SEE NYSC ALERT!! 5 New NYSC Procedures You must Know

The National Youth Service Corps has changed tremendously in the past months. A lot of this changes came into effect to make the Corpers sit up and take service to their country more seriously. The other changes are to enable the processing of the NYSC list faster and easier. Below are the 5 recent changes made, that you should be aware of.

1. No more Concessional Posting for NYSC

Some days ago, the Director General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig-Gen. Johnson Olawumi, disclosed:

“The NYSC is barring concessional posting, we have to take that decision, because in the past, we allowed concessional posting for prospective corps members, who have medical challenge, or married women or pregnant women, but as it stands now, our online registration platform has been designed in such away to address the problem of those prospective corps members who have health challenges or married women.

“So, all they need to do is that, in the process of doing their registration, there are information these categories of people need to supply and upload theDOCUMENTS, our portal has been designed in such a way that it will automatically post them to where they filled.

2. Boot Camp Internet Training now Compulsory

The National Youth Service Corps has now made Internet training compulsory in its three weeks boot camp. This is to reduce Internet Illiteracy among graduates in the country.

3. Online Registration and Mobilization

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The registration for the NYSC scheme has now being made totally digital. Corpers can now login from anywhere and carry out registration and payment for Mobilization.

4. Biometric Monthly Clearance for Corpers

Corps members who absent themselves from their places of primary assignment are in for a hard time, following the introduction of a biometric technology for the conduct of corps members’ monthly clearance by the National Youth Service Corps(NYSC).

The biometric technology will effectively check cases of absenteeism, submission of monthly clearance by proxy, signing of community development service(CDS) attendance register by proxy and other forms of indiscipline among corps members.

5. National Lottery Scheme for NYSC

The Federal Government has ‘ordered’ the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) to introduce a lottery scheme for members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Jamila Shu’Ara said: 

“The potential of the lottery business to the human population cannot be over-emphasised.

“In many countries, lottery is used to positively impact on the lives of the citizenry.”

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PTDF Announces Cancellation Of Overseas Scholarship For Nigerians

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The Petroleum Technology Development Fund has announced the cancellation of its overseas scholarship programmes for Nigerian graduates and undergraduates.

This, it said, was part of its new policy direction, adding that it would fundamentally affect the operation and funding of its overseas scholarship scheme and other training programmes under the fund’s management.

PTDF, in a statement issued by the Head, External Relations, Mr. Kalu Otisi, on Thursday, said the policy directions “include a partial or outright domestication of the scholarship scheme in Nigeria in line with the Local Content policy of the Nigerian government, and the denomination of the scholarship in hard currency as against the Naira due to the volatility of foreign exchange rates.”

To give effect to these policy shifts, the fund said it had opened up discussions with officials of foreign universities where Nigerian scholars were regularly sent for their Masters and PhD studies under the sponsorship of PTDF.

The discussion, it said, was on the possibility of either setting up branches of the foreign institutions in Nigeria or collaborate with local universities in Nigeria, particularly those whose oil and gas related departments had been fully upgraded by the fund to become centres of excellence in teaching and research.

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The Executive Secretary, PTDF, Mr. Femi Ajayi, who held interactive sessions with officials of the Imperial College London and the University College London as well as Nigerian scholars, said such a partnership would henceforth form the basis for the fund’s future relationship and co-operation with universities providing training and research to its scholars abroad.

He reportedly said, “This is because we have institutions in Nigeria which PTDF has over the years been upgrading. So we want a situation where there will be more cooperation between universities out here and our universities back home.

“And we have some faculties that we have developed or upgraded as an agency where some of these short term and long term courses can be run. So we are discussing the various modes of partnership and collaboration towards moving along this line.”

PTDF is a Federal Government agency which has the mandate of enhancing the institutional capacities of universities offering oil and gas related courses.

Ajayi said the fund plans to use the National Institute of Petroleum Policy and Strategy, Kaduna, as the coordinating centre for alternative energy sources and renewable energy resources and called on foreign universities to come on board with the PTDF in realizing the target.

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UNILORIN Post Utme 2015 Departmental Cut off Marks (Full)

UNILORIN has released the departmemtal cut off marks for admission into the 2015/2015 academic session. The minimum of this cut off marks is the fixed 180 by JAMB. Other departments fixed above that. See the full list below.
Below is the departmental cut off mark for the 2015/2016 admissions in University of Ilorin. Candidates must have a minimum of the required cut off mark before they can be eligible to apply for the post utme screening.

S/NO	UTME CUT-OFF	COURSE
1	B.Sc. (Aquaculture and Fisheries)	180
2	B. Agric	180
3	B.Sc. Food Science	180
4	B.Sc. Home Economics	180
5	B. Forestry and Wildlife	180
6	B.A. Arabic	180
7	B.A. English	180
8	B.A. French	180
9	B.A. History and International Studies	180
10	B.A. Linguistics	180
11	B.A. Yoruba	180
12	B.A. Hausa	180
13	B.A. Igbo	180
14	B.A. Performing Arts	180
15	B.A. Christian Studies	180
16	B.A. Islamic Studies	180
17	B.A. Comparative Religious Studies	180
18	B. Pharmacy	230
19	B.Sc. (Ed.) Social Studies	180
20	B.Sc. (Ed.) Economics Education	180
21	B.Sc. (Ed.) Geography Education	180
22	B.A. (Ed.) Social Studies	180
23	B.Sc. (Ed.) Educational Technology	180
24	B.Sc. (Ed.) Computer Science	180
25	B.Sc. (Ed.) Technology Education	180
26	B.Sc.(Ed.) Health Education	180
27	B.(Ed.) Primary Education Studies	180
28	B. Ed Adult Education Studies	180
29	B.(Ed.) Counsellor Education	180
30	B.(Ed.) Educational Management	180
31	B.(Ed.) Business Education	180
32	B.Sc.(Ed.) Human Kinetics Education	180
33	B.Sc. (Ed.) Biology Education	180
34	B.Sc. (Ed.) Chemistry Education	180
35	B.Sc. (Ed.) Maths Education	180
36	B.Sc. (Ed.) Physics Education	180
37	B.Sc. (Ed.) Agriculture	180
38	B.A. (Ed.) Arabic Education	180
39	B.A. (Ed.) Christian Studies Education	180
40	B.A. (Ed.) English Education	180
41	B.A. (Ed.) French Education	180
42	B.A. (Ed.) History Education	180
43	B.A. (Ed.) Islamic Studies Education	180
44	B.A. (Ed.) Yoruba Education	180
45	B.Eng. Water Resources and Environmental Engineering	180
46	B.Eng. Computer Engineering	200
47	B.Eng. Food Science and Technology	180
48	B.Eng. Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering	180
49	B.Eng. Civil Engineering	200
50	B.Eng. Mechanical Engineering	200
51	B.Eng. Electrical Engineering	200
52	B.Eng. Chemical Engineering	200
53	B.Eng. (Metallurgical Engineering)	180
54	B.Eng. (Biomedical Engineering)	180
55	B.Sc. Architecture	180
56	B.Sc. Estate Management	180
57	B.Sc. Quantity Surveying	180
58	B.Sc. Surveying and Geo-informatics	180
59	B.Sc. Urban and Regional Planning	180
60	DVM	190
61	LL.B. Common Law	240
62	LL.B. Common & Islamic Law	220
63	B.Sc. Anatomy	200
64	B.Sc. Physiology	200
65	MB;BS	235
66	B. Nursing Science	210
67	B.Sc. Computer Science	200
68	B.Sc. Mass Communication	220
69	B.Sc. Information and Communication Science	180
70	B.Sc. Library and Information Science	180
71	B.Sc. Telecommunication Science	180
72	Doctor of Optometry	190
73	B.Sc. Bio-Chemistry	200
74	B.Sc. Microbiology	200
75	B.Sc. Plant Biology	180
76	B.Sc. Zoology	180
77	B.Sc. Industrial Chemistry	180
78	B.Sc. (Applied Geophysics)	180
79	B.Sc. Chemistry	180
80	B.Sc. Physics	180
81	B.Sc. Geology & Mineral Science	180
82	B.Sc. Mathematics	180
83	B.Sc. Statistics	180
84	B.Sc. Finance	200
85	B.Sc. Marketing	180
86	B.Sc. Industrial Relations & Personnel Management	180
87	B.Sc. Public Administration	180
88	B.Sc. Accounting	200
89	B.Sc. Business Administration	200
90	B.Sc. Psychology	180
91	B.Sc. Social Work	180
92	B.Sc. Criminology and Security Studies	190
93	B.Sc. Economics	210
94	B.Sc. Geography	180
95	B.Sc. Political Science	200
96	B.Sc. Sociology	190

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UNILORIN Post Utme 2015 Date, Eligibility & Registration Details

The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) invites all candidates who have applied for admission into the University as First Choice either through UTME or Direct Entry to register for the post-UTME screening exercise.

Registration for the Pre-admission screening for UTME and Direct Entry candidates will commence on Tuesday 4th August and end on Sunday 16th August, 2015.
ELIGIBILITY
Candidates must have Scored a minimum of 180 marks in the 2015 UTME for all courses except those for which higher cut off marks have been specified on the website. See full cut off mark here
Made the University of Ilorin their first choice either at UTME or Direct Entry (DE) and;
Obtained Five (5) Credits in relevant ’O Level subjects, at not more than two sittings except in MBBS where only one sitting is acceptable.

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Application Procedures

On the home page of the University of Ilorin website www.unilorin.edu.ng click on “2015/2016 Pre-Admission Screening Procedure” then click on “Pre-Admission Screening Instructions” and carefully read the Registration Instructions.
Go to http://www.uilugportal.unilorin.edu.ng/putme_registration.php and type in your JAMB Registration Number and SURNAME in the boxes provided. UTME candidates should click on the Get Details button on the campus portal to get your JAMB information; while DE candidates should click OK button on the dialog box displayed and enter your names; and Click on “Make Payment” link to go to WEBPAY page.
Candidates who are qualified for the courses originally chosen can proceed to make payment of N1,000 (One thousand naira) only for the CBT exercise and N2,000 (Two thousand naira) for the University processing fee by supplying the required information.
However, UTME Candidates who are not qualified for the course originally chosen are advised to change their course as indicated on the payment page. Note the sum of N2,500 is charged for change of course.
Make Payment: Select your ATM card type (e.g Verve or Master Card). Enter your Card Number. Enter Card Expiry Date and the card CVV2 (the 3 digits on the reverse side of the card and lastly enter your card pin; and then click on Pay.
Please note: (Do not Refresh your browser while the process is going on to avoid multiple deductions from your account. If nothing is displayed after 10 minutes, close the browser and restart again).
After payment, visit http://www.uilugportal.unilorin.edu.ng/putme_registration.php to Login and click on Continue Registration Link on the main menu.
Fill in your other bio-data and necessary details truthfully on the webpage. All candidates should upload their Passports by clicking on Browse button and select your picture. Your Passport must not be more than 20KB.
All candidates for Unilorin post utme (UTME and DE) are required to supply their O’ level (O/L) details.
All Awaiting Results (O’Level and A’ Level) must be uploaded on or before Saturday, 15th of August, 2015.
All candidates must select a screening centre from the drop-down menu. Note an alert will be immediately sent to your e-mail and phone number provided in your bio-data. Click Print Tab to print out the following:
i) Pre-Admission Screening Registration form;
ii) Scheduling Slip; and
iii) Payment Receipt.

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Screening Schedule
The Pre-admission Screening Exercise for UTME, DE and Remedial candidates is scheduled to take place from Monday, 17th to Monday 24th, August, 2015 using Computer Based Test (CBT) platform at Ilorin and Lagos Centres.
NB: All Remedial students whose Pre-admission Screening was earlier scheduled for 10th August, 2015 have now been re-scheduled for 17th August, 2015.
Note:
1) Candidates for the pre-admission screening exercise are advised to be decently dressed. Candidates with indecent dressing will not be allowed into the screening premises.
2) Phones and all other forms of mobile communication, electronic devices, bags and luggage are not allowed within the screening premises.
3) Candidates are advised to come along with their JAMB Original Result Slip with their passport photograph on it.
4) Only registered candidates for the screening exercise will be allowed into the screening premises.
5) All candidates are expected to be at the screening centre an hour before their scheduled time and with the above printouts.
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NUT Opposes JAMB On Cut Off Marks

The Nigeria Union of Teachers has said it is strongly opposed to the current admission policy which pegged  Joint Admission Matriculation Board cut-off marks for students seeking admission into universities at 180 and above while those for Polytechnics and Colleges of Education was put at 150 and above.
The union described the policy as highly discriminatory and “calculated at demeaning and lowering the professional status of teachers with its concomitant negative effect on the attainment of quality education in the country.”
A statement by the NUT Secretary-General, Obong Obong on Tuesday in Abuja, said the policy is a great disservice to the education sector as it placed the best brains and students of distinction in other courses while those with lower grades were pushed into teaching.
The association called for an immediate reversal of the policy, stressing that  the government must henceforth ensure that only brilliant students are admitted for training as teachers in all educational institutions in the county.
It said, “This is the practice in most advanced and developed countries, where it is considered that a teacher’s ability to disseminate knowledge to students is dependent on his sound intellectual capability.
“This is how government deliberately source for people with lower educational content to become teachers only to turn around and blame them for poor delivery. If this is allowed to stand, government should take full responsibility for the resultant shortcomings that may be observed in our educational institutions in future from those teachers.”

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Akanu Ibiam Poly Post Utme 2015 Date, Cut-off Mark, Registration Details (UTME & DE)

Akanu Ibiam Poly Uwana post utme form for 2015 is out. Interested members of the public are hereby informed to apply should they meet the fixed cut off mark.

Candidates who wrote the 2015/2016 UTME and score 150 and above are invited to post UTME screening exercise at the institution scheduled as follows
BUSSINESS BASED COURSE: Accountancy, BAM, Marketing, Public Admin, Office Tech. and MGT.
DATE: 28TH August, 2015
TIME: 11.00 am.
VENUE: Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana.
SCIENCE-BASED COURSES: Electrical/ Electronic Engr., Civil Engr., Mechanical Engr., Building Tech., Quantity Surveying, Ceramics , Computer Science, Maths/Statistics Science Lab. Tech., Food Tech., Hospitality Mgt. &Tourism, Architecture , Land Surveying & Geoinformatics, Estate Mgt., Agric Tech., ND Landscaping & Horticulture.
DATE: 29TH August, 2015
TIME: 11.00 am.
VENUE: Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana.
METHOD OF APPLICATION
Applicants are required to buy the Institution Post-UTME on-line Application Form through E-tranzact pin from any of the designed banks branches listed below at the cost of N1000.00 (One thousand Naira) excluding bank and other charges.
PolyUnwana Microfinance Bank
Zenith Bank Plc
Fidelity Bank
First City Monument Bank
First Bank Plc
Eco Bank
APPLICATION STEPS
-Candidates should visit the school website: www.polyunwana.net
Under Application forms/Results, click on Online Application Forms.
-On the “Generate Invoice” page, fill in your detail ACCURATELY and click the “submit” button.
-Print the Invoice page that pops out
-Proceed to the bank with the print-out and make your payment using the invoice code.
PROCEDURE FOR ONLINE APPLICATION
Visit the institutions website at www.polyunwana.net to complete and submit the Online application form and print out an acknowledgement slip. Please, review your information before submitting your application online.
REQUIREMENT FOR SCREENING EXERCISE
Jamb Original Slip with your passport photograph on it. If you do not have this , click here to get yours
Photocopy of Acknowledgement Slip
HB Pencil
Erasers
DURATION OF APPLICATION
The forms will be available on-line at www.polyunwana.net for completion and Submission from 4th August to 24th August, 2015. The website closes by midnight on Monday, August 24th, 2015.
DIRECT ENTRY
All direct entry candidates seeking admission into Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana are required to complete the online application form.
Direct entry forms are for HND Regular and Part-Time, Pre ND Science and Business, ND Part-Time, ND Mechatronics Engineering Technology, ND Metallurgical Engineering Technology, ND Urban and Regional Planning, ND Library and Information Science, HND Architecture, (Not listed in the Brochure).
The candidates are required to purchase the Pin at the cost of N5,000.00 (Five Thousand Naira) only from the stated designated banks and proceed to complete all registration processes and print out Acknowledgement Slips for presentation at the screening venue. HND candidates must submit photocopy of ND Result and 12 months cognate IT experience, in addition.
INVITATION TO HND SCREENING EXERCISE
Date: 5th September, 2015
Time: 11.00 am
Venue: Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Unwana
NOTE
Calculators, handsets and other electronic gadgets are not allowed inside the screening halls. Candidates who fail to register within the given period will not be allowed to take the examination. Candidates are requested to present their UTME print-out/slips at the point of registration

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Check LASU Post Utme 2015/2016 Latest Update

LASU Post Utme 2015/2016 details has been updated. The update is very important to all candidates that applied or will apply for the screening. All such candidates are hereby informed.

This is to inform prospective students of Lagos State University that the institution has updated the details of the 2015/2016 Post-UTME 2015/2016 Screening Schedule. Candidates that have applied for the screening exercise are advised to verify their screening schedule through the portal by clicking here
When the portal page opens, Type in your JAMB Reg. Number and Surname in the spaces provided.
Click on Sign in to access your screening details.

Please inform others.

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Journals Consortium’s Best University in Nigeria For 2015 see if your school made the list.

The 2015 ranking of African universities and higher institutions has placed the University of Ibadan as the best in Nigeria and eighth in Africa. The Journals Consortium conducted the ranking, which involved 1,447 African universities and higher institutions.

The focus of the ranking was on research publications, citations from the last five years and visibility on the Internet.
South African institutions dominated the top 10 in the ranking, with the University of Cape Town coming first, garnering 45.02 points.
Cairo University, with 43.43 points, came second while the University of Pretoria, South Africa, came third.
In all, South Africa has six institutions in the top 10 while Egypt has two.
Nigeria and Kenya have one university each in the first top 10 positions.
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka was ranked second in Nigeria and 13th in Africa while the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, was ranked 18th in Africa.
The University of Lagos ranked 20th on the table, while the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, ranked 24th.
The only private institution from Nigeria on the table is Covenant University which ranked 53rd on the continent.
The UI Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Isaac Adewole, in his reaction to the ranking, said the vision of the university, was for it to be a centre for academic excellence.
He said the school would not relax in its contributions to research, teaching and other academic activities.

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