Engage in research, Okigbo, others advise scholars

Notable Nigerian scholars, including the Vice-Chancellor, Kwara State University, Malete, Prof. Abdulrasheed Na’Allah, have urged tertiary institutions in the country to engage in more researches that are relevant to the society.

Others, who gave the advice, are a Mass Communication lecturer at the North Dakata State University, United States, Prof. Charles Okigbo; and the Provost, College of Information and Communication Technology, KWASU, Prof. Innocent Okoye.

The academics, who called for better academic alliance among scholars, students, government, business sector and non-governmental organisations, said the collaboration was vital to addressing Nigeria’s developmental problems.

They spoke at a conference on “Content Analysis and Communication Audits’ organised by the Department of Mass Communication of the Kwara State University.

Okigbo urged academics to engage in serious researches, noting that their findings could be of value to their host communities and humanity.

According to him, for greater results and maximum findings, various stakeholders, including students, government, business sector and non-governmental organisations must collaborate in the enterprise.

Na’Allah said the conference was about promoting the art and science of research in order to develop scholars in the nation’s universities, especially on communication research.

The VC, who stressed the need for communication, regretted that the country was not faring well because its leaders, industries and universities had failed to communicate.

According to him, the university is developing its Mass Communication department to empower it to liaise with industries and government as well as to produce researches that will solve national problems. Okoye, who is also the university’s Head of Mass Communication, said the conference afforded the participants the opportunity to benefit from the research experience of Okigbo.

He noted particularly that Okigbo exposed them to the latest research strategies in communication and content analysis.
Calling for more academic findings in the country Okoye said, “Research is important to national development because we recycle mostly researches done in other parts of the world.

“There is not enough research coming out of Nigeria and Africa. It is only when we have enough research findings from our own local environment that we can solve our problems meaningfully.”

Engage in research, Okigbo, others advise scholars

Notable Nigerian scholars, including the Vice-Chancellor, Kwara State University, Malete, Prof. Abdulrasheed Na’Allah, have urged tertiary institutions in the country to engage in more researches that are relevant to the society.

Others, who gave the advice, are a Mass Communication lecturer at the North Dakata State University, United States, Prof. Charles Okigbo; and the Provost, College of Information and Communication Technology, KWASU, Prof. Innocent Okoye.

The academics, who called for better academic alliance among scholars, students, government, business sector and non-governmental organisations, said the collaboration was vital to addressing Nigeria’s developmental problems.

They spoke at a conference on “Content Analysis and Communication Audits’ organised by the Department of Mass Communication of the Kwara State University.

Okigbo urged academics to engage in serious researches, noting that their findings could be of value to their host communities and humanity.

According to him, for greater results and maximum findings, various stakeholders, including students, government, business sector and non-governmental organisations must collaborate in the enterprise.

Na’Allah said the conference was about promoting the art and science of research in order to develop scholars in the nation’s universities, especially on communication research.

The VC, who stressed the need for communication, regretted that the country was not faring well because its leaders, industries and universities had failed to communicate.

According to him, the university is developing its Mass Communication department to empower it to liaise with industries and government as well as to produce researches that will solve national problems. Okoye, who is also the university’s Head of Mass Communication, said the conference afforded the participants the opportunity to benefit from the research experience of Okigbo.

He noted particularly that Okigbo exposed them to the latest research strategies in communication and content analysis.
Calling for more academic findings in the country Okoye said, “Research is important to national development because we recycle mostly researches done in other parts of the world.

“There is not enough research coming out of Nigeria and Africa. It is only when we have enough research findings from our own local environment that we can solve our problems meaningfully.”

We won’t accept ‘stranger’ as rector, ASUP warns Wike

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THE Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has called on the Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, to look inward in appointing a new rector for the Rivers State Polytechnic, Bori.
The appeal came as the union, said it would not accept the appointment of a rector from outside the institution.
Speaking with newsmen in the Khana Local Government Area, the Chairman of ASUP, Rivpoly Chapter, Mr. Barineka Gberegbe, explained that the union would not be able to operate under a rector who may be unfamiliar with the polytechnic.
Gberegbe, who asked the governor to follow due process, urged him to put in place a statutory process of selecting a rector for the school as stipulated in section 31(3) of the State Polytechnic Law of 1999 as amended.
“Recent information concerning the activities of the Rivers State Polytechnic, Bori in the media, necessitates our call for this press conference to demonstrate that we want to suggest the possible areas of improvement.
“With this press conference, we will be able to give clarity on many issues on which we have received several calls. Just as all politicians like to rise to the highest political office in the land, academic staff in the polytechnic sector desire to rise to become rector.
“We don’t have any space for strangers and learners but experienced polytechnic members of staff that understand the intrigues of the polytechnic system,” Gberegbe said.
He explained that while the tenure of the current rector, Obianko Wolu-Elechi, would end next year, it was imperative to remind the government of the needful.
“We assure the governor that we have many capable hands that can manage the affairs of our institution. There is nobody that can understand our problems better than somebody from within. In fact, the issue of an internal rector is sacrosanct to all the unions on campus, he added.
The ASUP boss, however, commended the governor for clearing the backlog of salaries owed the workers in the state between April and June, 2015.
Gberegbe added, “The wind of payment of salary arrears has blown through the length and breadth of many states in Nigeria. Workers in the state will not forget easily the pains of the accumulated salaries.
“As a union, we sincerely appreciate the governor for clearing the backlog of salaries.”
He described as a welcome development the renaming of the polytechnic as Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic.
“We are aware that the past administration released over N3bn for infrastructural development. Such magnanimity was not extended to Rivpoly, Bori. A budgetary allocation of between N90m and N150m was appropriated, but has largely remained on papers.”

We owe food vendors, LAUTECH lecturers lament

Workers of the Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomoso, owned by Oyo and Osun states, are facing hard times due to unpaid salaries, FEMI MAKINDE and FEMI ATOYEBI report
This is not the best of times for the 25-year-old Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomoso. While the workers – academic and non-academic – are lamenting the non-payment of the salaries, the ivory tower is also suffering from the dearth of capital projects.
Why does this ugly situation obtain in the university? The owners of the institution, Oyo and Osun State governments, the workers say, have not been fulfilling their financial obligations to the university in the last 13 months.

The LAUTECH Academic Staff Union of Universities Chairman, Dr. Oyebamiji Oyegoke, while confirming this, says workers of the school are suffering in silence and living at the mercy of the university’s Internally Generated Revenue. The development, he adds, has resulted in the non-payment of their salaries for some months now.
Adegoke notes, “The situation is pathetic and it is now beyond endurance. The school managed to pay us until May 2015 from its IGR after the two states that own the university stopped funding it. It puts a lot of pressure on the school management and its finances as it could not afford to close the school. The states stopped paying monthly subvention to the school 13 months ago. Logically, we have not received our salaries from the states in the last 13 months.
“Because of the position we find ourselves, an industrial action looks inevitable. The workers are suffering; many of us are indebted to food sellers. Many of us cannot even pay our children school fees. At the ASUU level, we come to the aid of the members whenever they approach us for financial assistance.”
For another member of staff of the school, Alhaji Lawal Ambali, the challenge occasioned by the non-payment of salaries has forced him to withdraw one of his children from school. According to Ambali, who works in the Maintenance Department of the university, his eldest son had to abandon his master’s programme when the wherewithal to finance the programme was not forthcoming.

Ambali adds, “I thought after his first degree, I would be relieved but after two years at home without a job, I encouraged him to start his master’s programme. My three other children are still in school and when I weighed the options based on my income, I had to ask him to stop the programme until I am buoyant enough to support him. I live in a rented apartment. Above all, I have a wife, who currently has a health challenge. She stopped her trade more than a year ago.
“Meanwhile, the school said it could no longer pay since the states had abandoned it. But some of us are still managing to go to work because without the maintenance department, the school will find it difficult to run its programmes.”
Even as lecturers and other workers complain of hard times, the Senior Staff Association of Universities in the school, has warned that its members will embark on strike by August 11 to pressure the authorities to attend to their needs.
The SSANU Chairman, Mr. Muraina Aleshinloye, says the leadership of Governors Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo) and Rauf Aregbesola (Osun) have abandoned the university.
Aleshinloye adds, “We are suffering and you can imagine what our members are passing through without the governments paying their salaries for over a year, precisely 14 months.
“Is this how we will continue to work and not be paid? We are hungry and that is the truth. We do not have other businesses. There seems to be no life in us any longer as people easily see deprivation written on our faces and, I tell you, you cannot give your best under this kind of situation.
“Besides, there is no capital project embarked on by the two governors in the university since 2011. But through the ingenuity of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Niyi Gbadegesin, and the support of the university Governing Council, which has Prof. Wale Omole as the pro-chancellor, the school has been managing to pay workers’ salaries in the past 13 months with the IGR.
“Because of the nonchalant attitude of the two governors, our pensioners could not be paid while the payment of gratuity has been postponed indefinitely. The university is in comatose and anarchy is imminent.
“The union is battle-ready for the mother of all strikes. I, therefore, appeal to parents, guardians and other stakeholders in the university to call on the governors to do the needful. The union shall not respond to any call when the die is cast.”
The SSANU Public Relations Officer, Mr. Samson Alabi, also paints a pitiable picture of what workers are going through.
He says, “Our members are not happy. They have been denied their salaries and it is very difficult coping with this kind of situation. There is no one to run to for help. Many of our members cannot access loan from any bank and there is no money anywhere.
“We are waiting to see how the two states would react to the strike notice which our union issued last week. But, I can tell you, the position of the majority of the members is that we should declare an indefinite strike. We cannot continue to work without pay.”
For another lecturer, who craved anonymity, it appears the two governors are no longer interested in funding the university.

He declares, “The two governors are playing hide and seek over the issue. They have been defaulting and not keeping to their promise to fund the university. I think the two states are just waiting to see who will pull out first.
“But none of the two will make this announcement because there is a caveat in their law which states any of the states which pulls out of the joint ownership will forfeit 25 per cent of the asset before they will share the assets. This will not allow any of the governors to make the first move but it is obvious that they are not committed to funding the university any longer.”

Apart from their welfare, Oyegoke explains that the development has come to a halt in the university.

He states, “There is no development in the school. The authorities of the school are using the IGR that is for developmental programmes to cater to the welfare of workers. The basic capital projects in the school today are those facilitated by TETFUND and other intervention grants from sources.”

Efforts to get Aregbesola to react to the allegation of not funding the university were unsuccessful. The Director, Bureau of Communication and Strategy, Governor’s Office, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, did not answer his telephone calls.
He also did not respond to the text message sent to him as at 8pm.

UNICAL New Post UTME Date, Application Deadline – 2015/16

Authorities of the University of Calabar, UNICAL have rescheduled the post-UTME screening exercise test dates and application closing date. Candidates that are yet to register can now make use of this opportunity.

UNICAL post UTME form application closing date that was earlier scheduled to close on the Monday August 3, 2015 has been re-fixed to 12 midnight of 19th August, 2015. Likewise the screening exercise date. The screening exercise will now take place from the 24th of August to 25th August, 2015.

UNICAL Pegs Post UTME Cut-Off Mark to 180 for 2015/16

Good news to all the prospective candidates who made the University of Calabar (UNICAL) their institution of choice in the 2015 UTME and scored 180 but denied to register for the post UTME screening exercise due to the JAMB’s new admission policy adopted by the institution that the management has renege on their earlier stand.

University of Calabar has officially adopted a new cut off point for the Post-Utme Screening Test. Apart from Law & Med/Surg which is 200, others have been pegged at 180.

LAUTECH Notice To 2014-2015 Out Going Pre-Degree Science Students

2014/2015 pre-degree student are hereby advised to all apply for the post-UTME screening exercise coming up between Monday 17 and Thursday 20 August, 2015 .
This applies to only to 2014/2015 LAUTECH Pre-Degree Science Programme students that SCORED 180 AND ABOVE AT THE JUST CONCLUDED Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted in May, 2015.
The application for the post-UTME will close on 7th August 2015.

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

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

Maritime Academy Oron Invitation To The 2015/2016 Entrance Examination/Admission Interview For ND Programmes

The management of the Academy wishes to invite all the candidates who applied for the 2015/2016 admission into the Non-JAMB National Diploma Programmes offered by the Academy to attend the Entrance Examination/Admission Interview slated as follows:
1. Date for the Entrance: - Saturday, 15th August, 2015
2. Admission Interview: - 16th – 21st August, 2015
3. Examination Centre: - Maritime Academy of Nigeria
P.M.B 1089,
College Road,
Oron,
Akwa Ibom State
4. Time: - 0730 hour (each day)
Courses:
i) ND - Electrical/Electronic Engineering
ii) ND - Hydrology and Fisheries Science
iii) ND - Marine Meteorology and Oceanography
5. Requirements for the Interview:
Candidates are requested to report for the interview with the following items:
i) Original copy of credentials (including First School Leaving Certificate).
ii) Original copy of Birth Certificate/Age Declaration.
iii) Original copy of Certificate of Local Government/State of Origin.
iv) Print-out of Personal Photo-Card.
v) A pair of White Canvas and Socks.
vi) White Short and Vest.
vii) Blanket.
viii) Bucket and Drinking Cup.
ix) Toiletries.
Note: Candidates are requested to come to the interview venue with a bank draft for the sum of N20,000.00 and addressed to the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron to take care of both Medical Examination and administrative costs. However, where a candidate cannot secure a bank draft, such candidate(s) can as well come to the interview venue with cash.
6. Feeding/Accommodation:
Accommodation would be provided free to all candidates, while arrangement would be made in respect of feeding on pay-as-you-eat basis.
However, candidates are expected to come with sufficient amount of money for their feeding.
This notice supersedes all other publications on this subject.
Dr. D. J. Essien, MNIM , FCAI,
For: Rector

Student Partnership Program Intel partners OAU, RSUST, FUTA as Nigeria gets Developers Zone

Developers at three Nigerian universities are already benefiting from the partnership between their institutions and Intel Corporation.

Intel had last week launched theIntel Developer Zone(IDZ) andStudent Partnership Programin Nigeria at a Lagos event marking the Intel Developer Day Nigeria (IDDN).

9ja School Gist egathered thatObafemi Awolowo University(OAU),Rivers State University of Science and Technology(RSUST) and theFederal University of Technology, Akure(FUTA) already have the Student Partnership Program.

Techcabalreports that the IDZ will offer “offer Nigerian developers a place in the ecosystem of global technologies, tools, developers and partners" and access to Intel’s cross-platform productivity suites.

Why Buhari wants Islamic books included in Federal schools’ curriculum

The president, gave the directive, weekend, in Kaduna while launching the reviewed editions of the books which were first published in 1974.

Represented by Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State, the President noted that such books had become essential in the face of declining moral and religious values in the country.

The Islamic Studies for Secondary Schools, co-sponsored by the Bashir Sambo Centre for Islamic Da’awah and Jaiz Charity and Development Foundation in memory of late Justice Bashir Sambo, former Judge of Sharia Court of Appeal and the Code of Conduct Tribunal, were reviewed by Mallam Mukhtar Lere to conform with the current 6-3-3-4 educational system in the country.

Buhari thanked the co-authors for updating and structuring the books to match the new secondary school curriculum. He urged the Ministry of Education to look at the books with a view to adopting them in all government colleges.

The chairman, Board of Trustees of Jaiz Charity and Development Foundation, Alhaji Umar A. Mutallab, said the Bashir Sambo Centre for Islamic Da’awah was established by disciples and associates of late Justice Sambo in order to immortalise and inspire the legacy of the late sage.

IDPs Education Osinbajo unveils Buhari's plans for displaced children

PresidentMuhammadu Buharihas made plans for the education of internally displaced children, according to Vice PresidentYemi Osinbajo.

Speaking in Kano during an official visit to the internally displaced boarding school built by the immediate past former Kano state governor, Dr.Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, Osinbajo said the Buhari-led administration has a plan in place.

According to him, the program calledPresidential Initiative Project for the Northeast, includes provisions for the education of the children affected by the Boko Haram insurgency.

 “The federal government has a bigger project for these young children, the Presidential Initiative Project for the Northeast which comprises short, medium and long term projects," Osinbajo said.

"Part of it is education for the children that are now at IDP camps and for all children who have been displaced. Government must create more opportunities for displaced children."

The Vice President noted that "it is the duty of the federal government working with state governments to ensure rebuilding of the affected places".
He promised that the government will ensure that all internally displaced persons (IDPs) can return home.

UBA Gives N52.9m Endowment Fund To University Of Lagos

As part of its commitment to a globally competitive educational system in the country, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has given a N52.9 million endowment fund to resuscitate the UBA Professorial Chair of Finance at the University of Lagos.

Presenting the cheque to this effect to the vice chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Rahaman Bello, and members of the institution’s governing council, the group managing director and chief executive of UBA, Mr Philips Odozua reiterated the bank’s commitment to developing education.

“We have seen that there is a huge gap in the funding of educational system in the country and UBA as an institution, strongly believes in the future of Nigeria and that a well trained and educated manpower is germane to our growth and development as a nation, which is the reason we have decided to resuscitate this endowment,” he said.

Oduoza assured that the bank will continue to promote research and innovation in the Nigerian educational system to boost man-power development and called on other banks, companies, institutions and individuals to emulate the UBA’s gesture.

“As first line beneficiaries of quality manpower to support the pursuit of research and education in all Nigerian universities, private sector endowments will result in the creation of centres of excellence in different Nigerian universities, improving the quality of graduates, decision making and leadership in the society. Government alone cannot make this happen,” Oduoza stated.

Speaking on the relationship that exists between UBA and Unilag, the VC of the institution said, “It is worthy to mention here today that the first financial institution to show its presence on campus and to support academic excellence in the university was UBA. #Source: Leadership

KWASU 2015 External Advertisement

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the following vacant academic positions in Kwara State University. Computer literacy is required for all positions.

A. COLLEGE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
 Computer Science – Professor(1)/ Associate Professor (1) Senior Lecturer (2)
B. COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
 Educational Management and Leadership- Professor (1)/ Associate Professor(1)/ Senior Lecturer(2)
 Early Childhood and Primary Education- Professor (1)/ Associate Professor(1)/ Senior Lecturer (2)
C. COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES, MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
 BUSINESS AND ENTERPRENEURSHIP
 Management – Professor (1)/ Associate Professor (2)
 Entrepreneurship – Professor (1)/ Associate Professor (2)/Senior Lecturer(2)
 Business Administration- Associate Professor (1)/ Senior Lecturer(2)
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
 Accounting – Professor (2)/ Associate Professor (2)/Senior Lecturer(2)
 Finance – Professor (1)/ Associate Professor (2)/Senior Lecturer(3)
 ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
 English Language – Professor (1)/ Associate Professor (1)/Senior Lecturer(1)
 Literature – Professor (1)/ Associate Professor (1)
POLITICAL SCIENCE
 Political Science – Senior Lecturer(2)/ Lecturer I (2)
 ARABIC LANGUAGE
 Arabic Language – Associate Professor (1)/Senior Lecturer (1)
CHRISTIAN STUDIES
 Christian Studies – Professor (1)/ Senior Lecturer (1)
D.COLLEGE OF PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES
 PLANT AND EVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
 Plant Biology/Botany -Associate Professor (1)/ Senior Lecturer (1)
 Ecology or Environmental Biology – Senior Lecturer (1)
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE
 Environmental Epidemiology – Professor of EHS (1)
 Toxicology / Waste Management -Associate Professor of EHS (1)
 Epidemiology – Senior Lecturer of EHS (1)
GEOLOGY SCIENCE
 Structural Geology – Professor (1)/ Associate Professor (1)/Senior Lecturer(1)
 Mineralogy – Professor (1)/ Associate Professor (1)/Senior Lecturer (1)
 Economic Geology — Professor (1)/ Associate Professor (1)/Senior Lecturer(1)
E.ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE – GENERAL AREA
Programmes:
 Contemporary and World Philosophy – Senior Lecturer (1)
 Environmental Sociology and Physiology – Senior Lecturer (1)
(i) Professor (CONUASS 07)
Candidates must possess a Ph.D in relevant field with a minimum of twelve (12) years for post-doctoral cognate teaching, research and administrative experience plus at least twenty- one (21) significant peer reviewed scholarly publications in reputable National and International outlets. Candidates must also show evidence of significant research direction/supervision at the postgraduate, especially doctoral level.
(ii) Associate-Professor (CONUASS 06)
Candidates must possess a Ph.D in relevant field with a minimum of eight (8) years for post-doctoral cognate teaching, research and administrative experience plus at least seventeen (17) significant scholarly publications in reputable National and International outlets. Candidates must also show evidence of significant research direction/supervision at the postgraduate, especially doctoral level.
(iii) Senior Lecturer (CONUASS O5)
Candidates must possess a Ph.D. in the relevant field with a minimum of six (6) years post-doctoral cognate teaching experiences plus at least twelve (12) significant scholarly publications in National and International outlets. Candidates must show an evidence of research direction or supervision at the postgraduate, especially Masters or Doctoral Level.
(iv) Lecturer I (CONUASS 04)
Candidates must possess a Bachelor Degree with First (1st) Class Honours or Second (2nd) class Honours Upper Division. Candidates with Ph.D must have spent a minimum of three (3) years on previous grade plus a minimum of four (4) scholarly publications. Candidates without Ph.D must have spent a minimum of five (5) years on previous grade and must show evidence of continuing research and publications in relevant field. Supervision of advanced research projects will be an advantage.
General Information
Kwara State University is a research intensive university offering undergraduate and postgraduate academic programmes. It is situated in a serene rural area of Malete, a university community with high infrastructural facilities to enhance teaching, learning and community outreach.
Method of Application
Interested candidates should forward 15 copies each of their applications, photocopies of their credentials and current Curriculum Vitae which should contain the following:
1. Full names (Surname Last in Block Letters)
2. Post Applied for
3. Marital Status
4. Number of Children and their ages
5. Place of Birth
6. Nationality and State of Origin (if Nigerian)
7. Local Government Area
8. Contact address
9. Permanent Home address
10. GSM Numbers and e-mail address
11. Institution(s) Attended with Dates
12. Academic and Professional Qualifications with Dates
13. Work Experience with Dates
14. Number of Publications
15. Present Employment Status, Salary and Employer
16. Extra Curricula Activities
17. Names and Addresses of three (3) referees (two of whom must be professionals or authorities in relevant fields) who must be requested by the applicants to forward Confidential Reports on them directly to the Registrar, indicating the post applied for.
All applications should be addressed to the Registrar, Kwara State University, Malete, P.M.B 1530, Ilorin.
The post applied for should be indicated in the left side corner of the sealed envelope containing the application.
Closing Date
All applications and referees’ reports should be submitted not later than four (4) weeks from the date of this advertisement. Only the applications of shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.

FCE Oyo 2015/2016 Post-UTME Screening Date, Procedure Announced

FCE Oyo 2015/2016 post-UTME Screening Date, Procedure Announced. This is to inform members of the public that the Post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening exercise of the Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo will hold on Saturday, September 26, 2015.
Candidates are requested to note the following guidelines:

A. ELIGIBILITY
1). Candidate(s) who choose the Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo as their choice of Institutions during 2015 UTME and whose score(s) is 150 and above.
2). Candidate(s) who did not choose the College initially but scored 150 and above.
B. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SCREENING EXERCISE
1). Candidates will be expected to complete the Post-UTME form on-line.
2). Each candidate will be expected to purchase a scratch card at the cost of N2,700.00 (Two thousand, seven hundred Naira only). Commencing from Monday, 3rd August, 2015.
3). UTME Original Result Slip with your passport photograph on it. If you do not have this document, click here to get yours
4). Original and photocopy of the print-out copy of the on-line completed Post-UTME application form.
5). SSCE/GCE O’Level results or equivalent.
6). Writing materials
NOTE:Candidates who did not choose the College initially will bear additional cost of Change of Institution i.e. N2,500.00 in Bank draft of any Commercial Bank in favour of Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo and obtain receipt at the college Bursary- Students Account. Original and photocopy of receipt should be brought along with other requirements for screening stated above.
C. METHOD OF APPLICATION
1). Purchase the admission application scratch card from Enterprise Bank- Oyo FCES Branch (Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo)
*Enterprise Bank- Dugbe, Ibadan
*Enterprise Bank- Ado Ekiti
*Enterprise Bank- Portharcourt
*Enterprise Bank- Kaduna
*Enterprise Bank- Sokoto
*Enterprise Bank- Minna, Niger State
*Enterprise Bank- Sango Ota, Ogun State
*Enterprise Bank- Portharcourt, Rivers State
*UBA Bank- Iwo Road, Ibadan
*UBA Bank- Dugbe, Ibadan
*UBA Bank- Ogbomoso
*UBA Bank- Iseyin
*UBA Bank- Ogba, Lagos State
*UBA Bank- Oshodi, Lagos State
*UBA Bank- Osogbo
*UBA Bank- Abeokuta
*UBA Bank- Sagamu
*UBA Bank- Akure
*UBA Bank- Ilorin
*UBA Bank- Enugu
*UBA Bank- Gusau
*UBA Bank- Kano
*UBA Bank- Zamfara
2). Log on to www.spedoyoportal.comand click on Post UTME application under prospective student
3). Use your Post UTME scratch card to gain access to the online form
4). Fill in your details, submit and print your photo card.
5). Bring the photo card along to the venue of the screening exercise.
D. SUBMISSION OF FORMS ON-LINE
Candidates are to please take note that submission of the application form for the post UTME on the College website will close on Friday, 25th September, 2015.
E. TIME OF COMMENCEMENT OF THE SCREENING EXERCISE
TIME: 9.00a.m prompt
VENUE: Venue: As indicated on the print-out copy of the online completed Post-UTME form.
* Please note that new Departments: History, Political Science, Creative and Cultural Arts and Physics are available.

LASU Lists 61 Courses For 2015/2016 Post-UTME Candidates

Management of the Lagos State University (LASU) on Saturday announced that 61 courses have been itemized for candidates writing the 2015/2016 post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in the institution to choose from.

The institution’s bulletin, obtained by NAN, identified some of the post-UTME courses to include biology education, chemistry education, mathematics education and physics.

Also included in the bulletin are philosophy, transport, political science, sociology, mass communication, marketing, public administration and management technology, among others.
The LASU UTME is bill to hold from Aug. 4 to Aug. 14.

It advised candidates to visit the university’s website at www.lasu.edu.ng to print the post-UTME slip. (NAN

OAU Suspends SUG President Over Planned US Trip

The SUG President of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Mr. Omotayo Akande, has been debar from office by members of the Students Representative Council for allegedly seeking over N650,000‎ to attend an International Campus Conference at New York, United State of America without their knowledge.
This was contained in a parliamentary resolution jointly signed by the Speaker, ‎ Adebari Adedayo‎; Clerk of the House, Ogunkanmi Omotayo; ‎and Deputy Speaker, ‎Olowofoyehan Oluseun, on Monday.
Liveschoolnews.com.ng grapevine gathered that the suspended president had allegedly written a letter of sponsorship to the school management for the trip without informing other executive members.
It was learnt that when the information leaked, some members of the students’ legislative arm ‎argued that the moves of the suspended president was suspicious.
According to the resolution, ‎the suspended president was summoned to give his own account after a petition was written against him but was found wanting.
The resolutions read in part, “The House summoned the Students’ Union President to the floor of the Parliament in line with a correspondence written against him by a honourable member of the House, claiming he requested for close to N700,000 sponsorship based on his proposed ‘Trip to the 7th Millenium International Conference for Students’ Leaders’.
“The President claimed there was nothing clandestine in his letter of request for sponsorship as some of the CEC members knew about it.
“The Parliament, being the conscience and guidance of our dear Union, took a constitutional look into the matter. After much observations, debates and submissions from honourables, and of course, gallerians, the President was found wanting of not following “constitutional procedure” by sending his letter of request for sponsorship without the signature of the Union Secretary-General or his Assistant (both claimed to be away) and his failure to inform the House.”
Attempts to get Akande’s response failed as calls put across to his telephone did not go through.
‎The students also called on the Economic and Financial Crime Commission to investigate the OAU management over increase in school fees.

ABU 2015/2016 Post-UTME Screening Date, Procedure Announced

ABU 2015/2016 Post-UTME Screening Date, Procedure Announced. This is to inform all candidates that sat for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for admission into undergraduate programmes of the Ahmadu Bello University that the 2015/2016 Post-UTME registration has commence.
Psospective candidates should take time to read the following guidelines before you register for the screening.
Qualification for Screening
*Candidates who scored 180 and above in UTME for all courses.
*And must have chosen Ahmadu Bello University as their first choice.
Procedure for Online Registration for UTME Screening
Registration for the screening exercise will commence on Monday, 3rd August, 2015 and close on Sunday, 23rd August, 2015. Applicants are required to pay a sum of N2, 200.00 for the screening exercise. This is exclusive of bank administrative charge of N200.00.

To make the payment, candidates are advised to visit the University PUTME registration portal putme.abu.edu.ng and Generate a Transaction Payment Slip, print the slip and proceed to any of the designated banks below for payment.
Candidates are to use their JAMB registration number as their username and their respective states of origin as password for logging in.
After making payment in any of the prescribed banks, candidates are to come back here putme.abu.edu.ngto finish their registration and schedule for the screening test.

A printout of candidate schedule slip with the passport photograph and a printout of the UTME result MUST be submitted on the day of the screening. Candidates MUST keep photocopies of all submissions for their own records.
Candidates MUST arrive at the screening venue at least One Hour before their scheduled screening time, to ensure proper briefing and accreditation.
Please note that
GSM Phones are not allowed during the Post-UTME Screening Exercise.
Only JAMB calculator will be allowed into the venue.
Parents, Guardians and uninvited law enforcement agencies will not be allowed into the venue during the screening exercise.
Participating Banks
ABU Microfinance Bank
First Bank of Nigeria
Stanbic IBTC Bank
Diamond Bank
Guaranty Trust Bank
Mainstreet Bank
Keystone Bank
United Bank for Africa (UBA)
Fidelity Bank
Zenith Bank
Venues for Screening
DayDateFaculty (ies)
Monday17thAugust,2015Law and Education
Tuesday18thAugust, 2015Arts and Administration
Wednesday19thAugust, 2015Social Science
Thursday20thAugust, 2015Engineering and Environmental Design
Friday21stAugust, 2015Science, Veterinary Medicine, Agriculture and Pharmacy
SaturdayMedicine22ndAugust, 2015
Sunday23rdAugust, 2015Medicine and anyone who miss his/her date
Candidates Should report to the new Lecture Hall, Faculty of Social Science, Main Campus, Ahmadu Bello University, Samaru, Zaria at least one hour before the scheduled time as indicated on the candidate’s slip.
Any candidate who fails to appear for the screening exercise on the date indicated on his/her Schedule Slip would not be considered for admission into the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria during the 2015/2016 academic session.
Follow the steps below to register
*Type in your JAMB number and select your state of origin on the login page and click on login
*A transaction id will be generated for you, print out the slip and go to any of the designated banks listed above and make payment.
*Login after payment to complete your registration and schedule for the screening test
*Provide your personal records if missing and click update
*You must provide a valid GSM number and email address
*Upload your true passport size photograph in JPG format (not more than 100KB-) and O/level results (where available).
*Choose awaiting result where applicable. Ensure that your photograph is uploaded.
Click on the save button.
*You will be redirected to the Portal where you will be scheduled for the screening
Print 2 copies of the Scheduling slip and bring along during the screening exercise.
*if you experience any problem with login to the Portal, uploading your passport photograph or OL results call 07067430505, 07067430539, 07067430512 or 07067430531.

Kwara Poly 2015/2016 Post-UTME Screening Date, Procedure Announced

Kwara Poly 2015/2016 Post-UTME Screening Date, Procedure Announced. This is to inform all candidates who made the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin as their first or second choice and score a minimum of 150 and above in the 2015 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination that the 2015/2016 Post-UTME Screening form is now on sale.

Method of Application
Applicants are to visit Kwara Poly website www.kwarastatepolytechnic.edu.ngto register for the Pre-Admission Screening Exercise.
Note:If you attempted payments and got a debit alert but the portal still indicates you have not paid, just open that particular transaction, click on the “REQUERY COLLEGEPAY” button and your payment should be validated.

Screening Date
The Screening Exercise, which will be by Computer Based Test (CBT), shall be conducted ONLINE commencing from Monday, 24th August and will end on Sunday 30th August, 2015 at 11:59pm.

N.B:
(i) Any applicant who attempt to register for the screening test without making the Polytechnic either first or second choice does so at his or her own risk.
(ii) THE TEST WILL HOLD ONLINE. CANDIDATES WILL BE ALERTED THROUGH SMS ON THE DATES FOR THEIR TESTS.
Application Deadline
Registration for the Screening ends on Thursday, 20th August, 2015 (at 11:59pm) and no further payment or registration can be done after that date.

Kaduna Polytechnic 2015/2016 Post-UTME Screening Date, Procedure Announced

This is to inform all candidates who applied for National Diploma (ND) program in the 2015 JAMB admission and chose Kaduna Polytechnic as FIRST CHOICE or SECOND CHOICE with UTME score of 150 and above are hereby requested to register for the POST UTME screening exercise.

METHOD OF APPLICATION
1) Candidates are to visit Kaduna Polytechnic website: www.kadunapolytechnic.edu.ng,
2) Under APPLICANT click on “POST UTME 2015 APPLICATION” and complete the basic online application.
3) Candidates should print the preliminary application slip and proceed to the bank for payment.
4) Applicants are to pay Two Thousand five hundred Naira (N2,500) only for the Post UTME screening at any of the following designated banks using the e-tranzact platform:
* KADPOLY Microfinance Bank,
*First Bank Plc,
* ECO BANK,
* UBA Plc and
* SKYE BANK
5) After payment, candidates are to complete the on-line application form, Click on “SUBMIT” to conclude the application process.
REGISTRATION DATES:
Starts: Monday, 3rd August, 2015
Close: Monday, 17th August, 2015.