UNIPORT Sets Record, Wins NUGA for the Fifth Consecutive Time

The University of Port-Harcourt has won the Nigerian Universities Game for the fifth consecutive time.

The 24th edition of NUGA, which was hosted by Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, started on February 12 and ended on Saturday.

While UNIPORT came first, University of Lagos, UNILAG took second position and host OAU emerged third.

UNIPORT won with 63 gold medals, 41 silvers, and 16 bronze making a total of 120 medals.

Coming second position, UNILAG had 13 goals, nine silver and 15 bronze which sums up to 30 medals.

Host OAU, which lost slightly to UNILAG with a medal had 36 medals from 12 gold medals, nine silvers, and 15 bronze.

ASUTECH, EBSU, TASUED, UNIUYO jointly took the 38th position with one bronze each.

Meanwhile, the football final between OAU and University of Calabar ended 1-0 in favor of the OAU.

Also, University of Jos defeated University of Lagos in a keenly contested match that ended in extra time. UNIJOS defeated UNILAG by 3-1 in the match.
Source: Campusportal NG

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Apply Now : NAOC 2014/2015 Scholarship for Host Communities Merit Award and National Merit Award

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About 2014 Scholarship Scheme

The Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited (NAOC) Joint Venture in pursuance of its corporate Social Responsibility invites suitable qualified applicants for its 2013/2014 session tertiary scholarship scheme.

Category of Awards

Host Communities Merit Award – For applicants strictly from NAOC host communities
National Merit Award – For applicants of non-host Communities

To qualify for consideration, applicants MUST be:

Registered Full TIME undergraduates in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions
Certified 100 level students at the time of application

NOTE: The following category of students should not apply:

200 level and above
Current Beneficiaries of similar awards from other companies and agencies
Dependents of NAOC
Only Indigenes of NAOC host communities in Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta and Imo States SHOULD apply for the Host Communities Merit Award.

Only candidates studying Engineering, Geology and Geosciences are eligible for the National Merit Award.
To apply, kindly Visit:http://www.scholastica.ng/schemes/naocscholarships
Deadline: Closing date for receipt of e-applications is strictly March 10, 2014

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FUTO 2013/2014 Matriculation Ceremony Scheduled For Feb. 22nd

The management of The Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) annonces that on February 22nd, she will officially welcome her 2013/2014 class into the school.

The ceremony which has been scheduled to hold beginning from 10.00am, and will take event in the school Convocation ground, opposite Senate Building.

Students, Parents, well-wishers of admitted students are invited.

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"Resolve ASUP Strike" Poly Students Appeal To FG

The Federal Government has been urged to resolve its differences with the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics and end the seven-month-old strike by the lecturers.

The call was made on Thursday by the President of the Students’ Union Government of Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi Malam Abubakar Bako.

Bako told the News Agency of Nigeria that the lingering strike by the lecturers was having a toll on the students hence the need to end it and prevent idle polytechnic students from taking to crime.

He said that the strike, if not resolved, could force students into social vices due to idleness and frustration.

“The continued face-off between our striking lecturers and the federal government is becoming worrisome with no call-off date in sight.

“We are appealing to the warring parties to have sympathy on us, settle their differences and allow us to go back to school and continue with our studies,” he said.

Bako said that a two-year diploma programme now runs between three and four years due to incessant strikes.

He said that the ongoing strike had denied eligible students from participating in the compulsory National Youths Service Corps scheme.

He said that the students were in support of ASUP’s call for a review of the Polytechnic Act to remove the disparity between Higher National Diploma Certificate and University degree.

“We are also in support of the union’s struggle for the establishment of a National Polytechnic Commission and the need to improve funding for education in the country,” he said.

The SUG president appealed to the federal government to implement the 2009 agreement it entered with ASUP for the development of the education system in the country.

He, therefore, urged President Goodluck Jonathan to intervene in the face-off as he did with leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities.

His intervention, Bako said, would save the country’s technical education system from total collapse.

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FG Faults ASUU’s Claim On Agreement

The Federal Government has denied reneging on the Memorandum of Understanding reached with the Academic Staff Union of Universities.

The National Treasurer of ASUU, Dr. Ademola Aremu, had told journalists in Ibadan on Saturday that the Federal Government had yet to release the N55bn for the first quarter as contained in the agreement.

In an interview with our correspondent, Simeon Nwakaudu, who is the Special Assistant (Media) to the Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, said, “It is not true. Federal government is following the implementation of the agreement and ASUU is part of the implementation monitoring committee.

“Funds are with the universities; it is not ASUU that is implementing it. The monies are paid to the respective universities which are implementing the agreement.

“The universities are doing their procurement now for funds that have been released. When they conclude their procurement, the next tranche will be released.”

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ASUU May Strike Again: Accuses FG Of Reneging On Release Of N20bn

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASSU, has accused the Federal government of reneging on some of the agreements that led to the suspension of a six-month strike that grounded the university system last year.

Specifically, the academic union, through its National Treasurer, Dr. Ademola Aremu, lamented that the Federal Government was yet to honour the agreement that N20 billion would be released at the beginning of each quarter to meet identified needs in the universities.

Aremu, during a chat with newsmen at the Post Graduate Hall, University of Ibadan, weekend, said: “This is February and the government is yet to release the money for the quarter.”

He stressed that the call was necessary to avoid the embarrassment that the last strike caused the nation.
His words: “All the strike ASUU had embarked upon in this country were basically because the Federal Government failed to honour agreements freely entered with us.

“It is also sad that each time before we begin the strike, we would give the government enough warnings and grace to make them retrace their steps. But they always fail.

“We don’t know why the government is always unwilling to implement the documents signed by their representatives. However, we will continue to fight for the system because if the system collapses, we will collapse with it.”

In his own comments, ASUU chairman, UI chapter, Dr. Olusegun Ajiboye, said it was unfortunate that successive governments in Nigeria failed to learn from history as they always wait till major standoff with their members before doing the needful.

He expressed appreciation to the Nigerian media for standing by ASUU during the struggle, adding that the support was not really for the members, but for a better Nigeria.

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JAMB Reschedules PPT Exam Date From 5th To 12th April, 2014

This is to inform you that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have changed the scheduled date for 2014 UTME from April 5th, to 12th of April.

On her own part, JAMB made efforts to inform candidates who registered for the Pencil and Paper Test (PPT) examination through email delivered by: (noreplyUTME2014@jamb.gov.ng)

To confirm this information and to know if you own date changed alongside, log into the email address you used to register for JAMB UTME 2014 and check for a message from (noreplyUTME2014@jamb.gov.ng) either in inbox, spam or junk.

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Nigeria’s Future Depends On Free Education - Okorocha

Imo State Governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, says Nigeria’s future can be guaranteed if all tiers of government introduce free education at all levels.

Governor Okorocha also revealed that Imo State is building the first ever Marine University at Oguta and a College of Health Technology that is almost completed at Orlu, where degrees in nursing will be awarded.

He disclosed this while distributing free educational materials to benefitting schools, as well as flag off of Cluster Schools Model Teachers Professional Training Programme at the State Universal Basic Education Board [SUBEB] headquarters, Owerri.

He restated his administration’s determination to provide free and qualitative education at all levels in the state, pointing out that there is no better way of guaranteeing a secure and prosperous future than ensuring that every child is given the opportunity of acquring qualitative education.

Apart from providing free education at all levels, building 305 modern classroom blocks across the state, regular payment of teachers salaries and allowances, Okorocha also explained that his dream for Imo is “to be number one in education in Nigeria, where other states will come to copy as a model”.

The Governor, who outlawed the existence of Parents Teachers Association, PTA in all schools in the state, however reversed himself as he announced the establishment of what he called “Parents Teachers Child Assessment Programme [PTCAP] to offer the needed relationship between teachers and parents to discuss the welfare of their wards”.

He warned that government will not tolerate indolence among teachers, stressing that government will continue to monitor students and teachers attendance to school.

In her address of welcome, the Chairman, Imo State Universal Basic Education Board, Mrs. Gertrude Oduka, said the event was to flag off the distribution of 798,352 volumes of text books in various subjects as instructional materials to Imo children in addition to 8,588 tables and 34,352 chairs for early child care development programme [ECCD].

The SUBEB chairman disclosed that the board has in place for the first phase learning, 42 cluster of 420 schools made up of 2100 participants comprising of 42 head teachers as centre managers, 42 local government education authority supervisors in addition to 42 Board staff.

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UNILORIN expels 8 students; Suspends few others for misconducts

The management of the University of Ilorin has expelled eight students for various acts of misconduct.

The students, who were recently tried by the University Students' Disciplinary Committee (SDC), are
Temidayo Olakunle of the Department of Educational Technology;
Dennis Adams Adeniji of the Department of Sociology;
Ademola Justice Oguntade of the Department of History and International Studies;
Muhammed Musa Suzo of the Department of Accounting;
Olakunle Toheeb Oyinloye of the Department of Sociology;
Ahmad Kolade Surajudeen of the Department of Statistics;
Azeez Babatunde of the Department of Sociology
Abdulwaheed Oluwafemi Sanni of the Department of Common and Islamic Law.

Also, two students have been rusticated for one academic session.They are Habeeb Pootu of the Department of Chemistry and Abdullahi Mohammed of the Department of Private and Property Law.

The University has also suspended Mayowa Salawu of the Department of Zoology pending the outcome of investigations into allegations that he associated with or belonged to an unregistered club on campus.

On the other hand, one student, Sulaiman Araba of the Department of Social Science Education, was exonerated from the charge of misconduct levelled against him.
However, in its sustained bid to uphold fairness and justice, the University management has given the penalised students the opportunity to appeal against the punishment meted to them.

A statement by the Secretary to the Students Disciplinary Committee (SDC), who is also the Deputy Registrar, Student Affairs, Mrs. K. W. Sallee, advised those who are not satisfied with the penalty they got to route their appeal to the University Council through their Heads of Departments, Deans of Faculties and the Vice-Chancellor within 48 days of the receipt of the letters conveying the SDC's decision to them.

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