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  • UNN postpones post-UTME test

    The post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) test of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), which was scheduled to hold this week, has been postponed indefinitely.

    A statement by the Registrar, Mr Chris Igbokwe, said the exercise was shifted because of logistic challenges. He noted that candidates, who scored 200 and above in the UTME and made UNN their first choice, had been experiencing difficulties in generating invoice from the school’s website, noting that the postponement would afford the candidates an opportunity to prepare for the test.

    The registrar urged the post-UTME candidates to regularly check the university’s website for updates about new date for the test. He added that an updated timetable for the rescheduled test would be released later.

  • UNILAG shifts post-UTME tests

    The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has postponed its post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) scheduled to hold Monday to Friday next week until further notice.

    However, registration still ends tomorrow.

    A statement by the institution’s Registrar, Dr Taiwo Ipaye, directed candidates to check the institution’s website regularly for new dates.

    It reads: “This is to announce that the University of Lagos has postponed its 2017/2018 Post-UTME APTITUDE test previously scheduled for Monday 18th to Friday 22nd September, 2017.

    “A new date will be announced on the University website.

    “Candidates and the general public are requested to visit www.unilag.edu.ng regularly, for information on the new dates.

    “Please note that the postponement of the Post-UTME test does not affect the on-going application for the Post-UTME screening which will close on Friday 15th SEPTEMBER, 2017 as scheduled.”

  • Landmark varsity gets VC, Registrar

    The Board of Regents of Landmark University, Omu Aran, Kwara State, has appointed Prof.  Adeniyi Olayanju as the third vice chancellor.

    Olayanju’s appointment was contained in a statement by the institution’s Corporate Affairs Unit and made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Omu-Aran yesterday.

    NAN reports the board has as Chairman, Dr. David Oyedepo, who is also the chancellor.

    According to the statement signed by Mr. Temidayo Eseyin, the board’s secretary, Olayanju’s appointment took effect from August 1.

    The statement said the appointment of the vice chancellor followed the recall of Prof. Aize Obayan, the former vice chancellor, by the Living Faith Foundation, proprietor of the institution.

    It said the choice of Olayanju was a result of a credible process that certified his competence with proof, in line with the agrarian mandate of the university.

    The institution also announced the appointment of Dr. Azubuike Ezenwoke as its registrar, succeeding Mr. John Izebere.

    Olayanju was until his appointment, the dean of Students’ Affairs, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta.

    The statement said Olayanju is a member of many institutions and societies, such as Nigerian Institute of Agricultural Engineers and Nigerian Society of Engineers.

    The vice chancellor is also a member of Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology and Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria.

    Ezenwoke has a PhD in Computer Science.

    He was the dean of Students’ Affairs, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, and has been adjudged the youngest university registrar in Africa.

    Olayanju reiterated his commitment to the institution’s agrarian revolution initiative aimed at fighting hunger and unemployment.

    According to him, the university is occupying a significant position on the global education road map, with food security a global concern.

  • Ex-JAMB Registrar seeks reading culture among youths

    The immediate past Registrar of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, has given reasons why youths should have flair for reading, irrespective of their discipline.

    Ojerinde, who presented a paper: “Promoting reading culture among Nigerian youths”,  to officially declared open this year’s Nigeria International Book Fair conference, recalled his encounter with a lady, who refused to oblige him a material in her possession on a tour to a foreign land 46 years ago. He also described the ‘bring back the book’ initiative of ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, as remarkable. His experience and the initiative, he said, propelled his gospel of reading.

    He said: “At the end of the (bring back the book) campaign, questionnaires were distributed. One striking questions to me on that day was: ‘What will you do to promote reading culture in your establishment?’ My response was categorical ‘I will introduce a reading material in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) questions.”

    Ojerinde, a professor of Test and Measurement, said he presented the idea to JAMB management, which was approved. In 2013-2014, Ojerinde said reading materials were introduced for all JAMB candidates in the English Language.

    The initiative, Ojerinde continued, had enormous challenges ranging from candidates’ unwillingness to identify with books, publishers/authors disagreement and piracy,  but he stuck to his guns.

    He recalled that the 2015 examination got positive responses from candidates, who eventually developed interest in reading, having gone through JAMB’s prescribed material.

    The Senate Committee Chairman on Local and Foreign Debts, Shehu Sani, corroborated Ojerinde.

    He said: “Our young people nowadays no longer read books, but enjoy posting messages on social media. Our public office holders too do not read. Many books in the house of politicians today exist as part of furniture because they do not read them. The declining reading culture affects the level of the intellectual and political discourse in Nigeria today. You hardly see politicians quoting great figures or writers. The only book they know are cheque book and facebook; and that is unfortunate.

    “Reading is indispensable for national development. When people do not read, they have nothing to offer and that is the issue we are having in the country today.”

    The Secretary of NIBF, Abiodun Omotubi, said the foundation would continue to support reading culture in the country.

  • FUTA workers hail minister for suspending VC, registrar

    FUTA workers hail minister for suspending VC, registrar

    The workers of Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) yesterday hailed the suspension of the Vice Chancellor (VC), Prof. Adebiyi Daramola, by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu.

    The VC and the Registrar, Mrs. Modupe Ajayi, were suspended.

    The Chairman of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the university and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), ýDele Durojaiye, confirmed the suspension.

    He, however, said details had not been received.

    Daramola and the Bursar, Emmanuel Oresegun, had been taken to court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged mismanagement of the institution’s funds.

    They ýwere granted bail by the Akure High Court.

    The reason why the registrar was suspended and not the bursar ýwith the VC remained unclear yesterday.

    The registrar is the secretary of the university council and her five-year tenure will end on May 31.

    Spokesman for the university Adebanjo Adegbenro said he had no ýinformation that the two principal officers were suspended by the minister.

    Non-teaching staff unions of the university called off their seven- month strike on Tuesday.

    They went on strike to protest the refusal of the Federal Government to sack Prof. Daramola despite his case with the EFCC.

    The workers vowed not to call off the strike until he stepped aside to clear himself of the allegations.

    The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUUý), FUTA chapter, insisted that the tenure of the vice chancellor had lapsedý.

    Durojaiye, acting on a verdict of the Industrial Court, recalled the workers to duty.

    He said the court had given an order that the striking workers should resume work within 24 hours.

    Durojaiye said the court ordered the university management to pay outstanding salaries within 24 hours, adding that those sacked should be reinstated.

    On the tenure of the vice chancellor, ASUU leadership said it ended on May 9.

  • Governing Council reappoints Registrar, Bursar

    The Governing Council of the College of Education at Ikere-Ekiti in Ekiti State has approved the reappointment of Mr Gbenga Ojo as Registrar and Mr Kayode Ige as Bursar.
    The two principal officers had completed their first term and were re-appointed for another term.
    Governing Council’s Chairman Prof Babatope Alo said the re-appointment followed their outstanding performance and in line with extant regulations of the college.
    He said the council was disposed to sustaining the tempo of their good performances, in line with the aspiration of Governor Ayo Fayose, the school’s visitor.
    Prof Alo urged them to remain invaluable to the college and humanity.
    Ojo, an alumnus of the University of Ibadan (UI) and the University of Calabar (UNICAL), joined the college in 1988 as an Administrative Officer II.
    He was the first internal candidate who became the school’s substantive Registrar in 2012.
    Ige, an alumnus of the University of Nigeria at Nsukka (UNN) and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), joined the college in 2009.
    Also, the governing council approved the promotion of four deputy registrars – Mrs Adenike Adeusi, Mr Olajide Onifade, Mr Babatope Daramola and Mrs Biodun Momoh – Senior Deputy Registrars while Mr ibitoye Adebayo was promoted Senior Deputy Bursar.
    Miss Abimbola Alabi, Messrs Busuyi Jayeoba, Peter Olowolaju and Mrs. Kemi Agbomoagan were promoted Deputy Registrar.
    Others are: Messrs Adesoji Adeoti and Joshua Ogunrinde, who were promoted Deputy Bursar while Mr Abiodun Orisatoberu was promoted Chief Programmer.
    Six others were promoted to the post of Deputy Registrar and Deputy Bursar.

  • UTME: JAMB vows to deal with erring CBT operators

    UTME: JAMB vows to deal with erring CBT operators

    The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, Friday said the organization would sanction any operator of computer based centres (CBT) who would want to sabotage this year’s unified matriculation examination.

    About 1.7 million candidates are expected to sit for the examination next Saturday.

    Prof. Oloyede, during the final briefing on the 2017 unified tertiary matriculation examination for computer based test centres proprietors in Abuja on Friday, said any CBT operator caught sabotaging the examination would be severely dealt with.

    He said: “The truth is that we are going to sanction some of them who misbehave and we mean it. We need to at least caution them. I will not go into some of those things I mentioned to them. You need to send some correct signal to some people.

    “We have put some things in place to reduce malpractices and we have also sent the correct signal to the people that whoever is caught will be severely dealt with.

    Prof. Oloyede said 635 CBT centres would be used for the conduct of the examination nationwide.

    He appealed to the centre owners to ensure the smooth conduct of the examinations in the various centres.

    “My colleagues, CBT centre owners, we want to appeal to you; let your centre to be put in proper shape for our examination. The mock examination has revealed a lot about the atrocities of many of the CBT centre owners ranging from LAN to inadequate facilities.

    “All the things you put in place, our officers came and certified those things we later learnt you went to rent those things.

    “I want to appeal to you to please talk to your colleagues so that we do not handle this very important national assignment in a way that will show that we are not patriotic. I think the nation requires of us the best we can give in these CBT centres.

    He also said the agency has tackled issues of multiple registration which some candidates are involved in.

    “One major problem is multiple registration and that we have tried to tackle. Even the issue of carrying jottings into examination hall will be reduced if the examination body is careful enough.

    “We have tried our best to put in place things that will make cheating in the examination not attractive. Whoever is caught doing what he or she is not expected to do we will allow the full weight of the law to come down on the person,” he added.

     

  • Be guided by rules, registrar tells lab institutions

    Be guided by rules, registrar tells lab institutions

    The Acting Registrar/CEO of Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN), Tosan Erhabor, has urged Colleges and Schools of Science and Technology to stick to their areas of jurisdiction at all times.

    He made the call while presenting certificates to 10 approved schools and eight others that received full accreditation  in Abuja.

    Erhabor told the gathering that the the institutions were approved   after a rigorous process,pledging its support in the training of technicians.

    Erhabor said although the council had issued similar certificates in the past without fanfare, it decided to do things differently in tandem with the change mantra of the present administration. He urged them to guard their reputation jealously.

    “Your official conduct and the quality of your training will have a far-reaching implication on how the council is perceived as a regulatory body,” he said.

    Noting that the institutions are manned by people with high pedigree, Erhabor urged those in charge to bring their wealth of experience to bear on the quality of training available to the students, adding that the institutions were established to reduce the shortage of middle-cadre manpower in the country. This, he said, is line with the government policy to take primary healthcare closer to the people by building at least one functional Primary Health Care (PHC) centre in every ward in the country.

    Erhabor said the council would not deter any institution from accomplishing their goals provided such is done within the ambit of the law, but warned: “Your relationship with the Council is that of the regulated and regulator, and the lines must be respected at any given time.”

    He said the MLSCN Act 11 of 2003 empowers the Council to ensure that all cadres of competent and well trained medical laboratory personnel are available in every nook and cranny of this country,  “You must, therefore, help to change the narrative of rural areas, as not being fit for purpose, bearing in mind that 70 percent of our citizens live there, and they are part of the citizens we are trained to serve,” he said.

    He enjoined the training institutions to continue support for the council to achieve its mandate as he promised that Council would continue to upscale the quality of its services to clients and stakeholders.

    Replying on behalf of the training institutions, Mr Seni James Barka representing Gombe State College of Science and Technology, Katungo, Gombe State, expressed appreciation to the Acting Registrar/CEO and his team for giving them the opportunity to contribute their quota to the growth of the medical laboratory services sector, adding that the occasion was the first of its kind. He promised that the training colleges would not let the Council down.

    Certificates of approval were presented to 10 Colleges to commence the training of medical laboratory technicians, while eight received certificates for full accreditation.

  • Court appoints registrar as energy firm’s liquidator

    Court appoints registrar as energy firm’s liquidator

    • Judge erred, firm alleges on appeal

    Ecobank Nigeria Limited has filed a winding-up petition at the Federal High Court in Lagos against Mettle Energy and Gas Limited.

    The bank, through its lawyer, Kunle Ogunba (SAN), said it availed Mettle N781million which it allegedly failed to repay.

    It said parties had agreed on terms of settlement after protracted negotiations, which Mettle Energy allegedly did not comply with.

    “Despite the magnanimity/concessions extended the respondent leading to the terms of settlement, the respondent failed, refused and/or is unable to comply with the repayment plan duly covenanted,” the bank said.

    In the terms of settlement, it was agreed that Mettle Energy would pay N245 million out of a debt of over N781 million.

    Ecobank is praying that the company be wound up in line with sections 409 (1) and 410 (1) and (b) of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Cap 20, 2004.

    Justice Jude Dagat made an interlocutory order appointing its Chief Registrar as the firm’s provisional liquidator based on an application by Ecobank.

    The court ordered the Chief Registrar to take charge and custody of all identified/traceable assets, properties, funds in banks and other financial institutions belonging to Mettle Energy.

    The provisional liquidator is also to take over moveable and other traceable assets of the respondent within Nigeria pending the hearing and final determination of Ecobank’s winding-up petition.

    Justice Dagat made a consequential order of interlocutory injunction restraining the energy firm’s directors or employees from tampering with its funds in any bank until the winding-up petition is determined.

    The judge also barred Mettle Energy and its agents from alienating or dissipating its assets, including machinery and tools of trade, pending the hearing and determination of the petition.

    The respondent and its directors were also barred from interfering with or disturbing the provisional liquidator.

    Mettle Energy has, however, filed a notice of appeal to challenge the order.

    It also filed a motion on notice for stay of execution of the order pending the hearing and determination of its appeal against the ruling.

    The respondent also sought an order restraining the Chief Registrar from acting as the provisional liquidator.

    In its appeal, the respondent said the judge erred in making the order because there was no valid advertisement of the respondent’s petition for winding-up.

    Justice Dagat adjourned till February 28.

  • 80% not qualified to write JAMB, says Registrar

    80% not qualified to write JAMB, says Registrar

    •Jega identifies bad leadership, others as bane of higher education

    THE Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has derclared that 80 per cent of the 1.5 candidates, who apply to write JAMB examination annually do not have the qualifications to sit for it.
    Oloyede added that 40 per cent of candidates, who pass JAMB annually, did not have the qualification to study in the university.
    He spoke at the 2016 Nigeria Higher Education Summit with the theme: “Exploiting diversity, differentiation and quality assurance in revitalising the Nigerian higher education system,” in Abuja.
    The event was organised by the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Federal Universities in collaboration with Trust Africa.
    “Forty per cent of them do not have qualification. They may pass JAMB, but they do not have the O’Level requirements to go into the universities.
    “By the time you mop up the whole thing, what will remain is not this big figure (1.5 million) that gives us the type of shameful statistics you parade all over Africa,” he said.
    Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Attahiru Jega identified leadership crisis and the misplacement of priorities as some of the banes of Nigeria’s higher education.
    Jega, who was the chairman of the summit and a former vice chancellor of Bayero University, Kano, identified instability, turmoil in universities and lack of focus, as other challenges facing higher education.
    He also acknowledged poor funding as one of the problems facing higher education in the country.
    The former INEC chair called for adequate funding of the sector to enable the universities to contribute to national growth.
    According to him, some of the innovations and development in education in developed countries were yet to materialise in Nigeria and Africa because of some of the challenges facing the country and the continent.
    He said: “Nigeria in particular, our higher education has been characterised by misplaced priorities, by instability, by turmoil and of course by clear lack of focus by those who are supposes to direct national and public affairs and to help ensure that education contributes to the transformation of our national economy as well as making us competitive in the global economy.
    “Since 1980, we have been struggling; we have been trying, persuading to get our leaders to give the priority that higher education requires, education in general and higher education in particular.”
    Also, the Secretary General of Association of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, Prof. Michael Faborode, said the researches done by Nigerian universities needs to be celebrated.
    “Let us appreciate these things and let us bring them to the fore so that we will not just be mourning over the challenges alone; let us celebrate the successes,” he added.