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FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC OFFA, [OFFA-POLY] APPOINTS ACTING RECTOR

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The Governing Council of The Federal Polytechnic Offa, has approved the appointment of Dr. Olarongbe Afolabi as the acting Rector of the Polytechnic.

The letter of approval dated 7th of January 2022 will take effect from Wednesday 12th of January 2022 preceding the appointment of the fifth substantive Rector of the Polytechnic.

The appointment of the acting Rector was sequel to the expiration of the tenure of the outgoing rector, Dr. Lateef Olatunji on the 11th of January, 2022.

Until his appointment as Acting Rector. Dr. Olarongbe Afolabi is the Deputy Rector Administration of The Federal Polytechnic Offa. He was born on 5th January, 1961 in Shao, Moro Local Government Area, Kwara State.

Dr. Afolabi after his elementary education, enrolled at the Government Secondary School, Malete, Kwara State between 1974 to 1979 for his secondary school education. He was at the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria for his Bachelor of Arts. (Hons) in English Literature between year 1980 to 1984 and proceeded to the University of Ilorin from 1988 to 1990 for his Masters of Art (English Literature) in 1990.

He left the shores of Nigeria to the University of Utara, Malysia for a Doctoral Degree in year 2015 and bagged a PhD in Linguistics from the Universti Utara, Malysia.

He is a pioneer staff of the Polytechnic; he joined the service of the Polytechnic as Lecturer II in September 1992. He rose through the ranks and became the Head of Department. Department of English and Communication from 1998 to 2005. He has been a member of the Management Advisory Committee since 2004. Director, School of General Studies from 2006 to 2010, and later Dean, Special Duties from 2011 to 2015. He has served the Polytechnic as Chairman of various committees: Chairman, Proposed Mass Communication Department in 1998, Chairman, Committee on Certificate Screening from year 2000 to 2003, Chairman, Publication Committee. Department of English and Communications from year 2004 to 2005, Chairman COVID-19 Committee from 2020 till date, Chairman, Ceremonies Committee from 2019 till date, Chairman, Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee. from 2019 till date.

Dr. Afolabi was Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics. Federal Polytechnic Offa Chapter from 2001 to 2005, He is a member, Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA): Member, Modern Languages Association (MLAN); Member, National Association of Teachers of English in Colleges of Education and Polytechnics (NATECEP).

He has a lot of books, novels and journals to his credit among which were The Agitators, Tomorrow on the Run, Nowhere to Hide. Smoke of Tinder, among many others.

The Governing Council, Management, Staff and Students congratulate the new Acting Rector and wish him best of luck on his appointment.

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MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY, [MOU] AMEND CUT-OFF MARKS FOR 2022 ADMISSION

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Micheal Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Anambra, has applied to the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board to enable the university adjusts its cut-off marks for 2021/2022 admissions from 160 down to 140 points.

The Registrar of the University, Jacinta Ogwo-Agu, had in a press release said, “All candidates who chose Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike as their first choice and scored between 140 and 159 in the last JAMB examinations should register for PUTME screening in the MOUAU portal”. She added, “Candidates who did not choose MOUAU but are interested in its courses can do a change of institution and also register for screening”.

All efforts through WhatsApp and text messages to get the Registrar to explain the reasons for the adjustment were ignored by her.

However, responding after a series of phone calls, she said she would forward the press release to the correspondent, adding that the reasons for the adjustment are contained in the release. As of the time of filing this report, Ogwo-Agu is yet to send the release.

However, the Vice-Chancellor, Maduebibisi Iwe told The PUNCH, “The University made a request from JAMB and until JAMB approves that, we will not grant any interview”.

Inside information revealed that all is not well with the university as more candidates now shun the school over courses of study

Reducing cut-off marks, the source said, was a way of increasing student admission quota.

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JAMB- SALES OF 2022 UTME FORMS YET TO COMMENCE 

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has not commenced the sale of 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) application forms.

The board, in a statement by its Spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Thursday in Abuja, dismissed speculation and misinformation in some quarters that the examination forms were now on sale.

Benjamin said that the attention of the board had been drawn to the activities of unwholesome elements misleading the general public on the purported commencement of the sale of the 2022 UTME and DE application documents.

”For the avoidance of doubt, any information in circulation purporting to have emanated from the board that the sale of the 2022 UTME and DE forms has commenced is not only fraudulent but a calculated attempt by mischief makers to create unnecessary panic among prospective candidates for their own selfish ends.

”It should be noted that the commencement of the sale of the application documents in any given year has never been shrouded in mystery rather it is always a well-publicised undertaking in the print media, online and electronic platforms.

”Although, the board has concluded all arrangements to commence the sale of the 2022 UTME/DE Application Documents in due course but it is yet to fix any date for its commencement.

The general public is therefore, by this notice urged to be mindful of speculators who are in the habit of second-guessing the board’s on certain procedural issues with the aim of defrauding hapless candidates,” he said.

The spokesperson further said that the public would be sufficiently informed of the commencement of the sale of E-Pins once approval had been granted by relevant authorities.

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NIGERIAN DEFENSE ACADEMY, (NDA) RELEASES 74th REGULAR COURSE APPLICATION FORM FOR THE 2022/2023 SESSION

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Applications are invite qualified candidates for admission into the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) 74th regular course (Degree programmes) for the 2022/2023 academic session.

Candidates admitted into NDA for Regular Course will undergo military and academic training as Officer Cadets for a duration of 5 years for Nigerian Army cadets 4 years for Nigerian Navy and Nigerian Air force cadets. On successful completion of training, graduands will earn a honours degree in a core discipline (BSc, BEng, BA). They will equally earn a Presidential Commission into the Armed Forces of Nigeria

Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) 74th regular course admission online application form will be available for sale as from Monday 25 October 2021 to Thursday 31 March 2022. It is open to both male and female Nigerians.

The screening test will be conducted as phase one of the Post-UTME screening. Only candidates with JAMB 2022 Registration Number will be eligible to write the exams.

Only candidates who score a minimum of 180 (for Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences, Science and Military Science & Interdisciplinary Studies) and 210 (for Faculty of Engineering) in the JAMB 2022 examination shall be offered admission into NDA by the AFSB.

NDA 74th Regular Course Admission Requirements.

Candidates eligible for 74 Regular Course admission into the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) must have the following:

  • Must be medically and physically fit and must be of good moral character.
  • Must be single male or female without legal obligation to support any child or other individuals.
  • Present a Certificate of indigeneship from the state government or local government area.
  • Be at least 17 years old and NOT more than 21 years old as at September in the year of entry into the Academy.
  • Must have a minimum of 5 ordinary level credits at GCE, SSCE (WAEC, NECO, NBAIS and NABTEB) English language, Mathematics and three other subjects which are relevant to the intended programme at not more than two sittings.
  • Must have passed the Unified Tertiary Matriculation examinations (UTME) and attain an acceptable minimum national standard (as determined by JAMB annual policy meeting) in English language, Mathematics and any other 2 subjects relevant to the proposed course of study as set out by the JAMB Brochure.
  • Must NOT be less than 1.68 meters tall for male and 1.65 meters for female.
  • French, Arabic and Mandarin language is an added advantage.

Candidates are to note the following:

  • Application forms submitted without ordinary level results will NOT be accepted.
  • Candidates awaiting results are not qualified.
  • Only ordinary level examination results of NOT more than 5 years old from the date of examination will be accepted.
  • Admission into the Academy is for both male and female Nigerians only.

JAMB REQUIREMENT CLARIFICATION

This is to further clarify that only 2022/2023 JAMB registrations will be accepted. You can always save your application and update the JAMB NUMBER and SLIP when it’s available.

NOTE: If you have already submitted your form with a previous JAMB NUMBER and SLIP, you can Login to your account and click on ‘REVERT SUBMISSION’. This will allow you make modifications to your application.

How to Apply for NDA Admission (74th Regular Course).

Apply NDA Application Form >>> http://www.ndaapplications.net/ OR https://rcapplications.nda.edu.ng/

Candidates should logon to the application portal ndaapplications.net, select “Purchase Access Code” and fill in their details to pay for their application via REMITA after first obtaining their ORDER ID and REMITA Retrieval Reference (RRR) Code in the sum of N3,500.00 only. Please note that only payment against RRR Codes generated via the application portal would be accepted.

APPLICANTS APPLYING FOR ADMISSION INTO NDA MUST ALSO APPLY TO THE JOINT ADMISSIONS AND MATRICULATIONS BOARD (JAMB), AND MUST SELECT NDA AS FIRST CHOICE INSTITUTION. SUCH APPLICANTS ARE EXPECTED TO SIT FOR THE JAMB UNIFIED TERTIARY MATRICULATION EXAMINATIONS (UTME)

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS:

Applications forms are to be submitted together with the scanned SSCE results online. On submission of the online application, candidates are to download an Acknowledgement Form.

NDA SCREENING TEST DATE AND REQUIREMENTS:

The screening test will be conducted as phase one of the Post-UTME screening and is scheduled to hold on Saturday 23 April 2022. Therefore, all eligible candidates are to bring along their Acknowledgement Form, Screening Test Admission Card, JAMB result slip, TWO (2) postcard sized (3.5 x 5 inches) photographs to the Screening Test Centre.

The photographs should show only from the chest upwards and should contain the candidate’s Name, Exam number, State, Exam Centre, Course of study and Signature at the back.

Only successful candidates at the NDA Screening Test will subsequently be invited for the Armed Forces Selection Board (phase 2 of the screening test) following which the list of admitted candidates will be published.

ADMINISTRATION:

All Regular Course cadets will train in NDA, and the Federal Government of Nigeria will bear the cost of their administration and logistics.

In response to candidates’ requests for reference materials, the Academy has offered a Compendium of Past Questions & Answers at a token fee to interested candidates. This can be purchased from the Registry, NDA.

Website: www.nda.edu.ng

Application Portal: rcapplications.nda.edu.ng, www.ndaapplications.net

E-Mail: info@ndaapplications.net

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FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC ILARO, [FPI] RELEASES ND FULL TIME 2021/2022 SECOND BATCH ADMISSION LIST

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FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC ILARO, [FPI] RELEASES ND FULL TIME 2021/2022 SECOND BATCH ADMISSION LIST

This is to notify prospective Applicants of the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro that the polythecnic management had released the second batch Admission list for ND full time,2021/22 session.


Prospective Applicants whose name didn’t reflect on the first list are notified to check their names on the second list.

Prospective Applicants are urged to download the second batch list (PDF) format Below to check their names.

2021-22-ND-FULL-TIME-SECOND-LIST_1641389074-1

All Candidates offered Admission in the 2021/22 Session for full time National Diploma (ND) Programmes are to pay an acceptance fee of thirty-three thousand seven hundred naira only (#33,700) only.

REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

Candidates are to check the Institutions website for detailed Information on Registration procedures.

NB: The Candidates offered Admissions should go to jamb website to do the following:

  • Accept the Admission offer
  • Print jamb Admission letter.
  • Print jamb result.

The deadline for the payment of acceptance fee for ND full time second list is Friday,14th of January,2022.

Registration procedures

Please note:NO Candidates will be able to pay Acceptance fee without fulfilling all the jamb Requirements.

For more Enquiries and Registration guidelines, click here https://federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/

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UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR, {UNICAL} ANNOUNCES NEW DATE FOR COMMENCEMENT OF EXAMINATION

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The Management of the University of Calabar has announced a new date for the commencement of examination as well as closure of the school charges payment and course registration portals.Examination will now commence from Wednesday 19th of January, 2022 and the Fee and Course Registration Portals will be closed on midnight of Saturday 15th January, 2022.A release issued by the University Management and made available to the Public Relations Unit has accordingly called on students to ensure that payment of School Charges and relevant dues are observed before the portals are closed. The release which stated that students must register courses before exams, added that registration is per course. Examination attendance list will be generated only for the students who have duly registered their courses.The release further reminded students that registration is done essentially online using the link http://unicalexams.edu.ng/login and not with lecturers or by cash payment as online registration of courses offered by the students is FREE.Students are advised for their own interest to make good use of the magnanimity of extension by the administration arising from the plea of the President of SUG to complete the registration of their courses.The release equally directed that Heads of Departments and Course Coordinators should upload all outstanding results of students to enable them register or risk being sanctioned.According to the release, students who fail to meet the deadline for registration will have to defer their admission for the session.

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LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, [LAUTECH] ANNOUNCES VERIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS OF CANDIDATES ADMITTED FOR THE 2021/2022 ACADEMIC SESSION

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This is to notify candidates who were offered provisional admission for the 2021/2022 academic session that verification exercise of documents will commence from Monday, January 10, 2022 to Friday, February 25, 2022 at “The Amphi Theatre” LAUTECH, Ogbomoso from 10.00am to 3.00pm every working day. Candidates are to present the underlisted documents for the exercise: (1) O’ Level result (result uploaded on JAMB CAPS).

(2) JAMB result slip.

(3) LAUTECH Letter of notification of recommendation for admission.

(4) Payment receipt of acceptance of provisional admission offered by the university.

Successful completion of this exercise will enable candidates to be able to proceed further in the registration process as well as payment of tuition fee which is a pre-requisite for allocation of matriculation number.

Congratulations!

With best wishes.

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NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, [UNIZIK] ANNOUNCES RESUMPTION DATE FOR FIRST SEMESTER 

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The University activities will commence in earnest on Tuesday, 4th January 2022. Hence, staff are expManagement of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) has announced the resumption date for the continuation of first semester academic activities for 2021/2022 academic session. This is to inform the University community that the 2021 Christmas break which commenced on Friday 24th December 2021, ends on Monday 3rd January 2022.

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HOW TO LINK EMAIL TO JAMB PROFILE TO ACCESS CAPS

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HOW TO LINK EMAIL TO JAMB PROFILE TO ACCESS CAPS

A few candidates had already learned that the JAMB profile creation method used last year was different from the one used this year and probably henceforth. However, some candidates were still not sure how to create their profiles or link their profiles with email and vice versa.

For your information, you’d all created your profiles during JAMB/DE registration when you sent your NIN to 55019. With that, JAMB has imported your National ID card information into your JAMB profile. Hence, the information on your NIN is the same as that on your JAMB profile.

However, unlike the previous years’ candidates, you weren’t able to log in to that profile because there is a new method to be able to do that. You will learn about the new method in this post.

All UTME and DE Applicants Must Link Their Functioning Emails With Their Profile First

The new method requires all UTME and DE candidates to link their emails with their JAMB profile first using SMS platforms. This was because, during your JAMB UTME/DE registration, no candidate was asked to provide an email for the profile creation. Though you might have used email to buy PIN, that didn’t mean you used email for the registration per se.

Hence, in other to log in to your profile, starting from the 2021/2022 admission year, you must now create an email if you don’t have one already. Then, link it with your existing JAMB profile.

If you have one already, confirm, first, that you can successfully log in to that email before you use it for the activity below.

HOW TO LINK YOUR WORKING EMAIL WITH YOUR JAMB PROFILE USING SMS

Below is the step-by-step guide to link your existing email to the JAMB Profile.

HOW TO LINK YOUR WORKING EMAIL WITH YOUR JAMB PROFILE USING SMS

Below is the step-by-step guide to link your existing email to the JAMB Profile.

  • On your mobile phone (using the line used to get your profile code), text as follows: “email youremail youremail” and send to 55019.
  • For example, text email campusinfoconsults@gmail.com campusinfoconsults@gmail.com
  • Now, send it to 55019

Note that the first word I typed was “email” followed by space, followed by the email, followed by space, and then the email again

  • In my case, it will look like, email campusinfoconsults@gmail.com campusinfoconsults@gmail.com
  • After sending the message to 55019, your line will be debited at #50
  • After this, log in to your email and look for an email message from JAMB
  • The email message will contain a unique password (e.g candb26ec1) that you will be using to log in to your JAMB profile.
  • Now, visit https://portal.jamb.gov.ng/efacility./. Here, you will use the email and the password received from JAMB to you to log in.

That’s all!

HOW TO LINK YOUR EMAIL TO THE JAMB PROFILE USING A CBT CENTER

For some reasons,

  • if you don’t have the phone number used for the JAMB registration again
  • if you don’t have any phone to do the SMS or to access email
  • or any other reasons, whatsoever, which may not make the SMS method work for you,
  • you can just use the service of any accredited CBT centre around you. These people will manually link your email with your JAMB profile and help access your email to retrieve the password to be sent to you.

HOW TO ACCESS CAPS AFTER LINKING YOUR EMAIL TO YOUR JAMB PROFILE

Of course, as soon as you log in to your CAPS as directed above, you’re ultimately on your JAMB CAPS.

But in order to specifically proceed to the JAMB CAPS section inside your profile, follow the guide below.

  • On your profile dashboard, scroll up to locate “Check Admission Status” and click on that
  • On the resulting page, choose your year of admission and enter your JAMB registration number (if it’s not already there).
  • On this page, you can Access CAPS (by the left) or Check Admission Status (by the right). Since we’re talking of the CAPS checking, for now, click on the former.
  • On the next page, you will see “Welcome” at the top of the page and other facilities by the left of the page.

NOTE: Those using phones should use Chrome here to see other facilities. Then, make sure you set your page to a Desktop Site. To do that, click on the three dots at the top or bottom corner of your browser. Then, choose the Desktop Site. The left side of the “welcome” will appear. See more through, “JAMB Profile/CAPS is Blank with “Welcome”, Solutions!”

  • On Getting to Your CAPS Section, You Can Access the Following
  • Checking your JAMB CAPS, you will have access to the following facilities. Below are their meanings and how they can be of help.

My Profile: This will show your basic bio-data including name, gender, date of birth, state of origin, and UTME score.

My O’Level: This shows if your O’level results were truly uploaded by the CBT center you used.

Admission Status: This is where you will see the school that offers (or will offer) you admission. There, you’ll accept or reject the offer.

Marketplace: If your main proposed school refuses to give you admission, JAMB may present you with a few other institutions with available spaces. Then, you’re to accept or reject such an open offer in the marketplace. See JAMB Marketplace Gives You Admission to Other Universities

Transfer Approval: Here is a place to know if your proposed first-choice institution is trying to offer you another course than what you proposed. If you accept, you will be offered the new course. If otherwise, you will remain with the old one. And your chance in the old one may not be that broad. See Is it Advisable to Accept Another Course Than The One I Applied For?