U.S.A Project Report - 2014/15

UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS
STUDENTS’ ASSEMBLY
(U.S.A)
2014/2015 ACADEMIC SESSION REPORT
*Delivery of Career Census Response Packages
*2015 U.S.A Project Calendar Review
*Other Societal Involvements
*Support
*Proposed 2015/2016 U.S.A. Projects

UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS STUDENTS’ ASSEMBLY (U.S.A) ACADEMIC SESSION REPORT 2014/2015
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Bless as we rise flame for flame. Everything has its weakness except mighty everything; the originator,
whom all accolades and adorations be given.
University of Lagos Students” Assembly (U.S.A), remains ever grateful to all members, friends,
individuals, students' groups/sects/unions, private and public bodies, our governing body(UNILAG
students’ affairs division) and other stake holders who have contributed to the forwardness of our
assembly projects. All achievements made and challenges encountered while executing the assembly’s
societal cause during 2014/2015 academic session can be related to as structure building with every
block dedicated to its strong hold continuity.
On behalf of the assembly team, I hereby thank you for your interest.
Enjoy your reading.
………………………….
OLADEJI TAIWO O.
PRESIDENT ‘14/15
FROM THE PRESIDENT

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U.S.A EXECUTIVES 2014/2015 ACADEMIC SESSSION
{(Img 3). U.S.A “14/15
ASS.SECRETARY (SANNI AZEEZAT) FINANCIAL DIRECTOR (ONAVWOTE LAWRENCE) MEDIA DIR. (PEDRO DAMILOLA)
SOCIAL DIR. (MUTIAT AMINU) WELFARE (OLAJESU IYANU) CHIEF ANALYST (TACKIE FARUQ)
HEAD OF PROJECT ADVISERS (ADEYANJU KAZEEM) ASS.HEAD OF PROJECT ADVISERS (OGBANNAYA ANNIE)
Some Other Members (Project Advisers):
M (male). F (female)
*ANISTON (08027556887) M
*AYO (07082145067) M
*DAVID (08082834371)
*NURRAT (07033860346) F
*ENITAN (08162020085) M
*AUSTIN (07084749774) M
*SEYI (08083412795) F
*TOMINSIN (08121400348) M
*EBUKA (07067142266) M
*IFEANYI (08098453127) M
*MICHEAL (07037177131) M
*BUKOLA (08098453127) F
*JAY (08122516746) M
*OLA (08117797545) F
*VICTORIA (08129687868) F
PRESIDENT
OLADEJI TAIWO O.
SECRETARY
_AFE OYINADE
iSECRETARY
VICE PRESIDENT
ONAFOWOKAN
AYOPO

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TABLE OF CONTENT
* INTRODUCTION/OVERVIEW……………………………………………………………………………………….6
* DELIVERY OF CAREER CENSUS RESPONSE PACKAGES………………………………………………….7
^ RESPONSE TO THE CAREER AMBITIONS
^ DELIVERY OF AGRIC EMPOWERMENT PACKAGE
* U.S.A ‘14/15 PROJECT CALENDAR REVIEW………………………………………………………………….9
^ DRESS WELL PROJECT
^ VOTING GUIDE
^ RE-RUN OF CAREER CENSUS U.S.A PROJECT (ENUMERATION)
^ ALL CLASS GOVERNORS’ FORUM (CLASS GOVERNORS COMMITTEE)
- DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS
- EVENT SUPPORTERS
* RE-RUN OF CAREER CENSUS U.S.A PROJECT……………………………………………………………….12
* OTHER U.S.A SOCIETAL INVOLVEMENTS……………………………………………………………………16
^ SHARP SOLUTION TO THE UNIVERSITY MAIN LIBRARY’S CLOAK ROOM IDENTIFIED PROBLEM
^ PARTICIPATION IN THE UNIVERSITY’S COUNSELING UNIT EVENT
^ PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL CAREER FAIR 2015
^ HONOR OF INVITATION FROM UNILAG MUSLIM STUDENTS’ SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (MSSN)
* CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………………………………………………………19
* SUPPORT…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….19
* ACCOUNT PAGE (Access Bank: 0694239669)………………………………………………………………………………....20
IMAGES (img.)
*(Img.1) FRONT COVER (U.S.A MEMBERS+FRIENDS) *(Img.21) FORUM SPEAKER (SPEAKERS CLUB)
*(Img.2) U.S.A “14/15 PRESIDENT (OLADEJI TAIWO O.) *(Img.22) FORUM SPEAKER (UNILAG COUNSELING UNIT)
*(Img.3).U.S.A “14/15 EXECUTIVES *(Img.23) FORUM SPEAKER (UNILAG STUDENTS’ UNION)
*(Img.4).BELOW ARE PICTURES OF RANDOM U.S.A MEMBERS AT MEETINGS*(Img.24) EVENT SUPPORTERS *logo
*(Img.5) U.S.A / Truth tech (CAREER CENSUS RESPONSE) *(Img.25)(ACKNOWLEDGMENT LETTER) MAIN LIBRARY
*(Img.6) DEAN’S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CAREER CENSUS RESPONSE) *(Img26)(INVITATION LETTER)COUNSELING UNIT
*(Img.7) A GOURMETGUIDE FOOD SEMINAR ON WORLD FOOD DAY *(Img.27)(STAGE PRESENTATION) DRESS WELL
*(Img.8) OLADEJI TAIWO (PRES.) AT THE GOURMET SEMINAR *(Img.28) (U.S.A MEMBERS+ SUPPORTERS)
*(Img.9) U.S.A ‘14/15 PROJECT CALENDAR *(Img.29) *LOGOs (EVENT SUPPORTED BY U.S.A)
*(Img.10) PROJECT ENDORSEMENT (U.S.A DRESS WELL PROJECT) *(Img.30) (REQUEST LETTER) CAREER FAIR
*(Img.11) UNILAG NEWS LETTER PUBLISHED PROJECT COMMENCEMENT *(Img.31) (U.S.A EXHIBITING AT VENUE)
*(Img.12) THE F.U.S.A COMMITTEE *(Img.32) (ELECTRONIC BILLBOARD PUBLICITY)
*(Img.13) DRESS WELL AWARENESS CARD *(Img.33) *LOGOs (EVENT SUPPORTED BY U.S.A)
*(Img.14) DRESS WELL AWARENESS STICKERS *(Img.34) (INVITATION LETTER) MSSN
*(Img.15) DRESS WELL AWARENESS STICKERS *(Img.35) (UNILAG FRONTAGE)
*(Img.16) APPROVAL OF ALL CLASS GOV. FORUM PROJECT)
*(Img.17) CAPTURES FROM THE FORUM (ALL CLASS GOV. FORUM PROJ.)
*(Img.18) FORUM SPEAKER (C.E.O. YAGGY ENERGY)
*(Img.19) FORUM SPEAKER ( LevelsNG)
*(Img.20) FORUM SPEAKER (C.E.O. BUSINESS WITHOUT BOUNDARIES)

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INTRODUCTION/OVERVIEW
The 2014/2015 academic session began with a lot of prospects and perceived expectations, UNILAG
Students’ Assembly (U.S.A) transcended to its secondary stage, having proclaimed its societal purpose
and goodwill ambitions to the general public in 2013/2014 academic session, the founding year.
Proceeding to the secondary stage was indeed crucial as it necessitated an institutionalizing plan, well
dished to grow, nourish and strengthen the societal movement with a firm structure via a “calendar like”
project activity plan which was ultimately proposed to the dean of students’ affairs as U.S.A ‘14/15
PROJECT CALENDER. Fulfillment of the proposed project were pursued accordingly.
Availability of funds was indeed a limiting factor during the session, soughting for sponsorship caused
numerous delays in decision making and planning coupled with the busy schedule of students resulting
to non availability of members at different points in time.
Updating the list of U.S.A executives for the ‘14/15 academic session, initially posed a threat to the
assembly’s continuity, this and other challenges were expected and handled with a herculean strategy
which payed back profitably via recorded achievements as a students’ society operating in UNILAG.
The delivery of career empowerment packages to students in response to ‘13/14 students’ career
census U.S.A project was a top priority. Other notable projects proposed in the calendar were “dress
well campaign project”, “students voting guide” and “class governors’ forum/committee”.
The resuscitation of the long suspended University of Lagos students’ union (ULSU), during the session
signaled some relief to the our societal cause, but possible collaborations were not realized.
Below are pictures of random U.S.A members at meetings: (img 4)

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DELIVERY OF CAREER CENSUS RESPONSE PACKAGES (in response to conducted students
career census U.S.A ‘13/14 project) please refer to ‘13/14 u.s.a report for prior details on career census u.s.a project.
*RESPONSE TO THE CAREER AMBITIONS
*DELIVERY OF AGRIC EMPOWERMENT PACKAGES
Response to the census of students’ career ambitions started with the development of U.S.A website
{www.studentsassembly.com} at the very beginning of the session. The census results and basic
information about U.S.A were prepared for upload on website meant to serve as a platform whereby
students of similar career ambitions are registered and connected to interact and receive empowerment
tips/guides that we deliver as "career census response package".
The site was developed {courtesy of edawah technologies} to meet basic public inquisition needs while
the registering of students for the response package was put on pending due to its unaffordable
maintenance fee and minute progress on sponsorship.
U.S.A blackberry messenger channel {C0020206F} was created as an improvised means to provide
students with general empowerment tips and update. A special career census response blog was also
created to expose, orient and train enrolled students accordingly on weekly basis.
The truth technologies enterprise is the information technology brand whose service was employed to
facilitate the delivery of the above stated response package (view image 5 below) . General progress was
however averagely achieved due to cost related factors.

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(Img 5) U.S.A / Truth tech :
Delivery of agric empowerment package in response to career census research project started with the
publicity of students’ percentage interest in agriculture as portrayed by the census result. Judging by the
total of 3455 respondents (enrolled students), students’ interest (aspiration to farm) can be summarized
as the following: “yes”= 768(22%), “no”=752(22%), “willing”=1509(44%) while the remaining 12% gave
no response. The total of 66% (yes + willing) was significant enough to pursue adequate response via
enlightenment as the agric empowerment response package.
The delivery of agric empowerment response package was planned for second semester. It started via
exposure, notifying concerned individuals and certain private companies like Dangote and Bank of
Industry about the acquired result information.
Agric enlightenment in response to the percentage students’ interest in agriculture as stated above, was
well pursued and will remain on going .The University of Lagos students' affairs division acknowledged
our efforts to this effect.
Img6= dean’s acknowledgement:
U.S.A is currently working with gourmetguide234 (www.gourmetguide234.com) to bring about agric
enlightenment via seminars, radio talks and networking in the benefit of the students.
Img7: A gourmetguide food Seminar on World Food Day :

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Img.8: Oladeji Taiwo (Pres.) at the gourmet seminar:
General progress on the delivery of career census response packages can be said to be progressing. The
enrolled students (100&200 level students of ‘13/14 session) would be in 300&400 level respectively in
‘15/16 session, giving us more time to explore other ways of responding to the students’ career
ambitions and interest in agric.
U.S.A ‘14/15 project Calendar review
Projects to note:
*dress well project
*voting guide
*re-run of career census U.S.A project (enumeration)
*all class governors’ forum (class governors committee)
Img 9= Project calendar:

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DRESSWELL PROJECT
Dress well project is an awareness movement to check and reduce the possibilities of indecent dressings
on campus (to lectures) as soon as students stop coming from home when hostels begin to fully
accommodate them. The need for this awareness project grew out of the observed dressing trends on
campus, more noticed among female students.
The aim is to promote a suitable learning environment for the generality of students to be freed from
appearance related distractions.
A committee of female U.S.A members (F.U.S.A) was created and set to manage the dress well project.
Partnership was proposed with the university counseling unit and the two operating students’ religion
bodies (Muslim students society of Nigeria _M.S.S.N and UNILAG Joint Christian Fellowship _U.J.C.F)
while soughting out for sponsorship was going on.
A week long awareness movement was planned and the proposed activity ordering was as follows:
Day one: Campaign walk for U.S.A members and friends, from senate building to gate.
Day two: A major event to debate dressing issues/matters and relationship with career building.
Day three: Interactions with random students on campus.
Day four: Rounding up general publicity, intensifying social media outreach to students, sharing
handbills and pasting stickers.
PROGRESS WITH PROJECT DRESS WELL
Project dress well awareness was successful as massive awareness was created through prints, social
media and interactions with random students. Stickers were pasted in all faculties and hostels at Akoka
campus. Students were given cards during the random interactions, passing the message “always dress
well” boldly printed on them.
The University Counseling Unit endorsed the project, as a way of supporting the campaign. Judging by
the wide coverage the awareness project made, one can affirm its significant achievement, although the
proposed event and campaign walk did not hold due to cost related constraint, while MSSN relatively
showed interest in promoting the message being passed.
The F.U.S.A committee was dissolved before the project was even executed. Its members can be said to
have under-performed to expectations, due to constraints imposed by proper coordination, availability
and finance. It also included some male key executives.
Img 10 (Project Endorsement):

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Img 11(UNILAG News Letter Published Project Commencement):
Img 12. (The F.U.S.A Committee):
Img 13 (Dress Well Awareness Card):
Img 14 (Dress Well Awareness Stickers): Image 15(Dress Well Awareness Stickers):

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VOTING GUIDE
As a students’ society operating on campus ensuring that students are conscious of the political
movement relating to them as citizens or indigenes; is of utmost concern to the assembly. Among the
established constitutional objectives is to work with the school, students’ or non students’ bodies on
common matters relating to the students for better learning conditions. We took it upon ourselves to
ensure students are more conscious of students’ friendly politicians who have favorable agendas for the
education sector.
As observed in the U.S.A project calendar above, we proposed the sending of bulk text messages to
students encouraging them to participate in the 2015 national elections. The election dates were
postponed (national election from feb. 14th
to march 28th
, while state election from feb.28th
to April
11th
). The messages were eventually not sent as massive enlightenment by the government and several
media bodies were already circulating due to the new voting technique the government introduced
which enjoyed ground shaking publicity and acknowledgment.
The assembly also took the responsibility of approaching the major political parties( All Progressive
Congress_ A.P.C and Peoples Democratic Party_ P.D.P ) governorship aspirants to acquiring about those
plans they have for students/youth empowerment. The assembly met with Mr. Tobi (07010440904) the
P.D.P students” campaign coordinator at the party secretariat, Onipan, Lagos State. The assembly also
met Mr. Michael “holy Mike” (08084408900) the A.P.C campaign manager at his office; 106, St.finbarrs
road, Akoka, Lagos state.
Yaba College of Technology ‘14/15 students’ union president (Salvador 07081676568) and the federal
college of education students’ union president (Bolumade 07062834063) were met and encouraged by
the assembly to present their needs to these political aspirants.
RE-RUN OF CAREER CENSUS U.S.A PROJECT
Enumeration of the newly admitted students (‘14/15 academic session) for career census U.S.A project
was proposed in the project calendar. Sole sponsorship of the re-run was requested from Mara mentor
foundation; no financial commitments were achieved and as a result lead to its postponement to ‘15/16
academic session.

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ALL CLASS GOVERNORS FORUM
University of Lagos students’ assembly (U.S.A) invited all class governors of 100, 200 & 300 level
students to a capacity building seminar tagged “all class governors’ forum”. It empowered them in the
following aspects; acquisition of mentorship skills, identifying and building potentials, exhibiting
leadership abilities, developing better communication skills, students’ constitutional awareness and the
aspect of promoting lecturer-students’ relationship.
Img.16 (Approval of Class Gov. Forum Project)
Img. 17 (Captures from the Forum)

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Distinguished Speakers
1 Img. 18 (David Lanre Masan. C.E.O. Yaggy Energy)
Trained the class governors on techniques of developing ones potentials
and identifying them in class mates/ others, as a leader.
2 Img.19 (Pascal Okwundi C.E.O of LevelsNG, was represented by Maxwell
at image (a member of levels students’ club in UNILAG).
His speech covered a wide extent on activating certain leadership skills
that will enhance the class governors' functional role.

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3 Img. 20 (Topsie Egbekotun C.E.O. Business without boundaries + Mentor
on maramentor .com)
Maramentor.com participated by providing a mentor to speak on ways
class governors can develop better mentorship abilities
Img.21 (Speakers club)
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The primary aim of U.S.A for the forum is to impact the class governors
and train them to extend the impact to their followers, the class
members and the president of “the Speakers club” UNILAG chapter, was
invited to do justice accordingly. The president gave the governors basic
tips for effective communication with class members as leaders that
they are.
5 Img.22 (Mr. Babatola- University of Lagos counseling unit)
Dwelled on issues relating to maintaining good students-lecturer
relationship for academic excellence while the class governors also
collectively made enquiries and queries on common issues like
efficiency of course advisers, students’ plight and financial resources for
class governors.
6 Img 23 {University of Lagos Students’ Union (U.L.S.U) }
The Clerk of ULSU parliament was invited to enlighten and interact with
class governors on constitutional rules guiding students. Although the
clerk and his house members could not make it, due to understandable
reasons, an ULSU member (at picture) who is also a class governor
volunteered to guide the audience on certain rules.
Event Supporters
The assembly hereby acknowledges the support from class governors and stake holders who
contributed to the success of the forum. It was anchored by Mc Wetindey and Brief.
The following brands supported U.S.A at various capacities for the realization of the forum event.
Img.24
Please Note:
Bookdey.com actually contributed significantly to the class governors’ forum U.S.A project. A brand representative came from
Abuja(Nigeria) to grace the event. sidi osh.com _logo not included_ but exhibited at venue. Sebercly”s brand was included to
support their cancer movement tagged “12LLKP” to hold the same week at national theater (Iganmu, Lagos). Eyemasters
agreed to provide free eye scanning for randomly selected governors at the forum.

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OTHER U.S.A SOCIETAL INVOLVEMENTS
 Sharp solution to the university main library cloak room identified problem
The assembly proposed a sharp solution to the problem identified with the bag keeping system of the
school’s main library cloak room, by the introduction of a ‘owners tally’ system which was implemented
immediately. The solution was proposed to bring an end to occurring cases of theft associated with the
cloak room facility of which an assembly member was also a victim. The Laptop containing prepared
database of career census enrolled students to be uploaded on the U.S.A website was lost to the
identified problem; this ignited the students’ urge for a solution which was indeed proposed and
acknowledged for action.
Img.25 (The acknowledgment letter from University of Lagos Main Library Management)
 Participation in the University’s counseling Unit Event.
U.S.A was invited by the university students’ affairs, counseling unit; to participate in their event tagged
“relationship talk” that held on the 9th
July, 2015 at UNILAG main auditorium. The assembly participated
by giving a brief speech and having a dramatic interaction with the audience on dress well models and
perceptions. We were also granted an exhibition space to welcome students at venue.
Img.26 (Invitation letter):

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Img.27 (U.S.A dress well stage presentation) Img.28 (U.S.A Members+ supporters)
Img.29*logo (Supported by U.S.A)
 Participation in National Career Fair 2015.
The assembly was a proud supporter of national career fair 2015. It is an annual capacity building
program that holds on campus, convened Mr. Seun Shogbamu C.E.O Integral Project Services. Our
integral role was to serve as the UNILAG students’ body for the annual event.
Our proposed contribution towards the success of the event can be highlighted as the following;
# Publicity through handbills distribution.
# Members ambassadorship status with the responsibility of mobilizing students for the event.
# Human resource provision and facilitating the use of the only UNILAG electronic billboard for the
event publicity.

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Img.30 (request letter from integral project services) Img.31 (U.S.A exhibiting at venue)
Img.32 (the electronic billboard publicity) Img.33 *logo(proudly supported by U.S.A)
 Honor of Invitation from UNILAG Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria(MSSN)
Img.34 (letter inviting the assembly to a MSSN event at the schools’ main auditorium, as special guests)

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CONCLUSION
Progress is known to be a function of efforts over time of which sacrifice is a multiplying factor. The
assembly hereby gauges progress by accumulated achievements on its projects and impacts to the
students and their society. The inter play of quantified support indices from #team U.S.A members
sustained the movement right from the onset in ‘13/14 academic session to ‘14/15, the just concluded
session.
Having read and possibly graded the success level of U.S.A ‘14/15 projects, observers can indeed
conclude that the assembly is projecting its societal values and ambitions progressively. Project funding
was tasking but the various interactions made with numerous brands/companies can be expected to
bring a good deal in the nearest future.
Conclusion cannot be made without highlighting the non-surprising revolution of mobile kitchen and
food delivery on campus that was wide spread this session. The revolution was already predicted by the
‘13/14 career census results, as cook (profession) was among the top 5 most chosen students career
ambitions. Adequate preparation for such revolution via economic planning and respective capacity
building is the established essence of the commonly talked about career census U.S.A project.
SUPPORT
We hereby call for all possible support from everyone, individuals and brands and bodies convinced or
impressed by the assembly’s genuine societal cause. Let us help continue to make impact.
*please be aware that transactions attributed to the University Of Lagos Students’ Assembly (U.S.A) bank account (Access
Bank: 0694239669) are documented and regulated by the University Students’ Affairs Division, our governing body.
Thank You.
Img.35 (UNILAG frontage)
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President ‘14/15 Secretary ‘14/15
Oladeji Taiwo O. Afe Oyinade
+234(0)7059433686 +234(0)8185548290
….……………………………………
Staff Adviser ‘14/15
Mr. A.B Onafowokan
+234(0)8033209280

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PROPOPSED 2015/2016 U.S.A PROJECTS
*RE OCCURING.
= Sustaining response to ‘13/14 career census results via delivery of career tips and guides.
= All class governors’ forum.
= Dress well awareness campaign.
= Major Career Event (response to ‘13/14 career census results).
*IN VIEW
= Students’ Credit Facility.
= Cyber Fraud Awareness program.
= Business Training seminar.
PLEASE NOTE:
FURTHER DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE ABOVE HIGHLIGTED PROPOSED PROJECTS ARE AVAILABLE ON
REQUEST.

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