Airforce helicopter crashes in Lagos

A Nigerian Air Force helicopter on a training mission in Lagos crashed at about 10am today April 10th. According to a statement by Nigerian Air Force spokesperson, Dele Alonge, the helicopter, which suffered severe damage, was returning to the Apron after the completion of the training exercise when it crashed due to hydraulic failure while on taxi to the hanger.

No casualty was recorded. A full scaled investigation into the circumstances leading to the crash has been ordered by the Chief of Air Staff, Adesola Amosun.

IBBU List of Students Offered Accomodation 2014/2015

The management of Ibrahim Badamosi University has released the list of students offered accommodation for the 2014/2015 academic session.

download at the link below
http://myschool.com.ng/news/files/12857986458_2014_2015_Allocation_List.pdf

10 Things You Should Do Before Your Final Year in university

By this time in the next two years or so, you would have been rounding off your undergraduate programme. If you want to be sure you had prepared for life after campus, you’ve got to start these right from now!

This is actually based on the notion that you’ve already taken a decision on what you want to be in future. As you get ready for that priced time regarded as ‘final year’, here are the top ten things you should consider doing ahead of then.

Participate in Career Advancement Events: They are many around. From conferences to seminars, workshops to symposia and from competitions to contests, from grants to scholarships, the list is endless. It only takes discerning minds to identify one.

In line with your future aspiration most especially, it is important you attend such career advancement events. Use career advancement websites or google, ask a professional in the field to keep a tab on upcoming career advancement events ahead.

Earn the trust of others: Are you the cunning type? Do you possess some character that could portray you as a dishonest person? It’s high time you started getting rid of such characters.

OAU First Class Graduate Receives N1million Cash Reward and Employment

A First Class graduate of Electrical Engineering from Obafeni Awolowo University, Oluwasegun Famisa, recently during the January 1st Concert organized by the, Ali Baba, at the Eko Hotels convention centre received a cash reward for his outstanding academic performance.

The first Class graduate was also given an automatic employment as a staff of Heritage Bank at the event.

Overwhelmed with Joy, this is what Oluwasegun has to say “First of all, I give glory to God. I feel very good over this,” .

“The last time I felt anything close to this was during my graduation in December and this is a sign that it would be a very good year. I promise to keep striving towards the best in life.”

Dignitaries at the event include Abimbola Fashola, the first lady of Lagos state; Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man; Femi Otedola, the chief executive officer of Forte Oil; Dele Mommodu, publisher of Ovation Magazine; Bisi Onasanya, the managing director of First Bank were in attendance.

Others were Ifie Sekibo, CEO of Heritage Bank; Akeem Oyetunde, managing director, Core and Allied Engineering Service; Amaju Pinnick, president of the Nigerian Football Federation; and Mo Abudu, CEO of EbonyLife Television.

"Last Days at Forcados High School" - Questions & Answers Forum

JAMB has earlier stated that Candidates irrespective of their choice of course of study will be tested on a general book: “The Last Days at Forcados High School”

This means that candidates will have to read the book as a compulsory part of the jamb UTME examinations.

We here by create this forum for 2015/2016 candidates to tackle possible questions that can emanate from the book and find possible answers to them.

This forum gives opportunity to 2015 UTME candidates who have a good understanding of the book to help others by debating and providing the correct answers to questions asked from "Last Days at Forcados High School".

UNILAG Matriculation Date 2014/2015 Announced

The 2014/2015 Matriculation Ceremony of the University of Lagos will hold on Friday, January 23, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. in the UNILAG Main Auditorium, Akoka.

The event is compulsory for all new students of the University.

Fresh students are therefore advised to comply accordingly.

UNILORIN Admitted 12,650 out of 114,700 Candidates - VC

The Vice chancellor of the University of Ilorin Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali during the matriculation ceremony disclosed that the institution admitted only 12,650 students out of the 114,700 applicants.

He further stated that out of the 114,700 applicants only 41,470 met the cut-off mark 180 in UTME to qualify for the post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination screening.

The number of successful students who passed the post-UTME according to the VC was 22,601. While the number of students final admitted were 12,650 with 80 being international students.

Favouritism’s Nigeria’s biggest problem

Based on the interview with daily independent newspaper... he answered the following question that he was asked...
You recently emerged the governorship candidate of your party, the United Progressive Party (UPP), for the state – what new thing are you offering?

I have carefully and meticulously studied our state and I have toured all the 27 LGAs of the state and I have discovered their peculiar  problems one after the other  and I am  armed with efficacious and result-oriented solutions to tackle  their problems. I have a 4-cardinal programme which I will apply to remedy these problems and which will positively touch the lives of the people. These are effective and sustainable qualitative education, health care delivery services, industrialization and pragmatic waste management for all the LGAs in the state. There will be fruitful and functional libraries, skill acquisition centres to train and to nurture the teeming unemployed graduates in various vocations for them to become self employed and creators of jobs for others so as to drastically reduce their dependence on white kola jobs. In the health sector, my government will ensure the provision of affordable healthcare delivery services for our people as I said earlier while decent, good and conducive environment would be installed to contain the spread of some infectious diseases among the people. I will equally build sate light towns with modern facilities and by this, a reasonable percentage of our people will be spared from deadly diseases.

NYSC online fee: Stakeholders okay slash

A Conference of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Stakeholders has resolved to reduce the cost of the recently introduced NYSC On-line Registration fee for prospective Corps members.
The stakeholders which reached the agreement in a meeting in Abuja, also agreed that efforts should be made to carry out more sensitization on the On-line Registration at the various Corps Producing Institutions.
They expressed optimism that the move will readily offer full understanding, workability as well as acceptability of the On-line package to the students who are the direct beneficiaries of the programme.
The meeting further highlighted the benefits of the package to include On-line application and Relocation of Corps members from one state to another, adding that it is expected to save Corps members from unnecessary road hazards in pursuance of NYSC issues.

Nigerians kick, as Dangote reneges on cement price

In a move that has confounded industry watchers, distributors, developers and buyers have kicked against the new price of Dangote Cement, as the firm has silently increased the price of its product to N2, 200 per 50kg bag instead of the N1, 000 that it announced on November 3, 2014.
Although the company did not formally announce any increase in price, Daily Independent gathered that it sent out text messages to its distributors on Monday, December 15, 2014, informing them of the new price.
A text message allegedly sent on behalf of the company by one “Bukky, Dangote Cement” to the distributors reads: “Dear customer, kindly note these changes in price: Ibese (delivered) – N1, 745, Ibese (self-collected) – N1, 645 (five trucks and above); N1, 655 (below five trucks), Isolo – N1, 700 (five trucks and above); N1, 710 (below five trucks). The changes are effective today, December 15, 2014. Thanks for your patronage.”

On November 3, 2014, Dangote had slashed the price of cement by 40 per cent.
The new price regime announced by the Group Managing Director of Dangote Cement, Devakumar Edwin, said the company has pegged the Dangote 32.5 cement grade at N1,000 per 50kg bag, while the higher 42.5 grade is to sell for N1,150 per bag.

Nigeria’s future gloomy under Jonathan -Balarabe says

A former Governor of Kaduna State and leader of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, said on Saturday that the future of Nigeria  under the President Goodluck Jonathan-led government is gloomy.

The former governor noted that the way the country was being governed showed that Jonathan was incapable of running the affairs of Nigeria, arguing that even the president’s sympathisers had come to terms with the reality.

Musa, who claimed that neither the All Progressives Congress nor the Peoples Democratic Party could produce the president in 2015, said his party, the Peoples Redemption Party, though deregistered by INEC, had gone into merger with other political parties to form the next government.

Gunmen kidnap ASUU chairman’s wife in Osogbo

Gunmen have kidnapped  the wife of Chairman, Osun State University chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities, Mrs. Funmilayo Abiona.

Abiona was abducted  in Osogbo on Friday night.

Our correspondent gathered on Saturday that Mrs. Abiona  closed from her shop around Oke Bale area of Osogbo and was heading home to meet her husband, Dr. Oluseye  Abiona, when the hoodlums who had been on her trail caught up with her and forcefully took her away after they had engaged her in hot argument.

The hoodlums, according to some residents of the area were dressed in red shirts and this made some to believe that the abductors might be members of a cult group from the university.

The abducted woman was said to have been driving home an unregistered Lexus car and was in the car with her two children  when the incident happened.

ATBU Freshers Screening Exercise Details – 2014/15

This is to notify all the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) UTME and Direct Entry newly admitted students that the management of the institution has announced the date for the commencement of the screening exercise and the screening fee they are required to pay.
ATBU freshers screening has been scheduled for 5th January, 2015; Shortlisted candidates are therefore advised to download their letters of Invitation/Admission for the 2014/2015 Direct Entry and UTME Admissions screening.
Candidates should note that the payment of N3,200 Screening Fees can be paid in any branch of Ecobank, Firstbank, FCMB, Jaiz Bank, Skye Bank, UBA and Zenith Bank, to make payment download a Payment Invoice before going to a bank.

5 Qualities OF A First Class Student

Are you a student in a university or higher institution or an aspirant? If yes, then this is for you. Remember when you first got into school, your first aspiration was to graduate from the university with a first class. Then, especially for those that have been in school for quite a while, the aspiration seemed to change with time after the first year.

Compromise sets in and you began to settle for less than your initial goal. Very few people leave school with the degree they had wanted to acquire initially. I must tell you that the ‘first class’ in in your hands and not in the hands of your lecturers.

You choose the grades you want by the decisions you make and the actions you take. Your lecturers only give you the grades you choose. Below are five qualities that you must cultivate if you must become a first class student:

MAUTECH Pre-degree Admission List (3rd Batch) 2014/2015 Released

This is to inform candidates who applied for the pre-degree programme of Modibbo Adama University of Technology that the 3rd batch of Pre-degree Admission list has been released.

Candidates can access the list by clicking here

Type in your Application Number

Click on "Check"

MAUTECH Diploma Admission List (1st Batch) 2014/2015 Released

This is to inform those who applied for the Diploma programme of Modibbo Adama University of technology that the admission list has been released.

Candidates can access the admission status by clicking here

Type in your application number

Click on "Check"

ANSU 3rd Batch Admission List (UTME, DE & Pre-degree) 2014/2015 Released

This is to inform all 2014/2015 prospective students of Anambra State University that the institution has released the 3rd Batch of Supplementary list

The list includes UTME, Direct Entry and Pre-degree Admission Lists.

Candidates can access the list now by clicking any of the lists below as it applies to them;

Third Batch (UTME)
Third Batch (Direct Entry)
Third Batch (Pre-Degree)

Lagos Deputy Governor loses father

The death has been announced of a devout Islamic and community leader and politician in Lagos State, Alhaji Jimoh Kareem-Laka Orelope.
He died on December 18, 2014 at the age of 101 years.
According to a statement on Thursday by the Special Assistant (Media) to Lagos State Deputy Governor, Tunde Abatan, the deceased was born to Akeja Oniyanru and Olugbede royal families of Lagos State on February 25, 1913.
He is survived by wife, children, grand children and great grand- children among who is  the incumbent Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire.
He will be buried on Friday (today) in accordance with Islamic rites

Onigbinde writes Keshi, asks him to quit Eagles

A former coach of Nigeria, Adegboye Onigbinde, has disclosed that he has personally written to out-of-contract Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, to quietly seek a job elsewhere.

Onigbinde spoke with a Nigerian online news portal SuperSport.com.

Of late the calls have been deafening mostly from former Nigerian managers for the erstwhile Mali and Togo coach to leave the Eagles job after he failed to qualify the country for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in a dismal fashion. The latest calls for Keshi to quite have come from Christian Chukwu, Shaibu Amodu, and Kashimawo Laloko, among others.

Onigbinde said he would not like to be seen repeating himself on Keshi and Eagles’ job as he has specifically asked him then to politely thank the president for considering him worthy for recall and bow out honourably.

Onigbinde said, “On the very day the Presidency asked him to return to his job I personally sent him a text message to politely thank Mr President for the offer and bow out honourably and quietly, too.

“Keshi respectfully replied the text message thanking me and that was it as he went ahead with the two remaining 2015 AFCON qualifying matches against Congo and South Africa, I’m sure the rest is history.

“I volunteered the advice to Keshi because I understand that he won’t work with the Presidency but a different set of people as well as an entirely different environment.

After Borno abductions, military steps up aerial, ground patrols

Following the reported abduction of 185 women by the members of the Boko Haram insurgents in Gumsuri, a community north of Chibok, the military has deployed ground forces and air force helicopter gunships to patrol the area.
Reports had claimed that the insurgents, who attacked Gumsiri, killed 32 men and abducted no fewer than 185 women and children last Sunday.
However, a statement on the Defence Headquarters blog on Friday, stated that the military had not been able to verify the reported abductions by the insurgents although the statement confirmed that some people were killed.
It was stated that the Military High Command was still probing the claim of abductions.
It was further stated that the military had intensified aerial and ground patrols in the area.
The statement added that normalcy had been restored to the area as some of the villagers, who fled the area, had started returning to their homes.

FUOYE Lecturers Protest Following Non-Payment of Allowances

Staff of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State Yesterday protested against what they described as victimization and highhandedness by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Isaac Azuzu.

The aggrieved staff who blocked the Ado-Lokoja-Abuja federal highway as early as 7a.m and made bonfire are accusing the VC of non-payment of staff allowances and non-remittance of tax deducted from their salaries to the appropriate quarters.

According to Mr. Ojo Foluso, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission are yet to respond to the petition they sent in that regard.

How to Recognise Serious Students on Campus(A Must Read)

All that glitters is not gold. Similarly, a popular Igbo proverb says that because all lizards lie on their stomach, you will never know the one(s) that have running stomach. I wonder if lizards do have running stomach but that’s just by the way.

What’s my point?
OK. There are so many students in schools but then, there are students and there are students.

It could also be hard as well as confusing to identify those who are really qualified to bear honorable status of student i.e. those who are really the serious and those who aren’t.

What spurred me into this direction?
Just the other day, I was chatting with a very worried parent whose child seem to be unable to graduate from the university 3 years after the normal duration of his 5 year course.

I was alarmed because I immediately knew why this parent was going through…for the past three years, maybe.

ATBU Notice on Screening & Printing of Invitation/Admission Letters for 2014/2015 Freshers

Post-JAMB Screening has been scheduled for 5th January, 2015; Shortlisted candidates are therefore advised to download their letters of Invitation/Admission for the 2014/2015 Direct Entry and UTME Admissions.

Candidates should note that the payment of N3,200 Screening Fees can be paid in any branch of Ecobank, Firstbank, FCMB, Jaiz Bank, Skye Bank, UBA and Zenith Bank, to make payment download a Payment Invoice before going to a bank

See the complete list of candidates shortlisted for 2014 UTME Admission and those for 2014 Direct Entry Admission.

To locate any candidate, search the document, using the PDF Find facility, for JAMB Number or name.

Shortlisted candidates may use this link to download their Admission Letters http://www.atbu.edu.ng/admissions/index.php

LASU Acceptance Fee Payment Procedure 2014/2015 Announced

PAYMENT OF ACCEPTANCE FEE BY FRESH STUDENTS
All fresh students, (100 Level and Direct Entry) 2014/2015 set are to pay the sum of Ten Thousand naira only (N10, 000.00) acceptance fee.

This payment is to be made before the commencement of the screening exercise.

Evidence of payment must be attached to the documents to be screened.

The date of commencement of payment is Thursday 18th December, 2014.

The payment should be made into the Account details below:

BANK:FIRST BANK
ACCOUNT NAME:LASU E-PAY Account
ACCOUNT NO:1000009763

LASU Notice on Indigeneship Verification Exercise for Fresh Students 2014/2015

NOTICE OF INDIGENESHIP VERIFICATION EXERCISE
This is to inform candidates who are of Lagos State Origin and who have been offered provisional admission that the Indigeneship Verification Exercise will hold as follows:

Date: Tuesday 23rd – Tuesday 30th December, 2014
Time: 8:00am – 4:00pm
Venue: International Business Class, MBA Building, Ojo Campus of the University

All affected candidates are to pay the sum of Five Thousand Naira (N5,000) only into LASU Revenue Account No.: 1010295541 at UBA; and visit http://lasu.edu.ng/formdownloads/IIVC_form.pdf to download the Indigeneship Verification data form for completion and obtain other necessary details.

It should be noted that ONLY candidates who are of Lagos State Origin and have been offered provisional admission are eligible for the Indigeneship Verification Exercise.

Experts doubt realisation of 2015 budget, Urge FG to ensure strict implementation

Financial experts on Thursday said pegging of 2015 budget at $65 per barrel might not be realistic in view of the persistent fall of oil price in the international market.
They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that pegging the benchmark above the current oil price of $60 was not good for the nation’s economy.
They therefore urged the Federal Government to ensure strict implementation of all measures being put in place in the 2015 budget proposal to stabilise the economy.
Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, had on December 17, presented N4.36 trillion 2015 budget to the National Assembly.
Okonjo-Iweala said that the budget was cut by N357 billion over the 2014 version.
She said that the budget was aimed at diversifying the economy in 2015 with more focus on tax revenue.
The minister said that a 10 per cent surcharge on private jets, luxury goods, wines and spirits would take effect from the next fiscal year, among others.
She said a 39 per cent surcharge on luxury yachts and five per cent on cars estimated to raise N1.6 billion and N2.6 billion respectively would be placed on luxury goods to discourage import.
A renowned economist, Pat Utomi, said the 2015 budget was peculiar with oil benchmark pegged above the current oil price.

ICAN sets up fund to enhance students’ performance

The Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has set up a fund to assist in raising the standard of tuition houses and ultimately the performance of students at ICAN examinations. The fund is known as the Tuition House Support Fund.
The Institute observed that most tuition houses have the basic challenges of inappropriate venue in terms of building/lecture rooms, inappropriate furniture/fittings for conducive learning, inadequate lecturers, non-existent library facilities, good study materials and students’ negative attitudes towards academics.
In view of the challenges, the Institute is to render technical assistance by providing library support to tuition houses in the following three categories;Tier 1: Donation of library support to the tune of N1million;Tier 2: Donation of library support to the tune of N500,000.00;Tier 3: Donation of library support to the tune of N250,000.00.

School partners with Canadian academy, advocates e-learning

The proprietress, Soundhope Montessori School, Ipaja, Lagos, has said its partnership with a Canadian Academy, Bronston School, is to introduce its pupils to the Canadian curriculum and also smoothen access to its job market.

She said this at the Parents’ Forum held at the school premises on Saturday. According to her, the partnership will involve academic exchanges and regular assessment from tutors which will lead to the award of the Ordinary Secondary School Diploma for the pupils.

Addressing parents, the Principal, Mr. Akindo Santos, justified the introduction of the Canadian curriculum. He said “the dynamism of the society has necessitated global negotiation. We are preparing them for global society, so they are integrated fully and cannot be limited with the inconsistency of the Nigerian curriculum.’’

Speaking at the event, an educationist and the principal partner, TBOG, Mrs. Bimbo Obasuyi, urged parents to be friendly with technology and learn new things. According to her, this will help them adapt to the concept of globalisation.

“The concept of globalisation has exposed pupils to diverse courses where there is dearth of personnel. But parents themselves should try new ideas and be friendly with technology. Parents should no longer insist that their children must study a particular course but allow the children to follow their passion,’’ she said.

Ebola: No more checks in schools

Visits to schools show a relapse in measures against the prevention of the Ebola Virus Disease, writes Folashade Adebayo

A major lesson from the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak is the importance of handwashing and personal hygiene. In spite of the certification by the World Health Organisation which has effectively declared Nigeria free of the virus, experts have relentlessly urged individuals, schools, groups and organisations to keep up vigilance against the virus.

But checks by our correspondent in Ogun and Lagos states have revealed that many schools may have jettisoned the rituals of hand washing and temperature monitoring barely five months after the first Ebola case was reported in the country.

While Nigeria and Senegal may have seen the end of the virus, there is no slowing down in neighbouring Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. A sixth country in West Africa, Mali, recently announced its first cases and several contacts. According to the WHO, the virus has killed more than 6,000 people out of 17,000 reported cases mainly in West Africa.

At the height of the outbreak which occurred during the long term break for primary and secondary schools, resumption had been a major issue which pitted the Nigerian Union of Teachers against the Federal Government. The leadership of the organisation had insisted on the provision of infra red thermometers, sanitisers, wash hand basins and soaps, among other materials before schools could resume.

I read six hours daily OAU’s best graduate says

Married medical student, Oyindolapo Shittu, shares with FEMI MAKINDE and SODIQ OYELEKE the secret of her success at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State

A young woman, Oyindolapo Shittu, proved that being married should not be a barrier to a resounding academic success recently, when she emerged the best graduating student at the 40th convocation of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State.

Although she was a medical student, which obviously made her experience more demanding, she also carted away 12 out of the 18 prizes up for grabs in the ivory tower, leaving the other hundreds of students to scramble for the remaining six.

It was therefore not surprising that on each occasion when she was invited to the podium to receive her prize, a thundering ovation followed her footsteps.

With the 12 prizes from the Faculty of Clinical Sciences alone in her kitty, it was simply easy for her to win the Alhaji Kabir Usman Prize for the Best Overall Student with the Highest Number of Prizes for the 2012/2013 session.

Her other laurels are the Glaxo Allenbury and the Paediatrics Association Prizes Prize for the Best Result in M.B.C.H.B Degree in Paediatrics; Prof. O. Taiwo Memorial Prize for the Best in Clinical Examination; Olaningbe Makanjuola Memorial and the Nigeria Medical Association prizes for the best final M.B.C.H.B degree examination.

Others include the Lawrence Omole Prize for the Best in Community Health; Maj. Gen. Olufemi Olutoye, Candido-Da-Rocha, and the Adekunle Okute prizes for the best in Surgery; Tony Elemelu as well as the Prof. Adewale Akinsola prizes for the best graduating student in Medicine.

But how did Shittu make mincemeat of others, particularly engineering students, who many believe, usually win academic laurels with ease? How did she cope with the marital and domestic challenges not just to study Medicine but also to emerge the best graduate in her set?

Institution of JAMB centres, a welcome development’

The Chairman, Parent-Teacher-Association of the Babcock University Schools, Ogba, Lagos, Mr. Mykel Jegede, has described the establishment of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination Accredited Registration Centres by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board as a welcome development.

The initiative, Jegede said, would go a long way in reducing the numerous challenges that pupils face yearly during UTME.

He stated this during the school’s recent PTA meeting at Ogba, Lagos.

Urging parents to ensure that their children register for the forthcoming UTME at the accredited centres, he noted that such move would greatly ease the candidates’ inconveniences.

Meanwhile, Jegede said the PTA would establish a second science laboratory, as well as upgrade the computer laboratory in the school to better the learning condition of the pupils.

He urged parents to collaborate with teachers in training the pupils so that they can become useful to their families and the society.

Jegede, who commended the authorities of the school on their achievement, also hailed their cordial relationship with the PTA.

Shortlisted Writers for Etisalat Prize for Literature‬ – 2014

The shortlisted writers for this year’s ‪‎Etisalat Prize for Literature‬ and their works are:
- Nadia Davids, An Imperfect Blessing published by Random House Struik-Umuzi;
– Chinelo Okparanta, Happiness Like Water published by Granta Publication
– Songeziwe Mahlangu, Penumbra published by Kwela Books, Imprint of NB Publishers.
The strength of the shortlist is exemplified in the belief that any of the shortlisted writers would make a worthy winner.
“Whether it is David’s multigenerational family story set in Cape Town’s Muslim community at the dawn of the new South Africa, or Okparanta’s bittersweet tales of loss and love in Nigeria and abroad, or Mahlangu’s unflinching exploration of mental illness set in contemporary South Africa, each of these books is uniquely compelling.

The winner of the Etisalat Prize for Literature 2014 will be presented with a cheque of £15,000, an engraved Montblanc Meisterstück and will attend the Etisalat Fellowship at the prestigious University of East Anglia, mentored by Professor Giles Foden, author of The Last King of Scotland.

Congratulations Guys.

FUTA Registration & School Fees Payment Procedure 2014/2015 Released

The Management of Federal university of Technology, Akure has released the school fees schedule and Registration procedure for newly admitted students 2014/2015.

To access the school fees schedule click here

For a fresh candidate that has no account, click on “Create an account” link

Enter your UTME registration number to verify that you have paid and confirmed your acceptance fee. For those who have not confirmed their acceptance fees, click confirm payment” link.

If verification in (ii) above is successful, you will be taken to account creation page to create your account.

Fill the account creation form appropriately and submit. Your login credentials will be sent to your phone and email address immediately. You will then be directed to the login page to continue your registration.

NB: Use your personal phone number and email address, as these will be the channel of communicating to you throughout your stay in the University

V.Login with your username and password to start your registration.

VI. The Data forms are grouped into five (5) sections. Please fill carefully and appropriately.

VII.Download court affidavit and medical form under the download menu. Fill the court affidavit form appropriately, and get it signed and stamped in court as it will be part of document to be uploaded.

VIII. Important documents (scanned in JPEG image format) needed for upload to complete your registration are: Birth certificate, certificate of origin, court affidavit, attestation letter, JAMB admission letter (optional), passport and O’level result(s). Direct entry candidates in addition, are required to upload their ND/NCE/IJMB result.

NB: Candidates with no JAMB admission letter should report to the University admission office on resumption.

IX.After completing the registration, please carefully go through the forms again before you click on “Finalise submission”

X.Click on “Finalise submission” to complete and submit your registration. A preview or report page will be displayed.

XI.Print the preview page and check the screening remark below the print out

XII.Students who passed the screening can proceed to the bank for school fees payment.

XIII.e-tranzact receipt for school fee payment obtained from the bank will be used for school fees payment verification and course registration on the portal.

KADPOLY Temporarily Shut Down Following Attack Threat

The Kaduna State Polytechnic has been temporarily shut down by the management of the institution following an alleged imminent attack from the terrorist group, Boko Haram.

According to the circular by the registrar of the institution students has been asked to proceed immediately on Christmas and New Year break to resume on January 5th, 2015.

However, fresh and National Diploma 1 students as well as staff of the institution are exempted from the break.

A stop and search security system has been established at the entrance into the institution.

WAEC Nov/Dec Results and Performance Statistics Released, 28,817 Results withheld

The West African Examination Council has release the result of November December Exams.

According to the statistics, West African Examination Council (WAEC) on Thursday released this year’s November/December, with only 72,522 candidates representing 29.37 per cent obtaining credits in five subjects and above including English language and Mathematics.

Out of 246,853 candidates that sat for the examination (132,521 males & 114,332 females), 241,162 candidates had their results fully released.

The council announced that results of 28,817 candidates representing 11.67 were with held as a result of malpractice.

5,691 candidates have a few of their subjects still being processed due to errors mainly traceable to the candidates.

It was learnt that efforts are being made to correct the mistakes so such candidates can access their results

Of the total number of candidates that sat the examination, 75,313 candidates (30.50%), obtained 6 credits and above.

110,346 candidates, representing 44.70% obtained 5 credits and above. 145,036 candidates, representing 58.75% obtained credits and above in 4 subjects.

177,177 candidates, representing 71.77% obtained credits and above in 3 subjects.

It was gathered that candidates would be able to check the details of their performances on the council’s website, www.waecdirect.org by clicking here
Enter your 10-digit WAEC Examination Number.

(This is your 7-Digit centre number followed by your 3-digit candidate number eg. 4123456789)

Enter the 4 digits of your Examination Year eg. 2002

Select the Type of Examination

Enter the Card Serial Number found on the reverse side of your Scratch card.

Enter the Personal Identification Number (PIN) on your Scratch card

Click Submit and wait for the results window to come up

Cultists: Osun Secondary School Students Violent Clash

No fewer than 15 pupils were injured on Monday as suspected secondary school student cultists engaged in a violent clash involving pupils of St. James Anglican, and Ansar-Ud-Deen Secondary Schools in Osogbo.
Eyewitnesses told our correspondent that most of the students engaged in the clash belonged to rival cult groups.
Some said it was a fight over a girl while other said it was a reprisal by a group whose member was injured on Friday.
Sources hinted that the rampaging students ran in different directions, thus causing panic, compelling vehicles and motorcycles passing through Oba Adesoji Aderemi, Osogbo East By-pass to make a detour, with a view to avoiding being caught up in the melee.

A female student said, “Just as we were about settling down in school this morning, friends of the student of Saint James’ student, who was injured during  last week fight, stormed our school and started using matchete and charms on us.

 

“Some students were injured. We learnt that it was a reprisal, one student, who was said to be a cult guy, was said to have been beaten by members of a rival group and others came on a revenge mission.”

FUOYE Pre-Degree Batch B, SUpplementary Admission List – 2014/15

This is to inform all the candidates that applied for the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, FUOYE pre-degree programmes and also participated in the entrance examination but don’t have their names on the university pre-degree 1st admission list that the second batch and the supplementary admission list are now available online.
FUOYE Batch B and Supplementary admission lists have both been uploaded on the University official portal/

Check FUOYE Pre-Degree Admission List – Batch ‘B’ and Supplementary.

The admission lists have been uploaded online and it is accessible for free in PDF format.

• Click Here to access FUOYE Batch b pre-degree admission list.
• Click Here to access FUOYE Supplementary pre-degree admission list.

FG Worried over Poor WAEC Results

The poor results recorded in the last Senior Secondary School Certificate examination conducted by the West African Examinations Council has been a source of concern to the federal government, the Minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, has disclosed.
In a bid to check mass failure among students in general examinations under the West African Examination Council and National Examination Council, the federal government has said that it would boost the inspectorate division of the Ministry of Education.
The Minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, who disclosed this at the 50th anniversary and 22nd convocation ‎ceremony of Auchi Polytechnic, Edo State, at the weekend, said “To remedy this situation, government has taken steps to improve on the capability of the Inspectorate Division of the federal ministry of Education to enable it monitor the quality of teaching and facilities available in our secondary schools.”
The Minister further disclosed that in addition, government is working out modalities for regular training and retraining of teachers through various short term courses, workshops and seminars.

Provide better education roadmap, lawmakers urge FG

The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Justice, Dr. Ali Ahmad, and the Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Mr. Razak Atunwa, have called on the Federal Government to initiate policies that would boost the quality of education.

The government’s current policies, the duo said, were not friendly to students, especially those in higher institutions.

They spoke in Ilorin, Kwara State, during the first Pan African Students’ Parliamentary Conference in honour of Ahmad.

The theme of the conference was, ‘Role of student parliament in peaceful co-existence: Connecting Africa’s future leaders.’

Ahmad, while frowning on the lack of conducive learning environment, said the development was only exposing the students to difficult times.

He said, “The Golden Age of Nigerian education can still come back. Nigeria has not changed. The people have not changed; only those in government have changed. Education is not in their priority list. So, until we do that, our students will continue to suffer and our education will continue to suffer.

“I remember those times, when you graduated from the university in Nigeria, you were equal with those who graduated from Oxford, Cambridge and Harvard. Now, we are 1,000 steps behind them.”

MTN Foundation awards 1,372 scholarships to students

The MTN Foundation has reiterated its impact on the development of the Nigerian youth, by awarding scholarships to deserving students.

The Chairman of the foundation, Ambassador Hamzat Ahmadu, stated this during the presentation of the fifth MTNF Science and Technology Scholarship awards in Lagos.

This year, the foundation is awarding scholarships to 1, 205 high-performing science and technology students, as well as 167 brilliant, visually-impaired students.

Represented by a Director of the MTNF, Aishatu Sadauki, Ahmadu noted that the foundation was committed to supporting brilliant Nigerian students to accomplish their academic goals.

Ahmadu said, “Our impact goes beyond statistics and figures; to shaping Nigeria’s future through education; to making an investment in the lives of tomorrow’s leaders by providing them with an opportunity to pursue their dreams despite financial limitations.”

FUNNAB VC urges groups to support varsities

The Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Prof. Olusola Oyewole, has urged professional bodies and blue-chip companies to emulate the gesture of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria.

The association had donated a building named, “Centre for Linking Accounting with Business of Developing Economies” to the university.

Oyewole, who spoke during the presentation of the research centre, called on other corporate organisations to emulate ANAN by supporting the ongoing efforts at transforming the nation’s education sector.

He said, “We congratulate ANAN for the history being made today. I believe we are entering a journey of collaboration that would be of benefit to our university and the association. ANAN is not only donating a building, they are also donating a research centre.”

Calling on ANAN to collaborate with FUNAAB, the VC said the quality of a university was not just about buildings but mainly about research.

Yabatech Wins 18th Nigeria Polytechnic Games (Bida 2014)

The Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, has emerged the overall winner of the 18th Nigeria Polytechnic Games (NIPOGA), tagged BIDA 2014, held at the Federal Polytechnic, Bida.

The college won 34 medals, made up of 17 gold, eight silver and nine bronze.

The second position went to The Polytechnic Ibadan, with 14 gold, five silver and 11 bronze medals. Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, took the 3rd position with 11 gold, four silver and seven bronze medals.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that out of the 42 polytechnics that took part, 29 got medals while 13 did not secure any medal.

Yabatech Part Time School Fees Payment Deadline For 2014/15 Announced

The managemnt of Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) has advised all part time students of the institution to proced to pay their school fees for the 2014/2015 academic session as failure to do might incur dire penalty.
Students thatare yet to pay can visit their office at Shop 14 Bakassi Hall, Yabatech to pay online and get other procedures to follow.
The deadline for Yabatech school fees payment is December 31, 2014 by 11:59:59 pm.
Please take note of the date and time.

ABUAD Notice to 2014 Scholarships/Financial Reward Beneficiaries

All students and staff of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) who qualified for or have been found qualified for any of the underlisted scholarships and/ or financial reward or financial assistance are advised to supply the following information to scholarships@ abuadedu.ng on or before the 31st of December, 2014.

Information to be furnished by the Applicant
i. Name (state title where applicable)
ii. Address
iii. Course of Study
iv. Department
v. College
vi. Matric number (where applicable)
vii. State of origin
viii. Description of scholarship, financial reward or financial assistance

Types of Scholarships, Financial Reward and Financial Assistance

i. Scholarship/ Awards for University Scholars:
- Students with 5.0 CGPA in the 2013/14 session – N500,000
- Students with 4.8 – 4.99 CGPA – N200,000
- Students with 4.5 – 4.79 CGPA – N100,000

UNIJOS Students Protest: Was the Struggle Worth It?

WAS THE STRUGGLE WORTH THIS MUCH TROUBLE?

Many students believe the decision of students represented by the Student Union Government, led by Com. Abel Nnok Ndu to boycott exams and go on PEACEFUL
protests seeking for reduction in school charges was miscalculated and totally wrong in purpose and timing. For very obvious reasons, the final year students
especially, are the most pained by this action and no doubt, the most hit. BUT WAS IT WORTH IT?

First, on the premise that the purpose of the boycott and protest was not justified, I beg you to if you are a UNIJOS student, look at your last school fees receipt and go through it again.

Beginning with the notorious University Development Levy of N10,000.00; is there any justification for such charges considering several months of our lives that were wasted by the strike by our lecturers which produced very lofty grants to universities including University of Jos? Prof. Tyoden who introduced that levy claimed it was because of lack of funds from the Federal Government who own the school.

Poly Ibadan DPP Registration 2014/2015 has Commenced

The polytechnic, Ibadan dpp registration for all newly admitted student 2014/2015 has begun.

Candidates are expected to come along with the originals of their credentials and relevant documents.

Also you are required to make five copies each of your credentials and documents.