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About 340,000 out of the 867, 000 candidates who met the 180 cut-off point in the recent Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination will not be admitted into any of the nation’s tertiary institutions this year, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation has said.

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, told journalists on Tuesday in Kaduna, Kaduna State, that the nations’ tertiary institutions could not absorb all the candidates because of “limited spaces.”

Ojerinde, who described admission into tertiary institutions this year as a “survival of the fittest,” stated that the space available for prospective students was about 527,000.

He also disclosed that most of the candidates did not choose many of the the privately-owned universities because of high tuition.

The JAMB Registrar told journalists during the technical committee meeting on admission to degree-awarding institutions that except access to tertiary institutions was increased, “we will continue to have a lot of people waiting endlessly for admission.”

He added that the meeting, attended also by representatives of most of the higher institutions of learning in the country, was held to select the first set of candidates into the universities, polytechnics and colleges of education.

Ojerinde explained further that the chairman and secretary of the committee would meet on the admission lists to decide whether the candidates had met the set criteria for admission or not.

He said that once the candidates had met the set criteria, the names of such candidate would be displayed on the JAMB website and those of the universities, polytechnics and COEs chosen by them.

Ojerinde said, “With this 180 cut-off point, we have about 867,000 candidates who made 180 and above, and yet the available space is just about 527,000.

“So, the remaining 340,000 candidates will have no place to go. That is the point, except access to tertiary institutions is increased; we will continue to have lots of people waiting endlessly for admission.

“One of the beauties of this UTME is that we have brought them together and we are saying that they can go to any institution. If the university doesn’t work, college of education may work; if not, polytechnics or monotechnics may work.

“But I am not saying that it is to be for everybody because the space available is still not sufficient.”

The JAMB registrar also said that some of the candidates who failed to secure admission into their preferred institutions would be distributed to schools that had fewer number of applicants.

He, however, added that the University of Lagos, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ahmadu Bello University, Yaba College of Technology and Kaduna Polytechnic had the highest number of candidates seeking admissions.

Ojerinde said, “The schools without candidates to admit are mostly private institutions, but by the time candidates discover that they don’t have any other place to go, they will go to these private institutions because it is a matter of setting your priority right.

“I can’t give the names of these institutions now; they are so many. Some of them don’t have any candidate. The Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu is one of them. Mohammed Goni College of Legal and Islamic Studies, Maiduguri has only 13 candidates.

“Admission is not automatic because the space is not sufficient. You have to try again next time if you don’t get admitted this year. It is the survival of the fittest.”

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The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board on Friday released the results of 1, 228, 607 out of a total of 1, 276, 795 candidates who sat for the maiden Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) held on April 17 2010 across the country.

Of this number, only 501,463 representing 41 per cent of the candidates scored above 200 out of the maximum 400 points.

Another set of 832,434 representing 68 per cent of this number scored above 180 marks while 330, 971 representing 27 per cent scored between 180 and 199 marks.

The Registrar/Chief Executive of JAMB, Prof. ‘Dibu Ojerinde, who disclosed these at a press briefing in Abuja, explained that a total of 1, 375,652 candidates applied for the 2010 UTME, out of which 271 candidates sat for the examination in six foreign countries.

He said, ”Out of the 1,276,795 candidates that sat for the 2010 UTME, the results of 1,228,607 representing 96.26 per cent are today released, while results of 48, 188 (3.77 per cent) are still being screened before release or otherwise.

”Detailed analysis of application by gender shows that 769,416 candidates are male while 606,236 candidates are female. These figures show that 44.07 per cent are female while 55.93 per cent are male.”

Imo State led the six states with the highest number of candidates with a total of 111,613 followed by Delta State (86,955), Anambra (83,612), Osun (74,014), Edo (70,964) and Ogun (70,905).

The Federal Capital Territory led the bottom six with a total of 2,393 applications, It was closely followed by Zamfara State (3,568), Sokoto (4754), Yobe (5463), Kebbi (6194) and Borno (8296).

As has been the tradition over the years, candidates who are seeking university admission led the pack, followed closely by those seeking admission into colleges of education.

Bayelsa State came tops on the list of states where examination malpractices were recorded. It had a total of 5,442 cases, followed by Rivers State with 3, 302 cases. Lagos State came third with 2,847 cases. Fourty six centers in Abia, Akwaibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Enugu, Imo, Lagos and Rivers are also being investigated.

The JAMB registrar revealed that 46 examination centres across 10 states had been de-recognised as a result of their ”unacceptable behaviours during the examination.”
Rivers State led the pack with 12 centres, followed by Imo and Lagos states with seven centres each.
Ojerinde said 20,780 results, representing 1.63 per cent of the total number of those who sat for the examination, were being withheld for further verification and thorough screening before release.

He explained that it was too early to make public the name of the highest scorer in the examination because some of the results were still being screened.

He also frowned at the practice of some universities who charged candidates up to N10, 000 for making such universities their second choice. Ojerinde said this practice must stop or else sanctions would be applied.

He enjoined candidates to go online, using their application slips to log on to the JAMB website to check their results.

Meanwhile, the official website for checking the resul is not going.

It is http://jambonline.org

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The Minister of Education, Dr Sam Ominyi Egwu, has called on tertiary institutions in the country to initiate means of generating internal revenue to complement government’s efforts.

Dr Egwu, who spoke at the 26th convocation of Yaba College of Technology, last Friday, said the burden of funding education should not rest on government alone.

He charged academic institutions to engage in profitable ventures without compromising standards.
Hear him: “Education continues to be a priority in Government spending, however, the burden cannot rest on Government’s shoulders alone.

“Tertiary education institutions should therefore begin to look inwards to generate revenue through enterprise, and research and development to complement Government subvention.”
The Minister maintained that the present administration of President Yar’Adua remains unwavering in its resolve to catapult Nigeria to the world’s leading economies. He identified education as a veritable tool for the attainment of this lofty ambition.

To achieve this feat, Egwu urged the Governing Councils of different tertiary institutions to acquaint themselves with the role of the education sector in the realization of Vision 20:2020.
He said: “The Federal Ministry of Education, in consultation with a broad spectrum of stakeholders has put in place a Roadmap, which encapsulates a 4-Point Agenda, to facilitate the attainment of this goal. The 4-Point Agenda focuses on Access, Quality, Assurance and Vocational Education Training and Funding, resource mobilization and utilization.”

The Minister promised that the government will continue positively to workers’ genuine demand for improved working conditions in the education sector. According to him: “Recently, the Federal Government approved the implementation of CONTISS 15 in the Federal Polytechnics and Colleges of Education.”

Egwu said also that plans were underway to enact a law that would ensure the running of B.Tech degree programmes in Nigerian polytechnics. He said the removal of the disparity between the polytechnics and the universities has become necessary in order to accelerate technological development.

While admitting that technology would elude any nation that fails to lay adequate technological foundation, he expressed government’s determination to develop the sector.
“The government recognizes the fact that no nation can develop without adequate technology, and as such, places much premium on science and technology.

The significance of technology in nation building is captured in the Roadmap for Nigeria’s Education sector. To encourage and accelerate technological development in the country, the removal of the disparity between the polytechnics and the universities, has become necessary as both sub-sectors have vital roles to play in uplifting Nigeria.

It is our expectation that the present government posture will be reflected in the 2010 budget”.
He commended Yabatech as the first higher institution in the country to establish an entrepreneurship development programme as a compulsory course for all students.

“This will, no doubt, give the institution’s graduates the enablement for self reliance through wealth creation upon graduation. All our tertiary institutions are hereby enjoined to step up their entrepreneurship programmes”, he said.

Egwu explained that Yabatech was selected as one of the first beneficiaries of the Special Intervention by the Education Trust Fund, a grant of N1.5b, and praised the institution for maintaining a peaceful learning environment over the years.

He congratulated the outgoing Rector, Mr Olubunmi Owoso, for his able leadership and the giant strides the college has achieved during his tenure. “He has certainly given a good account of himself and we are proud of him”, he added.

In his valedictory address, Mr. Owoso who is handing over the mantle of leadership to a new Rector tomorrow, said that the combined convocation ceremony for the three sessions produced 14,364 graduating students at the National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) levels.

“For the last 2007/2008 session, out of the 1140 Higher National Diploma graduating students, a total of 23 graduating students obtained distinction grade, 391 upper credit, 509 lower credit, and 217 pass grade. At the ND level, out of 1090 graduating students, 41 obtained distinction, 198 with upper credit, 448 passed with lower credit, and 353 others had pass grade”, he explained.

The Rector stated that over 60 programmes of the college have all been accredited, with other new courses introduced. Some of the new programmes include: HND Marketing, ND Banking and Finance, ND Mass Communication, HND Science Laboratory Technology (Environmental Biology and Toxiology option) among others.

He expressed appreciation for the support he received from the Honourable Minister of Education, the Executive secretary of the National Board for technical Education, Dr Nuru Yakubu, the British Council, World Banks, indigenous banks, among others.

The highlight of the occasion was the conferment of fellowship awards on notable personalities including, the Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, and the Executive Secretary of education Trust Fund, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. The National President, Yaba College of Technology Alumni Association, Chief Emma Unachukwu and the Pro-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Senator Olu Alabi were received the award.

Responding on behalf of the awardees, the Edo State Commissioner for Education, Dr Ngozi Osarenren, who represented the Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, assured that the awardees would be good ambassadors of the institution.
Activities marking the 26th convocation ceremony began on Wednesday, December 2, with a convocation lecture entitled: Synergy for Science and Technology Institutions- Towards an Innovative National Development.

The Guest Speaker, Professor Oye Ibidapo, President of the Nigerian Academy of Science and former Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, highlighted the critical role of education in development, harping on the need to inculcate science, technology and innovation as the nucleus of national re-orientation and advancement.

He said: “Education is critical to the development of a nation. It is an antidote to poverty and ‘leveler’ in the emerging knowledge society-Nigeria’s prosperity depends solely on a well-educated citizenry. A key and perhaps central element in the National Vision and Goals Strategy, be it vision 2010; Millennium Development Goals, NEEDS, Vision 2020 and the 7-Point Agenda, is the need to strengthen education as a public good.”

According to him, the challenges of development in the country epitomized by corruption, poverty, disease and poor implementation of good policies can be surmounted if the citizenry is educated.
To take the country out of the poverty circle, he maintained that tertiary institutions are expected to be at the vanguard of the national rebirth.

His words: “The world has moved from commodity-based and military power ranking to knowledge economies society. Inherent in this paradigm shift is science, technology and innovation. Science must be at the heart of development. In enthroning science as the key to re-inventing a better society, colleges of technology and universities have an essential role to play in building the capacity for high quality education and training in agriculture, engineering and health”.

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The recent mass retrenchment of staff at Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, Ago-Iwoye, has been described as a necessary move to bring sanity to the troubled institution rather than to witch hunt the employees.
This position was made known by the Governing Council Chairman of the state University, Dr. Alex Onabanjo. According to him, a number of steps have been taken to reposition the institution, promising to use his position for the betterment of the university.

Otunba Onabanjo, who spoke through a member of the Governing council, Mr. Sina kawonise, said the institution had faced a lot of challenges before it finally resolved to down size the number of the university staff. ‘’Before this time, a lot of factors, had been considered by the council to see how changes could be made to place the university in its rightful position.

The Chairman, who expressed deep appreciation for the services rendered by all cadres of staff, also said the staff were not disengaged because of any wrong-doing but simply because the university could no longer afford to keep them.

According to him, the sack was part of the recommendations made in a White Paper submitted by the Professor Ayo Ibidapo-Obe led visitation committee when the State Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel visited the school.

He further said the university, as at April 22, 2009, was almost bankrupt, insisting that the university could no longer meet up with its obligations to staff, contractors, and other creditors.

According to him, the institution, as at April this year, had over-bloated staff , and that staff salaries were being paid through loans from banks. The banks, it was gathered, were no longer interested in lending to the institution since the ones given were “not performing,” hence, the services of some staff were no longer needed.

“We met a total debt profile of 1.9 billion naira, much of which was incurred to augment the subvention given by the government for staff salaries.” he said.

He said the wage bill of the university had shot up from N65million in 2006 to N97million in 2007 and increased to N248million in 2009. In view of this increase, the state government, it was said, did not in anyway hesitate to jerk up its subvention to the school annually, from N60m in 2006 to N148m in 2009. He said: “Apart from this, we inherited an over-bloated workforce, far in excess of need and requirements of the National Universities Commission (NUC).

From a monthly salary bill of sixty five million naira (N65m) in 2006, the wage bill shot up to ninety seven million naira (N97m) in 2007, and finally to two hundred and forty eight million naira (N248m) in 2009.”

The council discovered that some academic departments had too many lecturers, just as the institution had overshot its non-academic staff quota by 50 per cent “To refresh your memory, the present Governing Council and the new management of OOU met a university that was almost bankrupt. The university could no longer meet its obligations to staff, contractors, and other creditors,’‘ he noted.

The council member said the state government had directed the authorities of the school to be the custodian of its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) so as to cater for other needs of the institution.”The breakdown of academic staff in excess is as follows: Professors 7; Readers; 5; Senior Lecturer/ Senior Research Fellows ! Lecturer I/ Research l (27); Lecturer ll/ Research fellow ll (24); Asst. Lecturer 19; Graduate 3, while a total of eight hundred and sixty eight (868) non teaching staff have been asked to seek employment opportunities elsewhere,” Onabanjo explained.

“A total of eight hundred and sixty eight (868) non-teaching staff has been asked to seek employment opportunities elsewhere.

“In like manner, academic departments were reduced from 68 to 52, faculties from 13 to 8, while the existing three colleges are maintained.

Part of the options considered by the institution is to increase the tuition fee by two hundred per cent up from the existing fee to pay workers’ salaries, but it was acknowledged that many parents would not be able to pay such fee especially when the economy is tight. An overall 459 staff academic staff are retained in the system, with a projection of 61 additional academic staff to be employed in few instances of some departments short staffed, thereby bringing the number of academic staff in the Humanities to 235 and 285 in the Science. Given the NUC staff-mix ratio, a total of 733 non-teaching staff are required and retained.

“In carrying out the right-sizing, however, diligent efforts were made to give the whole process a human face. For instance, in situations where husband and wife were to lose their jobs by the stipulated criteria employed in the exercise, one of the spouses was retained on humanitarian ground. No fewer than 12 of such cases were treated. In another instance, mother and daughter were affected, and on the same humanitarian basis, the daughter was retained while the mother (who was actually close to retirement) was disengaged.”

‘’We also use this opportunity to thank Chief Gbenga Daniel, Governor of Ogun State , for his unwavering commitment to and unflinching support for the re-birth and progress of OOU. Just last week, the government, out of its very lean resources, awarded a Ninety million Naira (N99m) contract for the provision of potable water in all the campuses.

The governor has also directed the Ogun State Road maintenance Agency (OGROMA) to move to rehabilitate old ones. The value of this is about N110m. With the completion of this restructuring and rationalization exercise, this once great citadel of higher learning is back to the path of greatness charted for it by its founding fathers,’‘ says Kawonise.

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