Kwara, Bauchi And Lagos Set To Convert Schools and Religious Centers To Isolation Centers
OKEKUNLE SUNDAY, IBADAN.
On Saturday, there were 661 new cases, pushing the total cases to 19, 808, while there were 19 new deaths, pushing the total deaths to 506, while 6, 718 patients have so far been discharged.
Meanwhile, the Bauch with the rising number of COVID – 19 cases, Lagos and Kwara state governments have announced plans to convert their Hajj and pilgrims’ camps to isolation centres to ease the burden on hospital facilities and the limited number of bed spaces.
In Kano State, the state Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Muhammadu Kiru, said the government did not earmark any school for isolation centre but it had inaugurated two more testing centres as part of efforts to intensify COVID -19 testing in the state.
Kiru said in a release that the two testing centres were inaugurated by the state Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Independence Road, Bompai, Kano, on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the Bauchi State Commissioner for Education, Tilde, said the state government had set aside the Government Girls College, Bauchi, and the Government Secondary School, Azare, as isolation centres
He said, “ When the Commissioner for Health and his team met with me, we suggested to them some of the schools that we have here in Bauchi and in Azare, Katagum Local Government Area.
The schools are Government Girls College, Bauchi,In Azare , we have Government College, Azare , or Government Secondary School, Azare .”
In Oyo, the state government said rather than convert schools to isolation centres, it planned to partner hotels to be converted into isolation centres.
The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde , Mr Taiwo Adisa, said, “ We are not converting schools into isolation centres in Oyo State.
What we are doing is to partner hotels and other well- meaning persons to raise capacity.
“ Some medical centres are also in the cards to serve as isolation centres.
Officially, the state has isolation /observatory centres in Ogbomoso , Awe, and Igbo – Ora with treatment centres at the Infectious Disease Centre, Olodo , Ibadan; Agbami Chest Hospital, Jericho , Ibadan; and Saki. ”
In Kwara State, the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Fatimah Ahmed, said had no plan yet to use public school dormitories as isolation centres but it had prepared 600 bed spaces in its state pilgrims ’ camp in Ilorin, the state capital.
She said, “ We have no such plan to use our public school dormitories as isolation centres for the treatment of COVID -19 patients and the Federal Government has not made such request from the state government . So, we don’ t have such a plan. ”
The Chief Press Secretary to the state governor and spokesperson for the COVID -19 Technical Committee in the state, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, said the state had 3, 000 bed spaces at its isolation centres at Sobi Specialist Hospital, Ilorin and General Hospital, Offa.
“ Though there is an increasing number of COVID -19 patients in the state, we have enough bed spaces in our isolation centres and we also have about 600 bed spaces in the state pilgrims ’ camp in Ilorin which we have not even used , ” he said .
Meanwhile, in Osun, the Special Adviser to the state Governor on Education,Mr Jamiu Olawumi, said the state had enough bed spaces to cope with its coronavirus cases.
In Katsina, the government said there was no indication it would allocate schools or dormitories to serve as isolation centres for COVID – 19 patients, saying it had begun moves to construct additional isolation centres to the existing four.
On May 28, The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire during the briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID – 19 in Abuja , added that the government anticipated the shortage of hospital bed spaces due to rising COVID -19 cases and therefore opted for the use of school dormitories as an alternative.
“ We need to continue increasing bed capacity to match the probable number of patients so that we do not experience horrific scenes of bed space shortages seen in some European hospitals.
“ In event of overflow, we can require hotels and school dormitories to be prepared for level 1 which is quarantine, and level 2 which is the isolation of COVID -19 positive with zero or mild symptoms, to free hospital beds to be dedicated to level 3 which are moderate to severe cases and level 4 which is the high dependency and Intensive care unit , ” he said.
He added that the Federal Government would require hotels and school dormitories to be prepared as quarantine and isolation centres in the event of overwhelming COVID -19 cases and the pressure on hospital beds.
He said , “ We are using a strategy that involves three types of isolation centres and If someone is asymptomatic and very mildly asymptomatic, they will be treated at home.
They will be isolated at home and we will visit them and give them the drugs that they will be taking and we will be visiting them to check their temperature on a daily basis That is if their house meets the requirements for self -isolation at home.
“ Some people’ s houses are too small; they don’ t have private toilets and so they cannot meet the criteria for self -isolation at home.
Those are the ones that we intend to isolate at the community- based or community-supported centres.
We have had a meeting with the PTF about the possible support from the Federal Government to establish these community centres.
“ We are going to start with about four of them and we are going to focus on the highest burdened local governments.
So , we are in the process of identifying four of them now,It may not necessarily be schools, it may be community centres ; it may be Hajj camps and areas that can accommodate quite a large number of people.
We have not started implementing but it is a discussion we are having with the Federal Government and we are in agreement about how to move forward.
“ The third level is the isolation centres that we have.
These are for moderate to severe COVID -19 complications. ”
This move is also partly based on the assertion of the Federal Ministry of Education in the third week of May that the government could not risk the reopening of schools until all measures had been put in place.
The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, had said , “ We are not taking that risk yet, we are going to prepare as much as possible within the guidance that we are offered, working in conjunction with the World Health Organisation before we reopen schools. ”
Amid rising COVID – 19 cases, in an interview with Sunday PUNCH which confirmed to Campusinfo, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Health , Ogboye , said the state was considering Hajj camps and possibly schools, as well as liaising with four endemic communities.
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ABU Student, Hassan Idris beat 2.7 million contestants to Win Int’l Essay Competition
ABU Student, Hassan Idris beat 2.7 million contestants to Win Int’l Essay Competition
A student of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Hassan Idris has beaten 2.7 million other contestants across the world to emerge 3rd in an International Essay Competition organized in the United States of America.

Hassan Idris who is a final year student of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, studying Sociology and Anthropology, is a young poet, writer, essayist, student advocate and a member of Creative writer’s Club, ABU Zaria, Creative Club Gombe State University, Northern writer’s Summit, Risingyouth.
He is also the Principal private Secretary to NASSS president A.B.U Zaria, and Hill-Top Creative Arts Foundation. His works have appeared in Zamfaradigest magazines, Teemikamedia.com, Naijamedia.com, Yodelehub.Com, Appliedworldwide, Kano State Students magazine, and Creative Writer’s Club, Kongo Campus, ABU Zaria.
He’s a guest writer and contributor for appliedworldwide. He received an Award from the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria as the best researcher in 2017.
The young Sociologist from Wadata, in Benue state, came third position in the June, 2020 International Sociological and Anthropological Student essay competition situated in the United states of America after beating about 2.7 million contestants.
APPLIED WORLDWIDE is a United state-based project founded by Stephanie Wilson and Luke Hanna. Applied Worldwide believes in a Dynamic Sociology where sociological knowledge is both produced and applied to enact positive changes in communities throughout the globe.
In the bid to encourage students all over the globe, Appliedworldwide, organized Essay Writing Competition for students all over the world with the aim of encouraging students in the field and help foster the change via Sociological lens Appliedworldwide is out to bring.
How Hassan Idris feels about his achievement.
The proud Abusite told Campusinfo.com.ng, “I’m glad and my thanks to almighty Allah, my parents, course mates, friends and lecturers for standing there for me. I have dedicated my self to writing for years ever since I stepped into the department of Sociology and Anthropology, A.B.U zaria.
“I’m proudly an Abusite! I do all my writings, research my self without anyone assisting me. I wish the school management could do something about that.
“They are many people who want to achieve in the Department and the School at large but they have no helping hands. I never expected to emerge a winner in this essay competition, but alhamdulillah, hard work, dedication, and prayers payes.”
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Cultism Allegation: Students’ Union President Arrested in Ogun, Drops Suicide Note On Social Media
Adejunwon Emmanuel Olatunji, the suspended President of Students’ Union of Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Ogun State, Saturday, dropped a suicide note on his Facebook page.
Adejunwon was arrested last February allegedly during initiation of new members and was subsequently paraded by the police at the Police Headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta where he denied even been a member of the cult group.
He rather claimed that the group was trying to initiate him when he was on his way to his Church on a Sunday.
He has since been arraigned in court where he pleaded not guilty to the offence brought against him.
But in a post, Saturday on his Facebook page, the suspended SUG President lamented that he has been abandoned to his fate alleging that there was no one to speak for him.
He said is offence for the arrest was standing against the management of the school on issues of hike in school and accommodation fees.
He however warned that no one should morn him after his demise.
He wrote, “Glory be to God for this probably the last breathe in my nostrils, no matter how fainting it may seem. More importantly, this may be the last thing I write since my hope to write statement of accounts, proffer economic solutions to the Nigeria financial problems has been dashed and shattered by the powers that be. I accepted to study Banking and Finance to fulfill my dreams but all I live to write now is suicide note.
“I was arrested on the 9th of February, 2020 and got transferred to the Nigeria Police Force Headquarter, Eleweran, Ogun State. I was detained for 144 hours before being charged to court finally on the 17th of February, 2020.
“It’s being 114 days now since my case got adjourned, and to my utmost dismay, no individual or group has done anything to revamp my hope.
“They say if you are silent in the days of adversity, you have taken the side of the oppressor. Now the question is, “Who is raising a voice in my favour?”
“Is it a crime to stand against the annihilation of the management against the students that gave me a mandate to defend their interest?
“Is it a crime for me to object the hike in accommodation price in the interest of striving Nigeria students?
“Is it a crime for me to send a red signal to the management in their quest to increase school fees, while pointing them to other means of IGR to execute their projects?
“Let no one mourn me when I finally pass on into the luminary realm, for when I need the continued support of activists, comrades, stakeholders, and sane individuals in the society to make me sail this trying time, no one, I mean no one was seen.”
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Office of the Ogun State Police Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi said his threat to commit suicide is not the business of the police saying that he should rather defend himself in court rather than committing suicide.
Oyeyemi said he was only trying to whip up sentiment adding that whoever intends suicide will not even tell anybody.
He said, “That he wants to commit suicide is not the police business. It is none of business.
“He was arrested for alleged cultism, he has been charged to court and the case is still in court. So, if he says he is innocent, he should go and defend himself in court.
“Anybody that wants to kill himself doesn’t need to tell everybody about it.
“He is only trying to whip up sentiment, unnecessary sentiment at that. He has been charged to court, so let him prove innocence in court”.
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COVID-19: University of Portharcourt, UNIPORT directs compulsory use of face masks on campus
The management of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Rivers, has directed compulsory use of face masks on its campuses to curtail spread of COVID-19 in the state.
Prof. Regina Ogali, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration), made this known in a statement by the institution’s Deputy Registrar (Information), Dr Williams Wodi, in Port Harcourt on Saturday.
Ogali was quoted as having issued the directive during a meeting between principal officers and members of COVID-19 Steering Committee in the university.
Ogali, who currently oversees the affairs of UNIPORT in the absence of a substantive Vice Chancellor, said the decision was in-line with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) COVID-19 protocol.
“Henceforth, all staff, students and visitors to UNIPORT must fully observe the COVID-19 protocol as approved by NCDC and the World Health Organisation (WHO).
“We called this meeting with the COVID-19 Steering Committee, especially now that the number of confirmed cases in Rivers State is becoming scary by the day.
“To this end, we need to take proactive steps to safeguard the health status of staff, residents and visitors to the university.
“Also, we need to plan ahead of possible resumption of academic activities, if and when we are so directed by the Federal Government,” Ogali told the committee members.
She said that the university had started taking delivery of equipment and kits for its COVID-19 test centre and expressed optimism that the centre would become fully operational in July.
The deputy vice chancellor added that management would soon instal infrared thermometers, hand sanitisers and running water at strategic locations, including offices and faculty buildings.
She directed the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the university to start production of hand sanitisers in commercial quantity for distribution to the public.
“Also, we should begin to think seriously about encouraging our Information and Communication Technology Centre and ODel, a virtual centre, to work out modalities to enable UNIPORT to begin online learning,” she noted.
The Chairman of the committee, Prof. Iyeopu Siminialayi, attributed the rising number of confirmed coronavirus cases to increase of testing in the state.
Siminialayi, Provost of the College of Health Sciences at the University, said that work was ongoing to convert the International Students Centre to a temporary quarantine and isolation centre.
On his part, Dr Datonye Alasia, another member of the committee and an infectious disease expert, said that about 40 per cent to 50 per cent of people tested for COVID-19 turned out positive.
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Governor Obiano Set To Honour Anambra -Born 2020 Top Scoring Jamb Candidates
By Uche Nworah (ABS News)
The Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano is set to honour
Miss Egoagwuagwu Agnes Madufokwa and Nwobi Okwuchukwu David, the two top scoring candidates in the 2020 Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examinations.
Miss Egoagwuagwu Agnes Madufokwa, from Ihiala in Ihiala local government area, applied to study Industrial Chemical Production at the University of Ibadan and scored 365, the highest JAMB score in 2020.
Nwobi Okwuchukwu David scoreuid the second highest grade with 363 and applied to study Mechanical Engineering at Kwara State University.

Speaking to Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS), Anambra state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenement, Mr C. Don Adinuba, said the Governor is always “elated at the wonderful news of the performances of Anambra sons and daughters the world over, and is eager to meet and honour Egoagwuagwu, David and their parents as soon as possible”.
Continuing, Adinuba said, “The performances of Egoagwuagwu Agnes Madufokwa and Nwobi Okwuchukwu David, as the two top candidates in the 2020 JAMB examinations is a continuation of the tradition of excellence that Ndi Anambra are known for. For Egoagwuagwu, her mother, Ijeoma Madufokwa in her days also achieved great academic feats. She was the best graduating Chemical engineering student, graduating with 2nd class honours, upper division (2/1) in Chemical Engineering in 1997 at the University of Benin. She was also the best graduating student in the Master in Business Administration (MBA cohort 4) class of 2007, at the Lagos Business School”.
Chief Emeka Madufokwa said his daughter Egoagwuagwu who is 16 years old, and the only girl among 3 older brothers and 1 younger brother achieved the feat through hardwork. “She has received other offers from universities in America including partial scholarships so the family is undecided yet on which she will go for. Egoagwuagwu is looking for scholarship to support the partial scholarship offered her by some US Universities. Our family is blessed as her older brothers are also doing exceptionally well in American Ivy League universities”.
Mrs Ijeoma Madufokwa, Egoagwuagwu’s mother described her as a “normal teenager, domesticated and fun loving. She loves books a lot though and likes to read, even during trips to the village during Christmas or during family holidays, she always brings her books along. She pushes herself so hard. As a senior secondary (SS2) student, she sat for GCE examinations as a private candidate and achieved 6As and 2Bs, she worried so much about the 2Bs. That’s the type of person she is”.
Commenting, Professor Kate Omenugha, Anambra State Commissioner for Basic Education said; “I am not surprised that Governor Obiano is planning to host the 2 top scoring candidates in this year’s JAMB examinations. We have a long list of such honours by His Excellency for performing Ndi Anambra in the educational sector. I recall the honours done to Anambra school teacher, Rose Nkemdilim Obi who emerged winner of the maiden edition of the Maltina Teacher-of-the-Year in 2015, Anambra teachers and schools that excelled at the 2019 President’s Teachers and Schools Awards for Excellence in Education organized by the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Education. Anambra State won prizes in the following categories; best public secondary school in the country, the best secondary school administrator, and for producing both the first and second runners up in the Best Administrator category”.
“Recall also that in 2018, the Governor honoured our students from Regina Pacis Secondary School, Onitsha who won the World Technovation Challenge Competition in the USA, and students of St John’s Science and Technical College, Alor, in Idemili South Local Government Area who won Bronze Medal at the International Festival of Engineering, Science and Technology which took place in Tunisia in 2019.
Concluding, Professor Omenugha said that Governor Obiano is a champion of educational development, “through his support, Anambra Teaching -On -Air programme, a partnership project between Anambra state Ministry of Basic Education and Anambra Broadcasting Service has become a resounding success and a reference point in Nigeria during this Covid-19 lockdown period”.
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LASU Recruitment For Non-Academic Staff Position Advertisement: A Disclaimer
It has come to the attention of the Lagos State University Management that some bloggers are mischievously using the content of a recently released vacancy advert for the position of DIRECTOR, INTERNAL AUDIT, to proliferate a phantom advertisement for “Non-Academic Staff Positions” in the University.
Members of the University Community and the General Public are informed that no vacancy advertisement for “Non-Academic Staff Positions” emanated from the University, and are advised to disregard such notices. Lagos State University will not place vacancy advertisements without specifying the exact position that is being advertised.
The General Public is further advised to always cross-check any notice, credited to the Lagos State University, on its official website:
www.lasu.edu.ng , or any of its official social media platforms for authenticity.
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Kwara State College of Health Technology , Offa Entrance Exam Schedule for 2020/2021 Academic Session [UPDATED]
Latest Update: The entrance examinations scheduled to commence on the 23rd of June has been postponed due to the current interstate travel restrictions. A new date will soon be communicated to applicants and the public. Interested candidates may still apply as the closing date for application has also been extended
Management of the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, wishes to inform all the candidates that applied for admission into the college that they can now print their exam schedule online.
Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa entrance examination schedule is now available on each applicant’s portal.
How to Print Kwara State College of Health Technology Offa Entrance Exam Schedule.
If you had applied earlier you are to login at
1. http://www.offahealthtech.com/eportal/application/app.php?login
2. Click on “Print CBT Exam Schedule”.
Your schedule will include the date and time of your examination
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FG To begin N-Power (Batch C) Enrolment next week, Announces End Of Current Programme
Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the end of first and second batch of N-power beneficiaries in June/July, 2020 respectively in other give room for new recruitment, Campusinfo has learnt.
NTA News made the announcement by the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, on Friday, June 19th, 2020 through its social media platform
The release noted that batch A will exit in June while Batch B to end July 31 2020.
Full statement below…
…Online portal to open for applications from noon on June 26, 2020
…All applicants must supply their Bank Verification Number (BVN) for transparency
…Batch A & B to transit June 30 and July 31, 2020 respectively into entrepreneurship schemes
…Past beneficiaries are not eligible to participate in Batch C
Abuja – 19/06/2020: The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has announced the commencement of enrolment for a new batch of N-Power beneficiaries effective July 26, 2020.
The N-Power Programme was inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2016 under the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) with the mandate of lifting citizens out of poverty through capacity building, investment, and direct support.
In his Democracy Day broadcast on June 12, 2020 the President commended the programme, noting that “our Social Investment Programme has continued to be a model to other nations.”
The commencement of the Batch C enrolment is sequel to far reaching consultations and a review of the submissions on the reform and realignment of the programme for greater efficiency.
Batch C is also being enrolled to provide opportunities for more Nigerian youths to access the programme, in furtherance of the President’s vision of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty by creating opportunities that will enhance the productivity of the Nigerian youths for entrepreneurship.
In view of these, the Ministry has announced that Batch A will exit June 30, 2020 and Batch B will exit the programme on July 31, 2020.
According to the Honourable Minister, Sadiya Umar Farouq, “we have commenced the transitioning of beneficiaries from Batches A & B into government entrepreneurship schemes and engaging private sector bodies to absorb some of the beneficiaries after the completion of psychometric assessment to determine competency and placement into various opportunities. The Federal government is committed to the continuation and expansion and as such will now begin enrolment and onboarding of a new Batch of beneficiaries. Skills acquisition for entrepreneurship and job creation are critical for an economy that will require a boost post-Covid-19 and we are gearing up proactively for the challenge.”
Applications will be conducted using a hybrid system of enrolment to ensure that all Nigerians are given an opportunity to participate. As a Ministry that caters for the vulnerable, we will also make special considerations for Persons living with disabilities.
The online portal would be open to receive applications from noon on June 26, 2020 and will provide a level playing field for all applicants
As part of the Ministry’s reforms to make the programme more efficient, all applicants must supply their Bank Verification Number (BVN) in their application. This is to ensure a streamlined and transparent selection process.
Once applications are submitted, the Ministry will review submissions and publish a list of successful applicants. Past beneficiaries are not eligible to participate in the application process.
Comprehensive details for the new batch will be announced in the coming weeks.
The N-Power programme has enrolled 500,000 beneficiaries thus far – 200,000 from Batch A which started in September 2016 and 300,000 from Batch B which kicked off in August 2018. The beneficiaries were supposed to spend not less than 24 months on the programme and were spread across the key industries targeted by the program – Agriculture, Health, Education, and Tax.
The current beneficiaries from Batches A and B are scheduled to transit the programme by July 31, 2020 with plans already in place to transition them into entrepreneurship.
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LASU Emerges National Partner To FAO, Wins $95,000 Grant To Support Development Of Catfish Value Chain in Nigeria
The Lagos State University has been selected by the Food And Agricultural Organization (FAO) as its National Partner Institute (NPI) in implementing the the FISH4ACP Project (Support for the Development of Farmed Catfish Value Chain in Nigeria), winning a partial grant of up to $95,000 in the process. LASU was selected after the FAO adjudged its bid as the best among those submitted by institutions in the country.
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) is the FISH4ACP Project Management Unit for the European Union and Agrinatura FISH4ACP project (2020-2024) involving 10 Africa-Carribean-Pacific (ACP) Countries.
The Partnership is part of efforts to develop food value chains that are economically, socially and environmentally sustainable across the countries.
In conveying the news of LASU’s emergence, the FAO noted that “with reference to the call for expression of interest launched by the FISH4ACP Project on 15th April, 2020, we would like to inform you that the Project Management Unit and the external panel have finalized the evaluation of the offers received. We are glad to inform you that the Lagos State University was selected as offering the best value for money for the solicited services, and as per FAO rules and procedures on the procurement of services.
“Please note that due to the current Covid-19 Pandemic and related travel restrictions, the FISH4ACP project has decided to adopt a phases approach in implementing the activities that were originally envisaged in the call. As a result, we would like to award a partial grant (up to an overall amount of USD 95,000) as provided for in section 3 of the call for expression of interest.”
The LASU winning proposal was led by Professor of Fisheries, Prof. Akintola, S.L who also doubles as the National Project Officer. Other members of the team are Dr. Fakoya, K.A, Dr. Sherifat Yusuff, Dr. Zakariya Amoo, Mr Olusola Olabanjo and Yusuf Olabisi.
Meanwhile, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, SAN, NPOM, has congratulated the team for the feat while urging them to work hard to see through the successful implementation of the project. He also pledged the support of the University to the team in their efforts on the project.
Recall that the Fisheries Department recently won a $2.5M Partnership Grants of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Canada
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Federal University Lafia (FULafia) Postgraduate Admission Form For 2020/2021 Academic Session Now on Sale
This is to inform interested candidates that the Federal University Lafia (FULafia) has commenced the sale of application forms for admission into the PGD, M.A/M.Sc and M.Phil/Ph.D postgraduate programmes for the 2020/2021 Academic Session.
Admission Requirements
1. Postgraduate Diploma
1. Candidate must satisfy the matriculation requirements of the University.
2. Graduate of FULafia or any other recognized university with at least an Honours degree.
3. Holders of Higher National Diploma (HND) with at least an upper credit pass in relevant disciplines.
4. Holders of Higher National Diploma (E TD) with lower credit in relevant disciplines but with a minimum of five years relevant post-qualification experience.
5. Candidates who have a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Horticulture and Nursery Management and other related disciplines from institutions recognized by the University (Botany).
6. Holders of any other qualifications with or without relevant experience which are acceptable to the Board and Senate of FULafia.
2. M.Sc. /M.A. Programmes
Candidates for M.Sc./M.A. programmes must have five credit passes in relevant subjects.
In addition, candidates with Bachelor degrees (BSC/B.A.) in relevant fields obtained from recognized Universities, with a in minimum of Second Class Lower Division and a minimum of CGPA of 3.0 (2.50 or 50% in respect of History and International Studies).
3. M.Phil./PhD Programmes
Candidates must possess a good Master’s degree in the relevant field from a recognized University. with a CGPA of not below 3.5 on a five (5) point scale or 55 percent score average.
4. Professional Degrees:
Candidates with cognate experience in the discipline applied for may be considered for admission.
Note: Candidates will be required to pass a qualifying examination.
Method of Application
Candidates are required to pay a non-refundable application fee of Fifteen Thousand Naira (N15.000.00) via the University PG portal https://spgs.fulafia.edu.ng/applications fill online application form and submit.
NB: All payments MUST be initiated on SPGS portal.
Signed:
Dr. Abubakar Mamuda Registrar.
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