Open UniversityObasanjo blasts CLE for blocking NOUN graduates from Nigerian Law School

Former president,Olusegun Obasanjo, has criticized theCouncil for Legal Education(CLE) over its refusal to admit graduates ofNational Open University of Nigeria(NOUN) into the Nigerian Law School.
Speaking with some members of the NOUN Law Students Association of Nigeria and other alumni of the university at his Hilltop mansion in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Obasanjo said he had written the CLE over the controversial issue.
Obasanjo, a two-time student of NOUN, said the reason given for the alleged restriction is baseless, arguing that he received physical lectures during his studies at the school.
“I’ve written to the CLE but it seems some people out there didn’t get it right," he said.
"They said the school of law is offering correspondence programmes and I said it to anyone I met that I graduated from the school and I am presently running my master and Ph.D in NOUN, so the notion is incorrect."

The former President said CLE's action will be resisted because it undermines the institution.
He however urged the graduates to be patient with the authorities as accreditation is pursued.
Obasanjo enrolled at NOUN for a Post Graduate Diploma in Christian Theology at the university in November 2006, graduating in 2009 beforereturning for a Master’s Degreein the same field.
Only last month, NOUN Vice Chancellor, ProfessorVincent Ado Tenebe, CLE embargo over its graduates.
In a recent interview, he said thedistance learning system offered by NOUNis inevitable because there are far too few universities in the country to be able to serve the entire Nigerian population.

Kogi State University 3'cultists'in jail after threatening to kill lecturer if they fail his course

Police in Kogi state have arrested three student of theKogi State University(KSU), Anyigba, for threatening to kill one of their lecturers over examination grades.
The suspects,Daniel Attah,Solomon IdamahareandAdinoyi Bello, all students of the Department of Economics, allegedly made the threat after ECO 307 examination, a course taught by one Dr A.O. Adofu.
According to letter written by the school Chief Security Coordinator (CSO),Major M. J. Adama(rtd), to the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), the trio had told Adofu that they would kill him if they scored an F grade.
The CSO noted that the Economics department has the highest cases of cult related crimes, hence the reason for taking the threat serious.

He revealed that a lecturer of the same department,Alehile Kehinde Samuel, was recently shot at his residence.
Confirming the students' arrest, KSU Vice Chancellor, Prof Hassan Isah, said investigations are ongoing.
“I can confirm three students were arrested on allegation of threatening their lecturer," Isah said.

Bells University Post-UTME 2015 Registration Is Still On - Find Details Here

Bells University of Technology is a private institution established by the Bells Educational Foundation. It was granted an operational license by the Federal Government on 9th June 2005 and started operating in July 2005. The University is in its ninth Academic Session. The University is a fully residential institution with excellent Academic and Hall of Residence facilities.
General Entry Requirement.
Intending Candidates must sit for the 2015/2016 Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination (UTME) and obtain the minimum JAMB cut-off mark or obtained the JAMB Direct Entry Form where applicable. Candidates applying for admission into any undergraduate programme must possess a minimum of five (5) O' Level Credit passes at one or two sittings in SSCE/ GCE/ NECO or equivalents which must include Credit passes in English Language and Mathematics, and other subjects relevant to the proposed course of study. Candidates awaiting results can also apply provided there is the assurance that such results will be available by September/October 2015
Compulsory Post - UTME Screening Exercise.
Compulsory Screening Exercise for all prospective candidates, including those who have not chosen the University in the UTME/Direct Entry and wish to attend Bells University of Technology, as well as candidates, who have chosen the Institution as First or Second Choice will take place as follows:
Dates: Saturday, 12th September, 2015
Time:10.00 a.m.
Centres:
ABUJA:-Pace Setters Academy, Plot 50, Lome Crescent, Wuse Zone 7 (off NAFDAC Office), Abuja;
LAGOS:-Corona School, 2 - 8, Olujobi Crescent, Gbagada Estate, Gbagada, Lagos;
WARRI:- Cambridge International School, Kosini Street, off Airport Road, Warri, Delta State;
PORT-HARCOURT:-Rivers State College of Arts & Science(CAS), Rumuola Road, Port-Harcourt;
IBADAN:- Educational Advancement Centre (EAC), Permanent Site, Plot 4, Independence Square, Old Bodija, Ibadan;
OTA:-: MultiPurpose Hall, Bells University of Technology, Ota.
Candidates are expected to bring along the printed Application Form, two Referee’s reports (One from the Principal of the Secondary School of graduation and the other from a Clergy), original O’ level / A’ level results, UTME results, two passport photographs and original Birth Certificate.
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Interested candidates are to pay a sum of Ten Thousand Naira only , for the purchase of the form, at any branch of the under listed banks:
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No payment must be made to individual account or any account not listed here.
Evidence of payment should be brought to the venue of the screening exercise

NYSC Commenced Clearance Biometric Data Capture For Corps Members

In an effort to monitor the activities of corps members in their respective place of primary assignment, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has commenced clearance based on biometric data capture for corps members.
This, it said, will address issues bothering on absenteeism from place of assignment and irregularity in signature which often leads to non-payment of monthly allowances and eradicate situations where its staff, connive with corps members for clearance.
Speaking at the launching of the biometrics data capture, at the Kuje Area Council, Abuja, on Thursday, the Director-General, NYSC, Brigadier-General Johnson Olawumi, said the demonstration is the second phase of digitalising the scheme to enhance its performances.
He stated that the biometrics data capture scheduled to kick-start this month , will take effect on the 2014 Batch C and 2015 Batch A corps members.

Olawumi expressed hope that the process, which will be pioneered in Lagos and the entire Federal Capital Territory (FCT), would be replicated in other states of the federation by 2016.
He further warned that the scheme will not condone effort by its staff to sabotage the initiative, adding that about five of its staff, who were found conniving with corps members on their monthly clearance are currently facing disciplinary action.
He stressed that even with this, some of the erring members will be dismissed as a deterrent to others.
The exercise witnessed the biometric capture of 15 corps members from Batch C, 2014 and 2015 Batch A.
“I want to also say that the introduction of this biometric data capture for monthly clearance is also going to stop the practice of some of our own staff because the corps members who don’t stay in their places of primary assignment do not just do that on their own.
“We will be telling ourselves lies if we say that we are not aware that they do it in connivance with some of our staff and you all know this, and that is why, as we speak now, about five of our staff, we have finished disciplinary actions against them in line with public service rules and with NYSC conditions of service, and some of them are going to be dismissed outrightly for conniving with corps members to leave their place of primary assignment.
“This is the second phase of the computerisation process of NYSC scheme for the purpose of enhancing our overall performance,” the NYSC Director-General said.