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It is about two decades I graduated from university and ASUU has been on strike almost every year. More than 20 years before I entered university it was like that. Now, my children are entering university and experiencing the same problem. What guarantees that my grand children will not experience the same?
When you continue to apply the same methodology to solve a problem and doesn’t yield desired results, do you continue the same or device other means? Our lecturers, I mean members of ASUU said using same method at all time will not yield different results. Why is ASUU using same methodology of partial or total strike that renders students and parents devastated for past four decades when the result is the same with no tangible response from government?
Does ASUU consider the financial, social and psychological effects of perennial strikes on students and parents? Programs of 4 or 5 years turn out to 6 or 7 years leading to more spending’s on the part of parents.
What of the social effects; some become influenced negatively to become social miscreants due to idleness created by strikes, some take to drugs, some ladies take to prostitution.
Some ladies become pregnant and mothers. This is how some ladies couldn’t continue their university education. We also have cases of boys becoming fathers along the line. We have cases of losing students on accident while going home or returning to schools during strikes.
What can replace the loss of dear souls to hopeful parents?
Can there be comprehensive knowledge acquisition by students due to various interruptions during learning process? Can we actually give a proper assessment to students who have been home for several months without learning anything?
Can we comfortably say that we are producing quality graduates for the past forty years due to ASUU strikes to press for university needs from FG?
ASUU is saying that the university education is underfunded by the FG. This is very true with the decay going on in terms of equipping the human resources; lecturers and non academic staffs and most importantly the structures and its contents to aid teaching and research.
Education does not start from university it starts from primary to secondary before university level.
What is the state of our public primary/secondary schools? NUT had gone on strikes several times for improvement, but is there any remarkable change?
With the growing population, can public primary and secondary schools be sufficient for all the citizens?
Between university education and primary/secondary school education, which one is more important to be affordable, accessible and compulsory for all citizens?
We will all agree that the basic or fundamental levels of education require attention of all… Government, ASUU, NUT, NLC, NGOs, etc.
However, it is pertinent to note that most of the elites including the ASUU, NUT have moved on facing realities on ground by taking their children to private primary and secondary schools.
Most teachers in public primary and secondary schools don’t have their children in public schools.
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Apart from the need for government to provide the necessary structures, the level of dedication to work by public teachers has diminished. Whereas, private teachers that earn less than most public teachers show more dedication and better output than their public counterparts and this is the reason why many of them send their children to private schools in the first instance.
The summary is that the insatiable minds is not only resident in people in government it cuts across all levels including our teachers and lecturers.
The elites have all left fighting for quality education at primary and secondary schools because they have gotten alternatives for themselves. The public schools is being attended by children of the poor. This is where we all get it wrong. However, if the best quality basic education is acquired by students they can pick up life effectively at any level… university, polytechnic, colleges of education, technical schools, skill acquisition centers, ICT centers etc.
A lot of our students go to university to obtain certificates without bothering on utilization of knowledge acquired relevant to course of study.
Instead of producing quality graduates that will create jobs, we end up with job seekers with low efficiency.
University education must attract best students in order to produce the best graduates who can solve societal problems. The quality of our products says a lot about training. ASUU members or products become Minister of education, policy makers and politicians whom we engage for better funding and who have refused to yield to our plights. It is a vicious circle without end result soon.
Saying strike is the only language the government understand is an obsolete statement.
This is irrelevant to the government over the years. It is not on the priority lists of government. FG is giving approval to more private and public universities year in year out. The signal giving is that each university should find means to survive. Government has become irresponsible parents who continue to procreate without thinking of responsibilities attached. Should the born children continue to lament or be proactive in tackling their challenges?
Let’s face reality just as many have done with primary/secondary schools.
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The opportunity cost of spending 6 or 7 years in university or spending 3 or 4 years of normal duration with higher fees should be weighed.
Let the university be autonomous financially but to be subsidized by government. Nigeria has gone beyond fully funded university education when the university was just 10 with free meal for students when the population was about 60 million.
Now, with level of awareness among the citizens, with population of above 200million, with 43 FG universities and 48 state government universities, thinking of fully funded university education at this stage of our lives is tantamount to mirage.
Parents should buckle up to pay more, grants, scholarships and loan should be encouraged to brilliant but indigent students. This is the reality we must face to move on.
I will cite three examples apart from private universities that are running uninterrupted academic calendar. Osun state university started with funds from each local government, today the university is operating smoothly without support from any arm of the government. The charges vary based on course of study. The average annual school fees is not more than what many of our elites pay per annum in average private secondary schools around.
National Open University was established during Obasanjo, today it has the largest student population. No strike since inception and the payment is per unit course with flexibilities that make it attractive to many working class. Today, many young students constitute the majority.
First Technical university Ibadan was established about 6 years ago running smoothly without any itch since inception. The school fees is about half of what is obtainable in many private universities. One spectacular thing about the university is that it attracts best students from public schools. The law establishing the university made it mandatory for each local government to give full scholarship to at least 5 students in public schools(( *no private school involved* ) every session with the exam conducted by the university. During the last graduation ceremony, most of the first class honors are students on scholarship from public schools.
ASUU should stop using the same style fighting the insensitive government and expect victory one day. The elites including ASUU must all go back to drawing board to fight the government to provide qualitative free and compulsory education at all levels in primary and secondary schools throughout the country. If we can’t ensure this, no need to keep on fighting at higher level…. University. Youruba will say that “O fi ete sile o wa npa lapalapa” … meaning “leaving leprosy to treat dandruff”.
Which is more important?
Bankole K.T.
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Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) Approved Academic Calendar is now out, for first and second semester, 2020/202 Academic Session.
The Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA has released its academic calendar for 2020/2021 academic session, for newly admitted and returning students.
Monday, 20th September, 2021 - Registration Portal Opens
Sunday, 24th October, 2021 - Arrival of all Students
Monday, 25th October, 2021 - Registration Continues
Wednesday, 10th to Sunday, 14th November, 2021- Orientation of Fresh Students
Sunday, 14th November, 2021 - Normal Registration Ends
Monday, 15th November, 2021 - Lectures Commence for all Students
Monday, 29th November, 2021 - Late Registration Commences
Monday, 6th December, 2021 - Late Registration Ends
Friday, 17th December, 2021 - Matriculation Ceremony
Thursday, 23rd to Saturday, 25th December, 2021- Mid Semester Break
Monday, 27th December, 2021 - Lectures Resume
Saturday, 19th February, 2022 - Lectures End for all Students
Monday, 21st to Saturday, 26th February, 2022- Lecture Free week
Monday, 28th February, 2022 - First Semester Examinations Commence
Saturday, 19th March, 2022 - First Semester Examinations End
Monday, 21st to Saturday, 2nd April, 2022- Inter- Semester Break
14 weeks of Lectures, 3 weeks for Registration, 3 weeks of Examinations
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Monday, 21st March, 2022 - Registration Portal Opens
Sunday, 3rd April, 2022 - Arrival of all Students
Monday, 4th April, 2022 - Registration Continues
Friday, 15th April, 2022 - Normal Registration Ends
Monday, 18th April, 2022 - Lectures/Late Registration Commence
Monday, 25th April, 2022 - Late Registration Ends
Thursday, 2nd to Saturday, 4th June, 2022 - Mid Semester Break
Monday, 6th June, 2022 - Lectures Resume
Saturday, 16th July, 2022 - Lectures End
Monday, 18th to Saturday, 23rd July, 2022 - Lecture Free week
Monday, 25th July, 2022 - Second Semester Examinations Commence
Saturday, 13th August, 2022 - Second Semester Examinations End
13 Weeks of Lectures, 2 weeks for Registration, 3 weeks of Examinations
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One of the biggest news that broke the Internet from FUTA in the year 2021 is the National Universities Commission (NUC) for FUTA Medicine and Surgery course after a resource assessment and verification visit by panel of experts.
However; due to because it's a new course programme, there's little to no information online about how to go registering for the course most especially for Aspirants.
On this article, we have decided to share you the list of some Important Information you need to know as an Aspirant for the FUTA Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) course.
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Having a spill over course is something every student dread and do not wish to be involved in such situation. But what do you do if you happen to find yourself – or a friend in that type of situation?
On this article, we will be taking a look at how you can avoid Spill Over courses in the University as well as How to deal with a Spill over course (if you are already a victim)
In case you do not know the meaning of Spill over, Spill over can be refer to as the failure of a course or courses in the University. Hence, a Spillover student is one who still has outstanding course(s) – either by failing the course or by dropping it.
The Failure of a course which leads to an outstanding course come as a result of the student scoring lesser than the pass mark.
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However, what’s worse is – if a student is not careful, the Spill over can make matters worse whereby the affected student can keep repeating the outstanding course over, and over again. Below are 5 Ways to Deal with Spill Over (Carry over) Courses.
While you might want to start worrying about the damages the Spilled over course would cause to your G.P.A, your mental balance and your academic, it is recommended you take it easy on yourself.
The next step is to really ask yourself if there’s something that can be done about the Spilled over course. In some cases, it could be a technical mistake on the University part which can be rectify if followed with due process.
If something can be done to rectify the mistake (let’s say it is a technical mistake from the University), then you shouldn’t delay to do something about it – by visiting the right authorities for amendment.
If you have truly confirmed that there is nothing that can be done about it, then you should start accepting the reality. The earlier you accept reality, the better it is for you.
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The Federal University of Technology, Akure had released the official Academic Calendar for the 2019/2020 Second Semester. The second semester academic session is scheduled to begin on Monday, 12th of April, 2021 and ends on Sunday, 22nd of August, 2021.
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For those who have been looking for the copy of the general FUTA timetable, here on this article you'll be able to download the Final examination Timetable for the 1st Semester 2019/2020 Academic Session.
The examination according to the time table starts from Monday, 2nd of March, 2021 and lasts till Friday, 14th of April 2021.
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While FUTA Undergraduates are preparing for the forthcoming Examination, the majority of FUTA Aspirants are anxious to know about FUTA Post UTME Latest News.
In this article, FutaNewsandGist will be providing answers to the TOP 5 Most Frequently Asked Questions by FUTA Aspirants.
Some of these questions include but not limited to; When will FUTA start their Post UTME exam, how do you print your schedule slip, why is your scheduling slip showing blank and more..
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Eversince FUTA Announces the resumption date for Undergraduates, a lot of Aspirants have been anxious as to when is FUTA Post Utme 2020/2021 starting.
FUTA had now finally made an announcement for the post utme to be from - Thursday March 25 to Saturday March 27,2021
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This announcement was made on FUTA Official social media handle.
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"Candidates who made the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) their first choice and have registered online as required are to note that the Post UTME Screening Exercise has been scheduled to take place from Thursday, 25th to Saturday, 27th March 2021.
Consequently, affected candidates , (UTME and D/E) ,are to be on the look out for further information to be released shortly via the official communication handles of the University."
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The Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) commences her CBT Test today in which written tests had commenced since some weeks before now.
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The Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) has officially announced the resumption date for Academic Activities to be on Monday, January 18, 2021.
This announcement was made at the Senate of the Federal University of Technology Akure, during it's meeting held on Friday, January 8,2021, where the approval was given for the resumption of academic activities from Monday January 18, 2021.
In furtherance to this notice, Students are expected to be back on campus on Monday January 18,2021 which is for FUTA reopening date for Academic Activities.
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In view of the current Covid-19 pandemic situation, FUTA advised all returning students to strictly adhere to all safety precautions, protocols and guidelines puts in place by the university.
Some of these preparations are the provision of sanitizers and hand washing points by the University at strategic places. However, students are also advised to come with their personal hand sanitizers.
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"The wearing of face masks and rule of social distancing will be strictly enforced" - FUTA added
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