FG Bans local gin, ogogoro

The Federal Government on Monday banned the consumption of local gin, popularly called Ogogoro in all parts of the country.

The decision was sequel to deaths in Rivers and Ondo states due to food poisoning allegedly caused by the consumption of local gin.

The government however confirmed that the death toll in Rivers State had risen to 38 and 18 in Ode-Irele, Ondo State, following the consumption of local gin.

The Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, Dr. Paul Orhii, in his reaction to the death of 38 persons in Rivers State, told journalists that the recent incidents in the state and that of Ode-Irele, in Ondo State were associated with the consumption of locally made gin.

According to him, considering the risk in the consumption of locally made gin, it has become imperative to “warn the public to desist from the consumption of unregistered locally made spirits (Ogogoro) and other unregistered bitters.”

Orhii also warned that government “would confiscate all illegally brewed alcoholic beverages” across the country.

The NAFDAC boss also recommended “immediate reporting and evacuation to the nearest tertiary health institution as quick intervention can save lives.”

He said the NAFDAC team met with the Ondo State Commissioner for Health and Director of Diagnostic Services and an official of the World Health Organisation, who visited Ode-Irele to obtain first hand information.

He added, “A preliminary investigation by the National Centre for Disease Control and WHO, ruled out any infectious diseases and confirmed the possibility of poisoning as the cause and in turn advised NAFDAC to conduct further investigation.

“The symptoms suffered by victims included vomiting, abdominal pain, blurred vision, headache, dizziness and loss of consciousness with subsequent sudden deaths of 18 victims.”

Orhii, who was joined by the Director of NCDC, Prof. Abdulrahman Nasidi, explained that all indications showed that “these symptoms are the hallmark signs of methanol poisoning.”

JAMB Extends Direct Entry Registration Closing Date – 2015

JAMB Direct Entry application form closing date and sales of scratch cards deadline have been extended – 2015/2016 academic session.



Yet to register for the 2015 Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB Direct Entry or purchase the registration scratch card? We are pleased to inform all prospective Direct Entry candidates that JAMB has announced a new date for the stopping of registration and sales of scratch cards.

Sales of Scratch Cards now ends on Saturday, June 27, 2015 while Registration too now ends on Tuesday, June 30, 2015.

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Meet The University Don Who Says He Has Cure For AIDS

A University Don, Professor Maduike Ezeibe of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Abia State, has claimed his recent therapy for the dreaded Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome is real and effective.

According to Ezeibe, he discovered the therapy when he decided to join the medical world to search for a solution to HIV/AIDS.His research into the therapy known as ‘Antivirt’ (Anti-Viral Therapy) started in 1994, but he was able to discover the therapy in 2013 when his research was published in the British Journal of Medicine & Medical Research, Ezeibe explained.

Mr Ezeibe says two essential minerals, aluminum silicate and magnesium silicate, used in producing the therapy, are mostly found in Umuahia and parts of Abia State which then gives him an upper hand. It will also make the therapy which he claims would take an average of two or three months to cure cheaper and affordable. 

Inspiring! Man who sold Nylon bags, served as a bus conductor and Laborer in Lagos emerges Speaker, Lagos Assembly

Very Inspiring story. Mudashiru Obasa, a politician representing Agege Constituency 1, who started his life as a street hawker who sold Nylon bags and wrist watches and later became a bus conductor and Laborer, all to eke a living while growing up in Lagos, today became the new speaker of the Lagos state House of Assembly. He is pictured above taking his oath of office. Congrats to him. Read about his early beginning below...



"I grew up in the Papa Ashafa area of Agege and there is hardly anything I have not done to make money, except armed robbery. Maybe I was too young to be an armed robber, but talking about hustling, there is hardly any type I have not gone into. I did all this on my own volition and not because my father could not afford to pay my school fees, but the friends I grew up with were always in one engagement or another. We would go to Agege Motor Road to sell nylon bags.

Then, 12 nylon bags is half the price when we buy and you would make times two of the amount you invested. Within few hours, you would have sold an encouraging amount. I was once a bus conductor, I was a labourer…just mention it. For me, I don’t believe in staying idle and that is why when people approach me asking for assistance to help them pay their children’s school fees, their accommodation and others, I ask them who is going to pay the next one. So why don’t you find something to do? For me, I don’t believe in staying idle and that is why when people approach me asking for assistance to help them pay their children’s school fees, their accommodation and others, I ask them who is going to pay the next one.
So why don’t you find something to do? That’s also why I don’t strongly believe in unemployment. If your father is not Dangote or Otedola and co, then you must look for something to do. It is only one with such as a father that can dictate where he wants to work. You have to be engaged, you have to do something to cross to another level,” he told PM news.

FALLEN HEROES: THREE CORPS MEMBERS DIED IN ROAD ACCIDENT

Three corps members undergoing their National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) reportedly died while returning back home at the end of their orientation camp last week.

According to our source mhizblinks; who sent the pics to our handle NaijaCorpers on IG; The dead ‘corpers’ are member of  Batch A 2015 stream 1 who just finished their orientation camp.  She said she was also in Delta camp with them and 3 of them are good friends.

Here is a group selfie the 3 friends took together while on camp.

One of them Amarachi Erondu was buried yesterday by her family.



RIP to our fallens heroes.

in kano-Student jailed for stealing 75 litres of diesel, other valuables

Kano magistrate court for allegedly stealing 75 litres of diesel and other items.

Sarki, a resident of Yakasai Quarters of Kano metropolis, appeared on Monday before magistrate Fauziyya Isa Sheshe on a three-count charge of criminal conspiracy, trespass and theft.

According to the police First Information Report (FIR), Sarki, along with one Danfulani who is still at large, had on April 25, 2015, stolen four trailers’ batteries and 75 litres of diesel at Sharada Company Limited, located at Sharada Industrial Estate, Kano.

All items were valued at N115, 000.

The offence was said to contravene Sections 97, 349 and 287 of Penal Code Law.

Pleading guilty to the charges, the accused begged the judge to temper justice with mercy.

Following his plea, the prosecutor Mijinyawa Aluta applied for a date for summary trial of the accused person.

Magistrate Sheshe granted the application.

She adjourned the case to June 10 for trial and ordered the accused to be remanded in prison custody.

NOUN Student arrested on fraud allegation

A student of the National Open University, Osogbo Study Centre, has been arrested for alleged fraud.

Olusola Akinlotan, a student of the National Open University, Osogbo Study Centre, has been arrested by the Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps for alleged fraud.

The NSCDC also arrested two other suspects who were members of a fraud syndicate; Olayiwola Oladayo and Bolarinwa Adebayo, a.k.a. Dodo.

Akinlotan, who was said to have abandoned his studies at the university when he was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, was, however, arrested on Monday when he approached NOUN to transfer his study centre to another location outside the state.

The suspect and other members of the gang were said to have been engaged in defrauding unsuspecting persons by arranging fake visas and travel documents for them.

According to a statement by the NSCDC, they duped an Enugu based businessman, Nnamchi Nichodemus, of a sum of N700,000 through a dubious travelling transaction in November 2014.

The businessman was said to have been tricked into paying the said money into an account belonging to Akinlotan, who was promised a sum of N105,000.

The NOUN student was said to have immediately gone to the bank to collect the money through the Automated Teller Machine and the counter. He allegedly handed over the balance to Oladayo for onward transmission to Adebayo a.k.a. Dodo.

The statement read, “Akinlotan, who was arrested within the premises of the 0pen university, while trying to process his transfer of study centre to another location outside Osun State, led the NSCDC to the hideouts of the other two suspects.

“Desperate to get off the hook, the suspects offered bribe to the NSCDC officers who arrested them, but they turned down the bribe in line with the principle of the corps.

“The suspects have since been handed over to the EFCC by the state Commandant of the NSCDC, Tajudeen Balogun, for prosecution.”

A student of Cardinal Hayes High School, Latrell Davis, has been banned from graduation

A student of Cardinal Hayes High School, Latrell Davis, has been banned from graduation for shouting “F*ck Jesus” at a Catholic Mass.
  

A student of Cardinal Hayes High School, Latrell Davis, has been banned from graduation for shouting “Fuck Jesus” at a Catholic Mass.

According to a Daily Caller report, Davis committed the crime on May 12 while the school was holding a Catholic Mass in an auditorium.

He passed by and loudly exclaimed “Fuck Jesus.”

The school says he Davis will be allowed to graduate but will not be allowed to attend his graduation ceremony, holding on Saturday at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

His mother thinks the punishment is too much.

“I didn’t go to my own graduation, so I want to be proud to see my son graduate because he’s labelled as a statistic,” she said.

“Coming from an African-American teen mother, the odds were really against him.”

Davis has claimed that he was only asking a question when shouted.

“When I passed the auditorium door, I heard someone say, ‘F Jesus, and then I turned around, and the door was still open, and I repeated it, like questioning it," he said.

"So I was like, ‘F Jesus?'”

The school however claims that other students saw Davis actually enter the auditorium and loudly shout his sacrilege, adding that his ban from the graduation is “final.”

“Every educational institution must maintain discipline if true learning is to occur,” the school's tough discipline policy says.

Cardinal Hayes High School is a Catholic high school for boys in the Concourse Village neighbourhood of the Bronx, New York City.

Lagos State Polytechnic 30 students expelled for examination malpractice

At least 30 students of the Lagos State Polytechnic, LASPOTECH are on the institution’s expulsion list for examination malpractice.


LASPOTECH entrance.  (Laspotech.net)
Students of the School of Part-Time Studies Regular (SPTSR), Ikorodu main campus are writing their first semester examination.

It was gathered by PM News that the affected students in all departments have already been placed on expulsion list for engaging in exam malpractice in the course of writing their first semester examinations.

According to reports no exam day passes without students entering the examination hall with 'chips' or 'bullets' and they are usually being caught by the eagle eyed internal/external invigilators who are always on the lookout for cheats.

Last weekend, some students were seen begging their invigilators who caught them with microchips tuck in-between their thighs while some wrote answers on their palms with biro.

At the Olowogbowo Hall, a pregnant woman caught cheating was rolling on the floor, begging for mercy.

She was not the only one caught in that hall. Two other students were also caught cheating and were all given malpractice form to fill.

As the exam started, the students began to copy from prepared answers they had written on their palms before a senior lecturer from the Department of Mass Communication, whom students had always accused of having magical prowess for exposing cheats, accosted and caught them.

Just when he stepped in, he pointed at the three of them to stand up and show their palms and instantly, the pregnant woman fell on the floor to start begging for forgiveness, a plea the lecturer refused to heed.

The three victims had answers written on their palms with biro and when caught, they were asked to place their hands close to their faces and a snapshot was taken of them and were also instructed to stretch their hands forward for another snapshot before they were asked to continue with their work as a malpractice form was awaited.

The same episode took place at the School of Technology classroom 9. A HND1 student from the Department of Mass Communication was caught with what was described by fellow students as “extreme”.

The lady resumed for the semester two weeks before her first semester exam kicked off on 9 May.

She had no Continuous Assessment  in all the 8 courses offered in her class for this semester. She said her admission came late and she never knew academic activities had commenced since January and exam date was approaching.

It was discovered that she came with already prepared answers into the exam hall with two A-4 papers and the roving Alfa invigilator caught her and handed her over to the security officials who were around the hall.

A malpractice form was given to her to fill which she rejected and insisted that she should be forgiven as a first time offender.

After much arguments between the exam officials and the lady, the invigilator had to fill and sign the form on her behalf. This our reporter gathered,
would compound the fate that awaits her.

A student said that LASPOTECH is one of the terrible schools in Nigeria to enter the exam hall with prepared answers also known as ‘expo’.

“If you think you are smart and enter the exam hall with anything implicating, you will regret it and face the music. I really cannot say if they pray for students to enter the exam hall with ‘expo’ because the way they swoop on us inside the exam hall is something else.

“On Saturday, while we were writing our exam at the Computer Science Hall, a senior lecturer named Mr. Jerry came to our hall asking the internal invigilator if they had caught any student; that the outgoing rector was looking for whom to sign out.

“You can see why I said everything in this school looks like planned work? How can such a radical statement come from a man old enough to father many of us inside the exam hall?”

LASPOTECH operates a system where any student caught is never invited to face a panel on time, but allowed to pay school fees until he is approaching the final year before he would be invited to face exam committee.

If you are lucky, which is very unlikely, you get a slap on the wrist and where the odds are against you, which is mostly the case, you are asked to leave the school after wasting money and time.

P.M.NEWS Campus Square gathered that 20 students were sent packing from the school three semesters ago over exam malpractice. The students who were caught by invigilators during the examination were kept in the dark for more than two semesters before they were sent out of the school. Some of the students who were involved claimed that they were not given fair hearing while some claimed that they never faced any examination malpractice panel.

According to Anthony Iraya, a second year Mass Communication student, “I was caught with a piece of paper on the day we were writing Citizenship Education 2 last year. I tried to explain myself to the female invigilator that I wasn’t doing anything with the paper I was caught with but she wouldn’t listen to my explanation.

“The paper that I was caught with belongs to me but it happened that I forgot to dispose of it before entering the exam hall. It was during revision with other students that I was noting some points on the said piece of paper but never knew that the paper got stuck in-between my exam card and I went inside the exam hall with the paper.”

Anthony further said he never expected the fate that befell him because the woman who caught him promised to make him repeat the course. He said he consequently failed the course and was sent away from the school without any fair hearing.

It was gathered that he paid N110,000 for his National Diploma 1 and had already bought textbooks for his National Diploma 2 before receiving the news of his expulsion.

Odejimi Olufela who was also affected has since stayed away from the school premises after being told of the latest development.

Another female student from the same Department of Mass Communication simply identified as Abbey was said to have been involved in a case of impersonation.

A Higher National Diploma 3 student was said to have sat for the exam on her behalf on the day she wrote her Yoruba examination. The student who sat for her was caught by a senior lecturer who claimed the student was not supposed to be in the hall for the course.

The impersonator refused to disclose the identity of the person he was sitting for until he got his own letter of expulsion.

A senior lecturer who does not want his name mentioned, said the students were lucky the school decided their fate on time. He cited an instance where the school did not say anything and waited until the student was preparing for his graduation before a letter was handed over to him.

RSUST Postgraduate Admission Form Now On Sale – 2015/16 [Detailed]

Rivers State University of Science and Technology, RSUST postgraduate programmes admission application form for the 2015/2016 academic session is now on sale. Snapshots of online registration procedure were also included and attached.



Authorities of the the Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST), Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, invite application from suitably qualified candidates for admission into Postgraduate Programmes of the university for the 2015/2016 academic session.

RSUST Available Postgraduate Programmes.

A FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
1. Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics / Extension
a) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
i) Agricultural Economics
ii) Applied Economics and Policy
iii) Agricultural Extension and Rural Development

B-) Master of Science(M.Sc.)
i) Agricultural Economics
ii) Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology
iii) International Economics and Finance (Part-Time only)
iv) Environmental Economics and Policy (Part-Time only)
v) Social Work and Community Development

c) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
i) Agricultural Economics (Production Economics, Agricultural Finance)
ii) Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology
iii) International Economics and Finance (Part-Time Only)
iv) Environmental Economics and Policy (Part-Time Only)
v) Social Work and Community Development

2. Department of Animal Science (PGD, M. Sc, PhD)
i) Animal Nutrition and Biochemistry
ii) Animal Production and Management
iii) Animal Physiology and Reproduction
iv) Animal Breeding and Genetics

3. Department of Crop and Soil Science (PGD, M. Sc, PhD)
i) Crop Science (Crop Production, Crop Physiology, Horticulture; Plant Breeding and Genetics; Seed Science and Technology; Farming Systems and Environment; Environmental Crop Science; Entomology; Plant Pathology).
ii) Soil Science (Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy, Soil Physics and Conservation, Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry, Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Technology; Soil Survey and Land Use Planning; Pedology; Environmental Soil Science)

4. Department of Fisheries
a) Postgraduate Diploma (PGD)
i) Aquaculture
ii) Marine Biology
iii) Fisheries Biology
iv) Fisheries Policy and Management

B-) Master of Science (M.Sc.)
i) Aquaculture
ii) Marine Biology
iii) Fisheries Biology
iv) Fisheries Policy and Management
v) Fish Nutrition

c) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
i) Aquaculture
ii) Marine Biology
iii) Fisheries Biology
iv) Fish Nutrition
v) Fisheries Processing and Utilization
vi) Fisheries Policy and Management

5. Department of Food Science and Technology (PGD, M. Sc, PhD)
i) Food Microbiology and Biotechnology
ii) Food Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biotechnology
iii) Food Quality Control and Assurance
iv) Food Process and Storage Technology

6. Department of Forestry and Environment
a) PGD, Forestry and Environment
B-) Masters, Forestry (MF)
c) M.Sc., Forestry and Environment
d) Ph.D., Forestry and Environment
Areas of Specialization:
i) Silviculture
ii) Forest Resources Economics
iii) Forest Pathology
iv) Forest Soil, Hydrology and Microbiology
v) Wildlife Ecology
vi) Agro-Forestry
vii) Forest Biometrics
viii) Wood Science
ix) Environmental Forest Ecology
x) Tree Improvement
xi) Phytomedicine Resources

B. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
1. Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering
a) Environmental Engineering (M.Tech., PhD)
B-) Farm Power and Machinery Engineering (PhD only)
c) Soil and Water Engineering (M.Tech., PhD)
d) Rural Development Engineering (PhD only)
e) Post Harvest Process Engineering (PhD only)

2. Department of Chemical/Petrochemical Engineering
a) Chemical Engineering (PGD, M.Tech, and PhD)

3. Department of Civil Engineering
a) Structural Engineering (M.Tech, PhD)
B-) Civil Engineering (PGD)

4. Department of Marine Engineering
a) Naval Architecture and Ship Building (M.Tech.)

5. Department of Mechanical Engineering
a) Applied Mechanics and Design (PhD Only)
B-) Thermo-Fluids Engineering (PGD, M. Tech., PhD)
c) Master of Engineering Management (MEM only)

6. Department of Electrical Engineering
a) Power Engineering (PGD, M.Tech., PhD)
B-) Electronics Engineering (PGD, M. Tech.)

C. FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
1. Department of Architecture
i) M. Sc., Architecture

2. Department of Estate Management
i) PGD, Estate Management
ii) M. Sc., Real Estate

3. Department of Urban and Regional Planning
i) M. Sc., Urban and Regional Planning

D. FACULTY OF LAW
a) PGD, Petroleum and Environmental Law
B-) Master of Laws (LL.M)
c) PhD
i) International Law and Human Rights
ii) Petroleum and Environmental Law
iii) Business and Industrial Law
iv) Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence

E. FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
a) PGD
i) Accountancy
ii) Banking and Finance
iii) Management
iv) Marketing
v) Mass Communication
vi) Office and Information Management

B-) M. Sc., Accountancy with options in:
i) Accountancy
ii) Taxation
iii) Public Sector Accounting

c) M. Sc., Banking and Finance with options in:
i) Banking and Finance
ii) Quantitative Finance
iii) Corporate Finance
iv) Financial Markets

d) M. Sc., Management with options in:
i) Human Resources Management
ii) Industrial Relations
iii) Business Policy
iv) Organizational Behaviour

e) M. Sc., Marketing
f) M. Sc., Mass Communication
i) Communication and Development Studies
g) PhD
i) Accountancy
ii) Banking and Finance (with options as in M.Sc. programme)
iii) Management (with options as in M. Sc. programme)
iv) Marketing

F FACULTY OF SCIENCE
1. Department of Applied and Environmental Biology (PGD, M.Sc., PhD)
i) Applied Microbiology and Industrial Microbiology
ii) Applied Environmental and Industrial Entomology
iii) Marine Biology, Marine Pollution Studies
iv) Plant Pathology
v) Environmental Biology

2. Department of Chemistry
a) PGD
i) Chemistry
B-) M.Sc.,PhD
i) Analytical Chemistry
ii) Organic Chemistry
iii) Inorganic Chemistry
iv) Biochemistry
v) Physical Chemistry
vi) Environmental Chemistry

3. Department of Medical Laboratory Science (PGD, M.Sc., PhD)
i) Medical Microbiology
ii) Chemical Pathology
iii) Hematology and Blood Group Serology

4. Department of Mathematics / Computer Science
a) PGD
i) Applied Statistics
ii) Computer Science
B-) M.Sc.
i) Computer Science
c) M.Sc., PhD
i) Applied Mathematics
ii) Applied Statistics

5. Department of Physics (PGD, M.Sc., PhD)
i) Solid State Physics
ii) Theoretical Physics (Plasma Physics, Fluid Dynamics)
iii) Applied Geophysics

G FACULTY OF TECHNICAL AND SCIENCE EDUCATION
1. Postgraduate Diploma
i) Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)
ii) Postgraduate Diploma in Technical Education (PGDTE)

2. Department of Business Education (M.Ed.)
i) Business Education

3. Department of Educational Foundations (M.Ed; PhD)
i) Educational Management
ii) Adult Education and Community Studies
iii) Educational Measurement and Evaluation
iv) Guidance and Counseling

4. Department of Science and Technical Education (M.Sc.,PhD)
a) Agricultural Education with options in:
i) Administration
ii) Community Development
iii) Agricultural Resources and Environment
B-) Science Education with options in:
i) Biology Education
ii) Chemistry Education
iii) Physics Education
iv) Mathematics Education

c) Technical Education with options in:
i) Building Technology
ii) Electrical/Electronic Technology
iii) Mechanical Technology

NOTE: SANDWICH PROGRAMMES are run at Masters and Postgraduate Diploma levels by the Faculty of Technical and Science Education.

RSUST  Postgraduate Programmes – Admission Requirements.

Applicants with the qualifications in the underlisted categories shall be eligible for admission into the postgraduate programmes; however, candidates must fulfill the matriculation requirements of Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt.

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMAS

Holders of a Third Class Degree in the subject area applied for or a Second Class (Lower Division) degree in a related discipline obtained from the Rivers State University of Science and Technology or any other recognized Institution or equivalent status,
Holders of Higher National Diploma (HND) with at least lower credit classification or its equivalent in a related discipline, obtained from a recognized Institution.
MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES

A candidate seeking admission into the Full-time/Part-time Master’s degree programme must possess a Bachelor degree with at least Second Class Division in the relevant discipline.
A candidate who holds PGD, PGDE or PGDTE with CGPA of 3.50 or above in the relevant discipline may apply for the Master’s Programme.
Candidates for the M.Ed. degree programmes offered in the Faculty of Technical and Science Education should possess EITHER a good Bachelor’s degree (not lower than Second Class Division) in a relevant teaching subject OR Higher National Diploma or its equivalent with at least lower credit classification in addition to PGDE or PGDTE with a CGPA of 3.50 obtained from this University or any other recognized institution.
PhD PROGRAMMES

A candidate for a PhD programme shall possess a Master’s degree with a CGPA of 3.50 or above, on a five-point grade system, in a relevant discipline obtained from the Rivers State University of Science and Technology or any other recognized institution of higher learning of equivalent status present himself or herself for a qualifying interview, if need be.

A candidate for a PhD programme in the Faculty of Management Sciences must possess a Master’s degree with a CGPA of 3.50 or above in the relevant discipline. Holders of Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degrees can only be considered for admission into the relevant Master of Science (M.Sc.) programmes.
No person shall be admitted to a programme unless his/her application has been approved by the Postgraduate School Board on behalf of Senate and on the recommendation of the appropriate Faculty Committee. Every applicant shall submit with his/her application the following:

Copies of certificates and certified academic transcripts.
Letter of reference from previous academic institution, stating in support of (i) that applicant is qualified to undertake advanced studies and research and that he (the Referee) is confident that the applicant will benefit from undertaking the programme.
Note: In addition to the conditions above, a candidate may be required to present himself/herself for a selection test and/or oral interview.

RSUST  Postgraduate Programmes – Duration.

The full-time Postgraduate Diploma programmes run for a duration of two semesters (minimum) and four semesters (maximum) with or without project writing.
The full-time Postgraduate Diploma programme in Engineering runs for a duration of three semesters (minimum) and six semesters (maximum) with project writing.

The full-time Master’s Degree Programme with dissertation is structured to last for a minimum of two Semesters and a maximum of four
The full-time Master’s Degree Programme with dissertation in Faculty of Engineering is structured to last for a minimum of four semesters and a maximum of six
The full-time Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Programme with Thesis runs for six semesters (minimum) and eight semesters (maximum).
Part-time studies usually take twice the duration allowed for full-time programmes. However, the part-time PhD programmes last for ten semesters (minimum) and twelve semesters (maximum).
RSUST  Postgraduate Programmes – Method of Application.

Applications for admission to any Postgraduate programme shall be made on line by logging onto www.ust.edu.ng and e-payment of twenty-five thousand naira (N25,000.00) only, using interswitch verve enabled cards. Application forms should be completed on-line, downloaded and hard copies submitted to the Secretary, Postgraduate School along with photocopies of certificates.

For PhD applicants, brief research proposals on their intended areas of study should also accompany the application forms. It is the responsibility of applicants to ensure that copies of their academic transcripts are forwarded under cover directly to the Secretary, Postgraduate School, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt.

The last day for submission of applications is 1 0th July, 2015.

CLICK HERE  (pdf) to download the steps/screens that will serve as a guide to help you easily and successfully complete the online application process for a place in the Post-graduate school here at the Rivers State University of Science and Technology.

UNILAG Commences On-Campus Job Recruitment Drive

Are you a final year student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), with a CGPA of 3.50 and above? If yes, we are glad to inform you that the Counselling Unit of Student Affairs Division of the university has commenced its annual On-Campus Recruitment Drive.

What is UNILAG On-Campus Recruitment Drive About?

The exercise is aimed at creating a platform for Human Resources Departments of various organizations to interact with final year students of the University, for job placement after graduation. Some of the organizations include: Access Bank Plc, Guaranty Trust Bank, McKinsey and Company, Unilever Nigeria Plc, PZ Cussons, Akintola Williams Deloite, KPMG, Procter and Gamble Nigeria Ltd e.t.c.

The exercise includes the following stages:

Stage one: Writing letters to various organizations for the recruitment of final year students for internship and job placement after graduation.
Stage two: Meeting with the organizations to discuss the modalities for the recruitment exercise.
Stage three: Forwarding of lists of final year students for shortlisting.
Stage four: Facilitating career talks and job aptitude tests.

In view of the foregoing, all departments are implored to forward the list of final year students on CGPA 3.50 and above to the Counselling Unit, for upward submission to the would-be employers.

 The information should be provided in the format indicated below:

S/N

NAME

DEPT

MAT NO

LEVEL

CGPA

TEL NO

E-MAIL

AGE

SEX

STATE OF ORIGIN



          
The list (signed and stamped by Deans or HODs) should be forwarded on or before Monday, June 15, 2015, to:

Hard copy: Counselling Unit, 1st floor, Bookshop building, UNILAG, Akoka.
Soft-copy: counselling@unilag.edu.ng or unilagcounsellor@yahoo.com.

PLEASE NOTE THAT FAILURE TO SUBMIT THE LIST OF STUDENTS ON CGPA 3.50 AND ABOVE IN YOUR DEPARTMENT WOULD DEPRIVE THEM OF THE JOB OPPORTUNITIES.

UNILAG Postgraduate Admission Form is Out – 2015/16 [Full Details]

University of Lagos, UNILAG postgraduate admission form for the year 2015/2016 academic session is now on sale.



Authorities of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), School of Postgraduate Studies, invite applications from suitably qualified candidates from recognized institutions for admission into the various Postgraduate programmes offered by the institution for the 2015/2016 academic session on full-time and Part-Time basis.

UNILAG Postgraduate – Available Programmes.

Postgraduate Diploma Programmes (PGD).
Masters Degree Programmes (i.e. M.Sc., M.Ed., M.A., LL.M, etc).
Professional Masters Degree Programmes (i.e. MBA, MILD, MILR, MPH, MDSS, MPIA, MPA, MGIS, etc).
Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programmes.
There is flexibility in the mode of study with Full-Time, Part-Time, Executive and Sandwich options as applicable.

UNILAG Postgraduate Admission – General Requirements.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS PGD & M.Sc.

An applicant for admission to a programme shall be:

1. Must possess a Bachelors’s degree of this University or any approved University;

2. A person who holds other qualification(s) recognized by senate of the University of Lagos;

3. In addition to (i) and (ii) above, an applicant may be required, as a condition for admission, to undergo a selection process in the form of written and/or oral examinations.

NOTES:

1. (i) Candidates who have not completed the National Youth Service Corps programme or currently undergoing a Postgraduate programme need not apply. Such applicants will be automatically disqualified.

2. Candidates awaiting Bachelor’s degree results need not apply.

3. A holder of Degree obtained from an Outreach/Satellite are not eligible to apply.

4. All academic transcripts must reach the Deputy Registrar/Administrative Secretary, School of Postgraduate Studies on or before the start of the session admission is being sought.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS for M.Phil and Ph.D

Masters of Philosophy (M.Phil)
To qualify for admission to the above programme:

(i) Candidates must possess a Bachelor’s honours degree from this University or any other approved University with at least a Second Class (Upper Division).

(ii) Candidates with a Master’s degree with a minimum of CGPA of at least 3.50.

(iii) All candidates to the M.Phil. programmes must contact the respective department for availability of supervisors before applying.

(iv) The candidate may be required to undergo a selection process as determined by the respective department.

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

(i) A candidate who has obtained the degree of Master of Philosophy must have a minimum CGPA of 4.0.

(ii) A candidate who has obtained the degree of Masters of Science must have a minimum CGPA of 4.0.

(iii) Candidates must clear with the respective Departments as to the availability of vacancies/supervisors before applying.

(iv) All candidates may be required to undergo a selection process as may be determined by the department.

For M. Phil and Ph.D. programmes only, admission shall be processed at the beginning of each semester.

ALL CANDIDATES FOR M. Phil./Ph.D. ADMISSIONS ARE TO PROVIDE TRANSCRIPTS OF THEIR MASTERS’ DEGREES OR FORMAL EVIDENCE OF PERFORMANCE AT MASTER’S LEVEL.

UNILAG Postgraduate Admission – Method of Application.

Visit the School of Postgraduate Studies website:http://spgs.unilag.edu.ng, click the “2015/2016 Application” Link for full information on the Application.
Sale of Application Forms begins on Monday, June 8 and ends on Friday, July 31, 2015.
Completed Application Forms are to be submitted online not later than Friday, August 7, 2015.
Application Form fee: N22, 500:00 (Twenty-Two Thousand, Five Hundred Naira only).

Payment can be made through any branch of: ACCESS BANK Plc, ECOBANK Plc, FIRST BANK Plc, GUARANTY TRUST BANK Plc, UNION BANK Plc, UBAPlc, WEMA BANK Plc, and  ZENITH BANK Plc.
Kindly note the following:
Candidates are advised to read carefully the requirements for their desired programmes to confirm eligibility.
Applicants are advised to check the available programmes online before applying.

Candidates awaiting Bachelor’s degree results and Nigerian citizens who have not completed the National Youth Service Corps assignments or are currently undergoing Postgraduate programmes are not eligible.
Holders of Degrees obtained from Outreach/Satellite campuses are not eligible.
Every applicant is required to upload all certificates listed in the application form, such as: Degree Certificates (Not Statement of Results), NYSC Certificate and Professional Certificates.

All Academic Transcripts must reach the Secretary, School of Postgraduate Studies on or before the beginning of registration.
All M.Phil/Ph.D. candidates are required to contact the relevant department for availability of Supervisors/vacancies before applying.

Please check for the dates of Qualifying Examinations/Interviews on the University of Lagos, School of Postgraduate Studies Website: http://spgs.unilag.edu.ng
Applicants will be required to print the completed Application Form and Photo Card. These will be required for submission at the examination/interview venue.

Candidates are required to LAMINATE their Photo Card after printing.
For further information, please contact: Deputy Registrar/Administrative Secretary, School of Postgraduate Studies, University of Lagos, Lagos.      e-Mail: ict@unilagspgs.edu.ng.

APPROVED NOUN STUDY CENTERS Here is the list of approved Study Centres and their contact details:

North East
. BAUCHI STUDY CENTRE: Former NRC Building Federal Low Cost Housing Estate. Bauchi Bauchi State. bauchistudycentre@noun.edu.ng
. YOLA STUDY CENTRE: Army Barracks Road, Yola. yolastudycentre@noun.edu.ng
. MAIDUGURI STUDY CENTRE: Baga Road, P. O. Box 548, Maiduguri, Borno State. maiduguristudycentre@noun.edu.ng nounborno2005@yahoo.com
. DAMATURU STUDY CENTRE: Former Amusement Park, Maiduguri Road, Damaturu, Yobe damaturustudycentre@noun.edu.ng nounyobe@yahoo.com
. JALINGO STUDY CENTRE: Education Resource Centre, Former T/C Staff Quarter Jalingo, Taraba State. jalingostudycentre@noun.edu.ng
. GOMBE STUDY CENTRE: After All Saints College, Gombe Federal Low Cost, P. M. B 0163, Gombe. gombestudycentre@noun.edu.ng
. COMMUNITY STUDY CENTRE, GULAK: Former SDP Party Secretariat, Maiduguri - Mubi Express Way. gulakstudycentre@noun.edu.ng
North West
. KANO STUDY CENTRE: Independence Road, Sauna-Dakata, Kano nounkano@yahoo.com kanostudycentre@noun.edu.ng
. DUTSE STUDY CENTRE: 3rd Floor Federal Government Secretariat. Kiyawa Road, Dutse dutsestudycentre@nou.edu.ng
. GUSAU STUDY CENTRE: Federal College of Education (Technical), Zaira Road, Gusau. qusaustudycentre@noun.edu.ng

 KADUNA STUDY CENTRE: Kaduna Campus (old NETC) by Trade Fair Complex, KM 4 Zaria Road, Kaduna. kadunacentre@nou.edu.ng
. NOUN Special Study Centre: 325 Ground Training Group, Nigerian Air Force Base, Kaduna. kadunanafbasespecialstudycentre@noun.edu.ng
. SOKOTO STUDY CENTRE: Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto. sokotostudycentre@noun.edu.ng
. KEBBI STUDY CENTRE NOUN Study Centre, Jega, Birnin - Kebbi Road. aarzika@noun.edu.ng
. kebbistudycentre@noun.edu.ng
. KATSINA STUDY CENTRE: After Katsina State House of Assembly, Kaita Road, Katsina State, katsinastudycentre@noun.edu.ng
North Central
. JOS STUDY CENTRE NOUN Study Centre, Lomay International Hotel Road, P.M.B.0983, Bukuru, Sabon Barki, Jos. josstudycentre@noun.edu.ng
. ILORIN STUDY CENTRE NOUN Study Centre, Kulende Housing Estate, Ilorin. ilorinstudycentre@nou.edu.ng

NOUN Special Study Centre for the Nigerian Army: Army School of Education, Sobi Cantonment, P.M.B 1514, Ilorin. sobistudycentre@noun.edu.ng, nigeriaarmyspecialstudycentreilorin@noun.edu.ng
. ABUJA STUDY CENTRE: 5 Dar-E-Salaam, (Off Amino Kano Crescent) Wuse II Abuja. abujastudycentre@noun.edu.ng
. NOUN Special Study Centre, Nigerian Public Service: Public Service Institute of Nigeria (PSIN) Study Centre, Kubwa Express Way, Dutsen Alhaji Abuja.
. NOUN Special Study Centre, Nigerian Immigrations Services: Pension Board Office, (immediately after Atlas Hotel) Secretariat Road Gwagwalada, Abuja. nigerianimmigrationspecialstudycentreabuja@noun.edu.ng
. NOUN Special Study Centre, Nigerian Prisons Services: Enugu Maximum Prisons, Portharcourt Maximum Prisons, Kirikiri Maximum Prisons
. NOUN Study Centre: Bill Clinton Avenue, Sauka, Abuja prisonservicespecialstudycentreabuja@noun.edu.ng

 NOUN Special Study Centre, Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC): Civil Defense Academy, Sauka-Abuja specialstudycentreforcivildefencecorpsabuja@noun.edu.ng
0. NOUN Special Study Centre, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW): Plot 1236, Sepele Street, Garki II, Abuja. nurtwstudycentre@noun.edu.ng
1. NOUN Special Study Centre,Nigerian Police: Directorate of Police Education Complex (Beside Mopol Barracks) Suleja Express Way Dei dei, Kubwa, Abuja. nounpolicecentre@noun.edu.ng
2. MINNA STUDY CENTRE: NRC Secretariat, Opp Mariam Babangida Girls Science College, Bosso, Minna, Niger State. minnastudycentre@noun.edu.ng
3. MAKURDI STUDY CENTRE: Former NDE Office, Opposite Mechanic Village, Kanshio, Makurdi, Benue State makurdistudycentre@noun.edu.ng
4. OTUKPO STUDY CENTRE: 59/ 60 Upu Road Otukpo, Benue State. otukpostudycentre@noun.edu.ng
5. COMMUNITY STUDY CENTRE, OGORI: Aiyeromi along Ogori-Ekpe Road, before General Hospital Ogori. ogoristudycentre@noun.edu.ng
6. LOKOJA STUDY CENTRE: Defunct NRC Secretariat, Opposite Bishop Dennis College, Lokoja, Kogi State. lokojastudycentre@noun.edu.ng
7. COMMUNITY STUDY CENTRE, IYARA: Defunct Party Building Secretariat, Iyara – Kabba Road. iyaracentre@yahoo.com iyarastudycentre@noun.edu.ng
8. LAFIA STUDY CENTRE NOUN Study Centre, Bukan – Sidi, Jos Road, Lafia. lafiastudycentre@noun.edu.ng
South East
. OWERRI STUDY CENTRE NOUN: c/o Federal Polytechnic, Nekedi, Owerri/Aba Road, P.M.B 1036, Nekede, Owerri. owerristudycentre@noun.edu.ng nounowerri2005@yahoo.com
. UMUDIKE STUDY CENTRE: National Root Crop Institute P M B 7296 Umuahia, Abia State umudikestudycentre@noun.edu.ng
. ENUGU STUDY CENTRE: Nike-Lake Road, Enugu, Enugu State.enugustudycentre@noun.edu.ng
. AWKA STUDY CENTRE NOUN Study Centre,Defunct Party Building P. M. B. 2017, Abagana, Anambra State. nounabagana@yahoo.com awkastudycentre@noun.edu.ng
South South
. ASABA STUDY CENTRE NOUN Study Centre Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba asabastudycentre@noun.edu.ng
. 16CALABAR STUDY CENTRE: Murtala Mohammed Highway, Opposite Zone 6 Police Hqrts (Former Teachers training Collage) Calabar, Cross River State. calabarstudycentre@noun.edu.ng
. UYO STUDY CENTRE NOUN Study Centre, 3 Mbaba Afia Street, Off Aka Road,Uyo., Akwa Ibom
. uyostudycentre@noun.edu.ng
. PORTHARCOURT STUDY CENTRE: St. John Campus (Aba Road, near Garrison), Rumuolumeni PMB 5047, Port Harcourt. riversstudycentre@nou.edu.ng
. BENIN STUDY CENTRE NOUN: Ekenwa Road, (Old SDP Secretariat) Benin City, Edo State. nounbenin_centre@yahoo.com beninstudycentre@nou.edu.ng
. YENAGOA STUDY CENTRE: Swali Road, Beside UBA Bank Yenagoa. yenagoastudycentre@nou.edu.ng

COMMUNITY STUDY CENTRE EMEVOR: 72 Emevor-Ughelli Road , Emevor, Isoko North Local GOVT. Area, Delta State emevorcommunitystudycentre@noun.edu.ng
South West

 IBADAN STUDY CENTRE NOUN Study Centre, Former Party Secretariat, Faith Clinic Road Ijokodo Junction, Sango-Eleyele PMB 5061, Ibadan. ibadanstudycentre@nou.edu.ng
.
 COMMUNITY STUDY CENTRE, AWA-IJEBU: Ijebu Awa, East Local Govt. Area, Ogun State. awa-ijebustudycentre@nou.edu.ng
. ADO-EKITI STUDY CENTRE: Government Housing Estate, Afao Road, Ado-Ekiti. adoekitistudycentre@noun.edu.ng

 ABEOKUTA STUDY CENTRE: NNPC Mega Station, Ogun State. abeokutastudycentre@nou.edu.ng

 AKURE STUDY CENTRE NOUN: Old NRC Building Idanre Road, Ondo State akurestudycentre@nou.edu.ng,
. OSOGBO STUDY CENTRE: Beside St. Charles, Okedo, Former SDP Building, Ilesha Road, Oshogbo, Osun State osogbostudycentre@nou.edu.ng
.
 LAGOS STUDY CENTRE: NERDC, Agidingbi Beside Fela Shrine, Ikeja. lagosstudycentre@nou.edu.ng
. MACARTHY STUDY CENTRE: No. 38/40 McCarthy, Off Obalende Road, Opp Ghana High Commission, Lagos Island, Lagos.
.
 NOUN Study Centre, Nigerian Navy NNS QUORRA, Apapa, Lagos nigeriannavyspecialstudycentreapapa@noun.edu.ng
0. FCT Abuja Planning Office 5 Dar-E-Salaam, (Off Amino Kano Crescent) Wuse II Abuja. kadunaplanningoffice@noun.edu.ng
North West
. Centre For Educational Technology and Entrepreneurial Development (CETED), Old NETC, By Trade Fair Complex, KM 4 Zaria Road, Kaduna. kadunacampus@noun.edu.ng
"Any other Study Centres, apart from the above, are illegal and members of the public who patronize them, do so at their own risk...

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WAEC Official Says CBT Not Feasible for Now

West African Examinations Council, WAEC will not be adopt Computer Based Test (CBT) mode due to lack of some variables that are necessary for the adoption. “Problems such as inadequacy of internet connectivity and constant electricity in the country, especially in rural areas, would make such a venture almost impossible.”



The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Tuesday said that it would not adopt the Computer Based Test (CBT) mode fully for now, considering the variables involved in conducting its examinations.

WAEC’s Head of National Office (HNO), Dr Charles Eguridu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the CBT mode being demanded by some people was not feasible for now.

NAN reports that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB-) had, during its 2015 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) recently, migrated fully to the CBT mode.

JAMB said that it migrated to the CBT mode to eradicate impersonation and other forms of examination malpractice.

According to Eguridu, those making the call are ignorant of the socioeconomic variables that are necessary for the adoption of the CBT for WAEC examinations.

He said: “WAEC examinations involve the use of multiple choice questions, essay and practical, in which case we test various domains of learning.

“And with this, it is not going to be valid to test certain domains of learning with CBT.

“Or can you use CBT in measuring proficiency in certain trade subjects such as carpentry and others? ’’

The official said that the inadequacy of internet connectivity and constant electricity in the country, especially in rural areas, would make such a venture almost impossible.

Eguridu said that the huge capital outlay that would be required to provide computers and its accessories for every candidate nationwide makes the cost of the venture prohibitive.

“All what I am trying to explain here is that it will not be possible for us to adopt the CBT mode for our examinations at least for now.

“Probably what we will do as an organisation is to adopt the CBT for certain aspects of our examination and not all the areas.

“ We are already trying to work out something based on that,’’ he said.

7 Important Things Women Want You To Do In Bed

It is easy for men to focus on the act of receiving pleasure when it comes to intimacy, but the things that can make a girl truly swoon can be very surprising.


If you are not doing these things listed below, then you are most probably not satisfying her the way she expects:

1. Foreplay: A woman needs to get adequately turned-on before the actual sex begin. While a man is usually always ready for action without preamble, a woman needs some time to warm up. She would be completely grateful if you take the time to please her through means like dirty talking, kissing, touching and so on. When she is ready, you would know it, and it would become a better experience between the both of you

2. Comfort: Another way to make sure she is satisfied is when you give her an opportunity to relax and let go. A woman needs to get comfortable with herself and what she is about to do for her to be able to give you her best. Make sure you consider her comfort level. Avoid situations that would leave her feeling pressured or nervous

3. Take Your Time: Making love to a woman often requires a lot of patience. Be in control of her pleasure and avoid rushing her through the process

4. Know Her Body: The difference between good and bad sex, for women, usually comes down to ability to listen to her body. While pleasuring her, remember to keep notes of what she likes. When you do hit the right spot, keep going until you are sure she is completely under your control. Be sure to focus on her as much as yourself (even more) and work with the cues she provides

5. Use Your Tongue: Never underestimate the power of the tongue during intimacy. A lot of women usually do not orgasm from penetration alone but most women would swear by a good tongue action being their ticket to achieving climax. Ravish her with your hands and tongue and she would find it very difficult to say no to being with you.

6. Ladies First: Speaking of orgasm, a truly great sex partner makes sure his lady achieve the ultimate peak of pleasure before he does. There is nothing as disappointing to a lady as leaving her hanging after you have attained your own pleasure. If you have issues lasting long in bed, find other ways to love her that would leave her feeling satisfied before you shift the focus on yourself.

7. Be A Gentleman: Instead of just turning over and going to sleep after the act, take a moment to cuddle her, compliment her and basically make her feel good about what you both just did. No woman wants to be left feeling like a used piece of meat after sex.

It is discovered that most men do not take their time to know their kind of woman before going intimate with them and as a result, most relationships do not last as most men becomes selfish, when they are in bed.

Do You Know There's Now A Competition For Virgins In Nigeria?

In a world where so many things have been taken for granted, it has been made known that there is now a competition for virgins.


Lagos state born Princess Adunni Adediran who has always had a thing for influencing the society is obviously full of great ideas. The successful businesswoman, mother and philanthropist who will be clocking 70 in few months to come spoke to Vanguard about her project called ‘Nigerian Virgin Girls’. The project is geared at rewarding chastity among young girls in Nigeria.
Read excerpts below:

How did celebrating virgins come about?

At a point, I started thinking of our old people in this country, so I published ‘Fragile Fit’, a magazine that was dealing with weak limbs of the elderly. Alhaji Lateef Jakande loved it and said the publication was even over due. As I was doing that, I dreamt 11 times where I organised ‘Recognising and encouraging the virgins in Nigeria’. That is how I started the project in 2007.

Why has there not been consistency in organising the annual event?

I spoke to the who-is-who in this country for sponsorship such Princess Erelu Dosunmu, Late Ambassador Segun Olusola and many others. A lot of them indicated their interest to help but we did not get sponsors except for the owner of Emily Millionaire cosmetics, Joe Brown, who was giving us cosmetics.

Rado was giving us wrist watches to distribute to the virgins. The one that really touched me was the help we got from the former Arch Bishop of Lagos, Diocese, Olubumni Okogie (rtrd). I am glad he appreciated that we are doing something good.

We wrote a letter to the Lagos State Government but didn’t receive a reply but they gave us the Banquet Hall where the event took place. Financially, an important personality in the Lagos State Government gave us N250,000 in 2009. We would also like to collaborate with NACA. This project is supposed to be a collective responsibility of every Nigerian.

In spite of the challenges we are facing in organising the annual celebration, a lot of virgins came from Enugu, Aba, Delta, Onitsha, Port Harcourt, Lagos, Kaduna, Kano and Abuja. I even sold my house in Ikorodu, Lagos to host and encourage virgins. We also got threatening phone calls from some highly placed men in society threatening to kill me if I did not stop celebrating virgins. They said I am disturbing their fun.


So what changed your mind?

For years, I was walking like a living corpse because I could not continue to host the annual event for virgins. It is unfortunate.

To see a virgin in the modern day Nigeria is not common. How do you ascertain their virginity?

A gynaecologist, Dr. Naheem-Deen Ekemode, who has practised for more than 40 years, was doing that for us. Within a second, he will know whether someone is a virgin or not but some parents started frowning about it.

But are there still virgins amongst ladies of marriageable age?

I have virgins even in my home. My own daughter got married as a virgin at 29. There are many virgins in this country but they are shy to come out because their wayward friends mock at them. They call them fools because they want to spoil their lives before marriage and there is nothing more interesting and good one would be proud of than keeping one’s virginity. In fact, God loves it because I heard the voice several times, urging me to go and encourage virgins and I will not stop it till my demise.

Most men complain that marrying a virgin gives them concern. To them, it is like relating with somebody who cannot satisfy them sexually.

They are saying it because they are in doubt of the authenticity of our claim that there are still virgins. They know that if they marry a virgin, they have assurance that they are marrying somebody who has not tampered with her womb or who has not contracted sexually transmitted diseases. You cannot compare used engine with a brand new one. Men are not realistic. All these they are talking that it is difficult to get virgins is not true. Some men will use these girls, de-flower some of them and at the end of the day, they will jilt them and run after another girl.

We are in year of 21st Century with internet associated sexual activities. How do we check that?

Our business is to encourage virginity, to wake up parents and tell them to make a change in life of a girl in their hands. It is like Sodom and Gomorrah. Men will do it and go free, although some of them will contract virgins and won’t be able to impregnate their wife. Men too should remain virgins till they marry. In pre-marital sex, men will waste important children including presidents in their body before getting married.

What do you teach these girls?

How to keep away from the prying eyes of their uncles, teachers, lecturers and friends. We will teach them how to minimise going to places where they will put something in their drink and rape them.

But how long can one remain a virgin?

It is not good to remain a virgin till above 30 years. When you are in your 20s, pray and ask God to give you a husband. Don’t go in the late hours. I have a 21-year-old virgin living with me. I always advise her to keep her virginity.

Have you ever been challenged because of this project?

I have got a lot of embarrassing questions and comments but I am not perturbed.

Some people sent me text messages and some of them called me and said that I am crazy. One of them said, “Why are you blocking us from enjoying the virgins God made available for us?”

What are the criteria for winning the first prize at the Miss Virginity Contest?

The intellectual prowess, legs, faces and carriage are parts of the criteria. We are more interested in the beauty from inside so we want to know how intelligent they are.

What advice do you have for ladies in Nigeria?

If you are a virgin, remain so until you are married. If you are not, put a stop to having sex till you get married. If you have been cheated by an opposite sex, take heart.

We want to catch them young and make sure that some sexually transmitted diseases are reduced to the barest minimum in Nigeria. They are doing it in Ghana, South Africa, Japan and so on.

I want Nigerians to come together and help curb sex before marriage to save our future.

Buhari Addresses NYSC Members At Swearing-In Ceremony

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday addressed members of the NYSC urging them to cooperate with his government in the fight against corruption. And not only.


The country leader spoke on June 4, Thursday, at the National Youths Service Corps orientation camp in Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos state, Vanguard reports.

Buhari delivered speech through Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos state governor, who was on his part represented by aide Aderemi Desalu.

Buhari stressed the importance of the occasion, which was the first swearing-in of the NYSC members for one-year service under his administration.

“My dear compatriots, the time has come for us as responsible citizens to come to terms with the prevailing realities in our national life. Without doubt, the current situation in our country calls for unity, commitment and hard work to help its development.

“As we have promised Nigerians, my administration will soon unveil a comprehensive National Youths Empowerment Programme, anchored on the model provided by the NYSC scheme, our goal is to comprehensively address youth unemployment, insecurity and other social vices prevalent among our youths.

“Let me assure you all that change for us is not just a political slogan, it is the dawn of new order, sough for by majority of our people. The true change we desire must start with everyone of us, especially you, the Nigerian youths.

“On our part, we are prepared and determined to lead the nation with sincerity of purpose. We will continue to support and encourage corps members and the NYSC scheme by quick intervention and fulfilment of statutory obligations at all tiers of government.

“Corps members must be ready to participate fully and join hands with all Nigerians to fight the scourge of corruption. I call on you to cultivate the spirit of hard work and selfless service.”

Five Die After Attending Naming Ceremony In Lagos

Five people have been killed in the Ajah area of Lagos state by unknown hoodlums suspected to be working for a political party in the state.


According to Punch report, the victims were returning from a naming ceremony on June 3, Wednesday, when the hoodlums waylaid them and opened fire on their bus.

They also slit the throats of some of the bus occupants with cutlasses and knives.

Those who lost their lives were identified as Ganiyu Lawal, aka Ebe; Idris Kolapo; Samsudeen Osoja, aka Songa; Rafiu, aka Ralph; and Ladi.


The building, and three of the victims Kolapo, Songa, Lawal

Five others managed to escape with injuries.

The deceased and survivors were said to be working with the Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Oyebanji branch, Lagos Island, Alhaji Mustapha Adekunle (aka Seego).

Trouble was said to have started on Sunday when Seego and the leader of a rival gang, Tunde (aka Yellow) met at a function. “During the event, he sighted Yellow and asked him to bow to him. When the latter refused, he became angry and ordered his boys to deal with him. Yellow was beaten and his clothes torn by Songa, who works for Seego,” a source said.

Another source identified as Pepe John said, on the day of the incident, the wife of one of the boys in Ajah had a naming ceremony and men from Seego’s group went there to party.

He said: “As they left after the party, a group of boys shot at their vehicle. They entered the bus and started slashing their throats.”

The head of Songa, who beat up Yellow, was reportedly cut off by the attackers and they took the head away with them, but left the other corpses.

Those who managed to escape later identified their identified their alleged attackers to include Tunde Yellow, Small Kuramo, Sharon, Abbas, Olokodana, Ade, Ibafo John, Orji Mass, Baba Raji and one Ejo Ilaje.

The incident led to chaos in the area as more than 100 hoodlums took to the street on Thursday, searching for the men for their alleged involvement in the killings. They burnt properties, firing shots in the air.

The police later arrived and were said to be arresting innocent people.

Confirming the incident, Kenneth Nwosu, the police public relations officer, said only two people died while three others sustained injuries.

MAN JAILED FOR STEALING RECHARGE CARDS AT DUTSE, ABUJA.

An Abuja Grade 1 Area Court A has sentenced one Abdulahi Akim to one month imprisonment for stealing recharge cards at a shop in Dutse in Bwari Area Council of the FCT.

The accused, who lives in  Dei-dei, was convicted for joint act, criminal trespass and theft, offences contrary to Sections 79, 248  and 288 of the Penal Code.

The Police Prosecutor, Danjuma Abdulahi, told the court that the complainant, Patricia Akamlu of Dutsen- Alhaji, on May 26, reported at the Dutsen- Alhaji police station of how the accused and others now at large, trespassed into her shop at Dutsen- Alhaji and made away with her recharge cards of different networks worth N16,300.
He said the accused was caught right inside the shop with the sum of N3,500 and some of the recharge cards recovered upon search, while his partner escaped.
When the charges were read to the accused, he pleaded guilty and Judge Mohammed Marafa sentenced him to one month imprisonment with an option of N6,000 fine.

The court also ordered him to pay a compensation of N16,000.