ABSU Ist NATIONAL SOUTH-EAST REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF SOCIAL STUDIES & CIVIL EDUCATORS

ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY SIGNS MoU WITH STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY

Abia State University Uturu that pioneered the six year Optometry programme in Nigeria leading to the award of OD (Doctor of Optometry) Degree and currently have a graduate programme in Clinical Optometry for M.Sc and PhD in addition to housing a residency programme for Fellow of the Nigerian College of Optometrists (FNCO) have signed a memorandum of understanding with the State University of New York College of Optometry. The Vice Chancellor Professor E.Uche Ikonne disclosed this in his speech during the 30th inaugural lecture of the University.

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Abia State University Exam Hall

Only Absu Realest knows The Impact and Tensions of This Hall {THE HALL CARRY FIRE WITH LIL BIT OF UNDILUTED ANIONTING}
Final year exam for Absu No be beans dat year......Department of Microbiology ABSU sweet die buh na borrowed course spoil am. Give credit to any Absu alumni around u cos exam hall eh fit make u remember ur ancestors or u fit get isi akwara without consent. #Just Negodi how we use to write exam dt year. am proud of my alumni, we don't do expo..we don't Facebook, we just face our books.
If u know u proudly #Absu blood and u covered your papers that year during exam hall and u have not by any chance carried first class or made impact in d society ngwanu go for forgiveness of sins in ur church
#N/B If u enter this HALL, you would know HALL pass HALL....
The only hall all lecturers and prof would be present, Before you know it prof Ify Elekwa will start tearing script if u turn left or right to peep.
Dr akpanta would fish u out with ur mgbo anywhere u are.
Dr osita would swap u seat to the front sharply if u make paim
Prof Onyeagba will come and say this hall is noisy and next thing you'll hear is everybody drop your pen and stand up.
Sir happy, Dr hope, Mrs Nwachukwu, Dr elendu, Dr Ij ,Prof. Umeham and Engr Igwe Join with JU Ogbonna,Nnorom, prof akwubugwo, Dr chinyere and many others.. all of them would make sure fear grip u soteee u wd read ur text books and handouts back to back even Remix the readings for you to be well Equipped.
If you don't read your books and be Facebooking you are on ur own because all kind of invigilators, prof, lecturers, school securities,man o war, Dog unit would be present live to supervise and invigilate you and their appearance fit make you forget ur answers if you are not mentally strong.
I Love my lecturers and prof dem, they are the best and they made me whom i am today..and my future is modeled with their principles

ABSU RELEASES NEWLY SENATE APPROVED LIST FOR NYSC

This is to inform the general public that Absu has released her senate list for Nysc.

Concerned individuals should visit the notice board located at the students affairs unit.
Be Properly Guided!

FG plans to re-open Chibok’s girls school

Federal government is working hard to reopen Government Girls’ Secondary School (GGSS), Chibok, Borno state where Boko Haram abducted 276 schools in April 2014. The government is scheduling the re-opening of the college for normal academic activities in the 2017/2018 session. Osun donates Opon Imo to rescued Chibok School Girls Mr Tijjani Tumsah, the Vice-Chairman of the Presidential Committee on North-East Initiative, said on Thursday . Some 276 female students of GGSS, Chibok, located in Borno South Senatorial District, were abducted by members of Boko Haram on April 14, 2014, and 50 of them escaped from their abductors. Among the remaining 219, the government negotiated the release of 21 by the sect in 2016, while three others escaped on their own. Tumsah said all necessary security measures were being taken to avert a recurrence of the April 2014 incident. “ We intend to finish with the school before next session and make it functional for educational activities to pick up. “We have varieties of programmes, including psycho-social and counselling programmes for women and girls and community engagements. “In terms of the structure itself, the school has to be fortified in terms of early warning systems to protect the girls. “A whole lot of issues that have been planned to ensure the safety and comfort of the students of the school judging by the previous unfortunate incident,’’ he said. Tumsah said the committee would implement relevant programmes that would boost education, which had suffered a setback through Boko Haram activities in the North-East. He said the committee was contemplating suitable programmes that would help in de-radicalising the youth in keeping with the Muhammadu Buhari administration Plan of Action. He said some the activities would include providing youths opportunities to acquire vocational skills as well as the adoption of steps that would address the causes of the insurgency and charting the way forward.

INTERVIEW: BBNaija winner Efe Ejeba speaks: What I regret doing in Big Brother house

Big Brother Naija winner, Efe Ejeba, arrived Nigeria on Monday night and attended his first ever press conference at the Wheatbaker Hotel in Ikoyi on Tuesday morning.

The 23-year-old rapper was announced as a new Payporte Brand Ambassador alongside Bisola, the first runner up of the TV Reality Show. PREMIUM TIMES had a chat with the latest millionaire in town at the event where he spoke about his plans and his experience in the Big Brother Naija house.

PT: How do you feel winning Big Brother Nigeria?

Efe: I feel blessed and I am full of gratitude to everyone who voted for me and supported me throughout my stay in the Big Brother Naija competition. I was simply living my life and having fun in the house. I was totally oblivious of the fact that I was receiving so much love outside of the house. I am happy winning but I feel that real success is measured by how many lives I can touch.

PT: Do you think you did anything different that set you apart from your fellow contestants?

Efe: I really did things different. Everyone came to win but I was just myself while some came with strategies, which we got to find out later. I feel I represent the average Nigerian youth in the house.

PT: How did it feel like to be locked up in a particular place for 78 days?

EFE: It was crazy but I was not worried because I was there for the money. I said if it was 90 days I didn’t care because I was out to win. They say we wouldn’t use our phones and I told them that they could even keep my phone for two years. I was never tired of staying in the BBNaija house.

PT: How would you describe your experience in the house?

Efe: Its funny that in a place where we expect a lot of immorality, I became more disciplined.  I didn’t think I would ordinarily have fitted into the Big Brother House because I am not posh but I was proven wrong. When I got into the BBnaija house I realised that I was a bit different from other housemates. I was not just playing for the camera, so, when I was angry or happy I showed it. As time went by, I began believing that I would actually win the show.

PT: How did you cope with your fellow housemates?

Efe: I learnt tolerance and learnt that some people may have great personalities but still exhibit some unacceptable behaviour. I learnt that I needed to compromise and relate with these set of people despite their flaws. I lived in a confined space and several people invaded my space. I couldn’t keep them aside because of certain things they did, so I looked beyond their flaws and embraced their positive side.

PT: You were always placed on eviction every week.

Efe: I’m overwhelmed by this win because I grew up feeling like people didn’t love me and it turned out to be my strong point. I don’t try to be nice to people because I know what people think about me anyway. When I was in school, I was way ahead in class and people felt threatened by my young age. So, every week, I knew that I would be nominated for eviction and that was why I was ready to die just to win the head of house task. I didn’t believe in anyone winning the head of house task to save me aside from myself. So, when it came to those tasks I gave it my all.

PT: Some people think that Tboss’ infamous chat with you in the BBNaija house counted against her. Recall her telling you that if she won the show, she would splash N25 million in a week. Your reaction was simply priceless…

Efe: I was stunned when she told me that she would finish N25 million in a week. I though within myself that, “Me I ready die put for N25m but you say you fit spend am in one week. So wetin you come they do for the house na? You dey block oda people space na.” The biggest irony of the house was that the younger ones knew how to manage their actions but the older ones just said it as it came.

PT: What are your thoughts on the Kemen and the Tboss episode?

Efe: Based on logistics, my people say I no dey diplomatic so I won’t comment on the matter.

PT: Your fans in Jos say you never recognised them while you were in the house?

Efe: I am very proud to be have been born and raised in Jos; we all know how Jos has blessed a lot of people in the Nigerian entertainment industry. I say it all the time that if I was born and raised in Warri, I won’t have been this disciplined. I spoke a lot of Pidgin English in the house but don’t be deceived I also speak English very well.

PT: You have clearly become an overnight sensation. Have you been told that so many Nigerian celebrities threw their weight behind you while you were in the Big brother House?

Efe: I am so grateful to a lot of people including Governor Okowa of Delta State. I heard he threw his weight behind me. I was also told that comedian; I Go Dye dropped N1 million for my campaign team. When I called him, he ended my call and called me back. We spoke for hours. I am also grateful to Ali Baba, Akpororo and so many Nigerian celebrities whom I had never met but stood behind me. I hear my family house in Warri can now be likened to a tourist centre because of the number of people who have thronged our home to congratulate my parents.

PT: Do you regret any of your actions in the house?

Efe: The only regret I have is drinking. I heard my mum is upset with me. So, I apologise to her for drinking so much in the BBNaija house.

PT: What will become of your affair with Mavis now that you are out of the Big Brother Naija house?

Efe: Based on logistics, what we had in the house was great, but she has a boyfriend. I was physically attracted to her and that was why I was close to her in the house.

PT: Are you hooked?

Efe: No I am single.

PT: But there is a picture of you and a certain lady in NYSC uniform making the round on social media. She is rumoured to be your fiancée.

Efe: No, it’s a photoshop

PT: Where will you be based now?

Efe: I relocated to Lagos in 2015. So, I will be based in Lagos.

PT: Will you consider a career in comedy?

Efe: No, I’m not a comedian. My life may be funny but I don’t think my stories are funny.

PT: So, what’s the next step for you?

Efe: It will be more about my music because music is my first love. I have realised that my brand is way bigger than music, so I will definitely explore different areas. If I receive any movie offer, the money must make sense. I don’t feel I know how to act and that was my biggest frustration in the Big Brother House.

PT: Do you have any songs to your credit?

Efe: Yes, I have an EP titled Lagos on ITunes, Amazon and Spotify.

PT: How do you intend to give back to your immediate community?

Efe: I love getting involved in things/projects that I am emotionally attached to. Growing up, potable water was very difficult to come by so I plan to erect a manual borehole in my immediate community in Jos and in Warri. I also hope to assist as much people as I can in the entertainment industry.

PT: Olamide tweeted that he will love to work on a music project with you.

Efe: I felt very grateful that Olamide Baddo reached out to me and promised to work with me. When I meet him, I will twale for him. Based on logistics, no be lie.

2016/2017 SECOND SEMESTER ACADEMIC TIME TABLE.

Saturday 1st April- University reopens for second semester.

Monday 3rd April- Fee payment and course registration commencement.

Monday 10th April- Lectures for second semester session commence.

Friday 4th August lectures for second semester 2016/2017 session end.

August 7th- Revision classes begin.

August 11th- Revision classes ends.

August 14th- Second semester 2016/2017 examination commence.
Friday 8th September- Second second exams end.

Saturday 9th September- Students proceed on end of session vacation.

VACATION PERIOD
9th- 30th September.

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ABSU MEDICAL STUDENTS UNDERGOING ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION.

The entire medicine and surgery students was thrown into fright, when the university commission decided to run an eligibility check on the students.

The check was conducted from the 200L students known as PC1 to 300L PC2.

The flushing out of students was based on:
-Incomplete registration
-Students without matriculation number
-Students who changed course to medcine without university's due process
-Students with outstanding in their results.

During this process, many students were asked to withdraw, Switch to other departments, Re-sit, or Repeat.

Some are still yet to ascertain their status as they file en-masse to check their eligibility.

Speaking with some of the students, who pleaded anonimous said that they were not happy with this development as they prefer the MBBS exam as the best means for the elimination.

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STUDENTS ASSEMBLY!

Today, the mata wey dey on ground na ABSU SECURITY AND MODE OF OPERATION.

Na wetin u think about the way our school security take dey operate???
(especially the way wey dem dey search for gate before you enter school)

Dem dey operate well abi dem no dey operate well???

How we fit take tackle OPPRESSION of Students by UNIVERSITY SECURITY???

#TalkYourMataMakeAbsuBeta

BREAKING NEWS! PRESIDENT BUHARI ORDERS VICE CHANCELLORS TO EXPEL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WITH LOW CGPA.

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday gave vice chancellors a marching order to expel students with less than 0.5 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) from next academic session.

Such students, he said, are unserious elements that should not be accommodated any longer in higher institutions.

The President also cautioned governing councils and managements universities against muzzle-flexing and ego-tripping, which he said had thrown affected universities into avoidable crises.

Buhari spoke at the 31st convocation of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT).

He further assured his administration was committed to the 2009 agreement entered into with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

This, he noted, led to the recent setting up of a committee to renegotiate the contentious agreement.

Buhari, who was represented by the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony Onwuka, told vice-chancellors and their managements to practise transparency, accountability, fairness and ensure discipline.

DR STEVE EGBO OF ABSU APPPOINTED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, (Administration and Training), NIGERIAN TELEVISION AUTHORITY, NTA.

He Wrote:

I DEDICATE THIS HONOUR TO YOU (ABSU)

It is my pleasure to invite you to join me in giving thanks to God for this new day.
As you already know, the Commander
in Chief, Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Mohammadu Buhari, GCFR, has graciously approved my appointment as Executive Director, (Administration and Training), Nigerian Television Authority, NTA.
What many did not know was that 15 hours earlier, I was appointed Member, Board of Trustees and Co-ordinator, South East Zone of PCPI. So, it was a double appointment
within a space of 24 hours.

Rarely does it fall within the lot of a man to be alive and receive two honours in one day.

I feel humbled by the abundance of this grace, and, in the depth of that humility, with joy in my heart, and a sense of gratitude, I DEDICATE THIS HONOUR TO MY FORMER STUDENTS FROM ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY (1996 - 2016 SETS) under various programmes - Regular, IAS, IDEA, Sandwich and PG. All of you.

While God have been the source of my strength, you have been the spice conditioning the focus frills of my life.

I am here today because of you. All of you. Blessed be the tie that binds and this anchor shall hold till the end of days.

Finally and most importantly, I ask you to assist me with your prayers.
God and Mr President have entrusted a great responsibility upon my shoulders and I cannot do it on my own.

I need you all the way. All of you.
Thank you and God bless.

Happy Birthday to IROEGBU PRECIOUS SOPHIA