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Monday, September 18

BREAKING: ASUU Announces ‘Conditional Suspension’ Of Strike

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BREAKING: ASUU Announces ‘Conditional Suspension’ Of Strike



The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced a conditional suspension of it nationwide industrial action.



ASUU’s decision followed a reconciliation meeting with a Federal Government team which held today (Monday) in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
The talks with the Federal Government team came after about two weeks following the union’s consultations with its various chapters on the terms of agreement earlier reached by both parties.
Today’s dialogue came after about two weeks following the union’s consultations with its various chapters on the terms of agreement earlier reached by both parties.
ASUU had been on strike since August 14, over unpaid arrears and demands for improved infrastructure in the universities.
A reconciliation meeting with the Federal Government on August 17 had failed to resolve the dispute, but fresh undisclosed offers were made to the lecturers.

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Another reconciliation meeting held on August 29 also ended in deadlock, as ASUU insisted on seeing the government act on their demands.
A third meeting, which held on September 7 and concluded the following day, however, ended with agreements reached on some of the demands of the union.
During the meeting, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, had offered assurances of government’s commitment to immediately commence the payment of salary shortfalls and funding for universities’ infrastructure.
Professor Ogunyemi had also said the striking lectures were willing to take the final decision on the industrial action once they resolve the “contentious issues”.
Some of the key outstanding issues raised by ASUU were the payment of fractions/ non-payment of salaries; non-payment of Earned Academic Allowances (EAA); non-release of operational license of NUPEMCO and the non-implementation of the provisions of the 2014 Pension Reform Act with respect to retired professors and their salaries.
Others include the removal of Universal Staff Schools from funding by government; funds for the revitalisation of Public Universities (Implementation of Needs Assessment Report), as well as the poor funding of existing State Universities and proliferation of universities by their visitors among other issues.
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Sunday, August 27

ALERT!!! LASU 2017/2018 ONLINE ADMISSION SCREENING EXERCISE FOR (100 LEVEL & DE) BEGINS [1ST CHOICE](read more info)

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ALERT!!! LASU 2017/2018 ONLINE ADMISSION SCREENING EXERCISE  FOR (100 LEVEL & DE) BEGINS [1ST CHOICE](read more info)



LASU 2017/2018 ONLINE ADMISSION SCREENING EXERCISES (100 LEVEL) AND DIRECT ENTRY CANDIDATES
1. APPLICATION
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the Lagos State University 2017/2018Admission Screening Exercise, for candidates seeking admission via UTME (100 level). ThisONLINE screening exercise is mandatory requirement for entry into Lagos State University.
2. ELIGIBILITY FOR SCREENING
  1. Candidates who have chosen Lagos State University as their First Choice institution in the 2017Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), and have scored a minimum of 190 marks are eligible to participate in the Online Admission Screening Exercise. In addition, candidates must be at least 16 years of age, by 1st October, 2017.
  2. ALL Pre Degree Studies (PDS) students who have successfully completed their studies and wish to be considered for admission into Lagos State University in the 2017/2018 academic session, who must have chosen Lagos State University as their First Choice institution in the 2017 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), and have scored a minimum of 190 marks are eligible to participate in the Online Admission Screening Exercise.
  3. ALL Direct Entry candidates, including LASU Foundation (JUPEB), who wish to be considered for admission into Lagos State University for the 2017/2018 academic session, who must have obtained Direct Entry Form from JAMB are also eligible and must apply for the screening exercise.
  4. Candidates of Lagos State Origin, for 100 & 200 levels who have proved their claims before the Independent Indigeneship Verification Committee (lIVC) set up by the Lagos State University.
3. LIST OF ACCREDITED COURSES
Candidates should note that ONLY the accredited courses listed below are available for the2017/2018 Academic Session. Therefore, candidates can only apply for ANY of the under-listed courses for which they possess relevant requirements for admission.
S/N
FACULTY
DEPARTMENT
1.
ARTS
- Arabic
- English
- Christian Studies
- French  
- Islamic Studies       
- History & International Studies
- Music    
- Theatre Arts   
- Portuguese / English
- Philosophy
- Yoruba
2.
EDUCATION
- Arabic Education    
- Christian Studies Education      
- Islamic Studies Education        
- English Education   
- French Education
- History Education   
- Yoruba Education   
- Biology Education   
- Chemistry Education       
- Mathematics Education   
- Physics Education   
- Physical & Health Education
- Health Education
- Computer Science Education
- Educational Technology
- Business Education
- Accounting Education
- Educational Management
- Geography Education
- Economics Education
- Political Science Education
3
LAW
- Law
4.
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE
- Agriculture
5.
MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
- Public Administration
- Marketing
- Accounting
- Banking & Finance
- Business Administration
- Management Technology
- Industrial Relations and Personnel Management
- Insurance
6.
SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION
- Mass Communication
7.
SCIENCE
- Biochemistry
- Botany
- Chemistry
- Fisheries
- Mathematics
- Microbiology
- Physics
- Zoology
- Computer Science
8.
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
- Medicine
- Physiology
- Dentistry
- Nursing
9.
SOCIAL SCIENCES
- Geography & Planning
- Psychology
- Economics
- Political Science
- Sociology
10.
SCHOOL OF TRANSPORT
- Transport
11.
ENGINEERING
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electronics & Computer Engineering
- Chemical and Polymer Engineering
4. METHOD OF APPLICATION
A. ONLINE PAYMENT
Prospective Candidates will visit www.screening.lasu.edu.ng and select MAKE PAYMENT option in the drop down list at the top to PAY:
  1. non-refundable LASU Internet Access fee of N3,000;
  2. and non-refundable Screening fee of N2,000.
The Prospective candidates would be required to submit the following:
  1. JAMB Registration Number
  2. Surname, First name, Middle name
  3. Email Address and telephone number (both must be active and personal to the applicant)
  1. Click on PROCEED
  1. On the next page, a TRANSACTION ID to be used for PAYMENT would be displayed. The candidate should copy this TRANSACTION ID and proceed for PAYMENT athttp://www.quickteller.com/lasu
  1. On http://www.quickteller.com/lasu page,
(i)     Click on PAY
(ii)    Enter your email address, GSM number.
(iii)    Also enter the Transaction ID copied in step 3 above
(iv)   Proceed to enter details of your ATM card
(v)    Click Process payment
(vi)   Print your Payment receipt from the screen. A transaction message will be sent to your email and GSM, hence the need to use your personal E-mail address and GSM number.
B. ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR ALL CANDIDATES
STEP I
  • After successful payment for LASU 2017/2018 Online Admission screening exercise, return toscreening.lasu.edu.ng and CLICK CONTINUE REGISTRATION button to print your screening PIN.
STEP II
STEP III
  • Carefully fill in your personal details as required
  • Upload passport photograph NOT MORE THAN 20KB (JPEG)
  • Save and proceed
  • Carefully enter your UTME details
  • Scan and Upload UTME result slip NOT MORE THAN 20KB (PDF)
  • Save and proceed
  • Select number of O’ level sitting(s)
  • Scan and Upload O’ Level result slip(s) NOT MORE THAN 20KB (PDF)
  • Save and proceed
  • Input required O’ Level details
  • Save and proceed
  • Candidates must possess Five (5) O' Level Credits in subjects relevant to their desired course of study at not more than Two (2) sittings, except Medicine and Dentistry that require ONLY 1 sitting.
  • Candidates who wish to study any Engineering Course must possess Six (6) O' Level Credits in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English Language, one Science subject and any other subject,ONLY if the O’ Level result used is Two (2) sittings.
  • Candidates with awaiting result status are eligible to apply for screening but the awaited result must be uploaded latest by 15th September, 2017.
  • Candidates with awaiting result status are also eligible to apply for the screening.
  • Credit in English Language is compulsory for admission into all courses in Lagos State University.
  • Candidates of Lagos State Origin who have proved their claims before the Independent Indigeneship Verification Committee (IIVC) committee MUST fill in their IIVC code on the screening portal.
  • Note that any examination taken after July 2017 is not ACCEPTABLE.
STEP IV
  • Carefully preview all details supplied and CERTIFY that they are correct
  • CHECK THE I CERTIFY BUTTON if you agree with all details as displayed in the Preview.
  • By ticking the Certify button, the Candidate confirms that the screening will be premised ONLY on the supplied information as the screening decision is final. If you do not agree to the stated terms you will not be permitted to go beyond this point.
  • Click the continue button
  • STEP V
  • After submission, you will be redirected to the Screening Homepage
  • Enter your UTME REGISTRATION NUMBER then click DOWNLOAD RESULT to generate yourSCREENING report.
C. ONLINE SCREENING FOR ALL CANDIDATES
  • The Screening of Candidate(s) will be based on Point Grading System, using the UTME Score and SSCE (or equivalent) Grades in Five (5) BEST RELEVANT subjects to Candidate’s Choice of Course
  • The relevant subjects are obtainable from 2017 JAMB brochure available online at www.jamb.org.ngor http://www.jamb.gov.ng/brochure.aspx
  • Candidates are advised to visit JAMB website to study the O’ Level subject requirements for their Course of choice before participating in the online Admission Screening.
  • The Point grading system is as follows:
UTME POINT = [UTME (400)] /8 = 50%
O-LEVEL POINT = 50%

O\LEVEL SSCE (WAEC/NECO/NABTEB) GRADING POINTS
GRADE
POINT
A1
10
A2 (B2)
9
B3
A3 (B3)
8
C4
7
C5
6
C6
5
TOTAL OBTAINABLE
50 %

LASU AGGREGATE = [UTME (400)]/8 + O-LEVEL = 100%
Candidates should know that both payment and registration/updating would last for three weeks i.e. from Monday, 28th August to Friday 15th September 2017 (12 midnight).

Please NOTE that the deadline date for the Screening is STRICTLY adhered to, as there will be NO extension on the date.

All Online Screening complaints should be channelled to screeningsupport@lasu.edu.ng .

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT LASU WEBSITE HERE   

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Saturday, August 26

2017/2018 admission process will Commence by September 15- jamb

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2017/2018 admission process will Commence by September 15- jamb


The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board says the admission processes for 2017/2018 will commence on Sept.15 and close on Jan.31, 2018.
The Head of JAMB Information and Media, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria in Bwari, Abuja, on Friday.
Benjamin said that the direct entry applications for admission would close Sept. 15.
He explained that students could only secure admission after they might have passed through the rudiments of admission processes.

“We have come up with Central Admission Processing System this year.
“This entails that once candidates are admitted and the institution approves, then JAMB will approve, the information about the candidates will be keyed into CAPS automatically.
“Candidates can monitor their admission process through CAPS online and those who want to get admission letter can do so by printing such online.’’
According to him, CAPS will make record gathering easy and give easy access to students to print their admission letters among other things.
“What we are trying to do now is that we are looking at the perimeter realistically; we decided to come up with new strategy aimed at ensuring the actual data.”
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Wednesday, August 23

[A MUST READ] Full list of information about jamb policy meeting held yesterday, new system to be abducted ... (check out the full List.. no 33 will thrill you)

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[A MUST READ] Full list of information about jamb policy meeting held yesterday,  new system to be abducted ... (check out the full List.. no 33 will thrill you)

Credits to FUTO NEWS HUB
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*A MUST RAED FOR ASPIRANT*

*#UPDATED #INFORMATION #ON #ABOUT #JAMB  #POLICY #MEETING*
Compiled by *#PRAISECARE*


1.#Beware of *Change of Institution.* Prof Oloyede warns.
2.Beware of the *information you submit while registering. Your *date of birth can cost you a lot when you are to be mobilized for #NYSC Prof Oloyede
3.We are introducing a process to ensure admission is not delayed- Jamb
4.Universities are not permitted to hold on to a candidate for a long period. *Once a University cannot admit, she is expected to release them to other Universities
5.Before now, a candidate applies for Medicine and because the *University needs more students in Agric, such student is moved to the department.* The damaged is caused because such student won't get to know until a later date. *With the new system, no more*
6.Before now, a candidate applies for Medicine and because the University needs more students in Agric, such student is moved to the department. The damaged is caused because such student won't get to know until a later date.
7.With the new system, *no candidates can upload a fake O level result as done before now.
8.With  the new system that will be implemented, a candidate can with the use of a *USSD code, confirm or reject his/her admission. You can also confirm your *admission status as a candidate*
9.All Universities are now expected to *obey and comply with the timeline of admission with the new system*
10.All Universities still have the flexibility to create their cut off marks. *This will be done between now and tomorrow*
11. *All Universities will input their cut off marks this afternoon after lunch - Jamb*
12. *All Universities will download the list of students who chose them today also.* Meanwhile, there is a risk in this. Details
13.With the information here, Post Utme *Screening results is part of the admission processing.* Please note
14.Jamb will keep suggesting to *Universities qualified students.* Please note:
15.No *automatic admission for those without the necessary requirement.* And for those that met with the requirement, *Jamb will contact the said institution to know why they are not admitted yet*
16.Once a candidate *accepts an admission, the window is closed for such candidate for that year.* These are the benefits of the new system - Jamb✔✔
17. *The new system is a secured one. So all stake holders present should be relaxe
18.All higher institutions are live here in Abuja. *Good news coming our students way*
19. *Private Universities can now smile as admissions will be timely*
20. *The system will create a lot and very easy to use - Jamb*
21. *Carrying capacity, cut off , download of candidates by Universities will be concluded today*
22.Welcome to the world of *CAPS* - Central Admission Processing System (JAMB)
23. *Once again, Jamb will not impose anything on any higher institution* .

24.Back to the registrar....
25. *Answer to Post Utme question, the Minister said we will allow Post Utme for those who wants to do it.* *He did not impose it- Prof Oloyede*
26. *Jamb cannot decide cut off marks for Universities -* Prof Oloyede

27. *ASUU shouldn't affect admission processing.* *Else, no admission for that University for that year -* Prof Oloyede
28. *All available national/west africa certificates are available for admission*  Nothing like *ICTS* result-Prof Oloyede
29. *If you have not uploaded your O level before now, please do. But if you have before now, no problem - Jamb*
30. *No student will be admitted with Awaiting Result. Please note -* Prof Oloyede.
 *No31* wil affect NECO
31. *Jamb will not wait for Neco but will be flexible.* Once the result is out, they can send it to u
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33.After a very good lunch, I want to air my view in line with Post Utme Exam. It appears some Universities will not be having it this year because it is late already. While some Universities will gladly adopt it. Meanwhile, all students are to prepare for both. My one cent
34.Students are free to transfer from one University to the other. This Law has been in existence 29years ago. No University has the right to disqualify any student once he or she is qualified - Jamb
35.An HND student of the same field can cross to 300level of a University once he or she is qualified.
36.To those who had done regularization some years back are advised to do the ongoing one. What they have done is not the right one. Prof Oloyede
37.Once you are given an admission into a University, it is a Catholic marriage. Only the school can release such students to another University. This student cannot be transferred unless the University signs the necessary document once accepted. - Prof Oloyede
38.Jamb is no longer releasing any further results. Meanwhile, more measures will be taken to avoid fraudsters during Jamb. - Prof Oloyede
39.Unilorin sets their cut off mark as 180. First institution to do this
40.Every University has their Quota by Jamb already. Might not be able to release some info now. Meanwhile, Universities can request for more Quota.

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Saturday, August 19

Institutions can now conduct post-utme if they like- FG

1:50 AM
Institutions can now conduct post-utme if they like- FG


Nigeria Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, said in Abuja on Wednesday that universities, polytechnics and other institutions are now free to organise post-UTME screening. 



The Federal Government has lifted the ban on the controversial examinations usually organised by universities in Nigeria for admission seekers after the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME).
The Federal Government had last year ordered the scrapping of post-UTME for candidates.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with The Guardian in Abuja yesterday, the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, said universities could now organise post-UTME as a pre-condition to gaining admission into universities in the country.
The minister, who however urged university authorities to make the fees for the screening affordable and not to impose huge financial burden on the parents, said: “We are going to allow universities to organise post-UTME if they want.
“We have asked them not to impose huge financial burden on the parents. The burden should not be more than what they can bear.” Adamu said that the Federal Government had stopped the scrapping of the examination to fully understand what was going on in universities, adding: “We are now wiser.”
The minister, who expressed confidence in the examination conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), said the management of JAMB had remitted N5 billion to the Federal Government coffers, which happens to be the highest so far in the last 40 years of the board’s existence.
He said: “Since JAMB was established more than 40 years ago, the total amount it has given government was N200 million, but in one year, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede has remitted N5 billion to government.
“The new JAMB registrar has been correcting many anomalies in the board. Within a year, he has been able to stop all the untold things that were happening there."


SOME SCHOOLS LIKE OOU HAS CONDUCTED HERS FEW DAYS AGO
UNILAG ALSO SET TO CONDUCT POST-UTME

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incase unilag conducts post utme for 17/18 admission process, these are what you should know..
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Tuesday, August 15

USING STUDENT AS A BARGAINING CHIP IS CALLOUS, INSENSITIVE AND INHUMAN. Abdullahi O Haruna HARUSPICE TELLS ASSU(read more)

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USING STUDENT AS A BARGAINING CHIP IS CALLOUS, INSENSITIVE AND INHUMAN.   Abdullahi O Haruna HARUSPICE TELLS ASSU(read more)
ASUU always in revolving motion...
By Abdullahi O Haruna Haruspice


You do same thing perennially and expect different result, that isn't gonna happen because for every action there is a corresponding result. I grew from infancy knowing ASUU for one thing; deprecating strike actions! Like annual plague, this academic body has consistently used one weapon to get their demands- downtool! Tragically, this age long tactics have never fetch them any meaningful result. They keep recycling this same template of unionism.

In this clime, we see ourselves as not part of the Nigerian project but mere employees. We fight everyday for personal greatness and not society's emancipation. Everyone is on the fast lane of individual conquest, forgetting that no nation attain greatness where the people are not united in common philosophy.

The Nigeria's situation is a pathetic reality, we have almost a fratured system . There is no institution that is not near comatose. Our institutions are barely surviving on luck and happenstance. Instead of coming together to address this choking realities, we all move on in different voyages struggling for personal survival.

ASUU has every right to downtool given the sorrowful decay in our educational institutions but is strike action the solution?  This tool of demand has yielded no result for centuries, why resort to same model to agitate for your rights?  This is time for the cerebral gentlemen of the academics to become creative. Strike has become outdated, obsolete and primitive. Bring forth new ways of addressing grievances. Using students as bargaining chips is calous, insensitive and inhuman.

You can't build better society when you toy with the future of your youths. Subjecting them to chess pawn to get to government is akin to killing your 1 year old baby because your wife is carrying a new pregnancy. Devise ways at reaching the government without halting the educational pursuits of your students.

The government is as confused as ASUU because they both have no clue on how to manage the crisis in our universities. And you can't blame anyone here because we are collectively wired to decieve ourselves instead of deliberate efforts to find solutions to our problems.

For ASUU, suspend your strike action and devise more effective way of holding government to it's jugular. Stop punishing the people because you want to get at the  government that don't care really.

Return to classly musing.

Abdullahi O Haruna Haruspice is alumni of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Faculty of Social Sciences, studied Mass Communication, a prolific writer, role model and mentor to many, which am also included.
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Tuesday, July 11

JAMB 2017 DIRECT ENTRY FORM IS NOW AVAILABLE, BUT!!!!.....(READ MORE)

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JAMB 2017 DIRECT ENTRY FORM IS NOW AVAILABLE,  BUT!!!!.....(READ MORE)
      This is to inform the general public particularly the candidates who are interested in taking part in the 2017 Direct Entry process, that it is now available for sale as stated before on the media that the sale will begin on the 10th of this month.
       Before when you visit the jamb WEBSITE it usually says "not available, will be available soon" when you click on the DE. But it now says "available at cbt centres/mobile platform" so all interested candidates should locate the nearest accredited cbt centres in other to pick up the form.
    BUT  the e-registration is not available yet ...............jamb says "2017 Direct Entry e-registration will soon be available! thank you".....so interested persons should go and pick up the form in cbt centres to avoid late minutes rush and relax till when the e- registration will be available.
       
        we will inform you when the e-registrations starts
moreso if you  haven't created a profile on jamb website, rush and do so now because without that registration is not possible.
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