News

NEWS

FATSSSA PRESIDENT SUSPENDED!
SPORTS DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL SECRETARY AND TREASURER ALSO SUSPENDED!
HONOURABLES TO NOMINATE ACTING SPORTS DIRECTOR FOR DEANS CUP



The president of the Faculty of the Social Sciences Students Association, Mr. Faith Ayomide Omitoyin was on Friday 5th October suspended by the Faculty House of Representatives.
The president together with the treasurer, financial secretary and sports secretary were suspended indefinitely by the house until they are able to refund the sum of one hundred and forty two thousand three hundred and seventy naira (₦142,370) which they allegedly spent without the approval of the House.
The president alongside the treasurer, financial secretary and the sports director had in a meeting  signed an undertaking stating that they would refund the money to FATSSSA purse on or before 30th September and that in their inability to do so they can be suspended.
The press is committed to giving FATSSSAites information as the case unfolds.

UNIIVERSITY OCOMPETITION BEATS UNIVERSITY OF GHANA IN DEBATE COMPETITION
A debate between both institutions took place on October 5, 2018. This was done together with the bilateral games, which usually take place every year between both institutions. The venue was slated for Faculty of Arts SLT by 5pm but later had to be changed to the LLT because of technical issues. The debate started by 7:15pm. Miss Betty from Theatre Arts, UI was the Chief Judge and a lecturer from Department of English, UI together with the coach from Ghana were the other judges. The topic of the debate was 'Has ECOWAS outlived its relevance in sub-Saharan African Region?”
University of Ibadan emerged as the winner with 71.8 points while University of Ghana followed closely on UI’s tail with 71.3 points.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Social Director Addresses Budget Discrepancies, Loan Misunderstanding, and Event Challenges

Image
  By Omolola Gracie   FATSSSA PRESS: Good afternoon, Mr. Ashcroft. I'm a correspondent from FATSSSA Press and we're here today for the interview regarding the controversy with the FATSSSA Picnic. So, regarding the picnic controversies,  how much was budgeted and eventually spent? MR ASHCROFT: A budget of #398,000 was approved. FATSSSA PRESS: (points to the hard copy of the budget) This, right? MR ASHCROFT: Yes FATSSSA PRESS: So, 398,000 was approved by the house. Some items include small chops, four puff puffs per person, one samosa, one spring roll, and you planned for how many people? MR ASHCROFT: 400 people.   FATSSSA PRESS: For the small chops, everything was priced at 100,000. The peppered ponmo was budgeted at #60,000, punch for also #60,000, DJ for #70,000, and several others, all amounting to #398,000. So how much was eventually spent? MR ASHCROFT: #362,000 was eventually spent.   FATSSSA PRESS: So #398,000 was, indeed, budgeted for 400 people but #36...
Read more

BREAKING: FACULTY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES MOURNS LECTURER, SUSPENDS ALL ACTIVITIES FOR THE WEEK

Image
  By Emmanuel Akinwale The Faculty of the Social Sciences has today, 8th October released a memorandum announcing the suspension of all academic and administrative activities within the f aculty , following the untimely passing of Professor Ifeanyi Onyeonoru , a respected lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Head of the Employment Relations and Human Resource Management Unit.   The devastating news confirmed by FATSSSA Press correspondent stated that Professor Ifeanyi Onyeonoru passed away in the early hours of October 7, 2024, at Jaja Clinic during a brief illnes. The esteemable Professor is said to have contributed significantly to the academic repository of the Faculty and most importantly, his Department with his repertoire of knowledge. In a memorandum signed by the Dean of the Faculty, Professor Ehigie , the Dean of the Faculty expressed deep sorrow over the loss, stating:   " This is to inform members of the Faculty that Lectures and other official activi...
Read more

THE FATSSSA WEEK EVENTS THROUGH THE EYES OF A NERDY FATSSSAITE

Image
  By Omolola Odukoya    The Faculty of The Social Sciences had always been known for events which make headlines around campus. However, there had been loud hiccups with the crispy picnic, so many might have been hesitant to show up at the FATSSSA Week events. In preparation for the opening day of the events, the Large Lecture Theatre had been decorated. A large purple banner bearing the name of the faculty, with beautiful splashes of white and orange, was glued to the wall. The week started with an incredible intellectual programme - ‘Dean For  A Day’ and ‘FATSSSAites who inspire us’. I was determined to attend the programme as it was a new trend and I was curious to see how it would turn out. My mouth went agape as I saw FATSSSAites rush to the event. There were six amazing personalities whose citations made my head burst open.  One of the personalities, Mr Shallom made the girls swoon as his melodious baritone tingled through the room. His cheeks turned...
Read more