Federal Government Plans to extend NYSC scheme underway

The NigerianFederal Governmenthas revealed plans to extend the National Youth Service Corps programme.
This is according to Minister of Youth Development and Sports,Mr. Solomon Dalongduring a speech at Lagos State NYSC orientation camp.

Dalong, has said the Federal Government plans to expand theNational Youth Service Corpsscheme to include skill acquisition and entrepreneurial training.

He said, “Apart from the basic orientation programme, the NYSC scheme should also move into including professional and enterprising programmes to support and motivate those who would not want to embrace public services in the country.

“After the mandatory one-year service, the Federal Government is planning an extension, to professionally train interested corps members in skill acquisition, enterprising and professional programmes.

“Corps members with keen interest would be retained and some financial token given to them as start-up capital in furtherance of their skill.

“This is because due to our research, we found out that people abandon school due to uncertainty of the future. Hence, we believe this would help reduce the unemployed graduate ratio and curtail pressure on white-collar job as a means to win the war against poverty.”

He also assured that any candidate who took part in the additional training after the mandatory one-year service, will be presented with a start-up capital at the end of the training.

ATBUVarsity graduates 7,688 Students, 32 bag first class

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (atbuedu)
It has been reported thatAbubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, ATBU,7,688 students at its combined 19th and 22nd convocation, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Saminu Ibrahim, said on Tuesday, January 5.

According to TheNation reports, 32 graduands obtained First Class Honors.
Ibrahim stated this during a pre-convocation press briefing in Bauchi, that the figure included 845 Diplomas, 5,554 first degrees, 1,219 Post-Graduate Diplomas and Masters and 64 Doctorate students.

He further said that of the 5,554 first degree graduands, 32 obtained First Class, 1,203 had Second Class Upper and 2,702 passed with Second Class Lower. 1481 had Third Class while 136 graduated with a Pass.

He said that President Muhammadu Buhari was expected to grace the occasion scheduled to hold on Jan. 23, 2016.

FreedomCatholic bishop responsible for release of JSS 2 student, 25 others from prison

The Catholic Bishop of Yola Diocese in Adamawa State, Most Rev.Stephen Dami Mamza, has facilitated thereleaseof 26 inmates serving various prison sentences at the Yola Maximum Prison.

According toThe Eaglereports, Mamza took this action in order to commemorate 2016 as the Year of Peace as set aside by the Pontiff, Pope Frances II.
The bishop explained, during a short speech at the prison, that he felt compassion for the inmates who have been in prison for over a year simply because they could not afford to pay the fine needed for their release.

Speaking on how he found out about the plight of the inmate, Mamza disclosed that when he visited the prisons last Christmas, one of them revealed that he was sentenced to 2 years, but given an option of N700 fine.

Bishop Mamzasaid: “One of them in prison jailed for two years was unable to pay N700 as the option of fine but he couldn’t afford to pay and he is serving two years.
“For some others, it is N1,000.
“But the highest is only about N15,000.
“So I got somebody to compile those affected.

“I decided to do this because this year is very special and has been declared by the Holy Farther Pope Francis as the Year of Mercy.

“We need to be merciful to one another so that God can be merciful to us.
“We must remain our brother’s keepers and love those who are in need.”

One of the release inmates,Blessing Ishaku, a 15-year-old JSS 2 student, said she was arrested by vigilantes while sitting outside her house and taken to a police station and she was taken to court and jailed for three years with an option fine of N15,000, but she was unable to pay the fine so she has spent one month at the Yola Prison. She was thankful that she avoided the jail sentence of 3 years which would have been her fate, and thanked the Catholic church for coming to her rescue.

Kebbi Students Lament Non-Payment Of Scholarship Fees

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ATBU Graduates 7,688 Students, 32 Bag First Class

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bank Account Number/Account Name

*UBA Federal Polytechnic, Idah

*Zenith Federal Polytechnic, Idah

*Ecobank Federal Polytechnic, Idah

*Sky bank Federal Polytechnic, Idah

*Unyogba Federal Polytechnic, Idah

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

their Course Registration form.

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

them to the Head of Department for signature.

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

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

Registration closes two weeks after resumption.

NOTE:

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

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

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

No Plans To Abolish NYSC Scheme – FG

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

Change is coming to LASU, hostels as wel

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

Another Employment Scam

My fellow youth there is a new message circulating via Whatsapp and text purportedly from a Federal Government agency claiming to be offering employment.

below is the massage

Announcement!
Federal Government of Nigeria has directed the
Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment to
start
receiving CV's (Document) massively nationwide
from graduates for employment in 2016.the graduates are to submit their
CV's
at Federal Secretariats.
The following graduate are welcome.
1.Sec. School Graduate.
2.Certificate course of any kind.
3.OND, ND, HND In any field.
4.Bsc, BEd, B.A, In any field.
5.Any other qualification is accepted excluding
Msc, PhD.
Please don't forget to inform others.
Closing date 07-January-2016.

visit the fed. secretariat in your state & submit your cv.

Note:
#The federal government warmed that anybody should not be carried away with all this kind of fraud massages.

#A statement was issued today 04/01/2016 by Federal Government that the employment exercise has yet to commence.
The commencement of the employment exercise will be announced officially through the appropriate office.

Be well guided.

Pls rebroadcast 

NOUN Notice To Graduands On 2016 5th Convocation Ceremony

The National Open University of Nigeria is pleased to announce its 5th Convocation Ceremony holding onFriday, 15th and Saturday, 16th January, 2016for the information of graduands, their parents/guardians, friends of the University and the general public.

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS:

Friday, 15th January, 2016

Convocation Lecture by: Professor Nuhu Omeiza Yaqub, Vice-Chancellor

Sokoto State University,Sokoto.

Theme:“Open and Distance Education and Socio-Economic Development”

Chairman : Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro

Executive Secretary

Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND)

Venue :University Village, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Plot 91, Cadastral Zone, Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway, Jabi, Abuja, FCT.

Time :10.00 a.m.

Saturday, 16th January, 2016

i) Investiture of the Chancellor

ii) Awards of Certificates, Diplomas, Bachelor Degrees, Post-Graduate Diplomas, Masters, Honorary Degree and Award of Prizes.

Venue :University Village, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN),

Plot 91, Cadastral Zone,

Nnamdi Azikiwe Expressway,

Jabi, Abuja, FCT.

Time :10.00 a.m.

Information to Graduands

A) All those who have completed their programmes and have been cleared for convocation are to sign for and receive academic gowns and guest invitation cards from their respective Study Centres with effect from Tuesday, 5th January, 2016. The accompanying hoods are to be collected from the NOUN Study Centre, Dutse-Alhaji Junction

Kubwa Expressway, Abuja from 10.00 a.m. on Monday, 11th January, 2016.

They are required to present the following for sighting at the points of collection of the items:

i) the receipt of the payment of a fee of N10,000.00 for the use of Academic gowns. This is payable at their respective Study Centres.

ii) an evidence of payment of Alumni fees of Five Thousand (N5,000.00) which is payable at any branch of Zenith Bank Plc.; Account No. 1014150406

iii) a duly completed and authenticated clearance form issued at the Study Centre.

The sum of Three Thousand (N3, 000.00) Naira will be refunded on the return of the Academic gowns and hoods to the respective points of collection.

Please note that both items must be returned not later than Tuesday, 19th January, 2016 from 9.00 a.m. Failure to return the gowns and hoods by the prescribed date shall attract a fine of N1, 000.00 per day.

All Graduands are required to pay the sum of, Two Thousand Naira (N2, 000.00) only for the convocation programme at the venue on Saturday, 16th January, 2016.

B) Graduands are requested to assemble at designated location(s) at the Convocation Arena on Saturday the 16th of January, 2016 between 6.30a.m. and 8.00 a.m. They must be fully robed and on a queue according to their Schools.

NO ONE, INCLUDING GRADUANDS AND THEIR PARENTS/GUARDIANS, WILL BE ADMITTED INTO THE VENUE, AFTER 9:00A.M.

C) Commercial Photographers/Video Operators will be charged, Five Thousand Naira (N5, 000.00) only to operate at the venue during the period.

All those interested in functioning as Photographers/Video Operators are required to make payments to the Cash Officers in the following Locations between 9.00a.m. and 3.00p.m., from Monday, 11th January, 2016.

Lagos:NOUN Headquarters

(Bursary Department)

14/16 Ahmadu Bello Way

Victoria Island, Lagos.

Abuja:NOUN Planning Office

No. 5 Dar-E-Salaam,

Off Amino Kano Crescent,

Wuse II, Abuja.

D) I. All Graduating Students must wear the prescribed academic gowns. The Security Officers will strictly enforce the “No gown, No entry” policy

II. No form of luggage or handbags will be allowed at the arena. Graduands are advised, without exception, to comply with this information.

III. To access the Convocation Arena, each graduand is required to present a tally which bears his/her School name and a number.

The tally will be distributed at the entrance on a “first-comefirst-served” basis

IV. It is a breach of Security to find a graduand seated in the Arena without a tally assigned to him/her.

All guests of the University (properly identified with their Invitation cards) are to be seated not later than 9.30 a.m.

V. Three (3) parking lots have been provided for use at the Convocation Venue. Guests are to park their cars in areas

indicated in their Invitation Cards.

GRADUANDS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE CONVOCATION VENUE BEFORE THE END OF THE CEREMONY. GRADUANDS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO COMPLY WITH THESE ARRANGEMENTS.

We congratulate all graduands and w

LASU 2015/2016 Payment Of School Fees Deadline Announced

All newly admitted candidates into Lagos State University (2015/2016 academic session) who have been successfully screened and cleared in the ongoing Admission Screening exercise at the Ojo Campus of the institution are to pay their school fees on or before Monday 11th January, 2016.
They are to note that lectures and other academic activities for the 2015/2016 academic session will commence in earnest on Monday 11th January, 2015.
Failure to pay the prescribed fees on or before the deadline will result in forfeiture of provisional admission.
Payment of school fees is strictly online at http://www.lasu.edu.ng /epayment
PROCEDURE FOR THE NEW STUDENTS’ ONLINE REGISTRATION
New students are advised to study this message care fully before proceeding online for course registration.
New students must first of all consult with the Heads of departments, course advisers for departmental regulations to obtain necessary registration information.
On the basis of these consultations and clarifications, new students should then visit LASU website: www.lasu.edu.ng.
Only students that have successfully made the online payment of necessary fees will be allowed, automatically, by the registration portal to complete the online course registration.
New students should note that, both the online payment of school fees and course registration are done within the first two (2) weeks of resumption in each semester.
Failure to comply attracts penalty such as loss of studentship or payment of late registration fees.
REGISTRATION GUIDELINE FOR THE NEW STUDENTS
STEP ONE
Visit LASU website www.lasu.edu.ng
Point to STUDENT SERVICES
Drag the mouse cursor to UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ REGISTRATION
Drag to and click on NEW STUDENTS (UPDATE PERSONAL DATA)
Enter your UTME Registration Number(in the column for Matriculation Number)
Enter your Surname in the Column for Surname
Click on SUBMIT button
STEP TWO
On the displayed page, enter your UTME Registration Number (in the column for Matriculation Number)
In the column for COURSE ADMITTED INTO, drop down the arrow and select the course you were CLEARED for, during the 2015/2016 Admission Screening of the newly admitted students.
STEP THREE: COMPLETION OF THE MAIN REGISTRATION FORM
Here, the student’s profile containing the student’s names and O’Level examination details will be displayed.
Click on PROCEED button to update the STUDENT’S PROFILE.
NOTE:On the column for USERNAME, you are required to enter your JAMB/UTME REGISTRATION NUMBER into it. Select 2015 as your Year of entry
STEP FOUR: REGISTRATION AS A RETURNING STUDENT
All New students who have completed steps 1 – 3 above would be automatically taken to the registration portal for course registration.
However, if you are not sure of the courses to be registered, you are advised to log out and visit the returning students’ registration portal as soon as possible and especially before the eventual closure of registration portal by following this procedure:
Visit LASU website www.lasu.edu.ng
Point to STUDENT SERVICES
Drag the mouse cursor to UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ REGISTRATION
Drag to and click on COURSES REGISTRATION
Enter your UTME Registration Number (in the column for Matriculation Number)
Entre your Surname in the Column for Surname
Click on SUBMIT button
Click on COURSE REGISTRATION to register your courses
ALL STUDENTS SHOULD BE DULLY INFORMED THAT THE “ADD” OR “DELETE” FUNCTIONALITY ON REGISTERED COURSES IS AVAILABLE ONLY DURING THE APPROVED PERIOD OF REGISTRATION
.
HENCE STUDENTS MUST ENSURE THE CORRECTNESS OF THEIR COURSES (BOTH COURSE CODE AND TITLE) BEFORE PROCEEDING ONLINE FOR COURSE REGISTRATION.
‘USE OF CELL-PHONE FOR COURSE REGISTRATION IS NOT ADVISEABLE’.
After completing the registration of all available/registrable courses, students are expected to print the following and keep the printouts in safe custody after the HOD’s endorsement:
i) Student’s Main Registration Form
ii) Course Form for Harmattan Semester
iii) Exam Slip for Harmattan Semester.
iv) Student’s ID card data form
v) Transaction Receipt
vi) Old Course Forms (also available for printing by returning students who have paid the school fees for the current session)
For further enquiries, students should mail:ict.support@ lasu.edu.ng

Uniabuja Female Law Graduate Makes History (Photo)

 The Nigerian blogosphere has also been celebrating the extremely brilliant law graduate and barrister who has proven her mettle by making history in the Nigerian Law School- bagging nine separate awards compared to existing record of seven awards ever received at the Call to Bar of the Law School.
Twenty-six year old Fatima Bombom Sani reportedly earned a standing ovation by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed, members of the Body of Benchers (BOB), the Council of Legal Education (CLE), the new wigs (her colleagues just called to Bar) and other dignitaries.
The awards include the “Best Student of the Year, Dr. Teslim Elias and Justice Atanda Fatayi-Williams; the ‘’Council of Education Star Award”; “Corporate Law Practice”; “Best Overall Female Student of the year” award; and “Best Female Student in Criminal Litigation” award..

LASU University authority directs staff to sign nominal roll or forfeit salary

TheLagos State University (LASU)has directed its staff to resume the signing of nominal roll before the fifth day of every month to ensure payment of their salaries.
This is contained in the university's official bulletin ‎made available to theNews Agency of Nigeria (NAN)on Sunday in Lagos.
According to the bulletin, the directive is meant for both the academic and Non-academic staff.
"The university management also reiterates that as it is the practice, failure to submit the nominal roll by the 5th of every month by any faculty, college, school, department, centre or unit will lead to the forfeiture of salary of the concerned staff for that month,"it said.
The bulletin said the members of staff must henceforth resume the signing of the nominal ‎roll in their various faculties, colleges, schools, departments, centres and units from January 2016.

Rankings UNIPORT makes list of top 30 University in Africa

The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Vice President,Mr. Laolu Akande, in a statement on Sunday, January 3, revealed that the Federal Government would not import food for its school feeding programme.

The School FeedingProgramme, which is another aspect of the social intervention programmes, would be entirely homegrown, unlike previous Federal Government plans in the past which relied on importation.

Akande said, “Homegrown school feeding programme will commence in public primary schools in the New Year providing adequate nutrition to schoolchildren, promoting local farming, boost agriculture and create jobs and wealth locally.

“We have experts working in the Presidency, collaborating with experts from global bodies who together will bring to bear international best practices working on how best to implement these programmes.

I can tell you that no sooner had President Buhari resumed work than many of these experts have been meeting and planning on how best to implement these plans.

“We are not talking here of something hurriedly put together or a programme where some consultants would take the huge chunk of the resources.”

He also said provision had been made for about one million jobs in 2016, including 500,000 graduate-youths to be engaged as teachers and another 500,000 non-graduate unemployed people, who would be trained as artisans.

University of Ilorin JAMB increases university's admission quota to 9000 - VC

Prof.AbdulGaniyu Ambali, the Vice- Chancellor,(V-C)University of Ilorin, (Unilorin) inKwara, on Monday said that theJoint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB) had increased the university’s admission quota from 7,800 to 9,000.
Ambali who disclosed this during an interactive session with newsmen inIlorinsaid that the development had afforded the institution to increase its students’ intake.
The V-C also said that the university management had acquired additional laboratory equipment that would ensure an enabling learning condition for its students.
“We are looking forward in 2016 to re-emphasise and concentrate our efforts to sustain the feats the university had achieved in the previous years as the best,” he said.
Ambali, however, dismissed the agitation from some quarters of passing into law the “banking of JAMB results”.
This would afford a candidate the opportunity to use the same result obtained at one sitting of JAMB’s entrance examination to seek admission into the university for two years instead of writing it annually.
The V-C said that candidates re-writing examinations annually would perform better than they had done in previous ones.
Ambali also said that investors were already on ground to build additional a 5,000-bed-space hostel for the institution.
He said that this would assist the university to achieve its vision of providing hostel accommodations for thousands of its students currently living outside the campus

Federal Government Officially Stops Petrol Subsidy

    The Federal Government has officially ended the subsidy on premium motor spirit, popularly known as petrol. The latest Petroleum Products Pricing template, issued by the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency does not contain the usual subsidy component.
The PPPRA is the government agency that regulates the prices of petroleum products in the country and its template has always offered insights into how the pricing of these products are determined by the regulators.
As of December 28 last year, the official pricing template for petrol by the PPPRA showed that the Federal Government subsidised the product by N6.45 per litre. The Expected Open Market Price at that time was N93.45, which was N6.45 higher than the then retail price of N87 per litre.
On the revised template, the Estimated Open Market Price set by the regulator is now N84.78 for NNPC fuel stations and N85.1 for stations run by other oil marketer companies.
The EOMP is the summation of the landing cost of petrol and subtotal margins. Such margins include transporter’s cost, dealer’s charge, bridging fund, administrative charge, etc. Our correspondent said that the EOMP, therefore, is the true cost of the product.
Before the release of the revised template, the EOMP was usually higher than the retail/pump price of petrol at filling stations. The difference between the retail price and the EOMP was what the Federal Government paid as subsidy to oil marketers.
However, the new EOMP is lower than the retail price of N86.5, which was set by the Federal Government as the amount at which petrol should be sold nationwide. The implication is that Nigerians are paying an extra N1.4 for the commodity whenever they buy PMS at non-NNPC run petrol stations and N1.22 extra for every litre of petrol bought at NNPC-run filling stations.
On the extra amount paid by consumers for the commodity, the Group General Manager, Corporate Planning and Strategy, NNPC, Mr. Bello Rabiu, while explaining the template, told our correspondent that the negative subsidy would be remitted to the Petroleum Support Fund in line with the PPPRA guidelines.
He said, “The savings under such a regime could be domiciled in the PSF as a buffer to fund future subsidy (if any) that may arise during high oil price regime or invested by the industry in supply and distribution efficiency improvement projects such as decongestion of Apapa area, Single Point Monitoring in Port Harcourt and Warri, complimentary rail services, inland waterways, etc.”
The PPPRA, after getting approval from the Federal Government, had announced last Tuesday that retail filling stations belonging to the NNPC would from Friday, January 1, 2016 sell petrol at N86 per litre, while other oil marketers would sell the commodity at N86.5 per litre.
The Executive Secretary, PPPRA, Mr. Farouk Ahmed, while announcing the new price of PMS in Abuja, had told journalists on Tuesday that the reduction in the price of the commodity was due to the implementation of the revised components of the petroleum products pricing template for PMS and House Hold Kerosene.
He said the template would be reviewed on a quarterly basis as it was geared towards ensuring an efficient and market-driven price that would reflect current realities.
Ahmed had said, “Since 2007, while crude oil price had been moving up and down, the template has remained the same. This made it necessary for us to introduce a mechanism whereby the template would be sensitive to the price of crude oil.
“However, the template is not static, as there would be a quarterly review and if there is any major shift, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources would be expected to call for a review, either upwards or downwards. If there is no major shift, the price would continue from January to March 2016. In addition, there would be a Product Pricing Advisory Committee that would be set up to advice the PPPRA concerning movements in the price of crude oil.”
On why the NNPC sold at a lower price than other oil marketers, Ahmed explained that it was due to the fact that it was cheaper for the corporation to import products, compared to the independent and major oil marketers.
Some oil marketers had told our correspondent that although it was possible to sell PMS at a “reduced price”, Nigerians might not be ready to absorb future fluctuations or modulations in the pump price of petrol.
The Corporate Affairs Manager, NIPCO PLC, an oil marketing firm, Mr. Lawal Taofeeq, said, “It is possible, but the issue that government needs to understand is that, should there be fluctuation in price, are Nigerians ready to absorb it? If the price of crude oil should go up again, will Nigerians be ready to pay the resultant increased cost for petrol? Thus, there is need for adequate education in this matter.”
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, on December 27 last year, had told journalists in Kaduna that the government was currently not paying subsidy on petrol.
“Today, there is no subsidy; we are selling the product at N87; in January, we will look at what the trend is, we will announce (a new) price if that is less than N87; we will announce it and if it is more than that, we will have to announce it,” the minister, who also doubles as the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, had said.
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