HND-B.Sc Dichotomy To End Soon - Minister of Education

The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu has disclosed that the current administration is taking necessary steps towards ending the HND-BSc Dichotomy.

He made this known through the Executive Secretary, National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Dr. Masa’udu Adamu Kazaure at the 32nd combined convocation and Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the Kaduna State Polytechnic.

He equally appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics to exercise patience as efforts are being made to address all their demands within available resources

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Delta State Poly Otefe, Oghara HND Admission 2016/2017 Announced

The Centre for Remedial Studies (CRES) of Abia State University, Uturu, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for admission into its one year Pre-Degree and Remedial Studies programmes for the 2016/2017 academic session.

Successful candidates who obtained good grades at the end of the programme and who made ABSU their choice of University, having sat for and passed JAMB Examinations, will be given concession during 2017/2018 admission exercise.

The admission Forms for the Pre-Degree and Remedial Programmes are available on-line.

Interested candidates should:
(a) Proceed to any of the following Banks:

i. ABSU Micro Finance Bank Ltd.
ii. Skye Bank Plc, Umuahia
iii. Zenith Bank Plc, Umuahia
iv. First Bank Plc, Umuahia
v. Fidelity Bank Plc, Umuahia
vi. UBA Plc, Aba-Owerri Road, Aba;
and request to pay for the scratch card from Abia State University Pre-Degree and Remedial Studies Porgrammes Form. The value is Ten thousand Naira (N10,000.00) only.

(b) Collect the scratch card from the bank and proceed to any internet Centre for registration.

c) Log on to the ABSU Portal www.absu.edu.ng and complete the Application Form.

The deadline for the submission of application on-line is Friday, 5th August, 2016.

Dr. (Mrs) E.N. Iheukwumere
Registrar

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Delta State Poly Otefe, Oghara HND Admission 2016/2017 Announced

Applicants are invited for admission Into HND Programmes at Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghara.

METHOD OF APPLICATION:
(I) Log on to www.ogharapoly.edu.ng then click on ND or HND Application Form
(ii) Click the payment button to pay a non-refundable application fee of Ten Thousand Naira (N10,000) for HND and Five Thousand Naira for ND (5,000). made online with Verve or Master debit card (ATM Card)
(ii.) Fill the online application form with the requested information and submit.
(iv) Print two (2) copies of the online acknowledgment form to conclude the registration.
Prospective candidates should come to the screening exercise with the following documents:
(I) 4 recent passport sized photographs with one each attached to the application / screening form and the two acknowledgment cards.
(ii) Bursary receipt for the purchase of the forms
(iii) Certificates / Statement of Result
(iv) Certificate of Local Government of Origin

2. Date of Screening
Screening shall hold simultaneously for all courses on Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd September. 2016 at 9am in the various Departments.

3. Courses Available
(i) Accountancy
(ii) Banking and Finance
(iii) Business Administration and Management
(iv) Computer Science
(y) Science Laboratory Technology (SLT)
(vi) Statistics
(vii) Computer Engineering
(viii) Electrical Electronic Engineering (Power & Machine and Telecoms Option)
(ix) Mechanical Engineering (Power & Plant and Manufacturing Options)

4. Closing Date
Interested Candidates should apply on or before 16th September. 2016.

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Delta State Poly Otefe, Oghara Admission Screening (UTME) 2016/2017 Announced

Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghara has scheduled Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th September, 2016 for the screening and documentation of Candidates who wrote the 2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for the 2016/2017 Academic Session as follows:

Courses Available


(i) Accountancy

(ii) Banking and Finance

(iii) Business Administration and Management

(iv) Mass Communication

(v) Office Technology and Management

(vi) Computer Science

(vii) Science Laboratory Technology (SLT)

(viii) Statistics

(ix) Computer Engineering

(x) Electrical/Electronic Engineering

(xi) Mechanical Engineering

(xii) Welding and Fabrication Technology


Candidates Eligible for the Exercise



(i) All Candidates who chose Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghara as their first or second choice and scored 180 and above in the 2016 UTME.



(ii) Candidates who chose other Polytechnic but wish to change to Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghara and scored a minimum of 180 having changed it through JAMB.

Entry Requirements



(i) Five(5) O’Level Credit Passes including Mathematics and English Language in subjects relevant to the Candidate’s course of study.



(ii) The following subjects are taken as one: Economics or Commerce, Government or History or Civic Education, Biology or Agricultural Science or Fishery or Animal Husbandry, Marketing or Salesmanship, Financial Accounting or Book Keeping, Data Processing or ICT or Computer Studies or Information & Communication Technology.

CRS is accepted only for all Business/Social Science Courses.



(iii) Candidates who applied for Computer Science must have at least a pass in Physics.


METHOD OF APPLICATION:

(i) Log on to www.ogharapoly.edu.ngthen click on ND Application Form.

(ii) Click the payment button to pay a non-refundable screening and documentation fee of Five Thousand Naira (N5,000.00) made online with Verve or Master Debit Card (ATM Card).

(iii) Print two(2) copies of the online acknowledgement form to conclude the registration.

DAY AND DATE OF SCREENING
Day One
(Tuesday, 6th Sept., 2016)

SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCES & TECHNOLOGY
* Computer Science
* Science Laboratory Technology
* Statistics

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
* Computer Engineering
* Electrical/Electronic Engineering
* Mechanical Engineering
* Welding and Fabrication Engineering

TIME: 10.00am

Day Two
(Wednesday, 7th Sept., 2016)

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STUDIES
* Accountancy
* Banking and Finance
* Business Administration and Management
* Mass Communication
* Office Technology and Management (OTM)

10.00am


Documents Required for the Screening/Documentation

Candidates for the screening are required to come with original copies of the following:



(i) JAMB Original Result Slip with Passport photograph.

(ii) O/L Results

(iii) Certificate of Local Government of Origin

(iv) Two recent Passport Photographs

(v) The Screening Form (Photocopy)

(vi) Birth Certificate (Age Declaration)


Closing Date

Interested Candidates should apply on or before 2nd September, 2016.

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ABSU Admission Screening Registration 2016/2017 Is On

This is to inform aspirants of Abia State University that the sales of the admission screening registration PIN for 2016/2017 is on.

Though the school is yet to make any official public announcement concerning this, registration has already commenced.

Eligibility:
The screening forms are open to every candidate that indicated interest to studying in Abia State University (ABSU) during UTME registration.

Method of Application:

Interested candidates can purchase the PIN from the Abia state University Microfinance bank at the rate of N5,150 after which they are visit the registration portal by clicking here to complete their registration.

You will be required to provide your JAMB registration Number, JAMB Score, Intended Course of Study, O-level subject grades and examination details.

For those who would need assistance in obtaining the PIN and completing the registration, you can contact Divinelinks MedIa Centre, Ukwunwangwu, Uturu, Abia State or Divine Links Business Centre at ABSU Campus, Main Park, Uturu Abia State.
Phone lines: 08036019475, 08077076354.

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UNIBEN Re-opens Admission Screening Registration Portal 2016/2017

This is to inform aspirants of University of Benin who are yet to register for the admission screening exercise on the institution's portal for 2016/2017 academic session that the Management of the institution has re-opened the portal for the admission screening registration.

Candidates who are yet to register can visit the online application portal https://uniben.waeup.org/applicants/ase2016 and click on "Register For Application" to complete their applications.

Candidates should simply fill out their application details and upload their red background passport size photograph. And save. No need to to make payment.

The new deadline is August 30th, 2016.

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LAUTECH Admission Screening (UTME/DE) 2016: Eligibility, Screening And Registration Details

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso hereby invites candidates who made the university their first choice of institution and scored 200 and above in the 2016 UTME LAUTECH to log on to LAUTECH, Ogbomoso admissions website www.admissions.lautech.edu.ng and register for the screening exercise.

UTME candidates who also participated in the 2015/2016 PDS programme of LAUTECH and scored at least 180 in the 2016 UTME are also to log on the same website for information on the screening exercise

Direct Entry[DE] candidates who chose LAUTECH, Ogbomoso their first institution and have a minimum of Upper Credit in the National Diploma, Credit in NCE and Lower Credit in HND in relevant courses are also to visit the admissions website as well

The screening process for both UTME and DE candidates is scheduled to commence from Wednesday, July 20 to Wednesday, August 3, 2016.

METHOD OF APPLICATION
Candidates are required to;
(i) proceed to log on to the university’s website www.admissions.lautech.edu.ng to make payment of non-refundable fee of Two thousand, two hundred Naira (N2,200.00) only for the purpose of online registration for the screening and result checking, using inter-switch enabled debit cards (ATM).
(ii) Carefully complete and submit online the application form;
(iii) Upload a digital copy of scanned passport photograph with white background not more than 20kb which must be in JPEG (i.e. jpg) with no eye glasses or veil and
(iv) Print out the acknowledgement page to ascertain successful registration.

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

(i). UTME/DE Candidates
The candidates for the UTME and DE should note the following important information;
(a) That blurred or unclear picture on the acknowledgement page will not be accepted for screening, as the photograph will be used as means of identification.
(b) That candidates who posses five credit in the relevant subjects will be allowed to upload their results.
(c) That candidates who are awaiting results are eligible to apply for the screening.
(d) That scanned copy of certificate (WAEC/NECO/NABTEB/GCE or statement of result from schools will be accepted.
(e) That late completion/submission of the online application forms will not be entertained.

(ii). DE Candidates

Candidates are expected to register online for the screening with the following:
Direct Entry candidates are expected to register online for the screening exercise with the following:
(a) O’Level results
(b) Certificates/Statement of results as applicable
(c) DE registration print-out from JAMB’s website, and
(d) Acknowledgement page print-out from the online registration.

Candidates are also expected to forward their academic transcripts directly to the Registrar of the University before the date of the screening.
All correspondences on 2016/2017 UTME/DE screening exercise should be forwarded to screening@lautech.edu.ng.

The result of the screening exercise will be published on the same website.

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DELSU Cut-Off Marks For 2016/2017 Admisison Exercise Released

This is to inform staff, students, other members of the University community and the general public that the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Victor F. Peretomode, on the recommendation of the University Admissions Board (UAB) has directed that the cut-off marks for Admissions be published as a guide to those seeking admission into the Delta State University for the 2016/2017 Academic Session.

Accordingly, the cut-off marks across the various Departments are hereunder published as follows:

S/N.	FACULTY/DEPARTMENTS	CUT-OFF MARK
1.	AGRICULTURE
	Agricultural Economics/Extension	45
	Animal Science	45
	Fisheries	45
	Soil Science	45
	Forestry & /wild Life	45
2.	ARTS
	English & Literary Studies	50
	Fine & Applied Arts	45
	French	45
	History & International Studies	50
	Linguistics	45
	Philosophy	45
	Religious Studies	45
	Theatre Arts	45
3.	BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES
	Anatomy and Cell Biology	47
	Medical Biochemistry	50
	Pharmacology & Therapeutics	50
	Physiology	50
	Medicine & Surgery	65
	Nursing Science	63
4.	EDUCATION
	Agricultural Science Education	45
	Biology Education	48
	Business Education	50
	Chemistry Education	45
	Computer Education	50
	Economics Education	50
	English Education	48
	Guidance & Counselling	45
	Geography Education	47
	Health Education	45
	Home Economics	45
	Integrated Science	45
S/N.	FACULTY/DEPARTMENTS	CUT-OFF MARK
	Library Science Education	50
	Mathematics Education	45
	Nursery & Primary Education	45
	Physical and Health Education	45
	Physics Education	45
	Political Science Education	50
	Social Science Education (Soc. Studies)	45
	Religious Education	45
	Technical Education	45
5.	ENGINEERING
	Civil Engineering	55
	Electrical & Electronics Engineering	55
	Mechanical Engineering	55
6.	MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
	Banking & Finance	56
	Business Administration	56
	Accounting & Finance	56
	Marketing	45
7.	PHARMACY	60
8.	SCIENCE
	Animal & Environmental Biology	45
	Biochemistry	50
	Biological Technology	45
	Chemistry Technology	45
	Physics & Electronics Technology	45
	Environmental Science Technology	45
	Botany	45
	Chemistry	45
	Computer Science	50
	Geology	50
	Industrial Chemistry	45
	Industrial Mathematics	45
	Microbiology	55
	Physics	45
9.	SOCIAL SCIENCE
	Business Administration	56
	Economics	57
	Geography & Regional Planning	45
	Mass Communication	55
	Political Science	55
	Psychology	45
	Sociology	48

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Good news! AYEEN is back again and registration is free!!

Good news! AYEEN is back again and registration is free!!

The Africa's Young Entrepreneurs Empowerment Nigeria popularly known as AYEEN is here again. The program is powered by the Africa's Young Entrepreneurs headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. AYEEN 2016 is taking a new direction as it hits the airwaves in a more vast and diverse way, it will be a Pan-Nigerian program as the 6 Geo-political zones is taken into focus.

Business pitch auditions will take place in 6 different  states as the program  hopes to attract about 100,000 participants and empower 1,000 businesses with grants, facilitated loans, business equipment/ tools, specialised skills scholarship, coaching and others.

see more about AYEEN : AYEEN 2016 Official Trailer

The program will be rendered into a thirteen episode entrepreneurial reality show that promises to be educative, informative yet entertaining. Aspiring entrepreneurs and viewers will be engaged as they learn from the business pitches by applying acquired knowledge and skills in their own business. It will cut across the teeming youth aged 18 to 45 years pitching their ideas and businesses before a well sort out panel of international repute.




The businesses will cut across the various sectors of the economy: transportation, technology, commodity goods, manufacturing, hospitality, healthcare, logistics, fashion, agriculture, waste management, services and so much more.

The peculiarity of AYEEN 2016 is that there is no ultimate winner rather a thousand entrepreneurs will be empowered with grants worth millions of Naira, facilitated loans, business equipment, specialised skill scholarship and others. The program is meant for everyone that includes budding entrepreneurs, business owners , start-ups, artisans (mechanic , plumber , tailor ,carpenter)  and technicians. The unifying code is conceptualising an idea to reality.

Join the teeming business minds pitch that laudable and economically viable idea and stand the chance to walk away with the necessary resources to either start your business or scale it up. AYEEN 2016 promises to make you shine like rare gems.

Register by visiting, www.ayeen2016.com  It is FREE!

Watch what people have to say about AYEEN :  AYEEN 2016 Video Testimonial



Follow AYEEN on social media for more updates

Facebook : Africa's Young Entrepreneurs
Twitter : @AYEorganisation
Hotline : 070 00 44 44 44
website : www.ayeen2016.com

Africa's young entrepreneurs (A.Y.E): The largest entrepreneurship network in Africa
click here for more on A.Y.E : AYEEN profile

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