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Reniwrites 🦋 Nigeria
Student @ University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
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The Remita Run: Surviving the UI Bureaucracy Marathon
<p>If you see me looking a bit 'melted' today, please mind your business. I have been through the fire, literally.</p><p>Yesterday was the ultimate UI side-quest. It started innocently enough: pay school fees. Simple, right? Wrong. In 2026, 'simple' is a word that doesn't exist in the University of Ibadan dictionary.</p><p>First, the printing. Then the submitting. Then the hunt for a place to pay the hostel fee using Remita. Do you know how hard it is to look 'very demure, very mindful' when you’re trekking under a 100°C Nigerian sun? My 'Ice Princess' crystals were probably sweating, and my locs were definitely wondering what they did to deserve this heat-treatment.</p><p><strong style="background-color: transparent;">The Tamuno Building Boss Fight:</strong></p><p>After the Remita stress, I had to hike to the Tamuno building to drop the receipt. For those who don't know, Tamuno in the afternoon is like a microwave, and I was the jollof rice. I had to wait 24 hours, swap the Remita for a school receipt, and then just when I thought I was free trek back to the hostel to submit everything.</p><p>By the time I was done, I wasn't 'Reni' anymore. I was just a walking, breathing student-shaped puddle of exhaustion. My brain was so fried I almost tried to pay for a snack with my school fee receipt.</p><p>Being a student-creative means your 'Hustle' isn't just making beads; it's surviving the paperwork marathon without losing your mind (or your edges) in the process. I’m currently retired from trekking for the next 48 hours. Please send cold water and anime recommendations...I’ve earned it.</p><p>To my fellow UI survivors: What’s the longest line you’ve ever stood in just to get a stamp? Tell me your 'Tamuno Tales' below.</p><p>Rattle-clack, rattle-clack, the sound of my beads (and my tired feet) on the track. A Rattle Ramble episode from your favourite,</p><p><br/></p><p><em>~RR</em></p>

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