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Your first year is about finding your feet. The transition from a secondary school into a higher institution of learning, can most times, be a big change for students as they embark on their own, with many moving away from family and friends for the first time. For those stressing over this new phase of life and tomorrow’s uncertainties, there are way prepare before jumping on the gun, the following tips can help incoming fresh students get organized and build a foundation for academic success. (1) HAVE A “STUDENTREALESTATES” account. STUDENTREALESTATES is a fast-rising tech company that helps students in securing hostels. It doesn’t matter where you are coming from, be it from the North, South, East, or even the West, STUDENTREALESTATES has got you covered. All you need do is register and sign up for an account with them, search for your institution’s name, and without even stepping your feet in school yet, you can get yourself an accommodation(terms and conditions apply). That’s...

Martin Osei, a Ghanian University graduate, and his team has invented an insulated solar electric cooker that can work for a minimum of 25 years. Martin, speaking with YEN.com.gh, revealed that the cooker is able to store the sun’s energy to prepare meals even after the sun goes down. Martin Osei who studied Mechanical Engineering and graduated in 2018, is now furthering his studies in United States. “We have been working on the solar cooker for the past three years as a solution to the cooking needs of people who live particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Most people still depend on charcoal which causes harm to the environment or gas which is expensive,” he indicated. With initial funding by UK Aid, Martin’s solar cooker has begun seeing initial stages of production in seven countries. India, Ghana, Togo, Cameroon, Uganda, Sierra Leone and South Africa. Narrating how the solar cooker works, Martin said the Insulated Solar Electric Cooker is able to provide sufficient heat for famili...

Delta state university of Science and Technology is admitting students into its Pre-Degree Programs

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has again indicated that if the federal government does not implement it’s Memorandum of Action, MoA, by January ending, they will likely shut down universities. asuu logo Speaking with Vanguardngr in an interview, the Union’s president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said the union was waiting for the period of grace given to lapse before taking the necessary steps. “As a responsible union, we are consulting widely on the issues at stake. We have an MoA that is yet to be implemented fully and we also have the renegotiation of the 2007 Agreement pending. A lot of groups and concerned individuals have stepped in to intervene in the matter. “We are responsible unionists and citizens and we must give room to those interventions; may be they can help persuade the government to do the needful. We have given them up till the end of this January and if nothing is forthcoming, we can take the next step,” he said. It was gathered that if the union’s demand...

NANS DELTA STATE WADES INTO THE LINGERING ISSUES IN DELTA STATE SCHOOL OF MARINE TECHNOLOGY BURUTU. NANS Delta State has decided after public outcry to wade into the issues affecting Nigerian students in Delta State School of Marine Technology Burutu, ranging from non accreditation of existing courses, lackadaisical conduct of management team, poor hostel and transport facilities. If the welfare of our students cannot be cared for, then the Institution should cease to exist. Tell them we are coming! #NANSDTS #AccreditOurCoursesNow

For most, all that matters is money and fame but for these six rich celebrities, money is not all, education is also needed. We introduce to you the six Nigerian celebrities who went back to school despite their fame and money. This list was partly compiled by Pulse.ng and is not exhaustive. Feel free to add your favorite celebrity to the list using the comment box below. Now the list. Davido davido No1 on the list is David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, is a Nigerian-American singer, songwriter, and record producer. The DMW boss, who has been active in the music industry for over 12 years, had dropped out of Oakwood University, Alabama in the United States of America. Davido however, returned to Babcock University to bag a degree in music and graduated in 2015. He attempted to take part in the mandatory National Youths Service Corps programme, but that dream was cut short controversially. Rema rema Nigerian rapper and singer, Divine Ikubor, known professionally as ...

A High Court in Kwara State has jailed a student of Kwara State University (KWASU), Alonge Toyyib, over a N74m internet fraud. The 24-year-old student was sentenced to prison after the court found him guilty of the two counts leveled against him by the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). EFCC charged the student with two charges, one of which reads: “That you, Alonge Toyyib Alao, sometime in April 2020 to April 2021 in Ilorin, Kwara State within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court did knowingly have under your control N74,753,261 paid into your Fidelity Bank Account No 63*362**** which is reasonably suspected to be unlawfully obtained.” According to the anti-crime agency, the offense was contrary to Section 319A of the Penal Code Law and punishable under the same law. Counsel to the EFCC, Rasheedat Alao, presented a witness, Kamaluddeen Yahayah, to review the facts of the case. Yahayah, who is an operative of the EFCC, in his evidenc...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has extended their strike deadline to February over intervention by Nigerian Religious bodies. asuu logo According to the body, they will wait till February for the outcome of the mediatory talks between the federal government and the religious body. The 50-member Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) which comprises Sultan of Sokoto, Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, among other Christian and Muslim leaders, had in the past weeks begged ASUU to allow them to intervene in the situation. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodake, while speaking with THISDAY on Saturday said that the union had agreed to wait till February, adding that it has also submitted its position to NIREC which promised to help mediate and resolve the issues. “ASUU leadership has agreed to wait till February to give NIREC and other stakeholders enough room to address the union’s grievances,” he said. Osodek...

A student at the University of Portharcourt (UNIPORT) is in trouble after his sick girlfriend d!ed in his apartment during her sleep. Narrating the story, a Twitter user identified as @TheBriDen revealed while opening the eyes of young men to some unfavourable implications of allowing girls to pass the night in their houses, revealed that this Uniport student is currently in a big mess as the family of his late girlfriend is keen on getting back at him. Worst of it all is that they lack sufficient funds to conduct an autopsy test to ascertain the cause of their daughter’s death. Sharing the story, he wrote: “Heard the sad story of a Uniport student currently in police custody because his girlfriend, another Uniport student, died in her sleep in his house after a brief illness. “A simple autopsy would show that he is innocent but the family cannot afford one. “Dear Kings, even if na 2am, try carry her go drop for her house so you fit sleep well too” Reacting to the story, another twi...

NANS REJECTS MANAGEMENT'S DECISION TO HIKE FEES NANS DTS Says No to any form of extortion from Management's of Higher Institutions. In a saner clime, the students are supposed to be children to these management, instead they take their children to private Higher Institutions or Abroad in most cases and subject the children of the poor to suffer unnecessary fee hike, strikes and extortion. The entire Students Community in Delta State rejects any attempt to extort our colleagues in the form of unnecessary dues/charges and increment of school fees. Solidarity Forever! Viva Aluta #SAYNOTOSCHFEESINCREMENT

Final Year Student Collapse After Taking Hard Drug Before Project Defence A video is currently circulating online showing a final year student acting strangely after taking a hard drug known as colorado before going to defend his project. The video was posted on an Instagram story by a fellow student and it shows the young man uncontrollably acting like he is high and zoned out. It was shared with the caption; ”When you take colos before defending your project” He was surrounded by another students who kept trying to help him, but they couldn’t control his uncontrollable behavior or restore him back to his senses. When the people trying to help him realised the situation was beyond them, they let him be. Taking drinks/substance to get high in varsity is not uncommon. Some students who take it before presentation do so because they have stage fright or they just want to be bold. PLEASE SAY NO TO HARD DRUG Reacting to the video, some netizens had these to say: anniee_1k_collections...

Delta Poly Otefe Oghara Screening Exercise for Freshers Delta State Poly Otefe Oghara notice on verification/screening exercise for new students. Delta Poly Otefe Oghara Screening for freshers This is to inform all Admitted candidates of Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe Oghara that the verification of their credentials has been scheduled for Tuesday, 11th January to Friday, 14th January, 2022. In view of the above, candidates are advised to come along to their various Schools with the under-listed documents. O’Level result ND statement of Result (for HND Candidates) Receipt of payment of form Acknowledgment Form Birth Certificate/Age Declaration Certificate of Local Government of Origin Four (4) recent Passports Jamb Admission letter or Jamb Regularisation form Jamb Result Slip Please note, all COVID-19 protocols must be observed by all admitted candidates during the verification Exercise. Thank you.

A Final Year Student is currently fighting for his life over a kidney disease, he needs a total of N15m for a Kidney Transplant, Please Help Save his Life. No Amount is actually small. Mustapha Abdulmumini Oyinwola, a final year pharmacy student of Bartholomew College of Health Technology Kwara State is need of N15m that will help save his life. Oyinwola is said to be suffering from kidney infections which resulted in kidney damage according to Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomosho, where he was diagnosed and managed before his transfer to Yusuf Dantsoho Memorial Hospital in Kaduna. In his words: “I am under medical facilities for seven weeks on account of a six-week history of general prolonged weakness, a week history of reduction output, and a feature of Uraemia. I am seen to have developed alterations in level of consciousness.” e also decried generalised body swelling involving the face and lower limb, adding that the only way to get cure and save his life is by kidney ...

Bad Reading Habits: Today we will show you 6 bad reading habits and how to overcome them. This post was written by Alikhadija, a Medicine and Surgery Student of UDUSOK. Please Read and SHARE THIS PAGE. 6 bad reading habits to avoid Image credit: warmdayswillnevercease) According to Englishclub.com, reading the the process of looking at a series of written symbols and getting meaning from them. Reading is important because it gives us excessive knowledge and help us develop our lives. It also help us to understand our world better. Also Read: 8 Practical Steps to help you Develop a good Reading Habit Bad reading habits can make us loose concentration and waste our precious time. Therefore overcoming these habits is a challenge to all keen readers. Hence, why you need this page! I will show you some bad reading habits and how to overcome them. Bad Reading Habits and How to Overcome them 1) Reading In Poor Light. This is a very bad habit. When reading in poor light, you’ll not b...

 

 

 

Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) 2020/2021 SUG president *Rt. Comr Bright Odiri Munemu,* has handover the mantle of PTI Student Union Government Leadership to his very good son, who was also his Successor in his OND days as Public Relation's Officer *Rt. Comr. Esharedoro Christian Efe,* the handover which took place 20th of December 2021, was not officially made known to the students of the great institution in respect of the festive period. Students from different department of the institution has taken time to acknowledge the predecessor who gave his very best to take the institution to a greater height during his tenure, they also congratulate *Rt. Comr. Esharedoro Christian Efe,* the successor for his great achievement as the number one student citizen of the institution, who is ever ready to pilot the leadership of 2021/2022 academic session of the Institute.  

A student of the University of Lagos, UNILAG has accused Davido of refusing to pay 1 million Naira for a stuffed dummy he bought from him since 2020. Sharing his frustration on IG, the student said the singer promised to pay as soon as possible but it’s been over a year, and all efforts to get the singer to pay proved abortive. According to him, he has reached out to Davido’s manager and a member of Davido’s team who introduced him to the singer but none has given him a favourable response. He also claims he’s been blocked so he can’t reach out. Read his post below: I hate when famous people buy from we young youths hustling to make a living for ourselves here in Nigeria 🇳🇬 and not get paid, “how do you expect me to pay my rent and my school fees ? Please someone should tell @davido to pay for the items he bought since 24th December 2020 I have been hold this inside in silence for a long time, I did all the necessary things to do did all the follow up for a whole year before now, ple...

The Grand Commander of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has told Nigerian Youths that Education is not an automatic ticket to government jobs. According to Mr. President, Nigerian youths should use their education and exposure to improve themselves and not see them as tickets to depend on the government. Buhari said this in an interview with Channels TV. In his words: “I wish when they go to school; when they work hard; when they earn their degree, they don’t do it thinking that government must give them jobs. “You get educated because an educated person is certainly better than an uneducated person even in identifying personal problems. So, education is not just meant to hang on to the government to give you jobs and then what the colonialists indoctrinated in us to believe – have a car, have a house; start work by 8:00 am and close by 2 pm. ALLS  

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 Don’t Be Scammed, We’ve Not Commenced Sale of 2022 UTME Forms, JAMB Warns The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has warned prospective candidates against being scammed since it had not commenced the sale of the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations and Direct Entry forms. This is according to a statement signed by the Board’s Head of Media and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, which noted that any claims that the sale of forms had commenced was fraudulent and should be disregarded. Although the Board stated that it had concluded plans to commence the sale of the UTME and DE forms, it added that no date had been fixed. Advertisement JAMB noted that the date for the commencement of sale of the forms had never been shrouded in mystery hence, it is always published on both print and digital media. The statement reads, “The attention of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has been drawn to the activities of unwholesome elements who had been misleading the general...

 Nigerian Man Who Resigned His Job, Quit School to Relocate to Canada Shares Lessons  Learned Young Nigerian Man, Emeka Nwarulor, who quited school to relocate to Canada has shared the lessons he learned from such decisions Taking to LinkedIn to share his lessons, the young man started by narrating how he in 2015, he left Nigeria with uncertainties. In his words: “6 years ago I made one of the toughest and most uncertain decisions of my life… “I relocated to Canada from Nigeria. “I was few months from turning 29, about to miss my first flight to Canada. (Picture on the left) “This would be my first time on an airplane. “Yes, you heard that right, the first time on a plane. 😂 “You can imagine the tension of being on the plane for the first time and you are going to be on the plane for almost a day. 😂 “I had just resigned from a job I enjoyed. “I dropped out of a Masters program. “I put a pause on the brand I was building. “With 3 bags (2 in the picture) and a dream. “I made a...

 NIN, others to delay UTME registration, says JAMB The Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed that the use of the National Identification Number (NIN) will delay the commencement of the 2022 UTME registration. The board also defended its decision to enforce the National Identity Number requirement in the registration process. The spokesman for the board, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made the clarifications in an interview with The PUNCH in Abuja. In his words: “Most of the board’s pre-examination activities, including the 2022 UTME registration, are starting late owing to some circumstances beyond our control. We are, however, ready to do all that is necessary not only to meet up with the schedule, but also to make the 2022 UTME registration and examination the best so far. “The introduction of the NIN in UTME registration in 2021 by the board was a game-changer in the fight against impersonation and other examination infractions. It is to be noted that the decision to adopt ...

The Governing Council of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), has announced the appointment of Professor Odunayo Clement Adebooye as the University’s 4th substantive Vic-Chancellor. According to the announcement made on Monday, January 3, 2022, his appointment followed a due process of rigorous screening carried out by the school’s Governing Council, and approval by the Visitor to the University, His Excellency Governor Adegboyega Oyetola. Prof Clement who was born on 18th December 1966 is a professor of Plant Physiology with an academic career spanning over 26 years. During his over two decades of academic work he served the Osun State University in various capacities: as a member of the Governing Council, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Provost/Dean, Director, Head of Department among others. At the international level, he served as Ambassador Scientist for the German Government Humboldt Foundation, Secretary-General of the African-German Network Excellence in Science (AGNES) and Regional Projec...

Operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team have arrested a graduate of the National Open University, Stanley Obed, for allegedly threatening to kill his lover’s husband identified simply as Chidi in Rivers State. It was gathered that Obed, who disguised as a kidnapper, demanded the sum of N2.5m from Chidi and threatened to kidnap him if he refused to pay the money. According to a source, the 31-year-old sent a picture of ammunition to Chidi to further threaten him to pay the money. “This deals with a case of threat to kidnap one Mr Chidi and his family if he refused to pay the sum of N2.5m by an unknown caller, with the phone number 08142134240, which was later reported to the IRT, Port Harcourt annex, on November 10, 2021. “The IRT commenced action and the perpetrator was tracked and arrested on November 14, 2021, at his house in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. In the course of investigations, the suspect confessed that he stole the phone with the S...