Author: Lawal AbdulSalam Olawale

gifts 200,000 naira each to two ‘scholars’ with 3.98 CGPA

The Federal Polytechnic, Ede has admitted a total number of 9,150 new students into various courses of study offered at both National and Higher National Diploma levels in the 2023/2024 academic session.

 

This amounts to 59.5% of candidates who signified interest to study various courses in the Polytechnic.

The school Rector, Dr. Man Yahaya Sani disclosed this on Friday, at the 30th Matriculation Ceremony of fresh students for the new academic session.

 

He said, “The statistics shows that 1,123 students were admitted for School of Science and Technology; 1,316 students for School of Communication and Information Science; 2,185 students for School of Business and Management Studies; 1,454 students for School of Engineering Technology, while 886 and 121 students were admitted into Schools of Environmental Studies and Agriculture and Agricultural Technology respectively. The School of Applied Sciences has 1,973 students while School of General and Administrative Studies enrolled 92 students.”

 

Describing the statistics as “quite unfortunate” Dr. Sani assured that “the Polytechnic would continue to deepen its Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) mechanism to complement the efforts of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) in the maintenance of standards.”

 

According to him, “Critical to standards and the nation’s technological advancement are adherence to the 70:30 enrolment ratio in favor of science and technology-based programmes, proportion of academic staff showing right mix, teaching quality including staff/student ratio.”

 

While congratulating the matriculating students, expressed conviction and trust in God that the Polytechnic would be able to nurture their growth and development in all facets of life.

 

He said “Let me use this opportunity to offer you one or two words of advice. As bonafide students of this Polytechnic, you must endeavour to have a copy of the Students’ Information Handbook. Make this handbook your companion, read it regularly and be familiar with its contents. It will definitely help to maximize the advantage of your studentship.”

 

He however, sounded a note of warning that the Polytechnic has zero tolerance for cultism, rioting, looting, arson, disobedience, examination malpractices, drug abuse, drunkenness, cheating, disrespect for constituted authorities, indecent dressing.

 

Rector restated that the ban on students’ vehicles as well as vehicles with tinted glasses and unregistered vehicles is still in force.

 

On the latest success recorded by the institution, Dr. Sani disclosed that the polytechnic has secured approval to offer additional 18 new programmes at both National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) levels with effect from this session.

 

“With this development, the programmes run by the Polytechnic, all fully accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), under the leadership of the Executive Secretary, Prof. Idris Muhammed Bugaje, has now increased to 64 and 42 Departments.

 

“This remarkable success does not only highlights the academic prowess of our students but also reflects the high standards of education and preparation provided by the Polytechnic. This is a very good signal to the fact that this administration is not relenting on its oars in moving this Institution to its desired position as the best in comity of Polytechnics in West Africa,” he said.

 

Highlight of the event was the presentation of cash gift of 200,000 naira each to the two ‘scholars’ in the last academic session, Waliu Babatunde Bamidele of the Department of Library & Information Science and Babatunde Joshua Ifeoluwa of the Department Mechanical Engineering with the CGPA of 3.98 in National Diploma, respectively.

The National Identity Management Commission has discovered a seamless method to update your Date of Birth.

 

Here are the nine easy steps to update your NIN date of birth

 

Discover a seamless method to update your Date of Birth with these straightforward steps via https://selfservicemodification.nimc.gov.ng

 

1. Begin by verifying your NIN and logging in.

 

2. Navigate to your dashboard and select the date of birth modification option.

 

3. Complete the payment for the modification securely via Paystack.

4. After payment, input your NPC certificate number and validate it.

 

Your date of birth will be automatically filled and non-editable. If you’ve misplaced your birth certificate, perform the birth attestation online at http://nationalpopulation.org.ng

 

5. Upload your NPC certificate along with any required supporting documents.

 

6. Submit your modification request and preview the adjustments.

 

7. Ensure to check the attestation box before submitting your request.

 

. Receive your modification transaction slip promptly on the modification table.

 

9. Upon approval, receive a notification, and your NIN slip will be dispatched to your email.

 

You also have the option to print the slip directly from your dashboard.

Borno State governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has flagged off the distribution of 25kg bags of rice and maize each to 52,000 vulnerable residents of Biu, Bayo, Askira-Uba, Chibok, Shani, Hawul and Kwayarkusa local government areas of the state.

 

The governor also gave a cash grant of N100 million to 2,000 youth groups and women with each beneficiary getting the sum of N50,000.

 

He said the gesture was in continuation of his administration’s determination to provide food and non-food items to the vulnerable populace in the state.

 

Zulum said even though the southern part of Borno State was not deeply affected by the decade old Boko Haram insurgency like other parts of the state, the government decided to bring the food and non-food items considering the economic hardship the people are currently facing.

 

He said, “Today (Sunday), we are here to distribute food items to 52,000 vulnerable residents in seven local government areas of southern Borno. Each beneficiary would get 25kg of bags of rice and maize. In addition to this, we are giving 50,000 each to 2,000 beneficiaries comprising women and youth to enable them cultivate their farmlands.”

 

He urged them to maintain law and order to ensure that they benefit from the gesture.

 

While appreciating Governor Zulum for the gesture, the senator representing Southern Borno Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, also thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving food items worth N200 million to each senator for their constituents.

 

Ndume urged the beneficiaries not to sell the items, but to judiciously use them for the purpose the gesture was intended.

 

Meanwhile, Governor Zulum has assured the people of Southern Borno Senatorial District that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will intervene and ensure that the planned merger of Nigerian Army University, Biu (NAUB) with the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Kaduna as recommended by the Stephen Oronsaye Report was not carried out.

 

Zulum said, “By God’s grace, and with President Tinubu by our side, NAUB will continue to remain a conventional University. This is based on the meeting I had with Mr. President last Friday, who asked me to officially write to him on the matter. And I believe he (Tinubu) will act in favour of Southern Borno for NAUB to remain as it is”.

The Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved the promotions of due civil servants after a statutory process.

 

According to a circular by the Head of Service, Mr Samuel Ayanleye Aina on Thursday, the promotion letters for all due personnel for last year have been approved by Governor Ademola Adeleke and are being issued their letters of promotion by their respective Commissions, Ministries, Departments and Agencies.

 

The Head of Service declared that the promotion followed all due processes as prescribed by the extant Public Service Rules.

 

“Mr Governor duly approved the exercise in compliance with his earlier directive that promotion exercise should be a regular feature of the service.

 

“So I can confirm that letters are being given out to promoted officers. On behalf of Mr Governor, I also congratulate them”, Mr Aina noted.

 

Commenting on the promotion exercise, Governor Adeleke reaffirms the commitment of his administration to workers welfare. The Governor particularly noted that the exercise is unarguably in line with the pursuance of No 1 of the 5 – Point Action Plan of his administration which is giving the welfare of public servants topmost priority.

 

“I assure all civil servants that the public service reform is on course. We will deliver on a fully professionalized public service.

 

“I congratulate the beneficiaries. I urge you to show a deeper passion for public service. Our government will ensure the required opportunity for all to operate and display their spirit of service to the state”, the Governor stated.

The Osun State Ministry of Education has released guidelines for the teacher’s recruitment CBT examination scheduled to begin on Wednesday, the 27th of March,

In a public notice issued on Thursday by M.A.K. Jimoh, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, applicants were advised to visit the recruitment portal starting from 4:00 pm on Friday, the 22nd of March 2024, to print out their examination slips.

 

The notice read, “This is to inform the General Public, particularly applicants for the ongoing Osun State Teacher’s Recruitment Exercise that the CBT examination will hold between Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th March, 2024 at different Uniosun designated Centers.

 

“2. Applicants are advised to visit the recruitment portal https://jobportal.osunstate.gov.ng as from 4:00pm on Friday 22nd March 2024 to print out their examination slips which will contain their examination number, examination center, batch, date and time of their examination.

 

“3. Also, applicants with special needs will have their CBT examination on Thursday March 28th, 2024, at the Special Needs Secondary School opposite Fakunle Grammar School, Osogbo at 8a.m.

 

“4. An SMS to this notification will also be sent to applicants via the phone numbers they used on the recruitment portal https://jobportal.osunstate.gov.ng

 

“5. Applicants are also advised to come to their designated with the printed examination slip. All exams starts by 8am prompt each day

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Major roads and markets in Asaba and Okpanam in the Oshimili South and Oshimili North Local Government Areas of Delta State were, on Monday, taken over by aggrieved motorcycle riders protesting the death of their colleagues.

 

Eyewitness said the group of motorcycle riders took the streets in anger, destroying properties.

 

Businesses around the popular Midwifery market in Okpanam and the Delta State Post Primary Education Board along Summit Road Asaba were also attacked by the protesters.

 

 

 

According to the Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, two motorcycle riders died on Sunday during an enforcement by the State Task Force.

 

The police spokesman also said that some police officers have been deployed to quell the protest.

 

“There was a violent protest this morning by Okada riders who had issue last night with the state task force that led to the death of two persons.

 

“They mobilised in the their numbers this morning destroying properties and beating people, hence our men were deployed to control the situation before it turns to something else,” Edafe wrote in a post on his X handle.