Afe Babalola University – ABUAD 2013 3rd Post Utme Screening

This is inform the prospective cadidates for Afe Babalola University that ABUAD will conduct its 3^rd post UTME 2013/2014 admission screening exercise. Are you seeking admission into the fastest growing private university in Africa? If yes, see the instructions below:
TIME: Saturday September 7, 2013 at 10 am.
SCREENING CENTRES:

• Main Campus: Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Km 8.5, Afe Babalola Way, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.
• Lagos: Afe Babalola Auditorium, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos.
• Abuja: Garki Government Secondary School, Area 10, Abuja.
• Port-Harcourt: Rivers State College of Arts and Science, Rumuola, Port-Harcourt.
• Warri: Montessori International School, 66, Airport Road, Opposite Delta Career College, Warri.

PURCHASE OF FORM:
Application forms can be purchased from any of the designated selling points on or before the screening date by following this procedure:

1. Pay N7,500 into any of the designated banks
2. Show evidence of payment (Original payment teller) at any of the designated selling points to collect the application form.
3. Original payment teller and completed application forms are to be submitted on the day of screening at the screening centres.

CHANGE OF INSTITUTION:
If you did not choose Afe Babalola University on the UTME Form, you must purchase a change of institution form by paying N2,000 into any of the designated banks. Collect a separate teller for the change of institution form.
DESIGNATED BANKS:

• Skye Bank  17707755995
• First Bank  2017401566
• Wema Bank  0122139765
• Ecobank  2862016620
• Zenith Bank  1012149264
• Union Bank  0034651222

DESIGNATED SELLING POINTS FOR APPLICATION FORMS:

• Main Campus: Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Km 8.5, Afe Babalola Way, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.
• Ibadan: Emmanuel Chambers, 80, Fajuyi Road, Ekotedo, Ibadan.
• Abuja: Emmanuel House, 24, Madeira Street, Imani Estate, Maitama, Abuja.
• Lagos: Emmanuel House, Plot 1, Block 4, CMD/ Jubilee Road, Magodo, GRA, Lagos.
• Port-Harcourt: Emmanuel Chambers, 7, Aba Road, Port-Harcourt.
• Warri: Montessori International School, 66, Airport Road, Opposite Delta Career College, Warri.

NB:

• The foregoing information will also be published in Newspapers, Radio and Television.
• Account details will be verified before forms are issued to Applicants.

For further information, you may contact the Registrar on the following telephone numbers 08038521163, 08030706711 or 08033509150.

Nigerian Graduates Are Employable – Agada

Former minister of state for education, Dr. Jerry Agada, is the chairman, Advisory Board of President’s Schools Debate of Nigeria. In this interview with UCHE UDUMA, he speaks on some of the issues that have weakened the education system in Nigeria and proffers solutions. He also faults the notion that graduates of Nigerian universities are unemployable.  

New Horizons sponsors Nigerian kids to Microsoft Worldwide competition

IN a bid to promote IT education and certification in Nigeria and as part of its strategic thrust to repositioning Nigeria using the instrumentality of ICT, New Horizons has sponsored two students who emerged National winners in the 2013 Certiport Microsoft Specialist and Adobe Certified Associate competitions held in Lagos.

The students represented Nigeria and their schools on an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C USA for the Worldwide Championship.

They will join other National champions from 120 countries in Europe, America and Asia from July 31st-August 3rd, 2013 courtesy of New Horizons. This will be the 5th time in the last four year when the company will sponsor participation of Nigerian kids in International competition.

The students are Master Ejidele Inioluwa Morakinyo, who was the national winner of Adobe Certified Associate competition from Doregos Private Academy and Miss. Akintilo Naomi Mopelola the national winner of Microsoft Office Specialist competition from Vivian Fowler Memorial College for Girls.

On a yearly basis, New Horizons Nigeria organises the National Certiport competitions and sponsors the winners on an all-expense paid trip to the USA to compete with the other over 300,000 national champions from over 120 countries. This is the first time Adobe Certified Associate worldwide competition is organised and a Nigerian student participated in the debut edition.

The competition started in October 2012 and students from various schools across the country competed in the competition, which also qualified them as Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) and Adobe Certified Associate (ACA).  The Top 20 finalists with the highest scores in the International Certification Examinations were selected to compete for privilege to represent Nigeria in Washington D.C. USA.

Six students amongst the 400 participants emerged first, second and third in Microsoft Office Specialist and Adobe Certified Associate categories following a hectic online real-time examination and project based work conducted at the head quarters of New Horizons Computer Systems Limited, the Top IT training institution in the country on behalf Certiport. Certiport, a Pearson VUE business, is the leading provider of certification exam development, delivery and programme management.

As part of our contribution this year, New Horizons gave over 100 students scholarship on training and paid for their international examination voucher for the students to be able to participate in competition and increase the number of participants from Nigeria. 

In Pakistan and their neighbouring countries use to record over twenty thousand participants every year which we hope that Nigeria can attain this feat in the next five years to record Ten thousand participants. We encourage schools and parents to allow their wards to participate in the next year’s competition.

Final Year LASU Student Charged With Exam Malpractice

Lagos — A 43-year-old LASU student and one other were, Tuesday, arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrate's court over alleged examination malpractice.

The suspects are Bruno Aire Ehidiamen, 43 and David Onuche, 35.

The defendants who were docked before Magistrate Eniola Fabamwo, are facing a four-count charge of conspiracy, examination malpractice, forgery and impersonation.

Examination malpractice is punishable with 10 years imprisonment under the criminal law.
The police prosecutor, ASP Police Barth Nwaokoye, told the court that the defendants committed the alleged offence on August 15, 2013 at about 4 pm at Agidingbi area of Ikeja, in Lagos.

He said the defendants conspired together to cheat and engage in examination malpractice.
Nwaokoye said with intent to cheat at the examination, the defendants forged Lagos State University, LASU, examination docket.

He also said that Onuche unlawfully assisted one Ehidiamen to write the LASU final year Faculty of Law examination.

The prosecutor claimed that Onuche impersonated by falsely representing himself as Bruno Aire Ehidiamen to write the examination.

According to the prosecutor, the offence committed is contrary to section 409 and punishable under section 378 (2) of the criminal laws of Lagos state of Nigeria 2011. However, when the charges were read to the defendants, they pleaded not guilty.

Magistrate Fabamwo granted the defendants bail in the sum of N200,000 each with two surties in like sum and adjourned the case to October 16, 2013.