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PC ERRORS AND THE SOLUTION FOR THEM

Here some common PC errors and the solutions for them...

1. MONITOR LED IS BLINKING: Check all the connections like Monitor Cable, Data cables,RAM, Display Card , CPU connections.

2. CONTINUOS THREE BEEPS: Problem in RAM Connection.

3. THREE BEEPS ( 1 Long 2 Short): Problem in Display Card Connection

4. THREE LONG BEEPS PERIOD WISE: Problem in BIOS or RAM (Basic Input Output System)

5. CONTINUOS NON-STOP BEEPING : Key Board Problem (I.e.; Some Key is pressed for Longer time)

6. FLOPPY DISK DRIVE (FDD) LED IS GLOWING CONTINUOSLY: Data cable to be connected properly (twisted cable).

7. NO DISPLAY ON THE SCREEN AT ALL: Hard Disk cable connected wrongly. Connect rightly seeing the Red mark (Faces power supply) and then Restart.

8. POWER LED IS OFF :
a. Check main power cord
b. Check S.M.P.S.
c. Check Mother Board connection

9. SHOWING CMOS ERROR: Replace 3 Volt battery of Mother Board . Set Original Settings Manually.(Refer CMOS Setup chart)Enter your search terms Submit search form

10. SHOWING FDD ERROR OR FLOPPY DRIVE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY: Check Power cord of FDD , Data Cables , set CMOS & Finally the Check drive.

11. SHOWING HDD ERROR OR HARD DISK FAILURE:
a. Check Power Cord
b. Check connection of HDD
c. Check Data cable
d. Check Hard Disk parameters in CMOS or Auto detecting Setting Partitions by Fdisk Command, then format it to set track 0.

12. MOTHER BOARD HANGS DUE TO UNSTABILIZED POWER SUPPLY:
a. Check S.M.P.S
b. RAM not functioning properly.
c. Software problem (due to using p1r@t3d software)
d. CPU fan not functioning properly.

13. DANCING SCREEN:
a. Check Display card connection
b. Virus Problem
c. Video Memory Problem

14. SHAKING SCREEN:
a. Earthing problem
b. Magnetic waves comes around.

15. CPU CABINET SHOCK:
a. Check Earthing
b. Check main power cord.

16. NON-SYSTEM DISK ERROR:
a. Floppy Drive having different disk (Non-Bootable Disk) OR CMOS Parameters for Hard
Disk may not be set properly.
b. Hard Disk Partitions may not be created.
c. Hard Disk may not be formatted.

17. MISSING OPERATING SYSTEM:
The System files missing namely i.e; command.com - User File IO.SYS & MS_DOS.SYS - Hidden Files. These above three files required for Start up of the system that can be transferred by using SYS C: Command OR While the time of formatting by using Format c:/u/s

18. MISSING COMMAND INTERPRETOR:
Maybe the file Command.com is corrupted OR Infected by Virus OR Some one has Erased it.

19. SHOWING I/O ERROR:
a. The type of Hard Disk in CMOS may not be set properly.
b. Operating system used for formatting is not valid

20. SHOWING DIVIDE OVER- FLOW MESSAGE:
a. May some Directories or Files crash with other files.
b. Use CHKDSK/F or SCANDISK Command to correct it.

21. HARD DISK MAKING NOISE WHILE PROCESSING:
a. Unstabilized power supply.
b. Check for Loose Contact.
c. Do not use Y Connectors for Hard Disk.
d. It may create Bad Sector OR Weak Hard Disk.

22. HARD DISK HANGS WHILE PROCESSING: Check for Bad Sector by using CHKDSK or SCANDISK Command. If found format the Hard Disk and set Partition before that area.(This is the only procedure to use Hard Disk with Bad Sector) OR (To avoid Bad Sectors use Standard Power Supply)

23. HARD DISK NOT DETECTED:
a. Check Power Connector
b. Check Data Cables
c. Check Jumpers

24. PARTITION NOT SHOWN: Operating System where the Hard Disk formatted is not supported with present Mother Board. For Example: Hard Disk formatted with Pentium System will hide their partitions for 486 System.

25. MMX/DLL FILE MISSING: May the above files may be corrupted due to power failure or Virus. Make available above files from other Computer. OR Reinstall Windows 98 Operating System. (This procedure will not make any effect on existing Data).

26. WINDOWS REGISTRY ERROR: This will happen due to sudden ON/OFF of the system. Final solution is to Reinstall Operating System.

27. DISPLAY COLOUR DOES NOT MATCH
a. Configure Display Card properly with their CD.
b. The Standard setting for Windows is set it to 800x600 for better performance.

28. UNKNOWN DEVICE FOUND: May the Driver utility is not provided with operating system . Insert Driver CD and install software for the above Device..​

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How to Change folder background in Windows 7/vista/xp

I like to customize my folder and drive’s icon, color, view to give it a unique look. What about changing folder background? Usually we use software to do that. But here i change the folder’s background without any software. To do so firstly i would like you to know, what is the “desktop.ini” and how it works?





Desktop.ini is the file where system assigns the values of icon, info, background image source etc. The folder will gives info about itself or a thumbnail view which has the proper desktop.ini file. It is a hidden system file and it's possible to show by CASE: 2 step: 2 in this article. Nothing to worry about it because the system can automatically create a new one if the file is being damaged or absent. It just needs a reboot of the system.

AAU TO RESUME SCHOOL ON THE 6TH JAN 2014

All students of Ambrose Alli University are hereby informed that academic session will resume on 6th January 2014.

Examinations are scheduled to begin by February 2014. The new session will commence from March 3rd 2014.

This therefore implies that new students will begin full academic activity by march 3rd 2013.

HOW TO USE COMMAND PROMPT ON SYSTEM TO UNLOCK YOUR ANDROID PHONE

It can really be annoying when you are locked out of your android smartphone simply because you tried the wrong patterns severally. When this happens, you can no longer access anything on your smartphone but receive incoming calls.

For this method to work for you, your USB debugging must be turned on in your smartphone.

Method 1:
Connect your Android device via USB to your computer. Open Command Prompt by pressing the window key + R, then type “cmd” (without quotes) in the space provided and hit OK .
Type in the following codes
adb shell
cd/data/data/
com.android.providers.settings/
databases
sqlite3 settings.db
update system set value=0 where

HOW TO MAKE USE OF AIRTEL BB PLAN ON NON BB PHONE

Please follow this simple guide to keep enjoying Airtel BB plans on your network: Recharge your SIM with N100 then
dial *440*17#, once it is successful
dial *123*123# to confirm which account it will go to.

NB: after dailing the code if it goes to Account 9 you have lost the ability to subscribe and use BB plans.

However, if it goes to Account 10 congratulations you can still enjoy the BB plans till the airtel taking over is complete.

Next: Send 'DEACTIVATE' in an sms to 440 to deactivate the daily plan then u can subscribe to the desired plan you want.

80MB N100 *440*17# BBUD 1Day
400MB N525 *440*18# BBUW 7Days
160MB N100 *440*171# BBUD2 (selected Lines)
240MB N200 *440*017# BBUD3 3Days (we all know how to extend it)
2GB N1500 *440*16# BBUM 1Month
6GB N3000 *440*016# BBUM3 3Months

LECTURES BEGIN IN ABSU

This is to inform all ABSU students that lectures has started. as an eyewitness,
lectures are taking place at law block, science and business admin block. Lecturers are willing to teach but the turnout of students is poor.

Wishing all ABSU students a safe trip back to school.

ASUU strike update: FG finally signs agreement with Union, classes to resume

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has finally signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Government after it was confirmed that the disputed N200 billion expected to be paid into the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) account has been paid.

The FG had before now given the Union an ultimatum to resume classes by Monday, December 9, or lose their jobs. The lecturers, however, called the government’s bluff, daring it to hand them their sack letters.

Both parties have reportedly signed the MoU today in Abuja indicating that the strike would be called off sooner rather than later.

There are indications that the strike may be called off next week when ASUU is expected to present the MoU to its National Executive meeting, NEC.

UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN 2013/2014 ADMISSION CLEARANCE EXERCISE HAS STARTED

This is to inform all UTME and Direct Entry candidates, who have been offered provisional admission that the Admissions Clearance Exercise will commence on Monday, 9 December 2013 and end on Friday, 20 December 2013.

Successful candidates for the Admissions Clearance Exercise would have paid the N20, 000.00 Acceptance Fee into the Admission Processing Fee Account at First Bank of Nigeria Plc (Acct. No – 2018156959 or University of Ibadan Micro-Finance Bank (Acct. No – 1050000027). Candidates are expected to report to the appropriate designated venues from 8.30a.m daily for the clearance exercise.

The venues assigned to the Faculties are stated below:

Venue 1 – GamalielOnosode Park, Behind Trenchard Hall

(Faculties of Arts, Law, Science and Technology candidates)

Venue 2 – Arts Theatre(Central Admin. Area)

(College of Medicine, Faculties of Pharmacy, Education and The Social Sciences candidates)

Venue 3- Admissions Office

(Faculties of Agriculture & Forestry and Veterinary Medicine candidates)

Candidates should come along with the following documents:

1. Letter of Invitation for the Post-UTME Screening Exercise

2. Original and 4 photocopies of JAMB Admission Letter [if available]

3. Admission Acceptance Form (downloaded from http://admissions.ui.edu.ng/biodata)

4. Original and 4 photocopies of the UTME result slip

5. Original and 4 photocopies of ‘O’ level results – WAEC, NECO, IGC

6. Original and 4 photocopies of Birth Certificate or Sworn Declaration of Age

7. Two letters of reference from two reputable persons – on letter headed papers (preferably middle level government employee or clergymen) Student religious leaders are excluded.

8. Ten (10) recent passport size photographs-showing frontal facial view. Size should be 5.2cm x 5.2cm. Names of the candidate (surname first) should be written at the back of the photographs

9. Original and 4 photocopies of bank tellers for payment of N2,000&N20,000 Admission's Processing and Acceptance fees.

10. A file with tag

11. Candidates should go online to download (http://admissions.ui.edu.ng/biodata) and fill the following forms

· Medical form

· Undertaking form

· Admission Acceptance form

Also fill the biodata form online (http://admissions.ui.edu.ng/biodata ) using usual login parameters.

ASUU Strike Update - FG withdraws ultimatum

December 11, 2013



Following the outcry of Nigerians and substantial compliance by some members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Federal Government has withdrawn the ultimatum given to striking lecturers to resume in Universities or be sacked.

The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, while speaking to journalists, displayed a letter, which was signed by the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Tunde Lemo and addressed to the Accountant General of the Federation. The letter confirmed that the total sum of two hundred billion Naira (N200 000 000 000) had been paid into a Revitalisation of Universities Infrastructure Account, as agreed in a meeting between ASUU and President Goodluck Jonathan on November 5, 2013.

Okupe noted that the federal government was interested in resolving the six-month old crisis in a peaceful manner for the overall interest of all concerned.

“Right now, the issue of ultimatum is not a matter for discussion anymore. There has been substantial compliance nationwide. If I say you must return to work on the 9th and 70% of the people that I am talking to have returned to work, that is substantial compliance,” he said.

ASUU Strike - NLC Makes Fresh Intervention

According to Mr. Chris Uyot, the Acting General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the union has began another move to intervene in the impasse between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government.

"The leadership of NLC has written a letter to the Presidency seeking leave to intervene in the crisis which is now in its sixth month.

"We have sent a letter to the presidency today, Dec. 9. We want to intervene in this matter.

"The turn of events is causing a lot of disaffection which can easily be resolved, that is if the government is willing to talk about it," Uyot said.

Uyot said that NLC President Abdulwahed Omar met with the leadership of ASUU in Abuja as a preliminary step to articulate their position before meeting with the Presidency when invited.

Asuu STRIKE UPDATE- ASUU meets to decide today

AS the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) meets today in Abuja, the issue of resumption from their five months-old strike will top the agenda of the meeting as expectations of Nigerians is to see the universities resume for lectures soonest.

The ASUU president, Comrade Nasir Isa Fagge’s demand that the Federal Government should show commitment of meeting the disbursement of N200 billion for the year 2013 allocation to the universities through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was said to have been met, according to the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Dr. Doyin Okupe, last week.

The Federal Government’s threat to disengage any lecturer that fails to resume lectures on December 4, earlier conveyed by the Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, has also been denied by President Goodluck Jonathan. With all these expected areas of conflict removed, many Nigerians are pleading with ASUU to suspend the strike and resume work.

Indeed, feelers after the burial of the former ASUU President, Professor Festus Iyayi, are that the consensus among majority of ASUU members are that the universities should resume for lectures against the backdrop of various consultations.

Daily Newswatch investigations indicated that expectations are high among students, parents and Nigerians that the universities will finally resume from its five-month-old strike at the end of today’s meeting. According to a member of ASUU, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the ASUU president will be addressing some select journalists in Abuja today on when to end the strike.

The threat by the Federal Government to sack lecturers that refuse to abide by the ultimatum fixed for today had done some incalculable damage to the relationship between ASUU and the government, especially the fairly smooth meetings between the lecturers and President Jonathan.

However, already there are indications that many universities will resume work latest first week of January owing to the Yuletide period.

Of course, some of the universities appeared to have heeded the government’s ultimatum to reopen for lectures. The reopening of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) brings to five the number of universities that have resumed. The other schools include University of Nigeria (UNN), Nsukka, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State; Enugu State University of Technology (ESUT), Enugu, and the Ibrahim Badamosi University, Lapai, in Niger State.

The authorities of the University of Ibadan have, however, announced plans to commence academic activities on January 6, 2014. A circular released by the management of the university stated that its actions were sequel to the directives of the Committee of Pro-chancellors (CPC) of federal universities.

The revised academic calendar for the remaining part of the Second Semester 2012/2013 shows that students are expected to arrive on Saturday and Sunday, January 4 and 5, while lectures will commence on January 6.

Teaching is expected to take place for 11 weeks, from Monday, January 6 to Friday, March 21, while revision will take place from March 24 to 28.

Students of the university will sit for their examinations from Monday, March 31 to Friday April 11. The senate of the university would meet on May 12 to consider the results of the graduating students.

Also, the authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, yesterday, December 8, directed the students to go back to class. According to a statement by the Public Relations Officer of OAU, Mr. Biodun Olarewaju, “the authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, have announced Sunday, 8th December, 2013, as the resumption date for the 2012/ 2013 rain semester.

“Accordingly, students of the university are expected to come into residence on the above date as lectures will commence immediately.”

The statement noted that lectures would commence immediately after the resumption. Students of the university narrowly escaped not completing their Harmattan Semester exams when the strike began on July 1.

It was gathered that the university was lagging behind with a semester compared to other Federal universities in the country.

At the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, Lagos, Daily News watch investigations showed that many lecturers of the university have continued to mount pressure on the chapter’s ASUU to call off the strike.

The lecturers were said to have held a congress last week and a large percentage of them in the UNILAG voted for calling off of the strike and resuming work, especially over their inability to carry out research.

A lecturer who spoke with Daily News watch on the condition of anonymity said although the outcome of today’s meeting will confirm the resumption date, but he stressed that they hoped the strike would be called off before January.

However, candidates that were offered admission into the UNILAG have been going through screening and registration processes since two weeks, although the lecturers said the strike continues until they receive directives from the National Executive Council of ASUU after today’s meeting.

“Government owns the school, not us, so, we have to work with the decision of government. The decision of the owner (the Federal Government) supersedes that of any pressure groups in the school. By now, schools are working their calendars and adjusting them in preparation for resumption, so, one cannot just jump into the class and begin to teach,” the source said.

However, Daily News watch investigations showed that in schools where management had forced resumption, only partial academic activities were going. For instance, at Ebonyi State University (EBSU), Abakaliki, which management had pulled out of the nationwide strike since November 23, with an order that all academic activities on all the campuses of the university should resume on November 26, full academic work was yet to kick off.

The EBSU ASUU Chairman, Prof. Ndubuisi Idenyi, had promised a showdown with the management, should they try to force the lecturers to resume, reiterating that they were waiting for ASUU national body to call of the strike before they could comply.

The statement signed by the Registrar, Sam N. Egwu, Idenyi calling of the strike, stated that following the inability of Federal Government and ASUU to reach an agreement over the lingering strike, the university management had resolved to commence its academic activities.

But when contacted, Idenyi stated the ASUU chapter of EBSU dissociated itself from the purported reopening by the management and maintained that the strike was still in progress until they got directive from the national leadership.

Asked what would be their reaction if the school management decided to punish their members for refusing to resume work, Idenyi said they were ready for showdown with the school management if they dared them.

A similar scenario was the case at the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), with some lecturers of the institution complying with the directive by the management of the school to commence lectures.

Although lectures have not started fully in all the departments, a visit to the school campus showed that lectures had started in some of the faculties/departments, including Faculties of Arts and Education.

It was also gathered that timetables for lectures for the second semester of the 2012/2013 academic session had been released by each of the departments, to signal the commencement of academic exercise. Also, meetings of the heads of departments in each of the faculties were held to ensure proper course allocation among the lecturers.

The Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Femi Mimiko, and principal officers of the institution went round the campus to monitor the level of compliance with the directive.

Speaking after the monitoring exercise, Professor Mimiko expressed satisfaction, saying the development showed that about 60 per cent of the academic staff were back on campus.

“I am satisfied with the level of response that we have received so far viz-a-viz the directive that management gave that lectures should resume today. I have personally gone round and I also sent my principal officers to go round the classrooms and it was discovered that quite a number of classes held.

“As we speak, lecturers are in the classrooms teaching; yes, the students are just coming back to campus, that is not unexpected, but the good thing there is, more than half of the total number of lecturers have indicated their desire to teach and they are all over the place teaching. I hope and believe that from tomorrow, the situation will improve,” he said.

Professor Mimiko said it was a matter of individual choice if a parent chose to listen to ASUU and kept his child at home, adding that there was little or nothing that could be done to that.

Also, students and lecturers of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), last week Monday, returned to school, following a directive by the school authorities.

Authorities of the university had directed the lecturers to resume classes on December 2 and commence preparations for the 2012/2013 second semester examination.

It was reported that at the Enugu and Agbani campuses of ESUT, students were in their various departments exchanging pleasantries and checking the notice boards.

At the faculties of engineering and management sciences on the Enugu campus, students in their numbers were copying the second semester examination timetables pasted on the notice boards.

The lecturers, on the other hand, held a meeting with the governing council of the university at the Agbani campus on the resumption of work.

Addressing the lecturers, Chairman of the council, Chief Chilo Offiah, appealed to them to sheathe their sword and return to classes in the interest of the students.

Offiah thanked the lecturers for attending the meeting and assured them that the council would do all it could to ensure the improvement of their welfare.

The executive members of the ESUT branch of the ASUU did not, however, attend the meeting.

It was, however, a different situation at the Enugu campus of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), as only a few students and lecturers were on campus. Few lecturers were also found in their various offices, while the non-academic staff members were busy working.

Some of the lecturers said they were waiting for directives from both the school authorities and the ASUU branch.

A drama took place at the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) as the university’s senate announced the sack of all academic staff on its payroll with immediate effect for failure to return to classroom.

The sack order was made known by the Public Relations Officers (PRO) of the institution, Mr. Chike Ezenwa, while speaking in Owerri, through the telephone.

According to him, the senate of the university had declared all the positions of academic staff in the institution vacant, adding that they would be advertised soon.

The senate council, he explained, had already compiled the list of vacant positions in the school, adding that whoever was willing to resume would be adequately protected.

But the FUTO branch of ASUU has said any attempt to break their ranks would be strongly resisted. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end o their meeting held last week and signed by both the Chairman and Secretary, Dr.Ikenna Nwachukwu and Dr F.M. Eke, respectively.

The communiqué urged members to ignore the resumption notice by FUTO management, adding that the branch would not engage in any academic activities until the Federal Government committed itself to implementing the ASUU-FGN agreement.

In another development, the authorities of the University of Jos (UNIJOS) have directed all academic staff to commence work with immediate effect, while the branch chairman of ASUU said the union would not succumb to threat and intimidation.

The authorities of the university, in a circular signed by the registrar/secretary to the council, Mr. JilliDandam, stated that all academic staff of the university shall return to their various departments, units and directorates and commence work immediately.

It added that daily compliance register would be kept by all heads of department for all academic staff, while it further directed every head of department to publish lecture time-table for all academic programmes by today.

However, the branch chairman of ASUU, Dr. Jangkam Wannang, said the union would not succumb to threat to call off its strike, adding that conditions to call off the strike were well spelt out. He said intimidation and harassment of any form would not force the union to call off the strike.

“We will not succumb to threat; the strike is for the improvement of the system. The threat and intimidation by both the government and governing council of a university will rather complicate the problem than addressing it,” he said.

Also lecturers at the Gombe State University are yet to resume classes, despite the directive to do so by the government. Branch Chairman of ASUU, Mallam Umar Adamu, confirmed that none of the lecturers of the university had resumed work. Adamu said the union would meet today to decide on the strike.

The premises of the university was, however, calm as security operatives were seen keeping vigilance at the main gate.

But the academic staff of Federal University in Kashere, also in Gombe State, did not join the strike.

But appeals to ASUU to end thje strike continue to mount as the National Parent-Teacher-Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) has asked the striking teachers to see the extension of the resumption deadline as a sign of goodwill from the Federal Government.

The NAPTAN North Central Coordinator, Alhaji Danladi Aliyu, said the extension showed that the government was committed to ending the strike. Aliyu said, “I am pleading with both parties not to see this issue as a war that must be won or lost as both are working in the interest of moving the nation forward.

“ASUU should use this deadline extension to resume duties, while we also urge the Federal Government not to come down hard on them,” he said.

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HOW TO SPEED-UP INTERNET CONNECTION IN WINDOW 7/VISTA/XP

When using Windows 7/vista/xp it doesn't give us full bandwidth speed as it has to maintain OS (operating system) IDLE MODE. This idle mode is also applicable for processor, RAM, Audio & Video processing units to comfort a user but using or applying some tricks we can do it very simply.

How to modify the idle or limit mode of bandwidth without doing any harm to Windows OS (operating system).
It's a normal trick by using Group Policy Editor or gpedit. Just follow the steps

1. Go to Start menu type Run and press your enter key

2.In run type gpedit.msc and hit enter or click ok. The Group Policy Editor window will open if you have the sufficient privilege on the computer.

ASUU STRIKE UPDATE DEC 2013

During the burial of former Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) President Festus Iyayi, members of the ASUU booed Rev. Fr. Andrew Obiyan who suggested that the months-long strike be called off.

“Do not give the federal government the privilege of satisfaction of fighting and defeating you. I encourage you to surrender first in this fight. You have made your point eloquently and clear enough,” he said, which was met by jeers, according to the Daily Post.

“Sincere and intelligent Nigerians will consider what you have done and will forever appreciate you for it. Your surrender at this time as a tool of power is the sign of strength, it’s not a sign of weakness,” Obiyan said, adding: “We may not trust the federal government owing to their antecedents, but I humbly request you to please trust them now.”

ASUU President Dr. Nasri Fagge said that the boos were simply what the crowd thought of ending the five-month-long strike.

Fagge said, “We were told here at this gathering that there were some fundamental issues that bother the mind of our late comrade, as to the future of the struggle. For me, it is left for us to rally round those ideals and advance his legacies. You saw the reaction of the crowd to what was said about suspending the struggle, and that to me said it all.”

The incident comes as Olabisi Onabanjo University said it would resume classes on Dec. 9, which was required by the Nigerian Federal Government, reported the Osun Defender.

The university called on students to complete their registrations.

The ASUU strike started in July after leaders of the union said the government failed to implement a deal to improve the welfare of teachers and upgrade state-run facilities, leaving hundreds of thousands of Nigerian students in limbo.

Bobboi Kaigama, the president of the Trade Union Congress, told the New Mail this week that the strike will be called off before the Dec. 9 deadline.

“We will mediate and call back both parties to the negotiation table,” he said, reported the New Mail. “The good thing is that they are both committed to ending the strike.”

He said the National Labor Congress is also participating in the negotiations between the government and the ASUU.

“Myself and my colleague from the NLC will ensure that this issue is quickly resolved. The most important thing is that both parties want a quick end to the strike. What is happening right now is as a result of a break in communication,” he said.

But Fagge said several days ago that the government has not deposited N200 billion in a bank account like what was requested.

“Why won’t government make available this money so that we know the money is there and the universities commence drawing from this money to address the problem of decay in infrastructure, teaching and research facilities? When that is done, our members will suspend the strike,” he said.

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UNIZIK PRESCIENCE 2014 FIRST BADGE ADMISSION LIST IS OUT

For the candidates who applied for the prescience program at Unizik can now check their names at the utility building.

Its being paste at the notice board in utility building. Those list are for the first
badge.

Meanwhile, the prescience/ diploma form is still on sale. Candidates who are interested are advice to purchase the form at any of the banks around the school.

Prescience form= N8000,
Diploma form= N5000


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UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN HAS PULLED OUT OF THE ASUU STRIKE

The University of Ibadan has pulled out of the ASUU strike and has announced that academic activities would resume on the 4th of January, 2014.

This decision was announced by the Governing Council of the institution and was based on the directives of the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of Federal Universities and the National Universities Commission. However, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said strike still on.

Mr. Olujimi Olukoyam, the registrar and secretary to the council at the UI, signed and released the official university bulletin on December 6, 2013, Friday. In the document the governing council explained that the re-opening became necessary in view of the consideration of all matters relating to the on-going ASUU strike, at its recent meeting.

“Consequent upon the directives of the CPC which directed the Vice-Chancellors to re-open universities for academic and allied activities to commence, the management on Tuesday, directed the deans and directors to open resumption register for academic staff willing to resume work to sign, on or before December 4, 2013.

“At its extra-ordinary meeting held on Wednesday, December 4, the school’s governing council deliberated on all the actions taken and ratified by the Committee of Provost, Deans and Directors and ratified them. The Senate at its special meeting held on December 4, also considered the revised academic calendar for the remaining part of the second semester of 2012/2013 session proposed by the Committee of Provost, Deans and Directors and approved,” the bulletin stated.
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ASUU STRIKE

1) ASUU: A Union.
2) ASUUOLOGY: The study of ASUU.
3) ASUUCRAT: A member of ASUU.
4) ASUUCRACY: Government of ASUU plus Federal Government minus the students.
5) ASUUFEVA: Effects of ASUU on students.
6) ASUUNISTIC: The act of behaving in ASUU way.
7) ASUUDITE: A person who doesn’t believe in ASUU. ASUUING: demanding and negotiating in ASUU's manner.
9) ASUUNDER: Consequences of ASUU strike.
10) ASUUSTRIKER: A person who demostrates for ASUU.
11) ASUULATOR: The war between ASUU and the senators.
12) ASUUMANIAC: Someone who loves ASUU.
13) ASUUPHOBIA: The fear of ASUU.
14) ASUUCIDE: Act of killing an Asucrat by accident.
15) ASUUTIAN: A victim of ASUU's activities.
16) ASUUFÈCTO: a baby born by a student during ASUU.
17) ASUUGENERIAN: A student who spends 7 years in sch instead of 4 years due to
ASUU strike.
18) ASUUIST: A lecturer or a group of lecturer who does not support ASUU but hopes to
benefit from the union.
19) ASUUMONGER: Someone who keep spreading rumours about the activities of ASUU.
20) ASUUNOMICS: A student who develops business ideas during ASUU strike.