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Nigerian-born American rap artiste, Jidenna Mobisson and his sister, Nneka, have endowed a scholarship in Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), named after their late father, Professor Oliver Mobisson.
While in the university, Professor Mobisson, working with other Professors in Department of Computer Science and students, invented the ASUTECH computer, the first commercially produced personal computer in West Africa.
Speaking at the scholarship endowment ceremony at ESUT permanent site Agbani on yesterday, Jidenna Mobisson recalled that when his father invented a personal computer, nobody believed that an African could do such a thing.
“He worked with professors and students of this institution to create the first commercially produced personal computer, here in this university.
“My sister Nneka and I want to honour those who made sure that things were done here. So, in honour of those people, my sister and I are going to endow a scholarship in Computer Engineering. The scholarship will be given to the best student in third year.
“This will be done in honour of those who are making sure things are done in Enugu” Jidenna said.
Reacting, the Vice Chancellor of ESUT, Professor Luke Anike commended Jidenna and his sister, Nneka for the gesture, saying that what they have done was in line with what the university wants to achieve in technology.
“We are the first university of technology in Nigeria. What you have done is a thing of honour. Your father was one of the best staff and he pioneered the Department of Computer Science and the Industrial Development Centre (IDC) in this institution.
“What you have done is what your father believes in. I am sure if he is here now, he will be happy. We hope this gesture will encourage our young people to work hard” Professor Anike said.
The Enugu State University of Science and Technology, (ESUT), on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU with the University of Cork, Ireland, to test- run a mobile phone application for the treatment diseases prevalent in children in of five years and below in Enugu State.
The principal research fellow, Business Information System, University of Cork, Dr. Ciara Heavin, while unveiling the prototype application at Deputy Vice Chancellor, ESUT, Prof. Sam Eze’s office, explained that the technology was developed to use mobile phone application to treat sicknesses prevalent in children under five years old.
“We are here to test-run the prototype in five rural communities in Enugu State. We will train rural health workers to have the needed knowledge to operate the technology and classify the sick children and prescribe drugs using the application,” Heavin said.
“The application will be installed in the phones which the health workers will use in their duties. The application will also know if the ailment is the type that requires referral to hospitals and advise the health worker on what to do immediately.
“The idea is to reduce incidents of deaths caused by prevalent diseases in children. The application offers timely solution to symptoms of the three diseases mentioned. It will be most handy in rural areas where there appears to lack in medical facilities
Adebola, one of the sons of former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel has revealed how he got confined to the wheelcheer, just as he has begun a foundation to press for equity and fairness to the physically disabled individuals in Nigeria.
In a statement made available last week, Adebola stressed the need to end discrimination against people living with disabilities in the country.
“I was born into a very comfortable home, with both amazing parents and without a disability. However, when I turned 5, I was diagnosed with paraplegia- a rare condition with no medical clarity.
“I became confined to a wheelchair.
“Growing up in Nigeria, I unconsciously associated disability to poverty and crime due to amputated beggars on the streets mostly as a result of Sharia Law practiced in the North. This was general opinion of most Nigerians in my social circle as a child.
“Having myself become physically challenged, I was exposed to the stigma and assumptions that came with being ‘disabled’.
”All of a sudden, I was looked at with pity, with judgement and sometimes with resentment by my fellow countrymen.
“As I became an adult, I began to realise that the onus was on me to make something of myself and create my life and future the way I envision it.
“My future was, and would always be in my own hands.”
Adebola, who has a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from University College London is an inspirational speaker with TEDx Talk and founder of the African Youth Initiative.
According to him, Nigeria is one of the most unjust societies for people living with disabilities hence the need to create a movement to seek for not just equity but challenge the mindset of the average Nigerian.
“I see a lack of integration and it saddens me knowing that there is a young disabled Nigerian out there that has the capability to achieve what I have achieved and even surpass me but regrettably, he/she is not being given the adequate support from government and the society.
“It is unacceptable that most schools in Nigeria are inaccessible. It is unacceptable that road side pavements are not fit for wheelchairs.
“It is unacceptable that Shell and other multinationals adhere to strict disability codes in the US and UK but are unable to carry this same principles to Nigeria,” he said.
The U.K. trainee said, the Debola Daniel Foundation will not be a charity organisation that will give out wheelchairs and crutches to the less privileged.
Rather it will challenge government to think of disabilities when formulating policies especially in Education, Employment, Entrepreneurism and Development.
“At the moment, the foundation is working on a social media campaign with information, statistics and policies we support under the hashtag #DisabledNotUnable.
“A second segment titled #MyStory is being developed too, where the foundation celebrates disabled citizens who have decided that disability is not the end but just a different path.
“These people have decided to live life rather than be idle,” he said.
“I was born into a very comfortable home, with both amazing parents and without a disability. However, when I turned 5, I was diagnosed with paraplegia- a rare condition with no medical clarity.
“I became confined to a wheelchair.
“Growing up in Nigeria, I unconsciously associated disability to poverty and crime due to amputated beggars on the streets mostly as a result of Sharia Law practiced in the North. This was general opinion of most Nigerians in my social circle as a child.
“Having myself become physically challenged, I was exposed to the stigma and assumptions that came with being ‘disabled’.
”All of a sudden, I was looked at with pity, with judgement and sometimes with resentment by my fellow countrymen.
“As I became an adult, I began to realise that the onus was on me to make something of myself and create my life and future the way I envision it.
“My future was, and would always be in my own hands.”
Adebola, who has a Masters in Mechanical Engineering from University College London is an inspirational speaker with TEDx Talk and founder of the African Youth Initiative.
According to him, Nigeria is one of the most unjust societies for people living with disabilities hence the need to create a movement to seek for not just equity but challenge the mindset of the average Nigerian.
“I see a lack of integration and it saddens me knowing that there is a young disabled Nigerian out there that has the capability to achieve what I have achieved and even surpass me but regrettably, he/she is not being given the adequate support from government and the society.
“It is unacceptable that most schools in Nigeria are inaccessible. It is unacceptable that road side pavements are not fit for wheelchairs.
“It is unacceptable that Shell and other multinationals adhere to strict disability codes in the US and UK but are unable to carry this same principles to Nigeria,” he said.
The U.K. trainee said, the Debola Daniel Foundation will not be a charity organisation that will give out wheelchairs and crutches to the less privileged.
Rather it will challenge government to think of disabilities when formulating policies especially in Education, Employment, Entrepreneurism and Development.
“At the moment, the foundation is working on a social media campaign with information, statistics and policies we support under the hashtag #DisabledNotUnable.
“A second segment titled #MyStory is being developed too, where the foundation celebrates disabled citizens who have decided that disability is not the end but just a different path.
“These people have decided to live life rather than be idle,” he said.
- Shape:
2. Speed:
“Ouch! That hurts” Yes! Raindrops may pelt down hard sometimes because rain varies in speed. The maximum speed of a falling raindrop can vary from 17 to 21 miles per hour.
3. Other Planets Have Rain:
Rainfall happens on other planets of the solar system too, even though it is different from the rain we encounter here on Earth. There it might be made out of methane, neon, sulfur or even iron rather than water.
4. Rain is not always water:
If it rains in the desert, you may not get wet. This is called Phantom Rain, because it is difficult to tell whether it rained or not, as the droplets evaporate under the influence of hot air.
5. What’s that smell?
As a matter of fact, rainfall has no smell. When it rains, a substance called Geosmin consolidates with plant oils which are released from the soil to give it a natural fragrance and that smell that lingers afterwards is called Petrichor.
You’re welcome.
Stay warm and dry.
Habiba, daughter of former minister of National Planning Senator Sanusi Daggash’, has been awarded the 2016 Institution of Chemical Engineers Prize for best performance at Oxford University.
She won the prize after graduating with a first class honors from the prestigious university in July.
The excited lady announced the good news on her twitter page yesterday.
Congrats to her.
According to the Information Officer, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Helen Okoro, the World Bank has set aside $500 million dollars as a grant to fund basic education in five states for five years.
She said Adekola explained that the fund was for the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), established to improve access to quality education at the basic level in the states.
The states are:
- Kano,
- Kaduna,
- Jigawa,
- Sokoto
- Katsina
She said the $2.5 billion credit the Federal Government requested from the World Bank to finance the 2016 budget could only be released after fulfilling certain conditions.
The World Bank has earmarked 500 million dollars as grant to fund basic education for five years in 5 different states of Nigeria.
Mrs Okoro in the statement quoted the Head, World Bank International Reconstruction and Development team, Dr Olatunde Adekola, the source of the information.
She stated that the fund was for the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), established to improve access to quality education at the basic level in Kano, Kaduna, Jigawa, Sokoto and Katsina states.
“Five hundred million dollars has been set aside as Global Partnership for Education (GPE)/ Nigerian Partnership for Education Project (NIPEP) to fund education in the five beneficiary states of Jigawa, Kano, Kaduna, Katsina and Sokoto,’’ she said.
Okoro said Adekola commended the Federal Government for the NIPEP project and added that it was the first time government would be focusing on strategies aimed at moving the basic education sub-sector forward.
She said the 2.5 billion dollars credit that the Federal Government requested from the World Bank to finance the 2016 budget could only be released after fulfilling certain conditions.
The Women’s Wing of the Christian Council of Nigeria (WOWICCN) has called for s*x education at homes to reduce cases of r*pe and violence against women in the society. National President of the Association, Rev. Omatsola Williams, gave the advice at a rally organised by association tagged: `Say No to Violence against Children’ on Saturday in Abuja.
According to her, `violence on our children is taking a new dimension, which we cannot stand. “Our children are sexually assaulted be it boy or girl; our under aged children are been sold like goods; our children are used to perform rituals, where are we heading? “Parents in the name of poverty go to the extent of selling children or encouraging our young girls to be pregnant and produce children to sell to people out there. “This is not Christian like; women claiming tit for tat, that is not the kind of life we were been brought up with,’’ she said. Williams advised that Nigerians should go back to the drawing board and look into the way of living with each other and everybody should be each other’s keeper. “I want us to have a change of heart, calm ourselves down, think inwards and think of the future of our children, there no reason why we will not harness our thoughts together,’’ William said. Earlier, Mrs Uzoaku Williams, National Secretary, WOWICCN, said that the foundation of every child matters a lot because character formation begins from the home.
Williams noted that the virtue inculcated in children has a lot of role to play in the development of the children. “The foundation of every child starts from home; mothers have a role to play in the homes. “We should be agents of change in the virtues we inculcate into our children, to be the what we deserve to be and to be a watch eye to the children. “In our societies we have seen situations whereby children will not be able to talk, r*pe of little children of different age groups, r*pe of women, violence against women, child trafficking and prostitution,’’ she said. She also called on governments to take up their responsibility and come up with solutions that would end the barbaric act of r*pe and violence against children and women.
In his continued effort assisting the less privileges, the Emir of Gombe, Abubakar Shehu Abubakar III, has enrolled about 1,500 orphans and children in primary schools, to help them get access to qualitative education.
The aim of the gesture was to help the children and reduce the emotional stress they have been going through after losing their parents, the emir said while presenting gifts and learning materials to the orphans at a ceremony held at the Emir’s palace in Gombe.
According to the Emir, by successfully launching the second batch of the scholarship he has fulfilled the promise he made at the inauguration last year of continuing with the scheme.
He however, called on other members of the public, especially the wealthy in the society, to also contribute in assisting the orphans, disables and other less privileges in the state.
In his remark, the deputy governor of Gombe State, Charles Iliya, praised the emir for his efforts in taking responsibility of the 3000 children, as well as distribution of food and clothes to the needy.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said on Monday that it would commence a warning strike on Oct. 2.
“We have tried to dialogue with the Federal Government but they have been playing games with us; we will start with a warning strike to show them we are not jokers.
“ASUU has being trying to get the attention of the Federal Government to intervene in the academic system of universities across Nigeria but it has all been abortive.
“Consequently, ASUU will give a warning strike which will start on Oct. 2nd.
“The strike will last for one week, and if they do not give us listening ears, we will start the indefinite strike in November,’’Ugheoke said in the statement.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that ASUU, had at a recent news briefing accused the Federal Government of reneging on the 2009 agreement with the union.
ASUU’s Coordinator, Abuja Zone, Dr Theophilus Lagi, also said in the statement that the government had only implemented 30 per cent of the provisions of Universities Needs Assessment document.
He said that the fund was disbursed indiscriminately to university councils as a fall out of the six months industrial action the union embarked upon in 2009.
Lagi urged the Federal Government to fully implement the 2009 agreement it reached with the union in order to avert another industrial action by the nation’s public universities.
“The struggle to implement the 2009 ASUU/FGN agreement is not about the union; it is not about the personal benefits of the members only.
“The current issues in contention include funding of universities for revitalisation in line with the Memorandum of Understanding the Federal Government and ASUU had signed in 2013.
“Re-negotiation of the FGN/ASUU 2009 agreement ASUU believes will reposition the entire education sector.
“We also demand the facilitation of the registration of the Nigerian Universities Pension Management Company (NUPEMCO), among other issues in the FG/ASUU 2009 agreement,’’ he said.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said on Monday that it would commence a warning strike on Oct. 2. A statement signed by Mr Ben Ugheoke, the Chairman, University of Abuja chapter of ASUU, stated that the Federal Government had failed to embark on meaningful dialogue with the union. “We have tried to dialogue with the Federal Government but they have been playing games with us; we will start with a warning strike to show them we are not jokers.
“The struggle to implement the 2009 ASUU/FGN agreement is not about the union; it is not about the personal benefits of the members only. “The current issues in contention include funding of universities for revitalisation in line with the Memorandum of Understanding the Federal Government and ASUU had signed in 2013. “Re-negotiation of the FGN/ASUU 2009 agreement ASUU believes will reposition the entire education sector. “We also demand the facilitation of the registration of the Nigerian Universities Pension Management Company (NUPEMCO), among other issues in the FG/ASUU 2009 agreement,’’ he said.
34 Nigerians are among the thousands of students from across the world that will partake in what is believed to be the UK’s biggest graduation of international students.
The ceremony will offer a modern take on the traditional graduation event with students able to walk on to the stage on a first come basis, receive their awards and have selfies taken with their families.
Once they have received their awards the students will be able to leave to celebrate with their families and will not be expected to sit through any speeches or other formalities.
The educational institution has led the way in e-learning and over the last three years has opened a network of Local Access Points (LAPs) across the globe.
The LAPs allow students to study in their home countries yet still receive a British qualification.
Among the countries with LAPs are India, United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Ghana and Hong Kong.
London School of Marketing believes their popularity is due to the range of business focused courses and the unique mix of e-learning and offline support they offer to students.
All students have been able to gain a UK qualification from their home nation, and for many the graduation will be the first time they have visited London.
London School of Marketing teaches them virtually but with offline support in their home country. The LAPs offer a physical presence within a country and local support for the student.
Anton Dominique, Chief Finance Officer from London School of Marketing said: “It is fantastic to be welcoming so many international students to London for our graduation ceremony.
“Our courses are more popular than ever and this proves that our approach is certainly the way forward when it comes to providing international students with first class UK qualifications.
“Our experience shows that international students do want a UK education but the cost of moving to and studying in the UK means that for many, it’s unlikely ever to happen.
“That’s where our Local Access Points can really make a difference. It gives students an opportunity that previously may not have been open to them and allows them, once qualified to improve their career prospects.
“We’ve already had feedback from graduates that they’ve been promoted since qualifying and that their career prospects look very strong.
“We believe it is important for us to use our expertise and technology to remove the boundaries to education, and give students all over the world the chance to develop their skills and improve their career prospects by providing a globally recognised British qualification.”
The National Examination Council (NECO) on Friday released the 2016 June/July Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results with 88.51 per cent of the candidates obtaining five credits pass and above in English Language and Mathematics.
He said 905,011 or 88.51 per cent out of the 1,022,474 candidates that sat for the examination in Nigeria and other countries got five credits and above, while 84.54 per cent got credit pass and above in English Language and 80.16 per cent obtained credit pass and above in Mathematics.
Uwakwe who enjoined students to go on NECO’s website to check their results, added that 194 schools were involved in mass cheating, while 14 schools have been derecognized by the body for examination malpractice.
He lamented the rate at which schools are involved in examination malpractice, stressing that any school caught will be derecognized.
The Registrar attributed the increased candidates’ performance in the examination to the staff of NECO, contributions from his predecessors who have laid a good foundation and the seriousness of the candidates.
He maintained that NECO would not reduce its standard especially as it intends to make its mark in the global assessment industry.
“I want to solicit for support from all our stakeholders. NECO should be seen as a Nigerian baby that requires the care and support of all to enable her attain that first class international status.
“We are working hard to ensure NECO makes her mark in the global assessment industry,” he said.
The Enugu State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Uche Eze, has stressed the need for constant and periodic training of teachers toward the development of basic education system in the state. The commissioner said this in an interview in Enugu on Wednesday.
He noted that “it is widely said that any system without reward will not bring out the best among the manpower that make up the system. “Government must pay attention to rewarding teachers as this will encourage them in the task of impacting knowledge to our children. “The issue of welfare packages to teachers, especially those in basic education can never be overemphasized.” The commissioner said that the state government had concluded arrangements for prompt payment of teachers’ salaries and allowances so as to avoid incessant industrial action that characterised basic education in some parts of the country.
Eze also said that the state government would ensure that those due for promotion were elevated immediately without delay and their retirement should not be delayed in any form. “This will go a long way in encouraging those that are still in active service to restore sanity in our basic education system,” he said. He pointed out that one of the greatest problems facing basic education was inadequate funding, adding that currently, the federal and state governments had been collaborating with the Universal Basic Education Board to fund schools through counterpart fund.
He said that the local government areas had been providing educational materials like chalk, pen, pencil, writing materials and some science text books for various schools. Eze emphasised the need for efficient management of funds and support provided by these government agencies in order to improve the standard and quality of teaching in the country. According to him, heads of basic education boards should be held responsible for any misappropriation of fund and support provided by government. Government on its own part, should evolve appropriate measures to monitor and sanction erring school heads to serve as deterrent to others.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has insisted that all admissions to universities, polytechnics and colleges of education should be concluded by 30th November.
Oloyede said that the meeting was an indication that the board was ready to attend to legitimate requests of its stakeholders and clients in the collective quest for efficiency.
The Registrar also said that JAMB would be flexible except in cases where flexibility would be unethical or inimical to national interest.
According to him, the meeting is in line with the board’s pledge to be consultative and all-inclusive in the discharge of its functions.
He said: “The First Technical Committee Meeting was held in Bayero University, Kano, from August 22 to August 26, where institutions were expected to make submissions for their first choice admissions to admissions’ panels at the technical sessions.
“However, some institutions informed the meeting that they were not ready to make submissions as internal processes leading to the exercise had not been completed.
“The affected institutions requested for an earlier special date than the date for the Second Technical Committee Meeting scheduled for November 14 in Owerri, Imo State’’.
Oloyede said that he expected the institutions represented at the meeting to be prepared to make presentations of their recommended candidates to the board. He said that the meeting was primarily for placement of suitably qualified candidates into tertiary institutions.
“As such, I need to re-state my earlier submission that the senate and the academic boards of the institutions have the primary responsibility of recommending candidates to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board for admissions.
“JAMB will not initiate or insert any candidates but will, as expected, ensure that no candidate is unjustly treated by any institution.
“The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board is thus a referee for justice, equity and standards,” he said.
The registrar said that the only difference in the 2016 admissions process was the policy that there should be no written post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination test.
He said that other admission processes remained. The registrar urged institutions yet to update their requirements for the 2017 brochure to urgently do so.
September is here. The holidays are over. It’s time for the ‘leaders of a tomorrow that never comes’, to go back to school.
Parents with one child are having nightmares while those with more than one can’t even sleep. As for those with children studying abroad, the Lord is their strength.
Change begins with us, so says our esteemed President. And even though he stole Obama’s 2008 speech, what he says is true, we can feel the pains of change.
I don’t mean the imaginary pains felt by our Senate President, Bukola Saraki who receives a fat governor’s pension and also has all his bills paid for by the government.
Nor that of Femi Adesina who now goes hungry after he graciously took a pay cut, so he can serve his beloved nation.
Unlike these ‘martyrs’, we can feel the change in every aspect of our lives – the prices of foodstuffs, fuel, rent and now school fees.
Private schools across Nigeria are reporting mass withdrawals of students by parents who can no longer afford to pay the school fees.
While some parents can no longer afford N2m per term, we also have those that can no longer afford N50,000 per term and plenty others who have lost their jobs.
UNICEF’s recent ranking of Nigeria as the tenth worst country for access to primary school education is about to get worse.
Students whose parents can no longer pay their school fees will be sent home on a scale never seen before in Nigeria.
Once capable parents who have had their incomes wiped out by the devaluation of the Naira. Yes, not only Dangote lost out.
The recession is biting harder and the effects of rising prices and declining income can be felt deeper now.
They say it’s darkest just before dawn but I see no silver lining. I am no pessimist, I simply draw my conclusions from the situations on the ground and our government’s inept response to them.
And unless you also believe the prayers of our ‘N197 to a Dollar’ pilgrims will save us, then you better hunker down and brace yourself because this storm is far from over.
As a child, I sang the ‘we are the leaders of tomorrow’ anthem, and even though I’ve had the same ‘leaders’ since my birth, I also want my child to believe in that dream.
NECO Headquaters, Minna, Niger State: NECO(National Examination Council) on Friday released the 2016 June/July Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results for Secondary School Leavers.
While unlike the WAEC, 88.51% (or 905,011) of the candidates got minimum five credits pass and above in English Language and Mathematics to scale the pass line.
English Language had 857,699 or 84.54% Credit and above while a little less than that – 812,846 or 80.16% had Credit and above in Mathematics. Unlike the November/December in which 60.31% pass rate was recorded in Mathematics. And a huge departure from 2014 result in which pass rate was 52%.
This caps the performance for the two subjects in the examination in which all candidates are expected to record a pass mark to be considered to have scaled through.
A total of 1, 022, 474 candidates from Nigeria and other countries sat for the just NECO examination.
NECO detected malpractices in 194 centers, 14 schools were also deregistered for gross misconduct.
Generally, candidates in the June/July 2016 examination recorded an improved performance over previous examination, Prof. Charles Uwakwe, Registrar of NECO stated. NECO was unable to state emphatically what contributed to the recorded better performance of all candidates.
Prof. Charles Uwakwe also stated: “I want to solicit for support from all our stakeholders. NECO should be seen as a Nigerian baby that requires the care and support of all to enable her attain that first class international status. We are working hard to ensure NECO makes her mark in the global assessment industry.”
All candidates have been advised to check results only on NECO Official Examination Result website portal located on –
http://www.mynecoexams.com/results/
Candidates can also call Candidates’ Support Lines: 08069232760, 08052218069,
08052218070, 08126886938, 08126886939, 08189342653, 08189342754
Or Send emails to: support@mynecoexams.com, neconigeria@yahoo.com
English Language had 857,699 or 84.54% Credit and above while a little less than that – 812,846 or 80.16% had Credit and above in Mathematics. Unlike the November/December in which 60.31% pass rate was recorded in Mathematics. And a huge departure from 2014 result in which pass rate was 52%.
This caps the performance for the two subjects in the examination in which all candidates are expected to record a pass mark to be considered to have scaled through.
While unlike the WAEC, 88.51% (or 905,011) of the candidates got minimum five credits pass and above in English Language and Mathematics to scale the pass line.Ekiti State led all the 36 States and FCT in performance in the just released result. Ekiti was followed by Edo State, Abia and Kogi States filled the third spot in overall students performance.
A total of 1, 022, 474 candidates from Nigeria and other countries sat for the just NECO examination.
NECO detected malpractices in 194 centers, 14 schools were also deregistered for gross misconduct.
Generally, candidates in the June/July 2016 examination recorded an improved performance over previous examination, Prof. Charles Uwakwe, Registrar of NECO stated. NECO was unable to state emphatically what contributed to the recorded better performance of all candidates.
Prof. Charles Uwakwe also stated: “I want to solicit for support from all our stakeholders. NECO should be seen as a Nigerian baby that requires the care and support of all to enable her attain that first class international status. We are working hard to ensure NECO makes her mark in the global assessment industry.”
All candidates have been advised to check results only on NECO Official Examination Result website portal located on –
http://www.mynecoexams.com/results/
Candidates can also call Candidates’ Support Lines: 08069232760, 08052218069,
08052218070, 08126886938, 08126886939, 08189342653, 08189342754
Or Send emails to: support@mynecoexams.com, neconigeria@yahoo.com
The Federal University, Lafia, has terminated the appointment of 35 of its non-teaching staff over the inability of the institution to pay their salaries.
Mr. Sanusi-Liman explained that the affected staff, who were employed by the institution earlier in the year, comprised 11 corps members who were retained after their service year and 24 others.
He said the council had directed the management to source for funds and pay off the affected staff since they had worked for over five months without being paid.
“It would be inhuman to keep the staff working when we cannot pay them giving our poor budget and that is why the council decided that we should pay them off,” he said.
According to him, the university has consistently encountered a shortfall of over N38 million in its allocation for several months, which had adversely affected the running of the institution.
He also confirmed that the management had uncovered a job racketeering syndicate in the university, which had offered illegal employment to some persons.
“When we got wind of the matter, the management set up an investigative committee which turned in a report that was submitted to the council.
“The university council referred the matter to its disciplinary committee for investigation and appropriate action,’’ he said.
On the post UTME screening of candidates for admission into the university for the 2016/2017 academic session, the vice chancellor said that over 4,000 applicants had been screened.
He added that the council would meet to determine its carrying capacity before the admission list would be released.
He also announced that the university council had approved the commencement of its post graduate programmes effective from the 2016/2017 academic session
The Lagos State Government has said it will shut down over 10,000 schools operating illegally in the state beginning from the next academic session.
Deputy Governor, Dr. Idiat Adebule, said operators failed to register their schools after the registration procedure was simplified by the ministry of education.
Adebule said this while flagging off the school census programme for private schools at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Lagos.
The Deputy Governor, who spoke on the theme “Entrenching Best Practices”, noted that the state government would not relent in its efforts to provide quality education and learning environment for pupils in the state.
Adebule who presented approval letters of 119 schools to their proprietors at the event, said, “In essence, about two-third of private schools are operating illegally in the state. About 15,000 private schools are operating in the state and only 4,556 are approved and registered.
“No nation or society can develop better than its quality of human capital. Part of the tools required to perform our task as a regulator is accurate and precise data which the proposed school census was intended to provide for the education sector.’’
In his address, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mr. Adesina Odeyemi, warned proprietors to be wary of people parading themselves as officials of the ministry.
He advised them to pay all levies accruing to the state government to the appropriate coffer, adding that no official had been mandated to collect levies on behalf of the state government.
Adebule said this while flagging off the school census programme for private schools at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Lagos.
The Deputy Governor, who spoke on the theme “Entrenching Best Practices”, noted that the state government would not relent in its efforts to provide quality education and learning environment for pupils in the state.
Adebule who presented approval letters of 119 schools to their proprietors at the event, said, “In essence, about two-third of private schools are operating illegally in the state. About 15,000 private schools are operating in the state and only 4,556 are approved and registered.
“No nation or society can develop better than its quality of human capital. Part of the tools required to perform our task as a regulator is accurate and precise data which the proposed school census was intended to provide for the education sector.’’
In his address, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mr. Adesina Odeyemi, warned proprietors to be wary of people parading themselves as officials of the ministry.
He advised them to pay all levies accruing to the state government to the appropriate coffer, adding that no official had been mandated to collect levies on behalf of the state government.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) yesterday stated that the deadline for the conclusion of admissions into higher institutions for 2016 remains effective.
This was disclosed by the Registrar of the board, Prof. Is- haq Oloyede, during his address at the opening of an Extra- Ordinary Technical Committee Meeting on 2016 Admissions to First Choice Institutions which was held at the Baze University, Abuja.
He mentioned that some institutions were not able to submit names of their admitted candidates for approval as internal processes leading to the exercise had not been completed.
It was gathered that such institutions have requested for an earlier special date than the date for the Second Technical Committee Meeting scheduled for Nov. 14 in Owerri, Imo State.
According to him, the affected institutions are expected to make presentations of their recommended candidates to the board at the meeting.
