Education
FUOYE’s VC Tasks Student Leaders on Good Conduct
Prof. Abayomi Fasina, the Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), on Thursday charged students of the institution to be of good conduct within and outside the campus.
Fasina, who was represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Shola Omotola, disclosed this during an inauguration of new executive members of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti Students’ Union (FUOYESU) for the 2020/2021 academic session in Oye-Ekiti.
“You have great potentials to make it.
You have all it takes to be successful and great in life, but what you do here while on campus will determine what happens to you in the future.“So, be mindful of what you do now,“ he said.
Fasina urged the students to shun any act capable of tarnishing the image of the university, and destroying their future.
According to him, cultism, cheating, laziness, disobedience to the University regulations among others, should not be allowed among them.
“As leaders of tomorrow, the students have great potentials to deliver a brighter future for Nigeria, I am urging you not to destroy your future with bad attitude,” he advised.
In his remarks, Comrade Alabi Johnson, who was FUOYESU’s immediate past President 2019/2020 session, expressed gratitude to the Exco.
He said: “I express my appreciation to my members of the Excos. We disagreed to agree, we agreed to make progress and we made progress to conquer.
“It has been a great privilege to serve. There is not much to say, other than to appreciate their support.
“To fellow students, we appreciate you for the time when we were discouraged, your prayers and support have been helpful.”
He also expressed his appreciation to the VC and his management team for their efforts towards reactivating security on campus, through the provision of solar streetlights.
Alabi commended the new executives and charged them to take students’ welfare very important.
The Dean of Students Affairs, Prof. Dosu Malomo, administered the oaths of office on the new students’ executives.
Malomo reiterated the implication of the swearing in, saying: “With what has happened, the students Union law has been fulfilled and the new executives have now become legitimate.”
The Students’ Senate leadership thereafter presented the amended Constitution of the students’ Union, as designed by the fourth session of the Senate, to the VC, who in turn handed it over to the Students Affairs officer, Mr. Johnson Adeyemo.
While receiving the amended Constitution, the VC noted that the students’ executives should ensure that they were gender sensitive, as there was no female among the new Excos.
The New student’s executive, led by the elected President, Comrade Salaudeen Teslim, a 400 Level student of the Department of Theatre and Media Arts, promised to build on the legacies of his predecessors, to attract greater achievement to the union.
Teslim urged his colleagues in the opposition camp during the electoral contest to join him in achieving success during his tenure.
Reacting, the Dean of Students Affairs, revealed that that the VC had released funds for leadership training, for the new executives to equip them more for successful leadership. (NAN)
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has re-scheduled the 2024 National Common Entrance Examination into Federal Unity Colleges and the entrance examination into Federal Government Academy, Suleja.
This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday by Azeez Sani, acting Director, Information and Digital Communication of the council.
Sani stated that the common entrance examination earlier scheduled for April 20, 2024, would now hold on June 1, 2024.
He also said that the entrance examination for Gifted and Talented Children into Federal Government Academy, Suleja, earlier scheduled to hold on May 4,
2024 would now hold on May 25, 2024.
He added that the rescheduling of the two examinations was due to low enrollment of candidates.
He enjoined candidates, parents, guardians, schools and relevant stakeholders to take note of the new dates.
Sani said that registration of candidates would continue till the new dates of the examinations. (NAN)
By Eddy Ochigbo
No fewer than six Nigerian Universities have been selected to benefit from the 15 Intra-Africa Mobility Scheme Projects funded by the European Union (EU) with €27 million under the flagship Youth Mobility for Africa.
Permanent Secretary, of the Federal Ministry of Education, Mrs.
Didi Walson-Jack, who signed the agreement at the Global Gateway High-Level Event on Education in Brussels, said Nigeria would also benefit from the regional Team Europe Initiative on Opportunity-driven Skills, Vocational Education and Training in AfricaUnder the initiative, the European Union would spend €27 million, allocating €1.
8 million to each of the Projects in the education and healthcare sectors in Africa.These Projects, which are to be facilitated by various Universities, aim to enhance learning mobility opportunities for Students, Trainees, and Staff across the Continent, focusing on developing high-level green and digital skills.
The participating Universities include the University of Lagos, the University of Port-Harcourt, Ebonyi State University, the Federal University of Technology, and the University of Nigeria.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the police have warned candidates preparing for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) against patronising fake websites.
The two bodies gave the warning at a joint news conference in Abuja on Saturday.
The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said there were several fake websites created by unscrupulous individuals with the intention of misleading candidates.
He urged candidates to be wary of their tactics, saying the fake web sites were designed to deceive innocent candidates into providing personal details such as registration numbers, email addresses, and phone numbers.
“Both JAMB and the Nigeria Police Force condemn these fraudulent activities and hereby reiterate the readiness to safeguard the interests of candidates and maintain the integrity of the examination process.
“We urge parents, guardians, and all stakeholders to ensure that candidates print their UTME Notification Slips only from the Board’s approved website: www.jamb.gov.ng.
“Candidates can print their slips from the comfort of their homes or visit any of the over 700 accredited Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres nationwide,” he said.
Adejobi explained that the force was familiar with the tactics employed by fraudsters, especially during the annual assessment and admission exercises.
He, therefore, said that both organisations was actively sensitising candidates and the public about these deceptive practices.
“Any candidate who visits these fake sites will definitely have unreliable information and thereby miss out in the forthcoming exams.
“Candidates are advised to print their UTME Notification Slips before Friday, 19th April, 2024, to access vital information about their examinations.
“Any website other than www.jamb.gov.ng offering UTME slip printing services is fake and designed to defraud candidates,” he said.
He also called on candidates to beware of web sites offering ‘live’ questions and answers, as they were false and deceptive, saying that accessing such materials was prohibited.
He further said the board was partnering with the Nigeria Police Force National Cyber Crime Centre (NPF-NCCC) to address online scam-related issues seamlessly.
He assured candidates and the public of the force firm dedication to ensuring a fair and transparent examination process.
He also stressed that the Inspector General of Police had ordered the NPF-NCCC to go after scammers and fraudsters who engage in cyber related crimes and create phishing sites/portals.
On his part, the JAMB spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, pledged the Board’s commitment to continue in playing its role
He, therefore, urged candidates to ignore any unsolicited messages noting that they were from elements who aim at defrauding candidates.
The 2024 UTME is scheduled to commence on Friday, April 19, and end on April 29. (NAN)
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