ICT Education AfriHub brings Oracle University to Kwara State Polytechnic

source: pulse.ng

Oracle University is about to berth at theKwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, to boost the institution’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) education.
Student Pulsegathered that information and communication technology outfit, AfriHub, is behind the project.
According to AfriHub General Manager, Eze Egerega, who spoke during a recent familiarisation visit to the polytechnic, said the ICT centre is being set up to bridge the digital gap between Nigerian graduates and their counterparts across the globe.
AfriHub has established ICT centres at various higher institutions in Nigeria.

Colleges of Education: Students should not be admitted to study double courses — NCCE

source. pulse.ng
Admitting students to study double courses atColleges of EducationCOEshould be stopped because it creates an employment problem
According to the Executive Secretary of theNational Commission for Colleges of EducationNCCEMonday Joshuasecuring employment becomes an issue for such students upon graduationbecause there are other full graduates in their chosen fields
“When those people graduatewhere are they going to work"he asked
"Alreadythe environment is saturated with graduate teachers in those subjectsso where will they teach"
Joshua also noted that the NCCE would enforce regulation on colleges of education to supervise provosts
“I have planned to remind the provosts that the colleges are under the supervision of the NCCE
"The supervisor is not going to take away their jobsbut the supervisor will supervise”
The Executive Secretary said the body is aware that colleges are also having their own challengesespecially during the regime of insufficient funding"but they"have to sit down and address"the issues raised
NCCE was established in 1989 for the supervision of higher education

NYSC Introduces Self Deployment for Prospective Corps Members

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has introduced a self-deployment system to enable prospective corps members choose where they wish to serve.
This was part of resolutions at the end of the 2015 Batch 'B' pre-mobilisation workshop which held in Kaduna.
Similarly, pregnant women, nursing mothers and students undergoing postgraduate studies have been banned from participating in the scheme until they are free to enlist for the service.
The NYSC, in a communique issued at the end of the meeting, said the new system of self deployment is aimed at addressing the fraudulent activities associated with the previou

Exam Ethics Marsha: 'Exam malpractice happens everywhere, not only schools'

Incidences of examination malpractice are not limited to schools alone as is widely believedsays the PresidentExam Ethics Marshal International MovementFCT ChapterSaliu Yahaya
Speaking on the theme“Examination MalpracticeA Thorn in Education Flesh”at the‘Speech and Prize-Giving Day’ofJunior Secondary SchoolArea11GarkiAbujaYahaya explained that examination malpractice occurs in any environment where people write examinations
 “People assume that it is only in schools that exam malpractice occursbut it happens everywhere"he said
"Even in the civil serviceministriesmedical schoolspeople perpetrate exam malpractice”
He noted also that parents are actively involvedciting the example of parents pay others to write exams for their wards or try to have them promoted to higher classes arbitrarily

Unemployment 'Don’t Wait for government jobs, First Class Graduate tells Nigerian youths

A 22-year-old Nigerian graduate,Hassan Uthman Mohammad, has urged youth in the country to use their talents instead of waiting for government jobs.
Mohammad, who recently earned a First Class degree in Financial Economics from theUniversity of Essex, United Kingdom, made the call while speaking withDaily Trust.
Noting the high incidence of unemployment and poverty, he said youths should not wait for readymade government jobs when they could their skills.
“I believe that every single person has the capability and ability to aid and make a change and impact to the society,” he said.
The Economist argued that education should not be seen as the only way to secure employment, noting that some graduates have not found use for their degrees.
“Various students graduate from university without knowing what they are going to do next," he added.
"A large number of graduates end up unemployed, or work in jobs that do not require them to even have a degree.
Therefore, university is not for everyone, especially if what they want to do in the future does not require a university degree."
Mohammad also urged the government to tackle corruption and inefficiency within the Nigerian university system.
He said this will eliminate the need to go abroad to study.

The Poly Ibadan Post UTME 2015: Date, Cut-off Mark, Eligibility And Registration Details

The Polytechnic Ibadan has announced its post-UTME sales of form for 2015/2016 admission into the following faculties:
1. Faculty of Engineering
2. Faculty of Science
3. Faculty of Environmental Studies
4. Faculty of Financial Management Studies
5. Faculty of Business and communication Studies
Eligibility
(i) Post UTME Screening for ND Programmes
• Candidates applying for the National Diploma Programmes must have attempted the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and obtained scores not lower than 150.
• All candidates who made the institution their 1st and 2nd choice in the 2015/2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) OR are interested in changing to The Polytechnic, Ibadan are required to visit the institution's admission websiteadmission.polyibadan.edu.ngfor further information on the screening exercise.
• All candidates who did not choose The Polytechnic Ibadan in their JAMB-UTME 2015/2016 or made the institution their 3rd and 4th choice in the 2015/2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) must complete the Change of Course/Institution to make a change to The Polytechnic, Ibadan at the institution's admission websiteadmission.polyibadan.edu.ng
Method Of Application
Applications forms are obtainable on-line at http://admission.polyibadan.edu.ng/
Payment is made using any Verve, Mastercard or VISA ATM Card.
Application Deadline
Deadline - 14th August 2015.

New Policy: JAMB, to notify candidates of new school/course selection - JAMB Staff

A preliminary investigation carried out by Myschool, through a JAMB Staff, has revealed that the board will notify candidates of the new school/course they will be posted, to adopt the new policy of candidate distribution.
According to the JAMB Staff, "Some of the candidates who scored more than 200 and are being rejected for some courses, happened based on the individual cut-off marks set by the institution for those particular courses. In summary too many students applied for those courses and the University can only admit a fraction of the candidates who applied. JAMB will therefore notify candidates of appropriate Universities/Course they can apply for."
It is therefore our deduction that these rejected candidates will be sent to study the same courses in other Universities of lesser competition. This policy also ensures that best candidates in the country are admitted, even if it means posting them to other institutions.
The new policy to evenly distribute candidates by JAMB has met heavy criticism based on the fact that forms were sold for candidates to Change their Course/Institution. If JAMB knew they would effect such a policy, they should never have sold Change of Course/institution forms. This makes us believe that it is quite possible that Change of Course/institution Candidates will get preferential treatment in this new policy.

UMYU Post-UTME/DE 2015: Date, Cut-off Mark, Eligibility And Registration Details

The on-line Registration for the Post UTME/DE screening will commence on Monday 27th July and end Sunday 16th August, 2015.
2. The Post UTME/DE Screening Exercise is scheduled to take place from Monday 24th to Wednesday 26th August, 2015 using Computer Based Test (CBT) platform at Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina.
ELIGIBILITY
Candidates must have:
• Scored a minimum of 180 marks in the 2015 UTME (or applied for DE);
• Obtained Five (5) Credits in relevant ‘O ’ Level subjects (including English Language and Mathematics), at not more than two sittings;
The University charges N1,000.00 (One thousand Naira) only for the CBT exercise and N2,000.00 (Two thousand Naira) only for the University processing fee.
I. Eligible Candidates should visit any commercial Bank nationwide to make payment for the purchase of a post-UTME pin-Code on eTranzact Platform and obtain the eTranzact payment Receipt.
II. Access the University websitehttps://www.umyu.edu.ng;click on the “Post-UTME Application” to get to the payment confirmation login page.
III. Click on the "Confirm Application Fee" and supply the Confirmation Order Number and UTME Registration Number on your eTtranzact payment Receipt, and click on the confirm button beneath the Login box.
IV. After successful login, Candidates are requested to fill in the Online Form accordingly, upload most recent passport photograph and click on the submit button.
V. On successful submission after the activity in IV above, candidates shall be prompted with the Print the acknowledgment/Screening Schedule Page – where a hardcopy output shall be produced, which shall contains the summary of the filled Bio-data, exams date, time schedules, batch number and a Photo-passport of the candidate.
You are advised to come along to the screening with the JAMB original Result Slip that has your Passport photograph on it> If you do not have this document,click here to get yours
Note Application Deadline is August 16th, 2015

RSUST Post-UTME 2015: Date, Cut-Off Mark, Eligibility And Registration Details

All candidates who chose the Rivers State University of Science and Technology during the 2015 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and have received notification to that effect from JAMB are hereby requested to take note of the following:-
i. The screening exercise for admission of candidates will be administered only on candidates who chose RSUST and have received notification to that effect from JAMB.
ii Only candidates who scored 180 and above in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) are qualified for the screening exercise in all the Faculties of the University.
iii. Candidates must possess the basic five (5) O’ level credit passes in accordance with the University’s Entry Requirements (Faculty/Departmental) before applying for the screening Exercise. It is mandatory that Candidates should upload their O ‘Level results and a scanned copy of their passport photograph. However, candidates who are awaiting
their O’level results may apply but should so indicate.
iv Candidates are expected to register for the screening exercise On-line by logging ontowww.ust.edu.ngand making e-payment of Six Thousand, and Thirty Naira (N6,030.00) only, using Interswitch Verve enabled cards, comprising Four Thousand, Two Hundred and Eighty Naira (N4,280.00) Examination Fee, Six Hundred Naira (N600.00) for Computer Demonstration Exercise and One Thousand, One Hundred and Fifty Naira
(N1,150.00) for Brain Friend Study CD.
v Candidates are to note that the mode of screening exercise is ELECTRONIC. It is important that candidates practice how to use the computer especially the use of mouse and keyboard before they turn up for the screening exercise. In addition, the Information Technology Centre (ITC) may be conducting a 1-week demonstration session prior to the examination date to candidates for the screening exercise.
viThe registration for the Post-UTME screening exercise will start from Thursday 23rd July, 2015 and end on Thursday 13th August, 2015.
SCHEDULE FOR THE SCREENING EXERCISE
The Post-UTME screening exercise will take place from Monday 17th August, 2015 to Friday 21st August, 2015 at the Information Technology Centre (ITC) of the University.
Candidates are requested to please note that the Post-UTME screening exercise is as scheduled in the screening exercise slip they printed out after their On-line registration. The
scheduled date, time and venue shall be indicated in the Post-UTME examination slip.
Consideration will not be given to candidates who fail to appear for the screening exercise on the scheduled date and time.
All candidates for the screening exercise are required to come to the examination venue with their Post-UTME exam slip printed out during the On-line Post-UTME registration.
You are also advised to come along with your JAMB Original Result slip with your passport photograph on it. If you do not have this document,click here to get yours
Candidates should note that GSM phones WILL NOT BE ALLOWED into the Examination hall during the Post-UTME screening exercise.
Parents, Guardians and Well-wishers are advised to stay away from the venue of the screening exercise.
Candidates must report at the examination venue one (1) hour before the scheduled exam time on their exam slip.
Further details about the screening exercise can be obtained on-line atwww.ust.edu.ng
It is important to note that the names of successful candidates for admission shall be published on the same site (www.ust.edu.ng.). We wish all candidates a successful screening exercise.
Candidates are advised to check if they are eligible to apply for the screening before making application.
The list of eligible candidates are contained in