Wike appoints Prof Didia new RSUST VC

PORT HARCOURT— Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, has appointed Professor Blessing Didia as new acting Vice Chancellor of the Rivers State University of Science and Technology.
According to a statement by his media aide, Mr Opunabo Nko-Tariah, the governor also appointed Prof Boma Oruwari as acting Deputy Vice Chancellor of the university. The former Vice Chancellor, Prof Barineme Fakae has completed his tenure.
In another development, the governor has promised to deliver on his campaign promises to the state.
The governor who gave the assurance when he inspected the Abonnema township road bridge under construction, stressing that he would reward the overwhelming vote he got from the people with quality performance.
“We will also rehabilitate the Abonnema General hospital to ensure that the people have access to quality healthcare,”he said.
Responding, the Amayanabo of Abonnema, King Gbobo Bob-Manuel commended Governor Wike for completing the abandoned road.
He also thanked the governor for upgrading the Abonnema stool to a first class status. He assured the governor of the support of the people.

FUTA 2015/2016 University Advanced Basic Science Application Form Now On Saleg

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the University Advanced Basic Science (UABS) Programme of the Federal University of Technology, Akure. The UABS Programme is designed to prepare candidates for direct entry admission into 200 level undergraduate degree programmes
CANDIDATES WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO WRITE THE FOLLOWING BASIC EXTERNAL EXAMINATIONS
i. Advanced Level Cambridge International Examination (CIE).
ii. Joint Universities Preliminary Examination Board (JUPEB) Examination.
iii. Interim Joint Matriculation Board (IJMB) Examination.
CANDIDATES WILL BE PREPARED FOR THE ABOVE EXAMINATIONS IN THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS COMBINATIONS
*Physics, Chemistry, Biology *Chemistry, Mathematics, Economics
*Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics *Geography, Mathematics, Economics
*Physics, Geography, Mathematics *Economics, Accounts, Mathematics
*Physics, Economics, Mathematics *Economics, Government, Literature
*Christian Religious Studies, Literature, Government/History
*Economics, Mathematics, Business Studies/Government/Commerce
FOR CANDIDATES WHO ARE INTERESTED IN FUTA, ADMISSIONS COULD BE SOUGHT INTO THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENTS:
1. SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY (SAAT):
Departments
•Agricultural Extension and Communication (AEC)
• Animal Production and Health (APH)
• Crop, Soil and Pest Management (CSP)
• Ecotourism and Wildlife Management (EWM)
• Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology (FAT)
• Forestry and Wood Technology (FWT)
• Food Science and Technology (FST)
• Agricultural Resources and Economics (ARE)
2. SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (SEET):
Departments
• Agricultural Engineering (AGE)
• Civil Engineering (CVE)
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE)
• Materials and Metallurgical Engineering (MME)
• Mechanical Engineering (MEE)
• Mining Engineering (MNE)
3. SCHOOL OF EARTH AND MINERAL SCIENCES (SEMS):
Departments
• Applied Geology (AGY)
• Applied Geophysics (AGP)
• Meteorology (MET)
• Marine Science Technology (MST)
• Remote Sensing and Geosciences Information Systems (RSG)
4. SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY (SET):
Departments
• Architecture (ARC)
• Building Technology (BDT)
• Estate Management (ESM)
• Industrial Design (IDD)
• Quantity Surveying (QSV)
• Surveying and Geo-informatics (SVG)
• Urban and Regional Planning (URP)
5. SCHOOL MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY (SMAT):
Departments
• Project Management Technology (PMT)
• Transport management Technology (TMT)
• Entrepreneurship Management Technology (EMT)
• Accounting (ACT)
• Business Administration (BAM)
• Economics (ECO)
6. SCHOOL OF SCIENCES (SOS):
Departments
• Biochemistry (BCH)
• Biology (BIO)
• Chemistry (CHE)
• Computer Science (CSC)
• Mathematics (MTS)
• Microbiology (MCB)
• Physics (PHY)
• Statistics (STA)
7. SCHOOL OF HEALTH AND HEALTH TECHNOLOGY (SHHT):
Departments
• Anatomy (ANA)
• Medical Biochemistry (MBC)
• Medical Microbiology (MMB)
• Physiology (PHS)
..
HOSTEL ACCOMMODATION:
Limited Hostel accommodations are available for interested candidates.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
Candidates should possess five Credit passes in WASC, NECO, GCE at not more than two sittings in relevant subjects from English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Agric. Science, Economics, Geography, Government, Business Studies, Commerce, Accounts, Literature, Christian Religious Studies and History depending on their proposed course of study.
METHOD OF APPLICATION:
1. Candidates are to pay application fee of ten thousand naira (N10,000.00) excluding bank charges on e-transact basis in any bank that is on e-transact platform.
2. Candidates are to complete and print the UABS Application Form online after payment by logging on to the Federal University of Technology, Akure’s website www.futa.edu.ngand click on the online UABS Application Form.
3. Submit the Online application form and print out a copy.
4. The application opens on Wednesday, 22nd July, 2015 and closes on Wednesday, 30th September, 2015
The underlisted helplines could be contacted for clarification on issue bordering on the Programme: 08164487268; 08057232407 and 08165661045.
CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORMS
All completed online application forms with the required relevant documents should be submitted to www.futa.edu.ngnot later than Wednesday, 30th September, 2015
Signed
Director,
Centre for Continuing Education, Federal University of Technology, Akure

Federal Poly Nekede Demoted 25 Lecturers For Corruption

About 25 lecturers of the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Imo State have been demoted by the management of the school due to their involvement in corrupt activities.
Chairman of the Anti-Corruption and Transparency Monitoring Unit (ACTU) of the school, Mr. C Chukwuma disclosed this during a working visit of Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Imo state office led by the Head, Mr. Sakaba Ishaku to the polytechnic.
Chukwuma who expressed the tough stance of the school on corruption noted that ACTU with support from the management of the school, had helped to reduce the incidence of corruption within the school.
He said, “ACTU has been very vigilant on issues of indiscipline. This has resulted in the demotion of about 25 staff members of the school in the past 12 months. ACTU has been able to effectively minimized cases of illegal sales of academic literature, gratification, sorting and sexual harassment in the school.

FUTO Rusticated 500 Students For Various Offences

The Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) has rusticated over 500 students over their involvement in various offences prohibited by the school.
FUTO ACTU Chairman, Professor N. Okeudo stated that the school had expressed its zero tolerance for corruption by rusticating the students, banning of sale of handouts and punishing lecturers indicted for sexual harassment of students.
Professor Okeudo who spoke to ICPC staff from Imo State office led by Ishaku noted that ACTU had been very functional in the school leading to investigation of plagiarism, illegal sales of text books and bribery allegations against staff.
He said, “ACTU had been involved in provision of a Complaint Box for the school community and publication of anti-corruption articles to sensitise school community against corruption. We have shown zero tolerance for corruption by working closely with the school management to achieve it. Our actions had led to the rustication of over 500 students for various offences. We are working against illegal sales of text books and handouts. We are investigating cases of plagiarism and bribery amongst staff which has led to a female staff absconding.”

NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE OF NOMENCLATURE OF PROGRAMME

This is to notify our esteemed Students that in accordance with the report of the March 2015
accreditation exercise by the National Universities Commission (NUC), the following changes have
been made:
i. Nomenclature of some programmes
ii. Domiciliation in different Schools in conformity with the existing Bench Mark for Academic
Standard (BMAS) of the NUC.
The approved changes are in the underlisted programmes and schools: **see picture for details**
Students of Public Health are to note that two new compulsory courses have been introduced as a
result of the upgrade as follows:
i. PHS 203 - Introduction to Public Health
ii. PHS 511 - Applied Epidemiology
For further clarification on the effect of these changes, students are advised to visit their study centres.Thank you.
Registrar

ADVERTISEMENT FOR ADMISSION INTO ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMES OF THE NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA IN THE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the following additional academic programmes in the School of Management Sciences:
Undergraduate Programmes
B.Sc. Banking and Finance
B.Sc. Business Administration
B.Sc. Marketing
B.Sc. Public Administration
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Programme
Public Administration

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Undergraduate Programmes
To be eligible for admission into these four (4) - year programmes at 100 Level, candidates must have five (5) credit passes at the ‘O’ Level, including English Language and Mathematics, at not more than two (2) sittings.
Note that Direct Entry admissions for these programmes are not available for now.

For B.Sc. Banking and Finance, B.Sc. Business Administration, and B.Sc. Marketing, the ‘O’ Level credit passes should include Economics or Commerce.
For B.Sc. Public Administration, the ‘O’ Level credit passes should include Government or History or Economics or Commerce.

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Programme
For the Ph.D programme in Public Administration, candidates must (in addition to possessing five (5) credit passes at the ‘O’ Level, including English Language and Mathematics as a basic requirement) have Masters Degree in Public Administration from a University recognised by the Senate of NOUN, with a minimum average score of 60% or a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.5 on a 5-point scale.

Candidates will be invited for an interactive session before an offer of admission is made.

Candidates are advised to forward transcripts of their academic records and three (3) referees’ reports, two (2) of which must be from persons very well acquainted with the candidates academic work, to the Dean, School of Management Sciences.

ABSU Post-UTME 2015: Date, Cut-off Mark, Eligibility And Registration Details

This is to inform candidates who applied for to Abia State University Uturu in the 2015/2016 academic session that the post-UTME sales of form has commenced.
Eligibility
Candidates who chose Abia state University as their 1st or 2nd choice and scored up to 180 in the 2015 UTME.
Method of Application
The form can be purchased at the coist of N2,900 ABSU Microfinance bank Uturu.
Candidates can also get the form at Mainstreet, Skye, First Bank, Keystone, Ecobank, Zenith, Fidelity and Union Bank in Umuahia.
And also at UBA and Union Banks, Aba-Owerri road branch.
Candidates are to visit the school websitewww.absu.edu.ngto register for the post-UTME and print out the confirmation slip.
Screening Details
The screening will hold at Abia state University campus Uturu by 8.am on the following dates:
Wednesday,12th August, 2015
MedicineSurgery; Science and Science based courses and Education /Science combination.
Business courses and Education/Business combinations.
Thursday, 13th August,2015
Law;Arts and Arts based Courses and Education/Arts combinations.
Social Sciences and Education /Social Science combination.
You are 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
N/B: All DIRECT ENTRY candidates should also present themselves for the screening exercise on the day and date for their chosen discipline,as listed above.
Application Deadline
Application closes August 10th, 2015.
So apply for the Original JAMB Result Slip with your passport on it for presentation atABSU2015 Post-UTME Venue

ABSU Post-UTME 2015: Date, Cut-off Mark, Eligibility And Registration Details

This is to inform candidates who applied for to Abia State University Uturu in the 2015/2016 academic session that the post-UTME sales of form has commenced.
Eligibility
Candidates who chose Abia state University as their 1st or 2nd choice and scored up to 180 in the 2015 UTME.
Method of Application
The form can be purchased at the coist of N2,900 ABSU Microfinance bank Uturu.
Candidates can also get the form at Mainstreet, Skye, First Bank, Keystone, Ecobank, Zenith, Fidelity and Union Bank in Umuahia.
And also at UBA and Union Banks, Aba-Owerri road branch.
Candidates are to visit the school websitewww.absu.edu.ngto register for the post-UTME and print out the confirmation slip.
Screening Details
The screening will hold at Abia state University campus Uturu by 8.am on the following dates:
Wednesday,12th August, 2015
MedicineSurgery; Science and Science based courses and Education /Science combination.
Business courses and Education/Business combinations.
Thursday, 13th August,2015
Law;Arts and Arts based Courses and Education/Arts combinations.
Social Sciences and Education /Social Science combination.
You are 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
N/B: All DIRECT ENTRY candidates should also present themselves for the screening exercise on the day and date for their chosen discipline,as listed above.
Application Deadline
Application closes August 10th, 2015.
So apply for the Original JAMB Result Slip with your passport on it for presentation atABSU2015 Post-UTME Venue

UNIABUJA Important Notice To Students On Post-UTME 2015

The University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) wishes to inform the public, especially prospective candidates that there will be no Post-UTME Screening Exercise for the 2015/2016 Academic Session Admission.
Furthermore, the University has not authorised the payment of any fees relating to the POST-UTME screening.
Any one who pays money to any person or bank in respect of the screening does so at his or her own detriment.
The University Management will further notify candidates on the admission and registration procedure as at when due.
Signed
REGISTRAR

YABATECH Commence 2015/2016 Post UTME Training

This is to inform all candidates that made the Yaba College of Technology, YABATECH as their preferred choice that the institution in Collaboration with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has a post JAMB training for the 2015/2016 prospective students.
The Post Jamb Training organized by Unesco Nig. Tve centre in collaboration with the school of Technical Education will take place as follows:
Venue: Unesco Nig. Tve Project, Staff Development Centre
Time: 9am-3pm daily
Fee: Registration form N1, 000 – Training Fee: N10, 000
Duration: 3rd-27th August,2015

Finally!!!! Benue State University Calls Off Strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Benue State University, Makurdi chapter, has finally called off its five months old strike following the quick intervention from the state Governor,Samuel Ortom.
It would be recalled that the union had on March 9 embarked on indefinite strike  following the refusal of the then Governor, Gabriel Suswam to pay their February salaries.
Disclosing the decision after their congress on Tuesday, Chairman of the union, Dr David Ikoni told newsmen that the lecturers were satisfied with the commitment of the government as conveyed in an agreement.
“We have agreed on certain terms with the Governor so we have given him the benefit of doubt.
“Our suspension of this strike was on personal recognition of the Governor and his appeal and he has given us a commitment and we feel that we’ll give him a benefit of doubt”, he said.
He added that this was just a suspension and that the lectures would not hesitate to down tools if the Governor failed to keep his promise.
“So, when the time comes and he reneges on the promise, we’ll know what to do”, he added

PTI Release 2015/2016 (ND) Entrance Examination Result

Authorities of the Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun on Wednesday, annouced the official release of the results of candidates, who particpated in the Entrance examination into National Diploma Programme of the institution for 2015/2016 academic session.
The Result of the entrance examination into National Diploma and certificate course are available online on the school portal.
Candidates can now view their result by following the steps below:
*Click on “ Check Exam Scores” on the Home-Page of the PTI Website.
*Enter Your Application Username and Password.
*Click “Login” on the enter your Application Profile.
*Click on “Check Entrance Result” on the left hand side of your profile.
Note: if you forgot your Application Username and Password please call 08126971127 or mailitsupport@ pti.edu.ngfor help.

President Buhari Ready To End Bsc, HND Dichotomy – JAMB Registrar

FUKashere 2015/2016 Post-UTME Screening Date, Procedure Announced

gFederal University, Kashere 2015/2016 Post-UTME Screening Date, Procedure Announced. This is to inform all candidates who made the Federal University, Kashere as their first choice and score a minimum of 180 and above in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) that the 2015/2016 Post UTME screening exercise will take place on Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th August, 2015 by 9:00 am at the university campus Kashere, Gombe State as follows:
1) Wednesday 5th August, 2015
(i) All Programmes in the Faculty of Education and Agriculture.
(ii) The following Programmes in the Faculties of Humanities, Management and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Science:
B.A. Arabic, B.A. Hausa, B.A English, B.A. Christian Religious Studies, B. Sc Geography, B.A. History & Diplomatic Studies, B.A. Islamic Studies, B.Sc. Biology, B.Sc. Chemistry B.Sc. Mathematics & B.Sc. Physics.
2) Wednesday 5th to Thursday 6th August, 2015
(i) The following programmes in the Faculty of Humanities, Management and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Science: B.Sc. Accounting, B.Sc. Business Administration, B. Sc Economics & Dev. studies, B.Sc. Political Science, B.Sc. Sociology, B.Sc. Computer Science.
Eligibility
Only candidates who applied through JAMB for the 2015 UTME admission and chose Federal University, Kashere as their most preferred choice (first choice) with a score of 180 and above with correct subject combinations are eligible for the screening exercise.
Method Of Application
Candidates are expected to pay the sum of two thousand Naira only non-refundable fee at any branch of GT Bank in favour of Federal University, Kashere, Account Number 0119135807 and come along with their teller for the collection of receipt at the Bursary Department and proceed to their respective Departments. Candidates are also expected to come with the following:
*One recent passport coloured photograph
*2015 UTME Original Result slip with your passport photograph on it.
*‘O’ level results
For further details candidates should visit the Notice Board at the Federal University, Kashere Liaison Office, Gombe.

Ignatius Ajuru University 2015/2016 Post-UTME Screening Date, Procedure Announced

This is to notify all candidates who chose the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE) as their first or second choice and those who did not chose Ignatius Ajuru University of Education but are interested in the Institution that the 2015/2016 POST UTME screening application has commenced.
Eligibility
1)Those who chose IAUE as First Choice
2)Those who did not chose IAUE but are interested in the Institution
All candidates applying must have participate in the 2015 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and scored 180 and above with five credit passes (including English and Mathematics) in their O’Level relevant to the course they are applying for in IAUE.
Method of Application
Eligible candidates are to visit the university portal ecampus.iaue.edu.ngto buy application PIN at the cost of N6,000 excluding bank charges. Then proceed with registration on the same portal.
Candidates can practice for the CBT screening test from the university website at www.iaue.edu.ng
Screening Date:
Candidates schedule: screening date, venue and time for the screening will appear on the registration slip print-out.
Note:Exam is Computer Based Test (CBT).
Candidates must come for the screening with their JAMB Original Result Slip that has their passport photograph on it.
Application Deadline
Sunday 16th August, 2015.

Our Universities Can Only Admit 800,000 Candidates- JAMB Boss

The Registrar and Chief Executive of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor ‘Dibu Ojerinde on Wednesday asserted that despite the approval of new universities, the carrying capacity of all tertiary institutions in the country is less than 800, 000.
He said this was the only available space for the over 1.4 million candidates that sat for the 2015 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Ojerinde, who spoke in Abuja yesterday, lamented that the good intention of the board to redistribute candidates from overloaded institutions to where admissions could be offered to them was opposed by the people.
“We said some institutions are overloaded and some do not have candidates. We now said let us redistribute the candidates so that they will not lose out finally or delayed.
“I’m talking about those who score 240 and above. Forget about 200 because they are so many yet our universities are not full. The Polytechnics, Colleges of Education don’t have candidates,” he stated.
Ojerinde noted that the protest at University of Lagos showed that people do not want the problem of access resolved.
He urged the Federal Government to remove the dichotomy between university degree and Polytechnic Higher National Diploma (HND), saying the discrimination was responsible for the crave for university degrees to the detriment of technical and skilled education.
The Registrar, however, confirmed that a report on the removal of the dichotomy between university degree and certificates acquired from other tertiary institutions had been submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday for consideration.
He revealed that the late President Yar’adua had approved the removal of the dichotomy and changing of HND to B.Tech, but it was not implemented before he died.

WAEC To Cancel Entire Results Of Candidates Involved In Exam Malpratice

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Thursday asserted that any candidates and schools that engage in examination malpratice will be prosecuted.
This assertion was made by the Head, National Office of the council, Mr. Charles Eguridu.
Eguridu who gave the warning yesterday in Abuja at a Road Show on Examination Malpractices sensitisation said Nigeria, are having the highest number of candidates and irregularities among the five WAEC member countries.
Eguridu revealed that the board has introduced stricter measures and the use of advanced technology in its bid to curb the menace in the country.
He said: “When we discover candidates who are involved in examination malpractice, we have the power to withhold their results and carry out investigation. When we investigate and confirm that they were involved in any form of malpractice the results of that subject could be canceled, the entire results could be canceled and the centre can be de-recognised.”
Speaking on the technology, he explained that they have introduced a system that verifies candidates that registered for the exam which captured their biometric features, fingerprints and their facial features at the point of registration.
“These are uploaded into our database and on the day of the exam, these features are uploaded into a handheld devise at the centre and like the card reader does, we verify that it is the candidate that writes the exam,” he said.
Eguridu explained that WAEC is the only examination board that has introduced the use of the technology in the conduct of examinations in the whole of Africa. He pointed out that the sensitisation programme was organised to sensitise candidates about the consequences of examination malpractice.
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Dr. MacJohn Nwaobiala, decried the increasing rate of examination malpractice in Nigeria saying, “in recent years, we have seen the multifarious manifestation of exam malpractices, from cheating in examination to contracting mercenaries to write exams, among others.”
He advised WAEC candidates to avoid situations that could implicate them in the examination hall, so that their future would not be jeopardised.

Muhammadu Buhari President laments alarming rate of unpaid salaries

This was made known in a statement made available to journalists by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity,Garba Shehu.
The President, according to Garba Shehu, raised the concern after receiving a briefing from the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education,MacJohn Nwaobiala.
The statement also said the President urged the three tiers of government to be more mindful of their responsibilities to pay teachers their salaries on time.
Buharisaid the worst harm state governments could cause their citizens was to deny them good education.
“It then means that their citizens will be denied a chance to compete with others at the centre. Socially, it is very, very bad, if not irresponsible,” the President said.
Nwaobiala was said to have briefed the President on the current activities of the Ministry of Education as well as its challenges, including inadequate funding and insecurity in some parts of the country.

Rita Awele's Death Earphones banned at UNIBEN ...10 days after tragic accident

Students of the University of Benin(UNIBEN) have been reportedly banned from using headphones outside their hostels.
The ban comes about 10 days after a 200 level Philosophy student,Halim Rita Awelewas killed in an accident that occurred on the multiple lane expressway directly in front of the school's Ugbowo campus gate.
In the announcement which was written on cardboard and reportedly posted on the notice board of the school's Tinubu Hall, students are banned from wearing headsets and earpieces outside of their rooms in order to keep them alert at all times.
"From now on, for your own safety, earpieces, head-set and earphones will be seized," the announcement read.
"Please, dont wear them outside your rooms."
Mixed reactions have trailed the announcement.
It will be recalled that Awele and another female student were knocked down at about 8.30 a.m. by a vehicle driven by a soldier

FG overrules JAMB on admission policy

The Federal Government has overruled the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on its new admission policy that recently sparked protests in parts of the country.
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mr. MacJohn ‎Nwaobiala‎, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Tuesday after briefing President Muhammadu Buhari of his ministry’s activities and challenges at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
JAMB, had at its 2015 Combined Policy Meeting adopted a policy, whereby candidates of universities with surplus applicants for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations are reassigned to other universities with lower number of applicants than their capacities.
Protest started at the University of Lagos when the institution’s authorities announced that only candidates whose names were officially forwarded by JAMB are eligible to participate in the institution’s Post-UTME.
Nwaobiala told reporters that the decision was jointly taken at a stakeholders’ meeting that had parents and others in attendance.
He said because of the dust raised by the development, the Federal Government had commenced consultation with the aim of identifying where adjustments could be made.
He however said students that made the cut off marks had been directed to go and write post-UTME examinations in their schools of first choice since that was the bone of contention.
Nwaobiala said, “This JAMB thing has been there. As the policy making body, when these issues were raised, they raised in a stakeholders meeting. We normally have what we call the policy meeting. Everything about admission are discussed with parents and other stakeholders at the meeting.
“These are decisions that we collectively took. However, we have a listening ear. We have taken a lot of the issues raised into consideration and we are consulting to see the adjustments we can make here and there.
“The directive has been given. All the students that made the cut off marks have been told to go and write post-UTME examinations in their schools of first choice. After, they can go to their schools of second choice. That has been the bone of contention.”
On the threat by the West African Examinations Council to withhold the results of candidates in 19 states who wrote the May/June 2015 WASSCE following unpaid examination fees by the state governments, Nwaobiala appealed to states to fulfill their promises.
“The Head of WAEC has briefed me about it. It is so sad. States pledged to pay on behalf of these students and WAEC took them on based on the pledge.
“Now when it comes to the time to pay, it becomes a challenge.
“We will appeal to the states to see this as very important. A promise to a child is very important and it must be implemented,” he said.
Nwaobiala also said that at the meeting with Buhari, the President frowned on some state governments who had failed to pay teachers salaries for months.
He said the President observed that the situation was not good for the nation’s education sector.
“The President raised the issue of non-payment of teachers’ salaries in some states. He felt it is something that is very unfair. Do you prefer your people to be ignorant?
“Some teachers have not been paid for six months in some states, some have not been paid for one year. The President felt very concerned about that,” he added.
Nwaobiala also told reporters that Buhari also expressed concern over the poor rating of Nigerian universities among their peers around the world.
He however said his team explained to the President that some of the ratings were misinterpreted ‎as the rating of Nigerian universities had actually improved.
The Permanent Secretary identified one of the major challenges of the ministry to include the return of school children displaced by terrorist activities in the country, while getting more children into school.