B-R-E-A-K-I-N-G N-E-W-S! EBSU opt-out of ASUU resumes today

Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, on Monday pulled out of the ongoing strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

The school authorities took the decision following the failure of the ASUU National Executive Council which met in Kano at the weekend to put to an end to the strike.

A statement issued by the institution’s Registrar, Mr. Sam Egwu, said academic activities will resume in all the university campuses on Tuesday.

The statement said, “Having waited patiently for Federal Government and ASUU to resolve the impasse occasioned by the over four months strike embarked upon by the union to no avail, the management of EBSU on Monday, November 25 resolved to reopen the school.

“We therefore inform all concerned that teaching and learning will begin fully on Tuesday, 26th, November, 2013. This is to enable us recover what we have lost to the strike.”

TRAGEDY! TIGER INJURED ZOO KEEPER

A tiger trainer has been flown to hospital by helicopter after one of the animals bit him on the neck at the Australia Zoo, opened by the late crocodile hunter Steve Irwin.
David Styles, 30, suffered puncture wounds to the neck in the incident described by one visitor as 'horrifying.'
He was treated by paramedics before being flown to a flown to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital by the RACQ Careflight helicopter in a serious condition.

Tragic: David Styles has worked with big cats for nine years but suffered horrifying injuries in the attack today

He was conscious and breathing, but was sustained two large puncture wounds from the attack. .
The zoo is famous throughout the world as it was owned by crocodile hunter Steve Irwin who was killed by a stingray barb while swimming off the North Queensland coast in 2006.
Australia Zoo director Wes Mennon was quick to comment the actions of a group of zoo keepers  nearby who saw the attack and helped drag the trainer away from the tiger.

He said: 'At the time of the incident, our emergency response team were on the scene immediately.
'They acted professionally and calmly. My hat goes off to them.'

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PIX from BBA WINNER Dillish Matthew wedding

At last Dillish Mathews got married to her sweetheart in Namibia .

HAPPY MARRIED LIFE

Auchi Poly HND Admission Screening Results is Out

Auchi Poly HND Admission Screening Results/Cut Off Marks Out: How To Check

The Auchi Polytechnic (AuchiPoly) has released her 2013/2014 HND Computer Based Test (CBT) screening result.

The institution also published the official cut off marks to be used for HND admissions into the school.

How To Check Auchi Poly HND Admission Screening Results:

Follow the steps below to check the Auchi Poly HND Admission Screening Results and Cut Off Marks for admission;

1) Visit the Auchi Poly HND Result Checking portal via the link below;
>>Auchi Poly HND Result Checking Portal<<

2) Click on your desired Course of Study to view results for candidates

GoodNews NYSC Release BATCH A Mobilization Time table

The Management of the National Youth Service Corps NYSC has published the 2014 Batch A Mobilization Time Table.

The NYSC 2014 Batch A Orientation course begins on 11th March and ends on 1st April, 2014. 

Check the timetable below for details.

NYSC Mobilization Time Table For 2014 Batch A

S/NO	Event	Date
1	Registration of Foreign-trained Nigerian Graduates	9th December, 2013 – 14th February, 2014
2	Submission of Masterlist. Screening/Vetting by Mobilization Officers.	6th – 11th January, 2014
3	Coding by ICT Department.	6th – 17th January, 2014
4	Delivery of Preliminary Printouts to Mob Dept/CPIs	20th – 22nd January, 2014
5	Return of Corrected Printouts by Institutions to Mobilization Dept.	29th – 31st January, 2014
6	Correction of errors and printing of call-up letters by ICT Dept.	3rd – 23rd February, 2014
7	Sorting and Packaging of Call-up letters by ICT Dept.	24th – 28th February, 2014
8	Delivery of Call-up letters to Institutions / NYSC Secretariats	3rd – 5th March, 2014
9	2014 Batch ‘A’ Orientation Course	11th March – 1st April, 2014

Congrats to all awaiting OTONDO

TAYLOR SWIFT Top the list of winners at American Music Award (PHOTOS)

American Music Awards 2013: Red carpet pics + Full list of winners

The 2013 American Music Awards took place yesterday Nov. 24, 2013 at the Nokia Theatre Los Angeles. Pictured above are Rihanna (who won an Icon award) Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez. See more red carpet photos and full list of winners after the cut...

 

Heidi Klum

 Jennifer Hudson and Miley Cyrus

 Christina Aquilera

 

Jordin Sparks

Kendal and Kylie Jenner and Emma Roberts

 Zoe Zaldana

 Taylor Swift

 Rihanna

 Kelly Osbourn

 

Lil Mama and Aubrey O'day

 Katy Perry

 Naya Rivera

 

Danity Kane

 

Miley and her dad. Myley performing on stage

 Chili and T'Boz of TLC

 Keisha and Nicole Richie

 Ciara

                            Lance Bass and 2chainz

Full list of winners
Favorite Male Artist, Pop/Rock
Justin Timberlake

Favorite Female Artist, Soul/R&B
Rihanna

Favorite Album, Country
Taylor Swift/Red


Favorite Album, Rap/Hip-Hop
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis/The Heist

Favorite Artist, Alternative Rock
Imagine Dragons

Favorite Artist, Latin
Marc Anthony

Favorite Album, Pop/Rock
One Direction/Take Me Home

New Artist of the Year
Ariana Grande
 

Favorite Male Artist, Soul/R&B
Justin Timberlake

Favorite Female Artist, Country
Taylor Swift

Single of the Year
"Cruise" by Florida Georgia Line, featuring Nelly

Favorite Album, Soul/R&B
Justin Timberlake/The 20/20 Experience

Favorite Artist, Electronic Dance Music
Avicii

Favorite Male Artist, Country
Luke Bryan

Favorite Band, Duo or Group, Pop/Rock
One Direction

Artist of the Year 
Taylor Swift

Favorite Female Artist, Pop or Rock
Taylor Swift

Favorite Band, Duo or Group, Country
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Favorite Artist, Adult Contemporary
Maroon 5

Favorite Artist, Contemporary Inspirational
Matthew West

Top Soundtrack
Pitch Perfect

ASUU UPDATE-No Pay No resumption

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said it will  not  suspend its ongoing strike  until the four months salaries owed its members are paid.

The union also wants the immediate implementation of the N1.2tn offer by the Federal Government to public universities, starting with the release of N100bn this year. The balance of N1.1tn is to be spread over five years from 2014.

These were some of the resolutions reached by members of the National Executive Council of the union who converged on Kano on Friday to deliberate on whether to call off the over four- month-old industrial action or not.

A source, who was privy to the resolutions  reached during the President Goodluck Jonathan – ASUU leadership meeting three weeks ago, told The PUNCH on Sunday,  that  the fresh demands were some of the issues to be tabled before Jonathan by  the leadership  during their next meeting. A date for the meeting is yet to be fixed.

 According to the source, a strong commitment to  two demands, among other pending issues, must be obtained from the President before the  industrial action will be called off by the union.

He said, “The issue now is  on trust and we do not want a situation where promises will not be kept. The authorities have failed us in the past and we do not want a repeat of that.

”That was why we decided at the NEC meeting that the government should pay us the arrears of salaries being owed us since we started the strike on July1 before the strike can be called off. The salaries should not be paid piecemeal.

“We also insist that the Federal Government should start the implementation of the offer made to us when we met the President some weeks ago.

“For instance, the N100bn he (Jonathan) agreed to inject into the university system in 2013 should be released to the universities immediately. So, we decided          that before the strike could be called off, these two conditions and others must be met not by promises but by real action.”

The NEC members, who  met behind closed doors  at the Bayero University, Kano, were said to have reviewed the reports of the various university congresses on the strike.

Our  source, who did not want his name in print,  added that the death of a former National President of ASUU, Prof. Festus Iyayi, was discussed at the NEC meeting.

Iyayi, a University of Benin lecturer, died in an auto accident involving the convoy of the Kogi State Governor, Idris Wada and an ASUU vehicle, on his way to Kano  for  the  meeting.The  union’s National Welfare Officer, Dr. Ngozi Ilo, was injured.

Our source said the  accident “almost led  to the discontinuation of the ongoing negotiation with the Federal Government.

He added, “Some members expressed the belief that he (Iyayi) was killed by the government and therefore argued that the ongoing negotiation should be called off. Tempers rose but some members argued that the President should be respected because he had created the record of being the first Nigerian leader  to  meet with  the leadership of ASUU on the issue of making the nation’s university system better. They also argued that  students and parents should be considered.”

It was also learnt that after arguments for and against, about 60 per cent of the members of the NEC voted in favour of  the discontinuation of the strike  while the  remaining 40 per cent voted no.

But it was gathered that the  NEC members  unanimously agreed that before the strike could be called off, the leadership should ask  the government to pay  the four-month salary arrears being owed university teachers while the offer made by the government should be implemented immediately.

A key component of the agreement reached by both ASUU and the Federal Government when the President led the government team was that government would inject N1.2tn into public universities.

The government also agreed  that the N1.2tn would be domiciled at the Central Bank of Nigeria to show its commitment to the agreement.

The money is expected to be released on quarterly basis to the universities so that there won’t be any problem about implementing the deal.

The National Universities Commission and the Trade Union Congress will be the joint guarantors of the agreement while the Minister of Education will be the implementing officer. The government also agreed to revamp public universities by ensuring that all the issues that always lead to strike were  dealt with once and for all.

A majority of the chapters of the union had agreed  to  the suspension of the strike following the fresh commitment the leadership of ASUU obtained from the government.

 ASUU National President, Dr. Nassir Fagge, did not pick the several calls made to his telephone line by one of  our correspondents on Sunday to confirm the fresh demands.

 The  University of Lagos chapter ASUU Chairman, Dr. Karo Ogbinaka, and his counterpart in  the Lagos State University, Dr. Adekunle Idris, also  refused to divulge information on the outcome of the NEC meeting.

ASUU had embarked on the strike  to protest against the failure of the government  to implement the agreement they signed   in 2009.

The pact largely centered on better  funding of the universities, a declaration of a state of emergency in tertiary education, better wages  and  payment of earned allowances to lecturers.

 It  had suspended the NEC  meeting penultimate week following Iyayi’s death.

"Punch"

PDP alleges APC of importing Voters

Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Mr. Makanjuola Ogundipe, has raised the alarm that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state is planning to bring people from the neighbouring states to register as voters in the forthcoming review of voters’ register for the 2014 governorship election.
Ogundipe also alleged that the Dr Kayode Fayemiled APC government has earmarked a huge amount of money for the success of the exercise to ensure fake voters are registered during the poll.
In a statement by his media aide, Mr. Femi Omolusi, the PDP chairman also said that the state government had perfected plans to ensure the removal of the names of civil servants from the voters’ registers, having known their disposition to the ruling party.
Ogundipe, who charged his party members to be vigilant during the registration exercise, urged the state Police Commissioner, Mr. Sotonye Wakama, to take a cue from the efforts of the police during the Anambra State governorship election, which culminated in the arrest of 183 fake election observers and ensure normalcy during the review exercise.
But the state government, while saying there was no iota of truth in the allegations, chided the PDP on the issue, adding that the party was being haunted by its past and its failure to perform in seven and half years in office in addition to wasting the state’s resources.
Information Commissioner, Mr. Tayo Ekundayo and the APC interim state Chairman, Chief Jide Awe, said the PDP was supposed to lay siege and arrest the culprits since it was aware of such plans.
Awe said: “As a party, we have no such plans. If they (PDP) think or are aware that some people have such plan, all they have to do is to guard their loins and report such to the police. I cannot defend what I do not know anything of.”
He said the allegation of plans to import people from outside the state, earmarking funds for the purpose and disenfranchising civil servants levelled by the PDP, were borne out of the opposition party’s envy of the achievements of the APC government.

(CHELSEASPORT) 2-0 is never Enough-MOURINHO

Jose Mourinho was full of praise for midfielders Frank Lampard and Oscar following Chelsea’s 3-0 victory at West Ham.

Lampard, who came into the fixture in his worst goalscoring draught in a decade, opened the scoring after the Brazilian Oscar had been fouled in the penalty area, following a mistake by full-back Guy Demel.

The England veteran would cap the victory late in the second half, and Mourinho dismissed claims that he needed to deliver a performance of this calibre.

"I think he's in a moment where he has nothing to prove, to you, to the fans, to me. He has nothing to prove," spoke the Chelsea boss.

"I was his manager in the best moment of his career, probably, and now I'm back for the final years. He must enjoy what he likes to do, which is enjoy football. Scoring is part of his DNA.

"He played very, very well," Mourinho continued. "Another who was very comfortable on the pitch. He benefited from the protection offered from [John Obi] Mikel. After that, Lamps felt a bit more freedom to find these shooting areas."

Sandwiched between Lampard’s strikes was an impeccable finish from Oscar. Collecting the ball from Hazard, the former Internacional man spun, held off James Collins, before placing the ball past Jaaskelainen with ease, an example, according to Mourinho, that embodies the midfielder’s talent.

"I think the same as you think," Mourinho responded, when asked how well he felt Oscar performed. "In the middle, on the sides, he works hard – he covers – and when he has the ball he's able to score.

"It's not easy to succeed in this country, especially when so fragile, but his talent is amazing."

The Chelsea boss admitted that the second half miss from Maiga proved a crucial moment in the match, insisting that "2-0 is never enough" against sides like West Ham. That said, he felt his side were more than worthy winners.

"The game was good for us, and it became very comfortable," he continued. "We deserved this, we were very comfortable in the game, and everyone in the ground would see it."

Defeat for West Ham prolongs their burden of the worst home record in the league. Speaking after the match, manager Sam Allardyce agreed that Chelsea were deserved winners, albeit having capitalised on his side’s shortcomings.

"We allowed them to be good after the goal. But today is one Chelsea deserved to win," said Allardyce.

"Sadly it was our defence which broke first. When you make a mistake like that, gifted them a goal. It was always difficult from then on.

"We're suffering in front of goal, and now we're suffering defensively. We play with one front man, we don't play with one front man. We play with two front men, we don't play with two front men.

"It doesn't matter what system we play," he continued. "At the minute, we're missing chances."
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ARSENAL STRIKER DEDICATES GOAL TO HIS GRANDPA

Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud dedicated his two goals against Southampton to his late grandfather, who passed away earlier this week.

The France international opened the scoring by capItalising on a horrendous mistake from Saints' goalkeeper Artur Boruc, before beating the Pole with a well-taken second-half penalty.

After the game he revealed how his  grandfather was the inspiration behind his match-winning performance, which keeps Arsenal at the top of the Premier League.

"I wanted to give a thought to my grandfather, who died three days ago," Giroud told Telefoot.

"It was a pleasure to score. I wanted to dedicate the goals to him. It's been a while since I had scored. It feels good, especially as we remain first."

The former Montpellier striker also commented on France's World Cup qualification earlier in the week, as les Bleus overcame a two-goal deficit against Ukraine to book their place at Brazil 2014.

"I've seen guys who had tears in their eyes. A reversal like that, that makes a team whole. It really has the feeling of accomplishment," he added.

"The feeling of having done the good thing and having reconciled with the French people... We were like kids and very proud."

OAU IFE ADMISSION INTO FULL-TIME MASTERS PORGRAMME

DEPARTMENT of Geology Invites Application for Admission into Full-Time Masters Postgraduate Courses

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION INTO FULL-TIME PROFESSIONAL ONE-YEAR MASTERS POSTGRADUATE COURSES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NON-GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND INDUSTRY FOR 2013/2014 ACADEMIC SESSION.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into Full-time Postgraduate Programmes available in the Department of Geology, Faculty of Science for 2013/2014 Academic Session. The Programmes are:
(i)                 Master in Petroleum Geosciences
(ii)               Master in Petroleum Geophysics
(iii)             Master in Petroleum Geochemistry
(iv)             Master in Mineral Exploration
(v)               Master in Groundwater and Environmental Geosciences

YABATECH SCREENING DATE FOR HND1 FULL TIME

                                 2013/2014 HND 1 SCREENING DATE IS RELEASED

DATE FOR SCREEENING OF 2013/2014 HND 1 FULL TIME CANDIDATE

Below is the table showing the dates of screening for 2013/2014 HND 1 candidates for each school.

S/N	SCHOOL	DATE OF SCREENING
1	Art, Design & Printing	Tuesday, November 26, 2013
2	Engineering	Wednesday, November 27, 2013 Thursday, November 28, 2013
3	Environmental Studies	Tuesday, November 26, 2013
4	Management & Business Studies	Monday, November 25, 2013 Tuesday, November 26, 2013 Wednesday, November 27, 2013
5	Science	Tuesday, November 26, 2013 Wednesday, November 27, 2013
6	Technology	Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Candidates are advised to avail themselves for the screening exercise.

ADMISSION INTO PRE-DEGREE PROGRAMME FOR THE 2013/2014 SESSION AAUA

ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY

P. M. B.001 AKUNGBA – AKOKO, ONDO - STATE, NIGERIA.

CENTRE FOR DIPLOMA AND PRE-DEGREE STUDIES

ADMISSION INTO PRE-DEGREE PROGRAMME FOR THE 2013/2014 SESSION

 

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into PRE-DEGREE PROGRAMMES of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria, for the 2013/2014 academic session.

 

• PRE-DEGREE PROGRAMMES ON OFFER

The Pre-degree programmes last for one academic session. Each candidate who successfully completes the programme after adequate counseling will choose from the degree programmes listed hereunder. Placements would however depend on performance and available spaces. Candidates must also take the 2014 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to be eligible for consideration for admission to the University and must obtain a minimum score of 200 in the examination.

 

(i) PRE-DEGREE SCIENCE

Biochemistry, Chemistry, Environmental Biology & Fisheries, Geophysics, Industrial Chemistry, Industrial Mathematics, Mathematics, Microbiology, Physics with Electronics, and Plant Science & Biotechnology.

 

(ii) PRE-DEGREE SCIENCE EDUCATION

Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science Education, Health Education, Human Kinetics, Integrated Science, Mathematics Education, Physics and Technical Education.

 

(iii) PRE-DEGREE ARTS

Linguistics & Yoruba, Religion & African Culture, and Yoruba

 

(iv) PRE-DEGREE ARTS EDUCATION

Adult Education/Continuing & Non-Formal Education, English Education, History Education, Religious Studies Education, and Yoruba Education.

 

(v) PRE-DEGREE SOCIAL SCIENCE

Geography & Planning Sciences and Psychology

 

(vi) PRE-DEGREE SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION

Geography Education and Social Science Education.

 

B. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

 

(i) PRE-DEGREE ARTS AND PRE-DEGREE ARTS EDUCATION

A minimum of 5 Credit passes at SSCE (NECO or WAEC) obtained at not more than two sittings. These must include English Language, Yoruba, Religious Studies, History/Government. (A Credit pass in Literature in English will be required for English Education)

 

(ii) DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGES

The five Credit passes must include English Languages and Yoruba (for B.A. Yoruba) or any language (for B.A. Linguistics).

(iii) DEPARTMENT OF RELIGION AND AFRICAN CULTURE

The five Credit passes must include any of the following:

CRK, IRK, Arabic, Government, Nigerian Languages and two subjects from either Arts or Social Sciences.

 

(iv) PRE-DEGREE SCIENCE & PRE-DEGREE SCIENCE EDUCATION

A minimum of five Credit passes at SSCE (NECO or WAEC) obtained at not more than two sittings which must include English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

 

(v) PRE-DEGREE SOCIAL SCIENCES

A minimum of five Credit passes at SSCE (NECO or WAEC) obtained at not more than two sittings. These must include Mathematics, English Language and three other Social Science subjects. Those willing to study GEOGRAPHY AND PLANNING SCIENCE must have Credit in Geography in addition to two other subjects. Those willing to study PSYCHOLOGY must have Credit in Biology

 

(vi) PRE-DEGREE SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION

A minimum of five Credit passes at SSCE (NECO or WAEC) obtained at not more than two sittings. These must include Mathematics, English Language and three other Social Science subjects. Those willing to study GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION must have Credit in Geography in addition to two other subjects. A pass in Mathematics is acceptable for Social Studies Education

 

C. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

• Admission into 100 level from Pre-degree is not automatic.

 

• Pre-degree candidates are required to take the 2014 UTME and obtain the minimum pass mark of 200 in the examination.

 

• Admission of candidates will be dependent on their Weighted Average in the two semesters, the UTME score and their ranking with respect to the cut-off marks for the chosen courses.

 

• Any candidate who did not satisfy all the above conditions and still goes on to pay school fees into the University’s Account would forfeit such fund.

 

D.APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Candidates are to register online by the payment of N11,000 only for application form by the usage of ONLY ATM card (Verve or Mastercard) and following the steps below:

 

(i) Log on to the University website www.aaua.edu.ng or portal.aaua.edu.ng

(ii) Click on pre-degree application

(iii) Click Interswitch logo for payment of N11,000 only

(iv) Enter the information requested for validation

(v) Select verve or MasterCard for payment

(v) Fill in the application form and submit after completion

(vi) Print a copy of the form after submission and an acknowledgment slip

(vii) Candidates are expected to bring the printed form & acknowledgement slip for a screening exercise that will take place from 20 th to 22 nd January, 2014 at the University Campus

 

CLOSING DATE OF REGISTRATION is Friday, January 10th, 2014

Signed

R. B. Olotu

Registrar

 

Click here for Pre-Degree Form