Desist from the act of truancy, be good ambassadors~ NIJ management admonishes students
By Ibrahim Kegbegbe
The Provost of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Mr. Gbenga Adefaye, has admonished the students of the school to desist from truancy as such actions could negatively affect the students’ careers in the profession of journalism in the period of practice.
The provost who presided over the interactive forum among the students, the management, and the lecturers, at the school hall today, Wednesday, 11th May 2022, added that the truant students would be penalized for the action by not being allowed to sit for exams, especially those with less than 70 percent of attendance.
He reiterated that attendance of the students at every lecture would prepare the students well against the journalistic challenge in the world.
“Students should be good ambassadors to the school, not the creators of bad images of the school,” he said.
He said, “whoever destroys the school, he or she has destroyed his or her certificate but not the lecturers as the lecturers are not carriers of NIJ’s certificate.”
He also reminded the students of the fact that the school’s portal had been configured so that no man interference can manipulate the students’ data and other input.
He, however, urged the students who had wished to switch from the broadcast department to print to abide by the school’s protocols as he felt that that was the only solution.
“The portal administrator has confirmed that the problems of the students who were complaining about giving of the wrong department by the school are from the students because the APP of the portal has saved what they had registered before trying to manipulate the input,” he said.
He said, “the concerned students filled their form wrongly and they have to buy the APP to rectify the problem and if it is bought, the students will sit for the course to be sat for not as a carryover as some junk journalists had reported.”
The Deputy Provost, Dele Omojuyigbe, said the integrity of any institution is important as he felt that the Loss of integrity would make the acquired certificates from such schools invaluable.
Omojuyigbe said that the students were expected to attend all lectures, reiterating the Provost’s saying that 70 percent of the attendance would determine the sitting for exams.
He added that the students should maintain the procedure for the payment of their school fees with the complement that no private institution would ever allow students to sit for exams without the full payment of the school fees.
He reminded the students of the fact that all the necessary textbooks should be sold and bought in the school’s book shop.
“Students should always dress responsibly and they should not undermine the management of the school and the security personnel,” he said.
He said, “all the suggestion boxes on the school premises are for students to give remarks on the lecturers’ moral and academic performance.”
He added that one of the most important ethics that the students should know is that issues should be addressed to the office of the Students’ Affairs Officer of the school, not the Deputy Provost or the Provost.
