Kogi Education Wada pays N201m scholarships to 60,000 students

Students in Kogi state are in for a good time as the GovernorIdris Wada-led government commences the disbursement of N200.6 million scholarships.
Wada's Senior Special Assistant on Youth and Student Affairs, ComradeMatifo Precious, revealed this in Lokoja on Wednesday.
He said N100.6 million of the total sum is for undergraduate students studying at various universities in the country while the remaining N100 million will be disbursed to Kogi students studying at theNigerian Law School(NLS).
Precious explained that 25,000 students have been paid a total of N30 million in the first tranche while the other students will be paid subsequently.
The scholarship will be warmly received, given that the governor has beenseverally criticised in the pastfor not taking education in the state seriously.

With the gubernatorial elections fast approaching and the emergence of a former Governor of the state, PrinceAbubakar Audu, as the candidate of theAll Progressives Congress(APC), Wada will hope that the gesture will win the students to his side.

Wada, a member of thePeoples Democratic Party(PDP) and an accomplished pilot, became Governor of Kogi State in 2011 and is seeking a second term in office.
He will need all the support he can get, considering that, in early September, the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Kogi,Suleiman Abdullahi, threatened togo against him at the pollsif the government does not pay the N32bn owed them in unpaid allowances

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Nigeria's polytechnic sector is being discriminated against by the Federal Government,Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) and theTertiary Education Trust Fund(TETFund), says the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP).
Speaking with journalist in Abuja, ASUP National President, ComradeChibuzo Asomugha, said graduates and staff of polytechnics unfairly treated, relegated to the background and undermined by government policies and bodies.
"[Polytechnic] graduates and teachers are pathetically and consistently judged, not by the strength and character of their knowledge, learning and skills, but by the addresses of their institutions,"Asomugha said.
He accused TETFund of going against the distribution ratio prescribed by law the disbursement of fund.
“The distribution of the fund between universities, polytechnics and colleges of education is statutory in the ratio of 2:1:1 or 25 per cent; 12.5 per cent; and 12.5 per cent.

"The reality on ground, however, is the gross short-changing of the polytechnic sector in the disbursement of the funds, especially in areas of special interventions, high impact intervention and staff development and training.

"The situation has left most of the polytechnics underdeveloped and dysfunctional.”
The union boss also accused JAMB of giving inferior cut-off mark for admission into polytechnics as against the provision for admission into polytechnics.
“The admission policy of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, which profiles polytechnics as undesirable destinations for pursuit of tertiary education is absurd and unfortunate.”
According to him, the cut-off marks difference is not only discriminatory, but also makes polytechnics seem inferior.
“Candidates who sit for matriculation examinations into tertiary institutions deserve equal treatment."
“Candidates seeking to be admitted into the polytechnics should be placed on the same benchmark as their counterparts.
"This is to breach public perception which places our sector as inferior or incapable of competing with the best in terms of service delivery.”


Asomugha also spoke about the Treasury Single Account (TSA) of the Federal government which was introduced to block financial leakages and prevent mismanagement of government's revenue.
He argued that the TSA, while being "a welcome development that will block financial leakages, stem profligacy and track government’s revenue profile", will "tie down the processes of provision of daily needs of the institutions and therefore hamper efficient service delivery" if applied to the education sector.

HND Vs B.Sc. Dichotomy JAMB, TETFund, FG discriminate against polytechnic graduates and teachers — ASUP

Nigeria's polytechnic sector is being discriminated against by the Federal Government,Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) and theTertiary Education Trust Fund(TETFund), says the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP).
Speaking with journalist in Abuja, ASUP National President, ComradeChibuzo Asomugha, said graduates and staff of polytechnics unfairly treated, relegated to the background and undermined by government policies and bodies.

"[Polytechnic] graduates and teachers are pathetically and consistently judged, not by the strength and character of their knowledge, learning and skills, but by the addresses of their institutions,"Asomugha said.

He accused TETFund of going against the distribution ratio prescribed by law the disbursement of fund.
“The distribution of the fund between universities, polytechnics and colleges of education is statutory in the ratio of 2:1:1 or 25 per cent; 12.5 per cent; and 12.5 per cent.
"The reality on ground, however, is the gross short-changing of the polytechnic sector in the disbursement of the funds, especially in areas of special interventions, high impact intervention and staff development and training.

"The situation has left most of the polytechnics underdeveloped and dysfunctional.”
The union boss also accused JAMB of giving inferior cut-off mark for admission into polytechnics as against the provision for admission into polytechnics.
“The admission policy of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, which profiles polytechnics as undesirable destinations for pursuit of tertiary education is absurd and unfortunate.”
According to him, the cut-off marks difference is not only discriminatory, but also makes polytechnics seem inferior.
“Candidates who sit for matriculation examinations into tertiary institutions deserve equal treatment."
“Candidates seeking to be admitted into the polytechnics should be placed on the same benchmark as their counterparts.
"This is to breach public perception which places our sector as inferior or incapable of competing with the best in terms of service delivery.”
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Asomugha also spoke about the Treasury Single Account (TSA) of the Federal government which was introduced to block financial leakages and prevent mismanagement of government's revenue.
He argued that the TSA, while being "a welcome development that will block financial leakages, stem profligacy and track government’s revenue profile", will "tie down the processes of provision of daily needs of the institutions and therefore hamper efficient service delivery" if applied to the education sector

Help Fatima Abdullahi: 300 level UDUS student needs N3m for surgery after breaking spinal cord in auto crash

A 300 level student of Microbiology at theUsmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto(UDUS)has been left hospitalized after damaging her spinal cord in an auto crash near Talata-Mafara along Gusau-Sokoto road, in Zamfara state.

Fatima Abdullahi, who has been on admission at a hospital in Abuja, now needs N3 million for a surgery after doctors at a Zamfara hospital diagnosed her with severe Spinal Cord Injury (SCI).

Student Pulselearnt that Fatima was left without care for two months after the diagnosis, because her parents cannot afford healthcare.
Speaking withDaily Trust, the leader of the UDUS chapter of theMuslim Students Society of Nigeria(MSSN), MallamRabiu Barau, said Fatima's situation is very critical.
“Her case was so disturbing that her parents were prevented from taking her away from the government hospital in Zamfara.
“Other parents were allowed to take their children away but Fatima’s parents could not take her away due to the severity of her condition.”
Barau said doctors have confirmed that Fatima could be treated abroad if the funds are available but the funds are not forthcoming.
"Her parents are not rich enough to fly her out.”
One of the students who partook in the fundraising,Mubarak Abdullahi,said less than 10% of the needed sum was realized.
 “We learnt that the amount needed for her surgery was N3 million which was quite difficult for her family to raise, in addition to other hospital bills they had to settle,”Abdullahi said.
“We raised a little above two hundred thousand naira which was immediately paid into her account.”
In early August, her colleagues held a fundraising rally; ‪#‎Match4Fatimah and a social media camping with the ‪#‎SAVEFATIMA hashtag to raise funds for her surgery.
The family is still looking for support from members of the public.

RSUST 2015/2016 Admission List Is Out

This is to inform all candidates who duly registered and participated in the River State University of Science and Technology (RSUST) 2015/2016 Post-UTME screening test that the Merit admission list of successful candidates who have been offered provisional admission into various degree of the River State University of Science and Technology (RSUST) have been officially release by the school management.
The RSUST 2015/2016 Merit admission list has been fully upload on the school portal. Candidates can now check their admission status online via the RSUST Admission checking portal.
Candidates can check their admission status by purchasing the admission checking pin at the banks around the school.
PROCEDURE FOR ACCESSING RSUST 2015/2016 MERIT ADMISSION LIST
i. Candidates should visit; http://ecampus.ust.edu.ng
ii.On the Admission List page, type in your JAMB reg Number and click on the “Go” button
iii.On the landing page, enter you JAMB Reg number and PIN in the spaces provided.
iv.Click on “SUBMIT” and proceed to view your admission status.
Congratulation to all admitted students