Mercedes Benz Releases Details On 9G Tronic Nine Speed Auto

Following the recent news that the E-Class, at least in Europe, is now available with a nine-speed automatic transmission, Mercedes-Benz has released the full details on its latest cog-swapper and confirmed that it will be available in most of its models in the coming years. Currently, the new transmission, which is called the 9G-TRONIC, is available exclusively in the E350 BlueTEC sedan and wagon. Mercedes says it can be fitted to rear- and all-wheel-drive cars, and that it also works with hybrid and plug-in hybrid applications. The higher number of gears and the broader gear ratio spread (9.15 for gears one to nine) help to increase smoothness but more importantly boost efficiency. This is achieved primarily through reduced revs. For example, in the E350 BlueTEC, whose 3.0-liter turbodiesel develops 248 horsepower, cruising at 75 mph in ninth gear sees the engine ticking over at just 1,350 rpm. The car is also good for 0-62 mph acceleration in just 6.6 seconds and fuel economy of 36.75 mpg in the city cycle, up from 34 mpg with the previous 7G-TRONIC seven-speed transmission. The highway figure remains unchanged at 50 mpg. Note, European figures are listed. An engine stop-start system is also included to maximize efficiency. But the transmission also comes with a manual mode that’s said to deliver crisp changes when you want a bit of spirited driving. The speed at which it changes gears is due to a direct control system that enables short, barely perceptible gear changes, and it’s also possible for several gears to be jumped when accelerating or decelerating. Another advantage of the transmission is its lightweight construction. Despite two additional gears and a maximum transferable torque of up to 737 pound-feet, the 9G-TRONIC transmission requires as little installation space as its seven-speed predecessor and, in addition, is lighter. Another goal was to implement the nine gears with the lowest number of planetary gear sets and shift elements as possible. Four simple planetary gear sets and six shift elements are used and work together with three speed sensors. As previously reported, numerous other automakers are looking to additional gear ratios to eke out further savings in fuel consumption. ZF has already announced a nine-speed automatic, which will debut in the Range Rover Evoque this year and eventually appear in some Chrysler products, and Ford and General Motors have announced plans to develop new nine- and ten-speed automatic transmissions together. Source: http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1085752_mercedes-benz-releases-details-on-9g-tronic-nine-speed-auto

Sony announces Android 4.3 update whitelist

Sony announces Android 4.3 update whitelist Sony has just published the list of devices that will be getting the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update that was announced yesterday. On the smartphone side, the company will be bringing the latest Jelly Bean version to the Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR, Xperia SP and Xperia Z Ultra. The only tablet that is confirmed to get treated to the latest Android release at this point is the Xperia Tablet Z. Sony is currently seeding the Jelly Bean 4.2 update for the Xperia Z and Xperia ZL. Starting from early August, the Xperia ZR and Xperia Tablet Z will get Android 4.2 as well. Some older Xperia phones running Android 4.1 are still under examination. There's a possibility that at least some of them will be updated straight to Android 4.3, but no names have been confirmed yet. Additionally, Sony acknowledges that its updates haven't been "as succinct or as timely as you might’ve expected." The company's developers have now changed their workflow to assure that future updates arrive faster.

HOW TO ROOT YOUR TECNO ANDROID PHONE

HOW TO ROOT YOU TECNO ANDROID PHONE WARNING: ROOTING YOUR PHONE WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY ROOTING your phone is a proccess to gain "control" over your device, just like in the PC world getting an administrator rights. There are ups and downs in this process. For you to understand fully, you can search the google about rooting an android device. Then if you decide to Root your phone, then, it is your own choice. Do not blame me or anyone if something happen to your device while performing this method. Read the instruction carefully make sure you understand what you are doing and what will you do. This warning means you are compromising your phone's security and warranty. To gain root access, you have to perform the root method by installing POOT apk and MINISTRO II apk. Download: poot for android (from veecubed database) Download: Ministro II (from veecubed database) To ROOT your TECNO N3 is simple Just install POOT apk to internal memory and run the apps. it will require you to install MINISTRO II, you'll get -error like "update minstro library", just update through google play store. Then proceed again to the next step. After installing and updating all the libraries of QT, your phone will automatically reboot(or reboot manually) You'll get two buttons 1. "press here to poot" 2. "built in root check Click on the first button to poot and wait till you have 3 buttons , That means you are now rooted. You can now complete the process by downloading super user application from the play store

APPLE SOFTWARE DEVELOPER: SITE HACKED

Apple Software Developer Site Hacked Apple sent an e-mail to software developers, telling them that on Thursday "an intruder" tried to steal some of their personal information, including names and addresses. Apple is reportedly overhauling its developer systems, updating software and rebuilding its database to prevent future attacks. It is not clear if any information was accessed. Almost 300,000 developers are registered with Apple. The e-mail from Apple is below: Last Thursday, an intruder attempted to secure personal information of our registered developers from our developer website. Sensitive personal information was encrypted and cannot be accessed, however, we have not been able to rule out the possibility that some developers’ names, mailing addresses, and/or email addresses may have been accessed. In the spirit of transparency, we want to inform you of the issue. We took the site down immediately on Thursday and have been working around the clock since then. In order to prevent a security threat like this from happening again, we’re completely overhauling our developer systems, updating our server software, and rebuilding our entire database. We apologize for the significant inconvenience that our downtime has caused you and we expect to have the developer website up again soon.

GANI FAWEHINMI SCHOLARSHIP 2013

2013 Gani Fawehinmi Scholarship The Annual Gani Fawehinmi Scholarship for indigent students in Nigerian tertiary institutions is now open for applications. The award is for 20 indigent students, each of whom will receive One hundred Thousand Naira (N100,000) for their education. Eligibility Criteria -Applicant must be poor and indigent. -Applicant must be registered students of Tertiary institutions in Nigeria i.e Universities, Polytechnics and College of Education -Applicants must have good academic performances. How to Apply 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 photocopy of the candidate’s current Identity card. -A letter from the candidate’s current Head of Department, including correct information of the candidate’s CGPA for the last academic semester. -A letter from the Registrar certifying that the candidate is a student of such institution. -A copy of the candidates registration form for the current semester. More information on the Gani Fawehinmi Scholarships application for 2013: For full details on requirements and application process, See the DAILY TRUST of 15 July, 2013 – Page 23. The application letter, with all the supporting documents, should be forwarded by hand or postal delivery to: Gani Fawehinmi scholarship board Nigerian law publications house, Otunba Jobi Fele way, C.B.D Alausa Ikeja, P.O.Box 80279, Lafiaji, Lagos Or Gani Fawehinmi scholarship board c/o Dr. Mike Okoro, Dept of Philosophy, Imo State University Owerri Or Gani Fawehinmi Scholarship Board c/o Dr. Clement Chup, Chairman, ASUU university of Abuja, ASUU, Secretariat, University of Abuja mini campus, Gwagwalada. Scholarship Application Closing Date: Application closes on 25th August, 2013.

IMPORTANT SECURITY TIPS...

Security Tips - ATM Security Pick a Safe Location • Use only ATMs in well-lighted, high-traffic areas.  • ATMs inside supermarkets or shopping malls are considered safer. • Don't use ATMs that are remote or hidden such as being located behind buildings, behind pillars, walls, or away from public view. • Beware of obvious hiding places like shrubbery or overgrown trees.  • Get a list of ATM locations from your bank and keep it in your car. So, if the first one you come across does not appear safe, you have a list of alternative sites.  • A Limit your use of ATMS to daylight hours as much as possible.  When you drive up to an ATM location, scan the area for any suspicious persons. If you see anyone suspicious that is standing nearby or sitting alone in a car, drive away.  • When you approach an ATM on foot be prepared and have your ATM card ready. Memorize your personal PIN number to prevent loss and speed the transaction.  • After inserting your card and your PIN number keep an eye out behind you. • Never accept an offer to help or request for help from a suspicious male at the machine. Be Alert  When you receive cash from the machine put it away immediately, extract your card, and walk away. • If you are confronted by an armed robber, give up your money without argument. The cash is not worth serious injury or death. Courtesy of the LAGOS STATE SECURITY TRUST FUND

UPDATES ON ASUU STRIKE

Lecturers’ meeting with lawmakers, ministers deadlocked Premium Times Published:July 15,2013 The lecturers insist government must implement hundred per cent the agreement it reached with them in 2009. The meeting between striking university lecturers’ and federal legislators was deadlocked on Monday. The meeting, held at the National Assembly Complex, failed to resolve the contending issues. The meeting was initially delayed reportedly due to the late arrival of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Pius Anyim. The lecturers, members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, were said to have insisted on a 100 per cent implementation of the 2009 agreement with the federal government; while the lawmakers and government officials present requested partial implementation. ASUU has been on strike for almost two weeks, paralyzing academic activities at all Nigeria’s public universities. At the Monday meeting, ASUU insisted that the Federal Government should implement the agreements reached in 2009 before it would call off its strike. Some of the issues in contention include: funding, university autonomy, academic freedom, earned academic allowance and registration of Universities Pension Management Company. Others are: amendment of pension retirement age of academics at the professional cadre, federal assistance to state universities and transfer of Federal Government landed property to universities. ASUU President, Dr Nasir Fagge, told the committee that only two out of the nine agreements had been met. “We cannot renegotiate what was already agreed in 2009, so the best thing is, let government go and implement the aspects of the agreement as they have proposed to us themselves. “Once that is done, I am confident that it will engender confidence among our members and our members nationwide will be able to review the situation at any moment and take appropriate decision.’’ Dr. Fagge expressed worry that the Federal Government was not fair in its dealing with the association. He decried the situation whereby funds were being pumped into other sectors such as banking, aviation and textile industry that had challenges, yet education was continuously neglected. “If we really want to turn around the country, we must address the issue of education because it is the bedrock of development,” he said. “I believe that one of the ways of addressing some of these issues is for government to implement the 2009 agreement as this will place education on a sound footing.’’ He noted that Nigerian students and lecturers were continuously leaving the country to neighbouring countries in search of better education and teaching conditions. Speaking on the issue, the Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufai, told the committee that the Federal Government was working tirelessly to ensure that it met its own side of the agreement. Mrs. Rufai said the implementation of the agreement was not something that could be completed within a short period as it required a very long and tedious process. “Two of the issues have been implemented up to 100 per cent and the other issues too, progress has been made as there has been an increase in funding.’’ Also speaking, Prof. Julius Okogie, Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), told the committee that the tuition paid in universities in Nigeria was very low compared to other countries. Mr. Okogie appealed to ASUU to call off the strike since negotiations were already on. Some members of the committee including Senator Oluremi Tinubu (ACN-Lagos) and Rep. Farouk Lawan (PDP-Kano), also appealed to ASUU to soften its stand and call off the strike in the interest of the students. The committee later went into a closed session with the stakeholders, but there are no indications that an agreement was reached.

FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AKURE (FUTA) MASSIVE RECRUITMENT. OVER 60 POSITIONS

Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA Recruitment 2013 (Over 60 Positions) assive Academic and Non-Teaching Staff Recruitment at Federal University of Technology, Akure (Over 60 Positions) — The above-named University is accepting applications from motivated and qualified candidates to fill up the following academic and non-academic positions: ACADEMIC POSITIONS: A.) School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology Lecturer I Lecturer II Assistant Lecturer B.) School of Engineering and Engineering Technology Senior Lecturer Lecturer I Lecturer II Assistant Lecturer C.) School of Environmental Technology Professor Reader Senior Lecturer Lecturer I Lecturer II Assistant Lecturer D.) School of Earth and Mineral Sciences Professor Reader Senior Lecturer Lecturer I Assistant Lecturer Lecturer II E.) School of Management Technology Professor Reader Senior Lecturer Lecturer I Assistant Lecturer Lecturer II F.) School of Sciences Professor Reader Lecturer I Senior Lecturer Lecturer II Assistant Lecturer G.) University Library Deputy University Librarian Principal Librarian Librarian II NON-TEACHING POSITIONS Senior Assistant Registrar Assistant Registrar Assistant Registrar (Legal) Administrative Officer II (Legal) Senior System Analyst System Programmer II Network Engineer II Software Engineer II Chief System Programmer System Programmer/Analyst I Principal Engineer (Civil, Electrical) Technologist II Senior Technologist Technologist I Principal Technologist Deputy Bursar Senior Executive Officer (Account) Library Officer Deputy Director (Physical Planning) Senior Architect Builder I Medical Officer I Pharmacist II Chief Medical Laboratory Scientist Chief Nursing Officer Assistant Chief Nursing Officer Nursing Officer II Environmental Health Superintendent Medical Records Technician Medical Laboratory Scientist Chief Internal Auditor Internal Auditor II Conditions of Service Conditions of service are similar to those in other similar Institutions of higher learning in the country. Application Closing Date FUTA Massive 2013 Recruitment Application Closes on 20th August, 2013 Method of Application For FUTA Recruitment 2013 Interested and equally qualified persons should visit the University’s website at www.futa.edu.ng for details of the vacant positions and the process for application. Click the following link to Apply: Federal University of Technology, Akure .***Please note that once you submit the application on the last section, you will no longer have access to open the form for editing. For further enquiries, contact: Online Application Support (Technical): e-recruitment@futa.edu.ngOnline Application Support (Others):: e-recruitmentsupport@futa.edu.ng

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, yesterday walked out on senators, House of Representatives members, the Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayat Rufai and her Labour counterpart, Emeka Wogu. ASUU members, who are on an indefinite strike over a face-off with the Federal Government, staged the walkout during a meeting called by the National Assembly Joint Committee on Education to find a lasting solution to the crisis. This is as the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, yesterday agreed to suspend its sevenweek old strike. The Joint Education Committee had invited both ASUU and ASUP to a meeting in order to find a way out of the strike embarked on by both unions. The committee also invited Rufai and Wogu to the parley. However, while the meeting between ASUP and the two ministers were still ongoing, representatives of ASUU, who were asked to wait for their turn, walked out of the premises of the National Assembly to protest what they described as undue delay and waste of their time. The representatives of the ASUU left the National Assembly Complex in annoyance, saying they were slighted. One of the members, who declined to give his name, told newsmen that they had another appointment to attend. Another said, “asking us to excuse them is a slight; why should they ask us to excuse them; what is it that they want to discuss that we cannot be part of.” The lawmakers, who were oblivious of the action of the university lecturers, were astounded when they were briefed later. Also, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education, Senator Uche Chukwumerije, who chaired the joint sitting, expressed anger over the action. He, however, fixed another day for the meeting with ASUU officials. Chukwumerije said that the committee would intensify its negotiation with the government to ensure that the issues at stake were resolved. “All we are urging is that you call an emergency meeting with 24 hours because the students are getting restive. We need to understand that if these students go out of hand, it will cause more problems for the country. “Please trust us to keep to this two weeks we have given you to try and implement your demands,” he said. Senator Sunny Ugbuoji (PDP-Ebonyi) said it was unacceptable for ASUU to walk out on the committee as this showed a disregard for the entire parliament. “ASUU has walked out on us and this should be said in plain terms. What meeting can be more important than this meeting?” Ugbuoji asked. Reacting to the development a member of the committee, Hon. Farouk Lawan, described ASUU members’ action as academic arrogance. Lawan said ASUU should have been patient and waited to hear from the members and the ministers, noting that no other meeting could be more important. He urged the committee chairmen not to relent in rescheduling another meeting with ASUU in the interest of the students who were still at home. He described the “snub” by the ASUU representatives as not expected of university lecturers. During the meeting with polytechnic lecturers, the Joint Committee on Education was able to resolve the issue as the National President of ASUP, Dr. Chibuzor Asomugha, said his members would do everything possible to call off the strike soon. He said: “We will try everything within our ambit to do the biddings of the National Assembly on the need for us to call off the strike soonest.”

SAMUEL LADOKE AKINTOLA (SLA): A TEACHER, LAWYER, POLITICIAN, ARISTOCRAT AND ORATOR

Like many other African nationalists Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola (born July 6 1910 in Ogbomosho, south west Nigeria) was a politician and was renowned for his great oratory skills. Chief Akintola was a teacher in the 1930s and early 1940s. He left teaching to study public administration and law in England and returned to Nigeria in 1949. Upon his return, he teamed up with other educated Nigerians from the Western Region to form the Action Group (AG). He became the AG party legal adviser and by 1954 was deputy leader under Chief Obafemi Awolowo. As the deputy leader of the AG party, he did not serve in the regional Western Region Government headed by the premier Chief Awolowo but was the Action Group Parliamentary Leader in the House of Representatives of Nigeria. At the federal level he served as Minister for Health and later Minister for Communications and Aviation. In addition to serving as one of the founding fathers of modern Nigeria, he also held the highly revered title of Oloye Aare Ona Kakanfo XIII (the supreme military commander/Generalissimo) of Yoruba land. In preparation for Nigeria's independence, scheduled for 1960, the Action Group party took a decision that affected the career of Chief Ladoke Akintola, the party, and Nigeria when the party in late 1959 asked him to swap political positions with Chief Obafemi Awolowo by becoming the Premier of the Western Region while the latter (who also was the national leader of the Action Group) became the party leader in the Federal Parliament. As a result of the 1959 elections to parliament, the Northern Peoples Congress (NPC) from the Northern Region of Nigeria became the country's leading political party with 134 seats out of the 312 seats in the Parliament. National Council of Nigeria and Cameroun (NCNC) based in the Eastern Region of Nigeria obtained 89 seats in the same election. In the West, the Action Group (AG) elected 73 members to the parliament in 1959. The NPC and NCNC (Chief Nnamdi Azikwe's party) coalesced to form the first government of the newly independent Nigeria. Many of the standard biographies of Nigerian leaders and journalistic accounts have never minced words that Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola were close allies and promoters of the Action Group (AG). However, the leadership of the Action Group (AG), which formed the official opposition in the federal parliament, split in May 1962 as a result of a rift between the party’s leader, Chief Obafemi Awolowo and his erstwhile deputy and Premier of Western Nigeria, Chief Ladoke Akintola. Various historical accounts abound on the circumstances that led to the rift between the two political leaders. While some historians claimed that the genesis of the political crisis in Western Nigeria began with the sacking of Chief J.F Odunjo as the Chairman, Western Region Marketing Board by Chief Akintola over inter-family squabbles, others attributed the offshoot of the crisis to hard line stance of the AG leaders over differences that could have been amicably resolved within the party. According to a publication of The Human Rights Law Service (HURILAWS) “Managing Election Conflicts in Nigeria”, the AG crisis of 1962 arose primarily from disagreement over matters of ideology between Chief Awolowo, the party’s leader and Chief S.L Akintola, his deputy. Decisions over the direction of strategic alliances by the party, the adoption of democratic socialism as the party's platform and the battle for supremacy in the party led to disagreement between Chiefs Akintola and Awolowo. Chief Akintola disagreed with Chief Awolowo's decision not to join the coalition government. Chief Akintola felt the Yoruba people of the West were losing their pre-eminent position in business, university and administration in Nigeria to the Igbo people of the East simply because the Igbo-controlled NCNC had joined the government and the AG had not. He also opposed the party's decision to adopt democratic socialism as its ideology, preferring a more conservative stance. He called for better relations with the Northern Peoples Congress (NPC) and an all party federal coalition that would remove the AG from opposition and give its leaders greater access to power. Moreover, Chief Akintola was accused by Chief Awolowo of trying to supplant him as Leader of the party. In May 1962 the Western House of Assembly was set to remove Chief Akintola after the party had earlier passed a vote of no confidence on the premier in a party meeting, crisis erupted on the floor of the house. The majority expelled Chief Akintola from the party. The then Governor of the Western Region, the Ooni of Ife, Sir Adesoji Aderemi demanded Chief Akintola’s resignation as Premier and named Alhaji Dauda Adegbenro as his successor. Crisis erupted in the Western Nigeria and this earned the region the appellation "Wild Wild West". The AG party broke into two factions leading to several crises in the Western Region House of Assembly that led the central/federal government, headed by the Prime Minister Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa to declare State of Emergency rule in the Western region and Chief (Dr.) M.A Majekodunmi, the Federal Minister of Health was appointed as Administrator. This action resulted in some legal battles as Chief Akintola challenged his removal as the Premier of the region. The series of cases became popularly known and cited as Akintola-vs- Aderemi & Adegbenro (1962) 1 All. NLR. 442, Adegbenro –vs- Akintola & Aderemi (1962) 1 All NLR 465 and Adegbenro-vs- Akintola (1963) All NLR 305. In Adegbenro- vs- Akintola in May 1962, for instance, the issue tried by the court was the removal of Chief Akintola as the Premier of Western Nigeria. Eventually Chief Akintola was restored to power (even though he had lost the legal battle with the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council then Nigeria's highest tribunal) as Premier in 1963. In the general election of 1965, Chief Akintola won his position as Premier, not as member of the AG party, but as the leader of a newly formed party called Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP), which pursued a policy of collaboration with the Northern People's Congress (NPC) as NIGERIAN NATIONAL ALLIANCE (NNA) and National Council of Nigeria and Cameroun (NCNC) government in the federal parliament and government. Chief Akintola was responsible for completing the founding of University of Ife (Chief Awolowo's brainchild and currently Obafemi Awolowo University) in 1962 while still a premier in Western Region. He was also involved in development of Premier Hotel and other monuments. Along with many other leading politicians, mostly members of the Northern People's Congress (NPC). Chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola (SLA) was assassinated in Ibadan, the capital of Western Region, on the day of Nigeria's first military coup of 15 January 1966 which terminated the First Republic. This was the "Young Majors Coup" or the "coup of the January boys" led primarily by Igbo Majors including Major K.C. Nzeogwu Major Ifeajuna, who were backed by a combination of officers and junior officers. By: Ayo Arannilewa

Internet-enabled Pillow Connects Long-Distance Lovers

Romance can be complicated, especially for couples in long-distance relationships. There are many different technological ways lovers can stay connected, but sometimes Skype or Facetime just don't cut it. Enter the internet-enabled pillow. Joanna Montgomery, 25, of Newcastle, UK, set out to develop a new product that would connect couples who are physically apart. Pillow Talk enables couples to feel closer by transmitting their heartbeats - and by lighting their pillows with a glow. While they may be hundreds of kilometres apart, the two partners are connected through a wristband and a smartphone app. The wristband picks up the wearer’s heartbeat and transmits it via Bluetooth to the iOS or Android app. The other wearer immediately receives, and hears, the other's heartbeat. "By plugging in your headphones or the pillow speaker, you can lie in bed and hear the real-time heartbeat of your loved one," Montgomery says. The Internet-enabled pillows also glow in the dark. When one person puts their head down on their pillow, it sends a signal over the internet to light up the other person's pillow. The result, Montgomery adds, is an intimate interaction between two lovers. 'Sense of presence' Pillow Talk is currently in beta testing and due to be launched later this year. But it's already received hundreds of orders. After being featured on design and technology blog Gizmodo last year, the project went viral. Since then, it has received 750,000+ views on YouTube, according to Montgomery, who founded the design company Little Riot after creating Pillow Talk. "I'm still amazed at the success of it," Montgomery says. "I seem to have somehow struck an emotional chord with people. When people email me they don't just say, 'Can I order one?' They email me about their boyfriend or girlfriend and how they met... they send pictures of themselves." Her inspiration derived from her digital interaction design degree at Dundee University in Scotland and personal experience with her own boyfriend, who works away every four weeks on a ship in the North Sea. "If you text or email someone you have to sit at your computer or with your phone and it doesn't seem natural. When you’re in a relationship with someone you're sitting with them in the same room - not necessarily talking - but still with them. There wasn’t any technology out there that offered that experience." Pillow Talk offers a sense of presence, she says. "You don’t have to actively engage with it but you still have a sense that your partner is there." http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/ story/2013/07/02/pillow-talk.html http://blevopedia.blogspot.in/2013/07/internet- enabled-pillow-connects-long.html

Retired Zoo keeper Eaten by Wild cats...

Mauro Lagiard, 72, was attacked from behind while his wife Carla, 73, could only watch from outside the enclosure as the animals dragged his body into a clearing A retired zookeeper was torn to pieces and eaten by at least three of his tigers as he tried to feed them. Mauro Lagiard, 72, was attacked from behind while his wife Carla, 73, could only watch from outside the enclosure. The beasts dragged Mr Lagiard’s lifeless body 100 feet into a clearing. Alpha-male Samir started the horrific mauling as the pensioner tried to feed the tigers chicken meatballs on Tuesday night. Two others joined in while five cubs watched from the sidelines. It took paramedics half an hour to get close to his dismembered body. Mr Lagiard was devoted to Samir even though he also attacked him two years ago. He was in hospital for eight months. Yesterday his wife still refused to blame the tigers. She said: “My husband and Samir did not get on. If I had gone it would never have happened.” But neighbours said the animals were only fed twice a week and had become aggressive. The couple had always been big cat lovers and originally kept tigers and leopards at a villa outside Turin, Italy. But neighbours complained and the cats were moved to the Martinat Oasis animal sanctuary. The couple continued to look after the beasts, living in a camper van nearby, after it shut in 2010. A keeper who had worked there with the couple said Mr Lagiard was very sure of himself. He said: “He never took any precautions. He went in, he gave them their food and he left. He had no fear, even though in the past he had been attacked by the tigers.” The cats are currently in the care of vets while their fate is decided. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/retired- zookeeper-eaten-tigers-tried-2022687

ASUU STRIKE UPDATE: THE REAL CAUSE OF ASUU JULY STRIKE...

ASUU STRIKE : The Real Cause of Asuu July Strike Asuu Report reaching MyeduNigeria From Saharareport had it that the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) held at the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, between 29th and 30th June 2013, a number of issues were raised on developments affecting the country’s education system and the Nigerian nation as a whole. These include the lingering crisis at the Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST), the continued violation of the rights of the re-engaged 49 academics at the University of Ilorin, and the non-release of the White Paper on Special Visitation to the University of Abuja. Others include the parlous state of the economy, and Government’s disregard for its Agreements with our Union. The Nigerian Educational Logjam Gentlemen of the Press, the crisis affecting the Nigerian education sector stems largely from the failure of the Nigerian governments, over the years, to boldly address the suffocating challenges, which have stymied the development of the sector. It seems that while the Government is fully aware of the enormity of the infrastructural, personnel and other forms of decay at all levels, it does not have the courage to tackle these challenges for the good of the nation. This attitude on the part of Government has given critics the impression that perhaps Government is more comfortable with the uneducated class than it is with the educated one. To compound this problem, the impression is often given that we are not in control of our educational policies as external and other influences have tended to show a national inclination to a weakened intellectual class which in turn prognosticates a desire for an ideologically barren, colonially dependent and financially deprived structure that is not primed for the growth and development of the system. ASUU challenges the Federal and State Governments, and other stakeholders who have responsibility for the education of the Nigerian people, to show great courage in implementing decisions, policies and agreements produced over time so as to put Nigerian education back on the fast lane. This should lead to the liberation of the Nigerian education system from the cloud of despair and despondency. Gentlemen of the Press, you will recall that ASUU recently issued a Press Release over the untimely death of some Students’ Union leaders who were on their way to the University of Uyo. We used the opportunity to call for the common struggle to enthrone democratic governance in our tertiary institutions, with full respect for the rights of students to unionize. While this must be invigorated, we wish to note the unfortunate situation on our campuses today wherein most Students’ Union leaders, especially at the level of NANS, are possible drop-outs, government agents, Youth Corp members, and other questionable characters being foisted on genuine undergraduates in our universities by politicians and other officials of the State. As a Union with a stake in the future of our youth and our nation, ASUU shall use her networks to monitor and identify the true status of those who currently parade themselves as student leaders nation-wide. We are determined to indigenize student unionism on our campuses. This is the only way the Students’ Union Movement can genuinely engage issues of noncommercial education with access to all; allocation of at least 26% of yearly budgets to education; declaration of emergency on the whole education system, revitalization of University system, etc. The Crisis at RSUST Gentlemen of the Press, you will recall that the crisis at River State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, has become a recurring decimal at our interactions with the media since August 2012 because it is an issue that is very close to our hearts. We remain steadfast in our support and solidarity with our members at RSUST in their principled struggle against poor governance and maladministration being perpetrated by the Vice-Chancellor and the Governing Council of the University. It has become more evident that the Visitor to RSUST, Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, is brazenly adamant in his refusal to respect the laws establishing the University. The assault and harassment of our members in that University has continued unabated since the because of his determination to stick with the re-appointment of Prof. B. B. Fakae as Vice-Chancellor, after serving an undeserved first term which did not follow due process. The most worrisome dimension is the scandalous involvement of security agents in this show of shame. Today, at RSUST, there is widespread abuse of university statutes and mind-boggling illegalities; unqualified lecturers teach postgraduate courses while examinations conducted without respect for requisite requirements. It is disheartening to observe that the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) has been playing an active role as an accomplice in the desecration of our University system by giving its approval to these despicable acts at RSUST. NUC’s continued disregard for its statutory responsibility as a regulatory agency, with the responsibility of maintaining the highest level of ethical and academic standard in Nigerian universities, as evident in RSUST, creates a grave cause for concern among the membership of our Union. We call on the National Assembly, through its oversight functions, to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the role of NUC in the shameless acts of executive obduracy at play in RSUST. Re-engaged University of Ilorin Lecturers You would recall that 49 lecturers of the University of Ilorin were unjustly sacked for participation in a nation-wide strike action of our Union in 2001. Despite the Supreme Court judgment, which re-validated their right to unionize and removed the toga of criminality woven around union activities by Unilorin authorities, their entitlements are still denied them. Three years after the landmark judgment, the University still withholds the salary and allowances of some of the affected staff while their entitlements for sabbatical leave and promotions have not been addressed. We, once again, call on authorities at Unilorin to desist from gagging our members and pitching academics against themselves. A university scholar cannot creatively engage knowledge in an atmosphere of rancor and sponsored bitterness. Neither can they auspiciously fulfill their obligations as agents of change and transformation in their micro community and the wider context of humanity. We shall, therefore, continue to use all legitimate means available to us to protect and defend the interests of academics at the University of Ilorin. The Seemingly Intractable University of Abuja Crisis Gentlemen of the Press, it is becoming crystal clear that the Government is insincere in resolving the crisis at the University of Abuja. As you are possibly aware, the Special Visitation Panel, which looked into the monumental crisis that engulfed the University last year, submitted its report in September 2012. However, the Visitor to the University, President Goodluck Jonathan, has continued to vacillate on what to do with the report of the Panel. Meanwhile, the Uniabuja Vice Chancellor, Prof. Samuel Adelabu, continues to operate like a lord and master whose words are laws! ASUU-NEC calls on the Visitor to Uniabuja to release the White Paper on Special Visitation to Uniabuja without further delay. It is only by doing so and implementing the recommendations of the Visitation Panel that the University can be given a new lease of life that befits a 25-year old university. IMF/World Bank and Nigeria’s Economic Development Gentlemen of the Press, as you are well aware, the Nigerian economy is fraught with contradictions and inconsistencies. Unfortunately, it is glaringly under the jugular clutches of Western economists, experts and interests who promote exogenous (external) instead of endogenous (internal) model of development. This model took a firm root when, in “the early 2005 a group of economists, mainly from the Breton Woods Institutions introduced the concept of Inclusive Growth (IG) to replace the erstwhile notion of Growth and Development (GD).” What is most significant about the IG model is its “attempt to run away from the need to accelerate economic development through deliberate policy interventions so as to move millions of humanity out of poverty”. Having imposed the IG on the country by agents of the World Bank and IMR, it is little surprising that today “economic growth” does not equate to “Nigeria’s development” and prosperity of Nigerians. Key sectors that ought to provide the planks for development and prosperity such as education, power/energy, agriculture and health are in dire state. Government at all levels rather hoists frivolities over the essentials. As recently observed by Prof. Akpan Ekpo, “The implementation of the Transformation Agenda does not preclude the fact that the economy today is characterized by high and rising rate of unemployment particularly among the youths, decayed public school system at all levels, lack of quality public health system, massive corruption, security challenges, among others”. ASUU-NEC rejects externally imposed models of economic growth that discounts human elements in the equation. The Bretton Woods experts can only further under-develop Nigeria and pauperize her citizens. This is because IG “stresses productive employment rather than income redistribution”; implying that the tiny rich Nigerians will continue to get richer while the mass poor will become poorer. A non-insulated economy will only be a subservient economy. The solutions to our problems as a nation must be wholly Nigerian-based, Nigerian-driven and Nigerian-centered. The current reliance on the veiled but obvious drivers of our “envelop economy” being presided over and supervised by agents of the IMF/World Bank will only leave us in a worse state than the IBB era. The current jig-saw dilemma of economic blueprints of NEPAD, Vision 20 2020, Transformational Agenda, etc. are bound to fail in so far as they are not based on any indigenous economic paradigm. 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement You will recall that ASUU declared a total, indefinite and comprehensive strike on 4th December 2011 in order to prevail on government to sincerely and judiciously implement the 2009 Agreement it freely entered into with our Union. Specifically, ASUU identified the following key areas that were yet to be implemented: i. Funding requirements for Revitalization of the Nigerian Universities ii. Federal Government Assistance to State Universities iii. Establishment of NUPEMCO iv. Progressive increase in Annual Budgetary Allocation to Education to 26% between 2009 and 2020 v. Earned Allowances vi. Amendment of the Pension/Retirement Age of Academics on the Professorial cadre from 65 to 70 years vii. Reinstatement of prematurely dissolved Governing Councils viii. Transfer of Federal Government Landed Property to Universities ix. Setting up of Research Development Council and Provision of Research Equipment to laboratories and classrooms in our universities. However, the strike was suspended on 2nd February 2012. As our Union noted then, “NEC decision had been taken in the interest of the revitalization of the Nigerian Universities. To achieve these goals, ASUU expects the government to fulfill its obligation in respect of funding and all other matters contained in its offers.” When the strike was suspended, ASUU drew attention to the fact that the unimplemented agreement was due for renegotiation in June 2012. Following the suspension of the strike, government responded by setting up a Committee via TETFund to assess the needs of Nigerian Universities in terms of infrastructure and required quantum of fund. Government also mandated the Implementation Monitoring Committee (IMC) to document and compute the financial implication of implementing the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement. At ASUU’s insistence, many of these conditions have now been met. Yet, the Government has continued to dilly-dally on the implementation. Out of nine items earlier highlighted, only two of the commitment – reinstatement of Governing Councils and the Amendment of Retirement Age Act – were met. For the past 16 months, several steps, including formal and informal consultations, meetings, personal contacts, have been employed to avert resumption of the suspended action. We seem to have now exhausted all available options. Our members cannot understand why a Government finds it difficult to fulfill an Agreement voluntarily entered into with the Union in 2009 as well as the MoU that was introduced following ASUU’s protest against government’s demonstration of bad faith in 2012. Gentlemen of the Press, one key aspect of the Agreement where Government has demonstrated insincerity is on the Earned Academic Allowances (EAA). Components of these allowances include responsibility allowances to Heads of Department, Deans of Faculties and other functionaries of the university system. After the MoU of 26th January 2012, Government accepted in principle to pay EAA. As if to demonstrate its commitment, the IMC under the chairmanship of Dr. Wale Babalakin was assigned the responsibility of working out practical and sustainable ways to do this. When the IMC submitted its recommendations on this aspect of the Agreement, which has run into almost four years, however, the Government suddenly began to give excuses. And, finally, it set aside the recommendations of the IMC on the account of financial difficulties; these were recommendations that came out of serious engagements with officials from relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Our Union sees this sudden reversal of gears as a betrayal of trust. From all indications, it appears Government is yet unprepared to address the challenges facing the Nigerian University System with the urgency that is required. This trend is dangerous, as it constitutes a threat to the relative peace in Nigerian Universities. There can be no justification for Government’s position given what all Nigerians know about the management of the nation’s resources. It is evident that Government is highly deceptive and is not interested in sustaining relative stability in our universities. If Government can betray our Union on the 2009 Agreement, where is the basis of trust for the impending review that was due for 2012? It is in the light of the above, especially having exhausted all other options, that ASUU-NEC at its meeting in Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, between 29th and 30th June 2013 resolved to call out all its members on a nation-wide strike action beginning from Wednesday, 3rd July, 2013. The strike action is comprehensive and total. Our members shall withdraw their services until Government fully implements all the outstanding aspects of the 2009 Agreement, and commences the process of review of the same Agreement. Concluding Remarks Gentlemen of the Press, the time has come to rise in defense of the true liberation of our country. We believe this liberation must begin with education, which is a veritable weapon for socio-economic transformation. The IMF/World Bank and their local collaborators would make Nigerians believe that “basic” or little education is good enough for the children of the poor. It is a ruse. Our Union counts on the renewed support of the media in challenging agents of underdevelopment who deny less-privileged Nigerians quality higher education, health, employment and other life-transforming elements of development. We equally invite labor activists, students, traders, professional groups, civil society organizations and other progressive segments of the public to join our determined efforts to save Nigeria from her captors. Thank you for your kind attention. Nasir F. ISA President 1st July 2013

Agip Scholarship 2013 (Batch B): Apply for NNPC/NAOC Undergraduate Scholarship

Agip Scholarship 2013 Batch B —Following the closure of the Agip 2013 scholarship Application, the company decided to give more students a chance to participate and have reopened the application . Here is the official statement on www.naocscholarship.com/ As part of its support to educational development and human capacity building, Nigeria Agip Oil Company, operator of NNPC/NAOC Joint Venture awards annual scholarships to qualified students in Nigerian Universities. Applications for NNPC/NAOC Undergraduate National Scholarship Awards are based on the following criteria: GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE Awards will be made to qualified and suitable students from every state of the Federation including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) BATCH B Due to the just Concluded NAOC Scholarship test that was slated for May 11th 2013 ,we wish to reopen this portal for Students who were unable to apply in the recent just concluded NAOC Scholarship test.These group are known as the Batch B Candidates.Applicants of this group,will be given the privilege to apply and also take their Scholarship Test Online via this Portal.All applicants are advised to attempt all questions because these will be used as a Criteria for Awards. DISCIPLINES Applications in the following list of approved disciplines will be considered: 1. Petroleum Engineering 2. Chemical Engineering 3. Mechanical Engineering 4. Electrical/Electronics Engineering 5. Civil Engineering 6. Computer Engineering 7. Production Engineering 8. Agricultural Science (And related fields) 9. Accountancy 10. Architecture 11. Geology/Geophysics 12. Nursing 13. Economics 14. Banking And Finance 15. Geography And Regional Planing 16. Medicine (MBBS Only) ELIGIBILITY Candidates must be holders of the SSCE or its equivalent with at least six subjects passed at a sitting with a minimum of 5 Distinctions. Applicants must be registered full-time undergraduates in their 1st or 2nd year of study in any Nigerian University. Students who are currently on similar scholarship awards from other oil and gas companies need not apply. Dependants of employees of Nigeria Agip Oil Company are not eligible for this scholarship. METHOD OF APPLICATION If you are qualified and interested, please complete the form in “Apply Now” on this website and submit as instructed. Applications not received within 2 months of Advertisement will not be accepted. Candidates will be required to scan and upload original copies of the following documents for screening prior to taking the qualifying Test: Evidence of SSCE result or its equivalent Evidence of admission into a Nigerian University.(Admission Letter,Click Here to get yours) Evidence of current year of study Current University Identity Card. Current Passport Photographs. Evidence of State of Origin obtained from the appropriate Local Government Area and duly signed by the Chairman or Secretary. Names of Successful candidates of the Online Test will be published on the Agip scholarship website and also be contacted via Email and SMS. So therefore ,Applicants are advised to ensure that Mobile Numbers and personal Email Addresses are Entered correctly during Application process. You can visit the Agip Scholarship 2013 (Batch B): Apply for NNPC/NAOC Undergraduate National Scholarship Website at http://www.naocscholarship.com/ - See more at: http://skulmi.com/2013-06/agip-2013-undergraduate-scholarship-batch-b#sthash.KwRMeKxN.dpuf

Batch B: 2013 Agip Scholarships for Undergraduate Nigerian Students

Due to the just Concluded NAOC Scholarship test that was slated for May 11th 2013, Nigeria Agip Oil Company wish to reopen the NNPC/NAOC Undergraduate National Scholarship Awards for Students who were unable to apply in the just concluded Agip Scholarship test. This group is known as the Batch B Candidates. Applicants of this group will be given the privilege to apply and also take their Scholarship Test Online. All applicants are advised to attempt all questions because these will be used as Criteria for Awards.Agip scholarship

Eligible Field of Study

Applications in the following list of approved disciplines will be considered:

    Petroleum Engineering
    Chemical Engineering
    Mechanical Engineering
    Electrical/Electronics Engineering
    Civil Engineering
    Computer Engineering
    Production Engineering
    Agricultural Science (And related fields)
    Accountancy
    Architecture
    Geology/Geophysics
    Nursing
    Economics
    Banking And Finance
    Geography And Regional Planing
    Medicine (MBBS Only)

About Scholarship

As part of its support to educational development and human capacity building, Nigeria Agip Oil Company, operator of NNPC/NAOC Joint Venture awards annual scholarships to qualified students in Nigerian Universities.

Scholarship Offered Since: Not specified

Scholarship Type: Agip Scholarships for Undergraduate Nigerian Students

Selection Criteria

Applications for NNPC/NAOC Undergraduate National Scholarship Awards are based on the following criteria:

    Awards will be made to qualified and suitable students from every state of the Federation including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)

Eligibility

    Candidates must be holders of the SSCE or its equivalent with at least six subjects passed at a sitting with a minimum of 5   Distinctions.
    Applicants must be registered full-time undergraduates in their 1st or 2nd year of study in any Nigerian University.
    Students who are currently on similar scholarship awards from other oil and gas companies need not apply.
    Dependants of employees of Nigeria Agip Oil Company are not eligible for this scholarship.

Number of Scholarships: Not specified

Value of Scholarship: Not publicly specified

Duration of Scholarship: Contact employer

Eligible Countries: Nigeria

To be taken at (country): Nigerian tertiary institutions

Application Deadline: 31st July 2013

Offered annually? Yes

How to Apply

If you are qualified and interested, please complete the form in “Apply Now” on the website and submit as instructed.

Applications not received within 2 months of Advertisement will not be accepted.

Candidates will be required to scan and upload original copies of the following documents for screening prior to taking the qualifying Test:

    Evidence of SSCE result or its equivalent
    Evidence of admission into a Nigerian University.
    Evidence of current year of study
    Current University Identity Card.
    Current Passport Photographs.
    Evidence of State of Origin obtained from the appropriate Local Government Area and duly signed by the Chairman or Secretary.

Visit scholarship webpage

***Warning: Do not send money to any scholarship organisation

Sponsors: Nigeria Agip Oil Company

Important Notes:

Names of Successful candidates of the Online Test will be published on this website and also be contacted via Email and SMS. Applicants are advised to ensure that Mobile Numbers and personal Email Addresses are entered correctly during Application process.

ADMISSIONS INTO PRE-DEGREE SCIENCE (PDS) PROGRAMME FOR THE 2013/2014 ACADEMIC SESSIONApplications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admissions into the PDS Programme of the Universityfor the 2013/2014 Academic SessionADMISSIONS WILL BE INTO THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS:i. School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology (SAAT)ii. School of Engineering and Engineering Technology (SEET)iii. School of Earth and Mineral Sciences (SEMS)iv. School of Environmental Technology (SET)School of Management Technology (SMAT)School of Sciences (SOS)ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:Candidates should possess WASC, NECO, GCE or NABTEB at not more than two sittings with a minimum of Credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics and any two of the following subjects relevant to their discipline: Chemistry, Biology/Agric. Science, Economics, and Geography. Credit pass in Economics is compulsory in the School of Management Technology.QUALIFYING TEST:Candidates for Pre-Degree Science Programme must perform to a satisfactory level in a Computer-Based qualifying test to be conducted on Thursday, 17th and Friday 18th October, 2013 at 8:00 am at the e-Test Centre, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State.Candidates are expected to visit the website of the Federal University of Technology, Akure www.futa.edu.ng. for the results of the qualifying test as from Thursday 24th October, 2013.DURATION:The programme is full-time, and will run for one academic session of Two (2) Semesters.REGISTRATION AND COMMENCEMENT OF LECTURES:Screening and registration of successful candidates begin on Monday, 19th November, 2012 while lectures commence on Monday, 3rd December, 2012.Candidates who successfully complete the programme and meet the cut-off mark for the course applied for as determined by the University Admissions Committee as well as meet the JAMB cut-off mark would be admitted into 100 level of the University undergraduate degree programme in relevant discipline in the 2013/2014 academic session.ACCOMMODATIONLimited accommodation will be available on first come first served basis.METHOD OF APPLICATION:Candidates are to pay application fee of fifteen thousand naira (N15,000.00) excluding bank charges on e-transact platform in any bank that is on e-transact platform.Candidates are to complete and print the PDS Application Form online after payment by logging on to the Federal University of Technology, Akure’s website www.futa.edu.ng and click on the online PDS Application Form.Submit the Online application form and print out a copy of the examination schedule slip.The application opens on Monday, 10th June, 2013 and closes on Tuesday, 15th October, 2013.All candidates are requested to bring along the following items to the e-test venue:i) Depositor’s copy of bank teller(s) indicating payment of FIFTEEN THOUSAND NAIRA (N15,000.00) Application Fee in candidate’s name.ii) Completed Application Form (downloaded from the FUTA website).iii) e-test scheduling slip which must contain a registration number.iv) Copy of e-transact receipt obtained from the bank.a. The venue of e-test exercise is the Electronic Test Centre (eTC) “Obakekere Campus” Federal University of Technology, Akure.Candidates are NOT allowed to bring cell phones or electronic gadget(s) into the e-test hall.Any candidate who fails to present himself/herself for the computer based test will NOT be considered for admission.Candidates are requested in their own interest to have a feel of (practice) the computer based test by visiting http.//test.jketc.net .The underlisted helplines could be contacted for clarification on issue bordering on the e-test: 08164487268; 07052976224 and 08165661045.CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORMSAll completed online application forms with the required relevant documents should be submitted to www.futa.edu.ng not later than Friday, 25th October, 2013.SignedDirector,Centre for Continuing Education,Federal University of Technology, Akure

The University of Ilorin invites all candidates whohave applied for admission into the University asFirst Choice either through UTME or Direct Entry andscored a minimum of 180 in the 2013 UTME tohereby apply for the 2013/2014 Post-UTME screeningfor the institution.Candidates who chose University of Ilorin as theirSecond Most Preferred Institution should be on thelookout for information on the University website.Registration for the Pre-admission screeningcommences immediately and ends on Sunday 14thJuly, 2013. You are however advised by MyschoolTeam to begin registration as from 2nd July when allissues and details are sorted out by the institution.The Pre-admission Screening Exercise is scheduled totake place from Monday, 15th to Saturday 20th July,2013 using Computer Based Test (CBT) platform atIlorin and Lagos Centres.The deadline for the online registration is 14th July,2013. However, candidates awaiting results but whohave registered on or before 14th July, 2013 have theopportunity to submit their results online on orbefore 15th August, 2013 when the portal will beclosed.ELIGIBILITYCandidates must have:- Scored a minimum of 180 marks in the 2013 UTMEfor all courses except those for which higher cut offmarks have been specified on the University website;- Made the University of Ilorin their first choice eitherat UTME or Direct Entry (DE) and;- Obtained Five (5) Credits in relevant ‘O ’ Levelsubjects, at not more than two sittings except inMBBS where only one sitting is acceptable.Assessing the University website through any ofsearch engines may lead to redirection to otherwebsites not associated with the University.For further enquiries, candidates should contactpreadmission2013@unilorin.edu.ng.The University charges N1,000.00 (One thousandNaira) only for the CBT exercise and N1,000.00 (Onethousand Naira) only for the University processingfee.Details on the step- by- step registration procedureare available will be available here onmyschool.com.ng later in the day as provided by theinstitutionNote- Candidates for the pre-admission screeningexercise are advised to be decently dressed.Candidates with indecent dressing will not beallowed into the screening premises- Phones and all other forms of mobilecommunication, electronic devices, bags and luggageare not allowed within the screening premises.- Only registered candidates for the screeningexercise will be allowed into the screening premises.- Accommodation are available for Pre Admissionscreening candidates at the rate of N1,000.00 orN3,000.00 per nightThis information is for briefing purpose only and foryou to be aware that the post-UTME is imminent. Fulldetails of registration steps will be provided to youhere on myschool.com.ng later in the day as providedby the institution.

ASUU STRIKE UPDATE

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has resumed the strike it suspended in January 2011 following alleged failure by the Federal Government to implement the agreement it reached with the public universities lecturers.
ASUU National President, Dr. Nasir Isa, said the action though painful would be total, comprehensive and last for as long as the Federal Government implement the details of the Memorandum of Understanding both parties signed in 2011.

ASUU STRIKE UPDATE

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has resumed the strike it suspended in January 2011 following alleged failure by the Federal Government to implement the agreement it reached with the public universities lecturers.
ASUU National President, Dr. Nasir Isa, said the action though painful would be total, comprehensive and last for as long as the Federal Government implement the details of the Memorandum of Understanding both parties signed in 2011.

ASUU STRIKE UPDATE

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has resumed the strike it suspended in January 2011 following alleged failure by the Federal Government to implement the agreement it reached with the public universities lecturers.
ASUU National President, Dr. Nasir Isa, said the action though painful would be total, comprehensive and last for as long as the Federal Government implement the details of the Memorandum of Understanding both parties signed in 2011.