2016/2017 UTME Bayero University Kano Screening Exercise

2016/2017 UTME Bayero University Kano Screening Exercise

News Unknown   13:49

The Bayero University Senate has approved that all candidates who chose Bayero University, Kano as their first choice University in the 2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and made the cut-off marks are eligible for screening.

Method of Application

STEP 1: At the homepage of the Bayero University Website, www.buk.edu.ng click 2016/2017 UTME REGISTRATION FOR THE SCREENING EXERCISE

STEP 2: Login using your UTME Number and UTME Aggregate (total score), then upload your passport-sized photograph. Note that the photograph uploaded will be only valid ID for all admitted candidates throughout their stay in Bayero University,Kano.

STEP 3:  Fill-in the Applicants’ Particulars Form.

STEP 4: Print your personalized payment invoice to make the payment of N2,500.00 (N2,000 being cost of screening and N500 being Bank and Administrative charges) at any commercial bank nationwide via the Remita platform.

STEP 5: After making the payment, return to the website, www.buk.edu.ng and login again. Your payment will be validated after which you can print your personalized acknowledgment slip. Preview and confirm your information before printing your acknowledgement slip. Note that applicants cannot print their acknowledgement slip until payment is processed and verified.

Twenty-four Nigerians awarded Chinese Scholarships

Twenty-four Nigerians awarded Chinese Scholarships

News Unknown   09:54

In a bid to strengthen the bilateral relationship between China and Nigeria, the Chinese government has awarded 24 Nigerians Scholarships to study in China.

This was made known by Mr. Qin Jian at a send-off party organised by the Chinese embassy for the 24 beneficiaries of the programme.

According to the Chinese envoy, “since 1987, China has provided 700 government scholarships to Nigerian students.”

He further said that “237 Nigerians are currently studying in China under the Chinese government scholarship scheme, apart from the self-sponsored ones.”

Qin termed the gesture as a “great inspiration for our furtherance of bilateral exchanges and cooperation in educational field between Nigeria and China.”

He also used the moment to encourage the students to positively utilise the opportunity and put in good effort to complete their studies without any itch and become very resourceful to their fatherland at the end of their studies.

The Federal Ministry of Information while speaking via the Permanent Secretary, Ms. Ayotunde Adesugba expressed gratitude to the Chinese government for the gesture.

On her part, she also used the opportunity to admonish the students to the good ambassadors of Nigeria and ensure that they make the nation proud by excelling in their studies.

Chikaosu Quincy who is one the beneficiary of the scholarship also expressed gratitude to the Chinese government for given them this rare opportunity to further their educational career.

She stated that, “Though I will be missing my parents, I am prepared to put in my best and do well in school.”

Also speaking, Udo Arinze said that this opportunity is a dream come true to him, stressing that he will put in his best to beat any academic challenge while in China for his studies.

Federal Government announces list of admitted candidates into Unity Schools

Federal Government announces list of admitted candidates into Unity Schools

News Unknown   18:58

The 2016/2017 Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) admission list has been released by the Federal Government of Nigeria.

The announcement was made by the Hon. Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu via Deputy Director of Press of the ministry, Ben Bem-Goong today (18/08/2016).

Parents and candidates can click the link below to check their names.

According to sources, 46,869 candidates met the cut of point out of the total number 89,231 that participated in the screening examination.

 “Of those that met the cut off mark, 24,422 candidates have been admitted, with Federal Government Girls’ College (FGGC) Bwari, Federal Government Girls’ College (FGGC) Enugu and Federal Government College (FGC) Owerri topping the list with a total of 400 students each, while Federal Science and Technical College (FSTC) Otukpo and Federal Government Girls’ College (FGGC) Tambuwal had the least number of 120 candidates each,” the statement said. CLICK HERE TO VIEW LIST

It further directed all Unity Schools to resume on 19th September, 2016.‎

2017, CHEVENING UK GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

2017, CHEVENING UK GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

News Unknown   13:38

                       

Chevening is the UK government’s international awards scheme aimed at developing global leaders since 1983. Funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations, Chevening offers two types of award – Chevening Scholarships and Chevening Fellowships – the recipients of which are personally selected by British Embassies and High Commissions throughout the world.

Applicants must have an undergraduate degree that will enable you to gain entry to a postgraduate programme at a UK university. This is typically equivalent to an upper second-class 2:1 honours degree in the UK.

Interested applicants should:  CLICK HERE TO APPLY

Course Level:

The programme provides full or part funding for full-time courses at postgraduate level, normally a one-year Master’s degree at any UK University.  International applicants are eligible to apply

Study Subject(s):

Scholarships are provided to study any subject at any UK University.

Scholarship Provider:

A full Chevening Scholarship normally comprises:

·         Payment of tuition fees (see point 1.2.a in relation to MBA fee caps)

·         Economy travel to and from your country of residence by an approved route for you only

·         An arrival allowance

·         The cost of an entry clearance (visa) application for you only

·         A departure allowance

·         A contribution of up to £75 for TB testing, where this is required

·         A travel top up allowance

·         A monthly personal living allowance (stipend) to cover accommodation and living expenses. The monthly stipend will depend on whether you are studying inside or outside London. These rates are subject to annual review. Stipend payments will be made to you on or around the 21st of the month for the following full month. Where you arrive in the UK or leave the UK part way through the month, the stipend for that month will be adjusted as appropriate.

Nationality:

Students from Chevening countries can apply for these scholarships.

List of Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bennin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Congo the Democratic Republic of the, Cook Island, Costa Rica, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea, Korea Republic of, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Liberia, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montserrat, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Burma Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Island, Republic of Congo, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Southern Sudan, Sri Lanka, St Helena, Sriname, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Lucia, St Vincent & Grenadines, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, UK, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe, Kosovo, South Caucasus

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Three Niger Delta former militants graduates with first class honours from British Universities

Three Niger Delta former militants graduates with first class honours from British Universities

News Unknown   11:23

It is now obvious that most of the youths involved in militancy in the Niger Delta are not dummies as some people claimed, rather they are people with high intellectual potentials. Most of them resorted into arms-struggle perhaps due to neglect from the government and the IOCs after their graduation from the university, while some had in the past undergone special training to understand the workings of oil and gas installations, that’s why they can target any installation and get it blown with little or no resistance from the military.

Thus, the graduation of three ex-Niger Delta militants with a first class degree from universities in the United Kingdom recently should pass a signal to the government that if they take the human capital development of the people of the region, militancy could be curbed at least to the barest minimum.

They are among those sponsored by the federal government under the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme.

The students who were sponsored by the Goodluck Jonathan led federal government, under the Niger Delta Amnesty Programmed are: Nicholas Goodness and Terubein Fawei graduated from the University of Bedfordshire with first class honours in public relations, telecommunication and networking engineering respectively, while Lucky Azibanagein graduated with first class in mechanical engineering and robotic system from the University of Liverpool.

Also it was gathered that eighteen others graduated with second class upper degrees also from UK universities.

In his reaction, the Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Paul Boroh, congratulated the ex-militants, assuring that President Muhammadu Buhari will sustain the amnesty programme.

“President Buhari is ever ready to implement the blueprint upon which the amnesty programme was established.

“The era of impunity and phony contracts are gone for good,” Boroh said.

He also used the opportunity to further callon restive militants to embrace peace.

JAMB revokes list of admissions earlier sent to various institutions of higher learning

JAMB revokes list of admissions earlier sent to various institutions of higher learning

News Unknown   11:16

Report reaching us has it that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has pulled back the list of candidates for admission it previously sent to colleges and other tertiary institutions.

The declaration was contained in an announcement by the representative for JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, on Sunday in Abuja.

As indicated by him, the choice was to guarantee that colleges play out their statutory obligation of selecting applicants and alluding them to JAMB for affirmation.

This, JAMB expressed, ought to be done in consonance with the admission standards of merit, catchment area and educationally impeded states as coordinated by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu, during the policy committee meeting.

According to Benjamin the list sent earlier was done with aim of accelerating the admission procedure in order to permit different levels of tertiary institution organise their admission for the 2016/2017 academic session.

He further stated that “Candidates should not panic because this is part of the process of the 2016 admission exercise. JAMB regrets any inconvenience this decision would have caused the tertiary institutions.”

The Registrar/Chief Executive of JAMB, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, had while issuing the admission conditions for the 2016/2017 academic session, said it would just give endorsement “after appropriate screening of the candidates by the institutions had been done.”

furthermore, he said, "JAMB wishes to state that the latest list of candidates sent to all the tertiary institutions contains candidates who qualified for screening based on the individual institutions’ capacity. It’s not in any way an admission list.

“However, if this list is not sufficient for the need of any institution, such institution can source from the omnibus printout earlier sent to them by the board.

“The public and all tertiary institutions should note that admission will only be approved by the board after appropriate screening of the candidates by the institutions.

“The list which is made up of candidates who met the national cut-off point within the set criteria are sent to the institutions. Again, for purposes of clarity, all institutions that have need for more can source from their omnibus printout as stated above. The candid intention of the board is to ensure that available spaces are adequately utilised.”

According to journalists the Federal Government had cleared up its prohibition on Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and the general admission strategies, saying it “does not in any way affect the statutory role of the senate of any university or the academic board of any tertiary institution conducting its admissions.”

The clarification was made known by Adamu in an announcement by the Deputy Director (Press and Public Relations) in the Federal Ministry of Education, Mr. Ben. Bem-Goong.

While speaking, he stated that the clarification became essential “following conflicting reports in the media over the roles of universities and JAMB in admission under the new dispensation.”

According to his statement, JAMB's duty is to organise the UTME accumulate the list of applicants whose scores meet the cut-off imprints (180 or more) and send same to the institutions.

SCHOLARSHIP 2016

SCHOLARSHIP 2016

News Unknown   16:46

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), with its mandate of transforming Nigeria into an IT driven economy for global competitiveness and the dire need to bridge the digital divide, has since 2010 established a Scholarship Scheme for Masters (MSc) and Doctorate (PhD) Degrees in relevant areas of Information Technology (IT) obtainable in Nigerian (Government and Private) Universities.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY

PTDF SCHOLARS TO SIGN BOND BEFORE TRAVELLING OVERSEAS

PTDF SCHOLARS TO SIGN BOND BEFORE TRAVELLING OVERSEAS

Education Unknown   15:41

It is no more business as usual for PTDF overseas scholars as they will be all be made to sign an undertaking to return home after rounding-off their studies abroad.

This information was made known by the Acting Executive Secretary of PTDF, Malam Ahmed Aminu during an induction programme for successful candidates for masters and PhD. Programmes.

According to Aminu, the government is doing this in order to ensure that they get value for every money spent in training Nigerians abroad.

 According to him “This year, the fund has introduced a bond form attached to the award letter wherein scholars are expected to fill and return to the fund.

“This is to provide a guarantee that they will come back to serve Nigeria after concluding their respective programmes.’’

He further stressed that the government is sending these beneficiaries to universities in the UK, especially Scotland in order to be sure that the students get quality training in oil and gas sector. And that the t raining programme is being extended to Brazil, France and Germany as well.

 “This shows how diverse and vibrant the fund’s approach is becoming. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has already been signed with Brazil and France on May 12 and June 30, respectively, to that effect.

“On the other hand, a MoU is expected to be signed with the German Government later in the year, most likely September,’’ he said.

According to him,  2,417 masters’ degree and 642 doctoral degree students in oil and gas related courses, benefited from the organisation’s overseas programmes between 2007 and 2013.

It was also revealed by Aminu that for 2016/2017 programme, 5,000 candidates were shortlisted, out of whom 210 students were selected for scholarship in MSC and 63 for PHD programmes in Nigerian institutions.

He said that 175 MSC and 80 PHD candidates were selected for overseas scholarship.

“It is worth mentioning that on matters of PHD scholarship award, the fund’s priority is on lecturers.

“This is because the fund wants to make sure that our institutions have the capacity to train our young people.’’ he said.

One of the successful candidate, Mr Kinsley Okechukwu, commended PTDF for selecting him and others for the training “I am happy, reason being that I didn’t know anybody before I applied, and going through the process was transparent, though rigorous,’’ he said.

Also, Ms Sophiat Aribilowo, said that PTDF did the selection based on qualification and merit.

“We were many that were shortlisted but those of us who passed through the requirements were selected; I sincerely appreciate it.

“It was a tough process but it is worth it,’’ she said.

ADMISSIONS INTO THE RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

ADMISSIONS INTO THE RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

News Unknown   08:53

The following Programmes are currently available for application  in the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt. Click on the links below to start your application.

JAMB DENY USING POINT SYSTEM AS ADMISSION CRITERIA

JAMB DENY USING POINT SYSTEM AS ADMISSION CRITERIA

News Unknown   13:32

JAMB has said that point system test is not needed be it written, electronic or oral.

As per the announcement, candidates are required to display their Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results/Advanced Level (AL) results for proper check and clearing purposes.

It noticed that WAEC, NECO and NBTE results or its equivalent were worthy as registration prerequisites.

The announcement included that every candidate was relied upon to have at least five credits at SSCE, including English, Mathematics and whatever other three applicable subjects to his or her course.

It said that the names of qualified applicants awaiting SSCE/AL results could be kept in perspective pending the arrival of their outcomes.

“Any candidate that does not possess the requirements as listed above is deemed to have failed the screening.

“Consideration of the recommended list as forward by JAMB should be completed within one month from the date of receipt of the list.

“Any institution that has a shortfall in the admitted candidates could make-up for candidates from other departments on the institutions list.

“Reasons for rejection of candidates on the list should be clearly stated with proof provided alongside.

“This is imperative so that the general public will note the correct process,’’ the statement said.

It said that the administration had coordinated that the rules must be entirely stuck to with no modifications.