Student, who gave birth in toilet, names baby

THE baby delivered in the toilet of Moremi Hostel by a 400-level student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Oyinlola Rotimi, has been named Nifemi, Okikiola. Rotimi, who gave birth last Tuesday, was initially accused of attempting to flush her baby boy down the septic tank. But it was later learnt that Rotimi, who was inexperienced in child bearing, thought she had a stomach upset when she was actually in labour. The 22-year-old mother,...

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Yabatech Post-UTME is not yet out! Beware of Scam!

To every Yabatech aspirant out there, the form is not out. Please kindly ignore any news that says its out. Its a scam! Don’t send money to anyone to purchase it for you, be at alert. However the school is on strike for now so activities are on hold. As at writing this publication, Again the Post-UTME form is not out. Source: Myschoolc...

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DELSU Post-UTME Screening 2013/2014 Begins 31st July To 3rd August!!!

This is to inform all candidates, who chose Delta State University, Abraka (DELSU) as first and/or second choice in the 2013 Direct Entry and Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and scored 180 and above, thatthey are invited to the University’s screening exercise for admission in 2013/2014 Academic Session. SUBJECTS FOR SCREENINGCandidates will be screened for knowledge in the relevant UME subjects for their chosen course of study. HOW TO REGISTERPlease note that registration should only be done using a computer system. Do not...

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UNILAG 2013/2014 Post-Utme Holds 22nd To 24th July, This is How to Register

The screening exercise will hold between Monday, 22nd July, and Wednesday, 24th July, 2013 This is to inform the members of the general public and all the Jambites who made University of Lagos their choice in the 2013/14 Session that theUNILAG 2013/2014 Post UTME Form is now on sale. All candidates are advice to read the procedures carefully to avoid making any mistakes while filling the form. The online registration for the University of Lagos 2013 Post-UTME Screening Exercise for Admission into ALL COURSES/PROGRAMMES for the 2013/2014 Academic...

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ANAMBRA STATE UNIVERSITY UTME 2013/2014 For 1st Choice Applicants Holds 13th July

Anambra State University shall conduct her first choice 2013 ANSU Post-Utme Screening tests for candidates who chose the University as their first choice and scored 180 and above in the 2013 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted by JAMB. The screening tests shall hold at both Uli and Igbariam Campuses respectively on Saturday 13th July, 2013 for candidates who scored 180 and above. METHOD OF REGISTRATION:Candidates are required to register on-line on payment of one thousand naira (N1,000.00) screening test fee, two thousand seven...

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ASUP Strike Might Be Called Off As Meeting Continues

Speaking with journalists after about four hours meeting between the union and the government negotiating team, said ASUP members were not in a hurryto call off the strike. Awuzie added that the union would meet again on Tuesday with the government. He said, “We have had deliberations. We have looked at the issues. We have made some progress. We are likely to continue very early tomorrow morning. If we fought there, you would not see us smiling. “All of us are patriots. We are talking about one thing: The good of educational system in Nigeria....

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NYSC: Foreign students must pass SSCE before mobilisation

Nigerian students who study in foreign universities must possess the minimum qualification of five credits including Mathematics and English Language before they are mobilized for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. Minister of Education Professor Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufa’i said this yesterday when the Director-General of NYSC, Nnamdi Okorie-Affia, paid a visit to the Federal Ministry of Education to seek clarification on modalities for mobilising foreign graduates for the one-year scheme. Recently, there have been reports of Nigerian...

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ASUP STRIKE: Students Protest In Solidarity With Striking Polytechnic Lecturers

Students from various Nigerian polytechnics, including Ofa Polytechnic and Ilaro Polytechnic, earlier today joined students of the Yaba College of Technology in Lagos to protest the government’s continued denial of demands by Polytechnic staff.  The students, who converged under the umbrella of Concerned Students Against EducationCommercialization (COSATEC),massed near the frontgate of Yaba College of Technology and the offices of the West...

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Admission forms into Post-Basic Diploma Programme in Paediatric Nursing University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital 2013/2014 Academic Session now on sale.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified Nurses for admission into a-12 calendar month Post-Basic Diploma Programme in Paediatric Nursing. Admission Requirements Candidates for admission into the programme must possess the following: =>.SSCE or its equivalent with 5 credits in not more than two sittings. These must include English Language, Mathematics, Biology (not Health Science) and two other credits. A combination of NECO and WAEC is acceptable. =>.Registered Nurse/Midwife with a minimum of 4 years post qualification experience, =>.Credit...

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Imo State University Post-Utme 2013/2014 Registration Begins! Full Details Here!

We wish to inform all candidates who obtained a score of 180 and above in the 2013/2014 UTME Examination conducted by JAMB and chose Imo State University, as their FIRST and or SECOND choice institution that sale of forms for the post-UTME Admissions Screening Test has commenced. The 2013/2014 Post UTME Screening Exercise scheduled to take place from Wednesday, July 17 to Friday July 19 2013 Eligibilty: candidates that scored 180 and above in the JAMB UTME Day 1 –Morning SessionDate:Wednesday July 17, 2013Time:8 – 11 amFaculty/DepartmentFaculty...

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Policeman Fires At University Of Ibadan Student On Campus

A police corporal, Ajisafe Amos, escaped being lynched yesterday by angry students of the University of Ibadan when he gave a 400-level student of the institution, Adewale Adegboyega, a hot chase and allegedly shot his car at the main entrance of the university.Adegboyega, who is a student in the Department of Guidance and Counselling of the institution said he ran into the campus because he was not sure of his safety in the hands of the...

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TASUED 2013/2014 POST-UTME SCREENING REGISTRATION BEGINS! FOR (UTME/DE)

This is to inform the general public that the POST-UTME screening exercise of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) for the 2013/2014 session will take place as indicated below: 1. THOSE WHO MAY APPLY (i) Candidates who chose TASUED as their first most preferred and/or second most preferred institution in the 2013 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), and scored a minimum of 180 in the April, 2013 UTME. (ii) Direct Entry candidates who chose TASUED as their first most preferred and/or second most preferred institution for the...

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LAUTECH PRE-DEGREE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION RESULT IS OUT

This is to inform all pre-degree aspirants of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) that the Result for the Pre-degree Entrance Examination held on Saturday, June 15, 2013 is out. The released Lautech pre-degree entrance examination results is now available online at the school official website for check. Returning Applicant can Click Here to Check your result. All the webpage that pop up, Login with your Form Number and Password and Click “LOGIN” your Results should be made available to you. Goodlu...

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Institutions To Admit 704,000 Students As JAMB Sets Oct. 31 Admission Deadline

Tertiary institutions across the country, yesterday, declared that they could only admit 704,000 students out of more than 740,000 candidates who are qualified to be given admission for the 2013/2014 academic year having scored 200 and above. 1,735,720 candidates registered for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, out of which 1,540,179 candidates had their results released as 738,375 candidates have already crossed the...

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It’s All Your Fault! UNIUYO Students, VC Trade Blames Over School Closure

Following protest that left some students of University of Uyo dead, and scores injured, while property worth millions of naira were destroyed, authorities of the school and students have been pointing accusing fingers at each other on who should be blamed for everything that happened. Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Comfort Ekpo, has insisted that the school management cannot provide buses to transport the over 6,000 students from...

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JAMB Official Cut-Off Marks 2013/2014 are as follows...

The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja approved cut-off marks for admission into tertiary institutions for the 2013/2014 academic session.The Minister of Education, Ruqayyatu Rufa’i, announced that a minimum of 150 cut-off marks for Colleges of Education, Polytechnics and other non-degree-awarding institutions, while universities (State, Private and Federal), will accept a minimum of 180 cut-off benchmark.With the release of this information, all is now set for institutions to begin releasing their Post-UTME information....

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Kwara Poly: Police Didn’t kill Our Student

The authorities of the Kwara State Polytechnic have reacted to media reports that a student of the institution was killed by a police escort of one of the banks in the state on May 28, 2013.A statement signed by the Registrar of the school, M.O. Salami, stated that the student claimed to have been shot dead was still very much alive.The statement read in part, “You will recall that the reportage of the incident to the public was to the effect that the shot student had died when in actual fact he is still very much alive.“This unscientific publication...

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NSUKKA: Loses N20m Monthly To Ghost Teachers

Nsukka Local Government Council in Enugu State has admitted losing N20 million monthly to ghost primary school teachers. Mr. Tony Ugwu, chairman of the council, disclosed this at a briefing, saying that although the council discovered the ungodly racket recently, everything was being done to nip the development in the bud.Ugwu noted that the scam, which had been in the system of the council for long, had bloated the number of primary school teachers in the local government area.According to him, this prompted the council to spend over N80 million...

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FG To Launch Fibre-Optic Network Connecting 27 Universities

Abuja – The Minister of Communication Technology, Mrs Omobola Johnson, said that the Federal Government would launch its Fibre-optic Research and Education Network, connecting 27 universities to the Internet by July. Johnson announced the plan in Abuja on Tuesday at the ongoing Ministerial Platform when she presented the ministry’s achievements in the two years of the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan.She said the project currently being tested was part of the ministry’s initiative to make Nigerian students a priority in the development...

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