Buhari appoints Usman as Provost Oyo Federal College of Education

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of as Provost of the Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo.
A statement issued in Abuja on Monday by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said the appointment of the 51-year old Oyo-born is for an initial term of four years.
The statement quoted the academic qualifications of the new provost to include a Bachelor’s Degree in Science Education; a Master’s Degree in Education (Mathematics) and a Doctorate Degree in Education (Mathematics).
Until his new appointment, Usman was Associate Dean of the Faculty of Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
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No plans to scrap NYSC – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja pledged that his administration will take all necessary actions to maintain and improve the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme as a functional vehicle for the promotion of national unity and integration.
President Buhari gave the assurance after receiving a briefing from officials of the Federal Ministry of Youth Development led by the Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Rabi Jimeta.

The President affirmed his confidence and trust in the programme, saying that the objective for which the scheme was established in 1973 was still very relevant for national development now.

“I firmly believe in NYSC and I think it should remain a national programme to promote integration.

“Whenever I go home to Daura, I look out for Corps members from Lagos, Aba and other parts of the country.

“I am always thrilled to learn that except for the NYSC, some of them have never left their states of origin to visit other cities in the country,” President Buhari said.
Mrs. Jimeta told the President that the increasing number of NYSC participants posed a challenge to the scheme due to the dwindling revenue, from the national budget, to cater for their needs.

She told the President that the annual enrolment of corps participants had increased from 2,364 at inception in 1974 to 229,016 in 2014.

“Given the increasing number of tertiary institutions, our projection is that the number of corps participants may rise to 300,000 by year 2020,’’ she said.
The Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier-General Johnson Olawumi, told the President that there were plans to make the scheme voluntary and reduce the corps population to make the programme more sustainable.

No plans to scrap NYSC – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja pledged that his administration will take all necessary actions to maintain and improve the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme as a functional vehicle for the promotion of national unity and integration.
President Buhari gave the assurance after receiving a briefing from officials of the Federal Ministry of Youth Development led by the Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Rabi Jimeta.

The President affirmed his confidence and trust in the programme, saying that the objective for which the scheme was established in 1973 was still very relevant for national development now.

“I firmly believe in NYSC and I think it should remain a national programme to promote integration.

“Whenever I go home to Daura, I look out for Corps members from Lagos, Aba and other parts of the country.

“I am always thrilled to learn that except for the NYSC, some of them have never left their states of origin to visit other cities in the country,” President Buhari said.
Mrs. Jimeta told the President that the increasing number of NYSC participants posed a challenge to the scheme due to the dwindling revenue, from the national budget, to cater for their needs.

She told the President that the annual enrolment of corps participants had increased from 2,364 at inception in 1974 to 229,016 in 2014.

“Given the increasing number of tertiary institutions, our projection is that the number of corps participants may rise to 300,000 by year 2020,’’ she said.
The Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier-General Johnson Olawumi, told the President that there were plans to make the scheme voluntary and reduce the corps population to make the programme more sustainable.

JAMB is Anti-Student and Has To Be Scrapped - NANS President

The National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) has called on relevant authorities to abolish the Joint Admission And Matriculation Board (JAMB); describing the board as anti-students and exploitative policies.
This was coming from the national president of the association, Comrade Tijani Usman, yesterday when he led a protest to JAMB headquarters.
According to him, the purpose for which JAMB was established has been bastardized.
In his words, “The reason why we are here is to tell the general public and the government of the day that JAMB has outlived its usefulness. Nigerian students have seen most of the draconian policies of JAMB that is exploitative
“Parents have been paying huge sums of money just for their children to get admission into various tertiary institutions, yet JAMB will not give them.” admission because JAMB cannot give admission.”

Akanu Ibiam Poly Uwana Post UTME/DE 2015: Date, Cut-off Mark, Eligibility And Registration Details

Candidates who wrote the 2015/2016 UTME and score 150 and above are invited to post UTME screening exercise at the institution scheduled as follows
BUSSINESS BASED COURSE:Accountancy, BAM, Marketing, Public Admin, Office Tech. and MGT.
DATE: 28TH August, 2015
TIME: 11.00 am.
VENUE: Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana.
SCIENCE-BASED COURSES:Electrical/ Electronic Engr., Civil Engr., Mechanical Engr., Building Tech., Quantity Surveying, Ceramics , Computer Science, Maths/Statistics Science Lab. Tech., Food Tech., Hospitality Mgt., Architecture , Land SurveyingGeoinformatics, Estate Mgt., Agric Tech., ND LandscapingHorticulture.
DATE: 29TH August, 2015
TIME: 11.00 am.
VENUE: Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana.
METHOD OF APPLICATION
Applicants are required to buy the Institution Post-UTME on-line Application Form through E-tranzact pin from any of the designed banks branches listed below at the cost of N1000.00 (One thousand Naira) excluding bank and other charges.
PolyUnwana Microfinance Bank
Zenith Bank Plc
Fidelity Bank
First City Monument Bank
First Bank Plc
Eco Bank
APPLICATION STEPS
-Candidates should visit the school website: www.polyunwana.net
Under Application forms/Results, click on Online Application Forms.
-On the “Generate Invoice” page, fill in your detail ACCURATELY and click the “submit” button.
-Print the Invoice page that pops out
-Proceed to the bank with the print-out and make your payment using the invoice code.
PROCEDURE FOR ONLINE APPLICATION
Visit the institutions website at www.polyunwana.net to complete and submit the Online application form and print out an acknowledgement slip. Please, review your information before submitting your application online.
REQUIREMENT FOR SCREENING EXERCISE
Jamb Original Slip with your passport photograph on it. If you do not have this ,click here to get yours
Photocopy of Acknowledgement Slip
HB Pencil
Erasers
DURATION OF APPLICATION
The forms will be available on-line at www.polyunwana.net for completion and Submission from 4th August to 24th August, 2015. The website closes by midnight on Monday, August 24th, 2015.
DIRECT ENTRY
All direct entry candidates seeking admission into Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana are required to complete the online application form.
Direct entry forms are for HND Regular and Part-Time, Pre ND Science and Business, ND Part-Time, ND Mechatronics Engineering Technology, ND Metallurgical Engineering Technology, ND Urban and Regional Planning, ND Library and Information Science, HND Architecture, (Not listed in the Brochure).
The candidates are required to purchase the Pin at the cost of N5,000.00 (Five Thousand Naira) only from the stated designated banks and proceed to complete all registration processes and print out Acknowledgement Slips for presentation at the screening venue. HND candidates must submit photocopy of ND Result and 12 months cognate IT experience, in addition.
INVITATION TO HND SCREENING EXERCISE
Date: 5th September, 2015
Time: 11.00 am
Venue: Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana
NOTE
Calculators, handsets and other electronic gadgets are not allowed inside the screening halls. Candidates who fail to register within the given period will not be allowed to take the examination. Candidates are requested to present their UTME print-out/slips at the point of registration
So apply for the Original JAMB Result Slip with your passport on it for presentation atAKANUPOLY2015 Post-UTME Venue

Candidates Score FUTA High At 2015 Post-UTME As 11,000 Jostle For Placement

Candidates writing the Post UTME Examination of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) have adjudged the exercise fair, orderly and highly functional.
A very confident Bright Adefoyegun who spoke on the facilities deployed for the examination, which runs between August 4th and 6th, expressed deep appreciation to the University Management for the state-of-the-art facilities which he said provided candidates a huge opportunity to be tested on merit. Gbademosi Oluwatobi, another candidate who was positive about his admission said that the questions were sufficiently simple for candidates who had prepared properly for the examination stressing that only hard work could birth success.
Sharing Gbademosi’s sentiments, a female candidate and prospective Agricultural Engineering student, Abiodun Elizabeth, emphasized that the questions were straight forward and easy to tackle by anyone who had invested in hard work.
While speaking on timeliness and the general examination conduct, a prospective Mechanical Engineering student, Emmanuel Adeleke noted with emphasis that the examination commenced to time with all facilities working as appropriate. On the use of computers, Adeleke noted that young people had transcended the barriers of computer illiteracy hence found the procedure familiar. He thanked the University for a thorough Job done, stressing particularly the well sorted subject combinations.
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) and Chair, University Admissions Committee, Professor Tunde Arayela explained that candidates were screened based on standard regulations provided by the National Universities Commission (NUC) and on merit, such that only candidates who scored or passed the Joint Admissions Matriculations Board (JAMB) cut-off mark of 180 were eligible. He disclosed that though over 11,000 candidates were eligible for the examination, only the very best would be admitted subject to NUC’s acceptance as the University has a current carrying capacity to admit 2,834 persons into its existing 39 departments.
Addressing the uniqueness of this year’s Post-UTME exercise, the Registrar, Dr. (Mrs.) Modupe Ajayi noted that the examination and its arena were characterized by calmness and orderliness.
The Dean, Student Affairs Division and the Coordinator of the exercise, Dr. Kayode Alese who spoke on the fragmentation of candidates into batches explained that the examination which had been hitch-free was difficult to commit fraud in. He revealed that candidates were screened even in the examination hall as passport sized photographs of each candidate were displayed at the top right corner of computers in use as a means of verification to dissuade impersonation. He explained further that data and finger prints gathered on candidates at the biometrics area would be stored and used to verify successful candidates in latter days as a means of maintaining zero tolerance for examination malpractice.

Imo State Poly Changes 2015/2016 Post-UTME Dates

This is to notify all candidates who made the Imo State Polytechnic their preferred choice in the 2015 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and have applied for the 2015 post-UTME screening and those yet to apply that the institution has made remarkable changes on the Post-UTME screening dates to be worthy of attention.
New Registration Deadline – 31st August, 2015
Candidates for ND Regular I/ Regular II and HND 1 are to sit for a structured COMPUTER BASED TEST (CBT) on the following dates at the Imo State Polytechnic Main Campus, Umuagwo:
i. School of Business:7th – 9th September, 2015. Time: 10am
ii. School of Science and Environmental Studies:10th -12th September, 2015. Time: 10am
iii. HND1 (All Programmes):14th-15th September, 2015. Time: 10am
iv. School of Agriculture and Engineering:16th – 17th September, 2015. Time: 10am.

FUTO 2015/2016 Post-UTME Update

In view of a new list of candidates sent to FUTO by JAMB, candidates who chose Federal University of Technology, Owerri as choice university in the 2015 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), are hereby invited to a Screening Exercise, provided such candidates scored a minimum of 180 in their UTME. Interested applicants are expected to first login to apply.futo.edu.ngto ascertain their eligibility to participate in 2015/2016 FUTO POST-UTME Screening Exercise, based on thenew list JAMB sent to FUTO.
Screening Time Table/Duration
The date for the Screening Exercise is Monday, August 17, 2015 to Friday, August 28, 2015. The specific time and date for individual candidates are as specifically indicated on the candidates’ PUTME Online slip, printed from the application portal.
Important Notice(Re-printing of Valid PUTME Online Slip)
All candidates who had already printed their PUTME Online slip earlier than Tuesday, August 04, 2015 are hereby advised to revisit the application portal to reprint their current valid PUTME Online slip. This is because the screening date and time on such already-printed PUTME Online slips are no longer valid, as the portal has reassigned new screening date, time, venue and seat number, on the basis of the new list JAMB sent to FUTO.
The inconveniences are highly regretted. Text messages (SMS) have been sent to affected candidates to complement the present notice!
Method of Application
[A] Sign-up
Ø Log on to apply.futo.edu.ng
Ø Click on Sign-up from the login section
Ø Fill Sign-up form
Ø Log into your email address to activate your account
[B]Applications
Ø Enter your login details to access the portal
Ø Click on Apply link on the Application Form
Ø Click on “Print Invoice”
Ø Proceed to the Bank to make payment
Note:Eligible candidates should pay the sum of Two Thousand Naira (N2,000=) only, excluding switch fee at any branch of any of the following banks in the country:
(1) FUTO Microfinance Bank
(2) First Bank Nigeria
(3) Diamond Bank
(4) UBA
(5) FCMB
Ø Re-visit the Apply Portal apply.futo.edu.ng
Ø Login with your account details
Ø Click Resume button on “My Saved Applications”
Ø Validate UTME Registration Number by entering your UTME Reg No in the text box
Ø Upload your passport photograph (photo size should not be more than 64kb in jpeg or gif format). Ensure you upload your true and recent photograph, since the university would make subsequent use of the photograph for successful candidates without the opportunity of changing it until after matriculation.
Ø Fill the Biodata Form
Ø Supply your O’Level result details
Ø Submit and Print Application Form
[C] Edit Application (Saved Application Form)
Ø Enter your login details to access the portal apply.futo.edu.ng
Ø Click on “Resume” under “My Saved Applications” to edit
[D] Edit Application (Submitted Application Form)
Ø Enter your login details to access the portal apply.futo.edu.ng
Ø Click on “Preview” under “My Saved Applications” to edit
The Screening Exercise
*.The 2015/2016 FUTO POST-UTME Screening Exercise shall be conducted using Computer Based Testing (CBT).
*.The venue for the exercise is ICT Centre, FUTO, Owerri.
*.Specific date and time for screening are as specified on candidate’s PUTME Online Slip.
*.Any candidate who is one (1) hour late would not be allowed to participate in the screening exercise.
*.GSM phones, Calculators and other electronic devices are not allowed into the venue.
*.Candidates for screening should come with the following
Ø UTME Result Slip
Ø PUTME Online Slip
Ø E-Tranzact or evidence of Payment Slip used for online application
Closing Date for Online Application
The application portal apply.futo.edu.ng will close by midnight of Friday, August 14, 2015
Important Dates
Portal Closes: Friday, August 14, 2015
Screening Begins: Monday, August 17, 2015
Screening Ends: Friday, August 28, 2015

NUT Blast JAMB’s 150 Cut-off Marks For Polytechnics, Colleges

Nigeria Union of Teachers has express complete disapproval of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board policy to place cut-off marks for students seeking admission into Universities at 180 and 150 for those seeking admission into Polytechnics and Colleges of Education.
The General Secretary of the NUT, Obong Obong made the disclosure in a statement signed by the union, describing the policy as derogatory, and highly discriminatory.
NUT explained that the policy is targeted “at demeaning and lowering the professional status of teachers with its concomitant negative effect on the attainment of quality education in the country.
“It is of great disservice to the education sector where the best brains and students of distinction are placed in other courses while those with lower grades are pushed into teaching,” he said.
The union further called for an immediate reversal of the policy adding that the government must ensure only students of distinction are admitted to be trained as teachers in all educational institutions in the county.
Mr. Obong said in most advanced and developed countries, it is considered that a teacher’s ability to disseminate knowledge to students is dependent on his sound intellectual capability.
He explained that the government deliberately sourced for people with lower educational content to become teachers only to turn around and blame them for poor delivery.
“If this is allowed to stand, government should take full responsibility for the resultant short comings that may be observed in our educational institutions in future from those teachers,” he said.
He said that NUT has in abundance very brilliant and effective teachers currently in service who should be nurtured for effective service delivery .
“We however wish to warn that the teaching profession must not be made an all comers affair,” he said.