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  • Al-Qalam varsity matriculates 2,000

    Al-Qalam University, Katsina State, at the weekend matriculated 2,000 students for the 2017/2018 academic session.

    The Vice Chancellor (VC), Prof. Shehu Ado, who congratulated, urged them to utilise the opportunity to graduate with good grades.

    The VC, who was represented by his Deputy, Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim, reminded the students that as the first Islamic University in the country, the management would continue to emphasise religious and moral uprightness.

    He said: “Ours is a university with a difference and therefore, you should always remember Allah and obey His orders. Acts, such as examination malpractice, drug abuse, sexual harassment, indecent dressing and gross misconduct, would lead to expulsion. I advise you to carefully study the rules and regulations governing your conduct which are contained in the students’ handbook.”

    The Registrar, Sani Abashe Adamu, noted that the university has an established channel of communication in pursuing grievances.

    He said: “You must pursue your legitimate demands in an atmosphere of caution and reason. All communications from you must go through your departments, colleges or the Dean of Student Affairs. You should not allow any group, individual or miscreants derail your studies.”

  • UNICAL matriculate 8,259

    No fewer than 8,259 freshers took the oath of matriculation at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) on Tuesday.  The freshers were admitted out of 21,247 candidates, who applied to the university through the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE).

    For the Vice-Chancellor (VC), Prof Zana Akpagu, it was his first matriculation after his he assumed office last year. He led the body of principal officers to the ceremony, which was graced by parents and guardians of the students.

    Abraham Odia Stadium, the venue, was filled to capacity. Before event started, some returning students engaged the freshers in wild celebration. They performed ‘baptism’ on some of the fresh students, who were accosted on their way to the matriculation venue.

    At 10am, the procession of matriculating students and principal officers marched into the venue.

    In his address, Prof Akpagu advised the freshers to work hard in order to graduate successfully. Taking a phrase from the Bible, the VC said: “Many are called but few are chosen”. He described the fresh students as the few who were luckily chosen from the large number of applicants.

    Prof Akpagu said the management’s policies would be student-centred, noting his administration was ready to support the welfare of students. “The students are my priority. They are at the centre of all policies of the university management,” he said.

    The VC said his administration had been waging war against lecturers’ extortion, sorting by students, indiscipline, violation of rules and procedures, rape, sexual harassment and other unethical practices. He advised the freshers to focus on their main objective in school, stressing that anyone that engaged in vices would be expelled.

    Students could not conceal their joy after they took the oath. One of them, John Bassey, said: “I am grateful to God for helping to scale through the admission hurdle. It is not an easy task to pass through UTME and post-UTME. It is not by my might but by God’s mercy.” He vowed to study hard and make a first class.

    At occasion included the Deputy VC for Academics, Prof Florence Obi, Registrar, Mr Moses Abang, Dean of Graduate School, Prof Emeka Okwueze and, Dean of Students’ Affairs, Prof Felix Akpan, among others.

  • 3,989 students matriculate

    The Vice Chancellor of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun, advised the 3,989 new students, who took the matriculation oath of the institution for the 2014/2015 academic session last week to build on the landmarks of their predecessors.

    Ajibefun also counselled them to eschew social vices that could thwart their studentship.

    The VC said: “Our students and alumni’s landmarks continue to signpost the University’s academic excellence. In 2014, Master Akeem Opeyemi Longe, the first student to graduate with a First Class in Law, did not only repeat the same feat in the Nigerian Law School 2014 Final Bar Examination, he emerged the Best Graduating Student in that examination. Not only that, this University won nine out of the 27 prizes available in that examination.”

    The Registrar, Mr. Bamidele Olotu, administered the Matriculation Oath on the students.

     

  • 40 postgraduate students matriculate

    The Redeemer’s University (RUN) has admitted no fewer than 40 students into the School of Postgraduate Studies. The freshers matriculated on Wednesday last week at the school auditorium in Ede, Osun State.

    The Vice-Chancellor (VC), Prof Debo Adeyewa, said the event was a giant step in the realisation of the institution’s vision to widen the frontier of knowledge.

    The VC said adequate provisions had been made for materials for quality research.

    Prof Adeyewa said the mission of the university is to create, preserve and disseminate quality knowledge, saying the school also aims to be the best institution for research. He urged the students to be role models to their undergraduate counterparts, advising them to embrace the university’s culture of excellence.

    Officials at the event included the Registrar, Mrs Bolatito Oloketuyi; Dean, College of Post-graduate Studies, Prof E. Happi; Dean, Faculty of Humanities, Prof. E. O. Bamiro; Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences, Prof E.O. Akinnawo; Dean, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Prof T. A. Bamiduro and the school chaplain, Pastor Gbenga Akosile, among others.

  • 620 part-time students matriculate at PTI

    620 part-time students matriculate at PTI

    THE Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun in Delta State has matriculated 620 Industrial Continuing Education (part-time) students.

    Its Acting Principal Mr Jacob Orukele said the students should count themselves lucky that of the 1300 students who applied for admission in the 2014/2015 academic session, they were among them.

    He advised them to be focused and be serious with their studies to make it. Orukele said: ‘’Time, they say, is a resource, which should be used optimally to strive for good grades. To achieve this, you must draw a line between academic and social activities.’’ He warned that to shun vices and be disciplined.

    ‘’You must be disciplined. It is the hallmark of the oil industry for which you are being groomed. Management, therefore, does not encourage any type of social vices and deviant behaviours, such as drug abuse and peddling, cultism, examination malpractice and unlawful protest on campus.”

    He said there was need for the students to acquire relevant skills to complement their academic qualifications to enable them compete in the labour market.

    PTI, he said, was founded to actualise the then Nigerianisation policy of the government, now known as Local Content, by training middle and high level manpower to take over from the expatriates in the oil and gas sector.

    ‘’The concept of local participation in the oil and gas sector activities, which provides at least 80 per cent of the country’s foreign exchange earnings has since been in the front burner. To facilitate this drive, the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGID) Act, 2010, was signed into law by President Goodluck Jonathan on April 22, 2010 to provide the needed impetus to build local capacity and value addition to the economy,’’ he added.

    When the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) is passed Orukele said PTI’s  by the National Assembly, role in content development would be further enhanced. He said the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), has equipped the institute with state-of-the-art facilities to train manpower.

    The part-time programme, he said, started in 1995 to assist workers, adding that its curriculum is not different from that of full time.

     

  • Varsity’s satellite students matriculate

    The Federal College of Education (Technical) Akoka Lagos in affiliation with Federal University of Technology Minna (FUTMINNA), Niger State has matriculated students into the Departments of Science Education and Industrial and Technology Education at its Akoka campus, Lagos.

    The occasion marked the third matriculation of the satelite campus of the university.

    Those in attendance included the Provost of Federal College Education (Technical), Dr. S.O. Olusanya; his deputy Dr O.O. Mekiliuwa; the Director of Degree Programmes, Dr. G.A.T Osifeso; the coordinator of the Minna Campus, Prof. M.A. Akanji represented by Prof. Ogbonna Chukwu.

    Others were the Registrar Mrs. V.N. Kolo, represented by Mallam Babajiya Bida, the Dean, School of Technology Education (STE) Futminna, Prof. Mrs. V.I. Ezenwa, who was represented by the Head of Department, Industrial and Technology Education, Prof. E.J. Ohize and other principal officers of the school.

    Dr. G.A.T Osifeso, who gave the welcome address, congratulated the students for taking a wise decision to be a part of the B.Tech. (Ed.) programmes, which he said would equip them with entrepreneurial skills after their studies.

    Osifeso presented the freshers to the Provost and Vice-Chancellor while the Registrar supervised the matriculation oath.

    Dr Olusanya advised them to refrain from acts contrary to the rules and regulations of the school in order  not to jeopardise their ambitions. Such unwholesome acts , according to him, include examination misconduct, certificate forgery, cultism, fighting, theft, extortion, rape, dealing in illicit drug(s) and admission fraud.

    He admonished them not to neglect their students’ manual as it contains all it takes to be an ideal student of the school.

    “I implore you to be receptive of all good things that could come your way either in the lecture halls, hostels or the entire college environment. The students’ Information Handbook serves as a guide and also contains information that a student needs to know about the university. These rules are not just cosmetic designs, but meant to be obeyed,” he said.

    Olusanya emphasised on the ‘creed or commandment’ which constitute the vision and mission statements of the university.

    He listed the “10 Commandments”, urging them not to breach any of them.

    The representative of the Vice-Chancellor reminded the students that the two schools are not conventional institutions, but specialised centres of technological and scientific development. “In these institutions, emphasis is laid on practical experiences and innovation that will put Nigeria apart with other technologically-developed nations,” he said.

    He noted that the Federal College of Education has the best Library in all the schools in affiliation with Futminna, in addition to its best structure, good collections of books, journals and internet facilities. He, therefore, pleaded with the students to use the facilities wisely.

  • 4,243 students matriculate at Benue varsity

    4,243 students matriculate at Benue varsity

    Benue State University (BSU), Makurdi has conducted matriculation for the 4,243 newly-admitted students.

    They were the ones who made it out of the 15,463 candidates that applied via the Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination (UTME) and the 2,918 candidates who applied through direct entry.

    Speaking at the ceremony held last Tuesday, the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof Charity Angya, urged the students to abide by the matriculation oath by shunning social vices and exhibiting good conduct.

    “I urge you to allow the contents of the oath to sink deep into your consciences, especially its implications which you have just subscribed to. In this regard, your conduct must be governed and directed by the spirit of the oath there by focusing your attention on your studies and negating all negative social vices,” she said.

    Angya said the university is not exempted from the common plague in many educational institutions and the wider societies, such as improper dressing, cultism, drug abuse and examination misconduct, adding that the university management has been vigilant and has put in place security measures to check these vices.

    The vice-chancellor, however, disclosed the commitment of the management to ensure a conducive learning environment. She added that the university has put in place vibrant ICT infrastructure to improve the operation of the university portal for effective management of affairs.

    “On our part, we are determined to provide a conducive environment for learning. The university has the best quality of academic staff that is comparable anywhere in the world and are ready to deliver their best. We are committed to ensuring international standards for teaching, research and learning”, she said.