Uni-ilorin hits most wanted Jamb university in Nigeria

               
A recent survey by Campus Portal Nigeria unveils the list of some of the most sought after Universities in Nigeria.

Of the over 180 Universities in Nigeria, the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) got the highest number of JAMB UTME applicants with over 85,945 candidates seeking admission into the institution.

University of Benin (Uniben) followed immediately with over 60,020 applicants, and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (Unizik) with over 58,410 UTME applicants.

The 4th, 5th, and 6th most sought-after higher institutions are the University of Nigeria, Nsukka – UNN (57,539 applicants), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria – ABU (52,785 applicants), and the University of Lagos – UNILAG (49,059 applicants) respectively.

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 360nobs.com

3 convicts earn NOUN degrees from within prison walls

Vice Chancellor of the Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) 

Prof. Vincent Ado Tenebe

(Daily Trust)

Three serving prisoners will be awarded degrees today alongside over 7000 others as the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) holds its 4th convocation ceremony.

According to the NOUN Vice Chancellor, Prof Vincent Tenebe who announced the inmates' feat at a press briefing, all three graduates are serving time for various offences at the Kirikiri and Enugu Prisons respectively.

"This year’s convocation, we are graduating three inmates. Two of the inmates are from Kirikiri Prisons and one from Enugu Prisons," Tenebe said.

"We will continue to award our certificates to inmates found worthy in learning and character.”

Tenebe added that the institution has special study centres in Nigerian Prisons, Police, Army and paramilitary formations.

He said NOUN is pursuing amnesty for graduates who earn degrees while serving jail time so as to enable them contribute to society.

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Pulse.ng

Etisalat Sponsors ABU Students To Dubai For Training

Nigeria’s fastest growing telecommunications company, Etisalat Nigeria, is sponsoring the top three students from the first year of the EtisalatTelecommunications Engineering Program (ETEP) at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria for intensive training at the Etisalat Academy, Dubai.

Manager, corporate social responsibility at Etisalat, Oyetola Oduyemi, disclosed that further training at the Etisalat Academy would reinforce the students’ practical knowledge of Telecommunications Engineering and also provide them with a competitive edge.

“At Etisalat, we believe that the right education has the potential to impact every aspect of life, so education remains central to our CSR interventions; this is why we are sending the three best studentsfrom the Etisalat Telecommunications Engineering Program class of 2014, to the Etisalat Academy in Dubai to expand their horizons and give them further exposure to the cutting-edge technology driving the telecommunications industry”, Oduyemi said.

“As the program continues, we plan to train 15 to 20 students yearly to give Nigerians an opportunity to learn from the best in the field. We will also develop local expertise to sustain the programme by sponsoring lecturers from ABU to study for a PhD in Telecommunications Engineering at the Plymouth University UK,” she added.

The Etisalat Telecommunications Engineering Program, organised in conjunction with the University of Plymouth, UK and Huawei Technologies Limited, is the first program offering an MSc in Telecommunications Engineering in West Africa

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Leadership.ng

Meet Beautiful Alma Oputa, Covenant University’s Best Graduating Student

Alma is a graduate of Computer Science, Covenant University, where she bagged a first class degree in Computer Science and Information Science.

The pretty lady who was the best graduating student in the school’s 2013/2014 academic year, graduated with a CGPA of 4.99.

Alma revealed that her initial dream was to be a doctor just like her dad who is a consultant, but she changed her mind along the line partly due to the influence of one of her teachers.

The 20 year old revealed that she also has another passion; fashion. Back in the day, she owned a fashion blog, Alma’sFashion, is undergoing a makeup training course and also has the dream of starting her own shoe line and opening boutiques across the world.

Beauty, brains and nice sense of style…..she is sure ready to take over the world.

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Informationng.com