FG Increases The Number of E-Libraries To 27

The National Librarian, Mallam Habib Jato has revealed that the Federal Government has increased the number of e-libraries in the country with the establishment of 17 more e-libraries bringing the total number to 27.

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UNIJOS First Semester Examination Date 2014/2015 Announced

Students of the University of Jos (UNIJOS) are in high spirits following the announcement of the first semester examination schedule by the school management to commence on July 28, 2015.

Lectures have intensified as students and lecturers prepare assiduously for the coming examination.

We wish the students all the best!

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Over 7000 Nigerians Are Studying in U.S, Says Embassy

The U.S. Embassy says no fewer than 7,000 Nigerians are studying in the U.S. The Embassy made this known during tour of its Consular Section by media professionals in Abuja on Wednesday. The Consul General, Mr William Laidlaw, also 66 per cent of tourist visa applications were approved in 2014.

Laidlaw said the U.S. visa application processes were simple and not as stringent as people thought. “Between 2009 and 2014, visa applications rose by 345 per cent in our missions based Abuja and Lagos.
 So, Nigeria is an expanding economy, Nigeria is an expanding country. “Nigerian middle class is becoming more and more prominent and growing.

Nigerian businesses coincided with the economy are growing as well. “All those things we see reflected in the growth rate we see in visa applications”, he said. Laidlaw explained that the U.S. Mission was working to improve and trying to make its visa processes better for Nigerians by decentralising it. “To really qualify for a visit to the U.S., you have to show you have social and economic ties sufficient to meet the immigration terms we have in our laws.

“To have those social and economic ties, usually means somebody who has developed a career, developed a household and has done something to develop himself within Nigeria.” He explained that those who had social and economic ties usually had easier time and more chance to obtain U.S. visa than somebody who is just starting out.

He, however, said young business people or students who did not receive a visa should not be discouraged as they could be successful the next time they applied. Laidlaw said people who were refused visa could re-apply if they felt that the situations had changed, adding, statistics showed that many who re-applied were issued visas. “If you can establish your social and economic ties and we understand who you are in Nigerian context, that allows us to make an evaluation judgment. “It’s very hard for very young people, I’m sorry, but that’s the way the law is written”, he said.

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FEC Approves Establishment of Nigerian Maritime University, Delta State

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the establishment of the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State.

This was during the council's meeting on Wednesday presided over by presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan.

The Minister of Information, Senator Patricia Akwashiki, made this konwn while breifing newsmen after the meeting.

According to her, "The meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) was presided over by the president with the vice president and most ministers in attendance.

"In the meeting, there was a ratification of approval of a provisional license for the establishment of Nigerian Maritime University at Okerenkoko in Delta State".

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Bloomberg Partners UNILAG, Pan Atlantic University On Financial Journalism

Bloomberg Media Initiative Africa is collaborating with six universities, including the Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos and the University of Lagos, Akoka, to provide executive training for the advancement of financial journalism. The partner universities are from three African countries — Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa.

The University of Nairobi, School of Journalism, and Strathmore Business School, both in Kenya; while in South Africa, the University of Rhodes School of Journalism, and Gordon Institute of Business Science, are the other four universities.

The BMIA will also focus on executive training programmes to enhance coverage of business and economic development in Africa.

In an email interview with our correspondent, the UNILAG Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Rahmon Bello, expressed his delight at the partnership.

He said, “For us at the UNILAG, we expect that we are going to benefit from this partnership. The curriculum developed will have an impact on our existing curriculum in order to enhance the quality of training we offer to our students. We will also take advantage through exposing our people – our members of staff and students – to the techniques to be used, and imbibe them. We may end up developing a specialisation in financial journalism if it becomes necessary.”

Bello added that Nigeria and Africa would encourage foreign investment into the continent, as well as infuse the best practices in business education and journalism.

He said, “The BMIA is expected to enhance financial journalism for adequate coverage of business and economic development in Africa. The baseline is the need to have accurate and analytical reporting of economic situations on the continent. As I mentioned during the launching of BMIA in Johannesburg, South Africa, last year, this is what will enable faster and accurate business decisions by would-be investors within and outside of the continent.

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Top 10 Nigerian Universities With Fastest Academic Calender

From the best of my Knowledge and the present State of the academic calender of several universities in Nigeria, the following schools are ahead of all others:

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NUC Closes Down An Illegal University In Oyo State

The National Universities Commission has closed down an illegal university named Borough College, London situated in Igboho, Oke Ogun area of Oyo state.

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LAUTECH Notice on Election Break

The Academic Calendar for the 2014/2015 Harmattan Semester, as approved by Senate, makes provision for a break from Friday, March 20, 2015 to Sunday, April 12, 2015.

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LASU Declares Election Break 2015

In view of the forthcoming national and state elections scheduled for March 28 and April 11 respectively, the university management of Lagos state university has declared a recess for both staff and students with effect

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Nigerian Universities Will Soon Rank Best In The World - President Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan Presidential Debate organized by the Nigeria Elections Debate Group (NEDG) on Sunday said considering the current ongoing transformation of the education system Nigerian universities will soon rank among the best in the world.

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Post-UTME Would Soon Be Scrapped - JAMB Registrar

The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of JAMB, Professor ‘Dibu Ojerinde, on Saturday said that Universities aptitude test (Post-UTME) would soon be scrapped.

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JAMB Releases 895,000 Computer Based Test (CBT) Results Nationwide

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released about 895, 000 results of candidates who sat for the Computer Based Test (CBT) 2015 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations.

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Cut-off Marks For Universities and Polytechnics in Nigeria

These are the cut-off points for universities and polytechnics in Nigeria
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Why We Can’t Decide Fees To Private Universities - FG

The Federal Government on Thursday asserted that it was not within its domain to dictate the amount of tuition fees to be charged by private universities in the country.

Government has also ruled out the possibility of funding private universities in Nigeria as being demanded by proprietors of some of the institutions.

Minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, who made this know on Thursday, in Abuja, said the responsibility of the government was to ensure that tuition fees were not charged above the reach of Nigerians.

He said: “In Federal Government tertiary institutions and colleges, students don’t pay tuition fees. They are tuition-free but government cannot dictate to private universities the fees they charge. However, government is there to ensure that private universities don’t charge outrageous and indiscriminate tuition fees,” he said.

The minister also said that it would not be wise for the Federal Government to fund private universities through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), explaining that the fund generated by TETFund was a contribution from private sector to the government for intervention in its institutions.

He said the appeal of the government was for the private sector to continue to invest more in education in Nigeria as it is obtainable elsewhere around the world.

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FG Approves Nine (9) New Universities

The Federal Executive Council chaired by Vice President Namadi Sambo today approved the establishment of nine new private Universities in Nigeria.

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Meet Esther Okade, 10yr old Nigerian Girl Going To Study Mathematics At University

Esther, from Walsall, West Midlands, has enrolled on an Open University course months after she passed her A-levels - and wants to study for a PhD before running her own bank.

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FG to Make University Degree The Minimum Teaching Qualification

The Federal Government has revealed that it is making effort to ensure that First Degree becomes the minimum teaching qualification in Nigeria.

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NTI To Collaborate With College of Petroleum studies

The Director General of the National Teachers' Institute, NTI, Dr. Ladan Sharehu, says the Institute is committed to collaborating with individuals and corporate organizations towards enhancing the standard of education in the country.

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UNIUYO Notice on Screening / Registration of New Students 2014/2015

The Management of the University of Uyo wishes to inform all fresh students admitted into the University of Uyo that a new schedule for the Screening/Registration exercise of newly admitted students has been

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Ekiti State University Students Clash With Bus Drivers

Violence has erupted in Ado Ekiti on Friday morning following a disagreement between students of the Ekiti State University and bus drivers at Fajuyi park in the state capital.

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