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Most students own internet enabled mobile devices, but not many of them use those devices for anything other than instant messaging, photography and general communication. However, not many of those students use those devices for anything that is not related to instant messaging, photography and general communication. After spending small fortunes on subscription, the returns they get is quite insignificant given the ignored beneficial purposes to which they can put those technologies into. There are many app – free and cheap, that a student can easily download with direct positive impact on academic performance. Many of these are available on most app stores and usable on the most popular OS used in most new devices. Here are four you should definitely own: DUOLINGO – this app will which is available for iOS and Android devices will help you learn another language very easily. With this, learning is easy and fun as you pick up on Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Itali...

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says it is not considering adopting a Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode for its examinations. Its Head, National Office, Mr Charles Eguridu, made the clarification at an interactive forum with the Education Correspondents on Thursday night in Abuja. Eguridu said it would amount to “intellectual dishonesty’’ for him to say that the council would introduce CBT in the next five years or the near future. According to him, the purpose of education is to prepare people for life, not to pa$$ examinations; hence the need to examine different domains which CBT cannot accommodate. “There is what we call the cognitive domain; that is what you have learnt that you can put in your head. “There is also what we call affective domain that has to do with your emotions. “There is also what we call the psychomotor domain that is skills which you can express using your hands and your body. “I am yet to see any education expert who will tell you that ...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has perfected plans to begin the 2016 sales of UTME form by August 31st, 2015. This was made known by the board’s Head of Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin in statement today in Lagos It was gathered that the decision of the board to make the form available now is to prepare candidates early for the 2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The scratch cards will be made available from August 31st, 2015 and can be purchased from the following banks; Zenith Bank, Sky Bank and First Bank. ”The registration fee for the UTME is N5,000 and candidates are also to pay N500 to obtain the textbook, The Last Days at Forcados High School’. ”Candidates will, however, be issued the book at the point of registration after showing evidence of payment,” the statement stated. Prospective candidates are advised to ensure they obtained the application forms early as well as fill their personal data correctly to avoid any mix-up. ...

The National Youth Service Year: An Over-View The National Youth Service Corps Year comprises of four (4) main segments in which every Corps Members must satisfactorily participate before he/she is qualified to be issued a certificate of National Service. The service year therefore comprises of: Orientation Courses Primary Assignment Community Development Service Winding – Up/Passing –out ORIENTATION COURSE A National Youth Service Corps year starts with a 3 weeks orientation course and it is compulsory for all Nigeria graduates mobilised for national service. The course lasts for three (3) weeks and is designed to achieve the following objectives: To give Corps Members a better understanding of the objectives of the NYSC Scheme and enable them internalise its ideals To acquaint members with their environment in their political, cultural, social and economic setting To prepare Corps members for their particular roles in the Scheme. To equip them with practical social...

Requirements For Registration Of Nigerian Foreign-Trained Graduates The following are the requirements for registration of foreign- trained Nigerian graduates wishing to participate in National Youth Service Corps: The Originals and photocopies of the following documents are required for registration and mobilization of foreign-trained graduates into the National Youth Service Corps  (please note that downloaded Certificates/Transcripts, Statement of result and Attestation letters are not acceptable); viz: First University Degree or HND Certificate Complete official Transcript of the First Degree or HND programme Marks Sheets (for Indian Schools only) O’level Certificate i.e WASC, GCE, SSCE, NECO, IGCE, GCSE, High School Diploma for those who schooled in USA e.t.c. Candidate must obtain credit in not less than 5 subjects (including English and Mathematics) in not more than 2 sittings. Medical Doctors and Optometrists are required to produce in addition, Evidence of comple...

Requirements For Registration/Mobilization Of Graduates This is to inform all prospective corps members, i.e. Nigerians who have graduated from Universities and Mono/Polytechnics both at home and abroad that the NYSC On-line registration portal will be opened from  Tuesday 8th September to Friday 9th October, 2015  to enable them register for the 2015 Batch ‘B’ mobilization. In order to ensure a seamless registration, prospective corps members are to note the following for strict compliance:  The Website address is any of the following: www.nysc.gov.ng www.nysc.org.ng www.portal.nysc.gov.ng Prospective Corps members should ensure that they have functional e-mail addresses with valid password and Nigerian (GSM) telephone numbers with which to register Locally trained prospective Corps members are expected to use correct JAMB and Matriculation numbers to register For locally-trained graduates, only those whose names appear in the Senate/Academic Board Approved ...

/NO Event Date 1 2015 Batch B pre-mobilization workshop. 21st - 24th July 2015  2 Briefing/Sensitization of final year students/prospective corps members. 4th - 14th August 2015  3 Display of list of all approved programmes for institutions on NYSC portal for cross checking 4th - 14th August 2015 4 Collation of Prospective Corps Members' Data by Corps Producing Institutions CPIs 31st July - 21st August 2015 5 Submission/Uploading of Senate/Academic Board Approved Result for Full/Part-Time Graduates and Revalidation Lists by CPIs 24th August - 2nd September 2015 6 Uploading of Corrected Lists by Corps Producing Institutions 1st - 7th September 2015  7 On-line Registration by Foreign and locally Trained Nigerian Graduates 8th September - 9th October 2015  8 Entertainment of complaints from Prospective Corps Members by the state Deployment and Relocation officers and NYSC Help Desks 9th - 16th October 2015  9 Forwarding of Complaints to Mobilisation Dept...

OAU cut off mark 2015 is out. This is to inform Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife Post-UTME candidates that the 2015/2016 session admission cut-off-marks for various departments has been made available. Check OAU Cut Off Mark 2015: The OAU Cut off Points for merit and catchment admissions are as follows; (A) Faculty Of Administration 1. Management & Accounting Merit – 262 Oyo – 255 Osun – 258.5 Ekiti – 253 Ondo – 258 Ogun – 254.5 Lagos – 248 ELDS (Kwara) – 255 ELDS (Benue) –246.5 ELDS (Kogi) – 245.5 ELDS (Rivers) – 243 ELDS (Adamawa) – 240 2. International Relations Merit – 235 Oyo – 224.5 Osun – 231.5 Ekiti – 215 Ondo – 230 Ogun – 229.5 Lagos – 210.5 ELDS (Cross River) – 234.5 ELDS (Bayelsa) – 232.5 ELDS (Kwara) – 228 ELDS (Benue) – 226 3. Public Administration Merit – 236.5 Oyo – 223 Osun – 232 Ekiti – 201.5 Ondo – 212.5 Ogun – 219.5 Lagos – 216 ELDS (Kwara) – 222 4. Local Government Studies Merit – 202 Oyo – 202 Osun – 202 Ekiti...

The Management of The Polytechnic, Ibadan has considered the complaints by candidates who applied for change of course due to non-availability of their initial choice of courses at the time of getting registered for Post-UTME. The Management has magnanimously approved that such candidates could now re-fill their forms as the following courses would be run at The Polytechnic, Ibadan: 1. Art & Design 2. Business Administration 3. Estate Management 4. Building Technology 5. Quantity Surveying 6. Urban and Regional Planning 7. Mass Communication To apply, visit the link below; http://campusportalng.com/polyibadan/ibadan-poly-post-utme-form/28662/ Note: Application ends Tuesday, 4th September, 2015 while screening examination holds Friday, 7th September, 2015. Best of luck To You all… Mother's Joy Academy Team

Unical post utme result 2015 is out officially. The management of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) wishes to inform candidates who participated in the 2015/2016 post-utme screening exercise that the result has been released. How To Check 2015 Unical Post-UTME Result: Candidates are advised to purchase the Post UTME Result Checking scratch cards from Enterprise Bank, Calabar, Unical Micro-Finance Bank, Calabar and Wema Bank, Calabar On the purchase of the scratch card, candidates are to login to the unical result checker portal via the link below; http://unical.postutme.org/rxst.aspx Enter your JAMB REG NUMBER in the first box RETYPE JAMB REG NUMBER in the second Input your scratch card PIN, Then click “Login” to access results. Best of luck To You all… Mother's Joy Academy  Team

No fewer than 124 graduating students will receive their first degree certificate during the maiden Convocation Ceremony of Adeleke University (AU), Ede scheduled to hold on Sunday, 6th September, 2015. Speaking at the pre-convocation briefing, the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Oluwole Amusan, said that 11 of the graduating students bagged first class honours degree. In a further breakdown of the results, the VC stated that 80 others got Second Class Upper Division while 33 graduated with Second Class Lower. He said one of them has a Third Class Division. He added that the overall best graduating student, who has 4.90 GCPA, finished from the Faculty of Science. During the convocation, four prominent Nigerians, Africa’s richest business mogul, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, former Lagos State Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) national Leader Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Osun State Governor Senator Isiaka Adeleke, and former Chief Justice of Nigeria Alfa Begore will be giv...

The management of Federal University of Petroleum Resources (FUPRE), Effurun has released the results of the first batch Post-UTME Screening Test for 2015/2016 Academic Session. The results can now be accessed online on the Fupre Post utme result checking portal. How to Check 2015 FUPRE Post Utme Result: 1) Candidates are to visit the Fupre result checking portal via the link below; http://fupre.edu.ng/utme/ 2) Enter your JAMB Number and Password and click Login to access your result. Best of luck To You all… Mother's Joy Academy Team

The management of Adeyemi University of Education, Ondo has released the results of the just concluded 2015/2016 Academic Session Post-UTME Screening test. The results can now be accessed online on the Aceondo result checking portal. How To Check ACEONDO 2015 Post Utme Result: 1) Visit the Aceondo result checking website via the link below; http://aceondo.net/fee/viewslip 2) Select Post UTME from the dropdown menu, 3) Enter your application PIN / Confirmation Order Number, 4) Then click on “View Result” to access your screening score. Best of luck To You all… Mother's Joy Academy Team

Uniben post Utme result 2015 is out. The University of Benin (UNIBEN) has released the result of the 2015/2016 Computer Based Post-UTME Screening Test online. The results can now be accessed online on the Uniben result checking portal. How to Check the 2015 Uniben Post Utme Result: 1) Visit the UNIBEN Post Utme result checking portal via the link below; http://uniben.waeup.org/login 2) Enter your login details (your id and password) in the space provided, 3) then click on the Login button to view your result. Best of luck To You all… Mother's Joy Academy  Team

The Governor of Gombe State, Ibrahim Dankwambo has promised to establish a University of Science and Technology in the state before the end of his tenure. Dankwambo stated this while receiving the chairman of the Governing Council of Federal University, Kashere, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, and his team, at the Government House. He said the decision to establish the new university was inspired by the need to develop the right manpower that would deploy research and technology in resolving the various challenges confronting the state. The governor added that a location has been selected for the university and promised to complete the institution before the end of this tenure.

FUBK post Utme 2015 details announced. The Federal University, Birnin Kebbi (FUBK) invites candidates who chose the University as their first choice (i.e. most preferred Institution) in the 2015 JAMB UTME to apply for the Post UTME Screening Exercise. ELIGIBILITY FOR UTME Only candidates who chose the University and have scored 180 points and above are eligible to attend the exercise. FOR DIRECT ENTRY Only candidates who chose the University and have minimum qualification of Lower Credit at Diploma from recognized institutions or 6 points at NCE/IJMB or equivalent qualifications are eligible to attend the exercise. HOW TO APPLY Candidates are to generate a Payment Invoice and take the payment Invoice to any of the branches of First Bank and UBA to make a payment of two thousand naira (N 2,000) only. Payment can be made in any of the branches of these banks nationwide. To generate the invoice, visit the website (putme.fubk.edu.ng) and click on the “GENERATE INVOICE” icon. Afte...

FUOtuoke admission list 2015 is out. This is to inform the general public that the management of Federal University, Otuoke (FUO) has released the Primary/JAMB Merit admission list of candidates admitted into the institution for the 2015/2016 Academic Session. Fuotuoke Post-UTME candidates can now check their admission status from the university’s portal. How To Check 2015 FUOtuoke Admission List: Candidates are advised to visit the FUOTUOKE Admission Status Portal from the link below to access the admission list; http://fuotuoke.edu.ng/news/2015-08/20152016-master-admission-list Congratulations to the successful students… Mother's Joy Academy  Team

Npa list of shortlisted candidates for interview 2015 is out. The candidates whose names appear in this publication were successful in the Entrance Examination of the Third Regular Course of the Degree Programme of the Nigeria Police Academy (NPA), Wudil held on 6th June, 2015. They are to appear for interview before the Selection Board in three batches as categorized below: A. BATCH ONE: Candidates from the under-listed states are to report on Sunday 6th September, 2015. (1) Abia (2) Adamawa (3) Bauchi (4) Benue (3) Akwa Ibom (4) Anambra (5) Osun (6) Delta (7) Ebonyi (8) Gombe (9) Katsina (10) Lagos (11) Kebbi (12) Ogun. B. BATCH TWO: Candidates from the under-listed states are to report on Sunday 13th September, 2015. (1) Akwa Ibom (2) Bayelsa (3) Borno (4) Cross River (5) Enugu (6) Imo (7) Jigawa (8) Kaduna (9) Kwara (10) Oyo (11) Plateau (12) Sokoto. C. BATCH THREE: Candidates from the under-listed states are to report on Sunday 20th September, 2015. (1) Anambra (2) Ekiti (...

The Management of Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo has published the Senate approved final results for the 2014/2015 Academic Session full time graduating students. To check your Name on the list, kindly class click on the link belowhttps://dpu.lasu.edu.ng/WebModules/Accounts/ApprovedResults/Default.aspx#