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Main gate, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology It all started with a notification on June 13th, 2016, of the indefinite 2015/2016 Harmattan semester break, when we were asked to go home until further notice. “Why would the school close down a week to the commencement of exams?”, we asked ourselves. *** Weeks later, as if the indefinite semester break was not enough, news of ASUU, LAUTECH, embarking on strike on the 19th of September filled the air. However, students, as optimistic as ever, continued to have hopes of resuming to academic activities soon -- the soon that did not come until 9 months later.

Following the announcement yesterday by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) that the 2017 UTME registration will commence in two weeks time, the board has gone ahead to disclose some registration tips Candidates are to bear in mind before the registration commences. According to the information made available on the board's official twitter handle, below are the few things candidates are to bear in mind; acted to have a valid email address. This will be used to create individual profiles on the portal. Emails are free to get, so if you don't have one, you can create a free email at gmail.com .

A cross section of the participants It was an evening of brain racking, hacking and fun as Lautech students came together on Thursday, February 24, to compete in the qualification round of the Google Hash Code 2017. Fifty-seven students from several departments in the institution registered to participate in the event, a significant increase compared to the previous year which had barely half of the present number. The event which was held at the 'Old ICT' building on LAUTECH campus started around 6:30pm with nine teams of four students each.

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The entrance examination for LAUTECH Pre-Degree Science Programme (PDS) will hold Tuesday, February 28. This was made known in an email sent out to the staff and students of the university. The examination, which is Computer-based (CBT), will be conducted at 10:00 A.M on Tuesday, February 28, at the different venues specified on applicants' print-outs. Also, note that form for the 2016/2017 Pre-Degree Science Programme is still available for sale. Interested Applicants can apply by logging on to LAUTECH Website ( www.lautech.edu.ng ) for details. Kindly share this message.

The school management released an amended academic calendar for the rest of the Harmattan semester on Wednesday, February 22. [DOWNLOAD] The new calendar, signed by the university Registrar, J. A. Agboola, revealed that Revisions will begin on Monday, February 27, and will last for two weeks before the Lecture-free week which will begin on Monday, March 13. The Harmattan Semester Examinations will commence on Monday, March 20, 2017. Quite oddly, the calendar also revealed that the Rain Semester will begin on Monday, April 17, just two days after the end of the Harmattan Semester. Download: Amended Academic Calendar for 2015/2016 Harmattan Semester

The members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, LAUTECH, on Tuesday, February, 21, suspended their months-long strike, announcing that academic activities will begin with immediate effect. The strike was suspended after a meeting on the university campus on the same day. The ASUU Chairperson, Biodun Olaniran, said the union agreed to suspend its strike after receiving a letter of commitment on how Oyo and Osun state governments intend to fund the university.

The members of ASUU LAUTECH will be meeting by 12PM today at 250 LT. The meeting is a step towards ending the eight months long strike. According to Premium Times, the ASUU Chairman, Biodun Olaniran, said that the lecturers will hold their congress Tuesday and would take a positive stance on calling off the strike. "We have made progress and all things been equal we should have the strike called off, I am in a discussion with the ASUU National Executive Council already,” he said. Reporting 📝: Sammie Union of Campus Journalists, LAUTECH

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In a rather confusing turn of events, the Harmattan Semester examinations which were scheduled by the school management to commence today, Monday, February 20, will, apparently, not hold. The examination was originally supposed to begin the previous Monday, February 13, as stated by the school management in an email announcing the resumption date, however, it was postponed until Monday, February 20, due to what the university Registrar described as 'logistic reasons.' This has thrown the students into confusion causing them to air their opinions on social media.

It has been over two weeks since the resumption of academic activities in LAUTECH was announced by the school management, however, academic activities are yet to start in the institution. Students resumed on the 27th of January with high hopes only to realise that the ASUU faction of the institution was still on strike. All hopes that the issue would be resolved before February 13 was dampened as the examination timetable and order of arrangement was not even sent. And on top of it all, a notification of exam postponement was sent in on the 12th of February. It all seems like the students are involved in a game of ping pong between the school management and ASUU. Even as the examinations has been postponed, it is still evident that examination would not hold on the 20th as ASUU has not officially called off their strike.

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The concern of this maiden edition of Sigma Club Essay hinges on the growing attraction of the world outside formal education to young Nigerians. In the past few years, social commentators have substantially discussed and written about how formal education in Nigeria has become excessively unattractive to our youths in terms of quality and process; how grossly inadequate, the attention government at all levels is paying to this anomaly and how social and non-educational activities are at the core of corporate fascination. Sigma Club, as a nation and youth oriented organisation hereby joins in amplifying this concern and with the understanding that ‘Street’ is in this context metaphorical, equally invite eligible young people to join the discussion by sending in their entry on the below topic. TOPIC: "NATIONAL ECONOMIC RECESSION AND INSECURITY: SAVING EDUCATION TO SAVE NIGERIA" WHO IS ELIGIBLE  Interested persons must be UNDERGRADUATES of approved Nigerian Unive

LAUTECH students have agreed in a congress held today to stage a 'intellectual engagement' with the school management on Monday, February 13. The students, led by some student's representatives, met on the campus to discuss a way forward after the school management made them resume on campus for academic activities since January 27, only to meet the lecturers still on strike. During the congress, the students deliberated on how to make their grieviances known to the school management. While some suggested a peaceful dialogue between the students and the school management, others were head-strong on protesting at the university's senate building. Some even suggested disrupting the verification process of the incoming 100-level student scheduled to start on Monday, however, the suggestion was kicked against.

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All successful candidates offered admission into the LAUTECH during the 2016/2017 admissions exercise are to begin verification of results uploaded for on-line post UTME screening on Monday, February 13, 2017, at the at the Information and Communication Technology Centre (ICT) of the university. The announcement was made in an internal memo signed by the university Registrar, J.A. Agboola, on Thursday, February 9, 2017. The verification exercise will extend to Friday, February 24, 2017 (Saturday, February 19 and Sunday, February 20, 2017, not inclusive). All candidates are, requested to present the following for the exercise:

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'Voice Of A Ladokite', the latest single by Doubuz, was inspired by the ongoing crisis in LAUTECH. The thought-provoking single was released in solidarity with Ladokites as they marched peacefully in protest against the overdue 8 months strike in January. 'Voice Of A Ladokite' channels the true LAUTECH struggle and speaks the mind of every Ladokite, all wrapped up in a scintillating reggae rhythm. Enjoy! DOWNLOAD: DOUBUZ – VOICE OF A LADOKITE -- Kunle Ajayi a.k.a Doubuz is a 400 level student of LAUTECH. He's is also the Director of Socials at the SUG level.

Shortly after addressing the students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, yesterday, on the state of the institution, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), released a statement calling on the two owner state governments to release the visitation panel report on the institution. The statement which was issued by the ASUU Chairman, Dr. Biodun Olaniran, was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Tuesday. According to The Guardian Newspaper   report, "ASUU said it was pertinent that the report is released, saying the content would go a long way in affecting their careers at the university. "The statement said: “Why are the owner governments hiding the report from the public? Does the report contain facts which both governments are uncomfortable with? “Are the governments really interested in the panel’s report or they just put it in place to create impression that the LAUTECH issue was being attended to at that time.’’

The students' leaders of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso called a for students congress today February 7, where ASUU officials were invited to brief students on the happenings in the institution. Here are some questions and concerns the ASUU chairman, Biodun Olaniran, addressed during the meeting. Why would ASUU officials come to a Students' congress? They were invited to brief students on the happenings in school. "To make students hear from the horse's mouth" Why is ASUU still on strike, what are they fighting for? When addressing the students, the ASUU chairman, Dr. Olaniran mentioned that their struggle is to revamp the educational system in the institution.

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We're glad to introduce a new section on Proudly Ladokite , the Scholarships section. This section will be dedicated to providing all the latest scholarship information, competitions, and internship opportunities. So, while we wait for LAUTECH to resume fully, it won't hurt to take advantage of a couple of these opportunities. To access this section anytime, simply go to the menu at the top and click on the ' Scholarships ' option. Enjoy. ----- Follow Proudly Ladokite Facebook: www.facebook.com/proudlyladokite Twitter: www.twitter.com/proudlyladokite

The open congress between the ASUU executives and students scheduled to hold today at MKO Lecture Theatre has started. The ASUU Chairman, Olaniran Biodun, is presently addressing the students on the way forward based on the current struggle. He said, “things will be alright soon,” although he can’t say when specifically because he can’t take decisions on behalf of others. The goal of the meeting is for ASUU to address the students on the actual state of things, and clarify all doubts. For those unable to attend, follow Proudly Ladokite for live updates Blog: Proudlyladokite.blogspot.com Twitter: @Proudlyladokite Facebook: facebook.com/proudlyladokite

Premium Time published an exclusive interview with the chairman of ASUU LAUTECH, Biodun Olaniran, yesterday, February 5. The interview sought answers to the several pressing crises going on in LAUTECH.  We took our time to analyze the over 2000 worded article to bring out the key points. These are the highlights: First, according to ASUU Chairman, the cause of the whole crisis in the first place was the “non-release of subventions to the university and subsequent use of internally generated revenue to offset salaries.” He added that the problem did not just start last year, in fact, ASUU has been campaigning against the use of IGR since May 5, 2015.