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Which year did u write and what month

Is it true that shell scholarship award winners for the 2011/2012 session 's out?

Thanks the exams 's 11th of dis month on wednesday , Pls how did dey verify ur cgpa clearance?

Pls i applied dis year we're to take the exam on wednesday pls can u tell me the kind of questions you were asked pls i would be very grateful or send to chuks4uniben@yahoo.com tanz pls it's urgent

pls do any know about the cgpa requirement cos what i saw in the site is 3.0 but some said they heard in news that it is4.0 plz any info will be accepted

Pls i heard last year they later allowed medical student to apply pls do any of u knows aw medical student do apply pls it's urgent reply

I just checked the site we used in applying for chevron scholarship dis year and i saw that some students as been invited to update their o level info pls if you av been invited what does the message sent to you contain and when up updated what did you see

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EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY ABAKALIKI HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A FEDERAL UNIVERSITY UPON THE APPROVAL BY THE FEDERAL GOVT. AND THE NAME IS TO BE UNIVERSITY OF AJANWANCHUKWU





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South-East varsity crisis: NUC threatens to apply sanction if,

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Written by Clement Idoko, Abuja Friday, 05 November 2010

THE National Universities Commission (NUC) has threatened to use its sledge hammer to apply full sanction should the proprietors of the five South-East state-owned universities fail to resolve their trade dispute with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the coming days.

But the Rivers State deputy governor, Mr Tele Ikuru, has described the lecturers of the state’s University of Science and Technology as ingrates and attributed the prolonged strike action to sheer greed.

Executive Secretary of the Commission, Professor Julius Okojie, spoke with newsmen in Abuja on Thursday shortly after he presented letter of recognition of Rivers State University of Education, Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt, to the state governor, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi, represented by his deputy, Mr Ikuru.

Okojie, who spoke with newsmen on the crisis rocking the five state-owned universities following the expiration on Thursday of the two-week ultimatum for the parties to resolve their differences in order to allow the students go back to the classrooms, said if the stand off persisted, the commission would not hesitate to apply appropriate sanction.

Okojie said the commission decided to maintain benevolent position by not hurriedly sanctioning institutions because NUC was interested more in achieving a result that would be lasting and enduring.

He disclosed that he had personally waded into the crisis by having talks with the chairman of ASUU, adding that efforts were being made also to speak with the state governors on how to resolve the logjam amicably.

THE state chapters of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in state-owned universities in the South-East embarked on an industrial action on July 22, 2010 over the non-implementation of the Federal Government and national ASUU 2009 agreement by state governments in the zone. They complained that the 2009 agreement was reached to address issues of dismal working conditions, poor funding and dilapidated facilities and should therefore be implemented in the state universities. For them, the Federal Government/national ASUU 2009 agreement should be a basis for funding the universities by the state governments. The reference to a Federal Government agreement has however not gone down well with the chief executives of the states. The strike has therefore continued without any sign that it will end soon. Several attempts to deal with the issues by dialogue and negotiations have faltered. The academic staff have carried out public demonstrations in some state capitals even as the strike continued to take its toll on the educational system in the zone. THE strike has spread to nearby states. Indeed, Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State has threatened to drag the Rivers State University of Science and Technology chapter of ASUU to court for embarking on a strike over an agreement reached with the Federal Government by its national body. The governor insisted that there was no basis for the university’s chapter to go on strike. “They should know they are employees of the state government and not the Federal Government” the governor maintained. The governor also joined issues with the ASUU chapters in the state’s universities over their proclivity to support or sympathise with federal workers without regard for the effects on students. Interestingly, the national ASUU called academic staff of all Nigerian universities to observe a three-day sympathy strike from October 11 to 13, 2010, in solidarity with the chapters in the South-East zone. THESE developments have grave consequences for university education in the eastern part of the country and beyond. Indeed, many state governments have not adopted the terms and conditions negotiated with the Federal Government in 2009. This is understandable given the country’s federal system. But it is our view that the protracted negotiation process that culminated in the 2009 agreement dealt with many issues, one of which is status and relevance of the agreement for state-owned universities as distinct from the Federal Government owned universities. The states were not part of the negotiation and were not obliged to implement the agreements. However, the states were witnesses to the protracted strike that led to that agreement. Some states have been proactive in responding to the development by negotiating with the unions in their own universities, hence some states have been able to ward off the kind of crisis and instability that have now paralysed universities in the eastern part of the country. FURTHERMORE, ASUU chapters in state universities must recognise the difference in the ability to pay between the Federal Government and the states and among the states. It should be recalled that national ASUU argued during the negotiations that the agreement sought to set benchmark which every university must satisfy in order to be part of the public university system with a sense of confidence. This is meaningful because the FG has always set the benchmark for university standards through the National Universities Commission. Besides, the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission has set benchmarks for the emoluments of political office holders throughout the federation. While it is our view that there is need for further devolution of powers and resources to the states and reflection of federalism in funding and management of public universities, it must be recognised that the foundation of the negotiations was the need to reform the universities to make them globally competitive and foster academic excellence. We believe these goals are shared by ASUU, the Federal Government and the state governments. WE call on the education committees of the state houses of assembly, and other bodies and individuals to prevail on both ASUU and the governments of the affected states to return to the negotiation table. To use coercion on members of ASUU to return to the classroom will be counterproductive in terms of the future of the university system. Both parties must sheath their swords and bury their ego for the greater good of the educational system. It is not sufficient for the state governors to raise the issue of federalism without showing positive concern about the state of the universities in their states. WE also call on members of ASUU chapters in the states to exercise restraint and patience as fundamental stakeholders in the university system and to consider the fate of their students. They must explore other avenues to resolve the disputes. Strike should be embarked upon only as a last resort. Moderation, negotiation and dialogue are key values of democratic rule. These must be brought to bear in the relations between ASUU and the state governments.

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I WILL SAY MY SKL EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY (EBSU) COS I JUST WANT THEM TO IMPROVE

ENUGU—THE meeting of South East stakeholders convened in Enugu, yesterday, to resolve the protracted industrial dispute between governors of the zone and members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, suffered a setback as the leadership and members of ASUU stormed out of the meeting.

The meeting which commenced about 2:00 p.m. was attended by the five South East governors, Deputy Senate President, Chief Ike Ekweremadu, and other members of the National Assembly from the South East, top politicians, church leaders, traditional rulers, Vice Chancellors of state universities in the zone, students’ union leaders as well as other stakeholders in the zone.

Few minutes into the meeting which was held behind closed doors at the Nike Lake Resort Hotel, leaders of ASUU were seen trooping out of the hall grumbling and expressing anger over the decision of the governors to disallow their national leaders from participating in the meeting.

Chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum and Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi had announced to the participants that only South East stakeholders (Igbo) were allowed to partake in the dialogue and asked the national leadership of ASUU and Non-Academic Staff of Universities, NASU, who were already seated to leave.

The lingering crisis in state- owned universities in the south eastern zone of the country may cost the Imo state governor, Ikedi Ohakim; his counterpart in Abia, Theodore Orji and some other governors in the zone their second tenure ambition .

This is because students and people from the states are poised to pay them back for the alleged neglect of the universities in their domain and allowing lecturers go on strike for over two months now.

Lecturers in state- owned universities in the South East had downed tools for the alleged inability of the governors of the zone to implement the agreement entered into between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government in 2009.

In sympathy with the closure of the universities in the South East and the alleged inability of the state governors of the zone to address the problems facing the education sector as regards implementation of the ASUU/FGN agreement and the decay in infrastructure, the National Executive Council of ASUU, during the week, called a three- day solidarity warning strike for all universities in the country.

Dr. Chike Ekeopara, Chairman of ASUU, University of Calabar branch, said the strike was essentially called to bring to the attention of Nigerians what is happening in some of the state universities.

“They have no reason whatsoever to tell us bloody lies. they should tell the public what they have been doing with their money, probably they are reserving such monies meant for education for their campaigns, since they hope to return to their offices for a second term,”he alleged.

IF the assurance by Mr. Sylvester Nwobu-Alor, a Special Adviser to the Anambra State Governor, is anything to go by, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), South-East chapter, may soon call off their three months industrial action.

Nwobu-Alor spoke yesterday in the Government House, Awka, the state capital while receiving an award on crisis management from the youth wing of Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN).

Nwobu-Alor was reacting to the group’s request that state-owned universities in the South-East be re-opened in the interests of students, disclosing that the strike by the lecturers would be called off any moment from now.

He said: “I won’t tell you the details, but I am assuring you that every arrangement has been put in place to meet up with the lecturers’ demands.

“We can’t be preaching moral uprightness and take actions that will encourage kidnapping, prostitution and such vices prevalent among the youths by closing down our universities.”

Nwobu-Alor, a Second Republic legislator in the old Anambra State House of Assembly, extolled the virtues of YOWICAN leaders, saying that at a time like this the country needs vibrant youths who are committed to sound morals, equity, justice and good conscience.

Imo Assembly sets up ad-hoc c’ttee over S-East ASUU strike
News Oct 13, 2010

By Chidi Nkwopara

OWERRI—Imo State House of Assembly has passed a motion to set up a five-member ad-hoc committee on the lingering industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, in South East states.

Speaker of the House named Nze Ray Emeana as Chairman, while Chief Samuel Anyanwu, Bro. Stan Dara, Miss Ukachi Amaechi and Chief Simeon Iwunze will serve as members of the ad-hoc committee.

The House equally empowered the committee to urgently liaise with similar committees in other state assemblies and state ministries of education in the geo-political zone.

The lawmakers also directed the ad-hoc committee to get in touch with the South East caucus in the National Assemby and ASUU branches of the universities in the zone to find a lasting solution to the lingering ASUU strike in the zone.

Chief sponsor of the motion urged his colleagues to support the motion since the future of Nigerian children was being toyed with.

Those who supported the motion included Stan Dara for Orsu, Simeon Iwunze (Isiala Mbano), Bede Eke (Ngor Okpala), Samuel Anyanwu (Ikeduru) and Basil Duru (Onuimo) state constituencies.

Opposing the motion, the Majority Leader of the House, Dr. John Egbuchulam, queried the moral right of the federal government to fix workers’ salary for the state government.

Others who opposed the motion were Benjamin Emereonye (Ahiazu Mbaise), Josephat Emenaha (Njaba), Ikenna Eme (Isu), Henry Igbomezie (Oguta) and Ugochukwu Nzekwe (Nkwerre) state constituencies.

Vanguard recalls that the ad-hoc committee is expected to submit its report to the House on November 3, 2010.

looks like i wont take my ist salary before this strike is called off any how we now have hope now

Elechi Sets Up Committee To Review Workers’ Salary



ABAKALIKI - Governor Martin Elechi of Ebonyi in Abakaliki inaugurated a 12-member committee to review the remuneration of staff of Ebonyi State University.


The committee, headed by the Chairman of Ebonyi Traditional Rulers’ Council, Eze Agom Eze, is also to review the funding arrangement for the institution.


“Your terms of reference include determining the most feasible range of fees to be paid by students.
“You will also ascertain the total internal and external revenue base of the institution and proffer ways in which the lecturers’ remuneration could be enhanced.


“You should also discharge your duties without sentiments because the overall interest of the state should always be placed above personal or organisational interest,” the governor said.


He criticised the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) for embarking on incessant strikes at the slightest provocation.


“With their actions, lecturers have failed to practise morality in the society, thereby plunging the nation into educational turmoil.


“When the Ebonyi government for instance paid all the outstanding debts of the university and ensured the accreditation of its courses, lecturers did not remember to go on strike,” he said.


Elechi said the state government would consider enhancing lecturers’ welfare as soon as its economy improved.


“I critically studied the contents of the agreement between the Federal Government and ASUU and discovered the clause which stipulates that it was not binding on state universities.


“I would, therefore, not succumb to pressure from any quarter to offset any form of payment that is not in conformity with the accruable income of the state except it is realistic,” he said.


Responding, Eze thanked the state government for the confidence reposed in members of the committee and promised that they would not betray the trust of government and the people of the state.


He urged lecturers to call off the strike in the interest of students who would be most affected by the development.


According to him, it will be difficult for the committee to carry out the assignment with the strike still on.


The committee comprises Dr Igwe Ajah-Nwachukwu, a former Minister of Education and Pro-Chancellor of the university; and Prof Francis Idike, Vice-Chancellor of the university.


Rev. Emmanuel Nshii, Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the state is also a member of the committee alongside other prominent citizens of the state.

GOV. MARTIN ELECHI SINS
1. INCREMENT OF SCHOOL FEES
2. INCREMENT OF CONCESSIONAL FEE
3. INCREMENT IN ACCEPTANCE FEE
4. STOPS INSTALL MENTAL PAYMENT
5. BROUGHT CULTIST V.C (IDIKE)

@graceilla are u a student of EBSU elechi said he doesn't have the resources to pay the lectures that they should go back and wait till the economic standard of the state is high and i got the news from CAS

guy am exhausted i have even started a job today frankly speaking cos i heard is after election

which sck increment ebsu absu esut ansu imsu(eeu) caused we in ebsu idike(v.c) is already killing us freshers med?surg/law non-indigene 150 indigene 80 others non-indigene 100 indigene 80 abeg hope not ebsu plz reply

what a pity 4 a top university lik uniben to lose accreditation in medicine if u applied medicine in uniben am sorry well there is hope pray the lectures or professors do something about it

It looks like one will be going to skol soon am tired of been watching my palz in sckl and me home doing NOTHING they had better resolve fast

The Eastern zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has vowed to carry out an enlightenment campaign against the present crop of South Eastern political leaders, particularly those who are not education friendly.

Briefing journalists in Owerri at the Imo State University (Evan Enwerem University) the Zonal Coordinator, Calabar zone of ASUU, Emmanuel Osodeke, accused the governors of the South East geo-political zone of deliberately neglecting education to the detriment of the society.

Flanked by other officials of ASUU from different zones of the South East and South South, Osodeke said what the South East governors are interested in is to go for second term, stressing that none of them is interested in enhancing university education in their zone.

The briefing was held to intimate journalists on the current strike of academic staff in the state owned universities in the South East. This was followed after a one-day meeting in Owerri by the officials of the union from the two zones.

He vowed that ASUU would not call off the one-month strike until the demands union, which include better condition of service in the universities, funding as well as the university autonomy are met by the authorities.

The university don who is also the coordinator of the committee monitoring the strike in the South East, condemned Governor Peter Obi’s claim that the South East governors cannot pay the salaries and allowances ASUU is demanding.

He maintained that the states in the zone have enough money to pay and also improve their universities, wondering why they could not pay when universities in the North and South West, which, according to him, collect fewer allocations, are paying comfortably.

His word, “some of them (the governors) collect more than N500 million monthly as security votes when they cannot fund their universities with less than N450 million. The point is that some of them are greedy and not interested in enhancing the quality of education in the universities.

“They’re not interested in the welfare of the people because they know that they’re not there through our votes. But we’re assuring them that this time around, our votes must count. We’ll make sure that they won’t come back unless those ready to work for those that vote them in.”

The South-east Governors Forum comprising of Abia, Anambra, Enugu,Ebonyi and Imo states yesterday, expressed concerned over  the approach adopted by striking workers under the umbrella of the Zonal Union of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), saying the striking staff failed to consider the peculiar circumstances of individual states of the zone.

The governors who met at the Government House, Enugu to discuss matters of critical importance to the zone and the action, in a communique signed by the group’s Chairman,   Peter Obi of Anambra, said it also deliberated on ecological problems and security situation in the zone.

On the striking workers, it said “although mindful of the right of the workers  to  demand  better  conditions  of service,  we are concerned about the approach adopted by the striking workers under the umbrella of the Zonal Union of ASUU which is not a legal body, without cognisance of the Federal structure of the country. It is also regrettable that the striking staff failed to consider the peculiar circumstances of individual states of the zone, adding
"Notwithstanding, we sympathise with the students and their parents."

Continuing, it said the Federal Government  while reaching agreement with the ASUU at the national level, stated clearly that the agreement was not binding on state and private universities and advised the unions to negotiate individually with the respective bodies in the states.

“To negotiate individually with the respective state chapters of the union and on that note, each government will commence discussions with the staff and students of the respective institutions, as well as other key stakeholders. While this is going on, we appeal that the universities be re-opened for normal academic activities in the interest of our children,” he pleaded.

On ecological problems in the zone, the governors thanked President Goodluck Jonathan on the efforts so far made to address the situation including the recent approval of funds. They also reiterated that urgent action is required as the situation is still very critical.

guyz am tired am in med/surg EBSU we just started 2nd semester and the strike is on am really tired my palzs are in skl me HOME

This is to inform the house that ebsu has released the predegree admission list

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