NOUN Academic Calendar for 2015/2016 Session

 

The academic calendar of the national; open University of Nigeria for the 2015/2016 academic session is as indicated in the table below;

Month	Activity	Possible Duration	Block Dates
December, 2015	Senate		December, 2015
January	Registration for Courses and Examinations by both Fresh and Returning Students commences		11th January, 2016
January	Convocation		15th and 16th January, 2016
January	Facilitation commences		18th January, 2016
January	Course Registration ends	4 weeks	12th February, 2016
February	1st TMA	2 weeks	8th February, 2016
February	Orientation of Fresh Students		9th & 10th February, 2016
February	Matriculation Ceremony		20th February, 2016
February	Inaugural Lecture
February	Senate
February	2nd TMA	4 weeks	15th February, 2016
February	3rd TMA		26th February, 2016
March	4th TMA		11th March, 2016
March	Registration for Examination closes		11th March, 2016
March	Facilitation ends		13th March, 2016
March	Examinations begin	8 weeks	21st March, 2016
March	Inaugural Lecture
April	Senate
May	Examinations end		13th May, 2016
May	Marking of PoP begins		6th May, 2016
May	Marking of PoP ends		27th May, 2016
May	Collation of PoP & e-exams results ends		3rd June, 2016
May	IT/SIWES Supervision begins		14th May, 2016
May	Inaugural Lecture		June, 2016
June	Senate		June, 2016
June	Release of Examination Results		14th June, 2016
June	IT/SIWES Supervision ends		15th June, 2016
June	Registration of students commences	4 weeks	27th June, 2016
June	Orientation of fresh students		28th June to 29th June, 2016
July	Matriculation Ceremony	29th – 3rd July	2nd July, 2016
July	Facilitation commences		4th July, 2016
July	Inaugural Lecture
July	Senate
July	Registration of students ends		22nd July, 2016
August	1st TMA	8 weeks	26th July, 2016
August	2nd TMA		8th August, 2016
September	3rd TMA		22nd August, 2016
September	4th TMA		15th September, 2016
September	Facilitation ends		16th September, 2016
September	Examinations begin	8 weeks	26th September, 2016
September	Inaugural Lecture
October	Senate
November	Marking of PoP begins		11th November, 2016
November	Examinations end		18th November, 2016
November	Marking of PoP ends		25th November, 2016
November	Collation of PoP & e-Exams results end		1st December, 2016
November	IT/SIWES Supervision begins		19th November, 2015
November	Inaugural Lecture
December	Senate
December	Release of Results		2nd December, 2016
December	IT/SIWES Supervision ends		20th December, 2016

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Oh yeah? Lagos establishes first DNA Forensic lab in Nigeria...

Oh yeah? Lagos establishes first DNA Forensic lab in Nigeria...

You go, Lagos! The state is serious about crime fighting and has established the first DNA Forensic lab in the country. Read the press statement below...

"In furtherance of its commitment to the criminal justice sector reforms and take the fight against crime to a greater level, the Lagos State Government on Tuesday announced that it has concluded plans to establish the first ever high-powered DNA Forensic Laboratory in Nigeria which will take off within the next six to twelve months.

The lab, which would be called the Lagos State DNA Forensics Centre (LSDFC), when fully operational, would fulfill an unmet need for DNA profiling which is a unique forensic technique that is now being used all over the world.

Addressing journalists at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa on Tuesday, the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, said the establishment of the centre was another eloquent testimony of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s sincerity and seriousness towards fighting all forms of criminality.

Kazeem, who addressed the media alongside senior officials of the Ministry, said Governor Ambode had been at the vanguard of the war against domestic, sexual and violent crimes, and that the centre was geared towards vigorous justice sector reforms. 

He recalled the ground-breaking donation of equipment worth N4.8 billion to the Nigerian Police, the Light Up Lagos Project, and the recent solidarity visit of the Governor to crime flash points like the Isawo area of Ikorodu where criminals have been terrorizing innocent citizens, among others as further proofs of the Governor’s determination to tackle crime.

Speaking on the importance of the forensic centre, the Commissioner said the facility which would be driven by the Ministry of Justice with active support of the Governor, will focus on DNA analysis to support the justice sector in diverse areas such as “collection and preserving reference and evidentiary DNA which can later be used in identifying criminals; decoding familial relationships of individuals which could also be a tool for the judicial system; and identifying victims and remains after natural and manmade calamities.”

Kazeem also explained that DNA profiling is an extraction of DNA from body fluids, semen, nails, hair and other DNA generic sources, adding that the centre would greatly help to controvert evidence of alibi and confirm physical presence of suspects at the scene of a crime and the origin of DNA to such suspects.

He said: “Even though the role of DNA in forensics, law enforcement and the justice sector is well known globally, a high-powered DNA analysis centre is not available in Nigeria. This means that most, if not all the DNA testing needs are performed outside Nigeria, a situation that leads to longer turnaround times and an overall higher cost of bringing closure to investigation and prosecution of crimes.”

He said when operational, the centre will serve the DNA needs of the state, members of the public, other states and neighbouring countries, saying it would be of international standard which all stakeholders including security agencies would benefit from.

On the areas of focus, Kazeem said the Centre would be deployed for criminal investigation to identify criminals with incredible accuracy and exonerate suspects mistakenly accused or convicted of crimes.

The Centre, according to the Commissioner, would also aid investigation on domestic and sexual violence cases, boost family and paternity proceedings, and help in identifying victims of natural and manmade disasters.

The Commissioner expressed optimism that the Centre would be a unique solution to fighting crime in the quest of the present administration for a safer and secured Lagos, adding, “Lagos is a unique place with a unique Governor who has continued and will continue to provide unique solutions.”

He further said the government was partnering with experts in the DNA field on the project, who would build, operate and transfer to government after about two years, a period within which the officials of the state must have been trained on how to run the Centre.

Fielding questions on the challenge of collecting database for the centre, Kazeem said data collated along the line, would be stored, and that other government ministries, departments and agencies would equally collaborate with the Ministry of Justice to effectively deliver on the mandate of the Centre.

SIGNED

HABIB ARUNA

CHIEF PRESS SECRETARIAT

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

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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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