The National Youth Service Corps has arrested a 200-level student who allegedly obtained a fake degree certificate and was undergoing the orientation exercise at the Zamfara State camp.

Campusinfo correspondent learnt that the NYSC last Friday apprehended the student, identified only as Rose, who was a 200-level Journalism undergraduate at a university in Benin Republic

The NYSC Director-General, Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, confirmed the arrest of the student to our correspondent. He said the Benin Republic university wrote to the scheme when its officials discovered her on the social media, posting her photographs in the NYSC uniform in the Zamfara camp.

She was undergoing the Batch C Stream 1 orientation course before she was arrested. The DG noted that the student had been brought to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and handed over to officials of the Department of State Services for further investigations.

Ibrahim warned that the NYSC would clamp down on fake graduates and certificates, adding that anyone arrested would be handed over for prosecution.

The DG said, “The clampdown on fake graduates and certificates is yielding more results. On Friday, one of the universities in Cotonou, Benin Republic saw their 200-level student in the NYSC uniform on the social media. She is supposed to be a 200-level of the university studying journalism.
“But she went and purchased a fake certificate from another Benin Republic university and now served in the camp in Zamfara. So, her classmates saw her on the social media and raised the alarm to the university, which then alerted and wrote me.
“The university said they recognised the efforts of the scheme in nabbing fake graduates and they were not a party to her fake certificate. So we got her arrested in Zamfara. She was brought to Abuja and we have arranged with the DSS to take her away.”

A controversial conference on witchcraft began on Tuesday at the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Enugu, South-East Nigeria, despite opposition from Christian communities within and outside the university.

Enugu state is predominantly Christian. Witchcraft, including anything associated with it, is regarded as satanic by the majority of the people in the state.

The leadership of UNN stopped short of forcing the organisers to cancel the conference because of pressure.

A Nigerian journalist, Patrick Egwu, who is attending the two-day conference, said the venue has been shifted to a bigger hall – Princess Alexandra auditorium – because of the large turnout of participants.

Participants stood up and said ‘amen’ to an opening prayer which was said by a priest, Mr Egwu said.

Christ Church choir of the university sang the opening hymn at the conference. “It was more like a normal church event, people calling Jesus and praying that the aim of the event should be achieved,” Mr Egwu said.

The journalist said the word ‘witchcraft’ was removed from the conference banner in order to lessen the controversy around it, but that every discussion at the conference centered on witchcraft.

More than 500 people were already seated midway into the conference, he said.

“There’s no protest going on here, at all. Every where is calm, people are just enjoying the lectures,” he said.

“One of the keynote speakers just finished presenting his lecture and (he) received a standing ovation. It was really interesting, people were clapping hands and enjoying the presentation,” Mr Egwu said.

A group, Witchcraft Human Rights Information Network, has a stand outside, selling witchcraft-related books and items.

“People are outside, trying to pick copies of books,” Mr Egwu said.

“The noise, the controversy, and the threats actually made the conference to be more popular. It made people to be interested in it. People are still trooping in, even the hall is almost filled up.”

Mr Egwu said the aim of the conference, according to the organisers, is to demystify witchcraft.

“It’s something that has been there for centuries, every poor widow or every small child that is malnourished, they will tag him a witch,” he said.

PREMIUM TIMES asked Mr Egwu what attracted him to the conference.

“When I saw the banner, I said wow, this is really innovative, this is something I should attend to know what it’s all about. Then when the debate started coming up, I said no matter what, even if I am out of the country, I am going to come back to be part of this event,” said Mr Egwu, a member of the Catholic Church.

“I grew up hearing the world witchcraft, I really want to learn a lot about it, what is happening, does it exist, what’s the connection between witchcraft and Christianity.

“Some people who called themselves Christians wake up at night, burning candles and praying for their enemies to die by Holy Ghost fire. Is it not an act of witchcraft?

“When white people do magic, we hail them. When they do their Halloween, which to me is more like devilish, we hail it, but we condemn our own local masquerades.”

The federal government during the weekend said it has abolished the policy of catchment areas in the admission of new students into federal government-owned universities and has threatened sanction against universities that contravene this decision.

The Federal government said the new policy would commence from 2020. President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed this at the 45th convocation ceremony of the University of Benin in Edo State. The President who was represented by the Deputy Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Suleiman Yusuf directed all federal universities to ensure that every local government, all states and all geopolitical zones are represented in their admission of the new entrance.

Before the recent development, the Catchment policy at the course of admission enable a higher percentage of candidates for admission consideration, selected based on catchment area.

Reps move to abolish payment of acceptance fees in tertiary institutions
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to “immediately” abolish the payment of acceptance fees into Tertiary Institutions in the country.
This followed a unanimous adoption of a motion moved by Rep. Chinedu Martins (PDP-Imo) during the plenary presided over by the Speaker of the house, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, on Wednesday.
The motion is titled “Call for Abolishment of Acceptance Fees into Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria”.
Moving the motion, Martins said that recent data from the National Universities Commission showed that only about two million people were enrolled into the universities nationwide out of a population of over 180 million.
He said that the estimates represented one per cent of the population which was an indication of the low attendance in tertiary institutions compared to other advanced countries.
The lawmaker also said additional data from the National Bureau of Statistics and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board showed that out of the 10 million applicants that sought admissions into tertiary institutions, only 26 per cent gained admissions between 2010 and 2015.
He said it was an indication that about 75 per cent of the applicants failed to gain admissions every year and also reinforced that access to tertiary education in the country was low.
“The house is concerned that one of the factors contributing to poor access to tertiary education is the predatory admission policies being enforced by tertiary institutions, particularly the requirement for payment of non-refundable acceptance fees as condition precedent for admissions.
“The house is also concerned that many federally-operated tertiary institutions charge as much as N30, 000 per student, while some states and private institutions charge significantly more, as evidenced in the following:
“University of Ibadan, N35,000; University of Lagos, N20,000; Ahmadu Bello University, N30,000; Imo State University, N70,000; and Lagos State University, N20,000.
“The house is further concerned that applicants are expected to pay the acceptance fees within a short deadline despite having gone through the tortuous process of paying and sitting for the Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE), the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) and making the cut off mark.
“If they are unable to meet the deadline, the applicants are surcharged for late payment with the risk of losing the offer of admissions.”
The lawmakers also said that the aspirations of prospective students would be cut short if the “exploitative admission practices of tertiary institutions in the country are left unchecked”.
The reps directed the House Committee on Tertiary Education and Services to investigate the admission policies and practices of tertiary institutions in the country.
The investigation would relate to the charge of acceptance fees and would also be in order to remove all obstacles to accessing tertiary education in the country, reports the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

This is to inform all successfully admitted candidates in the 2019/2020 Lagos State University admissions exercise (100 Level and Direct Entry) that the ONLINE payment of NON-REFUNDABLE ACCEPTANCE FEE of N20,000.00 together with the MEDICAL SCREENING FEE of N10,000 has commenced effective from Tuesday 12th – Friday 29th November, 2019.

Kindly NOTE THAT ANY CANDIDATE WHO DOES NOT SATISFY THESE CONDITIONS FROM Tuesday 12th – Friday 29th November, 2019, FORFEITS THE PROVISIONAL ADMISSION OFFER.

DISCLAIMER
The entire public is to please NOTE that the Lagos State University WILL NOT be responsible for any payment made to any individual/account or platform aside the one stated above.

THANK YOU.

UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT

This is to inform all the undergraduate students of the Federal University, Lafia (FULAFIA), that the management of the institution has released the amount they are required to pay as school fees for the 2019/2020 academic session.

SUBHEAD

UTME CANDIDATE

DIRECT ENTRY CANDIDATE

Acceptance Fee

#10,000:00

#10,000:00

Tuition Fee and other Charges

#45,000:00

#45,000:00

Matriculation

#1,000:00

#1,000:00

*Hostel Fee Per Session

#20,000:00

#20,000:00

GST Charges

#8,000:00

#10,000:00

TOTAL

#84,000:00

#86,000:00

Hostel fee is where applicable

The authority of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has released the Direct Entry (DE) admission list for the 2019/2020 academic session.

UNIPORT Direct Entry Admission List.
UNIPORT Direct Entry 1st Admission List.

UNIPORT direct entry merit admission list has been successfully uploaded online. Follow the link below to access your admission status.

CLICK HERE
https://www.uniport.edu.ng/news/latestnews/1551-2019-2020-direct-entry-admission-batch1.html
Note:

Candidates seeking admission in the 2019/2020 academic session should login to the JAMB website, click on CAPS to check their admission status, and click on accept/reject button to either accept or reject the offer.
Recommended: How to Reject/Accept Your Admission on JAMB CAPS.
Candidates whose admission status show “not admitted” should keep checking the JAMB website for further updates.
Candidates should please note that the Admission List will be published in batches on the University’s website as they are processed. Candidates are therefore advised to keep on checking the university’s website for the Admission List.
Those offered provisional Admission should proceed with the Acceptance and Registration processes. The procedure is on the University website.
CLICK HERE TO ACCEPT YOUR OFFER OF ADMISSION

Congratulations to all the successfully admitted candidates.

The management of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has released the first batch admission list that contains the names of candidates offered provisional admission into its various undergraduate programmes for the 2019/2020 academic session.

Candidates that participated in the University of Port Harcourt post UTME screening exercise can now check their admission status online.

SEE ALSO: UNIPORT Direct Entry Admission List.

How to Check UNIPORT Admission List.
Go to UNIPORT admission status checking portal at https://aris.uniport.edu.ng/admissionacceptance.
Supply your JAMB registration number in the required column.
Finally, click on the search icon to access your UNIPORT admission offer.
NOTE: if admitted, make sure you accept your admission offer.

You can also access UNIPORT first batch admission list from the link below:
https://www.uniport.edu.ng/news/latestnews/1550-2019-2020-utme-admission-list-batch1.html
NB:

Candidates who will be below 16 years of age by October 31st, 2019 need not proceed with Registration.
Admitted candidates who have not accepted their admission on the JAMB website (CAPS) should do so latest by Friday, November 22, 2019 or the admission will be withdrawn. Recommended: How to Reject/Accept Your Admission on JAMB CAPS.
No candidate can be offered admission EXCEPT O’level result(s) have been successfully uploaded on JAMB website (CAPS). ALL candidates not yet admitted SHOULD therefore upload their O’level result(s) at UNIPORT ICTC or any accredited JAMB CBT centre on or before Monday, November 25, 2019.
Admission is still in progress
All candidates who would be offered courses different from their original courses will be required to click on transfer approval on JAMB website (CAPS) and accept change of course/department to enable the processing of their admission.
All candidates are advised to regularly check their admission status on JAMB website (CAPS) and accept the admission offer to enable completion of the admission process.
ALTERNATIVELY, you can also access your UNIPORT admission status from JAMB admission status checking portal by following the procedure outlined below:

Go jamb.org.ng/efacility.
Login to your Jamb profile with your username and password.
Scroll down then locate and click the ‘Check Admission Status‘ tab.
Select your Exam year and Enter your registration number in the required columns.
Finally, click on ‘Check Admission Status‘ to access your UNIPORT admission status.
Congratulations to all the candidates that made it to UNIPORT admission list.

Following the release of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) school of basic studies admission list, the management of the university released the registration procedure for candidates offered provisional admission.

Newly admitted candidates are to Click here to register/pay fees.

UNIPORT Basic Studies Registration Procedure.
1. Report to the School of Basic Studies on arrival into the University.

2. Registration of students admitted into the School of Basic Studies is carried out only in the School of Basic Studies by the staff of the School.

3. Students are assigned to registrars in the School according to their Departments.

4. All study materials are provided by the School.

5. School fees includes textbooks, brochure, past questions and tutorials, etc. There are no extra charges.

6. REGISTRATION IS FREE

7. Pay your School fees and bring your receipt for you to be registered. Registration requirements are provided in the School.