Breaking news:Benue state university drastically reduced their hiked fees

After several days of negotiation, the students and
management of Benue State University, Makurdi
have reached a compromise on issue of
conditional charges. The University had, a month
ago, introduced new high conditional charges
which increased the school fees by over 400%.
Below are the various areas affected which have
been reviewd.
Acceptance Fee: Previously N25,000 for
undergraduates, and N30,000 for postgraduates;
Now N10,000 (Payable once).
Development Levy: Previously N25,000 for other
courses, and N50,000 for College of Health
Sciences, Law & Management Sciences; Now
N15,000 for other courses, and N20,000 for
College of Health Sciences, Law &
Management Sciences (Payable once).
Accreditation (New): Previously N15,000 for other
courses, and N30,000 for College of Health Sci,
Law & Management Sciences; Now N10,000 for
other courses, and N20,000 for College of Health
Sci, Law & Management Sciences (Payable once).
Utility Services (New): Previously N10,000; Now
N5,000 (Payable per academic session).
Laboratory/practical/Sanitary/consumables (New)
: Previously N20,000; Now N7,000 (Payable per
academic
session).
Certificates: Previously N10,000 for Sub-degree &
degree, and N15,000 for postgraduates; Now
N4,000 for Sub- degree & degree, and N5,000 for
postgraduates (Payable once).
Transcripts: Previously Local – N10,000;
International – From N20,000; Now Local –
N5,000; International – From N20,000; Inter
faculty transfer: Previously N5,000; Now
N3,000 Inter university transfer: Previously
N50,000; Now N10,000 Fees for result verification
remained unchanged N5,000, however that for
Post-UTME was increased from N3,000 to N4,000.
The President of the Students’ Union, Comrade
Martins Orjime expressed satisfaction with the
outcome of the negotiation. “What we were crying
out was that the charges were outrageous. We
were not calling for a total removal but a reduction
and as it is now, we have come to terms with
the management and Chairman of Governing
Council on these charges. “It may not be
favourable to everybody but at least we have made
sure that we are in equilibrium. Not everybody will
be satisfied with it but I believe it’s better than
what we had” He said.
He added that the University will announce the
new figures in due course, after which normal
activities will resume on campus. When asked
what becomes of those who had already paid
acceptance fees at the old higher rates, Comrade
Orjime said, ” the money will be transferred as
school fees so thatthe student can balance up or it
will be refunded.”
This calls for celebration at least, this is bearable
against the previous fees. Please share to help
other students get the information as soon as
possible.

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Re:Benue state polytechnic IT date

The benue state polytechnic ugbokolo(benpoly) industrial training(IT)orientation will be taking place on the 29th of September 2015 at the school auditorium.
All the newly admitted students of benpoly whose department will be taking part in the industrial training (IT)are advice to be there to get oriented on the industrial training and to know what to do during their industrial training (IT) period .
Departments that will be taking part in the industrial training (IT):
1.Mass communication
2.catering
3.computer science department
4.science laboratory technology (SLT)department
5.Engineering department
6.hospitality management
If you are a student of any of the departments listed above,try not to miss the orientation(29/09/2015).
The starting and the ending date of the industrial training will be announce on the day of the orientation.

Written by Samuel idakwo(sp Sam) and Christian awodi,the CEO of soulzmp3.com.

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Neco released 2015 examination results.

The National Examination Council (NECO) has
released the June/July 2015 results with a pass
rate improvement of 16 per cent.
The NECO Registrar, Abdulrashid Garba, who
announced the results on Thursday in Minna, said
that 68.56 per cent of candidates got more than
five credits, including Mathematics and English
Language, this year.
He said the 2015 result was an improvement on
2014 when 52.29 per cent got above five credits.
Mr. Garba said that 969,491 candidates wrote the
examination out of 969,991 who registered.
He said that 0.11 per cent cases of malpractice
was recorded, adding that the results of candidates
involved have been cancelled.
The registrar said that the council was able to
sustain its timely release of results in less than 60
days from the date the last paper was written.
“The 2015 examinations result was released within
60 days after the final paper. This shows a great
success achieved by the council.
“Lists of schools which were involved in
examination malpractice have been blacklisted and
the results of students who wrote in such centres
have been cancelled,” he said.
Mr. Garba called on candidates who sat for the
examination to access their results on NECO official website,
www.mynecoexams.com

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Father Forgive Them, For They Know Not What They Are Saying – JAMB Boss Ojerinde

"Father forgive them, for they know not what they are saying for now". This was the response from the JAMB boss Professor Dibu Ojerinde while reacting to the recent uproar over the list of eligible candidates sent to institutions.

According To him, the reason behind this new admission policy is to help candidates not only get admission but get it on time.

Below are excerpts of the exact words of the JAMB Boss;

"The big universities are overloaded. Can you imagine 8,000 students seeking for admission to study law in a university that will take only 250 candidates for law! The remaining 7750 candidates will wait endlessly and hopelessly till the end of the admission.

Or imagine 7500 candidates seeking for medicine in a university. Of these 7500 candidates, 2000 scored above 250 in the UTME. The university has a carrying capacity of only 150 candidates for medicine. The remaining 7350 who scored above 200 will be wasted. Particularly, 1750 candidates who scored above 250 will be wasted while other universities either do not have enough candidates or high scoring candidates.

Courses like Biological Sciences, Agric Engineering and related courses are lacking in candidacy!

We are saying, let's give them a feel of chance somewhere else that has not gotten enough candidates by sending the names of these HIGH scorers to "needy" universities.

The names of such surplus candidates are being distributed to first Federal institutions, then State and finally Private institutions in that order depending on:

• Availability of space in other universities,

• Choice of the course of the candidate,

• The geographical Zone of the choice of the candidate, and

• Performance of the candidate.

By this approach, wastage of HIGH scores will be reduced, the fate of the candidates will be determined on time and yet the interest of their areas of study may be satisfied.

addition, the concept of selection by

• Merit,

• Catchment Area, and

• Educationally Less Developed States will be adequately catered for.

However, I am not saying that everyone will get admission or even get their original choice of course of study. But it is better than wasting the time, finances, and good scores of these candidates. We need to fill the available spaces as given to us by the regulatory bodies like NUC, NBTE, and NCCE.

If, however, a candidate does not want the given opportunity, it is too "baaaad".

This scenario was made clear to the institutions during the Policy meeting that took place on 14th July this year in Abuja.

Before the Policy meeting, we had discussions with the representatives of the Federal, State, and Private universities where the degree of the problems of candidates were presented and solutions were proffered. These decisions were backed up by copious statistics of applications to various universities.

Again "Father forgive them, for they know not what they are saying"

I believe that some so- called educational consultants have some hidden agenda which are being thwarted by our proactive steps. Let them know that this is a period of CHANGE. If they do not CHANGE they will be CHANGED."

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Mountain Of Fire Gives Out N91m To Members Who Graduated With First Class

The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries on Saturday gave out financial rewards of N91m to its members who graduated in First Class from different universities across the country.

The General Overseer of MFM, Dr Daniel Olukoya, made the announcement in Lagos at the monthly live broadcast programme of the church, tagged, 'Power Must Change Hand', which was monitored in Abuja.

He said 180 First Class graduates in the 2014 academic year and two others, who received NYSC Presidential honours after completing the National Youth Service Corps scheme, would get N500,000 each.

Olukoya said the First Class honours award, which started with 12 students, had risen to 180, explaining that it was meant to encourage hard work among students.

He said the award was put in place to reward members of MFM, who were dedicated to their academic work, while also creating time to serve God.

A pastor, Shade Olukoya, and Vice Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Prof. Bamitale Omole, presented the award to the recipients.

Omole lauded the recipients for their dedication to their academic work and also serving God.

He commended the students for making themselves, families and the church of God proud through their hard work.

Omole urged the recipients to appreciate the grace of God upon their lives, noting that many of their peers, who started with them, could not complete their courses for different reasons.

He called on other churches to emulate MFM by encouraging hardworking students through similar awards.

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BreakingNews: BSU ASUU Suspends 5-month Old Strike Action

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU in Benue State University, Makurdi have called off their strike action. The union have been on strike since March 9th 2015 when the then Governor, Gabriel Suswam failed to pay their February salaries.

Breaking the news after their congress meeting yesterday, the Chairman of the union, Dr David Ikoni mentioned that the lecturers were satisfied with the commitment of the government as conveyed in an agreement.

"We have agreed on certain terms with the Governor so we have given him the benefit of doubt"

"Our suspension of this strike was on personal recognition of the Governor and his appeal and he has given us a commitment and we feel that we'll give him a benefit of doubt." He said.

He added that this was just a suspension and the lectures will not hesitate to down tools if the Governor failed to keep his promise.

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ASUU STRIKE WILL END NEXT WEEK – BSU VICE CHANCELLOR

The Vice Chancellor Of Benue State University Makurdi, Prof Charity Angya has disclosed that the 4-month old strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU will end next week after an agreement between the state government and the union.

She made this known while addressing medical students who were protesting the death of their colleague, Idoko Nicholas Ejugwu.

Idoko died in a car crash under controversial circumstances following the news of his withdrawal from medical school after spending 10 years.

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