The non-implementation of CONTISS and non-constitution of the Governing Council and absence of a substantive Rector are major issues the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, Ramat Polytechnic Chapter, Maiduguri have placed before the Visitor and Executive Governor of Borno State, Gov Ali Sheriff for immediate resolution. There is yet no definite pronouncements on the plights of teachers, with dilapidted structures littering the institution. Lecturers are resigning in droves for neighbouring Polytechnics/Universities where the conditions of service are more attractive. Lecturers of Ramat Polytechnic indeed from our investigations are the poorest paid in the country.  

A Prof of Language Education of the University of Benin, Prof Mrs Uche Betty Gbenedio will deliver the 100th Inaugural Lecture of the University of Benin on Thursday 20th November 2008 at Akin Deko Auditorium, Ugbowo Campus by 4p.m. The topic of the lecture is: CAN SCHIZOPHRENIC ENGLISH-AS-A SECOND  LANGUAGE TEACHING PRACTICE SOLVE THE PROBLEM? I DOUBT.  It is said that he who speaks big ”Turanshi” in an in-law’s house will himself interpet. It is expected that our friend Hon Patrick, the Hon Member from Edo State in the House of Representatives will be invited to the lecture. He sure needs it. The lecture will be delivered under the distinguished Chairmanship of the VC-Prof E.A.C. Nwanze. 

Lukman Oladosu a student of the Department of Civil Engineering, LASPOTECH; is battling for his life with an uncommon ailment called ”aplastic anaemia” which records only FIVE victims in a year and makes the victim to be weak. The disease causes Lukman’s blood to constantly dry up, which makes him require two pints of blood transfusion twice in a week. It is believed from medical experts that the organ that produces blood [blood marrow] in Lukman’s system has failed. This could have resulted from exposure to some drugs of various native concotions. Meanwhile, Lukman is being sustained on blood transfusion or he will die of heart failure or anaemia. 19 years old Lukman needs only 31000USD for the treament in India. Indeed, we sympathise with this Engineering student and caution other Naija students on the consumption of varieties of native concotions that are hawked on our streets. 

Watch out for the Yahoo Yahoo war coming up very soon at the YAHOO PARK on campus (you don hear that one before?).

Anyway, reports reaching us from a reliable source informs that I.T. (Industrial Training) students who went on the 4months compulsory internship training since July, resumed fully yesterday. Most of them were spotted parading their new cars around campus yesterday and an undisclosed date has been fixed for the Yahoo War at the Yahoo Park where all of them would be expected to come and showcase their achievements in terms of the number of MAGAs they were able to dupe in the course of their supposed internship training period.

Will you be there? It’s sure gonna be HOT! 

The 16th Inaugural Lecture of the Lagos State Polytechnic held on Wednesday 12th November 2008 at the Engineering Lecture Theatre, Ikorodu saw Engr Ademola Isaac Olorunfemi, Chief Lecturer, Agricultural Engineering (Soil and Water Engineering) defending the Chair of Agricultural Engineering(Soil and Water Engineering) at the 16th Inaugural Lecture with a paper titled ”Irrigation for  Food Sovereignity and Sustainable Economic Development”. The occassion attracted notable and accomplished members of the Engineering family amongst whom were; Engr. Chief Ralph Alabi-Chairman Guiness Nig Plc; Engr Olu Awoyinfa-Secratary General, FAOE; Engr Kashim Ali- President Nigeria Society of Engineers, family members, VC OAU; and Senior Engineers from the Ikeja and National Headquarters. The highlight of the occasson was the sudden appearance of the immediate past Rector of LASPOTECH; Engr Olawumi Gasper, who was  casually dressed and very relaxed and youthfully radiant. Family members, Management and  Governing Council were fully represented. Congratulations DEMO!!!!  

The 2008 Annual General Meeting and Conference of the Association of Nigerian Professional Administrators holds from 25th-27th November at the University of Ilorin. The theme of the Conference is ”The Professional Administrator in the Contemporary University System”.  The Keynote address will be given by Prof Ishaq Oloyede, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin. The Conference will also feature the presentation of four papers: (i) The Registry and the Dynamics of University Administration and Management, (ii) Professionalism, Culture and Ethics in University Administration, (iii) Mentoring and Professional Development of the University Administrator and (iv) Statutory and Legal Responsibilities of the University Administrator in service delivery. The 2008 AGM and Conference will come to a halt with a Gala Night/Dinner. We wish ANUPA  a happy deliberation. Participants should feel free and savour the hospitality of Ibadan, the cheapest city in the South West zone.  A must dish for participants is AMALA AND ABULA with BOKOTO” 

The Osun State University Teaching Hospital will now operate alongside the State Hospital, Osogbo in January 2009 after a release of 550 million Naira by the Executive Governor for the rehabilitation of existing facilities. The proposed ultra-modern teaching hospital would train medical students from the Osun State University College of Medicine. It is expected to be a model to other teaching hospitals in research, teaching, infrastructure and service to the people, providing secondary and tertiary health care delivery services. We at Frangeovicblog strongly believe that OSUTH be handed over to the Ministry of Health as is the practice while OSUCOM be run by the University Governing Council/Management. OSUTH will always be available to students for their practicals and medical exposures. 

The authority of the University of Ado-Ekiti is happy with the war being waged on cultism and full of appreciation for the recent arrest by by the police of one of the suspected cult leaders  in UNAD with dangerous weapons. UNAD is also going fully residential very soon as part of the institution’s measures to abate cultism. Meanwhile, the sum of 137,976,900.60Naira owed by the students of UNAD;  had so far been recovered since the measure forcing all defaulting students of UNAD to pay their School Fees was put in place as no defaulting student was allowed to sit for the 2nd Semester examination which commenced on the 3rd of November. 

The 3rd set of University Scholars of the Lagos State University, Ojo will receive a scholarship award cheque of 20′000Naira each today, November 13, 2008 at the MBA Auditorium, LASU; Ojo. They are students who have distinguished themselves at different levels of the various University programmes with a CGPA of 4.0 and above for the 2007/08 Academic session.

We congratulate all LASU Scholars of 2007/08 session and want to remind them to make it a memorable occassion by dressing decently and behaving honourably henceforth as eminent scholars that are cynosure of all eyes in the community.

On behalf of the entire academic and non-academic staff of the prestigious Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), we at Frangeovic Blog hereby wish the immediate past Rector of the Polytechnic (Engr. Olawumi Anthony Akanmu Kabir Gasper mni), a Happy Birthday Celebration, Long Life, and prosperity.

We hereby use this opportunity to implore the Polytechnic Administration to look inward and initiate programmes that would be benefitial to the students because we believe they deserve more.