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NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS EXTRACT - FRIDAY 13/11/2009

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JAMB sensitises public on unified examination

By Kehinde Adio - 13.11.2009

STAFF of the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAM), Oyo State zonal office, on Thursday, went round the city of Ibadan to sensitise the public to the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), a new tertiary examination system adopted by the board.

Speaking with newsmen in Ibadan, the zonal coordinator, Alhaji Atanda Lawal, said the day was set aside by the board to intimate the general public throughout the country with the new development in respect of the replacement of University Matriculation Examination (UME) and Polytechnics and Colleges of Education Matriculation Examination (PCE) with Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with effect from January.
According to him, the board would, henceforth, conduct one examination for the admission process into universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and monotechnics in the country.

“In this new arrangement, candidate will fill only one form and indicate his choices of institutions in this regard. Each candidate is entitled to choose two universities, two polytechnics and two colleges of education of his choice,” he said.

Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Dr. Nuru Yakubu, has said there is no going back on the decision of the Federal Government to allow the nation's polytechnics award degrees in science and technology. Thus, the Bachelors of Technology Degrees from the Polytechnics is expected to possess all of the practical skills of the HND but with more in-depth theoretical underpinning knowledge of the field of study,Under the new dispensation, he said the National Diploma (ND) would be retained and all entrants to the B. Tech programme would be required to have a relevant ND in addition to five credits at the SSCE level. Besides, Yakubu disclosed that only the polytechnics with adequate availability of human and material resources, as well as experience in running an accredited HND programme would be given approval to commence the B. Tech programme by his Board.

Nigeria is said to be a leading nation in the consumption of the end products of other nations technological exertions. In fact, virtually everything except air is imported,
Nigeria needs skilled manual workers as never before. Some young Nigerians refuse to become bricklayers, Fiona Ledger a BBC reporter in Lagos saw it all, and he knew that communications, electricity and power are crying out for upgrading and better maintenance. But the idea of a vocational education is looked down upon by many young people
So they join in purchasing certificate called degree

Nigerian universities look fake. They have alot to cover, to produce quality B.Tech degree in Nigerian polytechnics we need non bias lecturers. So we have to produce our own type of lecturers.

The truth is bitter

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read

reads as

what we have is the meeting report

It was my HND note I used for my masters programm and I obtained 4.57/5.
We only have a date with the head of service on the issue

@zebra

Leave this thomas alone

The salary I earn per month with my HND will convincingly pay kodewrita salary for two years. With four masters degree he will not be able to stand near any of my followers. I do not have anything to say until I am able to paste the head of service circular here.

You seem not to understand the problem of Nigeria HND. It is richer than any one obtain from any where in the world. It is of degree status. I am a PhD holder in engineering but I own HND before my masters degree. It is a crime for going through the polytechnic according to Federal ministry of Education even with Masters degree or PhD you are not a convoke Hnd holders in Nigeria suffer those things called discrimination why? This must stop this year in Nigeria. Nigeria is the only country awarding such HND in Africa.

There is no need to look down or say any negative things about anybody. It is a fact that some HND and Degree holders are not sound. Let us be happy that your skills will prove you now. we are waiting for the head of service to issue the circular of equality then we can test each other with what he has upstairs than paper tiger we are used to.

We waited for 36 years HND holders can still wait for 12 weeks more

thank you we are all waiting for the head of service of the federation circular.

Send E-mail to nate88et76@hotmail.com I will you more detailed circulars. Ministry under stands only circulars.

Majority of those placing the advert are not aware they are all waiting for the circular. Let us wait to have that legal process. Thank you for the concern

It took us 36 years to here so the implementation will not take just a day. I think we must wait for the head of service's MEMO. The dichotomy is in mortuary the ground has been dug at UYO let keep it away for Nigeria progress for life

It will be buried at Uyo in oct 2009. Full implementation starts in January. I am sure of this information.

Road safety NRSC stop discrimination in their promotion because those concerned knew their right, Let those concern claim their right. The white paper was out we just concluded the stake holders meeting where the National Establishment committee was asked to issue a circular before the end of 2009. This will be at Uyo at the34th meeting of NEC
Dichotomy is dead I have all the documents you may wish to Send your E-mail address to receive the details.

Yes as dead as the dichotomy/ discrimination against HND it self

nate logo compared with yaba/ ibadan poly logo

nate for real

Ref:NATE/AGM/09.02 29TH August, 2009


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INVITATION TO ATTEND
26TH TECHNOLOGICAL ENGINEERING CONFERENCE, AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (TECAGM 2009)

This is to Invite you to attend the TECAGM 2009 scheduled to hold on the 15th and 16th of October 2009 at the Women Development Center, opposite Central Bank Hqts, Central Business District, Abuja; Time 8.00am prompt daily. TECAGM 2009 provides a forum for professional interaction necessary for members and others in Engineering family to keep abreast of the current trends in their chosen carrier. Please be informed of the following:

THE ASSOCIATION.
The Nigerian Association of Technologist in Engineering is a professional body of practical Engineers established in 1976 and incorporated in 1988 with the aim of fostering self-reliant Technological development in Nigeria.

THEME FOR TECAGM 2009
The theme for this year’s conference is:
TECHNOLOGY –ROADMAP TO ACTUALIZATION OF 7 POINT AGENDA.

MEMBERSHIP OBLIGATION
As a registered and intending Member you are obliged to attend. Attendance, Presentation of Technical papers and/or Participation in the discussions attract appropriate scores for admission and for your membership continuity and progression.

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