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[quote author=Hoddion][/quote]They will deduct the compulsory fees automatically but you will be the one to register all your courses and exams by yourself.

ARE NOUN CERTIFICATES RECOGNISED FOR EMPLOYMENT PURPOSES? ARE NOUN STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR NYSC?

Students, mostly youths (I am very sorry to say), ask the above questions, an honest answers to which may shape their future.

If my answers to the above questions are in the affirmative, they will ask further questions. Mention any organisation that has employed any NOUN graduate anywhere in the country. Tell us the matriculation number of any NOUN graduate on NYSC and where (s)he is serving. In other word, they want evidence!

Please kindly permit me to start with the first question.

NOUN is a novel university and the Nigerian public is always skeptical of anything new. I have had cause to state on this forum that University of Ibadan used to be a College of University of London from 1948-1962. All its programmes, as expected, were British oriented. When University of Nigeria, Nssuka came on board in 1962 without being affiliated to any foreign university for tutelage (a novel idea), many felt that it was an experiment in error. Many people were skeptical of its certificates, more so as the university was not British oriented.

Universities of Jos and Ilorin used to be satellite campuses of University of Ibadan while University of Calabar was a satellite campus of University of Nigeria, Nsukka. When they were to become autonomous (Calabar in 1973; Jos in 1975 and Ilorin in 1977), many described them as “glorified secondary schools” whose certificates cannot gain international recognition. A classmate of mine (now a Professor of English Language), a pioneer student of Calabar almost rejected the admission offer!

Let us turn to Ekpoma. I was one of the early pioneer staff at Bendel State (now Ambrose Alli) University, Ekpoma in 1984. I remember vividly, just like yesterday, the fear being expressed by some students that their certificates might not gain acceptance compared with federal universities.

College of Education, Abraka, (now Delta State University), used to be affiliated to University of Benin. When the College was merged with Ekpoma in 1986, most students were worried that Ekpoma certificates would be inferior to those of Benin and that they would be discriminated against in the labour market. We can go on and on with other similar examples. All I have been trying to point out is that the Nigerian public is always skeptical of anything new. The fear currently being expressed by NOUN students is quite normal and expected but NOT REAL. For any university certificates to be recognised in the labour market, two conditions must be met. The university must be properly established and its programmes must be accredited by NUC. NOUN has met them. The students themselves have two important roles to play. Graduates of such university must distinguish themselves in the labour market and be proud of their university. Ask from those of us from GREAT IFE! We stand out tall and proud anywhere we find ourselves. We call it Ife culture, others call it pride but we don’t care!

The second question on the NYSC issue follows the first question. Both questions border on knowledge, opinion and belief.

In our daily life, it is easy for someone to say that he knows when he should say that he believes. On the other hand, he believes when he should say he knows. A philosopher, if you kindly permit me to remind you, says he knows when he possesses information that is beyond doubt. According to John Hospers, some requirements must be met in order for us to assert truly that one knows something:
(i) It must be true.
(ii) We must have evidence for it, that is, reason to believe it.
(iii) Not only must it be true, we must believe that it is true.
(iv) There must be no counter evidence.

According to him, there may be numerous statements you believe but do not know to be true, but there can be none, which you know to be true but do not believe.

What matters here is that knowledge implies being sure, being certain. Also, believing can be seen as a pre-condition for knowledge. Thus, you cannot say you know something which you are not sure of. But it is possible to believe something you are not sure of. You can believe in the existence of God, yet you are not sure of His existence. Knowledge is more qualitative than opinion and believe. An opinion or belief cannot be true unless it is grounded or supported with evidence. Experience has shown however, that there are people who do not believe anything no matter the amount of evidence to support a point. Yet there are some people who believe but doubt.

Below is all I know and believe concerning NOUN. It may assist you in forming an opinion and in taking appropriate decision(s).

NOUN is neither a STATE nor a PRIVATE university. It is a FEDERAL university established by an Act of the National Assembly. Thirty (30) out of its 31 (thirty- one) academic programmes have been fully accredited by NUC. Law is inclusive. The university has NUC mandate to offer post graduate programmes in certain courses up to PhD level. It is the 15th BEST University (out of 100) in Nigeria, according to the First Quarter 2013 Webmetric ranking of Nigerian universities. It outclassed conventional federal universities like Calabar (21), Uyo (27), Maiduguri (31) and Abuja (61). It also outclassed Federal specialized universities like FUTMINNA (24) and FUTOWERRI (25). The law students of the university emerged WINNERS in the 2013 NATIONAL YOUTH COURT COMPETITION involving law students from all Nigerian universities, University of Benin, the defending champion inclusive. What else do you want from a university?

The admission of NOUN students is currently being regularized with JAMB for the purpose of NYSC mobilization. Regularization is normally done for students who did not get admission through JAMB. This is not peculiar to NOUN alone.

I work with a Federal Government owned conventional higher institution. The same thing is being done for our students who were admitted through the part-time programme or “pre”. The idea was initiated by NYSC itself. Letters were written by the NYSC to all Corps Producing Institutions and meetings were held on the issue. We do hope that the students (in my place of work) will be mobilized for the NYSC at the earliest opportunity. Why should students from NOUN be an exception? The affected students in my place of work do not embarrass us the way NOUN students embarrass the general public on daily basis on the face book.

My advice to the youths is quite simple. You should not participate in anything you do not believe in. You should have believe in anything once you decide to participate in it. If you have any iota of doubt on the course you are pursuing in NOUN, you have an option: OPT OUT!

I did a similar thing in 2008 when I deliberately opted out of the M.Sc (Finance) programme I was pursuing in a first generation federal university for MPhil (Ife) (GREAT IFE!) because of the doubt I had on the M.Sc programme.

I opted out quietly without polluting the minds of other students or the general public. You may wish to follow my footstep if in doubt of your future with NOUN.

Have I spoken well?

I am still BABA SANNI. @Babasanni Sanni

Please, go LIKE www.facebook.com/nouites to get updates

ARE NOUN CERTIFICATES RECOGNISED FOR EMPLOYMENT PURPOSES?
ARE NOUN STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR NYSC?

Students, mostly youths (I am very sorry to say), ask the above questions, an honest answers to which may shape their future.

If my answers to the above questions are in the affirmative, they will ask further questions. Mention any organisation that has employed any NOUN graduate anywhere in the country. Tell us the matriculation number of any NOUN graduate on NYSC and where (s)he is serving. In other word, they want evidence!

Please kindly permit me to start with the first question.

NOUN is a novel university and the Nigerian public is always skeptical of anything new. I have had cause to state on this forum that University of Ibadan used to be a College of University of London from 1948-1962. All its programmes, as expected, were British oriented. When University of Nigeria, Nssuka came on board in 1962 without being affiliated to any foreign university for tutelage (a novel idea), many felt that it was an experiment in error. Many people were skeptical of its certificates, more so as the university was not British oriented.

Universities of Jos and Ilorin used to be satellite campuses of University of Ibadan while University of Calabar was a satellite campus of University of Nigeria, Nsukka. When they were to become autonomous (Calabar in 1973; Jos in 1975 and Ilorin in 1977), many described them as “glorified secondary schools” whose certificates cannot gain international recognition. A classmate of mine (now a Professor of English Language), a pioneer student of Calabar almost rejected the admission offer!

Let us turn to Ekpoma. I was one of the early pioneer staff at Bendel State (now Ambrose Alli) University, Ekpoma in 1984. I remember vividly, just like yesterday, the fear being expressed by some students that their certificates might not gain acceptance compared with federal universities.

College of Education, Abraka, (now Delta State University), used to be affiliated to University of Benin. When the College was merged with Ekpoma in 1986, most students were worried that Ekpoma certificates would be inferior to those of Benin and that they would be discriminated against in the labour market. We can go on and on with other similar examples. All I have been trying to point out is that the Nigerian public is always skeptical of anything new. The fear currently being expressed by NOUN students is quite normal and expected but NOT REAL. For any university certificates to be recognised in the labour market, two conditions must be met. The university must be properly established and its programmes must be accredited by NUC. NOUN has met them. The students themselves have two important roles to play. Graduates of such university must distinguish themselves in the labour market and be proud of their university. Ask from those of us from GREAT IFE! We stand out tall and proud anywhere we find ourselves. We call it Ife culture, others call it pride but we don’t care!

The second question on the NYSC issue follows the first question. Both questions border on knowledge, opinion and belief.

In our daily life, it is easy for someone to say that he knows when he should say that he believes. On the other hand, he believes when he should say he knows. A philosopher, if you kindly permit me to remind you, says he knows when he possesses information that is beyond doubt. According to John Hospers, some requirements must be met in order for us to assert truly that one knows something:
(i) It must be true.
(ii) We must have evidence for it, that is, reason to believe it.
(iii) Not only must it be true, we must believe that it is true.
(iv) There must be no counter evidence.

According to him, there may be numerous statements you believe but do not know to be true, but there can be none, which you know to be true but do not believe.

What matters here is that knowledge implies being sure, being certain. Also, believing can be seen as a pre-condition for knowledge. Thus, you cannot say you know something which you are not sure of. But it is possible to believe something you are not sure of. You can believe in the existence of God, yet you are not sure of His existence. Knowledge is more qualitative than opinion and believe. An opinion or belief cannot be true unless it is grounded or supported with evidence. Experience has shown however, that there are people who do not believe anything no matter the amount of evidence to support a point. Yet there are some people who believe but doubt.

Below is all I know and believe concerning NOUN. It may assist you in forming an opinion and in taking appropriate decision(s).

NOUN is neither a STATE nor a PRIVATE university. It is a FEDERAL university established by an Act of the National Assembly. Thirty (30) out of its 31 (thirty- one) academic programmes have been fully accredited by NUC. Law is inclusive. The university has NUC mandate to offer post graduate programmes in certain courses up to PhD level. It is the 15th BEST University (out of 100) in Nigeria, according to the First Quarter 2013 Webmetric ranking of Nigerian universities. It outclassed conventional federal universities like Calabar (21), Uyo (27), Maiduguri (31) and Abuja (61). It also outclassed Federal specialized universities like FUTMINNA (24) and FUTOWERRI (25). The law students of the university emerged WINNERS in the 2013 NATIONAL YOUTH COURT COMPETITION involving law students from all Nigerian universities, University of Benin, the defending champion inclusive. What else do you want from a university?

The admission of NOUN students is currently being regularized with JAMB for the purpose of NYSC mobilization. Regularization is normally done for students who did not get admission through JAMB. This is not peculiar to NOUN alone.

I work with a Federal Government owned conventional higher institution. The same thing is being done for our students who were admitted through the part-time programme or “pre”. The idea was initiated by NYSC itself. Letters were written by the NYSC to all Corps Producing Institutions and meetings were held on the issue. We do hope that the students (in my place of work) will be mobilized for the NYSC at the earliest opportunity. Why should students from NOUN be an exception? The affected students in my place of work do not embarrass us the way NOUN students embarrass the general public on daily basis on the face book.

My advice to the youths is quite simple. You should not participate in anything you do not believe in. You should have believe in anything once you decide to participate in it. If you have any iota of doubt on the course you are pursuing in NOUN, you have an option: OPT OUT!

I did a similar thing in 2008 when I deliberately opted out of the M.Sc (Finance) programme I was pursuing in a first generation federal university for MPhil (Ife) (GREAT IFE!) because of the doubt I had on the M.Sc programme.

I opted out quietly without polluting the minds of other students or the general public. You may wish to follow my footstep if in doubt of your future with NOUN.

Have I spoken well?

I am still BABA SANNI. @Babasanni Sanni

Go LIKE www.facebook.com/nouites to get updates

Well guy,
What I will suggest you do is to go to a nearby high court
and find a way to unify the names in the certificate.

They will tell you the procedure, it is not a big problem if only
you are the genuine owner of all the certificates.

Wish you the best.

Lagos State University has maintained its tradition of being the first university
to conduct Post UME exams every year.
I has announced the commencemen of the registration of students who chosed
its school as first choice or second choice in the 2008 UME exams.

The registration will be done online via www.admission.lasunet.net and the voucher
that will give access to the site for the registration will be sold at N2,000:00k from
selected branches of some banks.
sales of the voucher starts Monday 16th July and closes Friday 18th July 2008.
The website will be shut down on 12 mid night Friday 18th July, 2008.

The exam will hold from Monday July 28th to Saturday 2nd August 2008.

To get the full details, visit their website www.lasunigeria.org or read The Punch
Newspapers of Monday, 16 July, 2008.

To your success everybody.

Buying stocks by yourself through your stockbroker is the best because all the
profit that comes out of it goes to your pocket and you only get to pay those
meager commissions that is not even up to 3% of the total buy or sell.

Nigeria's fund managers have a specified percentage for which whatever you
deposit with them increases, for example, ARM Discovery fund increases your
deposit with them by only 22.54% annually. But a research recently conducted
revealedthat the Nigerian stock market appreciates on an average of close to
100% annually.

You can see that these fund managers are eating fat on your investment.
If you invest yourself, you will bear all the risk your self and eat all the gain
but if you don't know how to do it yourself, you should get hooked to a reliable
stock analyst that will always tell you what to buy, hold and sell at anytime and so
even your stockbroker will not have a say in your investment decisions, he will only
be executing your mandates.

But if you must invest with fund managers, I will strongly recommend IBTC fund managers
to you because their annual returns is the highest in the country and they were awarded
for that. Just enquire about their Equity fund and Ethical fund.

Hello guys,

Have you heard anything about UNN Post UME?
I heard they will do it this year, they will only admit
students using the old system of cut-off mark from
JAMB.

Is it true?

Hi fellas,
I got 250, wish to study Cell Biology and Genetics in UNILAG and Microbiology in LASU.
Keep me posted of their Post UME screenings.

Thanks guys

The Nigerian stock market has been very bearish(a period of price depreciation)
of recent, some stock analysts attribute this nightmare days to market correction
while others say it is as a result of the new law effected by the authorities of the Nigerian stock exchange towards price manipulation for which 6 quoted companies were accused of.

The new law states that every price depreciation or appreciation must be triggered by a transaction volume of at least 100,000 units of the company share before any price movement is initiated whether northward or southward.
The former law allows for at least 50,000 units of shares to trigger price change.

Remain informed

The best way and which I think is most relevant to the Nigerian stock market is for you
to lay your complain to the apex regulatory authority of the Nigerian stock market-which is the Securities and Exchange commission, SEC, their office is at idejo street in victorial island, lagos.
Make sure you go with all necessary documental evidence as proof of your claim.

All the best.