Education

Adegboyega Varsity To Boost IGR Via Cocoa, Water Productions

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4 years ago

January 16, 2020

By Joseph Ebitibi Kanjo

The Vice Chancellor of Adegboyega University, Ogwa, Edo State, Prof. Babatunde Idowu, says the university is set to house an all-encompassing industrial park that would go into water, cocoa and other productions and farming.

The Vice Chancellor, while disclosing this at his inuagural press conference at the school, noted that the idea of going into mass productions and farming was to boost the institution’s internally generated revenue (IGR).

Idowu stated that the school has enough hectares of land to embark on mass farming and production and has started the nursing of cocoa, cashew and other products to kick start the farming and mass productions in the institution.

Accroding to him, the institution would also involved in the proccessing of all raw materials produced in the school without relying on external hands.

He said, “As a Professor of Zoology and farmer, the effort to raise our IGR would be agriculturally driven. In fact, within the next three months, the University will start an Industrial Park which will be a hub for large scale agricultural activities such as apiary, production of plantain chips, cassava flour, bread production, cocoa revolution in Esanland and the entire South-South region.

“The Industrial Park will also accommodate a water treatment plant for the production of Glorious Vision University (GVU) table and sachet water. Our agricultural programme will also extend to livestock farming and large scale oil palm plantation which will also produce hybrid palm seedling for rural farmers.”

On research, the Vice Chancellor disclosed that the institution is working out modalities in collaboration with Centre for Research and Development of Esanland (CERDEL) wherein esan language and culture would be studied.

“The Centre will also organise a summer programme between August and September this year for sons and daughters of Esanland. The essence is to create a platform for a rebust interaction that will advance Esan culture. This will play a key role in addressing the fears in some quarters that Esan language may go into extinction”, he added.

Speaking on students and staff welfare and development, the Vice Chancellor said the institution under his leadership would invest more in sports within the next six months, adding that plans to making learning environment more conducive for students and more social activities is on.

Management team of Adegboyega University led by the VC Prof. Babatunde Idowu briefing the press at the conference room of the university. Photo Credit: Info Daily

“More social activities will equally be encouraged in order to strike a balance between academic and social life of the students.

“We will encourage the staff to attend academic conferences and workshops and to publish their findings in high impact related related journals both in Nigeria and outside the country like Thomas Reuters, Scopus, etc”, he said.

Idowu said, with a view to help developing indigenous technology and expertise, the school management is set to review the curricular of some programmes with a view to making them more robust and attractive.

Accroding to him, new programmes such as Mechatronics, Structural Engineering, Software Engineering, Architecture and Nursing are about to kick start in the institution.

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Education

How To Check 2023 WAEC Result On Your Phone Via SMS

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9 months ago

August 7, 2023

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The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has released the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations, WASSCE, results.

The Council stated that it was able to surmount challenges of insecurity, and cash policy among others, via technological innovation that saw over 91 percent of candidates’ results released 44 days after the examination ended.

WAEC’s Head of Nigeria Office, Mr. Patrick Areghan, said this at a briefing on Monday, at the body’s national office, Yaba, Lagos.

For the students who will be checking results, here are steps to follow.

Step 1: Type: WAECExaminationnumberPIN*Examyear through your phone (there should not be a space in between).

Step 2: Send to 32327.

Step 3: You will receive a message instantly containing your WAEC statement of result.

It should be noted that only MTN, Glo and Airtel subscribers can actually check their WAEC results using this SMS method.

Students can repeat the step if they do not receive your WAEC result via SMS, kindly repeat this step again.

SMS charges will be applied when checking your WASSCE result using text messages.

You will need to have purchased the WAEC Direct Scratch card in order to check your result via text message. The scratch card pin is what is needed in the PIN section of the SMS you will send to 32327.

Candidates who registered for the May/June examination can do also access their results through the portal of WAEC.

Education

BREAKING: 8 States Owing WAEC Won’t Have Candidates 2023 WASSCE Results

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9 months ago

August 7, 2023

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Eight states owing the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, for various services rendered, will not have their candidates’ 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE results, released.

This was stated at a press briefing on Monday at Press Briefing Hall, WAEC national office, Yaba, where the body lamented that the inability to pay for services rendered was posing a great challenge in the activities of the examination body.

Responding to a statement on the number of States owing WAEC, the National Office of the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, Mr. Patrick Areghan noted that: About eight States are owing WAEC. We won’t mention them all as some are going to pay.

“However, Zamfara and Niger states are the highest debtors. Again Zamfara did not present any candidate for this year’s WASSCE.” Areghan noted.

Education

NANS Tackles ASUU Over Call For FUTO VC’s Resignation

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9 months ago

August 6, 2023

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The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has cautioned Academic Staff Union of Universities ,ASUU, over its call to the Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Technology Owerri, FUTO, Prof. Nnenna Oti, to resign.

It warned the university lecturers’ organisation to rescind from such ugly move or face the wrath of students.

The students’ body which noted that the FUTO vice chancellor had not done anything wrong to deserve such call, accused ASUU of being responsible for instability in the nation’s universities.

Recall that members of ASUU, Owerri zone, had last Friday, demanded the immediate resignation of the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Owerri, Prof. Nnenna Oti, over alleged corrupt practices and anti-union activities.

ASUU, through its Zonal Coordinator, Dennis Aribodor, at press conference in Awka, Anambra State capital,demanded immediate resignation of the FUTO Vice Chancellor.

The union is composed of members from Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo State University, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umuahia and Nnamdi Azikiwe University,Awka.

But reacting to ASUU demand while addressing the media, Sunday evening, in Abuja, NANS’ Vice President,Comrade Ezenagu Victor, while noting that ASUU had long deviated from its core mandate,called on the federal government to proscribe the union.

He said: “It has become expedient to address the unbecoming attitude of the leadership of Academic Staff Union of Universities. The latest of which is the provocative call by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU,zonal leaders for the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology,Owerri,to resign her position over alleged corruption.

“We feel concerned to react to the ASUU demand because the Vice Chancellor of FUTO, Prof. Nnena Oti, is a mentor to many of us, particularly, our female folks. We were shocked when we read about the ASUU demand in most national dailies about the woman who has personified integrity, honesty and transparency. Sequel to this, NANS has been able to carry out investigation by interacting with both students and staff of the institution”.

“Although we were not able to have any discussion with members of FUTO Management as they said part of the issue we wanted to inquire of was already in court. Our finding has shown that the allegations against the vice chancellor were not only unfounded, but also malicious and wicked. Testimonial evidences garnered by NANS points to the fact that the action of the ASUU leaders is a mere political vendetta.”

NANS claimed that the alleged attack on Prof. Nnenna was because of her gender, as well as transparency in the discharge of her duties as Vice Chancellor.

“Those who lost to her during the vice chancellorship contest as well as those who could not use her to achieve their ungodly aims during the national assignment have resulted to using ASUU to grind their axe with her, thus making the university ungovernable,” he alleged.

He spoke further: “We, the National Association of Nigerian Students, wish to draw the attention of ASUU in particular and the public in general, that those fighting the Vice Chancellor of FUTO by proxy are obviously threatening peace and tranquility in the university.

“We are already informed that the disturbance is aimed at causing industrial action at the university so as to bring her to disrepute at the expense of students’ learning. It should be well noted that all industrial disputes have major side effects on students who suffer untold hardship during and after such disputes.”

Some of the effects,he mentioned,include waste of students’ precious time, amounting to the students spending longer years in the university and waste of resources, as student end up paying more school fees.
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