Plateau Disburses N900m Scholarships To Students

 Plateau State Government on Thursday said it disbursed N900 million as scholarship to students in the state in the last four years.

Mr Athanasius Dashe, the Commissioner for Education told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos said that those to benefit from the scholarship were undergraduates and post graduate students in approved institutions.

He said that those in specialised institutions such as the Nigerian Law School, College of Aviation, Maritime Academy and the French Immersion Programme in Badagry, Lagos would also benefit.

He said that special scholarship had also been given to students with disabilities as part of efforts to encourage them to strive toward excellence in spite of the challenges.

Dashe, who reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to education, said that N3 billion was paid in counterpart funding to facilitate access to funds meant for the development of primary schools.

The commissioner said that more than 400,000 text books had been shared among primary schools in core subjects like English, Mathematics and sciences, while additional 288,420 textbooks and instructional materials had been procured for Junior Secondary Schools. Plateau State Government on Thursday said it disbursed N900 million as scholarship to students in the state in the last four years.

Mr Athanasius Dashe, the Commissioner for Education told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos said that those to benefit from the scholarship were undergraduates and post graduate students in approved institutions.

He said that those in specialised institutions such as the Nigerian Law School, College of Aviation, Maritime Academy and the French Immersion Programme in Badagry, Lagos would also benefit.

He said that special scholarship had also been given to students with disabilities as part of efforts to encourage them to strive toward excellence in spite of the challenges.

Dashe, who reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to education, said that N3 billion was paid in counterpart funding to facilitate access to funds meant for the development of primary schools.

The commissioner said that more than 400,000 text books had been shared among primary schools in core subjects like English, Mathematics and sciences, while additional 288,420 textbooks and instructional materials had been procured for Junior Secondary Schools.

Nigeria Kwara Polytechnic Students Set to Form Off-Campus SUG

As a result of what they termed the inactiveness of the incumbent Student Union leaders of the Kwara State Polytechnic (KwaraPoly), Ilorin, students who stay off campus are now joining forces together to establish off-campus Student Union Government (SUG).

According to them, the off-campus students have been suffering from lack of electricity, potable water and good security of lives and property, with no one to fight for their rights. These have made them come up with the plan.

The off-campus students have fixed their elections the same period as the school's SUG elections. Posters and notices of the new off-campus incoming executives could be seen in and around the school.

Expressing his opinion, Ibrahim Babatunde, a Banking and Finance student said: "I'm so happy about the plan because we the off-campus students have been suffering without the school SUG helping us. Everyday, from 5.00 in the morning, we go about in search of water, without an assurance of seeing water to bathe, we have no light."

Nigeria Student in Custody for Raping Girl in India

A Nigerian, 31 year old Prince John, aka Johnson, has been arrested for allegedly raping a girl in Manipuri, India. The accused apparently was the boyfriend of the victim's aunt.

The Bangalore police arrested him on Sunday and remanded him in 14 days of judicial custody by a local court.

"The accused raped the victim on May 13 in Bangalore. He had threatened her with dire consequences if she went to the police.

Later, the victim fled to Mumbai and lodged a complaint with the police there.

The case was transferred to us and we arrested Prince John," said Bangalore rural superintendent of police D. Prakash.

According to the police, Prince John, who is in Bangalore on a student visit, befriended the victim's aunt a few months ago.

On May 13, the victim and her aunt visited Prince John at his residence.

"Subsequently, he told his girlfriend (victim's aunt) that he would take her (victim) for an introduction to a friend, who would help her solve a personal crisis. He took the unsuspecting victim to a house where he raped and threatened her," the police added.

The victim is now undergoing treatment at a hospital in Mumbai. The incident has caused unrest among the North East student community

The Osun State University (UNIOSUN) Post-UTME 2012/2013 Registration, Date, is Out Read more: Education Nigeria http://www.freebrowsinglink.com/2012/06/uniosun-post-ume-2012-2013-screening.html#ixzz1waX6MpSQ

we are here by to inform  the public in general and all the prospective students who chose UNIOSUN as their choice that Osun State University (UNIOSUN) Post-UME registration is on. You can find the complete details below

* All Prospective Candidates must chose the Osun State University (Uniosun) as their First or Second choice in the 2012/2013 JAMB UTME Examination

* Candidates must have obtained a minimum score of 200 marks in the UTME (JAMB EXAMINATION).

Can Candidate who score 180 in Jamb be Qualified to write The Osun State University (UNIOSUN) Post-UME 2012/2013 screening exercise?



This is a different case for candidates who chose Uniosun as their first or second choice. The Institution has given her candidates a chance to participate in the UME examination even if the reach the jamb official cut-off mark which is 180. Below is the condition.




Candidates who met the Jamb national minimum cut-off of 180 may be considered for admission into programmes in Agriculture, Education and Arts (Humanities and Culture) only.

The Osun State University (Uniosun) will not be Admitting Students into MBBS (Medicine) programme in this 2012/2013 Academic Session



1. The Osun State University is NOT admitting candidates for the MBBS (Medicine) programme for the 2012/2013 academic session. Candidates for the MBBS programme may chose to change to any of the programmes in the University for which they are qualified or apply for a change of institution to other Universities.



2. The National Universities Commission (NUC) recently approved the under-listed programmes and candidates who wish to change to any of the programmes in this screening exercise may do so with immediate effect.



A. College of Management and Social Sciences
* B.Sc Sociology
* B.Sc. Entrepreneurship
* B. College of Science, Engineering and Technology
* B.Sc. Zoology
* B.Sc. Plant Biology
* B.Sc. Chemistry

REGISTRATION PROCEDURE FOR UNIOSUN POST-UME 2012/2013 SCREENING EXERCISE



1. All the Eligible Post-utme Candidates are to register Online at the University of Osun official website at: http://www.uniosun.edu.ng to complete and submit your application form.




2. All the Candidates are expected to print-out two (2) copies of the application form after submission. One of these two copies should be brought along together with a copy of the candidate’s UTME score print-out (Jamb prove of score) on the day of the screening exercise.

The second copy is to be submitted upon gaining admission into the University.

UNIOSUN DIRECT ENTRY CANDIDATES For 2012/2013 SESSION



Direct Entry (D.E) candidates should complete the form Online following the same process as the post-UME candidate above and report on the screening exercise day with post-UTME candidates.




UNIOSUN POST-UTME SCREENING CENTRES



* All candidates, both UTME (JAMB) and Direct Entry (DE) are to report for the screening exercise at the date and centres indicated on their online registration printout.

* All Candidates must report at least an hour before the commencement of the exercise. This will enable the candidates to be familiar with environment, and also give you ample of time to settle down.

REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT METHOD FOR UNIOSUN POST-UME 2012/2013



* Registration payment for the 2012/2013 UNIOSUN post-UTME is through the use of scratch cards with PIN.

* All the Candidates require two scratch cards (one each for registration and result/placement checking), which are obtainable directly from any of the following designated bank and the branches listed below, upon payment of five thousand Naira only (N5,000.00) into the account number:

TOWN
ACCOUNT NAME
BANK ADDRESS
ACCOUNT NUMBER



OSOGBO
OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY
FIRST BANK, GBONGAN ROAD, OSOGBO
2013269429




OSOGBO
OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY
MAINSTREET BANK, (OLD AFRIBANK) OSOGBO
6000008755





OSOGBO
OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY
WEMA BANK, STATION ROAD OSOGBO
0121795997


LAGOS
OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY
ECOBANK, UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS BRANCH, AKOKA
1963003333




IBADAN
OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY
MAINSTREET BANK (UNIVERSITY OFIBADAN)
6000008755


* IKIRE
OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY
FIRST BANK, IKIRE
2016532481



* IFETEDO
OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY
WEMA BANK, IFETEDO
0120204012



* OSOGBO
OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY
ECOBANK, GBONGAN ROAD, OSOGBO
0016612517


* OSOGBO
OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY
SKYE BANK ALEKUWODO, OSOGBO
1771012730



* IFETEDO
OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY
WEMA BANK, IFETEDO
0120204012



* OSOGBO
OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY
FIDELITY BANK, GBONGAN ROAD OSOGBO
5030018426



* OKUKU
OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY
WEMA BANK, OKUKU
0122026678

DEADLINE FOR THE 2012/2013 UNIOSUN POST-UTME REGISTRATION FOR BOTH UME and DIRECT ENTRY STUDENTS
CLOSING DATE: Submission of forms closes at 12.00 noon on Friday 15th June, 2012




For Further Enquiry contact Uniosun
For further information, please contact the Admissions Office, Osun State University, Osogbo on Tel: 081-32690509, 070-65372579, 035-206440

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Vigilance group kills UI student

A 200-level student of the University of Ibadan (UI), Taki Mayowa Peter, died at the University Teaching Hospital (UCH), on Sunday, as a result of injury sustained when he was shot by a member of a vigilance group in Ibadan, Oyo State.

The two members of the group at Irepodun area of Agbowo are now cooling off at the Agbowo police station for killing the student of the Department of Anthro-pology and Archaeology at the late hours of Friday.

Before  his death, 26-year-old Taki was said to be returning with his classmate, Wale Olowoniyi, from a six-day vigil at about 4.55 a.m, when they met two member of a vigilance group, who laid siege in front of their house at 2, Jakan Street, Agbowo Express Road.

According to Olowoniyi they had left the church by 5.55 a.m when they met one Badru and James, the two member of the vigilance group, who accosted and asked them where they were coming from.

Olowoniyi, who escaped the gunshots by whiskers, said the night guard insisted they must be flogged, even after they had informed them that they were coming from a vigil.

Unable to bear the pains inflicted on them through wipping by the guard, Olowoniyi said Taki took to his heels, but he was fired at by James.

It was learnt that the sound of the gunshot attracted the police to the scene of the incident as they took Taki to a nearby hospital.

When the Nigerian Tribune visited the Irepo-dun police station, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and the Divisional Commanding Officer (DCO) were not available to confirm the incident.

Police fire tear gas to disperse student protesters

The tear gas caused protesters to temporarily retreat, but a couple of thousand were gathered near the gate at the former University of Lagos later in the morning as hundreds of police officers looked on.

Lagos Deputy Police Commissioner Tunde Sobulo confirmed tear gas had been fired, saying “students were trying to overwhelm (policemen).” He said officers responded with tear gas to disperse the protesters.

Joshua Olawale, a student representative, said police had sought to prevent the protesters from straying beyond the area of the campus.

“This has been a peaceful protest, but the police are making it as if it is a war situation,” he said.

“They fired tear gas and injured four of our colleagues who are now on admission in the medical centre in the university.”

Witnesses said protesters had thrown stones and other debris at police vehicles.

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan announced Tuesday that the University of Lagos, also known as UNILAG, would be renamed Moshood Abiola University.

The name change is meant to honour Abiola, a businessman and politician widely believed to have won 1993 presidential elections, but who saw the result annulled by military ruler Ibrahim Babangida.

Abiola was jailed after declaring himself president and died in custody in 1998.

Students say the name change will harm the university, which is known across Africa’s most populous nation and has a strong academic reputation.

On Wednesday, protesting students blocked a major bridge in Lagos, Nigeria’s economic capital of some 15 million people

Federal University of Technology, Owerri Date of Screening

• Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)
• Petroleum Engineering (PET)
• Material and Metallurgical Engineering (MME)
• Agricultural Engineering (AGE)
• School of Agriculture and Agricultural Tech. (SAAT)

Thursday, June 14, 2012

8.00am

2.

• Mechanical Engineering (MEE)
• Civil Engineering (CIE)
• Environmental Technology (EVT)
• Chemical Engineering (CHE)
• Polymer and Textile Engineering (PTE)
• Food Science and Technology (FST)
• School of Health Technology (SOHT)

Friday, June 15, 2012

8.00am

3.

All Departments in the following schools

• School of Science (SOSC)
• School of Management Technology (SMAT)
• School of Environmental Technology (SOET)

Saturday, June 16, 2012

8.00am

Federal University of Technology, Owerri hereby invites candidates to the entrance screening exercise of the University scheduled to hold from Thursday, June 14 to Saturday, June 16, 2012.

this is to inform All candidates who made FUTO their first or second choice and scored 180 marks and above in the UTME JAMB examination for 2012

• Eligible candidates should pay the sum of one thousand Naira (N1,000.00) only at any branch of the following banks in the country:
  • First Bank Plc.
  • Diamond Bank Plc.
  • UBA Plc.
  • First City Monument Bank
• Candidates should collect an e-transact slip from the bank for further use. Note: you must not lose this slip!
• Proceed to complete the registration form with your e-transact receipt number and pin at: utme.futo.edu.ng
• Click on the Post-UTME Online form and follow the instructions.
• Complete the application form carefully
• Upload your passport photograph (photo size should not be more than 64kb in jpeg or gif format)
• Preview the completed form and submit when you are sure of your entry
• Print the completed on-line registration form
• Candidates for the screening should come with the following:
  • HB pencil, eraser and sharpener
  • Two clear copies of the printout of the completed on-line registration form.
  • UTME result slip and photocopy
  • Payment slip (e-transact slip) used for registration.

Note: GSM Phones, Calculators and other electronic devices are not allowed into the venues.

C. The Scheduling of the screening is as follows

UNN student commits suicide this morning

A student from the university sent me a mail about what happened in their school early this morning. The students of University of Nigeria, Nsuka, woke up to find one of their own hanging from a rope in an unfinished Franco building beside the hockey pitch in their school. Roommates of the dead student said he left the room around 2am this morning and they thought he had gone to study, only for his corpse to be found dangling from a rope this morning. He's a 3rd year Physics and Astronomy student in his early 20's. A purported suicide note which read, "The controversy is over" was discovered near him.

The dead student, now identified as Onyebuchi Okonkwo had a mental illness last year and was hospitalized at UI for one month. So so sad. A photo of the sad incident when you continue...but viewer discretion advised.

Wish someone had reached out to him before this happened. May his soul rest in peace...amen.

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FUTO Releases First Admission List for 2012 Pre-degree programme

We wish to inform all prospective students of the pre-degree programme of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) that the first batch of admission list into the programme has been released.

The names published, according to the director of the FUTO pre-degree unit was the names of the students who applied for the programme earlier last month and before.

Meanwhile registration of newly admitted pre-degree students has commenced in earnest. All students who applied should go to the FUTO predegree unit and check for their names on the list pasted on the unit's notice board.

Speculations has it that lectures for the predegree students kicks off on Monday next week.

Further updates will come your way. Good luck.
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Fidelity Bank Plc, Nigeria Accepting CVs - Apply Now

Fidelity Bank Plc began operations in 1988, as a merchant bank. In 1999, it converted to commercial banking and then became a universal bank in February 2001. The current enlarged Fidelity Bank is a result of the merger with the former FSB International Bank Plc and Manny Bank Plc (under the Fidelity brand name) in December 2005.

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A true passion for what we do is what makes us different. Our people have a genuine commitment to our service culture. They are proud of our history and motivated by our future. They know they are valued members of our team and that their personal and professional aspirations are important to us. Our working environment is often described as both challenging and rewarding,

When you join Fidelity Bank you can expect to be rewarded for your contribution, but we think that's only part of the reason you will want to build your career with us. It is also about being part of a worldwide family that shares the same business goals.

At Fidelity Bank, we believe in change and aspire to continually improve our performance. We are increasing innovation, improving processes and sharing best practice across the Fidelity Group.

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Recruitment in First Bank 2011/2012.Apply now!

Welcome to the dedicated electronic application portal for the First Bank of Nigeria Plc 2011 Graduate Recruitment Programme.

REQUIREMENTS
Minimum of BSC with "Second Class Lower" or HND with "Upper Credit"
Not more than 27 years old by February 2012
Year of graduation not earlier than 2007
Must have completed NYSC with a valid certificate

Fresh Graduate Trainee additional requirements;
Analytical in reasoning
Proficient in the use of MS Excel, Word and Power Point at the least
Passionate & result driven
Excellent communication skills

Application Process
The recruitment process starts when you have submitted your application online and the confirmation page appears on your screen indicating ”application successfully submitted”.

Communication Process
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted via SMS and e-mail.There are instances when e-mail messages go into spam/junk folder; you are therefore encouraged to check these folders as well as your inbox when you receive an SMS in respect of your application.

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8:30am – 12:00 noon and
2:00pm - 4:30pm on Monday – Friday
ONLY on 08129207978, or 08100444591.
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Response to all enquiries in respect of the application process will close 24hrs after the deadline for the submission of application i.e. 30/12/2011

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Two more banks have joined the queue to buy HSBC Pakistan operations reflecting the good health of local banks despite ongoing global financial crisis

Banking sources said that Habib Bank and Silkbank had approached the State Bank to allow due diligence of HSBC. Earlier similar move was made by MCB Bank and KASB Finance taking the number of interested parties to four.
This is amazing for many bankers that Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), which is one of the largest global banks, is in difficult situation while Pakistani banks find it profitable to make more investment and enhance their capacity.
The HSBC is making effort to shorten its global operations for improving its health.
Banking sources said the State Bank had yet not granted permission to any interested party for conducting due diligence of HSBC.
“Habib Bank and MCB Bank could be serious candidates for buying of HSBC Pakistan operations as both have strong balance sheets with high profits,” said a senior banker.
Banking sources said the United Bank, which is also interested in HSBC, had yet not approached the State Bank for due diligence.
The HBSC move to quit Pakistan could weaken the confidence of other foreign banks earning meager profits in Pakistan as the five big local banks pocketed more than 84 per cent of entire banking industry profit in the last year.
A senior Pakistani banker said the HSBC decision of leaving the country was because of two reasons. Firstly, the bank was in the process of restructuring its global operations in a bid to minimise the impact of global financial crisis; secondly, Pakistani economy had been failed to emit positive signals for its recovery during the last four years.
He said the plunging foreign direct investment and rising outflows from equity market were disappointing for the foreign banks.
Furthermore the government policies practically harmed the banking industry. Being the largest borrower of the banking system the government has replaced the banking services through banking investment in government papers.
The financial crisis which began from United States in 2007 and spread all over the world particularly hit the European banking system, could hardly damaged the profitability of banks in Pakistan.
“The reason is clear that banks in Pakistan mobilised deposits through their large networks which the foreign banks cannot do with small presence while they pay negative return to depositors by keeping most profits with them,” said Mohammad Imran, a banking expert.
He said the foreign banks may return to Pakistan only when large global banks succeed to overcome the still prevailing financial crisis.
Foreign banks have been increasing their presence in the economies like India and China as both the offer better potential for growth and earnings

Investors are now Await More Banks Earnings

Analysts argued that the anticipated flurry of results from the banks, would determine the direction of the stock market as well as pattern of investment in money market windows in the second quarter of the year.

Zenith Bank had last Friday reported gross earnings of N244 billion, showing an increase of N26.8 per cent above the N192.49 billion posted in the 2010. Its profit before tax and profit after tax rose by 21 per  cent and 18 per cent from N50.03 billion to N60.7 billion and from  N37.41 billion to N44.2 billion respectively.

A tentative timetable on the anticipated full year results of some banks obtained by THISDAY, showed that while the results of Diamond Bank Plc is expected to be announced to the market by the end of this month, that of GTBank Plc was currently awaiting the Central Bank of Nigeria’s approval and could be released this week. 

While the timetable revealed that United Bank for Africa Plc could release both its full year and first quarter 2012 results by first week of April, First City Monument Bank’s full year results would also be announced before first week in April.

Generally, experts at Renaissance Capital (RenCap) predicted positive earnings from the industry.

Commenting on GTBank’s anticipated results, RenCap, forecast net loan growth of 16 per cent for the year.

RenCap explained: “On the cost side, GTBank recorded muted growth in the first nine-month of the year with costs up 5 per cent. We are looking for a similar trend to be maintained, resulting in a cost/income ratio of 46 per cent, marginally down from the 47 per cent at during the nine month of 2011 and 700 basis points below the 53 per cent recorded at full year 2010.

“We expect a cleaner loan book, relative to full year 2011, to result in a lower impairment cost ratio of 1.6 per cent versus the 2.3 per cent we forecast for full year 2011. Bottom line, we expect healthy earnings growth of 47 per cent which will include the one-off from the sale of non-core businesses.”

It also showed that while Fidelity Bank Plc and Access Bank may also announce their  results either this month or early April, Skye Bank before the end of March, that of First Bank of Nigeria Plc may be available on April 17th.