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The National Universities Commission (NUC) has observed with great concern that some Nigerian universities are running unapproved postgraduate programmes, leading to the award of Masters and PhD degrees. ....... Click Here to advertise on the page The Commission has also observed that some Parastatals and Institutes are awarding these same Postgraduate degrees, either on their own or through unapproved affiliations with Nigerian and foreign Universities. Such practices are not only unethical, but also antithetical to time-tested quality assurance best practices. The qualifications/awards resulting therefrom are not recognized. The Commission hereby notifies the general public that only the following universities have approval to offer postgraduate programmes at the Masters and Ph.D levels in Nigeria; Federal Universities : 1. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi 2. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 3. Bayero University, Kano 4. Federal University of Technology, Akure 5.

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday gave vice chancellors a marching order to expel students with less than 0.5 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) from next academic session.                                                                              President Buhari Such students, he said, are unserious elements that should not be accommodated any longer in higher institutions. The President also cautioned governing councils and managements universities against muzzle-flexing and ego-tripping, which he said had thrown affected universities into avoidable crises. Buhari spoke at the 31st convocation of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT). He further assured his administration was committed to the 2009 agreement entered into with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). This, he noted, led to the recent setting up of a committee to renegotiate the contentious agreement. Buhari, who was represented by the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Are: 1. Thee Great Pyramid at Giza, Egypt 2. Thee Hanging Gardens of Babylon 3. The Statue of Zeus atOlympia, Greece 4. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus 5. The Mausoleum atHalicarnassusthe 6. Colossus of Rhodes 7. The Lighthouse at Alexandria, Egypt The Seven Wonders were first defined as themata (Greek for 'things to be seen’ which, in today’s common English, we would phrase as 'must sees’) by Philo ofByzantium in 225 BCE, in his workOn The Seven Wonders. Other writers on the Seven Wonders include Herodotus, Callimachus of Cyrene and Antipater of Sidon. Of the original seven, only the Great Pyramid exists today. GREAT PYRAMID AT GIZA The Great Pyramid at Giza was constructed between 2584 and 2561 BCE for the Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu (known in Greek as `Cheops') and was the tallest man-made structure in the world for almost 4,000 years. Excavations of the interior of the pyramid were only initiated in earnest in the late

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University has released the list of admitted candidates for the 2016/2017 academic session online. How to Check Your Admission Status 1. Visit http://eportal.oauife.edu.ng/admissions.php 2. Enter your admission Year and JAMB Registration Number in the spaces provided. 3. Click on the submit button to access your provisional admission status. Acceptance Fee Payment Procedure Admitted students will be required to make payment ofa non-refundable acceptance fee of N20,000.00. They are to proceed to the University’s e-portal via  http://eportal.oauife.edu.ng from Monday, 13th March, 2017 to print the RRR invoice for payment of Acceptance Fee. Candidates are required to pay appropriate charges as indicated in any branch of banks that accept Remita payment. Return to the e-portal after payment to complete registration. OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION OF FRESHMEN Candidates who have been offered admission should upload their credentials

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has officially resumed work at the national secretariat of the party. Addressing the Imo State PDP delegation who paid him a visit in Abuja, Senator Sheriff said the party is in its current leadership mess because of the imposition of candidates against the wishes of the people. He, however, stated optimism that he would return the party to the people. On their part, the delegation led by Senator Hope Uzodinma pledged to mobilise the support of party members from the southeast region. It appears  the ruling of the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt, Rivers State which reinstated Sheriff as the PDP Chairman  has continued to trigger more controversy within the party. This time, the chapter of the party in Kaduna state seems to have been divided over Senator Sheriff’s supporters and those in Senator Ahmed Makarfi’s camp. Members of the state working committee unanimously threw their

With effect from this year (2017), candidates awaiting results would no longer be eligible to apply for the Universities Tertiary Matriculation Examination, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, said in Abuja on Tuesday. The organisation also said it had concluded all restructuring and reforms and is now set to commence the sale of its application document in March. The restructuring exercise will now allow for only one choice of public university in which new registration platform will now be first choice, second choice, third choice and fourth choice and not most preferred, preferred choice. A statement by the spokesperson of JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, said the agency had taken time to add value to the services it have been offering to Nigerians for over three decades. According to him, the restructuring was aimed at expanding the opportunities available to candidates since almost all the public universities do not consider candidates on the second choice list bec

January 23, 2017 – Council flags off the processes for the appointment of a new Vice-Chancellor January 26, 2017 – Advertisement of the vacancy for the post of Vice-Chancellor in approved newspaper(s) in Nigeria and in the University Bulletin. Suggested Newspapers are: The Guardian The Punch The Tribune The Nation The Vanguard Daily Trust March 9, 2017 – Closing of the advertisement/deadline for submission of Applications. March 14, 2017 – Special Meeting of Congregation to elect two representatives on the Search Team March 15, 2017 – Senate Meeting to elect two representatives on the Search Team March 17, 2017 – Special Meeting of Council to elect Chairman of the Search Team March 20, 2017 – Search Team commences operations April 20, 2017 – Search Team concludes assignment and forwards its report to the Council. April 21, 2017 – Council meeting to shortlist candidates. April 24, 2017 – Letters of invitation through DHL with pre- paid reply for interaction