Kebbi Students Lament Non-Payment Of Scholarship Fees

Some students from Kebbi state during the weekend expressed displeasure over the non-payment of their scholarship by the state government.

In a meeting with the state governor, Abubakar Bagudu the delegation of 40 students were by Musa Bunza and Abdulrahman Diri from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria (ABU Zaria) and Usman Danfodio University Sokoto (UDUS) respectively laid several complaints on a backlog of registration fees among others.

Some of the students from ABU Zaria disclosed that they have not received either registration or scholarship payments for the past eight years.

The student leaders added that previous administrations had made several random payments blindly under executive orders.

“No verifiable records of how many students are from the state or even the amount paid exist, the funds appropriated goes in cash to various people, while most students deny receiving such scholarship provisions.

“A fraudulent observation made was that each time this cash get approved, students have already paid their fees and most of them are not usually refunded,”a student lamented.

Also, some of the Kebbi student indigenes at the Sokoto state University complained of inadequate or lack of accommodation.
In his response to the student’s plight, the state governor promised to accelerate all due payments and to look into ways of providing hostel for Kebbi students.
Bagudu said that there would be a total overhauling of the education sector by his administration which he said will not just cover registration for students but living expenses.

He said with the review of student’s scholarships in the state, it is expected that confirmed students will get up to 40% to 50% increase in funding.

“For the First time ever, we actually now know Kebbi state has 4,097 students in Usman Danfodio University Sokoto alone, this figure was gotten after the government ordered the state scholarship board to carry out a verification exercise of all students,”Bagudu said.

Bagudu further approved the release of N130,051,000 for the payment of registration fees, matriculation of the undergraduate students in the institution.
He ordered that all the students who had offset their fees be refunded.

“Also, approval has already been given for the 60 Kebbi state medical students studying in Sudan and India. Delays are being experienced in transferring the money due to the new foreign exchange guidelines,”he said.

However, the governor gave assurance that the issue was under review by the Central Bank of Nigeria was being looked at holistically by the CBN.

It has also been discovered that most often students from the state do not formally apply for scholarship.
It was gathered that some of the students assume that since they are from a state then scholarship is automatic.

“Scholarship is not an automatic right, it has to be applied for through the scholarship board not the governor,”the governor said.

Before now, scholarships were approved from the office of the state governor but Bagudu noted that the practise will not continue under his administration.

He said that all applications must be sent through the state’s scholarship board and approvals gotten from them.

ATBU Graduates 7,688 Students, 32 Bag First Class

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, will graduate 7,688 students at its combined 19th and 22nd convocation, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Saminu Ibrahim, said on Tuesday.

Addressing a pre-convocation news briefing in Bauchi, Ibrahim said that the figure included 845 Diplomas, 5,554 first degrees, 1,219 Post-Graduate Diplomas and Masters and 64 Doctorate students.
He further said that of the 5,554 first degree graduands, 32 obtained First Class, 1,203 had Second Class Upper and 2,702 passed with Second Class Lower.

According to him, 1481had Third Class while 136 had Pass.
He said that President Muhammadu Buhari was expected to grace the occasion scheduled to hold on Jan. 23, 2016.

MAN Oron 1st & 2nd Supplementary Admission List – 2015/16

The first and second Supplementary National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) admission list of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), Oron for the 2015/2016 academic session is out.

Check Maritime Academy of Nigeria Admission List.
Maritime Academy of Nigeria 1st supplementary admission list is accessible from http://www.manoron.edu.ng /readmore.php?newsid=127.
Maritime Academy of Nigeria second supplementary admission list is accessible from http://www.manoron.edu.ng /readmore.php?newsid=131.
See also: Maritime Academy of Nigeria ND/HND Admission List – 2015/16.


9ja School Gist Team congratulates all the candidates that made it to MAN Oron supplementary ND and HND admission list for the 2015/2016 academic session.

Kwasu Penalty For Late Payment Of Compulsory Accommodation Fees 2015/2016 Announced

The authorities of Kwara State University wish to inform all Final year and Fresh students of 2015/2016 session for which accomodation is compulsory and who are yet to pay for the hostels provided must make their payments before the resumption of the Second semester(13th January, 2016) or face Penalty charges for late payment.
Any such late payment will attract a 20% extra charge on the various amounts for each hostel as follows:
a) Hostels of N35,000= becomes N42,000
b) Hostels of N65,000= becomes N78,000
c) Hostels of N60,000= becomes N72,000
d) Hostels of N45,000= becomes N54,000
e) Hostels of N75,000= becomes N90,000
f) Hostels of N50,000= becomes N60,000
All students in this category must therefore endeavour to pay the hostel fees before the dead line (13th January, 2016) or face penalty charges as identified above.

JAMB Registrar Expresses Worry Over Discriminatory Cut-off Marks Universities And Polytechnic

Fed Poly Idah Registration Guideline For Fresh Students 2015/2016g

The management of FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, IDAH has release its REGISTRATION GUIDELINE FOR STUDENTS OF 2015/2016 ACADEMIC SESSION

1. All Admitted candidates are expected to visit the school portal www.fepoda.edu.ngenter their JAMB registration

Number (for ND) and Admission Form Number (for HND) into the space provided to enable them print their Admission Letters and the Acceptance letters.

Candidates can only access the Polytechnic portal upon payment of the non–refundable acceptance fee of N5,000.00 to the following banks through remita to get RRR codes.The RRR codes should be brought to ICT for validation.

Bank Account Number/Account Name

*UBA Federal Polytechnic, Idah

*Zenith Federal Polytechnic, Idah

*Ecobank Federal Polytechnic, Idah

*Sky bank Federal Polytechnic, Idah

*Unyogba Federal Polytechnic, Idah

2. Candidates should visit the Admissions Office for the Clearance Certificate and collection of undertaking form with the copies of the admission letter, the acceptance letter and the receipt for the payment of the acceptance fee.

3. Candidates should go to their departments with their original credentials/documents for departmental screening.

4. Admitted candidates who are successful in the Departmental screening can then go to any of the banks specified above for the payment of school fees.

Then they are also expected to go to the Head of Students Accounts Office (Bursary) after payment with the bank teller and the receipt of the acceptance fee for documentation.

5. They should take the completed undertaking form to the High Court, Department and Students Affairs for signature.

6. They are also expected to go to the Medical Center for Medical Test.

7. They are expected to go to the ICT Center of the Federal Polytechnic, Idah or any cyber café of their choice for

their Course Registration form.

8(a). On completion of the course registration form, they should print three (3) copies of the course form, and take

them to the Head of Department for signature.

Thereafter they should submit one copy to the department, one to the admissions office and keep one copy. Note that a copy of the evidence of payment of school fees should be included in the document for submission at the department and admission office.

(b) All NDI students are to purchase and complete the Polytechnic admission form of N5,000.00 before final submission at the admission office.

Registration closes two weeks after resumption.

NOTE:

Registration after the stipulated time attracts a late registration fee of five thousand naira only (N 5000.00)

Kwasu Penalty For Late Payment Of Compulsory Accommodation Fees 2015/2016 Announced

The authorities of Kwara State University wish to inform all Final year and Fresh students of 2015/2016 session for which accomodation is compulsory and who are yet to pay for the hostels provided must make their payments before the resumption of the Second semester(13th January, 2016) or face Penalty charges for late payment.
Any such late payment will attract a 20% extra charge on the various amounts for each hostel as follows:
a) Hostels of N35,000= becomes N42,000
b) Hostels of N65,000= becomes N78,000
c) Hostels of N60,000= becomes N72,000
d) Hostels of N45,000= becomes N54,000
e) Hostels of N75,000= becomes N90,000
f) Hostels of N50,000= becomes N60,000
All students in this category must therefore endeavour to pay the hostel fees before the dead line (13th January, 2016) or face penalty charges as identified above

No Plans To Abolish NYSC Scheme – FG

The Federal government of Nigeria, Tuesday asserted that there is no plan to abolish the National Youth Service Corps scheme.
The Minister of Youth Development and Sports, Mr. Solomon Dalong who made this know in Lagos on Tuesday, said the scheme had come to stay, adding that its merits outweighed its demerits.
The minister said this during an inspection tour of the Lagos State NYSC orientation camp in the Iyana Ipaya area of the state on Tuesday.
He stressed that the scheme had not only enhanced the socio-cultural and ethnic integration in the country but had also promoted national unity.
He said, “We cannot dismiss the gains of the NYSC scheme in integrating Nigeria; I will stand firmly for the sustenance of the system, to continue in its capacity-building of Nigeria citizens because it is an indispensable aspect of diversifying our culture.”
He said such graduates would be provided with a start-up capital at the end of the training, which according to him would indirectly stimulate interest in education.
“Apart from the basic orientation programme, the NYSC scheme should also move into including professional and enterprising programmes to support and motivate those who would not want to embrace public services in the country.
“After the mandatory one-year service, the Federal Government is planning an extension, to professionally train interested corps members in skill acquisition, enterprising and professional programmes.
“Corps members with keen interest would be retained and some financial token given to them as start-up capital in furtherance of their skill. This is because due to our research, we find out that people abandon school due to uncertainty of the future. Hence, we believe this would help reduce the unemployed graduate ratio and curtail pressure on white-collar job as a means to win the war against poverty”, he further stated.
Dalong expressed satisfaction over the state of the Lagos NYSC orientation camp, and thanked the Lagos State government for its support for the scheme.
He said, “Nigeria did not plan to have the number of graduates in this present dispensation. If we had planned effectively, the concept of NYSC camping would have started with a permanent and effective structure.
“The visionaries of the scheme did not anticipate the lifespan of the scheme after the Civil War; the implementation of the scheme was a strategy to mobilise and integrate Nigerians together, hence, the huge number of graduates each year has put much pressure on the facilities, calling for constant renovation and upgrading,” the minister said.

Change is coming to LASU, hostels as wel

Undergraduates of the Lagos State University Ojo, will finally get the hostels they have long desired and craved.
The Lagos state Government has also approved 70 years as retirement age for professors of the institution.
Governor Akinwumi Ambode on Tuesday, signed the Lagos State University (Amendment) Bill, into law at the Lagos House, Ikeja.
The Bill, which was signed into law, also approved a five-year single term for the Vice-Chancellor of the school.
Ambode said the law was aimed at raising the standard of the school to an enviable position and making LASU a school to be proud of.
“It is the desire of the state government to build a LASU that will produce better students. In the next
few days, changes will begin to happen in the school.”
Ambode stated that the law was a demonstration of his commitment to actualise the dream of the founding fathers of the institution, while adding that
he was determined to see LASU develop and churn
out young professionals.