150M STUDENTS

The Federal polytechnic Ede in Osun has expelled 150 students for gaining admission with fake SSEC result.

UDUS MATRICULATES 2,801

Usmanu Danfodio University Sokoto on Wednesday June 23, Matriculated 2,801 students admitted out of over 16,000 applicants for the 2003/2004 session. The V.C Prof Tijjani Bande gave the breakdown of the placement as; Agriculture 107, Arts 473, Health Sciences 92, Education 509, Management 402, Sciences 593, Social Sciences 500, Vet Medicine 47 Law 48.

………… .AS UI CUTS DOWN INTAKES

The University of Ibadan has cut down the number of fresh intakes, the Registrar of the institution Chief (Mrs.) Mojisola Ladipo has said. The University admits 2,700 students this year as against 5000 in the last five years. According to her, 4000 students were recently sent packing by the University authorities while another batch will in the next few days be flushed out. This development will also include PG schools, she hinted.

NANS THREATENS BATTLE WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS

The National Association Nigerian Students (NANS) has threatened to mobilise its members to seal up the premises of GSM providers if the latter do not improve their network. The National President of the association Mr. Tony Nwoye made this known while speaking to newsmen during the bicentenary celebrations in Sokoto.

the FG to ensure passage of the bill on national commission for polytechnics and avert further disruption that trails discussions about the bill in the national assembly. Other issues raised in the NEC meeting include reduction of security agent and military men around polytechnics premises, stamping out cultism most especially in LASPOTECH and removal of the council chairman of the Kwara State Polytechnic Professor Abdurrahman Oba.

A.B.U INTRODUCES DRESS CODE

Staff and students, especially females in the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria will have to appear decently dressed from the next academic session which begins late this year. The institutions new V.C Prof. Shehu Abdullahi who made this known in a statement on July 6,2004 said the dress code is necessary to curb the rapidly increasing  cases of sexual abuses adding that the two major religions which the population  concerned  adhere to, proscribe  a minimum dress habit suitable for decent life. It is a world acclaim fact that Nigerians are among the religious peoples on earth, so our University will have to reflect that, he said.  It can be recalled that both UNIABUJA and UNIMAID have institutionalised such dress code some time last year.