CAMPUS SNEAK AFRICA: 2016

Tuesday, 20 December 2016

UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN host CAMPUS SNEAK AFRICA

NIGERIA'S PREMIER UNIVERSITY; THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN hosts CAMPUS SNEAK AFRICA.

The University of Ibadan, Nigeria, since 1948

The University of Ibadan, the very first University in Nigeria, located in the South Western part of the country, namely Ibadan, Nigeria, West Africa.

Visiting/ Touring this huge campus with Massive landscape is an experience that cannot be forgotten. We were present on campus for eleven days yet we could not cover the length and width of this campus.

Why? Because every place, every building, every spot has an history related story tied to Nigeria as a country and even the birth of tertiary education in Nigeria and even some in Africa.

Virtually everything in this institution is almost the first in Nigeria e.g the first teaching hospital, the first bookshop, the first Zoological garden for teaching research and recreation, the first Library which was also the very first library in Nigeria and many more.

It also exudes so much array of Landmark occasions like when the Queen of England visited the University which is the reason why the popular and highly sought-after female hostel is named Queens hall.

University of Ibadan currently houses the largest student Hall of Residence in West Africa namely the Obafemi Awolowo Hall.

Talking about the Executive, Principal Staff and Management of this prestigious University, i saw in each person i encountered Commitment and Dedication to excellence,

Prof.Olayinka,Vice Chancellor, Univ.of Ibadan

I also experienced from their expression that pride that comes with being the first and still at the forefront of what tertiary education standard is in Nigeria.

Nifemi Ojo, President, Student Union

Concerning the students i chatted with, right from the number one student who occupy the seat of the student union president,
history was made meeting the very first student union president that is full of humility yet loaded with crystal clear goals and objective.

My experience at the Zoo

is not just something i can ever forget so quickly starting from the reception by the Staff on ground to the healthy environment of different energy pumping animals that answered to different names by which they were christened by the staff and management of the zoo. It's a place worthy of visit.

One thing that cannot leave my mind even till now is the mind

blowing in-depth teaching & training at the Faculty of Agriculture, the kind of mastery demonstrated by the students of Aquaculture and fishery Management on the fish farm is what i can not just get over.

Trust me, there is no way i can put this eleven (11) day experience in to writing except you watch these beautiful episodes birth from our Visit to the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

CLICK on any of the videos to see the broadcast you missed on the four beautiful episodes:

Episode 1;

Next is the Episode 2:

..and then EPISODE 3:

and the FINAL Episode, on this special episode,you don't want to miss the experience of the first Zoological garden in Nigeria from the 1960's and also the special chat with the Vice Chancellor of the Walter Sisulu University, South Africa:

Tuesday, 31 May 2016

COVENANT UNIVERSITY hosts Campus Sneak Africa

COVENANT UNIVERSITY, already securing her place as 'one of Ten in Ten in the world' by the uncountable number of innovations and scientific discoveries taking off at this prestigious University day in day out.

The core values of this great institution completely resonates in the words, actions and appearance of everyone we met right from the Principal Officers to the Staff and then the Students of Covenant University in Ota, Ogun State Nigeria.


SENATE Building

Arriving at Canaan Land in Ota, Nigeria, the home of the biggest Church Auditorium on Earth and also the home of this great institution Covenant University, its from description and experience what i call 'a city within a city'! The architectural masterpiece is a wonder, from the array of the nerve centre of the university which the the Senate building to the Administrative blocks and offices to the healthy, mind blowing student classrooms, dining and cafeteria which strategically sits in different areas of the campus for easy accessibility of Staff, Student and even guests. It is here at Covenant University that i have come across the single largest classroom/lecture theatre in the history of our Visiting and Touring Institutions of Excellence across the globe, a lecture theatre built to sit conveniently over 2500 students with all the facilities up and working, any wonder the the students of this institution are up and alive, glowing and emitting Grace at every touch and contact.


CU Governing Board with Jazzyb in the middle

Right on arrival, Campus Sneak Africa team was received by the the entire governing council of the institution and it was such an honour for us.

VC,DVC & other Principal Staff Welcome CSA crew

Every Principal officer was warm and receptive giving full time and attention. What a generation of Leaders who truly set the course of the sail by 'leading by example'. Not one of any of these great leaders rushed out to a meeting or something else all because they already planned their day from the dawn of the morning. I also like to recall at this point that every mail and correspondence was prompt and precise which made our Visit/Tour of Covenant University very sleek, classy and LOADED!

cross section of Students at the Campus Chapel

My very first port of call was the popular chapel of the University where the entire student converge to fellowship twice in a week apart from the weekly Sunday service.

All students at different level of the university including the post graduates attends chapel twice a week.

Arriving at the chapel, i was overwhelmed by the teeming student audience with all principal staff and officers present as a regular routine and culture of the University.

Principal Officers at the Campus Chapel.

Such a wonderful time of fellowship and the experience of seeing both Students and Principal Staff/Officers fellowship together with so much reverence of the most high God.

To start to talk about the up to date laboratories with intensive teaching of students will take me very long time to describe and explain except you watch any of the three episodes of one hour each that was birth from our Visit/Tour of this beautiful, well laid out, all green institution focused at releasing 'Kings and Queens' that will effect a positive and a radical change in the society home and abroad.

The greenery lay out of CU is so endearing such that the atmosphere on campus is so pure.

CU as fondly called is not just ranked tops among the universities in Africa in standards of learning and living but among the top universities in the world because of the Vision and Mission embarked upon by the University and it's at this point i give a standing ovation with cap removed for the resident Chancellor of this great institution Dr. David Oyedepo who from time to time mentors the students at close watch and supervision. This makes the students of CU enviable and the demand of any corporate organization.

When i arrived at the campus Health centre,


CU Health Centre

what i saw going round about the health centre with all its up-to-date hospital and laboratory equipment within the facility makes me say that it's not just a campus Health Centre but a full fledged international standard hospital.

Honestly, there is too too much to write about this school but i don't think this writing can ever cover all except for you to visit where i see as also a Tourist Attraction. What more can i say about the library of Covenant University?

From my observation, my interaction and my experience, CU can only be out to RAISE AND RELEASE A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS.

Thanks to God for the visionary; Dr David Oyedepo for birthing this vision.


DVC - CU, Prof. Taiwo Abioye chatting with jazzyb


VC - CU, Prof. Charles.K.Ayo with jazzyb

Student Council - CU with Jazzyb


Prof. Sam Wara displaying one of the numerous Int'l Certificates & awards on Innovation and Discovery

CU Students are brilliant...

..oozing with grace..

..visionary...

..very accommodating & respectful...

...focused..

...intelligent...

...and researchful!

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Tuesday, 1 March 2016

BELLS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY hosts CAMPUS SNEAK AFRICA

ONLY THE BEST IS GOOD FOR BELLS!

CAMPUS SNEAK AFRICA VISITS / TOURS NIGERIA'S FIRST PRIVATE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY- BELLS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Waoh! What an experience. Arriving straight from Kenya at the campus of Nigeria's very first Private University of Technology located in Sango - Ota,Ogun State, a South Western state in Nigeria is such an experience CAMPUS SNEAK AFRICA team will not forget because we were received right into the midst of a family that treated the team like they have known us for many years.

from right is Prof.Adeyemi(VC) and the Registrar,Mrs.O.Gbadebo

We were received directly by the Vice Chancellor of the University in person of Professor Isaac Adebayo Adeyemi in his beautiful spacious and classy presidential office before we were joined by the Registrar, another very humble personality who introduced herself very simply as Oluwayemisi Gbadebo.
Also present at this warm reception of the CSA crew is the Public Relations Officer of the University in person of Mr. Hakeem A.Adeyemi. It was such a warm welcome into this beautifully built citadel of learning.

Professor Olusegun Areola (Dep.Vice Chancellor) with Jazzyb

Our Tour / Visit started almost immediately as we landed as our coming coincides with the Institution's Tenth Year Anniversary and Seventh Convocation of the prestigious institution.
I honestly cannot put the details of our adventure, i mean adventure because the First Private University of Technology was just too packed and loaded almost making it unbelievable that the institution is only just Ten years old!
I can only even post here just a few pictures from the numerous pictures captured by our eagle eyed Dammy with her Camera and lens during our Five (5) days of intensive Tour of BELLSTECH as fondly called.
You can only but watch the rich episode of BELLS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Nigeria's first private University of Technology on LOVEWORLDSAT to try to get a full dose of what we experienced. It is beyond what could be written on paper.