JAMB Re-opens Portal for 48hrs for Registration Submissions Only

It seems the protest held in most cities in the country has paid off as JAMB has re-opened it's portal for the next 48hrs to allow candidates, who had already started the registration, to complete it and submit.

That means candidates, who had not started any registration with accredited centres, before the portal closed, will not be allowed to register at all.

Below is the actual stated released by the board;

"The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board hereby direct all candidates ‎who have initiated the process of registration for the 2016 UTME but ‎couldn’t upload and complete their registration process as at Friday 5th ‎February, 2016 to do so within 48 hours starting from 12 midnight on ‎Tuesday, 23rd February 2016 when the website will be opened to 12 midnight ‎on Thursday, 25th February, 2016 when the website will be closed.

"The Board wishes to state that the directive doesn’t cover fresh ‎registration but only those who had either done offline registration or ‎visited our website but could submit.

"The Board wishes to state that all arrangements for the 2016 UTME have been ‎completed and examination will commence as earlier stated.

"Candidates are also urged to print their examination slips for the schedules ‎of their date, venue, time allotted to them and other necessary information.‎"

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UNIABUJA 5th - 20th Convocation Ceremony Schedule of Events And Notice To Graduands

This is to inform all Graduands of the University of Abuja, their parents and the general public that the Combined 15th– 20th Convocation Ceremony is scheduled to hold on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th February, 2016 as follows:

DAY ONE:
Friday 26th February, 2016.
1. Convocation lecture by Professor Oyewale Tomori, FAS,
NNOM (President Nigeria Academy of Science)
Title:-“Building a New Generation University: Problems and
Prospects”

Venue: Faculty of Management Sciences Lecture Theatre, Main Campus, Airport Road Abuja.

Time: 2.00pm

DAY TWO:
Saturday 27th February, 2016.
1. Convocation
Venue: Convocation Ground, Main Campus Airport Road, Abuja ; Time: 8.00am prompt
i. Procession
ii. Investiture of the Chancellor, His Royal Highness, Alhaji (Dr) Shehu Idris CFR Emir of Zazzau
iii. Award of Honorary Doctorate Degree to the Chancellor
iv. Award of Diplomas; First Degrees and Postgraduate Degrees
v. Award of Honorary Doctorate Degrees
vi. Award of Prizes

B. NOTICE TO GRADUANDS
1. Academic Gowns would be issued at the Senate Building, Main Campus, from Wednesday 24th February, 2016 on payment of ₦1,000 for undergraduates; ₦2,000 for PGD/Masters and ₦3,000 for Ph.D Graduands.

All payments should be made in favour of the University of Abuja at any Commercial Bank via the REMITA Platform.

Gowns will be issued on the provision of evidence of payment of the stipulated amounts. All Ph.D Graduands who wish to own their gown can pay ₦65,000 via the same process.

2 Graduands are to assemble in front of the Senate Chamber on Saturday 27th February, 2016 at 8:30am for the procession.

3 No graduands would be allowed into the convocation square after 9.00am.

4 All Academic Gowns must be returned latest 6.00pm on Monday, 29th February, 2016; late submission will attract surcharge.

C. SECURITY NOTICE
1. Luggage and bags will not be allowed into the Convocation area.

2. Car stickers provided should be pasted on vehicles for easy direction of guests to designated parking lots by the University Security Personnel.

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9 Reasons JAMB Candidates Fail UTME Yearly

It is not an unknown fact that some Nigerian students after their JAMB examination will end up scoring zero over 400.
Two years ago when I wrote my first JAMB examination, I had this feeling that I was going to smash the exam with a high grade like at least 350 over 400 but finally I found myself scoring 192 over 400.

But I thanked Almighty Allah for making me among the lucky candidates that saw their results. Some of my colleagues didn’t even see their results and others scored 150 over 400 while others were even below that. So, from experience I will say nine of the reasons why we fail JAMB in this country are:

1: Fear: According to H.P. Lovecraft, Supernatural Horror in Literature: “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” Honestly I was afraid then, the fear of JAMB made me think I was going into a do or die affair.

I could also remember that the very day of the examination it took me about 10 minutes before I could even start shading some answers all because of fear of what the outcome of the exam might be. So I believe fear contributed to my failure. So my fellow students be bold, courageous and never think of failure in your JAMB examination. JAMB is just like any normal examination, even if very tricky.

2. JAMB syllabus: It might sound funny but believe me, JAMB follows some syllabus topics in setting their examination questions. My advice here is that you should adhere to JAMB syllabus because that is where their questions are coming from.

3. Power of JAMB past questions: My dear colleagues never neglect the power of past question papers. They reveal some tips and sample questions on what you will be facing in your examination. After the examination that day, some of my friends that wrote theirs about four years ago, told me that about 20 questions each came out from JAMB past questions. I was shocked but no second chance for an amendment.

4. Miracle centre believe it or not: This is an open confession, the fear of failing made me to get some A,B,C,D and E from a lady sitting beside me that very day. She registered in a miracle centre. I am very sure my score would have been better than 192 if I had not copied from that girl. After the examination, she showed me the answer her boyfriend sent to her but to my greatest surprise the English language paper type is A but mine is B. Unfortunately to me I carried my Use of English over, so BE CAREFUL.

5: Invigilators of nowadays: Invigilators in some centres usually frustrate students to pay or there will be no communication inside the examination hall. For instance I can remember that day, an invigilator was said to have asked to be paid N2,500 by each candidate to allow them share and communicate with each other but if you fail to pay automatically you will become No 1 Suspect in the hall. They will try anything possible to make you fail unless God saves you.

6: Late coming: Yes, I will advice you all to be at your centre one hour before the examination starts. Try as much as you can to be the first student at your centre. Coming late to any examination will make you feel that you have lost it all; not only lost but you will be disorganized.

7. Breakfast: Yes, we know that a hungry man is an angry man. Before leaving in the morning please take something; at least one cup of coffee or tea with bread will be nice to hold you. Sometimes, your exam will even start later than planned.

8. Long distance: The possibility of a student living in Nasarawa State (Doma) to meet up with an examination that will start around 9.00am in the FCT, Abuja, is just 40/100 because anything can happen. Some students will tell you that they will meet up but along the line, they will be held up along the way.

The question is: What if the car breaks down on the way? (I don’t pray for such). What if you don’t locate your centre before the exam starts? The only possible solution for this is just to be in the state/local/town/village where your centre is located a day before the examination date.

9. Randomized Questions: It is also important that candidates note that the questions generated for candidates are jumbled in such a way that they appear differently for each candidate.

For instance, your number 1 question may likely be different from that of your neighbour. That simply means if you choose "A" as your answer just because your neighbour says the answer is "A", you may have only succeeded in shooting your self in the foot as two of you may be answering different questions.

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OSPOLY Iree Post-UTME Screening Date 2015/2016 Announced

This is to inform all candidates who registered for the 2015/2016 post-UTME screening exercise of the Osun State Polytechnic Iree that the date for the screening has been announced.

The screening will hold February 23rd 2016
Time 10:am

Candidates are to can print their screening venue via this link http://www.ireepolyosun-ng.com/postume-retrieve-centre.php

For those who would like to retrieve their PIN, they can do so via http://www.ireepolyosun-ng.com/postume-retrieve-pins.php

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New announcement: 2015 NABTEB NOV/DEC Exams Results now out

National Business and Technical Examinations Board,
NABTEB NOV/DEC results for the year 2015 now out.
Following the release of the National Business and
Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) 2015 May/June
results Statistics by the Registrar/Chief Executive Officer, Dr
Olatunde Aworanti, we decided to show candidates that
participated in the exam how they can check their results.
Steps to Check 2015 NABTEB NOV/DEC Results
Online
1. Go to NABTEB result checking portal @http://eworld.nabtebnigeria.org
2. Enter your Candidate Identification Number e.g.
38001178
3. Select the Type of Examination
4. Enter the 4 digits of your Examination Year e.g. 2015
5. Enter the Card Serial Number found on the reverse side
of your Scratch card. The Card Serial Number has an
alphabet prefix followed by digits e.g. N123456789
6. Enter the 12-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN)
on your Scratch card eg. 012345678912
7. Click Submit and wait for the results window to come
up
To have your NABTEB result sent to your e-mail
address, follow the following steps:
1. Follow steps 1-6 above.
2. Click on the ‘Send Results to E-mail’ box
3. Enter a valid e-mail address e.g. segun@yahoo.com
4. Click Submit and wait for the results window to come
up
How to Check 2015 NABTEB nov/dec Results via
SMS.
Send SMS in the format below:
NABTEB*ExamNo*PIN*ExamType*

ExamYear To short-
code 32327
For example:
To check for nov/dec results,
NABTEB*01001001*123456789012*MJ*2015
To check for nov/dec results,
NABTEB*01001001*123456789012*ND*2015
Note: Ensure you adhere strictly to the format above. There
should be no space in the message. Wait for your result to
be delivered to your mobile phone via sms.
Share your results with others via the comment section
below.

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PLAPOLY Important Notice To Students

This is to inform all newly admitted students and returning students of Plateau State Polytechnic, Barkin Ladi that they "must" generate their acceptance and /or fee RRR (invoice) through The polytechnic portal using their registration numbers.

The portal is http://plapoly.edu.ng/portal-support

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UNIZIK Notice On Commencement of 1st Semester Exam 2015/2016

The 2015/2016 1st semester examination of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awaka (UNIZIK) is expected to commence March 21, 2016.

Both New and old students will begin the examination on the same date.

The time table for the exam will be displayed in the Faculties and Departments in due course.

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JAMB Reacts Following Protest Over Closure Of Registration Portal

The Joint Admission And Matriculation Board has stated that the protest by some prospective UTME candidates is uncalled for due to the fact that the board gave an ample opportunity and time (August, 2015 - February, 2016) for every interested candidate to be registered.

This was coming from the board's Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin in a statement released to newsmen.

He further stated that the boards can not afford to make registration a continuous process as it has a timetable to adhere to.

“It is most unfortunate that some candidates waited until our website was withdrawn before making attempts to register,” he stated.

On the issue of special centres, he mentioned that the board will not create any special centres for the 2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

He reaffirmed that the examination will commence on Monday February 29th, 2016 and will be conducted in over 500 centres in and outside the country.

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Trouble for Candidates as JAMB Site Crashes over exam slip Re-print for 2016

This thread has been created particularly for those who are, for one reason or the other, unable to check or reprint their JAMB 2016 Exam Slip at the moment.

We had to create this thread now because we got reports of candidates, who are saying they have exams on 27th Feb (two days before the announced date for exam to begin).

Please note that knowing the details of your exam date, time and venue, does not prevent you from having a printed or hard copy of the actual exam slip before the exam day. This means you must eventually print your exam slip before going for your exam. 

You are advised to use an actual computer system but If you must use a mobile phone, avoid using Opera Mini to open JAMB Site. It does not work well.

It's so unfortunate that we have been pushed to making this publication, following frustration and inability to help students re-print their JAMB exam slip for UTME exams, slated to begin on 27th Feb, 2016.

Our question now is, if this slow and, at times, total crash of JAMB site persists at this time, how possible will it be for all candidates to re-print their exam slips before 27th Feb.

The sad fact remains that this sort of issues are experienced every year, yet, the board does nothing to help the situation. Every Year!

We are therefore calling on the appropriate authorities to look into this issue and fix the portal to enable students get the relevant information needed before the exam. After all, it's the same JAMB that informed all students to re-print their slips as from 18th Feb, so they should have been expecting such outcome.

Meanwhile, students should always try to help their fellow students. If you have the opportunity to help others check their exam date, please don't hesitate to do so. If you can stay up late (during less traffic hours when the site may be going) to help others check their exam date, time and venue, please go straight to the link- Know their exam date, time & venue here - It's Free!.

Freshlink can not handle it alone and there are also people you can help and you can make friends with such kind gestures.

We will keep monitoring the situation and updating you with advice as time goes on so keep checking this website.

If you have tip or tricks that can work to help students check their information, please drop it as a comment and we may just post it as news on our homepage.

If you want somebody else to check your JAMB exam slip for you, Just scroll to the bottom of the page, find the comment box, and post your JAMB registration number. ***Please do not post it as a reply under a comment*** 

If you want to help others, who have already posted their registration number, simply click on the "reply" link under their comment then copy and paste the details of the exam slip. ***Please try to avoid posting this as a new comment so that this service can be organized***



Even after knowing your exam venue, date and time today, you are advised to do a confirmation check of your slip on 24th Feb and also 2 days to your exam day to be double sure.

Goodluck to all 2016 Jambites. 

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Agbami Medical and Engineering Professionals Scholarship Award 2016

Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited, a Chevron company and operator of the Agbami Field, in its continuous support for capacity building in the health and engineering sectors as a strategic feed into the national manpower pool, is offering a number of University Scholarship Awards to qualified Nigerian students from ALL states of the Federation.

The scholarship program, funded by Star and its Agbami co-venturers, is a major component of their Social Investment in the strategic development of health and education in Nigeria.

Eligibility
Applications are invited from FULL-TIME, 100 and 200 level undergraduates from any state of the Federation, studying any of the under listed courses in universities within Nigeria:

Medicine & Surgery
Dentistry
Pharmacy
Engineering


Please note that applicants for the Agbami scholarship are ineligible to apply for any other scholarship program sponsored by "STAR" or any of its Co-venturers, including the NNPC/CNL JV scholarship program published simultaneously with the Agbami scholarship program

Selected students will be invited for computer-administered qualifying tests in selected examination centers nationwide. Short-listed candidates for the qualifying test will be invited by email and SMS text messages. All applicants are therefore advised to ensure that valid GSM telephone numbers and personal email addresses are properly entered into the e-forms on the web site.


Please note that applicants for the Agbami scholarship are ineligible to apply for any other scholarship program sponsored by "STAR" or any of its Co-venturers, including the NNPC/CNL JV scholarship program published simultaneously with the Agbami scholarship program.

Instructions
Application is open to full-time 100 or 200 level students admitted during 2015/2016 or 2014/2015 academic session only.
1. Before you start this application, ensure you have clear scanned copies of the following documents

Passport photograph with white background not more than 3 months old (450px by 450px not more than 200kb)
School ID card
Admission Letter
Birth Certificate
O' Level Result
JAMB Result
Local Government Area Letter of Identification

2. Ensure the documents are named according to what they represent to avoid mixing up documents during upload
3. Ensure you attach the appropriate documents when asked to upload

How To Apply
To apply, visit http://www.scholastica.ng/candidate/login?ReturnUrl=%2fschemes%2fapply%2f5055 and follow the steps below:

1. Click on "Register Now" to create an account.
2. Proceed to your email box to activate your account
3. Click on www.scholastica.ng/schemes/agbami to return to Scholarship site
4. Enter your registered email and password to upload your information.
5. Enter your personal information, National Identification Number (if available), educational information, other information and upload required scanned documents.
6. Ensure the name used in applications matches the names on all documentation in same order. Upload a sworn affidavit or certificate if otherwise.
7. Ensure you view all documents after uploading, to eliminate errors during uploading.
8. When asked to upload photo, upload a pass-port photograph with a white background.
9. Recheck application information to avoid errors
10. Click "Apply Now" to submit information
11. You will receive an email and a sms that confirms your application was successful.
12. Return to www.scholastica.ng, enter your Email and Password to download your verification profile and proceed to have your Head of Department sign the document.
13. Upload a scanned copy of the signed verification profile, this would be used for verification.
14. If National Identification Number (NIN) number was not available in step 6, to obtain your National Identification Number (NIN)
Visit http://ninenrol.gov.ng to register and learn more about the National Identity Number
Click "Create Account" and fill in the required fields
Login with Email and Password to complete the form
After completion, schedule a date for photo and finger print capture
Visit any of the 37 capture centres http://www.nimc.gov.ng/?q=nin-registration-centres to complete the registration process and obtain your National Identity Number
You can also do your total registration at the NIMC office
15. Return to www.scholastica.ng/schemes/agbami and update application with National Identification Number (NIN) to ensure completion

Note: Multiple applications attract a disqualification penalty.

Deadline: Application closes Midnight 9th March, 2016.

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