Education

Rights Group Reacts As Auchi Poly Expunges Students’ Names From Admission List

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5 years ago

December 2, 2019

Rights group, Civil Empowerment and Rule of Law Support Initiative (CERLSI), has reacted to Auchi Polytechnic expungement from admission list students who were unable to meet a two weeks ultimatum given by the school management to pay up their acceptance fees.

CERLSI, while calling on the Rector of the institution, Dr. Sanusi Jimah, to reverse his earlier decision by readmitting the affected students, also urged him to reconsider those who have paid their acceptance fees but cannot access the registration portal.

The group in a press statement titled “Payment ultimatum slapped on hapless admission seekers at the Auchi Polytechnic Auchi Edo State”, which was signed by its deputy executive director, Mr. Bob Majirioghene Etemiku, said the decision of the institution management was harsh on the parents and the students.

The statement reads in part, “We are concerned that a great many of these prospective students who have already paid their acceptance fees in full ranging from N48, 000 and above depending on their course of study are being denied registration apparently because they are unable to meet the two-week deadline for the payment of acceptance fees as stipulated on admission letters to students.

“This has already deprived these prospective students the opportunity to access the registration portal. We hereby write to establish the view of most of these parents regarding the two weeks payment ultimatum and state that the period for payment of the said acceptance fees is harsh and unfriendly, making it difficult for salary earners and the average parents to meet their obligations to their children and wards.”

CERLSI further called on the management of the institution to extend the two-week ultimatum for the payment of the acceptance fees by two months to enable prospective students pay up, adding that it will also give the would-be students who have paid their acceptance fees but whose names have been removed from the admission list to be re-enlisted.

Speaking, one of the affected students who preferred anonymity said he saw his name on the admission list portal of those admitted into the department of Estate Management on the 1st of November, and made the payment of N48, 000 on the 15th of the same month but he was surprised to find that his name was no longer on the list of prospective students.

According to him, ehen he made his complaint to the department of Management Information System (MIS), he was told that he did not make his payment within the two-week ultimatum.

In a swift reaction, the Public Relations Officer of the institution, Mr. Oshiobugie Mustapha, said the school has its own standard and that that is what it stands by.

“The Auchi polytechnic like any other tertiary institution sets its admission criteria and admits students who meet the criteria. JAMB conducts matriculation examinations, sets.”

Education

Kuta Monarch Endorses 2024 NUJ OSBC Chapel’s Pen Week, Pledges To Attend Ancestors Day

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7 days ago

September 1, 2024

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The Olowu of Kuta Kingdom, Oba Adekunle Oyelude has endorsed the 2024 Pen Week of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Osun State Broadcasting Corporation, OSBC, Chapel, holding later days in September.

Oba Oyelude made the endorsement in his palace today, Sunday, September 1, 2024, while receiving the NUJ, OSBC Chapel’s executives, who were on a courtesy visit.

The traditional ruler showered his royal blessings on the team and NUJ family at large; pledging to be physically present at the grand finale of the weeklong event, scheduled to hold at the OSBC Conglomerate’s headquarters, Ile Awiye, Oke Baale, Osogbo on the 26th of September.

Earlier, the chairman, NUJ OSBC Chapel, Comrade Lateef Agboola, told the Olowu that the visit was imperative because of the strategic role of the Oba as the Life Patron of the union, and the need to seek royal blessings.

He explained to the monarch that the pen week would be ushered in with Sunday Service on 22nd of this month, to be followed by the opening event alongside free medical check-up for the staff on Monday 23rd, while the grand finale, tagged Ancestors Day.

He added that the Ancestors Day which would feature awards presentation on Thursday, 26th, would be rounded off with Thanksgiving Jumat Service the following day.

Comrade Agboola was flanked by the Vice Chairman, Comrade Olawumi Olaniyi; the Financial Secretary, Comrade Sijuwade Adesina and the Assistant Secretary, Comrade Oladapo Oyetunji.

Education

Foreign Intelligence Germane To Nigeria’s Self-reliant Security Architecture, Economic Prosperity – Varsity Don

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3 months ago

June 14, 2024

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By Joseph Ebi Kanjo

A university don, Prof. Olufemi Olufunmilade, has said that deployment of Foreign Intelligence in Nigeria security architecture is germane to acquiring skills and technology needed for self-reliant security systems and enduring economic prosperity.

Olufunmilade, a Professor of International Relations and Strategic Studies, stated this while delivering the 25th Inaugural Lecture of Igbinedion University Okada, Edo State, Thursday, titled: Foreign Intelligence: The Means to Advancing Nigeria’s Security and Prosperity.

According to him, in order to make foreign intelligence functional means of advancing national security and economic prosperity, the Nigerian government and other stakeholders must take some concrete measures.

Olufunmilade noted that in making foreign intelligence functional and achieving the desired results, the Federal Government should ensure
“it puts round pegs in round holes in Nigerian embassies and diplomatic missions where it seeks to conduct intelligence activities in line with the focus of this lecture.”

L-R: Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adebayo Adewole; Vice-Chancellor, Igbinedion University, Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, Prof. Olufemi Olufunmilade; Mrs. Olufunmilade and others at the Inaugural Lecture on Thursday.

He continued: “In this regard, to advance Nigeria’s security interest and needs, the defence attaches, who are normally drawn from the military and usually made to undergo a relevant course at the Defence Intelligence College before they are posted abroad, should be strictly drawn from the Intelligence Corps of the three arms of the military.Not from non-intelligence corps.”

On economic prosperity, the university don said “to advance economic prosperity, Nigeria will
need to put economic/commercial attaches with requisite
economic and commercial skills in-charge of the economic and commercial desks of its foreign missions.”

“It should consider seconding staff of Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) and allied agencies who possess skills at attracting critically needed investments, technology, and expertise to the Nigerian economy. The bottom-line for all personnel is intelligence skills required for optimal performance on their beats.”

He, therefore, recommended that Nigerians should “report activities inimical to the peace and security of Nigeria to the security agencies,” adding: “That will be human intelligence collection in practice and it is a patriotic act.”

Earlier, in his opening remarks, the Vice-Chancellor, Igbinedion University Okada, Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, described the Inaugural Lecture as an avenue to sharing discoveries, ideas and insights with the public and the larger academic community.

He added that it’s also an avenue for professors to showcase to members of the public what the research they have carried out on issues over the years and taught for years.

Education

How To Check 2023 WAEC Result On Your Phone Via SMS

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1 year 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.