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ATBU Sets Up Dairy Centre To Address Farmer/Herders Clash – VC

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Prof. Mohammed Abdulazeez, Vice Chancellor, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, says the university has established a Dairy Centre of Excellence, as part of efforts to proffer solution to the security challenges in the country.

Abdulazeez stated this at a five-day Grant Winning Workshop for Tertiary Institutions in the North-East, organised by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), on Wednesday in Bauchi.

He said the institution had found it incumbent upon itself to proffer solutions to some of the problems in the country and the issue of insecurity was the first in the list.

“ATBU is trying to solve issues, one of such issues is the insecurity in the country.

“People don’t even look at it and I think as a university, we are supposed to find solutions to this issue and one of the things we are doing is that we have gotten a centre of excellence on dairy in ATBU.

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“Our target is to show to our brothers that the best way to keep your cattle is to keep it around your house, feed it well and you will find out that you don’t have to move around.

“The sense in it is that the more you move, the more you lose energy whilst the more you stay in one place, the more you grow fatter and we all want our cows to grow fatter to give higher production of milk,” he said.

According to him, the university is also working to address the social standard and procurement issues, adding that the university through research and development would develop a science park.

“We have also gotten a centre of excellence in addressing social standard and procurement issues in the country.

“These are two issues that are fundamental in the survival of this country and when our social standard and procurement issues have been solved, we will go a long way,” he said.

Abdulazeez appreciated the Executive Secretary of the Fund, Prof. Suleiman Bogoro for organising the workshop.

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According to him, research and development will bring a lot of developments, stability and a sense of belonging to the Nigeria universities and academics in the North-East.

In his remarks, Bogoro, said that the level of performances of the North-East in area of research, grant writing application and success had been so discouraging, hence, the workshop to change the trend.

“For too long, we academics have been operating in our silos, clapping with one hand. That is unacceptable.

“No wonder we are not getting the outcome of research that solves problems of the society of technology and economy.

“Precisely, why our universities have failed to rise to the level of respectability that has been associated with the most competitive economics and the greatest of civilisations.

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“This has to change. I am not happy about the performance of the North-East in respect of research, grant writing application and success.

“It’s for that reason we agreed from TETFund and we spoke with the VCs of ATBU, ABU, UNN and University of Benin that complacency can not destroy our rating and ranking, precisely why we call this meeting,” he said.

Bogoro, however, urged the participants to rise up to the occasion by coming up with the most recognised and acceptable research and grant proposals, to enable schools from the North-East to benefit more from the Fund.

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How To Check 2023 WAEC Result On Your Phone Via SMS

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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NANS Tackles ASUU Over Call For FUTO VC’s Resignation

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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.

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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”.

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“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.

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“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.”

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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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