FG Finally Agrees To Pay N5,000 Stipend

This would be cheering news to unemployed Nigerians as the federal government has concluded plans to commence payment of N5,000 stipends.
The government explained that the initial delayed in the commencement of the payment was because it was not captured in the 2015 budget promising that it will be included in the 2016 budget.
This disclosure was made by the minister of youth and sports, Barr. Solomon Darlong when he visited the national secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Abuja, The Nation reports.
Darlong noted that arrangement for the payment will take effect from 2016.
He told newsmen that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration will fulfill every of his campaign promises including payment of N5, 000 stipends to unemployed Nigerians.
The minister said: “I want the youths to understand that every promise must be backed up by budgetary provision and our promise to pay N5,000 is not contained in the 2015 budget. So, definitely, it is going to begin in 2016 as we have made budgetary allocations for that.
“We are committed to the campaign promises of creating jobs, providing wealth creation and combat poverty. We have embedded in our manifesto things that we are translating to reality.
“Some of the youth empowerment programmes that are ongoing, we are busy reviewing them to ensure that they are more viable and people oriented. We are also looking at the possibility of realigning some of them to our vision so that in the final analysis, it will add value to the people.”
Meanwhile, Senator Ben Murray Bruce representing Bayelsa state at the National Assembly had reportedly explained to Buhari how he can effectively pay the N5,000 he promised to pay unemployed Nigerians.

Lecturers more corrupt than politicians –Rector

The Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, Dr. Theresa Akande, has said tertiary institutions are central to the change agenda in Nigeria because lecturers are more corrupt than politicians.
According to her, intellectuals in higher institutions must be ready to play prominent roles if anticipated changes in certain areas of our societal life must be attained.
Speaking on Tuesday at the 10th National Conference of School of Business Studies with the theme, “Anticipated Change(s) in Nigeria: the Roles of Tertiary Institutions,” Akande lamented that youths no longer believed in hard work.
She said, “Shocking as this will sound, many of the Ad-hoc employees of INEC during elections are usually employees of tertiary institutions. Where is the change coming from? Who are the people to bring the change? Who are the implementers of the change?
“For corruption and all other frauds to be eradicated, we must look beyond those who stole in billions and trillions; it should be tackled holistically. Lecturers who inflate marks, mess around with female students, demand sex for marks or make demands for money are corrupt. In fact, they are more corrupt because they are destroying lives.
“Students who engage in examination malpractices are corrupt. Employees, who report late or absent themselves wilfully from work, are corrupt,
“So, all forms of corruption must be battled to a standstill because if this is not done, we will only be scratching the surface of our problems, instead of uprooting the very tap root.”
Akande canvassed strong synergy between the anti-graft agencies and the tertiary institutions to rid them of corruption.
The Rector challenged the School of Business Studies and participants to justify the conference by “demonstrating towards the system strong loyalty, accountability, transparency and discipline that will bring about the anticipated changes in our country.”
The Dean of School of Business Studies, Mr. Olabisi Olasehinde, said the conference was a channel for researchers to present their research works, share ideas with colleagues who have similar scholarly interests, network and cross-fertilisation to improve the overall the quality of teaching and learning.

How to Check UDUSOK Admission List – 2015/16

Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, UDUSOK admission list for the 2015/2016 academic session is now available online.

Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto (UDUSOK) admission list that contains the names of candidates offered provisional admission into UDUSOK various first degree programmes for the 2015/2016 academic session is out.
Candidates that participated in UDUSOK 2015/2016 post UTME screening exercise can now check their admission status.
Check UDUSOK Admission List.
a. Go to UDUSOK admission status checking portal at http://www:putme.udusok.edu.ng /dePlacement.php,
b. Enter your JAMB registration number in the required column
c. Finally, click ‘Check Status’ to access your admission status
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Congratulations!

ATBU Merit Admission List for DE and UTME – 2015/16

This is to inform all the candidates that participated in theAbubakar Tafawa Balewa University(ATBU) post UTME screening exercise that the management of the institution has released the admission list of UTME and Direct Entry candidates offered provisional admission into the university undergraduate programmes for the 2015/2016 academic session.

ATBU complete admission list has been uploaded online.

Check ATBU Admission List.
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, ATBU admission status checking portal at http://www:atbu.edu.ng/#/ug/checkadmissionlist. Search for your name on the page.

9ja School Gist Team congratulates all the candidates that made it to ATBU admission list for the 2015/2016 academic session.

Religion NYSC Director General Maintains His Stand on the Ban of Hijabs in Orientation Camps

Owing to the high insecurity in the country, and an equating high level of security consciousness expected, Director-General of theNational Youth Service Corps (NYSC)Brigadier-General, Johnson Olawumihas banned Muslim women from wearing hijabs (Islamic veil) at NYSC orientation camps. Consequently, some group of muslim youths attempted protests pointing out that the rule is against their religious rights. However, the DG of NYSC insisted the ban stands and there will be no going back despite the complaints of a Muslim group who came to him to table their petitions against the prohibition. Speaking to the NYSC DG, representatives of the Muslim group said,
 Members of the NYSC are Nigerians who have contributed to the development of this country; female corps members deserve protection by the NYSC. We don’t believe that a female corps member putting on hijab has done any wrong against the Act establishing the NYSC. So they deserve the respect of the NYSC. We have traveled far and wide and visited different camps. Why are the rights of female corps members being infringed upon. We are here to register our displeasure.”
The Director General of NYSC, Brigadier General Johnson Olawumi, who stated this when he received the League of Muslim Youths who came to lay their complaints concerning the ban in Da’awah yesterday in Abuja, expressed regrets that terrorists in recent times, have used ladies who wear long hijabs with suicide belts underneath, to kill people. He pointed out while reiterating NYSC’s tremendous respect for the religion and tribe of every Nigerian, that the scheme also had the responsibility of protecting the lives of corps members under its watch during the orientation camping exercise. In his response, Brigadier-General, Johnson Olawumi said,
Under my leadership, the NYSC will accord respect to every corps member, irrespective of tribe and religion. The incident in Benue State was caused by the use of long hijab. The security situation in the country is tough. There is the danger of somebody using hijab for other reasons. There have been cases where young girls put on hijab and eventually turn to suicide bombers. Boko Haram members know how to get at whoever they want as target. That is why we frown at the wearing of long hijab. Please call on all your Muslim youths to be patient and adhere to it, just for a short period during the camp. We frown at long hijab because of the security implication.”
Olawumi, however, encouraged the female corps members to use the short hijabs while they are in camp and solicited the understanding of the league in enlightening the youth on the matter in orientation camps.

JAMB CBT 2016/2017 UTME Results Download JAMB 2016/2017 UTME Brochure Online FREE

ALL the candidates who applied for JAMB-UTME 2016-2017 Examination can now access the JAMB Brochure Online! If you are not aware already, you can follow the procedure outlined here to access JAMB brochure.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, (JAMB-) has upload Jamb Brochure online for anyone that wish to check their institution requirements, subject combinations and list of available courses on different universities.

Candidates who are yet to apply for Jamb 2016 can do so now, see the full details on how to apply for Jamb utme 2016-2017 examination here.

JAMB Brochureis one of the convenient way to get relevant information regarding your choice of institution. The information contain in the brochure is more than enough to help first time Jambites to understand what is required to apply for admission into University.

You canDownload JAMB CBT Softwarefrom the official portal of JAMB and we encouraged you to download it from there – Click Here to Download:
http://www.jamb.org.ng/Unifiedtme3/Brochure.aspx Please be reminded that JAMB Digital BROCHURE is accessible freely, but you need to be connected to the internet to access it.

AKANU IBIAM FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC UWANA (AKANUPOLY) Federal Poly Unwana Admission List – 2015/2016

THIS is to inform the members of the General Public that the 2015/2016 first Batch admission list for most of the departments in Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic Uwana has been released and published on the school campus.

The Poly Uwana Admission list mostly comprises of candidates who choose the Polytechnic as their most preferred and more preferred choice in the 2015 Jamb UTME, and those who took the HND screening test.

As at the time of writing this report, the list has not been published on the school portal, but you can only access the admission list from the school notice board at the administrative block.

Candidates can check their admission status online from this link: http://www:portal.akanuibiampoly.edu.ng/cportal/web?cp_cs_ParentTab_band=0&cp_cs_SubTab_band=0&Event=default&TabName=Admissions.Check%20Status when it is uploaded online.

UNN Fee Payment Fraud Alert

The management of the University of Nigeria advises that ON NO ACCOUNT should anyone pay any money to any personal account in the name of the University of Nigeria. Anyone doing this is doing so at his/her own risk.
Please Note:
a. The University will not ask anyone to pay money in any personal account.
b. All payments (by students) to the University are made through the University portal.
All information about whatever payments that are due to the University are contained on the University website; if in doubt, please send a mail toissues@ unn.edu.ng
Always check the University website for any updates on payments and other issues.
PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE DEFRAUDED DUE TO YOUR CRAVE TO GET ADMISSION INTO THE UNIVERSITY.

OAU Students Raise Alarm Over Poor State Of Facilities

Students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), have raised alarms over the debasing state of facilities within the citadel of learning.

Daily Trust reports that the lamenting students likened their hostels to prison yards

Omotayo Akande, president of the OAU Student Union, said:“It is oblivious the horrible living condition in the hostels and we as Students’ body is not relenting in the struggle for the welfare of the students. Speaking with Daily Trust, the Student Union President said that there is need to renovate the hostels and guard against overcrowding.”

Akande noted that:“Students are complaining of bedbugs. There are no good toilets and we are subjected to a condition that is not favourable to learning. In fact, we are afraid of an outbreak of diseases on this campus”
Mr Abiodun Olanrewaju, spokesman for the university, in reacting to the development, faulted the students’ claims.
Olarenwaju blamed the students for abusing the facilities in their hostels. He said the students overcrowd the hostels and use the facilities beyond limits.
OAU has 8 halls of residence including: Fajuyi, Awolowo, Angola and E.T.F for male students, while Moremi, Akintola, Alumni and Mozambique halls of residence are for female students.

However, evident on the long stretch of buildings were features of dilapidation. There were signs that the facilities lacked maintenance

FUTA 2014/2015 Best Graduating Students Emerge (Photo)

The best graduating student for the 2014/2015 academic session of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Osakpolor Eki Obakpolor has attributed his success to adopting a consistent reading pattern from day one at the Institution.
Obakpolor who graduated with a First Class from the Department of Physics with a 4.8GPA said the grace of God also enabled him to attain the feat.
He said “at first I never thought I could achieve this, but I told myself let me just try to put in effort to get a good result. I recorded 4.68 GPA in my 100 level first semester and I determined to build it up. God helped me and I am grateful to Him. I strongly believe in possibility and I make bold to say making a First Class in any discipline is not impossible with God on one’s side and persistent reading habit”. He commended the contributions of his teachers to his success, saying “FUTA is blessed with good lecturers. They taught us well and built us for the future. Anything I become today is by the training I received from my lecturers. I also commend my friends and course mates who gave me access to materials related to my field”.
Osakpolor Eki Obakpolor
Speaking on his plans after graduation, he said he wants to go into research activities, to make innovative discoveries in Physics which he called the bedrock of Science. He said such discoveries can be built up on for the good of the society.
Counselling other youth, he said “God has deposited in everyone exceptional ability to excel in everything one is doing. One just need to put in a little effort, crown it with hard work and prayers”.
Obakpolor also commended the standard of FUTA. He said “I believe FUTA is going places. I appreciate the way the Institution is building up youth for the future. This gives us the confidence that wherever we find ourselves we will be able to adapt easily to situations. FUTA always give us the platform to express our ability and stand out wherever we find ourselves”. He also thanked his parents and siblings for their support towards his study.
“We still have mountains to climb and obstacles to overcome”
Text of the Valedictory Address delivered by Osakpolor Eki Obakpolor of the Department of Physics , 2015 Best Graduating Student with CPGA of 4.84
On finding out that I have been selected to give the valedictory speech, I had but one worry and that’s whether I would be tall enough to reach the microphone. Betty Reese said “If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito”. In this I have found consolation. Therefore, I am honored and excited to be here, not only to represent this awesome graduating class of the Federal University of Technology, Akure 2014/2015 academic session, but to stand in the exact spot where great scholars have stood.
The author of Harry Porter, J.K Rowling in her commencement address to Harvard graduates of 2008 said “some failure in life is inevitable. It is impossible to live without failing at something”. That was my consolation on failing my first Post UTME. In the word of Theodore Roosevelt, “the boy who is going to make a great man, or is going to count in any way after-life, must make up in his mind not merely to overcome a thousand obstacles, but to win in spite of thousand repulses and defeats”. Five years ago, on gaining admission into this institution, I was excited and anxious at the same time – excited about the prospect of studying Physics in the Nation’s leading University of Technology and anxious about what the five years would hold. But here I am, with gratitude to the almighty God for making me a recipient of His grace.
While not forgetting the place of diligence and discipline in this achievement, I would not overlook the place of my family; family where life begins and love never end. It was there I learnt to strive for excellence no matter what. At home, biblical and ethical principles for attaining good success in all facets of life were instilled. I am deeply grateful to my parents, Pastor and Mrs. Moses Eki Obakpolor, my twin sister, Blessing, my younger sister Joy and my other siblings for their support this far.
It has been a long five years, but here we are, ready to graduate. We worked hard to get to this point, but we didn’t do it by ourselves. We owe a huge debt of gratitude.
To our parents, guardians, family and friends, thank you for supporting us in more ways than it’s possible to count and for your sacrifices.
To our Chancellor, Pro Chancellor, Vice-chancellor and all the Principal officers of this University, thank you for keeping things running smoothly and making this institution the pride of all.
To our Lecturers, thank you for your unrelenting efforts in imparting knowledge. Your sacrifices were beyond the call of duty.
To our Proprietor/Proprietress, Principals and Teachers in secondary schools, thank you for laying a solid foundation upon which we built on here.
Behind each graduate, there must have been at least a dozen people providing support in at least a dozen ways. Thank you for coming to share in our joy. We will pay the debt of gratitude forever.
Class of 2015, be proud of yourselves. Be proud of every test and exams you aced. Be proud of the times you had to carry the MEE board even though it later became more of a burden. Be proud of the times you had to spend your weekends in the school farm because in that you have learnt the indispensability of agriculture to man’s sustenance. Be proud of the times you had to be awake all night in preparation for a test. Also be proud of the times you wrote tests unprepared for. Class of 2015; be proud of the times you had to put off your own work to help a friend. Be proud of the times you couldn’t answer certain questions because in that you have learnt that no one knows it all. Be proud of when you forgave yourself for a bad grade and gave yourself a break. Be proud of yourself when you do get the job or win the contract because in more ways than you can imagine, you are contributing to national accomplishments. Be proud of all your accomplishments, because in life, it is not about outdoing others but about being your best. But most importantly, be proud that today, you mark an important milestone in your journey towards fulfillment. Today, we are graduates; tomorrow, we are alumni.
We are here today on the precipice of the future. It’s not a distant reality anymore. It begins here. It begins today. Today my friends we still have mountains to climb and obstacles to overcome, we cannot stop striving yet. As we climb up today, life will get more challenging but when life’s challenges overwhelm us, we must remember our ABC- the ABCs of life. We should take the A and Accept the challenge; the B and Believe in ourselves; the C and Confess our hopes and dreams; the D, the Determination to achieve our dreams; E, Expect some obstacles on our way; F, we should Fight until we finish our course; G, we should Get God on our side; H, Have a hand in helping the leadership; I, Inspire someone else; and J, take Jesus on our journey; we should K, Keep on keeping on; and L, be Leaders; M, Make every day count and N, Never give up; we must O, Overcome our obstacles; and P, Put on our best performance; we must Q, Quit quitting; and R, Run the race with patience; S, Strive on; while T, Trusting in the Lord, we should U, Use our talent; and V, Value our time; W, Wait for understanding; then X, X-ray, our own lifestyles; Y, Yearn to achieve all that we seek; and Z, be Zealous when reaching the top! Let’s go out there and serve as hope to others. Let’s create a platform for other to succeed because in this, we would not only make our family and friends proud, but our names would be engraved in the hearts of generations unborn. Let’s allow the spark in our hearts to give birth to flames of excellence. We owe it to our family, our University, our country, our God, and most importantly, ourselves to pursue our wildest dreams.
As we leave today, let us remember these old words of Seneca “As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters”. Let’s go out there and live good life. Congratulations once more, Class of 2015.
God Bless Nigeria! God bless Ondo State! God bless the Federal University of Technology, Akure.
Thank you all, it has truly been a pleasure.

AAUA Signs MoU with Alabama State University

As part of efforts to further deepen the integrity of its academic programmes, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria, on Wednesday last week, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Alabama State University, ASU, USA.
The MoU, which calls for student and Faculty exchanges, was signed during a brief meeting at ASU between ASU President, Gwendolyn E. Boyd, and the Vice Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University, Professor Igbekele Amos Ajibefun.
Professor Ajibefun expressed happiness at the partnership, noting that AAUA has students in America and Europe who are all doing well in their various fields of human endeavour.
The VC said, “We are very excited to develop this partnership with Alabama State University. I think that we can learn so much from each other, and our students can develop good relationships and experience a new culture. We have students in America and Europe, and they are doing well.
“We want to give our student a global experience so that they can compete globally. We also believe your students will learn from being in our environment. We also look forward to what we can do jointly to afford opportunities for our universities. Our University has been named one of the best in Nigeria and its global mission is similar to ASU’s.”
ASU President Gwendolyn said, “Alabama State University is very internationally focused.
We have more than 40 countries represented in our student body and Faculty. We are open to new international relationships because we know that the students that we are training now will operate in a global environment.
“They will travel all over the world. They will be engaged in international business and research; so, the experiences they have while in college will be of great benefit to them in the future. We are very excited about the exchange of ideas and the opportunity for our young people to learn about various cultures, having an opportunity to travel abroad, to study abroad and hopefully teach abroad, as we bring our continents closer together.”
The MoU signing was witnessed by the AAUA’s Director of Linkages and International Programmes Office (LIPO) , Professor Timothy Adejumo; ASU’s Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Leon C. Wilson; retired ASU professor, Dr. David A. lyegha; and the Dean of the College of Science, Mathematics and Technology, Dr. Kennedy Wekesa

BUK Admission List Now on School Portal – 2015/16

Bayero University, Kano, BUK admission list for the 2015/2016 academic session is now available on the school portal.

This is to inform all the candidates that participated in the Bayero University, Kano (BUK) post UTME screening examination that the management of the university has released the names of successfully admitted candidates on the university portal.

Bayero University, Kano (BUK) admission list contains the names of candidates offered provisional admission into the university various undergraduate programmes for the 2015/2016 academic session.

Check BUK Admission List.
To check your Bayero University, Kano admission status from the university admission status checking portal, simply go to http://www:mybuk.buk.edu.ng /ug.admission.checker/.

Alternatively, You can also know your BUK admission status from JAMB Admission Status Checking Portal.
All you would be required to access you admission status is your UTME/DE registration number.

Accept our congratulations.

Soyinka "Students should not wear uniforms that depict their religion"

Nobel Laureate,Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Monday, 23rd November, expressed his displeasure at students who wear faith-based uniforms in schools.

He stated that students should not be allowed to wear uniforms depicting their religious affiliations to schools across the country as this will only cause division among them.

Soyinka made this statement at the inauguration of a N750m school built by theOsun State Governmentin Ejigbo; a school which was named after him.

He expressed his gratitude for this honor bestowed on him byGovernor Rauf Aregesola, but warned against students causing division among themselves along religious lines.

He explained that this "holier-than-thou' belief was one of the factors that led to the abduction of the Chibok girls by Boko Haram insurgents.

He said, “One of the ways we can reduce this fatalistic sense of holiness is to reduce the element of difference. I wish to implore that we do not distinguish our children by their religions.”

He also expressed his displeasure at the fact that the Chibok girls are still missing;

“ It is a shame that the nation cannot account for over 200 girls in Chibok. I sympathise with the religious policy of governments in school; children must not be brought up feeling that religion inhibits knowledge."

Aregbesola inaugurated the school established by his administration in Ejigbo.

The governor applauded Soyinka as the greatest scholar in Africa.

According to reports, TheWole Soyinka Government High School, Ejigbo is a 3,000-capacity complex with 72 classrooms of 49 square-metres, each capable of sitting 49 students and has six offices for study groups.

It is equipped with six laboratories, 18 toilets for girls and 18 for boys, one science library, one arts library, facility manager’s office, a bookshop and a sick bay.

I killed my boss for Xmas money – Guard

A security guard, who was recently arrested by the Imo State Police Command for allegedly stabbing his boss to death and stealing his belongings, said he committed the dastardly act because he wanted to celebrate Christmas lavishly.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the guard, David Kwaguru, and two of his friends killed a 25-year-old final year Civil Engineering student of the Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Imo State, Mr. Innocent Ndukwe, at the deceased’s residence at 18 Enuwa Street, Egbu in the Owerri North Local Government Area of the state.
According to the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Taiwo Lakanu, after killing the suspect, the security guard and two of his friends, Friday Ayuba and Francis Amos, made away with the deceased’s Nissan Pathfinder with number plate, KRD109AD, two plasma TV sets, one home theatre and other valuables.
Confessing to the crime, the security guard said that the rationale behind their evil act was that they needed money to celebrate Christmas next month.
He said, “Since oga Ndukwe had the money (because of his wealthy parents) and expensive household electronics, we decided to kill him, put the devices inside his vehicle and drive to Plateau State where we come from.
“We waited and monitored him. And when he went into the toilet, we broke the door open, tied his hands and legs and started stabbing him all over his body. We stabbed him several times in the neck and abdomen so that he would die quickly. After killing him, we drove off in the jeep only to be nabbed by the police at West End Road in Owerri.”
Also speaking, an accomplice, Ayuba, said that it was Amos that first struck the victim in the neck while he stabbed the student in the stomach.
He said, “It was Kwagwuru who told us about the student. Since we are all from the same state, we decided to run back to Plateau after the crime, and not to return to the South-East ever again. We also planned to sell the vehicle and other valuables and share the loot.”
While parading the suspects, the CP said the police control room got a call on the incident and policemen raced to the crime scene.
He said, “As a result, the assailants who tried to escape were subsequently apprehended along West-End old Nekede road, Owerri.”
He said that the deceased was found in a pool of blood in a toilet at his residence when policemen arrived.
Lakanu appealed to members of the public to always be careful when choosing the people they employ as security guards, lamenting that most security guards, more often than not, turn against their employers by collaborating with criminals to attack them.

Enugu State University Sacks 153 Lecturers

THE authorities of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Enugu has sacked 153 lecturers from its employ.
Although no official reason was given for the exercise, but it was gathered that the sack, which also affected a Professor and a Reader cut across various departments in the university.
A statement announcing the sack dated November 23 and signed by the Registrar, Leonard Khama, and made available to Tribune Online, said: “I am directed to inform you and you are hereby informed that the university is presently not
positioned to employ you.
“You should, therefore, hand over university property in your possession to the Head of Department. If, however, your services are required in the future by the university, you will be informed accordingly.

NCC To Sanction MTN, Airtel, Globacom Over Auto Data Service Migration

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday said it would sanction MTN, Airtel and Globacom for defying its directive on automatic migration to Pay-As-You-Go data bundle.
The Commission made this known in its ‘2015 third quarter Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Report’ obtained pasted on its website.
NCC said it had continued to receive complaints from subscribers on automatic migration of data bundle package to Pay-As-You-Go Billing on depletion of their data bundle.
‘’Consequently and pursuant to section 53(1) of the NCC Act, 2003. The commission on 3rd August 2015 directed all mobile service operators to comply with the data bundle directions.
According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), NCC said “where a subscriber’s data bundle account is fully depleted before the due date, service providers should notify the subscriber via SMS, giving information regarding the tariff/ billing rate for automatic migration.
‘’That all service providers should henceforth stop auto-migration of subscriber’s data service to the Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) account upon depletion of the data bundle account, except with the express consent and authorisation of the subscriber via SMS.’’
NCC said that a follow-up compliance check was carried out which revealed that Etisalat was in compliance with the directives, adding that Etisalat through SMS, notified its subscribers of depletion of their data bundle accounts, before due dates.
The telecoms regulator also said that Etisalat sought the consent of subscribers before automatically migrating them to the Pay-As-You-Go data service.
It pointed out that ‘’Globacom is in compliance with Direction No. One as subscribers receive SMS detailing tariff rate for auto-migration on depletion of their data bundle, stating however, that Globacom failed to obtain express consent from subscribers before migration to PAYG and therefore in violation of Direction No. Two.
NCC explained that ‘’MTN is in compliance with Direction No.One, but failed to highlight the tariff rate for PAYG billing. In addition, data service is not suspended on depletion of the data bundle account even without an authorisation via an SMS from the subscriber.
It said ‘’Airtel is not in compliance with the above directions, stating that consequent upon the above, “the Commission has issued a notice of intention to sanction the concerned service providers.”

PHOTOS: 2face Idibia becomes a chief in Kaduna State

It’s official, Nigerian pop icon, 2face Idibia has just been made a chief in Kaduna State. The 40 year old singer was crowned as ‘Tafindan Kudenda’ (Ambassador for Peace) a few minutes ago by HRH Bagudu Galadima of Kudenda Kingdom at Kudenda Palace Palace, Kaduna State. His wife, Annie Idibia, Chocolate City rapper, MI Abaga and Loose Kaynon are some of his close friends that witnessed the occasion....

Arsenal Fan Beats Wife To Coma For Taunting Him Over Loss

A man in Uganda is wanted by police for assault after he beat his wife to coma because she taunted him over Arsenal’s loss to West Brom on Saturday.
The man identified as Abbas Mukobere reportedly thrashed his wife, Ketty Mbali, who is a Manchester United fan, with a cane until she fainted, News24 reported.
Neighbours said they heard the woman crying for help and attempted to see what was happening inside the couple’s apartment but could not do so as the door was locked from behind.
They then went to the window and saw Mukobere beating his wife with a cane.
By the time they were able to break the door, Mukobere had escaped through the back door, while his wife had fainted from the impact of the severe beating.
Neighbours then took her to hospital where she was treated for a fractured arm and bruises on the face, News24 reported.
When she was asked to explain the details of the quarrel, Mbali said: ”As usual, I started joking about my team Manchester United winning and his team Arsenal losing. It seems he was drunk and upset by his team’s loss that he started beating me up.”

NOUN "We can admit 1million students annually" - VC

Vice chancellor of National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Prof. Vincent Ado Tenebe, has disclosed that the university has the capacity to admit over one million new students annually. He stated that this has been made possible through its open and distance learning education.

Tenebe made this revelation at the unveiling of the university’s new goodwill ambassador, Ahmed Is.
Tenebe said Nigeria records an excess of 1million students yearly from prospective university admission seekers due to the inability of the existing 124 universities to admit above the current 500,000 carrying capacity.
According to him, NOUN now has presence and learning points in all the 36 states in Nigeria, plus the Federal capital.
READ: Varsity students protest increase of school fees
“124 universities cannot only admit 500,000 students, the carrying capacities of these universities is always stretched. NOUN can admit 1million students and they will get the same quality education.
“Any student graduating from NOUN will be graduating at par with students of other universities across Nigeria,”Tenebe said.
He added that getting educated through open and distance learning prepares graduates for work with less supervision in the future.
He added that countries like China, India, Indonesia, United Kingdom and the United States of America are using this means to educate their millions of citizens.
While urging Nigerians to take advantage of the democratised system of learning at the university to increase literacy level in the country as NOUN will have a study centre in each of the 774 LGAs in the next 15 years.

LASU Management says it has the right to increase fees

TheLagos State University (LASU) management are standing by their decision to increase acceptance fees from N10, 000 to N20, 000.

The University's students union have protested against this increase and demanded for a ‎reversal of the fees with immediate effect to prevent crisis.

The LASU authorities, in response, have maintained that they have the right to review and increase fees, aside tuition fees which the State government was in charge of.

LASU registrar, Mr Akin Lewis made this known while speaking to press on Friday.
Lewis said that the university only expected the new students who had been offered provisional admission, to pay an acceptance fee.

“This is not the first time new students are paying acceptance fee, so, an increment should not be an alarm, the management has the right to review and increase fees.

“This is not an increment in tuition fees, but an increment in acceptance fee and the management has reasons for its decisions,” he said.

Meanwhile, the students' union, has released a statement which asked new students not to pay these fees until the issue is rectified.

They insisted that making this decision without informing the union is wrong.

”The recent increment of the new students’ acceptance fee and indigenous verification fee, from N10, 000 and 1,000 respectively to 20,000 and 5,000 came as a shock to LASUSU.

“We state emphatically that the management coming out with this increment at this time is a calculated attempt on the part of the management.
“The idea is to introduce what we tag as a “divide and rule” principle between students and the newly admitted students, which the students’ union firmly and judiciously stands against.

“This is also an attempt to bring back the already solved issue of school fees hike; an increment in the acceptance fee will surely lead to an increase in the school fees of new students, which we reject in its totality,"it said.