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http://acadablog.com/uniuyo-launch-n100m-students-scholarship-scheme/

The management of University of Uyo (UNIUYO) has
launched a N100 million scholarship scheme for
indigent students of the institution.

The scholarship, according to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof.
Comfort Ekpo, will be awarded to indigent but brilliant
students with Cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.5
and above.

Ekpo said, “To kicks start the scheme with an estimated
number of 500 students, the university would spend a
total of N20 million in the first one year.

She said that the university would engage the first 200
beneficiaries for two hours daily on assigned duties in
the school were they would earn a N10,000 stipends
monthly.

According to her, the second phase of the scheme will
ensure the provision of N30, 000 grants per academic
session to another 200 students with 3.5 CGPA and
above.

The VC concluded that this scholarship scheme
will ensure that no indigent but intelligent student
would drops out due to his/her low socio-economic
status.

The entire University of Jos (UNIJOS) community was
thrown into pandemonium following the invasion of
the institution by gunmen, killing a police inspector and
a corporal who were on guard duty at the university on
Tuesday.

Eyewitnesses said the gunmen numbering over 12,
swooped on the security men at the permanent site of
the university at about 11p.m. and fired gunshots at
them and in the process killed two policemen.

A security man, who was at the scene but narrowly
escaped, said it was a case of hit-and-run, adding that
immediately they gunned down the security men, they
escaped in the same cars that brought them.

The killings left the students and other members of the
university community to scamper for safety before
reinforcement of security men arrived the scene.

The State Police Public Relation Officer, DSP Emmanuel
Abuh, who confirmed the incident, said “the two
policemen were killed by the gunmen where the
policemen were deployed on guard duty.

Abuh said men of the command have commenced full
investigation into the killings and would soon track
down the perpetrators of the act.

He added that the inspector had put in up to 25 years
in service, while corporal was a young policeman who
has just started his career. He, however, refused to
give their names.
http://acadablog.com/armed-men-attack-unijos-kills-security-guards-on-duty/

http://acadablog.com/reduce-nysc-registration-fee-uniport-alumni/

The University of Port Harcourt Alumni Association has
called on the authorities of the National Youth Service
Corps to reduce the fee charged for the online registration
of prospective corps members.

The NYSC had announced a fee of N4, 000 for each fresh
enlistment into the scheme.

In a statement by the National President of the Uniport
alumni, Mr Sampson Ngerebara, and the National Secretary,
Mr. Chris Adokeme, the association wondered why
unemployed fresh graduates embarking on national service
should be made to pay so much money.

The association contended that if the money was to be
charged at all, a maximum of N1,000 should be adequate.
Part of the statement read, “While we commend the board
and management of the NYSC for their decision to save
corps members long distance travelling time back to their
schools and the directorate headquarters, we regard the
amount demanded for registration as excessive.

“Considering the country’s economic situation, a fee of N1,
000 should suffice for this purpose. We urge the authorities
of the NYSC not to visit the prospective corps members with
unnecessary hardship.”

The association also asked whether the NYSC would pay the
funds collected from the exercise into the Federation
Account in the spirit of accountability.

It regretted that critical stakeholders like the National
Association of Nigerian Students and the alumni
associations of institutions of higher learning to which
these corps members now belong were not consulted in
the process of taking such a fundamental decision, and
advised the NYSC to guard against such a lapse in future.

http://acadablog.com/lautech-students-pledge-support-for-9ice/
Students of the Ladoke Akintola University in Ogbomosho,
Oyo State, have declared support for hip-hop artiste,
Abolore Akande, otherwise known as 9ice, who is seeking to
win a seat at the House of Representatives in the 2015
general elections.

According to a statement on Sunday,
9ice who is seeking to
represent Ogbomosho South/North Orire Constituency at
the lower chamber of the National Assembly, visited
LAUTECH on Friday during the students’ union week to
solicit the support of the students.

The President of the Students’ Union Government of
LAUTECH, Areo Oyegoke, said it was time a young person
contested an elective position in Ogbomosho.

The musician’s publicist, Shehu Adegbola, in a statement on
Sunday, said the leadership of the students’ union gave
support to the musician.
Oyegoke, therefore, called on his colleagues to support the
artiste.

He said, “Ogbomosho youths alongside LAUTECH SUG have
declared support for Akande Abolore to contest for the
House of Representatives in 2015. This is the first time a
young person will contest for House of Representatives in
Ogbomosho.”

National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, today visited president Jonathan at Aso Villa where they honoured him as the Grand Commander of Nigerian Students. See more photos from the ceremony after the cut…

More photos here http://acadablog.com/nans-honours-gej-as-grand-commander-of-nigerian-studentsphotos/