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  • Police job applicants now 897,170

    Police job applicants now 897,170

    The Police Service Commission (PSC) said it received 897,170 applications as of 4 p.m. yesterday  from applicants seeking enlistment into the Nigeria Police Force.

    This is contained in an update issued by Mr Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations of the commission in Abuja..

    He said that 259,046 applications were received for Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) cadre.

    Ani added that 209,067 and 429,057 applicants applied for the Inspector and Police Constable (PC) cadres, respectively.

    The commission recently said in a statement that it would recruit 500 Cadet ASP, 500 Cadet Inspectors, 1,500 Specialist Officers and 7,500 Constables in the recruitment of 10,000 policemen.

  • Police recruitment: PSC warns against defrauding applicants

    Police recruitment: PSC warns against defrauding applicants

    The Police Service Commission (PSC) has warned that anybody caught giving or receiving money to facilitate the recruitment of applicants into the Nigeria Police Force would be investigated, arrested and prosecuted.

    This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by Mr Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations of the commission.

    It said that some arrests have been made in some parts of the country and the Police are currently investigating the cases to establish the level of involvement of the culprits.

    The statement said that the commission has continued to receive reports of fraudsters soliciting for payment to help candidates either to obtain the recruitment forms or to assist them secure employment.

    `The commission wishes to reiterate that the recruitment forms are free and filled online without any person to person contact.

    It stated that Chairman of the commission, Mr. Mike Okiro, said the commission would deal decisively with anybody who decides to extort money from applicants to get the forms or secure employment.

    The statement called on the public to report to the commission any body found undermining the exercise through the illegal sale of the recruitment forms.

    It noted that the commission was committed to discharging this constitutional obligation of recruiting 10,000 policemen as directed by President Buhari to the satisfaction of Nigerians.

    The statement insisted that the hands of the commission are not tied by anybody and that it would be rigidly guided by the established criteria and qualifications.

    It warned staff of the commission to resist the temptation of receiving money from applicants or their sponsors.

    It said that the commission would not disappoint Nigerians in the conduct of the exercise which was at the heart of the survival of the nation.

    The statement said that as at 9:35a.m., April 27, a total of 806,646 applicants had submitted their applications.

    It said a break down shows that 232,857 are seeking for recruitment as ASPs, 190,415 as Inspectors and 383,374 as Constables.

    NAN reports that the deadline for the submission of forms ends on May 13.

  • UNIZIK: 7,000 lucky among 50,000 applicants

    UNIZIK: 7,000 lucky among 50,000 applicants

    SEVEN THOUSAND freshers took the matriculation oath at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka, the Anambra State capital, last week. It was all excitement as the students, in black academic gown, pledged to obey the school rules.

    •From left: Deputy VC (Academics), Prof Charles Esimone, Prof Ahaneku, his wife Dr Gladys and Registrar, Dr Hyacinth Isidienu at the event.
    •From left: Deputy VC (Academics), Prof Charles Esimone, Prof Ahaneku, his wife Dr Gladys and Registrar, Dr Hyacinth Isidienu at the event.

    The Vice Chancellor (VC), Prof Joseph Ahaneku, congratulated the freshers on their admission, noting that more than 50,000 applied to study at the institution. He reiterated his administration’s commitment to harnessing human and material resources in the pursuit of the actualisation of his dream to make the institution world-class.

    He said: “The vision of my administration is to so transform the university. By the end of my five year tenure, it would have become one of the best 500 universities in the world; one of the best 100 universities in Africa and the best university in Nigeria.”

    The VC assured that all the academic programmes of the university had been accredited by the National Universities Commission (NUC).  Students, he said, must attend 75 per cent of each lecture to be allowed to write exam.

    He also advised them against joining unlawful associations, saying any students found guilty of misconducts, such as examination malpractice, robbery, rape and cultism, would be expelled.

    The Dean of Students’ Affairs (DSA), Prof Ken Nwogu, charged the fresh students to obey the school rules. He urged them to take their studies seriously in order to graduate at record time.

    Speaking with CAMPUSLIFE, the Head of Department of Mass Communication, Prof Stella Okunna, said the freshers needed to work hard and avoid keeping bad friends. This, she said, would make them achieve their academic pursuits.

    Some of the freshers, who spoke with CAMPUSLIFE, expressed joy for scaling the admission hurdle.  Rita Ogbuagu admitted into Radiography Department promised to study hard for her to graduate in flying colours.

    Also, Amanda Okpalaeke, admitted into Department of Mechanical Engineering, expressed joy that she would no longer write matriculation examination again.

    A parent, Mrs Okpaleke, said she was grateful to God for her child’s admission, promising to support her by providing everything she may need.

    Students of Departments of Music and Theatre Arts entertained the freshers and their parents with music and drama.

     

  • Official: 6,000 applicants jostle for garment factory jobs in Cross River

    The Chief Press Secretary to Cross River Governor, Mr Christian Ita,  said over 6,000 applicants applied for positions in Calabar Garment Factory and the state’s Green Police.

    Ita disclosed this in a statement issued in Calabar on Wednesday.

    According to him, most of the applicants are youths and widows of the state origin.

    He said it was in line with Governor Ben Ayade’s promise to create employment opportunities for the people.

    “Since the job vacancies for the two projects were advertised a few days ago, over 6,000 applicants have so far submitted their resume to the office of Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and Forestry Commission.”

    He said: “This is in line with Gov. Ayade’s promise during his inaugural speech on May 29th 2015, to rekindle hope by breaking the vicious cycle of employment.”

    The CPS stated that the garment factory and the Green Police were two of several projects designed to create over a thousand jobs for the teeming unemployed population to mark the governor’s first 100 days in office.

    “Ahead of its commissioning in a couple of weeks, the garment factory is expected to absorb hundreds of women, mostly widows while the Green Police will employ about a thousand youths, ‘’ he said.

    He said the Green Police was a non-arm bearing organisation established to protect the state’s vast forest reserve and the environment in general.

    Ita said the governor, while conceiving the two projects, saw them as a more institutionalised way of empowering the people, rather than giving them handouts as empowerment which was basically unsustainable.

  • Applicants protest JAMB’s cut off marks at UNILAG

    Applicants protest JAMB’s cut off marks at UNILAG

    Prospective University of Lagos (UNILAG) students protested yesterday during their screening for admission for 2015/2016 session.

    UNILAG’s Registrar Dr Taiwo Ipaye said only 9,000 of the 32,000 applicants were eligible for screening.

    Ipaye said the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) considered a lot of options at its 2015 Combined Policy Meeting held on July 4, as a way out for the candidates.

    “JAMB had during that meeting adopted a policy whereby candidates of universities with surplus applicants for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) are reassigned to other universities with lower number of candidates, than their capacities.

    “This will be beneficial to needy universities; as this will ensure that they will have more candidates to admit.

    “This policy has been implemented with immediate effect and consequently, the eligibility for post- UTME screening in the University of Lagos like other universities in country, has been determined by JAMB.

    “In effect, only candidates, whose names were forwarded to the University of Lagos by JAMB, are eligible for the 2015/2016 post-UTME,’’ she said.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of parents, who brought their children for the exercise, expressed disappointments over the applicants’ exclusion from the JAMB’s list of shortlisted candidates.

    A parent, Dr Ben Emone,  told NAN that his son made UNILAG his first choice, and scored 260 marks in the UTME.

    According to him, it has been the tradition of the university to peg its cut-off mark, at least, at 200 for the post-UTME.

    Emone criticised the university and JAMB for the sudden change in procedure, saying:

    “I will not take this whole thing they are trying to explain because my son passed the UTME convincingly. If there was to be any change, we should have been sensitised well ahead of time and not just waking-up one morning to change the rule of the game.All I am saying is that my son must write this post-UTME or nobody will.

    Association of Tutorial School Operators (ATSO) National President Mr Oludotun Sodunke blamed the crisis on the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde.

    He said Ojerinde was insensitive to parents’ plights, adding that the JAMB registrar was wrong to have introduced such last minute decision after pegging the cut-off mark at 180.

    “I think Prof. Ojerinde has some questions to answer on this whole issue. There must be something he is not telling the public. Ojerinde must stop running JAMB as if it is his personal business empire.

    “How can Ojerinde impose such high and unacceptable cutoff marks for five notable public universities in Nigeria under the guise of catchment, to qualify for post-UTME, and you expect us not to protest.

    “The worst case scenario at least ought to have been the normal 200 marks and above, which universities like UNILAG and others were known for.

    “If there must be anything new, it should be introduced next year after due consultations with all critical stakeholders, and the public adequately sensitised.

    “For now, all we want is for all the candidates to be allowed to sit for the post-UTME or we go to court,’’ he said.

    Former Chairman, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), UNILAG Chapter, Mr Joseph Adefolalu said JAMB’s action was meant to destabilise the present administration.

    JAMB’s spokesman Fabian Benjamin, described the parents’ agitation was uncalled for.

    According to him, universities are at liberty to go higher than 180, as cut off marks, based on their peculiarities.

    He said, whatever cut-off points they were adopting must be uniformly applied to all candidates.

    “I do not see anything wrong with what UNILAG has done.

    “This is because a time will come when some universities may have to peg their cut-off points at 300 marks, based on performance.

    “Before we send candidates to the universities, we normally ensure that we know their carrying capacities; because we do not want a situation, whereby, they will present more than they can admit.

    “There are private universities and other tertiary institutions that also need candidates, so, we try to distribute evenly,’’ he said.

    Benjamin said JAMB, in its magnanimity, posted students that scored 200 and above to private universities, to prevent them from staying at home for another year.

  • College to train UTME applicants

    The Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology in Igboora (OYSCAI) has announced training in Computer-Based Test (CBT) for applicants ahead of the 2015 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

    The college has recently been approved as a centre for the next UTME, where candidates will write the computer-based examination.

    According to a statement by the Registrar, Mr Niyi Fehintola, the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) centre of the college has been equipped to register applicants for the exercise.

    “Applicants for UTME are free to choose the college as centre for the CBT examination. The college will provide the opportunity for them to undergo CBT training before the examination,” the statement said.

     

  • Applicants write essay before post-UTME at FUNAAB

    Applicants write essay before post-UTME at FUNAAB

    No fewer than 6,000 applicants sat for the 2014/2015 post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB). The exercise was held in the e-Exam Hall.

    Before the computer-based test, applicants were mandated to write essays of 500-word long on the topics: “The future I see for myself”; “The impacts that I want to make through my life”; “Things that are most important to me in life and “What I intend to do with the course I want to study at FUNAAB”.

    As the applicants went into the hall for the test, Michael Adetola, one of them, shared his thoughts on the essay he wrote. He said: “Since my passion is in Electrical Electronics Engineering, I want to be a solution to the nation’s epileptic electricity.”

    The applicants were told to submit the essay before entering the hall as part of the requisite to participate in the exams. The candidates were required to answer 60 questions in 30 minutes.

    Mayowa Samson, an applicant, said: “The exam was good but it was more of English. I am confident that God would grant me admission this year.”

    There were no hitches recorded during the test, unlike the previous year which had more than 35,000 applicants on campus. Students were barred from entering the campus to prevent malpractice and cheating.

    The school buses were available to convey the applicants in and out of campus. The results were released the following day.

  • 9000 applicants write ABU test

    9000 applicants write ABU test

    DESPITE the icy harmattan , no fewer than 9,000 candidates thronged the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) in Zaria, Kaduna State, for screening for the 2013/2014 academic session.

    The four-day computer-based exercise held at the Faculty of Social Sciences, was not without hiccups. The institution’s computer exam facility could not accommodate all the candidates at once.

    CAMPUSLIFE learnt that the exercise was conducted amid tight security provided by security agencies, including Nigeria Civil Defense Corps (NCDC), the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), policemen from anti-bomb squad and the university’s security personnel. Also, medical personnel were on hand to attend to emergency.

    On its first day, the exercise lasted for over 20 hours. The candidates arrived at the venue at 7am but the exercise ended at 4am of the following day. There were technical hitches, which stopped the examination for more than five hours. Citigrade Technologies Limited, an Information Technology company that conducted screening exercise on behalf of the university.

    Hauwa Musa, a candidate, who wrote exam for 14 hours, said: “The exam was okay, but it was held for too long.”

    Another candidate, Joel Phillip Bishop, said the exam was “okay”, but added there was a delay because of improper planning. Joel got to the centre at 6am and left the hall a few minutes before 9pm. He said: “Every candidate was psychologically disturbed because of the stress they passed through before the exam.”

    A parent, Mallam Mohammed Sanusi Ahmed, who brought his son for the test said the technical challenge that marred the exercise was not unexpected, saying: “ABU cannot plan to fail; that no matter how one plan, things might go wrong.”

    He advised the ABU management to analyse the exercise to identify what went wrong and how they could prevent reoccurrence of the problem in future examination.

    However, things changed in the subsequent exercise. Candidates that took the test on second and third day finished the exercise on time.

    Veronica Ejeh, who wrote the test, on second day, said: “The exam was good and the organisation was okay. There was no technical problem. The only problem I had was time; 20 minutes was not enough to answer 20 questions.” Veronica’s test lasted for one hour.

    Mohammed Nasir, another applicant, said: “There was no time wasted unlike the first day.”

    While some of them experienced hiccups while writing the test, accommodation was, however, made available to all candidates by the management. Suleiman Hostel, Amina Hostel and gymnasium hall of the university accommodated majority of the candidates that came from outside Kaduna State.

    The Students’ Union President, Abubakar Aliyu Rafindadi, monitored the sales of materials and food to the applicants to check vendors who may want to take advantage of the exercise to hike their charges.

    The Students’ Union Government (SUG) Consumer Regulatory Task Force patrolled the campus to prevent exploitation of the candidates.

    Meanwhile, the management has asked returning students to resume last Monday. The decision was taken at the university’s 459th meeting, during which 2013/2014 academic calendar was approved.

    The university was about to start second semester examination when the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike started.

    The examination has been scheduled to start on January 13, this year. It will last for three weeks.

  • PTI admits 809 of 7,666 applicants

    Only 809 of the 7,666 who applied to the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), in Effurun, Delta State were admitted.

    The Acting Principal/Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Nnnena Dennar said at the matriculation that the students deserved kudos for being among the lucky ones.

    She said: “The selection process, which made it possible for you to be admitted, was vigorous and transparent; this is to ensure that the best candidates were admitted.”

    She advised them to be focused and hardworking in order to achieve their dream.

    She said: “Today, you are keeping date with history as the matriculation oath taking makes you bonafide students of this great institute. The oath taking should be taken seriously, as the consequences of its breach could be monumental to any offender.”

    She also said the institute was established by Act No. 37 of September 19, 1972, and was amended by Act No. 52 of January 1, 1975 provides training and research in oil technology and produces technologists and technicians and other skilled personnel required for the oil industry, among others.

    “Since inception, 41 years ago, the institute has been a hub of petroleum expertise with a reputation for providing high quality technical education and research in petroleum related disciplines. It has to develop competent technical manpower that is driving oil and gas sector in the country. I am glad to say that PTI is a household name in the oil industry, as there is no oil company that does not have PTI graduates in its employment. You are, therefore, expected to maintain the high academic standard set by your predecessors.”

    She said the institute is well-equipped with professionals and state-of- the-art equipment that are second to none in the sub Saharan Africa to develop its students.

    “You must, therefore, pride yourself very high above students from other higher institutions. For the institute to be at the cutting edge of technology, the academic standards are raised. From 2014/2015 academic session, the minimum entry qualifications for admission into the institute will be five O’level credits, including English language and Mathematics.

    “With this development, prospective students will be required to meet the minimum requirements for admission into this great institute.”

    , “Success does not come by wishing and hoping but hard work, smart work and enthusiasm.”

    She added: “You must work very hard to attain it and avoid any social vices that could dash your dream. Management is poised to provide a conducive learning environment for you to excel in your chosen career. It now behooves on you to make wise use of the available opportunities.”

  • Six applicants to benefit from N30b Cabotage fund

    The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is set to disburse the over N30.55 billion Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF), The Nation has learnt.

    Investigation revealed that six indigenous firms were selected from the 92 that applied after scaling the hurdles by both the government and banks. The six firms have received ministerial approval to get the fund.

    Sources at the Federal Ministry of Transport said NIMASA has received ministerial green light to disburse the fund to the first set of six operators while officials of the ministry and NIMASA have worked out the modalities for the disbursement of the fund.

    A senior official at the Ministry of Transport, who craved anonymity, said the fund has accumulated to over N40 billion which may be disbursed before the end of the month or early July.

    The fund was generated from the three per cent levy on cabotage operations collected by NIMASA and would be disbursed to assist in enlarging cargo business to carry goods generated by the international water-borne trade.

    The Cabotage Act 2003 was designed to develop local capacity and grow the indigenous shipping industry. The Act established the CVFF to help increase indigenous tonnage operation in the domestic water transportation and grow local ship building and repairs.

    NIMASA, sources said, has, therefore, alerted the commercial banks warehousing the funds to get ready for the disbursement.

    The Director-General of the agency, Mr Patrick Akpobolokemi, NIMASA sources said, is doing everything possible to enable legitimate beneficiaries to have access to the fund soon.

    The Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar, the source said, has been assisting NIMASA on the take-off of the disbursement.

    The source denied the allegation that ministry officials are frustrating the disbursement of the fund.

    NIMASA has directed the banks to determine the amount that has accrued to each of them since the money was deposited with them to get their counterpart funding.

    The four Primary Lending Institutions (PLIs) are Sterling Bank. , Fidelity Bank, Skye Bank and Diamond Bank.