UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS 2009/2010 ACADEMIC SESSION.
Introduction:
The above named Scholarship for Nigerians is in tune with her Human Resource Development Programme offering a number of University Scholarships Awards here in Nigerian universities funded by a group of Ikorodu Indigenes resident in the USA known as AKD USA, to qualified students in universities in Nigeria who are bonafide indigenes of Ikorodu municipality.
Conditions of Application:
• Applicant must be an indigene of Ikorodu.
• Applicant must be in his/her first year in the university.
• Applicant must be indigent.
• Applicant must be scholarly in character and learning.
The Scholarship:
• To cover Tuition, Books and incidental expenses.
• To cover the duration of any course in the sciences.
• Tenable only in Nigeria.
Mode of Application:
Interested applicants are required to apply in writing, stating clearly their credentials to:
The Board Secretary,
Ikorodu Division Human Resource Development Board,
Abel Abu Akinpelu Committee Room,
Ikorodu Town Hall Premises,
Olubi Street, Ikorodu, Lagos State.
Deadline: 4 weeks from today.
RSVP: Chief Tele Oduloye, Board Secretary (08033009606)
GANI FAWEHINMI 2010 ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS.
GANI FAWEHINMI 2010 ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS.
FOUR(4) MILLION NAIRA SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FORTY(40) STUDENTS.
Introduction:
Applications are invited for Chief Gani Fawehinmi Annual Scholarship for Nigerians Awards. The award is for 40 (forty) students, each of whom will receive One hundred Thousand Naira (N100,000.00) for their education.
Criteria for Award:
1. Applicant must be poor and indigent.
2. Applicant must be registered students of Tertiary institutions in Nigeria i.e Universities, Polytechnics and College of Education.
3. Applicants must have good academic performances.
Mode of Application:
• Each applicant shall submit an application letter, not more than two pages. The letter must include the name of the candidate, course of study, year of study, state of origin, and why the candidate believes that he/she should be given the scholarship award.
• The application letter must be accompanied by:
(a) A photocopy of the candidate’s current Identity card.
(b) A letter from the candidate’s current Head of Department, including correct information of the candidate’s CGPA for the last academic semester.
(c) A letter from the Registrar certifying that the candidate is a student of such institution.
(d) A copy of the candidates registration form for the current semester.
The application letter, with all the supporting documents, should be forwarded (by hand or by postal delivery) to:
CHIEF GANI FAWEHINMI SCHOLARSHIP BOARD,
c/o Gani Fawehinmi Chambers,
35, Adeniran Ajao Road, Ajao Estate, Anthony Village, Lagos State.
Or
P.O. Box 1114, Surulere, Lagos State.
NB: Deadline for submission of application is Wednesday, March 31st, 2010.
Interview and Award Ceremony:
Interview: All applicants will be interviewed on Wednesday, April 20th, 2010 at Gani Fawehinmi Chambers,
35, Adeniran Ajao Road, Ajao Estate, Anthony Village, Lagos State.
Award Ceremony:
Successful candidates will be awarded the Scholarships on Thursday, April 21st, 2010 at same venue by 12:00 Noon.
Announcer: Chairman, Gani Fawehinmi Scholarship Board.
FOUR(4) MILLION NAIRA SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FORTY(40) STUDENTS.
Introduction:
Applications are invited for Chief Gani Fawehinmi Annual Scholarship for Nigerians Awards. The award is for 40 (forty) students, each of whom will receive One hundred Thousand Naira (N100,000.00) for their education.
Criteria for Award:
1. Applicant must be poor and indigent.
2. Applicant must be registered students of Tertiary institutions in Nigeria i.e Universities, Polytechnics and College of Education.
3. Applicants must have good academic performances.
Mode of Application:
• Each applicant shall submit an application letter, not more than two pages. The letter must include the name of the candidate, course of study, year of study, state of origin, and why the candidate believes that he/she should be given the scholarship award.
• The application letter must be accompanied by:
(a) A photocopy of the candidate’s current Identity card.
(b) A letter from the candidate’s current Head of Department, including correct information of the candidate’s CGPA for the last academic semester.
(c) A letter from the Registrar certifying that the candidate is a student of such institution.
(d) A copy of the candidates registration form for the current semester.
The application letter, with all the supporting documents, should be forwarded (by hand or by postal delivery) to:
CHIEF GANI FAWEHINMI SCHOLARSHIP BOARD,
c/o Gani Fawehinmi Chambers,
35, Adeniran Ajao Road, Ajao Estate, Anthony Village, Lagos State.
Or
P.O. Box 1114, Surulere, Lagos State.
NB: Deadline for submission of application is Wednesday, March 31st, 2010.
Interview and Award Ceremony:
Interview: All applicants will be interviewed on Wednesday, April 20th, 2010 at Gani Fawehinmi Chambers,
35, Adeniran Ajao Road, Ajao Estate, Anthony Village, Lagos State.
Award Ceremony:
Successful candidates will be awarded the Scholarships on Thursday, April 21st, 2010 at same venue by 12:00 Noon.
Announcer: Chairman, Gani Fawehinmi Scholarship Board.
WELLSPRING UNIVERSITY is offering Admission. Hurry Now!
Wellspring is a private university promoted by Management Science Centre and approved by the Federal Government of Nigeria. It operates on Christian ethics and principles and is under the mentorship of the great University of Benin, as advised by the National University Commission.
Applications are invited from suitable qualified candidates for admission to the 100 level programme of the following courses:
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL & MANAGEMENT SCIENCES.
1. Economics
2. Mass Communication
3. Accounting
4. Finance and Banking
5. Business Administration
6. Marketing
7. Estate Management and Valuation
8. International Relations and Diplomacy
9. Industrial Relations and Personnel Management
COLLEGE OF SCIENCES.
1. Biology
2. Micro-biology
3. Chemistry
4. Biochemistry
5. Industrial Chemistry
6. Mathematics
7. Statistics
8. Management Sciences
9. Physics
10. ICT
11. Accounting and Computer Science.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS.
Five(5) credit passes in WASC, SSCE, GCE, NECO, NABTEB. Credit pass in English Language is compulsory in all courses. Mathematics is also compulsory in certain courses.
METHOD OF APPLICATION.
1. Pay N6,500 into FIRST BANK of NIGERIA Account No. 2352030010788 or ZENITH BANK of NIGERIA Account No. 6113705076 or FIDELITY BANK of NIGERIA Account No. 022401010003223.
2. Assess application form on the university homepage at www.wellspringuniversity.net
3. Alternatively, candidates can obtain forms directly from the campus or from any of our Lagos centres.
POST UME SCREENING.
Date: February 20, 2010.
Time: 9:00am prompt.
Screening Centres in Benin City, Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Asaba.
For more details, call 07042683282, 08191189031.
*HOSTEL FACILITIES AVAILABLE ON THE CAMPUS.
Applications are invited from suitable qualified candidates for admission to the 100 level programme of the following courses:
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL & MANAGEMENT SCIENCES.
1. Economics
2. Mass Communication
3. Accounting
4. Finance and Banking
5. Business Administration
6. Marketing
7. Estate Management and Valuation
8. International Relations and Diplomacy
9. Industrial Relations and Personnel Management
COLLEGE OF SCIENCES.
1. Biology
2. Micro-biology
3. Chemistry
4. Biochemistry
5. Industrial Chemistry
6. Mathematics
7. Statistics
8. Management Sciences
9. Physics
10. ICT
11. Accounting and Computer Science.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS.
Five(5) credit passes in WASC, SSCE, GCE, NECO, NABTEB. Credit pass in English Language is compulsory in all courses. Mathematics is also compulsory in certain courses.
METHOD OF APPLICATION.
1. Pay N6,500 into FIRST BANK of NIGERIA Account No. 2352030010788 or ZENITH BANK of NIGERIA Account No. 6113705076 or FIDELITY BANK of NIGERIA Account No. 022401010003223.
2. Assess application form on the university homepage at www.wellspringuniversity.net
3. Alternatively, candidates can obtain forms directly from the campus or from any of our Lagos centres.
POST UME SCREENING.
Date: February 20, 2010.
Time: 9:00am prompt.
Screening Centres in Benin City, Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Asaba.
For more details, call 07042683282, 08191189031.
*HOSTEL FACILITIES AVAILABLE ON THE CAMPUS.
Attack on the Global Educational sector.
Brutal attacks” on teachers and pupils are being used as a tactic of terror and political violence, says an international report.
A report from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization warns of a”significant increase” in attacks on education.
These include assassinations and bomb attacks on staff and pupils in 31 countries around the world.
The report warns of the”degradation” of communities facing such atrocities.
”Education under Attack 2010”, a report from the United Nations agency published on Wednesday, reveals a pattern of systematic attacks on teachers, pupils, schools and universities.
Warning of a rise in attacks in the past three years, the report highlights teachers being murdered in Thailand, the destruction of schools in Afghanistan, sexual attacks on schoolgirls in the Democratic Republic of Congo and ”narco-guerrillas” trying to control schools in Brazil.
It identifies new trends, including ”the direct killing and mass poisoning of pupils in Afghanistan and the mass abduction of pupils for recruitment as suicide bombers in Pakistan”.
The report begins with a case study - describing the attack on a group of schoolgirls and their teachers in southern Afghanistan in 2008, in which assailants, opposed to the education of women, poured battery acid on the pupils‘faces.
Report author, Brendan O‘Malley, says attacks on staff and pupils are much more widespread than had been previously recognized.
”The sheer volume of attacks on education documented demonstrates that the demolition of schools and assassination of pupils and teachers is by no means limited to supporters of the Taliban fighting in the hills of Afghanistan.”
Attacks intensified dramatically in Pakistan, India, Thailand and Afghanistan, says the report.
And it identifies several different strands behind the increase in attacks on education.
Attacks on schools can be used by rebels as way of attacking the state - such as Maoist insurgents in India.
They can also have specific goals - such as in Afghanistan - where attacks oppose the education of women.
Schools and teachers can be attacked as symbolic targets in ethnic, religious or ideological conflicts, such as assaults by Islamist separatists in Thailand, the report says.
And the intimidation of academics can be a way of silencing political opponents and restricting human rights campaigns.
Schools can also be destroyed in military action - with widespread damage caused to education by conflicts in Georgia, Pakistan and Gaza.
There are”grave concerns” in the report over the abuse of teacher trade unionists in Colombia - where 90 teachers were murdered between 2006 and 2008.
From http://www.nigeriadailynews.com/
A report from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization warns of a”significant increase” in attacks on education.
These include assassinations and bomb attacks on staff and pupils in 31 countries around the world.
The report warns of the”degradation” of communities facing such atrocities.
”Education under Attack 2010”, a report from the United Nations agency published on Wednesday, reveals a pattern of systematic attacks on teachers, pupils, schools and universities.
Warning of a rise in attacks in the past three years, the report highlights teachers being murdered in Thailand, the destruction of schools in Afghanistan, sexual attacks on schoolgirls in the Democratic Republic of Congo and ”narco-guerrillas” trying to control schools in Brazil.
It identifies new trends, including ”the direct killing and mass poisoning of pupils in Afghanistan and the mass abduction of pupils for recruitment as suicide bombers in Pakistan”.
The report begins with a case study - describing the attack on a group of schoolgirls and their teachers in southern Afghanistan in 2008, in which assailants, opposed to the education of women, poured battery acid on the pupils‘faces.
Report author, Brendan O‘Malley, says attacks on staff and pupils are much more widespread than had been previously recognized.
”The sheer volume of attacks on education documented demonstrates that the demolition of schools and assassination of pupils and teachers is by no means limited to supporters of the Taliban fighting in the hills of Afghanistan.”
Attacks intensified dramatically in Pakistan, India, Thailand and Afghanistan, says the report.
And it identifies several different strands behind the increase in attacks on education.
Attacks on schools can be used by rebels as way of attacking the state - such as Maoist insurgents in India.
They can also have specific goals - such as in Afghanistan - where attacks oppose the education of women.
Schools and teachers can be attacked as symbolic targets in ethnic, religious or ideological conflicts, such as assaults by Islamist separatists in Thailand, the report says.
And the intimidation of academics can be a way of silencing political opponents and restricting human rights campaigns.
Schools can also be destroyed in military action - with widespread damage caused to education by conflicts in Georgia, Pakistan and Gaza.
There are”grave concerns” in the report over the abuse of teacher trade unionists in Colombia - where 90 teachers were murdered between 2006 and 2008.
From http://www.nigeriadailynews.com/
Ebonyi State offers Orphans and others scholarships.
No less than 20 orphans and vulnerable children, OVC, were recently at Abakaliki Vistula Centre, presented with cash and other scholarship materials by the wife of Ebonyi State Governor on behalf of a non governmental organization, the Netherlands Holdings.
Six undergraduates received N20,000 each, wile 14 secondary school students were presented with school uniforms, bags, sandals, text books, desks and other educational materials.
Representative of the Netherlands Holdings, Emeka Ogazi stated that the organization had been to different prisons in Enugu and Ebonyi States for the same purpose of giving alms to the less privileged, adding that in 2009, 38 persons benefited from the organization’s charity.
Wife of the Ebonyi State Governor, Josephine Elechi said she was delighted be part of efforts to assist indigent children through educational support, stressing that her pet project, the Mother and Child Initiative, MCCI, has been committed to ensuring the improvement in the living conditions of vulnerable children, who she said have no source of help in their quest for survival.
The Governor’s wife said that her organization conducted a survey of orphans and vulnerable children across the local government areas of the state, which she said led to the presentation of educational support to encourage them.
From GreenScholarships we say BRAVO!!!
Six undergraduates received N20,000 each, wile 14 secondary school students were presented with school uniforms, bags, sandals, text books, desks and other educational materials.
Representative of the Netherlands Holdings, Emeka Ogazi stated that the organization had been to different prisons in Enugu and Ebonyi States for the same purpose of giving alms to the less privileged, adding that in 2009, 38 persons benefited from the organization’s charity.
Wife of the Ebonyi State Governor, Josephine Elechi said she was delighted be part of efforts to assist indigent children through educational support, stressing that her pet project, the Mother and Child Initiative, MCCI, has been committed to ensuring the improvement in the living conditions of vulnerable children, who she said have no source of help in their quest for survival.
The Governor’s wife said that her organization conducted a survey of orphans and vulnerable children across the local government areas of the state, which she said led to the presentation of educational support to encourage them.
From GreenScholarships we say BRAVO!!!
Report: More Nigerian undergraduates seek tertiary education abroad.
As evident in the turnout of the 7th Canadian Education Fair held in Lagos over the weekend, more Nigerians dissatisfied with the present level of tertiary education in the country continue to seek education in foreign institutions.
At the Fair, held at the Lagoon Restaurant in Victoria Island, Lagos, Josiah Osagie, an SS3 student of White Sands School, Lekki, said studying in Nigerian universities is equivalent to redundancy in character and learning; thus, his desire to study Medicine in Canada, where he believes his opportunities are limitless.
“In Nigeria, the environment is not conducive. There are constant strikes, the teaching standards are unacceptable, nothing gets done! This country does not provide the opportunities I seek to make a positive difference in my life. So I have to help myself,” expressed Master Osagie.
Sharing the same view, Linda Ogazi, an SS1 student of Methodist Girls High School, Yaba, along with other students from over 17 secondary schools from Lagos State, said the Nigerian government has failed to encourage Nigerians to make them want to study in Nigeria.
“Canada’s education standard is higher. Their institutions are better funded, they have better equipment. You can even study and work while in Canada. But here, even if you get into school, there are no jobs,” said 14-year-old Miss Ogazi.
For Alan Kachi, a 16-year-old SS2 student of St. Gregory’s College, Ikoyi, who wants to be a petrochemical engineer, studying anywhere from Nigeria is a guarantee against harassment from cultists and victimisation from teachers.
Commenting, the director of Sharon Consultants Ltd., based in Canada and Nigeria, Bolajoko Adejobi, who, representing several Canadian institutions, helps international students with their admissions and visa packaging, said there has been an increase of Nigerians seeking to study in Canada.
“International admission seekers are increasing. At the Fair in Abuja, we had more post-secondary school leavers. But here in Lagos, we have seen more graduates seeking to study in Canada. And this is because Nigerian institutions are not internationally accredited,” Mrs. Adejobi said.
The Canadian Deputy High Commission’s Second Secretary working in the immigration sector, Mary Macleod, explained that though the Canadian government is receptive to international students, all immigrants must fulfil three mandatory visa requirements.
“You must prove you are going for the reason stated. You must have the money to do what you say you are going to do and that you will return afterwards to your country. And you must prove you are not inadmissible. It is on you to show these to us and not for us to find out,” Mrs. Macleod said.
She said applicants or their sponsors should present original bank statements from specific banks, showing that in the last six months, the required funds to cater for the period of the applicant’s stay in Canada are present. She also said for applicants with multiple sponsors, credible proof of each sponsor’s capacity and dedication to the applicant must be provided.
Stating that even with a visa, a permit must still be obtained before entering Canada, Mrs. Macleod said mature students, who have been out of school for a few years but now want to further their education, should provide evidence they have been building towards returning to school.
“Mature students have more to overcome in area of proof than a fresh school leaver. They can apply but they should have evidence that during their time out of school, they have been working, obtained Internet credits or did some certification programmes from reputable schools,” Mrs. Macleod added.
Confirming the disadvantage for mature students, Leo Barsony, the International Education Co-ordinator for Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology, Ontario, Canada, said even when Canadian schools give letters of acceptance, applicants aged between 17-25 years stand better chances of being given visas.
“I have been doing this for 30 years and I don’t know how immigration works because I’ll send them two exact files but of different people and they’ll accept one but refuse the other. A person’s age is not a hindrance to schools but for immigration, it is,” said Mr. Barsony.
At the Fair, held at the Lagoon Restaurant in Victoria Island, Lagos, Josiah Osagie, an SS3 student of White Sands School, Lekki, said studying in Nigerian universities is equivalent to redundancy in character and learning; thus, his desire to study Medicine in Canada, where he believes his opportunities are limitless.
“In Nigeria, the environment is not conducive. There are constant strikes, the teaching standards are unacceptable, nothing gets done! This country does not provide the opportunities I seek to make a positive difference in my life. So I have to help myself,” expressed Master Osagie.
Sharing the same view, Linda Ogazi, an SS1 student of Methodist Girls High School, Yaba, along with other students from over 17 secondary schools from Lagos State, said the Nigerian government has failed to encourage Nigerians to make them want to study in Nigeria.
“Canada’s education standard is higher. Their institutions are better funded, they have better equipment. You can even study and work while in Canada. But here, even if you get into school, there are no jobs,” said 14-year-old Miss Ogazi.
For Alan Kachi, a 16-year-old SS2 student of St. Gregory’s College, Ikoyi, who wants to be a petrochemical engineer, studying anywhere from Nigeria is a guarantee against harassment from cultists and victimisation from teachers.
Commenting, the director of Sharon Consultants Ltd., based in Canada and Nigeria, Bolajoko Adejobi, who, representing several Canadian institutions, helps international students with their admissions and visa packaging, said there has been an increase of Nigerians seeking to study in Canada.
“International admission seekers are increasing. At the Fair in Abuja, we had more post-secondary school leavers. But here in Lagos, we have seen more graduates seeking to study in Canada. And this is because Nigerian institutions are not internationally accredited,” Mrs. Adejobi said.
The Canadian Deputy High Commission’s Second Secretary working in the immigration sector, Mary Macleod, explained that though the Canadian government is receptive to international students, all immigrants must fulfil three mandatory visa requirements.
“You must prove you are going for the reason stated. You must have the money to do what you say you are going to do and that you will return afterwards to your country. And you must prove you are not inadmissible. It is on you to show these to us and not for us to find out,” Mrs. Macleod said.
She said applicants or their sponsors should present original bank statements from specific banks, showing that in the last six months, the required funds to cater for the period of the applicant’s stay in Canada are present. She also said for applicants with multiple sponsors, credible proof of each sponsor’s capacity and dedication to the applicant must be provided.
Stating that even with a visa, a permit must still be obtained before entering Canada, Mrs. Macleod said mature students, who have been out of school for a few years but now want to further their education, should provide evidence they have been building towards returning to school.
“Mature students have more to overcome in area of proof than a fresh school leaver. They can apply but they should have evidence that during their time out of school, they have been working, obtained Internet credits or did some certification programmes from reputable schools,” Mrs. Macleod added.
Confirming the disadvantage for mature students, Leo Barsony, the International Education Co-ordinator for Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology, Ontario, Canada, said even when Canadian schools give letters of acceptance, applicants aged between 17-25 years stand better chances of being given visas.
“I have been doing this for 30 years and I don’t know how immigration works because I’ll send them two exact files but of different people and they’ll accept one but refuse the other. A person’s age is not a hindrance to schools but for immigration, it is,” said Mr. Barsony.
NEVER PAIRED AT VAL!
It’s the day after the all anticipated St Valentines day and I am sure so glad for all lovers or friends out there who are privileged and fortunate to have someone special to have shared the day with.
If anyone told me one week ago that I would be all by myself on Valentines day, I would simply laugh the person off. But luckily enough I wasn’t only alone, I was sober.
You know one thing I got to realise about love over the week? Love hurts! Yes it does, it hurts in a scintillating and complicated way and it can make you do things or feel things you never envisaged you would ever do; not even in your wildest dreams.
Anyways, I know I am supposed to be in the love celebrating mood but I am not and I guess am not the only one in this boat. Don’t fret! Life can still be fun when you are alone if you don’t remain alone in your room like I had wanted to do earlier acting gloomy and low. I went to church after which I took sometime to play some good music. After a while chose to go Gaming-yes- my PlayStation2 really kept me going till later in the evening when I went to see my lovely aunty, Mrs Iquo Udo, to ask for a place in her bank for the next four months while I await my NYSC posting. Guess what-She is thinking of taking me in. Later that evening I had a self evaluation time out while doing some retrospective thinking.
You feel like you were with em?
Common now.
But trust me I came up that by this time next year, not only will I be in love, I would have the pretty damsel crazily all over me blessing the day we met while finding rest and contentment in me.
Oh! Almost forgot. We talked today and she has her mind made up so......
I'll move ON.
If anyone told me one week ago that I would be all by myself on Valentines day, I would simply laugh the person off. But luckily enough I wasn’t only alone, I was sober.
You know one thing I got to realise about love over the week? Love hurts! Yes it does, it hurts in a scintillating and complicated way and it can make you do things or feel things you never envisaged you would ever do; not even in your wildest dreams.
Anyways, I know I am supposed to be in the love celebrating mood but I am not and I guess am not the only one in this boat. Don’t fret! Life can still be fun when you are alone if you don’t remain alone in your room like I had wanted to do earlier acting gloomy and low. I went to church after which I took sometime to play some good music. After a while chose to go Gaming-yes- my PlayStation2 really kept me going till later in the evening when I went to see my lovely aunty, Mrs Iquo Udo, to ask for a place in her bank for the next four months while I await my NYSC posting. Guess what-She is thinking of taking me in. Later that evening I had a self evaluation time out while doing some retrospective thinking.
You feel like you were with em?
Common now.
But trust me I came up that by this time next year, not only will I be in love, I would have the pretty damsel crazily all over me blessing the day we met while finding rest and contentment in me.
Oh! Almost forgot. We talked today and she has her mind made up so......
I'll move ON.
University Don laments neglect of technical and vocational education in Nigeria.
The head of the Department of Technical Education at the Kaduna Polytechnic, Dr. Mohammed Aliyu, said on Monday that the deliberate neglect of technical and vocational education in the country could affect the country’s march towards technological advancement.
Aliyu stated this in Akure, the Ondo State capital at the opening of a five-day Capacity Building Workshop for Technical and Vocational Education Teachers on Pedagogical Skills.
The programme was organised by the Africa Development Fund-Assisted Skills Training and Vocational Education Project in collaboration with the National Board for Technical Education.
The workshop, according to the ADF-Assisted Project Coordinator, Dr. Ebele Nwofor, is meant to build the capacity of technical and vocational teachers.
Nwafor also said that it was only when the teachers’ capacity were enhanced through proper training that they could pass on necessary knowledge to their students.
Aliyu enumerated the various challenges confronting technical and vocational education in the country to include lack of adequate infrastructure, lack of competent personnel and inadequate technical institutions.
He said the number of technical-based colleges was still very negligible when compared to the high number of secondary schools in the country.
He noted with concern that the government and the stakeholders were still not serious with the need to establish more technical colleges.
He highlighted the importance of technical education system in a nation and noted that no country could survive without paying serious attention to technical and vocational education.
He said, ‘‘If you look at the way things are, how many technical colleges do we have in Nigeria. How many secondary schools do we have? Can you give me the comparison?
“This is to tell you how the government and the stakeholders are still not aware of the need to establish more technical colleges,” he said.
However, Aliyu said the National Board for Technical Education and other stakeholders had been trying to reposition, hence the intervention of agencies like the ADF-Assisted Project.
Nwofor, in her speech, said the project which covered 10 schools was being sponsored by the African Development Bank in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education. The Federal Government pays 11 per cent counterpart fund while ADB provides the rest.
She said under the project, six selected teachers from each of the schools participated in train the trainers workshop, saying the Northern edition was held last month while the Akure’s edition was for the three remaining schools.
The participants were drawn from the Federal Science and Technical Colleges in Ikare Akoko, Ondo State; Uyo, Akwa Ibom State and Ohanzu, Abia State.
Aliyu stated this in Akure, the Ondo State capital at the opening of a five-day Capacity Building Workshop for Technical and Vocational Education Teachers on Pedagogical Skills.
The programme was organised by the Africa Development Fund-Assisted Skills Training and Vocational Education Project in collaboration with the National Board for Technical Education.
The workshop, according to the ADF-Assisted Project Coordinator, Dr. Ebele Nwofor, is meant to build the capacity of technical and vocational teachers.
Nwafor also said that it was only when the teachers’ capacity were enhanced through proper training that they could pass on necessary knowledge to their students.
Aliyu enumerated the various challenges confronting technical and vocational education in the country to include lack of adequate infrastructure, lack of competent personnel and inadequate technical institutions.
He said the number of technical-based colleges was still very negligible when compared to the high number of secondary schools in the country.
He noted with concern that the government and the stakeholders were still not serious with the need to establish more technical colleges.
He highlighted the importance of technical education system in a nation and noted that no country could survive without paying serious attention to technical and vocational education.
He said, ‘‘If you look at the way things are, how many technical colleges do we have in Nigeria. How many secondary schools do we have? Can you give me the comparison?
“This is to tell you how the government and the stakeholders are still not aware of the need to establish more technical colleges,” he said.
However, Aliyu said the National Board for Technical Education and other stakeholders had been trying to reposition, hence the intervention of agencies like the ADF-Assisted Project.
Nwofor, in her speech, said the project which covered 10 schools was being sponsored by the African Development Bank in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education. The Federal Government pays 11 per cent counterpart fund while ADB provides the rest.
She said under the project, six selected teachers from each of the schools participated in train the trainers workshop, saying the Northern edition was held last month while the Akure’s edition was for the three remaining schools.
The participants were drawn from the Federal Science and Technical Colleges in Ikare Akoko, Ondo State; Uyo, Akwa Ibom State and Ohanzu, Abia State.
Cowbell Mathematics Competition 2010 holds on February 13.
At the mention of the word, mathematics, people get jittery and the tendency is to avoid the subject. And those who are brave enough to embrace it, see the course as a means to certain professional discipline. But incidentally, the application of mathematics goes beyond academics and schooling.
Living is all about calculations. On daily basis, man is unconsciously adding, subtracting and rationalizing in the pursuit of his regular economic activities and survival. Unknown to many of us, mathematics has become a parameter to stimulating logic in decision-making and generating ideas.
Promasidor Nigeria Limited has brought mathematics to the fore. The milk and seasoning company introduced Cowbell National Secondary School Mathematics Competition (NASSMAC) in 1998, thus re-igniting the interest of secondary school students and their schools in the subject once again.
Cowbell National Secondary School Mathematics Competition was first held in the Lagos metropolis. By the year 1999, the scope had expanded to include Anambra, Kaduna and Plateau states. Oyo and Imo were included in 2000.
By the fourth edition, the competition had gone national covering the 36 states of the federation including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja.
Addressing journalists recently at the press briefing of the 2010 Cowbell National Secondary School Mathematics Competition, the Managing Director of Promasidor Limited, Chief Keith Richards, said the main objectives of the competition is to awaken the consciousness and interest in mathematics among students and generally improve performance in the subject.
He stated further, “We want to redress the myth that mathematics is a very difficult and impossible subject to pass. Through this competition, we want to create a credible platform for identifying outstanding students and encouraging recognition of exceptional ability.”
The competition which is of junior and senior categories will be held in two stages. The first stage is the state level. It’s scheduled to hold on Saturday, February 13, 2010, in 130 centers across the 36 states and the federal capital.
The three top best students in both categories of the first stage examination in each state will be presented cash awards of N20,000, N15,000 and N10,000 respectively while the mathematics teacher of the first prize winner in each state for both the senior and junior categories will smile home with the sum of N15,000.
The best student in each category from each state and the federal capital (74 students in all) will participate in the second and final stage examination to be held in Lagos on Saturday, April 17, 2010.
“All expenses of these students accompanied by their mathematics teachers will be paid by the company”, said Richards.
According to the Managing Director, the best 10 students from each category at the second stage examination will be celebrated as Cowbell Milk’s Mathematicians in the presence of all stakeholders including the Honourable Minister of Education at the final prize-giving Award ceremony that is scheduled to hold at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, on Thursday, May 13, 2010.
The Chief Executive revealed that that the star prize winners of both categories will be presented N130,000, a trophy and a medal each, while the second and third place winners will attract cash awards of a N100,000 and N75,000 respectively in addition to a plaque and medal.
“Each mathematics teacher of the winning candidates will clinch the sum of N20, 000. The schools of these three top students also have their prizes. All the schools of the top three winners will be presented mathematics textbooks, metal sign post and plaque. But the schools of the star prize winners will have classroom tables and chair,” he added.
Richards further noted that Cowbell Milk would continue to support the National Mathematics Centre and would be sponsoring the best two candidates in the senior category of Cowbell NASSMAC 2009 edition, Onuegbu Tobechukwu C and Arene Chukwuemeka to this year’s Pan Africa Mathematics Olympiad.
Living is all about calculations. On daily basis, man is unconsciously adding, subtracting and rationalizing in the pursuit of his regular economic activities and survival. Unknown to many of us, mathematics has become a parameter to stimulating logic in decision-making and generating ideas.
Promasidor Nigeria Limited has brought mathematics to the fore. The milk and seasoning company introduced Cowbell National Secondary School Mathematics Competition (NASSMAC) in 1998, thus re-igniting the interest of secondary school students and their schools in the subject once again.
Cowbell National Secondary School Mathematics Competition was first held in the Lagos metropolis. By the year 1999, the scope had expanded to include Anambra, Kaduna and Plateau states. Oyo and Imo were included in 2000.
By the fourth edition, the competition had gone national covering the 36 states of the federation including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja.
Addressing journalists recently at the press briefing of the 2010 Cowbell National Secondary School Mathematics Competition, the Managing Director of Promasidor Limited, Chief Keith Richards, said the main objectives of the competition is to awaken the consciousness and interest in mathematics among students and generally improve performance in the subject.
He stated further, “We want to redress the myth that mathematics is a very difficult and impossible subject to pass. Through this competition, we want to create a credible platform for identifying outstanding students and encouraging recognition of exceptional ability.”
The competition which is of junior and senior categories will be held in two stages. The first stage is the state level. It’s scheduled to hold on Saturday, February 13, 2010, in 130 centers across the 36 states and the federal capital.
The three top best students in both categories of the first stage examination in each state will be presented cash awards of N20,000, N15,000 and N10,000 respectively while the mathematics teacher of the first prize winner in each state for both the senior and junior categories will smile home with the sum of N15,000.
The best student in each category from each state and the federal capital (74 students in all) will participate in the second and final stage examination to be held in Lagos on Saturday, April 17, 2010.
“All expenses of these students accompanied by their mathematics teachers will be paid by the company”, said Richards.
According to the Managing Director, the best 10 students from each category at the second stage examination will be celebrated as Cowbell Milk’s Mathematicians in the presence of all stakeholders including the Honourable Minister of Education at the final prize-giving Award ceremony that is scheduled to hold at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, on Thursday, May 13, 2010.
The Chief Executive revealed that that the star prize winners of both categories will be presented N130,000, a trophy and a medal each, while the second and third place winners will attract cash awards of a N100,000 and N75,000 respectively in addition to a plaque and medal.
“Each mathematics teacher of the winning candidates will clinch the sum of N20, 000. The schools of these three top students also have their prizes. All the schools of the top three winners will be presented mathematics textbooks, metal sign post and plaque. But the schools of the star prize winners will have classroom tables and chair,” he added.
Richards further noted that Cowbell Milk would continue to support the National Mathematics Centre and would be sponsoring the best two candidates in the senior category of Cowbell NASSMAC 2009 edition, Onuegbu Tobechukwu C and Arene Chukwuemeka to this year’s Pan Africa Mathematics Olympiad.
EBSU students furious over increased fees.
Irate students of Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki took to the streets recently to protest the increase in tuition and other fees by the institution, even as non-indigenous students decried the discriminatory fee regime announced by the institution.
Numbering close to 2000, the students marched from the Ishieke campus of the multi-campus institution chanting war songs and ransacking vehicles in search of their colleagues who were fleeing from the charged atmosphere.
Though the protest was relatively peaceful, the protesters went through the three campuses, brandishing placards, some of which bore inscriptions: "We say no to marginalization", "We are all South Easterners and Nigerians", "Ebonyi indigenes are not discriminated against in other schools," among other unprintable allegations against the school authorities.
It would be recalled that Ebonyi State University recently unfolded a fee regime that showed an upward review of all the fees payable in the institution and an adjustment of fees payable by students from other states that showed a wide disparity.
Under the new fee regime for instance, school fees for the indigenes were pegged at N57, 000.00 per session while the students from other states are to cough out N100, 000; for Medical Sciences and Surgery under concessional arrangement the indigenes are to pay N500, 000 while others are to pay N800, 000.00.
The students protested against the development, saying that admissions were skewed in such a way that those admitted on merit were too few so that a greater number had to struggle for the overpriced special admission called concessional admission.
The protesters also revealed that the hike in fees was also followed up with astronomic increase in the rent payable for private hostel accommodation for non-indigenes since the school has few hostel facilities for students.
Leadership of the students union said though they were in solidarity with the protesters, they had to prepare for their examinations so as not to prolong their graduation schedule.
None of the officials of the institution could be reached for comments as the security officers locked the entrance to the CAS campus where the offices of the principal officers are situated even as police men massed around the gate to preempt a breach of the law.
However, the Special Assistant to Governor Martin Elechi on Higher Education, Mr Mike Otuma, told newsmen that the discriminatory fee system had to be devised as according to him the state government was eager to address the issue educational backwardness by looking inwards emphasizing that the institution was created for that purpose.
He added: "As the federal government does not want to assist us much in turning around our educational tide, we want to create avenues where our people would avail themselves of educational opportunities provided by the government. We expect that the students should not had taken their grievance to that level because the increase affected all categories of students as it is clear to all that government need funds to provide adequate facilities to enhance learning in schools".
"To show its magnanimity towards their plight, the government after due consultation with the school authorities, students union government and other relevant stakeholders, reduced the hike by 10 per cent," he stated adding that the government was ready to listen to the complaints of the students at all time provided they present them appropriately.
One may ask, Why the eatern part of Nigeria?
Numbering close to 2000, the students marched from the Ishieke campus of the multi-campus institution chanting war songs and ransacking vehicles in search of their colleagues who were fleeing from the charged atmosphere.
Though the protest was relatively peaceful, the protesters went through the three campuses, brandishing placards, some of which bore inscriptions: "We say no to marginalization", "We are all South Easterners and Nigerians", "Ebonyi indigenes are not discriminated against in other schools," among other unprintable allegations against the school authorities.
It would be recalled that Ebonyi State University recently unfolded a fee regime that showed an upward review of all the fees payable in the institution and an adjustment of fees payable by students from other states that showed a wide disparity.
Under the new fee regime for instance, school fees for the indigenes were pegged at N57, 000.00 per session while the students from other states are to cough out N100, 000; for Medical Sciences and Surgery under concessional arrangement the indigenes are to pay N500, 000 while others are to pay N800, 000.00.
The students protested against the development, saying that admissions were skewed in such a way that those admitted on merit were too few so that a greater number had to struggle for the overpriced special admission called concessional admission.
The protesters also revealed that the hike in fees was also followed up with astronomic increase in the rent payable for private hostel accommodation for non-indigenes since the school has few hostel facilities for students.
Leadership of the students union said though they were in solidarity with the protesters, they had to prepare for their examinations so as not to prolong their graduation schedule.
None of the officials of the institution could be reached for comments as the security officers locked the entrance to the CAS campus where the offices of the principal officers are situated even as police men massed around the gate to preempt a breach of the law.
However, the Special Assistant to Governor Martin Elechi on Higher Education, Mr Mike Otuma, told newsmen that the discriminatory fee system had to be devised as according to him the state government was eager to address the issue educational backwardness by looking inwards emphasizing that the institution was created for that purpose.
He added: "As the federal government does not want to assist us much in turning around our educational tide, we want to create avenues where our people would avail themselves of educational opportunities provided by the government. We expect that the students should not had taken their grievance to that level because the increase affected all categories of students as it is clear to all that government need funds to provide adequate facilities to enhance learning in schools".
"To show its magnanimity towards their plight, the government after due consultation with the school authorities, students union government and other relevant stakeholders, reduced the hike by 10 per cent," he stated adding that the government was ready to listen to the complaints of the students at all time provided they present them appropriately.
One may ask, Why the eatern part of Nigeria?
