SCHOOL FEES PAYMENT UPDATE: EMU Response to NSS Request

Greatest Nigerian Students. 

Still on the struggle, the leadership of NSS have been in discussion with the University management on how to ease the school fees and accommodation payment hardship experienced by Nigerian Students in EMU for like a week now, the requests presented through the office of the Vice Rector Promotion is contained in the letter below.

 

UNIVERSITY RESPONSE:

After all our requests, constant pressure and early positive responses, the following final responses were gotten from the school. 

1. Students portal can be opened for registration if he/she pays the sum of 1000 dollars irrespective of any debt or free from debt. 

2. Normal late registration charges will apply. 

3. Registration have been extended for Nigerian Students till 4th March, 2016.

For clarification on this, kindly contact Mutlük.

With this resolution from the University, what do you think is the way forward?

The truth is the university have Professionals in the field and are updating the University on CBN Forex availability for both school fees and medical bills following the last letter released by the Apex Bank and with this students interest are not representated, the University is not told the duration it takes for transfer to get to the school and in sum cases, fees even bounce back to parents account.

Comment your suggestions here.

Best Regards 

NSS-EMU

Facebook expands ‘like’ feature

Feeling outraged, tickled or touched by something you spotted on Facebook? Now you can say so, after the social media giant added five new reactions to its basic “like” button.

“Like, love, haha, wow, sad or angry” — the expanded “reactions” feature rolled out globally on Wednesday is designed to let users express a range of emotions.

Facebook had been testing ways to add to the “like” button faced with complaints that it was sometimes inappropriate, especially in cases of tragic events.

“We’ve been listening to people and know that there should be more ways to easily and quickly express how something you see in News Feed makes you feel,” said product manager Sammi Krug in a blog post.

“That’s why today we are launching Reactions, an extension of the Like button, to give you more ways to share your reaction to a post in a quick and easy way.”

The familiar “like” button with a thumbs-up image will still be there, alongside the new emoticon icons.

“We understand that this is a big change, and want to be thoughtful about rolling this out,” Krug said.

“For more than a year we have been conducting global research including focus groups and surveys to determine what types of reactions people would want to use most. We also looked at how people are already commenting on posts and the top stickers and emoticons as signals for the types of reactions people are already using to determine which reactions to offer.”

The expanded reactions feature had been tested in several markets and is now rolling out globally, Krug said.

In unveiling plans last year, Facebook noted that it was not considering a “dislike” button despite the idea floated in some reports.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said in September that the “dislike” button was not coming “because we don’t want to turn Facebook into a forum where people are voting up or down on people’s posts. That doesn’t seem like the kind of community that we want to create.”

The new reactions buttons were unveiled last October as a test project for Facebook users in Spain and Ireland.

Zuckerberg said at the time that Facebook had been working on expanded options for some time.

“Not every moment is a good moment, and sometimes you just want a way to express empathy,” Zuckerberg said on his page last year.

“These are important moments where you need the power to share more than ever, and a ‘Like’ might not be the best way to express yourself.”

SOURCE: PUNCH

Deji Akinwande, Nigerian professor who will receive America’s highest research award

Professor Deji Akinwande

 Deji Akinwande, a professor at the University of Texas Austin, is one Nigerian scaling hurdles, pushing boundaries and breaking stereotypes. 

Akinwande has been identified by President Barack Obama, as one of the recipients of “the highest honour bestowed by the US government for science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers”. 

Alongside 104 researchers, he will receive the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers in Washington DC later in the year. 

“These early-career scientists are leading the way in our efforts to confront and understand challenges from climate change to our health and wellness,” Obama said while announcing the winners. 

   

“We congratulate these accomplished individuals and encourage them to continue to serve as an example of the incredible promise and ingenuity of the American people.” 

WHO IS DEJI AKINWANDE? 

Akinwande is an associate professor in electrical and computer engineering and the Jack Kilby/Texas instruments endowed faculty fellow in computer engineering in the Cockrell school of engineering at the university of Texas at Austin. 

EDUCATION 

Akinwande graduated from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, bagging a double degree (B.S/M.S) in electrical engineering and applied physics. 

His master’s research in applied physics pioneered the design and development of near-field microwave probe tips for non-destructive imaging and studies of materials. 

He had his PhD degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University in 2009, conducting research on the synthesis, device physics, and circuit applications of carbon nanotubes and graphene. 

INVENTION 

According to Akinwande Nano Research Group, the professor is known for his groundbreaking research on nanomaterials, sensors, devices and flexible technology. 

He is considered one of the top researchers in the world in the areas of graphene, silicon electronics and 2-D nanomaterials for use in flexible electronics. 

In 2015, Akinwande created the first transistor out of silicene – the world’s thinnest silicon material – and he is continuing to advance the capabilities of computer chips and other electronics. 

Schematics of Akinwande’s invention

He is a co-inventor of a high-frequency chip-to-chip interconnect and an electrically small antenna for bio-electronics. 

HONOURS AND AWARDS 

Prior to his presidential award listing, Akinwande has been known as a man of many caps, working with US department of Defence in taking academic quantum leaps. 

He has the following honours and awards to his name: 

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Nanotechnology Early Career Award, 2015 

Engineering School Nominee for Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award, 2015 TI/Jack Kilby Endowed Faculty Fellowship, 2013-present 

IEEE Senior Member, 2013 IEEE NANO Geim and Novoselov (Inaugural) Graphene Prize 2012 

NSF Faculty CAREER Award 2012 

DTRA Young Investigator Award 2012 

3M Nontenured Faculty Award 2012 

Army Research Office Young Investigator Award 2011 

Office of Naval Research Grant Award 2010 

Stanford Future-Faculty DARE Fellow, 2008-2010 (12 fellows selected out of 110 senior Ph.D Candidates from all the Schools at Stanford University) 

Ford Foundation Fellow, 2006-2009 (60 fellows out of over 1000 applicants) 

Alfred P. Sloan Scholar, 2006-2008 (Selected Stanford Ph.D Candidate) 

“Design Award” for outstanding Low-Noise Amplifier Designs by Prof. Thomas Lee (1 of 3 out of a class of ~150 students at Stanford University.

SOURCE: thecableng

NSS 2015/2016 1ST QUARTER SURVEY/EVENTS CONTRIBUTION QUESTIONNAIRE

Fellow Nigerian Students! As promised during our campaigns, when we #TeamProgress beseeched your mandate to represent you in the Nigerian Students Society, this questionnaire is prepared to asses our performance so far, improve on our setbacks and create that atmosphere for us to contribute actively by suggesting activities and areas the society should improve on.

"With Solidarity we will do better"

Find below, a copy of the Survey online Questionnaire.

NSS 2015/2016 1ST QUARTER SURVEY/EVENTS CONTRIBUTION QUESTIONNAIRE

FOREX: CBN Clears Air On School Fees And Medical Bills Payment

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has not stopped the 
allocation and sale of Foreign Exchange for purposes of payment 
of school fees and settlement of medical bills overseas.

In a statement by its spokesman, Ibrahim Mu’azu, the Bank urged 
Nigerians to disregard any contrary information.

The apex bank claimed that despite assurances it had given, some 
persons had continued to suggest that the Bank had stopped the 
allocation of Foreign Exchange to Nigerians seeking to pay school fees 
and medical bills overseas.

It further urged Nigerians to discountenance such misinformation.

The CBN also urged all genuine users desiring to obtain foreign 
exchange for payment of school fees and settlement of medical 
bills abroad to approach their banks with their requests 
and appropriate documentation.

SOURCE: Channels Television

VIDEO: Watch Nigerian Students in Diaspora dissect Nigeria's Economy

At this point where Nigeria's Economy seems to be going into recession, the Nigerian Students Society Eastern University Mediterranean Famagusta North Cyprus decided to engage her members in discussing issues facing Nigeria's Economy and possible solutions to revive our dwindling  Economy.

GUESTS: Henry Ikenna Okafor, Tersoo Bur John, Oluwasegun Aremu, Oshioks Philip and Charlotte A. Charles (Host)

Click the Link below to watch...

Video: Where does the Nigeria's Economy lie?

CBN extends BVN registration for Nigerians in Diaspora

CBN Governor

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN , has extended the Bank Verification Number , BVN, registration exercise for Nigerian Banks’ Customers in the Diaspora to June 30, 2016. According to a circular posted on the banks’ website, Thursday, the decision to extend the deadline which was initially January 31, was as result of low responses from the affected banks’ customers.

The apex bank said it discovered from a survey it conducted, that the low responses could be due to inadequate information and lack of accessibility to registration centres in some countries with large Nigerian populations. It therefore, decided to publish detailed addressed of the BVN registration centres in countries of their residence to make it easier for them to comply.

Creation of NAPS North Cyprus

STATEMENT ON THE CREATION OF NAPS NORTH CYPRUS. 

From the statement released yesterday 30th January, 2016 by the Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Association of Pharmacy Students North Cyprus, Umar Usman Sabo, which reads;

With the growing need for us to spread our tentacles, widen our horizons and further consolidate our relationship with our counterparts here in North Cyprus and back home in Nigeria, it became imperative for a central body to be created. Consequent to that, today the 30th of January, 2016 The Nigerian Association of Pharmacy Students North Cyprus (NAPS North Cyprus) was created and national secretariat established by The National Association of Nigerian Students Turkish Zone (NANS TR Zone) with the following mandate-

 

1. To foster Unity among Nigerian Pharmacy Students in North Cyprus to help tackle health Challenges facing our dear country Nigeria by organizing programs such as, Seminars, Conferences, Symposiums, Health Awareness, Research, Trips and Social activities. 

2. Invite the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria (PCN) to all Universities offering Pharmacy to help Supervise and give appropriate approvals to our programs here. 

3. Work with the Turkish-Cypriot Government with help of Deans of participating schools to ensure that more traineeship and internship opportunities are provided for our students and Licensing examinations are administered to our students upon graduation to help reduce the intense pressure faced by international graduates during licensing examinations in Nigeria. 

4. Work with sister societies and associations to inculcate basic norms into our members (especially freshers) and ensure that all Pharmacy Students are up to date with their educational-cum-social programs. 

5. Work with other related international and national bodies to create international and national conference and congress opportunities for our members to improve educational and social exposures. 

6. Work with all Universities with faculty of Pharmacy to source for more international accreditation from international licensing bodies in other to place the institutions in world standard. This will create a platform for a global recognition of our certificates.

NAPS North Cyprus National Executive Council Members

The following emerged as the pioneer National Executives-

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL (NEC) 

1. NATIONAL PRESIDENT – FREDRICK EDEH (EMU) 

2. NATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT - CHIKENDU MICHEAL OKEKE (CIU) 

3. NATIONAL GENERAL SECRETARY - OZIOMA EZEOFOR (EMU) 

4. NATIONAL PUBLICITY SECRETARY – UMAR USMAN SABO (EMU) 

5. NATIONAL FINANCIAL SECRETARY -AUSTIN OGUNJOBI (NEU) 

6. NATIONAL TREASURER - UYIOGHOSA ARIGBE (NEU) 

7. NATIONAL EX. OFFICIO - OYINDAMOLA OLATUNJI (EMU) 

8. NATIONAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR - MARY EFFANGA (CIU) 

9. NATIONAL WELFARE DIRECTOR - ANJOLAJESU OLASOGBA (NEU) 

10. NATIONAL EVENTS DIRECTOR - SIRAJUDEEN SHITTU (EMU)

Signed.

Umar Usman Sabo

(Publicity Secretary NAPS North Cyprus)