16 REASONS WHY OAU IS SUCH A GREAT SCHOOL.
Below are the reasons why Obafeni Awolowo University is a great school;
1. The only University in Nigeria whose students are capable of influencing national policies. Examples: i, Ife/Ibadan expressway was dualized in the early 1990s due to agitations of Ife students after an accident claiming students' lives; ii , Ife students led the Ali-Must Go struggle of 1978 against FG's obnoxious policies on education iii The national clampdown on cultism in all Nigerian institutions was triggered by Ife students in 1999.
2. Ife Varsity enjoys the best welfare facilities among public universities in Nigeria. Good roads, water, constant electricity, very conducive learning environment.
3. The only Nobel Laurette in Nigeria won it as Ife lecturer. Wole Soyinka.
4. A good percentage of Ife products are highflyers in their chosen professions.
5. Ife is the most progressive university in Nigeria. It is only in Ife that a fumbling serving minister with all the security details will be denied access to University campus(Bayo Ojo, 2005); it is only in Ife that a presidential candidate with anti-students antecedents will be told to his face (Obasanjo 1998); it is only in Ife that a powerful head of government agency will be drilled by students, without fears as to his activities (Nuhu Ribadu, 2007) etc.
6. There is this inbuilt "inoppressibility" and
"unsupressibility" among Ife students and products. They know their rights, go any extent to defend it. Authorities think twice before coming up with one policy.
7. It may interest you to know that the now common 'GREAT this, GREAT that' started with Ife in the mid 1970s. Today every glorified secondary school copies Ife as Great X, Great Y, but the real Nigerians know who has the 'copyright'
8. Webometrics rating. Yes, currently, Ife is not on No 1, but it occupied top spot some three, four years ago. But at least all ratings by NUC, Webometrics, ICU etc have always placed Ife in Top 4, perhaps the only consistent Varsity to appear in Top 3 by any rating. Even a sincere Unilorin student will tell you Ife na Baba
9. Ife is the most beautiful campus in Nigeria. A serene environment is conducive for learning.
10. Ife students are the proudest and most respected in the country. They also have the most enviable espirit de corps. Dispute this? Go to NYSC camps, organizations etc.
11. Ife students gave Gani Fawehinmi SENIOR ADVOCATE OF THE MASSES honour in 1988. It became a nationally quoted award. What does that tell you? Ife awards are not just mushroom awards some students just give. It is nationally recognized.
12. Gani Fawehinmi, Nigeria's most respected progressive said on his death bed: If University of Ife wants my corpse, give it to them. What does that tell you? Why did he choose Ife, and not UI, his alma mater? No, there must be something great in that school. Your guess is as good as mine: Ife represents his ideals.
13. Ife, students and as a school, has won any continental awards, including SIFE African champions and global 2nd runners-up in 2007 world competition( www.sife.org)
14. Ife Students' Union are the most vibrant. Indeed Ife is a training ground for fearless activists that later in life shake the country: See the list: Femi Falana, Justice Oyewole that sentenced Bode George, Mike Ozekhome, Bamidele Aturu, Opeyemi Bamidele, Mamora
Olohunnimbe, Olaolu Alli etc
15. Ife is the most sought-after university in
Nigeria. Check JAMB records. Despite the notoriety of the school for students spending more years in school, people still die for the school, still want to go there. No, there must be something great about that school.
16. Information and Communication Teechnology: OAU has a well-developed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) system with its own V-SAT access to the internet and a very efficient Intranet. Virtually every building in the central campus is connected and cybercafés are available in different parts of the campus. The internet access bandwidth has been increased from 39Mbit/s as at October 2011 to 183Mbit/s. The increase also led to the expansion of the internet facilities to all the halls of residence on campus. INTECU is entirely responsible for developing Obafemi Awolowo University into Nigeria's leading ICT University with a campus wide network consisting of a continually expanding fibre optic backbone 23 Intra-Networked subnets and wireless access clouds (WIFI) distributed across what is regarded as one of the most beautiful estates in the world.
Greatest IFE!!!
Alpha Omega University (OAU)
Intellectual Fighters for Emancipation (IFE)
Another Great IFE is a counterfeit!!!
1. The only University in Nigeria whose students are capable of influencing national policies. Examples: i, Ife/Ibadan expressway was dualized in the early 1990s due to agitations of Ife students after an accident claiming students' lives; ii , Ife students led the Ali-Must Go struggle of 1978 against FG's obnoxious policies on education iii The national clampdown on cultism in all Nigerian institutions was triggered by Ife students in 1999.
2. Ife Varsity enjoys the best welfare facilities among public universities in Nigeria. Good roads, water, constant electricity, very conducive learning environment.
3. The only Nobel Laurette in Nigeria won it as Ife lecturer. Wole Soyinka.
4. A good percentage of Ife products are highflyers in their chosen professions.
5. Ife is the most progressive university in Nigeria. It is only in Ife that a fumbling serving minister with all the security details will be denied access to University campus(Bayo Ojo, 2005); it is only in Ife that a presidential candidate with anti-students antecedents will be told to his face (Obasanjo 1998); it is only in Ife that a powerful head of government agency will be drilled by students, without fears as to his activities (Nuhu Ribadu, 2007) etc.
6. There is this inbuilt "inoppressibility" and
"unsupressibility" among Ife students and products. They know their rights, go any extent to defend it. Authorities think twice before coming up with one policy.
7. It may interest you to know that the now common 'GREAT this, GREAT that' started with Ife in the mid 1970s. Today every glorified secondary school copies Ife as Great X, Great Y, but the real Nigerians know who has the 'copyright'
8. Webometrics rating. Yes, currently, Ife is not on No 1, but it occupied top spot some three, four years ago. But at least all ratings by NUC, Webometrics, ICU etc have always placed Ife in Top 4, perhaps the only consistent Varsity to appear in Top 3 by any rating. Even a sincere Unilorin student will tell you Ife na Baba
9. Ife is the most beautiful campus in Nigeria. A serene environment is conducive for learning.
10. Ife students are the proudest and most respected in the country. They also have the most enviable espirit de corps. Dispute this? Go to NYSC camps, organizations etc.
11. Ife students gave Gani Fawehinmi SENIOR ADVOCATE OF THE MASSES honour in 1988. It became a nationally quoted award. What does that tell you? Ife awards are not just mushroom awards some students just give. It is nationally recognized.
12. Gani Fawehinmi, Nigeria's most respected progressive said on his death bed: If University of Ife wants my corpse, give it to them. What does that tell you? Why did he choose Ife, and not UI, his alma mater? No, there must be something great in that school. Your guess is as good as mine: Ife represents his ideals.
13. Ife, students and as a school, has won any continental awards, including SIFE African champions and global 2nd runners-up in 2007 world competition( www.sife.org)
14. Ife Students' Union are the most vibrant. Indeed Ife is a training ground for fearless activists that later in life shake the country: See the list: Femi Falana, Justice Oyewole that sentenced Bode George, Mike Ozekhome, Bamidele Aturu, Opeyemi Bamidele, Mamora
Olohunnimbe, Olaolu Alli etc
15. Ife is the most sought-after university in
Nigeria. Check JAMB records. Despite the notoriety of the school for students spending more years in school, people still die for the school, still want to go there. No, there must be something great about that school.
16. Information and Communication Teechnology: OAU has a well-developed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) system with its own V-SAT access to the internet and a very efficient Intranet. Virtually every building in the central campus is connected and cybercafés are available in different parts of the campus. The internet access bandwidth has been increased from 39Mbit/s as at October 2011 to 183Mbit/s. The increase also led to the expansion of the internet facilities to all the halls of residence on campus. INTECU is entirely responsible for developing Obafemi Awolowo University into Nigeria's leading ICT University with a campus wide network consisting of a continually expanding fibre optic backbone 23 Intra-Networked subnets and wireless access clouds (WIFI) distributed across what is regarded as one of the most beautiful estates in the world.
Greatest IFE!!!
Alpha Omega University (OAU)
Intellectual Fighters for Emancipation (IFE)
Another Great IFE is a counterfeit!!!
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