HOW TO GET A UNIVERSITY ADMISSION EASILY WITH A SINGLE TRIAL

BY ERUBURE EJIRO

             HOW TO GET A UNIVERSITY ADMISSION EASILY WITH A SINGLE TRIAL

Getting admission in Nigeria today has become a battle which some students has fought for years without victory.Some have taken Jamb for years without any success and this has made those from a well to do home go abroad for study, with those students  who lack the necessary financial backup to be left frustrated and hopeless of the situation.

    The Nigerian academic state is gradually depreciating with institutions of higher learning like the college of education,college of technology, polytechnics and monotechnic left to depreciate without the necessary financial support as they give to universities.This has made the Federal and State universities to be highly ranked by admission seekers as they see them as the only place they can get the best academic background.They see polytechnics and college of education as a waist of time and effort as even after graduating from them,polytechnics and college of educations, the still have not obtained the necessary certificate tagged  the FIRST DEGREE.This is due to the fact that the certificate awarded are of less value compared to that awarded by  universities.This has made most admission seeker to want   nothing else but getting a university admission.They are not making totally a wrong decision,as all humans want the best that life can provide.We shall be running through  a couple of hints that over time we have seen has helped students get an easy admission into the university with a single trial.

BLASTING JAMB UTME
Jamb always is the first phase in getting admission in Nigeria universities.It is like the first filter the government use to scrap off a large portion of admission seekers each year.This is due to lack of sufficient institutions to absorb them.So if you will be getting an admission this year you will have to hit your first target,which is scoring high in jamb. The joint admission matriculation board ,Jamb has helped the issue by making public the area of concentration for each course area,and this is sufficient to making a good score if candidates would be diligent enough to study with the brochure as a guide.This is what many students has neglected that others has used to beat them in the game of getting admission easily in Nigeria.Studying for jamb is different from studying for waec (West Africa Examination Council) even though they are related.Also the examination you are studying for,should tell you what aspect to build upon.Jamb examiners do not allow the use of calculators ,thus if you are doing a calculation course in jamb,you are expected to be practicing without the aid of calculators before hand.So study in accordance with what you expect to face.A weight lifter expecting to lift a 500kg load cant practice with 100kg load except he has plans to change prior to the contest. 

jamb cutoff mark for various universities -uniben,unilag etc

THE WAY TO PRACTICING  
You must be aware that life is all about the survival of the fittest.Even animals battle for food clothing and shelter,we as human ,we battle for position,possession and everything possible.Getting a University admission in Nigeria is not an exception.With the number of growing admission seekers each year without a corresponding increase in the number of institutions of higher learning to absorb them,getting admission in Nigeria is becoming more and more competitive each year.So this is the first point we shall touch.
  There are certain courses peculiar to certain universities that has a high number of applicant each year,courses like medicine and surgery, courses like Engineering,law and accounting.These courses are highly competitive,and if you are going to be applying for them,you should be intellectually prepared to beat the large crowd.So we advice that if you are the type that just want to be educated,go for a less competitive course and this will give you a big edge over others.There are some new departments and faculties that N.U.C(Nigeria University Commission) approves each year,so its your duty to find thess out and do yourself good by applying for these courses as many candidates wont,due to lak of awareness of their very existence. 

CHOOSING THE RIGHT UNIVERSITY
Nigerian universities  usually apply tribalism in setting the post utme cutoff marks for candidates from different regions.With candidates from Local government regions around the University's Situation having the least cutoff marks.Thus if you are from Benin city,the best university to be choosing is Uniben ,if you are from Calabar,Cross River think of Unical and viz versa. 
Also in choosing Universities,it is good you know their Jamb cutoff marks as this will help you suit you application to the right institutions,a list of Universities accepting below 200 in jamb are here
Some universities has not gotten approval by N.U.C to admit students for certain courses,and you applying for these courses is like wasting  your chance with these institutions as they would admit you,but you wont have the right to use your certificate until the institution gets approval by N.U.C.There is not stipulated time this will take,so make research. We advice you inquire every step of the way.

PREPARING FOR THE POST UTME EXAMINATION
Passing Jamb is just a step in your race of securing an admission in the 2016/2017 academic session.There is more to it.You need to pass your post utme examination  to the best you can possibly.All Nigerian University has a definite pattern of setting their post utme examination.Thus it is write you get your post utme examination past questions for your choice institution ,get your post utme past questions here.This will help you  a long way as to knowing what is expected of you to study  and the nature of questions to expect.It is also advantageous as most Universities consistently repeat their post  utme questions year upon year,thus getting the post utme past questions and answers could be seen as getting the questions you will be tested with before hand.So take advantage of that.Get your post utme past questions and study with it,don't miss this simple trick,what you over look is what makes others better than you.There are certain books from which post utme questions are coined from for most institutions like for the University of Benin,Uniben, Dandy Book of English is were a bulk of their passages come from.And for those students applying for Social science related courses like law,political science etc,try and get Nigerian People and culture,it is a popular gst book in the University of Benin,Benin city.If you cant lay your hands on it,you can send use a mail using the form below and we will get back to you.Add your phone number for faster reply.

GIVE POLYTECHNICS A TRY
Going to polytechnics ,isn't  really a bad choice as to every disadvantage there is an advantage attached.Going to the polytechnic doesn't stop you from getting a university admission, in fact it  helps and eases the dream to come true.Do you know that some persons has spent over 3 years writing jamb? what if they went into a polytechnic initially? it takes just two years to get an OND, ordinary national diploma.If you had an OND you can attack from two points in the game of getting a university admission.You can apply with jamb and apply as a direct entry student at same time with your OND ,if one does not get you a university admission,the other would probably will.

KEEP FRIENDS WITH LIKE VISIONS
In pursuing  a goal in life,one boaster is having people with similar goals around you.A goal of getting a University Admission is not different.Get the right company especially those that are more sound academically than you are.So keep the right company.As when you are down they would be there to motivate you to stand up on your feet,note,there should be time for play and time to be serious. Give more time to your primary goal,which is getting a university admission  anyway.
Thanks for reading and we hope it helped you.
NOTE:What we wrote was based on statistical data collected by our Group and are not 100% all true.But to a great extent following every point and with  discipline in place,You are sure to getting an admission this year 2016/2017.congratulations in advance from we at Unisolution-uniben.blogspot.com 

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Joke of the day!! The choir mistress and the blind guy 

A blind guy visited his choir mistress at home and found her bathing. Since he was blind, she let him in. After bathing, she came out Unclad with legs spread and shaving in front of him and she tried to make a conversation by asking him, "Brother Kwame, what brings you here? Is everything fine at home?"

"He replied, "Yes ooh, very fine. I came to tell you that I have done the eye surgery and I can see very clearly now... "Don't laugh alone" oooo

MIND  YOUR BUSINESS

TEACHER: What is the name of the Capital City of Somalia ?

AKPOS: Bomb Blast.

TEACHER: AKPOS, You are Wrong, You need to focus more on your studies.

AKPOS: Please madam, can I ask u a few questions.

TEACHER: Yes, go ahead.

AKPOS: Do u know Tracy?

TEACHER: No.

AKPOS: Do u know Blessing?

TEACHER: No.

AKPOS: Do u know Ruth?

TEACHER: (Angry) Hell no! Who are all these people and why do u

ask?

AKPOS: Teacher, You need to Focus more on your husband.

JEALOUS HUSBAND

HUSBAND: My wife where are you?

WIFE: At home love.

HUSBAND: Are you sure?

WIFE: Yes.

HUSBAND: Turn on the blender.

WIFE: (turns blender on) reeereeeereeee

HUSBAND: Ok my love goodbye.

Another day

HUSBAND: My wife where are you?

WIFE: At home love

HUSBAND: Are you sure?

WIFE: Yes

HUSBAND: Turn on the blender

WIFE: (turns blender on) reeereeeereeee

HUSBAND: Ok my love goodbye

The next day, the husband decides to go home without notice, and finds his son alone and he asked him son where is your mother?

SON: I don’t know, she went out with the blender.

Akpos Joke: Maths Challenge
The following conversation ensued between Akpos and his teacher in class:

Teacher: Answer this math problem; if your father earns N100,000 a week and gives half to your mother. What will he have?

AKPOS: A heart attack!

Akpos Joke: Pastor’s words

Akpos attended a church service one Sunday.

While the pastor was preaching he said, “Tell the person seated next to you that what happens to you will also happen to me.”

But unfortunately for Akpos, he seated next to a cripple.

So Akpos replied the cripple, “What happens to you will remain with you!”.

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UNIPORT POST GRADUATE APPLICATION 2015

UNIPORT LATEST NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENT

ADMISSION INTO 2015/2016 POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAM CENTRE FOR CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMMUNICATION DISORDER

The Centre for Children with Developmental and Communication Disorder (CCDCD) with the approval of the Authorities of the University of Port-Harcourt (UNIPORT), Choba, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, wishes to invite applications from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the Centre’s Post-Graduate Diploma in the 2015/2016 academic Session as slated below:

1. Post-Graduate Diploma in Disability Studies
2. Post-Graduate Diploma in Communication Therapy

  

Admission Requirements:

Admission into the programme is open to first degree holders in any disciplines.

Mode of Study and Programme Duration:

The Programme will run with the University School of Graduate Studies’ Curriculum for 2015/2016 Session.

It is a full-time programme for 12 calendar months. During the period, the students shall be exposed to practical Case History with children on disabilities and communication disorder as will be directed as field work.

Programme Objective:

This programme is aimed at availing graduates the opportunities to develop a strong interdisciplinary foundation in social, legal and political concept of disability and communication disorders.  It is also a vital tool in providing services in learning opportunities for agencies, service providers, Governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations.   The  programme is also aimed at maximizing the potential abilities in special education and to build up the manpower capacity in training personnel with basic academic requirements in Education in Nigeria.

Method of Application:

Application Form can be obtained from the Centre’s Office (International Students’ Building, University Abuja Park, University of Port Harcourt) . You can also DOWNLOAD THE FORM  HERE(pls click here to download form) with a non-refundable application fee of N20,000 (Twenty thousand Naira) only, in certified bank draft payable to the Centre for Children with Developmental and Communication Disorder (CCDCD).   Payment can also be made directly into the Centre’s Account Number (5210031375), Fidelity Bank Nigeria Plc, Uniport Branch or Uniport/Choba Microfinance Bank, Uniport Branch with Account Number (0152831058), University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Rivers State.  The bank draft or teller as evidence of payment can be presented at the Centre’s Office or scanned and mailed to ccdcd@uniport.edu.ng along side the completed downloaded form.

Sale of Application Form has been extended to Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015 and closing date for submission of duly completed Application Form is on or before the above date.

• For further inquiries, contact the Administrative Secretary or the Director on:  08034913688 or 08033092885 E-mail: ccdcd@uniport.edu.ng or visit the University of Port Harcourt Website:www.uniport.edu.ng. 

Award of Degree: 

 Successful students at the end of the programme shall receive a Post-Graduate Diploma Degree in the above area of specialization, awarded by the Senate of the University.

                                                                                                                                   

Signed:

Matilda Nnodim (Mrs.)

Registrar

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Uniport student lost his 'manhood' with a simple handshake

A student of University of Port Harcourt lost his penis with a simple handshake, literally

Very recently, Caitlyn Jenner has been in the news for becoming Caitlyn Jenner. In more understandable terms, it means Bruce Jenner has spent about 4 million dollars becoming Caitlyn Jenner, according to OK magazine. And (s)he has not even parted with her penis yet, according to New York post. And one can only wonder how much it will cost.

In Nigeria, you can lose your penis with as cheaply as a handshake. No hidden costs.

According to sources in the University of Port Harcourt (Uniport), a 100-level student of History and Diplomatic Studies shook hands with a 400-level medical student and immediately, he felt lighter.

After doing the routine check that is quite popular with Nigerian men when strangers touch them in public places, he discovered his penis was missing. And immediately, he raised an alarm.

The incident happened not too far from from a school hostel and so students quickly rushed out. But before any theories or explanations could be made as regards the whereabouts of the penis, the growing crowd descended on the penis thief leading him to quickly confess to 'stealing' it.

He asked for respite to return the missing penis but the impatient students continued beating him till the school security intervened on the matter, which has now been handed over to the Police in Choba for further investigation.

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NYSC Corps Members Now Target In Rivers – Nigerian Army

The Commander, 2 Brigade the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Brigadier General Stevenson Olabanji has stated that kidnapping is the number one security challenge in the state, adding that members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, were the most vulnerable group to kidnappers. Daily Post reports.

Olabanji, who made this disclosure known while addressing reporters in Port Harcourt on Thursday, December 3, 2015, described the kidnappers as being desperate.

“Most cases of kidnapping take place in the communities and that is why the Army need information because these boys live in communities and are known. So, we need information when it happens.

“Many of those involved in kidnapping are young people who belong to cult groups. They even demand as low as N10, 000 as ransom to free their victims,” the Brigadier General said.

“The kidnappers usually intimidate and threaten community folks, which is why some people may be afraid of giving useful information to security agencies.

Olabanji however assured that all information would be treated with utmost confidentiality.

“Within the period I have spent here in Rivers State, I have discovered that the biggest challenge the Army have here is kidnapping,” he stated.

ASUU & ASUP differ on calls for scrapping of JAMB,why

• It violates its own law, varsity lecturers’ union alleges
• Move is an extreme step, says poly teachers association 

A GROUNDSWELL of reactions from a wide spectrum of stakeholders in the education sector , including teachers , has continued to greet the recent call for the scrapping of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on the ground that it has lost its relevance.

While the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says that JAMB contravened aspects of the law setting it up by unilaterally changing candidates’ choices of school without their consent and should be hacked, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) finds calls for scrapping the body, on account of the aberrant step, an extremist suggestion.

But for the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), JAMB should be scrapped. Chairman of ASUU, University of Ibadan Chapter, Prof. Segun Ajiboye, penultimate week launched the campaign, which is gathering steam, when he asked the outfit to stop promoting a policy, which he said favoured private universities and exploit the poor.

The ASUU boss, who noted that JAMB’s relevance in the country ended when universities started conducting their own post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME) examinations, had stressed that the board cannot solely be relied on for admission by universities.

Speaking on a television programme in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, Ajiboye pointedly accused the outfit headed by Prof. Dibu Ojerinde of becoming the promoter-in-chief of private universities, by imposing an unpopular policy on the preferences and choices of Nigerian youths.

Ajiboye said that the examination body lacks the power to change the rules of admission in the middle of the process after “deceiving” candidates to pick universities, polytechnics and colleges of education as options. “JAMB’s concept of needy institutions needs deconstruction here.

Needy universities are basically private universities in Nigeria which charge exorbitant fees with less than required manpower. In the 2015 UTME applications, 15, 000 of the close to 1,436,837 candidates sought admission into 48 private universities.

Of these, Covenant, Babcock and Afe Babalola universities had 3, 144; 1, 985 and 1, 247 applicants. ‘‘Others had below 600 applicants with some having less than 10 candidates.

If not doing the bidding of private universities, JAMB ought to be open with its policy from the point of sale of the forms. JAMB must tell us how many public universities are under-subscribed.” The Ibadan Zonal coordinator of ASUU, who said JAMB was only a clearing house vested with the powers to do geographical balancing using federal character and noted that such functions have now ceased since all zones have federal universities with some states having two universities.

He said private universities were already in crisis because they can no longer pay salaries of some of their workers due to non-preference by candidates, adding that course of study, proximity and affordability have always guided the choice of candidates in selecting tertiary institutions.

Also in kicking against the JAMB’s policy of redistributing prospective students to varsities other than those of their choices, ASUU National President, Dr. Nasir Isah Fagge, told The Guardian that the JAMB has no right to stop the Senate of respective universities from admitting students they wish to.

The ASUU president maintained that the recent policy clearly indicates that JAMB brazenly violated its own law, which also spells out its functions and sets its limitations.

His words: “By law, JAMB doesn’t have the powers to stop the Senate of the respective universities in the country from admitting whom they want. JAMB is only empowered to organise matriculation examination, then submit the results to the universities.

However, the last action of JAMB clearly indicated that the body is violating its own act, and at the same time violating the universities’ senate.”

For Fagge’s counterpart at ASUP, Dr. Chibuzo Asomugha, the board’s decision to redistribute candidates, though deplorable, does not warrant its scrapping.  “We do not think that an error from JAMB warrants calls for scrapping the idea behind the setting up of the board because beyond the institution is the idea, and the problem that it came to solve.

So, since it is the universities that offer admission, JAMB should be scrapped. If JAMB must continue with its role of offering admissions to undergraduates, then post-UTME should be abolished. It is a waste of resources for candidates to pay for JAMB and post-UTME on yearly basis. We have met with JAMB to resolve this issue and they said they don’t have anything to do with post-UTME.  

We can’t pretend that we didn’t know the problem that JAMB came to solve. And is that problem there? Are there no possibilities of a relapse? Asomugha said: “JAMB has an agenda in the standardisation of the quality of education, especially at the tertiary level, and it provides a level playing platform for everybody to compete on the same strength. “Actually, if we had a society that runs on strong structures, you can say okay, we don’t need JAMB.

But because we had the experiences that necessitated its formation, the idea behind JAMB is what is important. Let’s forget the institution, because Nigerians can frustrate institutions, but the idea behind it, I believe, is still relevant in our present circumstance.

That JAMB came up with a policy decision, which at the end did not go down well because it (JAMB) did not involve some stakeholders, and suddenly we say we are scrapping it. I really think it is an extreme measure,” the ASUP boss submitted.

He, however, called on the Federal Government to take a critical look at the role JAMB has played over the years, and make some adjustments where necessary.

According to NANS President, Tijani Usman, the group was in favour of abolishing JAMB since the students were no longer comfortable with its operations.

He regretted that prospective university students who were made to purchase JAMB forms and write the examinations, even after scoring above the government-approved cut-off marks, were posted to institutions they did not subscribe to.

That notwithstanding, the candidates, he said: “Still have to write the post-UTME, where they have to pay huge sums of money, after paying to write the UTME. This is exploitation.

With universities conducting the post-UTME, they now are the ones deciding who to admit or who not to.  “So, since it is the universities that offer admission, JAMB should be scrapped.

If JAMB must continue with its role of offering admission to undergraduates, then post-UTME should be abolished. It is a waste of resources for candidates to pay for JAMB and post-UTME on yearly basis.

We have met with JAMB to resolve this issue and they said they don’t have anything to do with post-UTME.   “We are not happy with the exploitation of candidates.  Candidates who have diploma and are seeking direct entry admission into universities usually buy direct entry forms from JAMB at the rate of N5, 000.

On these forms, there are numbers that serve as candidates’ registration numbers. But upon gaining admission into the universities, they are again charged the sum of N5, 000 for deregularisation.

What is the money meant for? We strongly believe that JAMB has outlived its usefulness and should be scrapped,” Usman concluded.  In the view of professor of English and Literary Studies, at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Sam Onuigbo, the country is not feeling the impact of JAMB in the area of strict conduct of examinations and placement of candidates in their choice institutions.

Therefore, universities should be allowed to conduct their entrance examinations and admit their students as was done in the past, in the interest of Nigerian students and parents. “In our days, candidates were assessed based on their individual performances.

The issue of JAMB or any other examining body did not arise and universities then, with the students they admitted, were living up to expectation. What JAMB is doing today is very unacceptable, they have done their best and should be laid to rest.”

In the UNN for instance, he said: “When we carry out any form of examination in our institution, we do that without any favour or compromise.

We are very strict and particularly careful about the quality of candidates we admit.” Senior lecturer, Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos, Dr. Olubunmi Ajibade, is one of those in favour of the liquidation of JAMB because “many universities do not have confidence in JAMB any more.

That, in fact, was the genesis of post-UTME screening by the universities. There were instances of candidates who scored very high marks in JAMB and then performed below average when they came into the university system.

Some had to be withdrawn after one or two years. Because of this, universities started doubting the integrity of the UTME. Of course, they were cases of leaked questions through the special centres.

On whether the embattled body ever was relevant or started off well, he responded in the affirmative, lamenting that, “along the line, the Nigerian factor crept in and corruption took over.

And it is not surprising that we now have the mess in the JAMB-organised examination. However, we must remember that JAMB is not the sole culprit here. Parents/guardians as well as desperate candidates started to invade the system, and unfortunately they seem to have found ready allies in some JAMB officials who compromised.

I believe that universities can maintain sanity and ensure strict adherence to examination integrity and admission guidelines. The post-UTME is a clear example.

Furthermore, it is a known fact that corruption is everywhere in the Nigerian system, but with the body language of the present government, I think people will sit up. We need strong-willed leaders who can stand up to some established interests and confront corruption headlong.

It is a shame that we cannot get things right after more than 50 years of independence, other countries that were at par with us at independence are waxing stronger, but we are deteriorating,” he concluded.

How it all began The legal instrument establishing the JAMB was promulgated by the Act (No. 2 of 1978). And by August 1988, the Federal Executive Council amended Decree No. 2 of 1978.

The amendments have, however, since been codified into Decree No. 33 of 1989, which took effect from December 7th, 1989.

Among other things, the amended laws empowered the board to “conduct matriculation examination for entry into all universities, polytechnics and colleges of education (by whatever name called) in Nigeria.

It also vests it with the powers to, “Appoint examiners, moderators, invigilators, members of the subject panels and committees and other persons with respect to matriculation examinations and any other matters incidental thereto or connected therewith; place suitably qualified candidates in the tertiary institutions after having taken into account: the vacancies available in each tertiary institution; the guidelines approved for each tertiary institution by its proprietors or other competent authorities and the preference expressed or otherwise indicated by the candidates for certain tertiary institutions and courses.”

The amended laws also empowers the board to “collate and disseminate information on all matters relating to admissions into tertiary institutions or any other matter relevant to the discharge of functions of the board as well as carry out other activities as are necessary or expedient for the full discharge of all or any of the functions conferred on it under or pursuant to this Decree.

According to history, in the first nine years of the board’s existence, test papers for its examinations were produced abroad before the government directed that the processing operations be localised.

In 1987, the board printed its first set of examination materials in the country and it remains so till date, even as the answer scripts are also processed in the country.