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  • College graduands for US,UK varsities scholarship

    Three universities from the United Kingdom (UK), the United States (US) and Canada, have granted scholarship to some graduating students of Westerfield College (WC) to study various courses.

    The students were invited to Muson Centre venue of the school graduation, and presented their cheques as a way of encouraging them to inspire others.

    Among beneficiaries is Chinazamekpere Aranonu, WC 2016 best graduating student. She is set to leave for the University of Hertfordshire in UK to study Medicine with specialisation in Pediatrics because of her love for children.

    “It is like a dream come true. WC has been a blessing to us all. The teachers are very encouraging. While we learned from our teachers, we also learned from fellow students. But I remain grateful to God. I tried my best to stand out and God rewarded me,” she said.

    Mr Micheal Dosunmu, Managing Director of the college recalled that the academic year had not been easy. “However, with focus, discipline and passion, the college was able to record another milestone, which helped guide the students in their studies overseas,” Dosunmu added

    According to Dr. Edna Stan-Maduka, a lecturer from Hertfordshire University UK, the gesture was to encourage beneficiaries to come to the UK to study.

    Addressing graduands earlier on the theme: ‘Dare to Dream,’ Stan-Maduka, charged them to hold on to their dream for future success. “Nothing should stop you from dreaming. The road is not that smooth but I tell you, keep dreaming,” Stan-Maduka said.

    Further, he warned against parents and schools enrolling their wards in universities below 18 years.

    “Let them get to age 18 first, and by then they are already mature. They may be brilliant as individuals but not mature enough to handle the world in the university.”

    Meanwhile, the principal of the college, Dare Falodun, affirmed that the 6th graduation marks the beginning of a long journey. He said , as a tradition, WC challenges its students to put in their best, be dedicated, hardworking, innovative, committed and willing to make a difference in everything.

    “We teach them the qualities they must put in to achieve best result in school. When you are knowledgeable, you are pulled out of poverty,” Falodun concluded.

  • A college’s feat with tech

    A college’s feat with tech

    For the first time, the Federal College of Education (FCE) in Eha-Amufu, Enugu State, has held a hitch-free Students Union Government (SUG) election. It was made possible by e-voting. OLADELE OGE (NYSC Enugu) reports.

    In response to controversies that usually trailed its Students’ Union Government (SUG) elections, the Federal College of Education (FCE) in Eha-Amufu, Enugu State, has adopted Electronic Voting System (EVS).

    For the first time, the college conducted the union election through Information Communication Technology (ICT). The 35-year-old college adopted e-voting method to phase out the rancor-prone ballot system it used for many years to conduct the SUG elections.

    The election started with accreditation of voters at 8:30am at the 750-capacity Multipurpose Lecture Theatre. Despite the early morning downpour that greeted the day, students defied the rain and trooped out in their numbers to exercise their franchise.

    The voting ended at 2:30pm, after which ThankGod Obaraezi was declared president-elect. The 200-Level Biology and Integrated Science student defeated his closest rival, Jonathan Idenyi of the department of English with 430 votes against 358.

    Others elected include Vice President, Chiamaka Eze; General Secretary, Theodora Clement; Treasurer; Loretta Eze; Sports Minister, Uchenna Ukwueze and Victor Onah, Transport Minister.

    Announcing the results, Chairman, Electoral Committee and Dean, Students’ Affairs Unit, Mr Simon Onyishi, said the election was keenly contested, stressing that the use of e-voting method led to electoral breakthrough in the history of union elections in the college.

    He noted that previous elections were riddled with irregularities, saying the acceptance of the outcome of the election showed the success of the e-voting. He praised the staff of the ICT unit, led by Mr Sam Onyeidu, for the hitch-free exercise.

    ThankGod said he was overwhelmed by the support students gave him to emerge the union president. He described his victory as divine, saying: “If not for God, I don’t think I would have won the contest.” He hailed the college management for creating level playing field for all candidates that participated in the election.

    He said the Provost, Prof Benjamin Mbah, had changed the course of the union history, noting that the school had achieved a milestone in maintaining excellence.

    ThankGod pledged to  partner the authorities of the college, promising to carry every student along in running the union. He urged for students’ cooperation to enable the incoming executive achieve their programmes.

    Onyeidu said the e-voting was adopted to eliminate rigging and unnecessary manipulations, stressing that the process had enhanced transparency, fairness, free and credible election. He added that the students easily adapted to the e-voting because of their experience in Computer-Based Test (CBT).

    The provost said the e-voting was an innovation that showed the college’s digital technology proficiency. He said he was impressed by the “seamless process”, adding that the success was an indication of what students could achieve with modern technology.

    Mbah said: “With the conduct of the SUG election via e-voting, I am convinced that the college has arrived in the digital world. What is left for the nation’s tertiary institutions to advance in ICT more than they have been, is for them to encourage students to apply it in all their academic activities as well as extra-curricular exercise, such as union election.”

    The election was monitored by members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), campus journalists, members of Joint Campus Committee (JCC) in Enugu axis, led by Chidi Ilogebe. Other JCC members include Director of Action and Mobilisation, David Nwachukwu, and Public Relations Officer, Victor Ezenagu.

  • A college’s feat with tech

    A college’s feat with tech

    For the first time, the Federal College of Education (FCE) in Eha-Amufu, Enugu State, held a hitch-free Students Union Government (SUG) election. It was made possible by e-voting. OLADELE OGE (NYSC Enugu) reports.

    In response to controversies that usually trailed its Students’ Union Government (SUG) elections, the Federal College of Education (FCE) in Eha-Amufu, Enugu State, has adopted Electronic Voting System (EVS).

    For the first time, the college conducted the union election through Information Communication Technology (ICT). The 35-year-old college adopted e-voting method to phase out the rancor-prone ballot system it used for many years to conduct the SUG elections.

    The election started with accreditation of voters at 8:30am at the 750-capacity Multipurpose Lecture Theatre. Despite the early morning downpour that greeted the day, students defied the rain and trooped out in their numbers to exercise their franchise.

    The voting ended at 2:30pm, after which ThankGod Obaraezi was declared president-elect. The 200-Level Biology and Integrated Science student defeated his closest rival, Jonathan Idenyi of the department of English with 430 votes against 358.

    Others elected include Vice President, Chiamaka Eze; General Secretary, Theodora Clement; Treasurer; Loretta Eze; Sports Minister, Uchenna Ukwueze and Victor Onah, Transport Minister.

    Announcing the results, Chairman, Electoral Committee and Dean, Students’ Affairs Unit, Mr Simon Onyishi, said the election was keenly contested, stressing that the use of e-voting method led to electoral breakthrough in the history of union elections in the college.

    He noted that previous elections were riddled with irregularities, saying the acceptance of the outcome of the election showed the success of the e-voting. He praised the staff of the ICT unit, led by Mr Sam Onyeidu, for the hitch-free exercise.

    ThankGod said he was overwhelmed by the support students gave him to emerge the union president. He described his victory as divine, saying: “If not for God, I don’t think I would have won the contest.” He hailed the college management for creating level playing field for all candidates that participated in the election.

    He said the Provost, Prof Benjamin Mbah, had changed the course of the union history, noting that the school had achieved a milestone in maintaining excellence.

    ThankGod pledged to  partner the authorities of the college, promising to carry every student along in running the union. He urged for students’ cooperation to enable the incoming executive achieve their programmes.

    Onyeidu said the e-voting was adopted to eliminate rigging and unnecessary manipulations, stressing that the process had enhanced transparency, fairness, free and credible election. He added that the students easily adapted to the e-voting because of their experience in Computer-Based Test (CBT).

    The provost said the e-voting was an innovation that showed the college’s digital technology proficiency. He said he was impressed by the “seamless process”, adding that the success was an indication of what students could achieve with modern technology.

    Mbah said: “With the conduct of the SUG election via e-voting, I am convinced that the college has arrived in the digital world. What is left for the nation’s tertiary institutions to advance in ICT more than they have been, is for them to encourage students to apply it in all their academic activities as well as extra-curricular exercise, such as union election.”

    The election was monitored by members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), campus journalists, members of Joint Campus Committee (JCC) in Enugu axis, led by Chidi Ilogebe. Other JCC members include Director of Action and Mobilisation, David Nwachukwu, and Public Relations Officer, Victor Ezenagu.

     

  • College empowers workers, students

    the Management Information System (MIS) Unit of the Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo has collaborated with the First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) to provide job creation training for both workers and students.

    The two-day seminar was attended by students from all five schools of the college (Languages, Arts and Social Sciences, Education, Science and Vocational and Technical Education) as well as teaching and non-members of teaching staff.

    Vice-Director of the MIS, Dr Kehinde Adelegan, said the aim of the programme was to help students/workers identify opportunities to generate multiple streams of income to augment their earnings.

    He said the training was timely given the present economic situation of the country.

    Kehinde, who also lectures in the Department of Mathematics, said officials of FBN were chosen as facilitators because of their vast experience and the bank’s profile as one of the leading financial institutions in Nigeria.

    The lecturer commended the Management led by Prof. Olukoya Ogen, for approving the seminar, and urged the participants to be attentive.

    Speaking on the topic: “Employment, business start up, business growth in the Information Communication Technology(ICT) age for Young and Knowledgeable People”, Adelakun Olubusuyi, Business Manager, FBN, Yaba, Ondo State, who led a 15-member delegation to the seminar, said the bank decided to collaborate with the college to help students gain knowledge.

    Adelakun lamented the inability of some employers to pay workers as well as closure of some business organisations in recent time.

    He said the development has brought untold hardship and affected the economy negatively.

    On ways to address the problem, Adelakun advised participants to take advantage of what he described as ‘’tailor-made financial products’’ available in his bank.

    This he said could help achieve their dreams and meet their immediate goals.

    The FBN senior official also took participants through the rudiments of Marketing and urged them to take advantage of various opportunities being rolled out by his bank, through which they could earn income without stress in any part of the country including the rural areas.

  • College receives accreditation team

    A 37-member accreditation team from the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) was at the Federal College of Education (Technical) in Umunze, Anambra State for five days to conduct quality assurance and assessment of facilities in the college.

    The team also assessed academic programmes and did appraisal of the teaching method to ensure quality service delivery in line with objectives of the government.

    Speaking at a ceremony held at the permanent site of the college, the NCCE team leader, Dr Vitalis Uji, said the team made up of experts drawn from different professions across all geo-political zones. He said the team would ensure thorough assessment.

    He observed that the team’s assignment was to sustain quality assurance in the system, noting that NCCE would also assess quality of students and the lecturers.

    He said: “The Act establishing NCCE requires that every NCE programme running in the colleges should be accredited and certified to be of acceptable minimum standards for it to be operational. It is illegal and criminal to run NCE programmes that are not accredited or whose accreditation statuses have expired.”

    Welcoming the NCCE team to the college, the Provost, Prof Josephat Ogbuagu, said: “As new academic programmes are presented for initial accreditation, previous programmes are re-accredited to maintain high academic standards.”

    The last accreditation exercise for NCE programme in the college took place in 2011. This college is presenting seven new programmes and 16 old programmes for assessment and re-accreditation.

    The provost assured the team that the management would provide necessary logistics for them to move round the campus during the exercise.

  • Education College programmes accredited

    It was all jubilation at the Federal College of Education (FCE) in Eha-Amufu, Enugu State, when the result of the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) accreditation was released. Seventeen of the 20 programmes offered by the college were accredited.

    The NCCE Executive Secretary, Prof Monday Joshua, praised the college management for the improved facilities and establishment of a radio station. Joshua said the college had outstanding results.

    The accreditation result was contained in a report signed by the NCCE’s Acting Director of Academic

    Programmes, Mr V.I. Uji, on behalf of the commission’s Executive Secretary.

    Breaking the news to the college community during a congregational assembly, the Provost, Prof Benjamin Mbah, said three programmes also got interim accreditation. He said full accreditation status would allow the college to run the programmes for five years, adding that courses which got interim accreditation would not be stopped.

    Prof Mbah said: “Courses that attained interim accreditation can continue to run, but the deficiencies noted must be addressed within nine months for re-accreditation.”

    The provost said the management would leave no stone unturned in ensuring that all its courses attained full accreditation. He praised the college team led by Mr John Nebo, which met with the NCCE team for the assessment.

    Mbah added: “I am excited by the result of the accreditation. We commend our team for putting up great efforts to actualise our collective dream of putting the college on solid foundation. We will do everything possible to get all the programmes full accreditation.”

    The Registrar, Mrs Celine Nebedum, extolled the virtue of Prof Mbah, while praising the Deans of faculties and others principal officers of the school for the achievement. She urged Heads of Departments and Academic Board to maintain the standard, advising that the college must not be carried away by the outcome of the accreditation.

     

  • College matriculates NCE/PDE students

    Eighty-FIVE NCE and 15 Professional Diploma in Education (PDE) students took the oath of matriculation at the Topmost College of Education, Ipaja Lagos.

    It was the sixth set of NCE students and fifth for the PDE to be admitted by the college.

    Provost of the college, Dr Odunayo Olufunmilayo, told the new students to hold their heads high despite the lack of regard for teachers.

    She said: “Teachers hold the aces to the future development of this country, nay, the world. We are in the most noble profession. Do not be shaken in your resolve to be builders of tomorrow’s leaders and society. You have begun the journey into becoming professionals in the art of human development and nation building. ”

    She also congratulated those that enrolled for the PDE for choosing to become certificated teachers. Odunayo who noted that the society needs to encourage more people to enter the teaching profession, called on the government to increase sponsorship of student-teachers through bursaries and scholarships, while appealing to JAMB to do all it can to refer more students especially for private colleges of education.

    She appealed to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) to extend its gesture to private colleges.

    “Even if TETFUND cannot give financial assistance, (to private colleges), it should help in infrastructural development. There must be concerted efforts to arrest the huge shortfall in professional teachers so that the gains of MDG will not be eroded.”

    Director, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) Lagos chapter Mr Gbolahan Enilolobo, who represented the council, lauded the partnership between the two bodies, adding that it has helped in presenting new entrants for induction.

    Enilolobo described the PDE as a well thought out initiative.

    “Let me also emphasise that PDE is not inferior to PGDE (Post Graduate Diploma in Education), but only an alternative route to professionalisation. In essence, any individual who possesses HND, first degree, master or PhD is eligible to read PDE or PGDE as each of these qualifications meet the minimum standard,” he said.

    Upon graduation, Enilolobo said, the TRCN would issue certificates and licences that would certify them as professionals.

    Chairman, Topmost Governing Council, Mr Adewale Odunayo, announced that the new students would get their identity cards after the matriculation.

     

  • College elects union leaders

    For the third time, the Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology (OYSCATECH) in Igboora, has conducted the Students’ Union Government (SUG) election electronically.

    Dean, Students’ Affairs Mr Akinsola Olapagba hailed the Provost, Prof Gbemiga Adewale, for keeping the peace and for supporting the election. He praised the management for the success of the process, saying the staff of the college’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) unit displayed professionalism, which made the process hitch-free.

    The Students Electoral Committee (SELECO) chairman, Saheed Adeniran, described the election as free and fair, saying the e-voting made the process free of irregularities.

    The innovation, Students’ Advisory Committee chairman, Olagoke Olusola noted, showed the commitment of the management to improving ICT knowledge among students and staff. He urged the ICT to sustain the innovation in future elections, while advising the losers to accept defeat in the spirit of sportsmanship.

    The ICT director, Mrs Oluwatoyin Adeagbo, urged students to embrace ICT for their advantage, saying the e-voting reduced the controversies that usually attend elections. She said the e-voting was transparent and less cumbersome. She added that the ICT facilities in the college are up-to-date, accessible and available at all times for members of the college community.

    Mrs. Adeagbo said the ICT centre had been used for e-examination, e-marking process and provides diverse technology solutions.

    Students hailed the process, commending the management for creating level playing ground for all candidates. The outgoing SUG Speaker, Babatunde Odetunde, described the e-voting as perfect.

    When the results were announced, Lateef Yusuf, polled 425 votes to defeat three other contestants to become the president-elect.

    Prof Adewale congratulated the union leaders, urging them to pursue the students’ welfare. He advised the president to work together with his counterparts, who lost to him in the election to move the union government forward.

  • Bible college graduates first set

    Kingdom Star College of Ministries (KSCOM) has graduated its first fruits.

    The graduates who started the college a year ago were urged to commit their lives and destinies to the divine assignment.

    President of the college, Rev. Ojo Peters, thanked God for the grace to send forth the graduands after 12 months of intensive training, adding that it is his joy to let them go and fulfil leadership, destiny and ministry.

    He urged them to ensure their lives portray virtues imbued in them while in KSCOM.

    The president also added that the institute is committed to raising faithful men who will impact effectively on the society and are programmed to fulfil their destiny without hindrance.

    Presenting the graduands, the operating officer, Pastor Bolaji Olanipekun, called on them not to fail God, the college and ministry, noting that God is looking unto them for the ability to put an end to the anomaly in their communities.

    He urged them to put what they had heard and taught back into their ministries and home.

  • Obi cheers up college pupils

    Obi cheers up college pupils

    Former governor of Anambra State Peter Obi has lifted the spirits of pupils of Crowther Memorial College, Umuikwu Anam, in Anambra West Local Government Area of the state. On a visit to the school, Mr Obi presented the authorities with N1m cheque, a gesture which excited the pupils and the school authorities.

    The former governor did more than that. He also provided mentorship and leadership, asking the pupils to pray not just for themselves and their teachers, but also the state and the country.

    Presenting the cheque to the school after inspecting their facilities, including a computer classroom and library, Obi  said that the visit was in fulfillment of the promise to the proprietor of the school, Bishop Benry Okeke of the Anglican Diocese of Mbamili, that he would remain part of the progress of the school.

    Obi commended the bishop for the positive ways through which he touches the lives of the people in that rural community and called on men of goodwill to assist him in any way possible.

    “The last time I visited the school as governor, the building was just started. I am delighted that the school is completed. I urge Nigerians to assist you because you are indeed working for God through serving His people.

    The Bishop who described Mr. Obi as a lover of the Diocese, called on other leaders to emulate his love for education and the manner he tirelessly work for the advancement of humanity.