OAU Kilonshele News Outfit

Saturday, 30th December, 2017. By Olufemi Alfred     For the past few weeks, students of Obafemi Awolowo University have begun restoration campaigns in a bid to demand for the reinstatement of the students union activities and the reinstatement of the suspended Four students  which was reported by OAU KILONSHELE few months ago.     The four students; Oluwalade Babatunde, Omole Ibukun, Jacob Grace and Udeh John were served suspension letters after a protest against 6 days of power outage in the university campus. This was followed by a indefinite proscription of the students union activities.   This was aired on social media platforms; Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter with hash tags like #REINSTATEOAU4 , #ReinstateOurUnion and #ReinstateGreatIfeStudentsUnion . All posts and tweets were geared towards towards the immediate restoration of the students' union and the suspended students.     Koye-ladele Mofehintoluwa, a Parliamentarian in t...

Saturday, 30th December, 2017. By Olufemi Alfred .O.      In a Press release by Association of Campus Journalist, ACJOAU, the Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Prof. Eyitope Ogubodede, responded to salient issues related to students' welfare and the resumption after the 'End of the year' break in order to clear speculations of a postponement.     In the release signed by Okeowo Olasukanmi, the president and Bamidele Seun, the General Secretary of the association, the VC stated that the resumption date still remains unchanged as earlier fixed for January 2, 2018.    Furthermore, the complaints of students living in 'Maintenance hostel', a, private hostel on campus, were addressed. The lack of maintenance and the plans of the owners of the hostel was duly reported by OAU KILONSHELE.   The body of Campus Journalist made it known that the university have started to take some steps towards tackling the issue of unstable power...

 'THE STRIKE ACTION CONTINUES-UNIVERSITY WORKERS' UNIONS SAY AFTER MEETING WITH FG. Tuesday, 19th December, 2017. By Olufemi Alfred .O.     After a meeting of the Joint Action Committee of the Non-academic staff of universities with the minister of Education, Mallam Adamu, earlier today, the committee has resolved to continue the Earned Allowance EA strike action.   The resolution is prior to the futile attempt to reach a successful compromise between the Federal Government and the striking workers today at the meeting held at Abuja alongside some government officials.   "Government at the meeting acknowledged the legitimacy of our grievances and assured that efforts are being made to correct the unfortunate situation. We shall be invited subsequently when concrete actions have been taken in that regard." the letter sent to all branch leaders stated.     The letter was signed by the national leaders of the three sister unions; Comrade Samson...

   Below are the 84 departments in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife Osun state. 1. African Languages and Literature 2. Agricultural Economics 3. Agricultural and Environmental Engineering 4. Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology 5. BiologyAnimal Science 6. Archeology 7. Architecture 8. Biochemistry 9. Botany 10. Building 11. Business Law 12. Chemical Engineering 13. Chemical Pathology 14. Chemistry 15. Civil Engineering 16. Community Health and Nutrition 17. Computer Science and Engineering 18. Continuing EducationCrop production 19. Demography and Social Statistics 20. Dermatology and Venerology 21. Dramatic Arts 22. Drug Research and Production Unit 23. Economics 24. Educational Administration and Planning 25.Educational Foundation and Counseling 26. Educational Technology 27. Electronic and Electrical Engineering 28. English Language 29. Environmental Health and Epidemiology 30. Estate Management 31. Fine and Applied Arts 32. F...

Sunday, 17th of December. By Olufemi Alfred .O.    The Federal ministry of Education has invited the Joint Action Committee(JAC), which is the body for all Non-academic staff unions, for a meeting over the resumption of their suspended strike on December 4. This is aimed at negotiating with the leaderships of the unions over the letter received, stating their on-going strike action.   In the invitation letter, dated 15th of December, the leaders of the non-academic staff unions, comprising of The  Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, Non Academic Staff Union, NASU,  and National Association Academic Technologists, NAAT; are to meet with the honourable minister by 11:00am on Tuesday, 19th of December.     The meeting, which is to be held at HME conference hall at Abuja, was communicated through the office of Mrs. Ojo J.S, the Director of Tertiary Education.    The leaders of the aggrieved unions are then urg...

Thursday, 14th December, 2017. By Olufemi Alfred .O.     Obafemi Awolowo University has fixed a new date for the sports admissions' that was earlier suspended due to the unstable turn of events caused by the protesting members of the Non-academic staff unions.         Speaking with our correspondent, the Director of Sports of the University's sports council, Abu Adamu, stated that the screening has been re-scheduled for 10:00am on Wednesday, 20th of December.      The Director also promised that the on-going strike action by the Non-teaching Staff unions will not affect the exercise as arrangements have been made to allow the passage of the candidates on that day.     "I've spoken with the unions. So they will not close the gate on that day." he assured.    Applicants are then enjoined to be at the Director's office in good time with their sports kits and credentials.

Wednesday, 13th December, 2017. By Olufemi Alfred .O.      The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife, has acted against the decision of the Non-academic staff unions by paying the controversial Earned Allowance EA to all the unions, including the Teaching, which is  Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) and the Non-teaching Staff unions; Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Non Academic Staff Union (NASU) and National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT).     Earlier today, in a release from the Office of the Public Relations Officer of the school, Olanrewaju Abiodun, he stated that the payment has begun earlier today.     When asked whether the action by the school will not instigate any violent move from the side of the Non-academic staff unions as it is against their stance of not paying any of the unions until a consensus is reached by the Joint Action Committee(JAC),     "I...

By Olufemi Alfred .O.      Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world - Nelson Mandela      How can we breakthrough as a country if the tool that can be used is in comatose state? This is a question that pops out of an average Nigerian student every time the abysmal state of the Education sector in Nigeria is the focal point of any intellectual discourse.     Going by the tenets and recommendations of the United Nations, which are expedient for any country that desires growth, 26% of a country's annual budget should be expended on Education. This is not because of it's every day effects on all sectors but because it yields an everlasting dividends.      It no longer rings any bell, knowing fully well that the highest Nigeria has achieved ever is 10.43% in 2006. Even the minute allocations are not judiciously spent. Little wonder why the Nigerian Universities Commission(NUC) budgeted 85 m...

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Wednesday, 6th December, 2017. By Olufemi Alfred .O.      The Action Committee set up under the Students' Union of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife, has written a petition against the school over the suspension of the students' union activities few weeks ago, the attack launched against students on November 1 and the recent murder of a young man at the New Bukateria area of the University.     The Committee has Oyebanjo Oluwaseun, the Assistant Secretary General of the union before its suspension and Gbenga Oloniran, the Secretary of the Alliance of Nigerian Students tudents against -Neo Liberal Attacks (ANSA) as its members.     The petition dated 4th of December, 2017, blamed the University administrators for these bad happenings due to their incompetence and silence.       "The killing that occurred on the night of November 30 is only the necessary result of the criminal silence of the university administration on t...

Tuesday, 5th December, 2017. By Olufemi Alfred .O.     The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife, has resolved that an 'end of the year' break be given to the students between 6th of December 2017 and 2nd of January 2018 because of the uproar that is emanating from the protest by the Non-academic staff unions' members of the Nigerian universities. This has also led to the indefinite postponement of the 43rd convocation ceremony of the University.      In the press release by the Public Relations officer of the university, Olanrewaju Abiodun, it was stated that "the Students have been asked to vacate their Halls of residence latest by 4:00pm on Wednesday, 6th December, 2017."      This decision was made in an emergency senate meeting held at Ogunbanjo conference centre of the school. This meeting is linked to the absence of a conducive environment for learning because of the Blockage of main entrances to the school, power o...

Friday, 1st December, 2017. By Olufemi Alfred .O.     In a crucial meeting of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) made up of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Non Academic Staff Union (NASU) and National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) held in Abuja, it was agreed upon that universities will begin an indefinite strike on Monday, December 4, 2017    This is to protest against the sharing formula of the N23billion released by the Federal Government to settle their Earned allowances as Universities like Obafemi Awolowo University and University of Ibadan have spontaneously reacted to.    The decision was as a result of the elapsed deadline of Seven days given to the Federal Government to explain what brought about the skewed ratio. In the formula adopted by the federal government, the non academic staffs were allocated 11 per cent of the N23billion as against 89 per cent for academic staff in the universities. ...