Nigeria Universities Updates

1. Candidates who have been admitted into any of the University’s part-time programmes are required to log in at Uniben Website: https://uniben.waeup.org/ and print out admission slip.
2. Only candidates admitted should proceed to the designated banks to pay acceptance fee of #30,250.00 made up as follows:
1. Access Card – 750
2. Clearance card – 14,500.00
3. ICT fee – 5000.00
4. Development fee – 10000.00
Total – 30250.00

Payment should be made at any of the under-listed Banks in Benin-City only

1. First Bank Plc, Uniben
2. Wema Bank Plc, Uniben
3. Zenith Bank Plc, Uniben
4. Zenith Bank, Plc Airport Road
5. Zenith Bank, Plc Ikpoba Slope
6. Oceanic Bank Plc, Uselu
7. Intercontinental Bank Plc, Uniben
8. FCMB, Ugbowo
9. Afribank, Ekehuan Road
10. Bank PHB, Uniben Branch.

Sales of scratch cards commence on 12th August 2010.

With the access and clearance scratch cards, candidates should proceed to complete their Eligibility Forms online at https://uniben.waeup.org

In addition to providing the information specified on the Eligibility Form, candidates are also required to scan and upload the following documents:

* Certificates / Statements or results
* Birth Certificate / Declaration of Age
* Acceptance Letter
* Guarantor’s Letter
* Affidavit of Good Conduct
* Affidavit of Non-Membership of Secret Cults

Please note that affidavits sworn in any court of Law in Nigeria are acceptable

Candidates who have successfully completed their Eligibility Forms online are required to print out forms and present same with six (6) copies of the listed items above, and coloured passport photograph with red background to the clearance officers. The original credentials are sighting during the physical clearance.

Physical clearance will be undertaken from Monday 23rd August to 10th September 2010 at the Main Auditorium 9.00 am to 5pm Mondays to Fridays.

WE ADVICE THOSE WHO STAY OUTSIDE BENIN TO DO THEIR ONLINE CLEARANCE BEFORE GOING FOR THE PHYSICAL CLEARANCE. FOR DETAIL VISIT: http://unibenupdates.wordpress.com

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PROFESSOR Babs Aliyu Fafunwa, former Minister of Education seemed not satisfied with the state of Nigerian education as standard and quality keep falling.

Access to education, especially at tertiary levels has become so limited that parents now send their children to universities in Ghana, Benin Republic, Togo an other West African countries.

Poor funding, decay of infrastructure, lack of conducive learning and teaching environments, absence of good, well-stocked libraries, inadeanate online computer-driven libraries, laboratories without equipment, poor academic staffing, irrelevant curriculum have all combined to lower the standard of education in the country.

At an event in the University of Lagos in which the International School, University of Lagos, ISL, held its graduation and valedictory ceremony. Vanguard Education Weekly, caught up with Prof Fafunwa, who briefly bared his mind on the travails of our education system.

He believes that Nigeria’s education system should be reviewed so as to cope with the 21st Century challenges.

As at now, no Nigerian university is ranked among the first 1000 in the world. In previous years tertiary institutions like the University of Ibadan, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, University of Lagos, were globally acclaimed. But not so today.

Excerpts of the brief interview with Prof. Fafunwa who has been on retirement can be read by clicking the link below:

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/08/18/education-sector-needs-review-%E2%80%94-babs-fafunwa/

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THE management of the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has extended the deadline of registration for its post-UTME screening from August 13 to 22.

A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the institution, Mr Adekunle Adams announced the extension and directed candidates, who chose the college as first and second choice and scored 180 and above to proceed with the online registration.

He explained that the extension became neccessary to accommodate the high number of candidates that applied to the college.

He also said that candidates who have commenced registration and are not able to complete it by the deadline would be allowed at the examination centre with their receipt of payment, pin number and JAMB print out containing their uploaded photograph and result.

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The 2010 post utme of ABU is out check yours at www.abu.edu.ng No card is needed to check it. Use the pin code that you used to register for the exam plus your jamb number, click print post utme result and you will see your scores.

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Concerned with the educational development of students, the National Committee for the United World Colleges (UWC) has awarded scholarships to over 10 students to study overseas. The award was held at Ikoyi, Lagos.

The course, International Baccalaureate (IB), will run for two years. The students are to undergo studies in different countries, including Wales, India, China and Costa Rica, among others.

Certificates were presented to students who scaled the preliminary levels.

The Chairman of the UWC Nigerian National Committee, Mr Hakeem Bello-Osagie, urged the students to be good ambassadors of the country during their studies.

“Represent and show the country in good light wherever you are,”. he advised.

He assured the students that the study would change their lives positively.

“I assured you that the course is going to be life- changing and will keep you for the rest of your life. I look forward to maintaining a life-long relationship with you,”he added.

One of the recipients, Chizitera Njoku, expressed gratitude to the organisation for the opportunity offered her to study abroad.

“I feel very great and excited and I am very happy and grateful to God and I thank the organisers for offering me this opportunity,” she said.

Another student, Chinwude Nwana, promised to be of good character and replicate the good things of the country in her country of study.

One of the parents, Mr Isiaka Sanni, whose two children benefited from the award, said he was grateful to the Almighty for the opportunity.

“It is an opportunity to put them on the global scene. What that means is that students will meet with more than 200 children from all over the world. It is not all about education but it is all about exposing the children to global scenario. They should represent Nigeria fantastically,” he urged.

Prof Isabella Okagbue, a member of the committee, said the world colleges were established to foster international peace and understanding by bringing young people from different parts of the world together. She urged the students to be good ambassadors in their various countries of studies and prayed for their success.

She said the committee was working towards raising sufficient funds to enable it send more people on scholarship

Some of the recipients of the award are Kasore Aleshiloye, Ekperigin Ejirohene, Oluwarontimi Omontaon, Awoyinka Ore, Mubarak Sanni and others.

Dr Ann Abiola Ogbenna, thanked the members of the committee for a job well done. She urged the students to dream high and remain focused.

“Dream plus action makes the impossible possible,” she said.

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It was celebration time for the staff and students of the Part-Time Programmes (PTP) Unit of the University of Ado-Ekiti (UNAD) penultimate Saturday when a new lecture hall and eight vehicles were commissioned.

The PTP structure also houses a computer centre, library, conference centre, office accommodation for the Assistant Director, Secretary, Bursary, co-ordinators and staff.

The projects were executed under the administration of the Assistant Director of UNAD-PTP, Dr. Femi Omotoso, who was commended by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Dipo Kolawole, for turning around the fortunes of the unit through aggressive generation of funds and execution of projects.

Kolawole commissioned the projects which included a twin 500-seater lecture hall for part-time students, seven new Toyota Camry cars purchased for the use of officials and a 18-seater Toyota Hiace bus.

Kolawole said PTP had set a benchmark in the institution in revenue generation and using same to execute key projects for the benefit of staff and students.

The VC said the developments in PTP are in fulfilment of the vision he has for the university, which is to leave the institution better than he met it. He urged other faculties, departments and units to emulate PTP.

“You have seen for yourself tremendous developments going on in PTP and Omotoso who completed his term on July 31 has shown how to appropriate resources for the good of the university community and it is part of the revolution to make UNAD a university of repute,” he said.

The beneficiaries of the cars are the PTP Heads of Departments of Banking and Finance, Economics, Geography and Planning Sciences, History and International Studies, Psychology, Sociology and Bursary.

Omotoso, who savoured the encomiums showered on him by Kolawole enumerated on the giant strides witnessed at PTP since he assumed office in August 2008 including clearing all outstanding results since 1997 totalling 10,250; refurbishing the old PTP building and vehicles, getting full accreditation for the Masters of Business Administration (MBA) and Accounting programmes among others which were financed solely by the unit.

“The projects we are commissioning today, just like the one before then, are without any financial implication for the university or the Ekiti State government. They are purely PTP self-financed projects. The building is a twin 500-seater to make the welfare of our students a priority and to key into the philosophy of TEAM UNAD. It will, no doubt, solve accommodation problem as it will complement the existing lecture halls in the university,” he said.

Omotoso said the feats achieved in PTP would not have been possible without the tremendous support and assistance received from the parent faculties – Management Sciences and Social Sciences as well as other part-time programme stakeholders.

He also attributed his success to God.

“It is an opportunity to be here and to God be the glory because it was God that has assisted me. Last year, we gave out six cars but now we are giving out six cars and a bus,” he said.

Speaking with reporters shortly after the inauguration, Prof Kolawole, clarified that part-time students are not in anyway inferior to the regular students but regretted that there are many suspected cult members doing part-time programmes.

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