The UIMSA President, Mr Olaoluwa Olorunfemi was on the 12th of March, fined the sum of 2000 naira and referred to the Senate committee on discipline.This was following the decision by majority of the senators present in the Senate meeting that was held on the 12th of March, 2022. In the senate meeting that was held on the 25th of February, 2022, the UIMSA President was expected to give the report on the UIMSA bus.He did not however come prepared…
Boluwatife Adewale, a final year medical student and a member of UIMSA recently won the 2020 Sanger Prize and was a recipient of the 2021 Bayer Foundation Scientific Fellowship.He is currently a research intern at the Neuroscience and Ageing Research Unit (NARU), Institute for Advanced Medical Research and Training, CoMUI. Daniel: Good evening Mr. Adewale Bólúwatifẹ́. I am Animashaun Daniel, and I will be conducting this interview with you, on behalf of UIMSA Clinical Press.Everyone of us at UIMSA Press…
The PUNCH newspaper on Monday, February 14, 2022 announced via their Twitter page that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared a nationwide strike. In the report, it was stated that the strike would last for an initial period of four weeks starting from when it was announced. Since the announcement, there have been various reactions among students of public universities. Some students are elated as they have beeen wishing to take a break from academic activities and…
An indispensable player for the class and the department as a whole, a skilful player that leaves his opponents trailing in his wake, a lifesaver for the team and an overall achiever that dazzles both on the field of play and academics. This baller needs no introduction. Read on as we interview a worthy contestant for the Sportsman of the year. Before we proceed with this interview, can you rate your current best 3 sportsmen in the world? I’m a…
The Nigeria Model United Nations University of Ibadan held its first general assembly themed “Model UN: Getting Started” on the 12th of February. The session, initially broadcast to hold at the Student Union Chambers of Kunle Adepeju building was moved to the Students’ Representative Council Room of Mellanby Hall. The President of the society, Olamide Akinrinwoye opened the event with an introduction to the Model United Nations and its aims. She explained that the Model United Nations was a simulation…
The Asido Campus Network UI organized a preclinical summit for the 200L and 300L medical and dental students on Saturday, 12th February, 2022 tagged “Weave Your Safety Net.” The event was targeted at the following topics : getting a distinction; dealing with mental stress; taking MB I again. The facilitators were medical students with wide range of experience in the scope covered by the summit. Inioluwa John and Oluwaferanmi Alufa—400L MBBS and BDS students respectively—had distinctions in their MB1 examination.…
In the spirit of the season, we asked medical students their opinions about being in romantic consolidations with their colleagues. Here are some of their thoughts: FAITH IWASEPELETUN: Well, in Nigeria, no, because every medical student in Nigeria is frustrated. So, I don’t want to be an additional burden, I want to have joy. I know what all these people make me go through. So, you want someone else to compensate for your own tight schedule. That’s unfair. Well, it’s…
In the spirit of the season,we asked medical students their opinions about being in romantic consolidations with their colleagues. Here are some of their thoughts: ONYINYE OSISIOGU: Actually, no. That’s my current opinion. I put them into two categories, we have the ones in our class and the ones not in our class. For people in our class, I feel it’s weird especially if you have a falling out before you graduate, you have to see them every day and…
Whenever Benita came to class, She caught the attention of anyone with eyes, The air stilled anytime she passed, Oh, she was a damsel from ground to sky. Tall and buxom, she swayed her hips with Grace, Confidently grinning on any whose face met her gaze. And always, she was quietly arrayed, And always, she was logical when she talked. Driving home her point with words that could walk. Yet her lips pursed stoically when she said, “I’m sorry” and…
Not too long ago, I lost someone I used to know. We were not close, but his death hit me in a way I could not understand and, therefore, cannot explain. Was it how he died or the young age at which he was taken away from this world? Maybe both. Nevertheless, one thing I know for sure is that this situation got me thinking; live while you still can. We are told that no one promises you tomorrow, yet…