Saturday, July 16, 2016
On The Heels of A Successful Protest Action ,Govt/ASUU Blind Pride Game Might Still Linger On
In the past three(3) months I've been waking up everyday wondering if the Kogi State Government(and everyone attached to it) are just been intentionally stubborn and stone headed or they are naturally dimwitted,and right in the midst of my lonely wonders came this report from the Daily Trust ; on the heels of the protest on thursday morning Special Adviser to the governor on Media and
Strategy, Mallam Abdulkarim Abdulmalik told reporters this :
"The ASUU grouse was premised on falsehood. They were owed five months arrears, four months has been cleared which represents 80 percent of the obligation owe to them. Only 40 percent of the bailout was released to government so where did they (ASUU) expect the government to go and take the balance from?
"Primary school teachers are there, secondary school teachers are there. They have not gotten as much as ASUU has gotten. Therefore, the students' action is ill motivated because the students should rather be fighting their lecturers for refusing to return to classes afer collecting four months salary arrears. Between ASUU and the government."
Now,am not quite sure if he understands the essence of that protest action. We simply don't care about what's up with the bail out fund,or how many teachers have been paid in the state. We have made it known that we are downright tired of staying athome for months when we are supposed to be in school learning. We don't care about what's going on in the state,we just don't care,just like ASUU don't care about what's going on in the state,we too don't care, afterall the education is not free,we paid fees to acquire it . These ASUU members are the same set of people who weren't paid salaries for "5 whole months" and left to live on little to nothing as they do their jobs and teach students,for five months. Now they're demanding their pay and its not proper,really,how logical is that. Call them selfish,self-centered and self- absorbed,but their irghts remain their rights. And now we've suffered for all that for 3 months.
He furthered his comment by adding this :
"The truth of the matter is that there are unseen hands behind this unrest and government is appealing to these students to remain rational. However, government will not joke with the interest of the students and members of the public because the government feels the pinch of the difficulty the parents of the students are going through"
Unseen hands....really...no comments
Just some minutes ago, in a terse reaction on social media, the acting chairman of ASUU, Dr. Daniel Aina had this to say :
“the reverberation of concocted trajectories and tantrums at our persons belong to the dustbin. We speak to issues and love the people. Truth is like a cork- always afloat. To keep it submerged, energy MUST be expended. No matter for how long, when the expenditure of energy ceases, it will come afloat. Play your record to the world. ASUU KSU did not say it signed any MoU with government.
“The govt team felt embarrassed by the action of the students. According to them, the students insisted on seeing ASUU and government talking, school to reopen on Monday and government to pay outstanding salaries owed.
“To the first count we said we are always available for dialogue. There is no time we have refused invitation.
“To the second we told them we aren’t the school management. The onus of reopening the University lies on the management.
“To the third, we told them that if the outstanding salaries are paid, within two days we would reinstate our services.
“They started politicking – we will pay one month within ten days and pay the rest later. We said they should pay one immediately and let us sign an MoU for the outstanding. They then revealed to us that the ten days cannot be guaranteed and that they cannot sign an MoU with us. We informed the government team that they have summoned us because of the problem they are facing.
“We volunteered to help out to pacify the students. The summary of our speech to the students was that they have made an historical mark, which should suffice for govt to take a cue and do the needful but that nothing substantial have come out. We tried to attribute it to the absence of his Excellency, so they should be patient. ASUU KSU is currently on no pay no work action. Let the government do the needful and we’ll resume work. FALSIFICATION AND PROPAGANDA WILL NOT WORK!!”.
Well,from where I stand it looks likely that this pride/ego game by the Kogi State Government and ASUU may linger on a bit longer,even after the commendable heroics shown by NANS,NAKOSS,KSU SUG and every KSU students that took part in the protest action on Thursday, except off course their are strategies put in place to further make our voices heard,which the SUG PRO indicated on his facebook timeline 16 hours ago ;
"Yesterday message was so strong, history made and glory to the students. We gave no audience to any government representatives that came, all we needed is for Bello and ASUU chairman to reopen Kogi State University with immediate effect; though ASUU chairman came and addressed us after his meeting with the government representatives. ASUU chairman statement is on record and we holding them responsible to the chairman's statement. He said that the government has asserted to their MOU and that his Excellency is not in the state to sign. However he pleaded with us to give them ten days from now to hold a congress. Students are advised to stay in their various houses as the students union government is high in spirit, hence we not waiting for any ten days but we giving ASUU from today to monday to put their houses together and should in case nothing is done at the end of Monday we shall strategize and take a more dreaded step on Wednesday 20th July 2016."
"ASUU Did Not, And Has Never Claimed That it Signed Any Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with Kogi state government." - KSU ASUU Chairman
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kogi State University, Anyigba chapter, has kicked against mis- representation of facts on the current ‘no pay, no work’ embarked upon by the institution’s lecturers.
In a terse reaction on social media, the acting chairman of the union, Dr. Daniel Aina, chided the government negotiating team for resorting to propaganda and falsification.
Setting the records straight, Aina stated that ASUU did not, and has never claimed that it signed any memorandum of understanding, MoU, with Kogi state government.
In his words, “the reverberation of concocted trajectories and tantrums at our persons belong to the dustbin.
We speak to issues and love the people. Truth is like a cork- always afloat. To keep it submerged, energy MUST be expended. No matter for how long, when the expenditure of energy ceases, it will come afloat. Play your record to the world. ASUU KSU did not say it signed any MoU with government.
“The govt team felt embarrassed by the action of the students. According to them, the students insisted on seeing ASUU and government talking, school to reopen on Monday and government to pay outstanding salaries owed.
“To the first count we said we are always available for dialogue. There is no time we have refused invitation.
“To the second we told them we aren’t the school management. The onus of reopening the University lies on the management.
“To the third, we told them that if the outstanding salaries are paid, within two days we would reinstate our services."
“They started politicking – we will pay one month within ten days and pay the rest later. We said they should pay one immediately and let us sign an MoU for the outstanding. They then revealed to us that the ten days cannot be guaranteed and that they cannot sign an MoU with us. We informed the government team that they have summoned us because of the problem they are facing.
“We volunteered to help out to pacify the students. The summary of our speech to the students was that they have made an historical mark, which should suffice for government to take a cue and do the needful but that nothing substantial have come out. We tried to attribute it to the absence of his Excellency, so they should be patient. ASUU KSU is currently on no pay no work action. Let the government do the needful and we’ll resume work. FALSIFICATION AND PROPAGANDA WILL NOT WORK!!”.
Source : Kogi Reports
In a terse reaction on social media, the acting chairman of the union, Dr. Daniel Aina, chided the government negotiating team for resorting to propaganda and falsification.
Setting the records straight, Aina stated that ASUU did not, and has never claimed that it signed any memorandum of understanding, MoU, with Kogi state government.
In his words, “the reverberation of concocted trajectories and tantrums at our persons belong to the dustbin.
We speak to issues and love the people. Truth is like a cork- always afloat. To keep it submerged, energy MUST be expended. No matter for how long, when the expenditure of energy ceases, it will come afloat. Play your record to the world. ASUU KSU did not say it signed any MoU with government.
“The govt team felt embarrassed by the action of the students. According to them, the students insisted on seeing ASUU and government talking, school to reopen on Monday and government to pay outstanding salaries owed.
“To the first count we said we are always available for dialogue. There is no time we have refused invitation.
“To the second we told them we aren’t the school management. The onus of reopening the University lies on the management.
“To the third, we told them that if the outstanding salaries are paid, within two days we would reinstate our services."
“They started politicking – we will pay one month within ten days and pay the rest later. We said they should pay one immediately and let us sign an MoU for the outstanding. They then revealed to us that the ten days cannot be guaranteed and that they cannot sign an MoU with us. We informed the government team that they have summoned us because of the problem they are facing.
“We volunteered to help out to pacify the students. The summary of our speech to the students was that they have made an historical mark, which should suffice for government to take a cue and do the needful but that nothing substantial have come out. We tried to attribute it to the absence of his Excellency, so they should be patient. ASUU KSU is currently on no pay no work action. Let the government do the needful and we’ll resume work. FALSIFICATION AND PROPAGANDA WILL NOT WORK!!”.
Source : Kogi Reports
15 FACTS ABOUT THE HUMAN BODY YOU NEED TO KNOW
Below is a list of 15 Facts about your body, you know, go through them and spread the knowledge…
1.The brain uses over a quarter of the oxygen used by the human body.
2. Your heart beats around 100000 times a day, 36500000 times a year and over a billion times if you live beyond 30.
3. Red blood cells carry oxygen around the body. They are created inside the bone marrow of your bones.
4. The color of a humans skin is determined by the level of pigment melanin that the body produces. Those with small amounts of melanin have light skin while those with large amounts have dark skin
5. Adult lungs have a surface area of around 70 square metres! More
6. Humans have a stage of sleep that features rapid eye movement (REM). REM sleep makes up around 25% of total sleep time and is often when you have your most vivid dreams
7. Most adults have 32 teeth.
8. The smallest bone found in the human body is located in the middle ear. The staples (or stirrup) bone is only 2.8 millimetres long.
9. Your nose and ears continue growing throughout your entire life
10. Infants blink only once or twice a minute while adults average around 10.
11. As well as having unique fingerprints, humans also have unique tongue prints.
12. The left side of your body is controlled by the right side of your brain while the right side of your body is controlled by the left side of your brain.
13. Antibiotics are only effective against bacteria, they won’t help in fighting off a virus.
14. It takes the body around 12 hours to completely digest eaten food.
15. Your sense of smell is around 10000 times more sensitive than your sense of taste. More senses facts.
Read also : Powerful Things To Do When You Are Discouraged As A Student
Read also : 8 Types Of Students You See In AUniversity Library
1.The brain uses over a quarter of the oxygen used by the human body.
2. Your heart beats around 100000 times a day, 36500000 times a year and over a billion times if you live beyond 30.
3. Red blood cells carry oxygen around the body. They are created inside the bone marrow of your bones.
4. The color of a humans skin is determined by the level of pigment melanin that the body produces. Those with small amounts of melanin have light skin while those with large amounts have dark skin
5. Adult lungs have a surface area of around 70 square metres! More
6. Humans have a stage of sleep that features rapid eye movement (REM). REM sleep makes up around 25% of total sleep time and is often when you have your most vivid dreams
7. Most adults have 32 teeth.
8. The smallest bone found in the human body is located in the middle ear. The staples (or stirrup) bone is only 2.8 millimetres long.
9. Your nose and ears continue growing throughout your entire life
10. Infants blink only once or twice a minute while adults average around 10.
11. As well as having unique fingerprints, humans also have unique tongue prints.
12. The left side of your body is controlled by the right side of your brain while the right side of your body is controlled by the left side of your brain.
13. Antibiotics are only effective against bacteria, they won’t help in fighting off a virus.
14. It takes the body around 12 hours to completely digest eaten food.
15. Your sense of smell is around 10000 times more sensitive than your sense of taste. More senses facts.
Read also : Powerful Things To Do When You Are Discouraged As A Student
Read also : 8 Types Of Students You See In AUniversity Library
10 Tips to achieve exam success
Every success is brought about by conscious endeavours, It has been said that success is not as a result of spontaneous combustion, you must consciously set yourself on fire. Obviously, anyone who wakes up and becomes a success has not been sleeping.
Here are Ten (10) Outstanding tips to help you ace any
examination you meet from today hence:
1. Give yourself enough time to Learn
Don’t wait until the last moment of your exam.
While some students do seem to proceed on last- moment ‘cramming’, it’s widely accepted that for most of us, this is not the best way to approach an exam. Plan out a time table for your exam preparation. Note down how many exams you have and the days on which you have to sit them. Then prepare your study accordingly. Prioritize the areas of the exam that are most heavily weighted; you want to spend the most time studying those areas that were encompass than others
Read also : Powerful Things To Do When You Are Discouraged As A Student
Read also : 8 Types Of Students You See In A University Library
2. Organize your study space
Organize your study area so that you have enough space to propagate your notes and textbooks. Make sure you get enough light in your room, good comfortable chairs because you going to sit for long time for your studies. Get rid of all distractions and put your computer games out of your sight and make sure you feel as much comfortable and able to focus on your study. This can be almost complete silence for some people; or for others, background music helps. Some of us need everything completely tidy in order to concentrate, while others thrive in a more cluttered environment. Think about what works for you, and take the time to get it right.
3. Use flow diagrams
Your visual aids should be clear and concise it will really helpful when revising. At the start of a subject, challenge yourself to write down everything you already know about a subject – and then highlight where the gaps lie. When you are close to exam date, clustered your revision notes into one-page diagrams. Getting your ideas flow in this brief format can then help you to quickly recall everything you need to know during the exam.
4. Practice on old exams papers
To get a clear picture how much time going to take in individual papers for each subject you need to practice taking past version papers in order to prepare effectively. This helps you get used to the format of the questions, and – if you time yourself – can also be good practice for making sure you spend the right amount of time on each subject.
5. Explain your answers to family members
Explain an answer to a question to Parents and little brothers and sisters .Use them to your advantage. That will help you to get it clear concept in your head, and also to note down the point or highlight any areas where you need more Practice and revision.
6. Setup Groups study with friends
Organize study session in a group of friends. Some of the question you may have problem but your friend they might have the answers to and vice versa. This can be one of the most smarter way to resolve various questions.
7. Take regular breaks during your study
time.
Some of you may think it’s best to study without break for at a stretch hours, this can yield counterproductive. If you were training for a competition, you wouldn’t try and practice 24 hours a day! Make you tired out. Likewise studies have shown that for long-term confinement of knowledge, taking regular breaks really helps to sustain your studies. Everyone’s different, so develop a study routine that works for you. If you are comfortable and feel much energetic to study in morning, start early before taking a break at lunchtime Or if you’re more productive at nighttime, take a larger break earlier on so you ’re ready to settle down come evening.
8. Eat Healthy snack
Avoid junk food! Because it will reduce your energy level and focus . Eat healthy food that will keep your body and brain well-fuelled that have been proven to aid concentration and memory, such as fish, nuts, seeds, yogurt , Apple, blueberries. The same applies on exam day – eat a good meal before the exam, based on foods that will provide a slow release of energy throughout.
9. Prepare your exam day
One day in advance get ready well for your exam - don’t leave it to the day Make sure you get everything ready well in advance of the exam – don’t leave it to the day , check all the rules and requirements, and plan your route and journey time. Work out how long it will take to get there – then add on some extra time. If possible, do a test run of the trip; if not, write down clear directions. You could also make arrangement to travel to the exam with friends or classmates, as long as you know they’re likely to be punctual!
10. Drink good amount of water for your
exam day
Drink as much water you can because hydrated. Its essential for your brain to work at its best while giving test. It is good for your exam success
Here are Ten (10) Outstanding tips to help you ace any
examination you meet from today hence:
1. Give yourself enough time to Learn
Don’t wait until the last moment of your exam.
While some students do seem to proceed on last- moment ‘cramming’, it’s widely accepted that for most of us, this is not the best way to approach an exam. Plan out a time table for your exam preparation. Note down how many exams you have and the days on which you have to sit them. Then prepare your study accordingly. Prioritize the areas of the exam that are most heavily weighted; you want to spend the most time studying those areas that were encompass than others
Read also : Powerful Things To Do When You Are Discouraged As A Student
Read also : 8 Types Of Students You See In A University Library
2. Organize your study space
Organize your study area so that you have enough space to propagate your notes and textbooks. Make sure you get enough light in your room, good comfortable chairs because you going to sit for long time for your studies. Get rid of all distractions and put your computer games out of your sight and make sure you feel as much comfortable and able to focus on your study. This can be almost complete silence for some people; or for others, background music helps. Some of us need everything completely tidy in order to concentrate, while others thrive in a more cluttered environment. Think about what works for you, and take the time to get it right.
3. Use flow diagrams
Your visual aids should be clear and concise it will really helpful when revising. At the start of a subject, challenge yourself to write down everything you already know about a subject – and then highlight where the gaps lie. When you are close to exam date, clustered your revision notes into one-page diagrams. Getting your ideas flow in this brief format can then help you to quickly recall everything you need to know during the exam.
4. Practice on old exams papers
To get a clear picture how much time going to take in individual papers for each subject you need to practice taking past version papers in order to prepare effectively. This helps you get used to the format of the questions, and – if you time yourself – can also be good practice for making sure you spend the right amount of time on each subject.
5. Explain your answers to family members
Explain an answer to a question to Parents and little brothers and sisters .Use them to your advantage. That will help you to get it clear concept in your head, and also to note down the point or highlight any areas where you need more Practice and revision.
6. Setup Groups study with friends
Organize study session in a group of friends. Some of the question you may have problem but your friend they might have the answers to and vice versa. This can be one of the most smarter way to resolve various questions.
7. Take regular breaks during your study
time.
Some of you may think it’s best to study without break for at a stretch hours, this can yield counterproductive. If you were training for a competition, you wouldn’t try and practice 24 hours a day! Make you tired out. Likewise studies have shown that for long-term confinement of knowledge, taking regular breaks really helps to sustain your studies. Everyone’s different, so develop a study routine that works for you. If you are comfortable and feel much energetic to study in morning, start early before taking a break at lunchtime Or if you’re more productive at nighttime, take a larger break earlier on so you ’re ready to settle down come evening.
8. Eat Healthy snack
Avoid junk food! Because it will reduce your energy level and focus . Eat healthy food that will keep your body and brain well-fuelled that have been proven to aid concentration and memory, such as fish, nuts, seeds, yogurt , Apple, blueberries. The same applies on exam day – eat a good meal before the exam, based on foods that will provide a slow release of energy throughout.
9. Prepare your exam day
One day in advance get ready well for your exam - don’t leave it to the day Make sure you get everything ready well in advance of the exam – don’t leave it to the day , check all the rules and requirements, and plan your route and journey time. Work out how long it will take to get there – then add on some extra time. If possible, do a test run of the trip; if not, write down clear directions. You could also make arrangement to travel to the exam with friends or classmates, as long as you know they’re likely to be punctual!
10. Drink good amount of water for your
exam day
Drink as much water you can because hydrated. Its essential for your brain to work at its best while giving test. It is good for your exam success
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