Education

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

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4 years ago

December 2, 2019

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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.”

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Education

How To Check 2023 WAEC Result On Your Phone Via SMS

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2 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.

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Education

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

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2 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.

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Education

NANS Tackles ASUU Over Call For FUTO VC’s Resignation

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2 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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