UNIPORT releases 2013/2014 admission list

The University of Port-Harcourt hereby informs the general public that the merit list for admission into the 2014/2015 academic session has been released and published. So those who participated in the 2013/2014 first choice post UTME should go and check out for their names. Follow this link for convinience: www.uniport.edu.ng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=439:20132014-utme-first-choice-merit-admission-&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=123

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ANSU releases all pending results of her 2013/2014 post UTME screening.

The Anambra State University, ANSU has released all pending results of her 2013/2014 post UTME screening. Hence, all aspiring students who are yet to see their results due to one reason or the other can now proceed to go check their results. This notice was published on the Anambra State University website at www.ansu.edu.ng. The results made available are those of first choice candidates who took science subjects, and all others who are yet to see their results or have complained about their results.

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LASPOTECH releases all pending post utme results for 2013/2014 post UTME

All aspiring students of the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) are hereby informed that the post UTME result for 2013/2014 has been released alongside the admission status. To check admission status online, candidates are to follow the steps provided below: 1. Log on directly to the school's admission status checking page at http://portal.laspotech.net/web/guest/admissionstatus 2. On the application session, select 2013/2014. 3. Supply your JAMB registration number and click on "continue" to view result and status. We wish you goodluck

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ASUU strike: Shop owners in Alakahia complains of low patronage; plea on FG to come to terms with ASUU

Alakahia, a town about 10 minutes walking distance from the University of Port-Harcourt (UNIPORT) main campus is being inhabited by almost 35% of the total number of UNIPORT students living off campus, contributing about 30% to the total population of the area. This attracted real estate managers and investors, information marketters, as well as wholesale and retail shop owners to invest in the said area. Sales has been on the high untill the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU embarked on an indefinite strike. According to our research, the strike which has lasted for more than 48 days now has really affected most retail shop owners, taxi drivers, others, and up till now they are pleading on FG and ASUU to bring the students back to school, not only in their own interest but also to the interest of the students and the country at large. We spoke with few shop owners, this were their reactions: "When the students were still around, at least on a good day, i make sales of about 30 thousand naira, but now, i hardly see upto 2 thousand naira" Another: "when the students left, i knew some things were going to be difficult, during the first week of the strike, sales were still high but as the strike progress, i hardly had upto 20 customers a day. Things are really hard now" Another: "My laundry shop has been functioning quite alright, but since the strike, no student even showed up" However, when we checked within the town we discovered that some students were still around with almost 80% being final year students. Well, we interacted with few and this was the response one of them gave: "As you can see, we are just here trying to prepare our projects. Economising any available resources and money so as not to get stucked with our projects along the way, we've cut short our expenditures and feeding allowances." However the shop owners continued their plea on ASUU and FG to come to terms so as to enable the students resume.

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FG makes N30bn offer to ASUU, urges the union to resume work

The federal government of Nigeria promises to make a 30 billion naira offer as earned allowances to the striking university lecturers in a bid to end the ongoing strike that has suspended academic activities in the universities nationwide. Information gathered from a reliable source, states that top official from the Federal Ministry of Education said that due to the dwindling revenue base of the government, it was ready to make offer N30bn to the striking lecturers under the auspices of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), to end the strike. Government’s position is believed to be a sincere approach in ending the strike in the midst of dwindling revenue profile occasioned by oil theft and macro-economic measures aimed at diversifying the economy. While all the demands of the striking lecturers had been resolved, the bone of contention had been 'earned allowances', which they have put at N87 billion. According to our source, the N30bn, which is to be given is to urge lecturers to go back to work in the interest of the students and the country at large. He disclosed that the government was desirous ofa holistic and sustainable solution to the problems bedeviling the entire education sector, adding that the focus is on infrastructure development, which the federal government had set up the Governor Gabriel Suswam-led University Needs Implementation Committee to handle. The Needs Implementation Committee had announced onTuesday, that N100 billion would be made available to universities for infrastructure development. Government's approach, he added, was on a specific, once-and-for-all solution and wants every Nigerian, including the lecturers to make sacrifices and call off the strike so that the students could resume academic work.

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DELSU Pre-Degree examination to start as scheduled

This is to inform all pre-degree students of the Delta State University (DELSU) Abraka that the dates of their examination is still as scheduled. The ongoing ASUU strike did not in anyway affect the examination date. The examination commences on the 26th of August and runs till 30th. The varsity therefore urges students to ignore any rumour stating that the time table for the examination has been adjusted.

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FUTA 2013 Pre-Degree results released. Check yours

We wish to inform all prospective student who participated in the university's pre-degree programme for 2012/2013 session that their final result has been released. Thus, merited candidates of this one year academic programme are to gain admission into 100L in the department they have chosen during the programme long run. Endeavour to visit http://www.futa.edu.ng/FutaPortal/pdsresult_senior.php to check your result. On arrival on the website, kindly select your faculty and Enter the PDS Number: [e.g PDS/SAAT/12/1234]. Your result will come up.

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ASUU Strike: Suswam C’ttee Sets Up Team On Varsities’ Needs

The Presidential Implementation Committee on the Needs Assessment for Nigeria Universities headed by the Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, has set up another team saddled with the responsibility of prioritising the immediate needs of universities in the country.
A statement by the assistant director, Information, in the Benue State Liaison Office in Abuja, Orduen Dura, and made available to LEADERSHIP yesterday, said the new team would identify priority needs of universities in different geo-political zones for commencement of infrastructural development for immediate flag-off by President Goodluck Jonathan.
The team is headed by the TETFUND executive secretary with its membership drawn from the National Universities Commission (NUC), National Planning Commission (NPC), Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), USPF, FMC and NITDA, while the  principal secretary to Governor Suswam is to serve as the secretary.
Terms of reference of the team include hostels, classrooms/lecture theatres, laboratoriesn and equipment supply among other related projects. The aim is to reposition the university system in Nigeria to compete favourably with others in the world.
The Governor Suswam-led committee is an intervention body as a result of the prolonged ASUU strike which has crippled the universities nationwide. The sub-committee, which is to prioritise the needs within the initial fund of N100bn, is to report back to the main committee on August 11, 2013.

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