A man saw a snake being burned to death and decided to take it out of the fire. When he did, the snake bit him causing excruciating pain. The man dropped the snake, and the reptile fell right back into the fire. So, the man looked around and found a metal pole and used it to take the snake out of the fire, saving its life. Someone who was watching approached the man and said: “That snake bit you. Why are you still trying to save it?” The man replied: “The nature of the snake is to bite, but that's not going to change my nature, which is to help.” Do not change your nature simply because someone harms you. Do not lose your good heart, but learn to take precautions. ©ESAN FEMI WILLIAMS CEO, FEMWIZZY MEDIA CONCEPT.

Non-academic staff of Nigerian universities will on Monday begin a three-day nationwide protest as a notice of their intention to go on an indefinite strike over the failure of the federal government to implement its agreement with them. The agitation by the non-teaching staff is coming four months after their colleagues in the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) suspended their two-month strike. The non-academic unions, comprising the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU), said the agreement now in contention had made them suspend their own industrial action in March last year. According to the chairman of the Joint Action Committee of the unions, Samson Ugwoke, the protest will precede the resumption of the strike. ”We are directing our members to mobilise for a protest on 15th July to send a notice of strike to the federal government, ” he said. The unions had embarked on a nationwide ...

Ekiti Employs 5,000 Youths For Community Services Ekiti State Government, in partnership with the World Bank, has employed 5,000 jobless youths whose ages range from 18 and 45 years for community services in state. The programme was executed under the auspices of the World Bank-sponsored scheme called Youths Employment and Social Support Operation (YESSO).YESSO is a community development programme to provide temporary jobs for youths in form of labour-intensive activities involving cleaning of public utilities like roads, buildings, palaces, drainages, among others. Coordinator of the programme, Mr. Kolawole Omoyeni, who spoke with newsmen during the launching of the programme at Ifaki-Ekiti yesterday, said that during Dr. Kayode Fayemi’s first tenure, this welfare programme was tagged Ekiti Youth Volunteer Scheme.He said: “It was meant for youths who are certificated, having Ordinary National Diploma (OND) and above. They were given temporary engagement and were being given N10,0...

FUOYE SENIOR COUNCILLOR LAMENTS A senior councillor in Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Mrs. Olugbenga, has lamented about the lack of awareness among the councils of the medical centr, FUOYE chapter.. She has been working in the school for about a year and a half after studying guidance and counseling in Ondo State University, now EKITI State University (EKSU). She has the experience of meeting, motivating, and encouraging students and having different programmes for them concerning their academics. Buttressing the fact that working I'm Fuoye was interesting from the start, but most of the students are not aware of the presence of councillors in the school, i.e, the rate of the students that are aware are very low. To create awareness more councillors are needed at the medical centre, because the school has only one councillor and the remaining ones are administrative officers, which means they can leave the department every time and be posted somewhere else. ...

" Palm Oil Production is a Major Income Source For Oye Women"- Mrs Oladipo Dorcas Palm Oil is a major Source of income for Oye Indigiene. On Tuesday 7th of April 2019, Mrs. Oladipo Dorcas said the major source of income for Oye Indigiene especially Women is Palm Oil which is Produced from Palm kernel, Mrs. Oladipo in are words said Oye women indulge in the production of Palm Oil and the Other end Product gotten from Palm kernel. Palm Kernel serves many other purposes which can be used as a source of income. Oye Women get Money from the sales of Palm Kernel, Palm Oil and other materials gotten from Palm kernel. Many small-scale industry employ some Women to produce palm Oil, its this Small-Scale enterprise that pay this women base on an Agreement that has been earlier signed between them, this agreement could involve payment on daily basis,weekly basis or even monthly and in some cases this agreement could involve payment on the percentage of palm oil produced a...

Insecurity in Oye-Ekiti: Elders protest The Elders of Oye-Ekiti community on Monday 20th of May 2019 staged a peaceful protest to tackle insecurity in the Area. The elders who expressed there disapproval at the level of insecurity in the Area staged a protest around the community, Many of there farm produce are found missing and Majority of there livestock are either dead or Nowhere to be found. The selected delegate among Elders Marched to the Palace of the king and they requested to see the king to expressed there discomfort. One of our correspondent Mr. Ayomide reported that the meeting with the king was peaceful and the elders all left the palace with a sign of Relief. The king promised to provide an immediate measure to tackle this Problem. Seleem

FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OYE-EKITI, EKITI STATE 2019/2020 ADMISSION SCREENING EXERCISE (FOR UTME AND DIRECT ENTRY APPLICANTS) MONDAY, 1ST JULY – FRIDAY, 19TH JULY, 2019 ADMISSION SCREENING EXERCISE The Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) hereby informs all applicants who have applied to FUOYE in the 2019 UTME to visit the screening portal ecampus.fuoye.edu.ng/putme in order to participate in the online screening exercise between Monday, 1st July and Friday, 19th July, 2019. ELIGIBILITY i) Candidates who applied to Federal University Oye Ekiti and obtained UTME cut-off score of 160 and above. ii) All candidates must possess a minimum of five ‘O’ Level credits (including English Language and Mathematics) obtained at not more than two sittings in subjects relevant to their proposed courses.[check screening portal for subject requirements]. iii) In addition to item (ii) above, Direct Entry candidates must possess at least two (2) A’ Level (or its equivalent) pa...

In recent times, student unionism has been given high level of prominence in Nigeria, based on the fact that youths are seen as the "leaders of tomorrow". People perceive it as an avenue, as well as a training ground for nurturing youths in which they are equipped with various leadership skills, knowledge and experience. Basically, bringing it down to our higher institutional level, student unionism happens to be an indispensable practice, which serves as a link and channel through which students' requests and grievances are made known to their school managements. However, over the years, student unionism seemed to have gained negative connotations as a result of the irregularities and misconceptions attached to it's practice. Its no doubt that this widely acclaimed practice have been influenced by divers ideological practices, therefore, obtaining a negative profile which it shouldn't obtain. The student union government in FUOYE was constituted in the y...

Kindly be informed that 2018/2019 first semester examination has been scheduled to commence on 10th June, 2019. Consequently, only duly registered students would be allowed into the examination hall after the provision of the following documents. 1. Coloured print online course registration form signed and stamped by the HOD. 2. School fee payment receipt signed and stamped by the Bursary. 3. University I. D. Card. Also, all students are advised to make the required payments as prescribed by the University. i.e full payment for 100L students and at least 70% for returning students. Please note that Student Affairs Division will not entertain any student requesting Student Affairs Division to help him/her plead with the University Management on the school fee payment. Students are hereby referred to their Students' Handbook to read, *''"MISCONDUCT DURING EXA...

Valencia on Saturday defeated Spanish giants FC Barcelona to win the Copa Del Rey. The defending champions lost 2-1 in a match that may be the last for the under-fire Coach Ernesto Valverde. The defeat denied Barcelona a fifth consecutive Copa Del Rey victory. When superstar Lionel Messi pulled one goal back in the second half, many expected a comeback. But the Valencia players held on for a memorable victory, even missing two open chances to kill off the game. Details shortly…

A SS3 student of Jubril Martins Memorial College, Iponri Lagos, Rafiu Adagun, has been beaten to death during the ongoing West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) by a gardener, Femi Aderounmu. Eyewitnesses said the 15-year-old was killed after Aderounmu laid an ambush for him following a rift, which was settled by the school authorities earlier. A source in the school said: “On the 15th of May after writing Literature exam, he (Rafiu) was on his way to prepare for his elder brother’s child’s naming. “So, the gardener to the school called him and his fellow colleague back that the principal asked them (SSS 3 students) to stay behind then. “The late Rafiu Adagun replied why should he wait since he was through with my exam? Then the gardener started beating him. “So, they called the attention of the teachers and they settled the rift. Later, the students were playing that who was older between Rafiu and one other male student and Rafiu said the latter was older than him so t...

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President Muhammadu Buhari has reminded Nigerian graduates that earning a university degree is no longer a meal ticket. Buhari stated this on Friday at the 13th Convocation for the conferment of higher degrees, postgraduate diplomas and honorary degrees of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State. He told the graduates that university degrees and diplomas would rather assist them to grapple with challenges of life. While saying that his administration would address youth unemployment and underemployment, Buhari called on the youths to embrace the opportunities the Federal Government had put in place to mitigate the unemployment situation. He said, “You are cautioned that university degrees do not usher you into an El Dorado. It rather equips you with the competence to grapple with the ever-changing challenges of life of which youth unemployment is a vexatious part. “ The Federal Government will remain undaunted in tackling the challenges of youth unemployment and ...

Students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, on Wednesday protested against the killing of one of their colleagues, identified as Israel Anuolowapo, by a hit-and-run driver. Anuolowapo, a 100-level student of the Department of Mathematics, was allegedly crushed to death in front of the university main gate on Tuesday. During the protest, the students reportedly barricaded the Ilesa-Akure Expressway, singing solidarity songs The protest was said to have caused gridlock on the road, as motorists, especially travellers, were delayed for several hours. The students demanded that the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing erect speed bumps on the expressway to reduce such incidents. According to a witness, it took the intervention of men of the Ondo State Police Command, who appealed to the students, to open the road. When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Femi Joseph, said the matter had been resolved, adding that the governm...

12 GOALS Messi (Barcelona) 8 GOALS Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) 6 GOALS Agüero (Man City), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), Marega (Porto), Tadic (Ajax Amsterdam) 5 GOALS Dybala (Juventus), Dzeko (AS Rome), Kane (Tottenham), Kramaric (Hoffenheim), Neymar (Paris SG), Sterling (Man City)