OBJ, UNIBADAN Vice Chancellor, Others To Grace ASONIS National Convention (see full details)

Duru Victor

Former president of Nigeria H.E. Chief Olusegun Obasanjo (Ph.D), Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan (UNIBADAN) Prof. Idowu Olayinka A. tops the list of prominent dignitaries to grace the inaugural ASONIS national convention this January.

Association of Southern Nigeria Students (ASONIS) is a non-political movement that covers students and youths in the south-east, south-west and south-south geo-political zones, armed with the sole aim of bettering students welfare.

ASONIS member states include Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Ekiti, Osun, Ondo, Enugu, Anambra, Ebonyi, Abia, Imo, Cross Rivers, Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa, Edo, Akwa Ibom.

The national convention tagged New Economy, New Thinking, New Rules will be held at the Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu State on the 25th and 26th of January.

The national convention is free for all registered member of ASONIS.

To become a registered member and be eligible to attend the national convention make a one-time payment of one thousand naira (#1,000.00) to the following account details:

Acct. Name: Association of Southern Nigeria Student
Bank: Fidelity Bank
Acct. No.: 6060295188

Note: After making payment kindly send your proof of payment to 09064215808 or 07013866535 or 0806780 4396

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IMSU Emerges Winner of ImechE London Contest (See official photos)

DURU VICTOR

Imo State University Owerri (IMSU) has emerged winners of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers London (IMechE) contest held in Nigeria.

The international engineering contest tagged Speak Out For Engineering 2018 had its national level stage at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) on the 30th of November.

Eight Nigeria institutions were drawn for the national level stage namely Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK),University of Lagos Akoka (UNILAG), Anambra State University (ANSU), Enugu State University of Technology (ESUT), Madonna University Okija campus, University Kano, Federal University of Agriculture and Imo State University Owerri.

The keen contest saw representatives of Imo State University in Chukwudi Christian Chigozie and Chukwuemeka Emmanuel of 400 level emerging winners in Nigeria and will go on to the regionals of the contest along with University of UAE and University of Mauritius.

IMSU reps designed an indigenous water purification and treatment system in line with this year's theme which is concerned with ingenuity towards the future drinkable water crisis. The winners, IMSU reps, were awarded 300 pounds and a trip to Mauritius to represent Nigeria at the regionals.

With over 120,000 members in 140 countries, ImechE has been at the heart of mechanical engineering profession since 1847. The winners will represent Africa in London in April next year.

See official photos below...

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ASUU Nationwide Strike To Continue As Meeting With FG Ends In Deadlock

There appears to be no end in sight as regards the ongoing strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as the ASUU-FG meeting held today failed to produce any resolution.

The over three hours meeting which was held in Abuja began by 5:30pm and failed to achieve the needed result as the negotiating teams for both sides resolved to reconvene the meeting at a latter date.

The ASUU team led by its president Prof. Biodun Ogunbiyi and the FG team led by the honourable minister of education, Mallam Adamu Adamu sought to re-open negotiations over demands for improved university funding.

All efforts made by correspondents to talk to the Minister of Education proved abortive while the ASUU president avoided newsmen his reaction however left much to be told. He said: "The meeting will continue at a latter date. We will continue from where we stopped.
We have started the discussion, we are continuing and the discussion will continue at a latter date. You'll get to know about it".

Meanwhile House of Representatives Committee on Tertiary Education led by Hon. Aminu Suleiman has urged the ASUU and FG to find lasting solution to the ongoing strike and resolve their differences.

The ASUU-FG meeting today ended by 8pm.

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Most Beautiful Igbo Girl Nigeria Pageant Grand Finale Date Revealed! (See details)

Catch Founder Exhela Initiative NewYork Onyegwara Prisca, Darling FM Cranberry and other celebs and artistes @ the grand finale of the Most Beautiful Igbo Girl In Nigeria Beauty Pageant 2018...

Date: 7th December, 2018
Venue: Owerri Hotel Plaza

Everywhere #MBIGN
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Don't miss it!

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OFFICIAL: IMSU Star Newspaper Resumes Full Operation Again, Inaugurates Appointed Members

Imo State University, Owerri (IMSU) Star Newspaper resumed full operation today being Saturday 13th of October, 2018.

The media arm of the school founded in 2004 reared to life again - after being downed temporarily - with the inauguration of its appointed press team at her office situated in CD Block, room 2.

The inaugurated appointed student team members are as follows:

• EDITOR -- Peter Dibia [08137847696]
• CHIEF CORRESPONDENT -- Duru Victor (pka Prof) [07013866535]
• ADVERTISING & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR -- Umunna Uchenna (pka Mr. Wright) [07037191638]
• PRODUCTION & CIRCULATION MANAGER -- Nwahiri Chris (pka IMSU Hot Fm) [08036140748]
• NEWS CORRESPONDENT -- Madubuihe Elijah (pka Imsu Elijah) [08102097616]

 In the same regard, the school press team is also to maintain an online presence with the creation of Facebook and WhatsApp groups for Imo Stars.

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ASUU STRIKE UPDATE: ASUU rejects proposed hiking of university students fees to 350k and 500k respectively

 According to a reliable source, it has been revealed that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected the hiking of school fees of university students as proposed by Dr Wale Babalakin, the chief government negotiator in the ASUU/Federal Government renegotiation exercise.

Prof. Lawan Abubakar, the Bauchi Zonal Coordinator of the Union made the disclosure at a press conference in Jos, the Plateau State capital.

Abubakar said, “One of the major issues our union wishes to bring to public domain is the wild idea of sharing the cost of education between the government and parents proposed by Dr. Wale Babalakin. This idea of sharing the cost of education since government alone cannot fund education, and that parents need to pay for it too.

“He proposed a minimum of N350, 000 as tuition fee for undergraduate students of Arts and Humanities, and N500, 000, for those in Sciences.

“Our union rejected the proposal based on the fact that the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria clearly states that funding education is the sole responsibility of Governments at various levels and not parents,” he maintained.

He added, “In his response, he proposed the idea of an Education Bank, where students will obtain a loan of N1 million each, every session to pay the tuition fee and sustain themselves.

“However, our union also rejected the idea of Education Bank, because for one, not all the students will have access to loan, and for those who will access the loan, it is the same parents who served as sureties, and subsequently pay back the loan, considering the very high rate of unemployment in the country.

Recall that the ASUU joined the NLC in an organized union warning strike to press home their demands. The warning strike will elapse on the 4th of October while negotiations are still ongoing between the FG and organised labour.

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High Speeding Truck has just Killed a Pretty Young Promising lady

Eye witness report...

(Mr. Fred)

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Tragedy has knocked at the gate of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu ode, Ogun State as a 300L female student was killed this evening by a Truck that was on high speed.

The girl who was identified as Miss Kofoworola Kuku Toheeba, from the department of Human Kinetics was knocked down on her motorcycle by a high speeding Truck (that just offloaded fruits at the market) at Lagos-Ibadan Express Road.

She was said to be a very promising young lady according to her friends at school.

So sad, the Federal Road Safety Commission Officers came immediately to carry her dead body to the mortuary.

The driver of the truck was caught and has been taken to the Police Station.

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