Babcock varsity trains naval officers

The consultancy outfit of Babcock University, Ilishan – Remo, Ogun State, Babcock Consulting is holding a two-day Maritime Management Course.
The exercise, which holds at the university premises and ends tomorrow, is in collaboration with the Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association.
According to Alalade Matthew, the National President of Nigeria Merchant Navy Officers and Water Transport Senior Staff Association, the course is for merchant mariners including, ship officers, marine pilots, deck officers and managers in the maritime and offshore Industries. He added that organisations having shipping departmentd can also nominate their workers for the course.
A statement by the Chief Executive Officer of Babcock Consulting, Prof Dayo Alao said, Babcock University will issue participants internationally-recognised certificates at the end of the course.
He said the Law and Security School of Babcock University is the inspiration behind the training that will be declared open by the Vice Chancellor of Babcock, Prof Kayode Makinde.

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FUTO Appoints New Alumni Relations Officer

The Vice-Chancellor has approved the appointment of Dr Edeheudiem B. Etuk, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Animal Science and Technology as the new FUTO Alumni Relations Officer with effect from July 1, 2013.
Dr Etuk will oversee the affairs of the University Alumni office and expand the existing relations with the FUTO Alumni Association.
In his reaction to the appointment, the new FUTO Alumni Relations Officer assured the Vice-Chancellor that he would work assiduously in promoting better relations between the University and FUTO Alumni Association. He equally acknowledged the strategic importance of the FUTO Alumni Association in the growth and development of the University.

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FUTA Fix September 6,2013 as acceptancefee payment deadlinefor Freshers

This is to inform all
candidates who made The
Federal University of
Technology, Akure their
Most Preferred Institution
and obtained a minimum
of 200 in the Unified
Tertiary matriculation
Examination (UTME) plus a
minimum score of 50 in
the Post-UTME Screening
Exercise of the University,
that the list of candidates
offered provisional
admissions into various
undergraduate
programmes in the
University for 2013/2014
Academic Session has
been uploaded on the
University’s website.
All affected candidates are
requested to visit the
website to ascertain their
admission status using
their UTME Registration
Numbers. More details and checking instruction is
at http://
myschool.com.ng/futa/
news/21327/
futa-2013-2014-first-
admission-list-is-out-
check-your-status-
now.html
.
Successful candidates are
advised to pay their
Acceptance Fees on or
before Friday, 6th
September, 2013. (Please,
note that detailed
instructions on how to
pay the Acceptance Fees
as well as other
Acceptance Formalities are
available on FUTA
website).
Thank you.
Dr. (Mrs.) M. O. Ajayi,
Registrar

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ASUU strike: Thereis no need for the lecturers to continue – President Jonathan

ABUJA-President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said there was no need for the Academic Staff Union of Universities to continue with their industrial action.
Mr. Jonathan said this at the inauguration of the Federal Government sponsored-Transformation Projects at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO).
Represented by Ruqayyat Rufai, the Minister of Education, the president said N30 billion had been released for the payment of earned allowances in all public universities.
The president said that the inaugurated projects were in line with the Federal Government’s commitment to providing quality education in the country. He said the projects were based on the need assessment exercise conducted by the Federal Government in universities.
University lecturers have been on a nationwide strike for over 8 weeks with the lecturers demanding a full implementation of a 2009 agreement it had with the federal government. While the government says it has provided N30 billion for earned allowances of lecturers, the lecturers said about N92 billion is required to completely offset the earned allowances of the concerned lecturers. That and other demands are the reasons the lecturers have continued with their strike.
Mr. Jonathan also urged the FUTO administration to engage in research for national development, while stressing the need for proper maintenance of completed projects.
The Vice Chancellor of FUTO, Chidozie Asiabaka, in his speech, expressed joy at the completion of the structure.
Mr. Asiabaka noted that the projects had gone a long way in tackling the dearth of basic infrastructure in the school.
“The dearth of classrooms, lecture theatres, power supply, student hostels, office accommodation, library space and facilities are major challenges my administration faced when I assumed office two years-ago,’’ he said.
The vice chancellor said with the intervention of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, the university got 1000 sitting-capacity lecture theatre, Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies Building.
He said the inaugurated projects are the new Engineering Technology, School of Environmental Technology Building, Centre for Nuclear Energy Studies and Training and the School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology building complexes.
The others are the School of Environmental Technology building, landscaping of the campus and the provision of solar energy lights on the campus.
He also commended the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) on the completion of the giant student hostel building in the university.
He lauded the Federal Government for the release of N1 billion for the development of capital projects in each public funded university.
Ayomide reporting,
Source: dailypost.com.ng

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FUTO 2013/2014 Direct Entry Results Released!!!

The Federal University of Technology, Owerri has released the result of candidates who took part in the 2013/2014 FUTO Direct Entry screening exercise.
The results are available online. Click here to view yourresul

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French to be part of UTME from 2014

Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa'I, said on Thursday in Abuja that French language would be part of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination as from 2014 for interested candidates, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
Rufa'I said this at a reception held in honour of the French Language Project Manager, Mr. Jean-Phillipe Roy.
She said that being multi-lingual in the 21st Century was essential asit helps individuals to operate more effectively in the international community.
"For Nigeria, the study of French language is quite key, considering the fact that our neighbouring countries are French-speaking. Apart from the English language, French language is one of the major international languages," she said.
She said Roy came to Nigeria in 2009 under the second Bilateral Agreement between Nigeria and French.
The minister noted that the French had worked hard to ensure that various components of the project received due attention.
Rufa'i lauded his contributions to the reform of the UTME for 2014 in addition to the scholarships awarded to 16 teachers of French language to study in France for one month.
She said the project manager's contributions included supply of books to schools, award of Master's degree in French as a foreign language and supply of DVD and CD player to the project office.
The minister lauded the support of the French Government to the Nigerian French Language Village, Badagry, Lagos; and the Regional Network of French Language centres in Africa.
She also commended the Association of French Language Teachers, and noted the proposed handing over of the project vehicle to the ministry for the monitoring of the teaching and learning of the language.
"Nigeria and France have come a long way in their relationship. It is a relationship built on mutual respect, cooperation and interest. I wish to assure you that the ministry will continue to be committed to the teaching and learning of French Language in Nigeria and sustenance of the cordial relationship,'' she said.
Roy praised the collaboration between the Federal Government and the French Government.
"Since I have been here, you have shown a lot of interest in what we have been trying to do in terms of decision-making in critical issues and, with your help, we have been able to keep the project on the right track," he said.

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How to check 2013/2014 admission status on JAMB website (All Schools)

JAMB, the official body charged with the responsibility of registering, organizing and administering unified entrance examinations to applicants for admission into tertiary schools in Nigeria today August 29th, 2013 released admission status check for prospect students who did excellently well in the 2013 UTME nationwide.
Thus, irrespective of whether or not admission list has been released by a particular school, candidates who applied for that school can now check via JAMB to know if they are hopeful in the school merit admission list or not.
It has to be noted though that one may see his/her status as "admitted" by JAMB and in the end miss admission in the choice school. This is the case where one scores well in JAMB, and obtain a very lowscore in the school post UTME screening.
Before this report, How to check your admission status in JAMB website
1. Log on to JAMB 2013 Admission Status Checking Portal here.
2. Supply your registration number in the space provided.
3. Click on "check admission status".
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ASUU to FG: N92 billion Is a Debt, Not a New Demand

The AcademicStaff Union of Universities, ASUU, on August 22, 2013, Thursday, described as highly embarrassing, the statement credited to the Coordinating Minister of the economy and Ministerof Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
The statement said that the lecturers were making a fresh demand from the Federal Government.
Dr. Usman Abubakar, ASUU zonal coordinator in Bauchi, told the newsmen that ASUU was not making fresh demand, but asking for the implementation of existing agreement, while the Minister's position was opposite.
"Contrary to the Minister's assertion that "ASUU is demanding for N92 billion", we wish to inform the public that the said amount is a debt, not a demand. It is a debt the Federal Government is owing staff of affected universities (both academic and non-academic) over a period of four years. The Federal Government has to pay, if it has to show signs of a responsible and honourable government."
The ASUU coordinator also expressed shock at the insincerity and antics of the government, saying the Minister's pronouncement was a deliberate and calculated attempt to blackmail ASUU, confuse the public and reduce ASUU's patriotic cause to a mere payment of allowances.
According to Dr. Abubakar, the Minister's comment is an indication that government had no intention of honouring the agreement, saying "how could the minister have made the claim of no money to honour the agreement when the finance ministry was represented throughout the negotiations in the 2009 ASUU/FGN agreement and the MoU. What could be more dishonourable and deceitful by a government than this?
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Groups protest against FG-ASUU impasse

Some civil society groups and students' organisations, on Tuesday, staged a protest march against the prolonged impasse between the Federal Government and the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities.
The placard-carrying protesters said the Federal Government-ASUU disagreement had paralysed academic work in the universities.
The angry groups includethe Concerned Nigerian Students; Coalition of EdoYouths Organisation; EdoYouth Congress; Edo State Students; Comrade Across the Nation; South-South Youth League; and Edo Youth for Good Government.
They converged on the Nigeria Union of Journalists' Press Centre, in Benin, berating the Federal Government over what they described as government's unwillingness to address the rot in the nation's universities.
The protesters, who brandished placards with inscriptions such as, "Weare Nigerian Undergraduates Unemployed," "Education is a Right," and "Federal Government Answer ASUU," among others, said the break down in the FG/ASUU talk should be blamed on the former.
Former ASUU chairman, University of Benin chapter, Dr. Kashetu Ilavbare, said the presence of some of the ASUU members in the midst of the protesters was to guide them, so that they would not take the laws into their hands.
He said, "We don't have anything to do with them; but we got information that they were on the road, so we came to guide them so that they will not destroy anything and to make it peaceful. You can see they are rational people.
"There is need for infrastructure both in theschools and outside, so that is why we are trying to ensure they don't go on the rampage."
The protesters in a statement read by one Omobude Agho, called on patriotic Nigerians to support the action and toenlighten parents and others on why they were agitating.
The statement read in part, "Investigations have shown that the issues at stake are far and above the demand for higher wages. ASUU has resumed its strike because the Federal Government of Nigeria has failed to honour the agreement that it enteredinto with ASUU in 2009.
"This agreement provided for governmentfunding of quality higher education for Nigerians. Provision of teaching andlearning facilities, lab equipment for science students and research grants, payment of earned allowances, retirement age and progressive increase in annual budgetary allocation to the educational sector of 26 per cent, which is the UN standard.
"ASUU has used all alternatives possible in labour relations: lobbying, negotiations, letters, warning strikes, begging, press releases and conferences. However, government has refused to honour the agreement that it willingly signed with ASUU."

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