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KWASU Admission Into Law Degree Programmes (Direct Entry) 2016/2017

The Kwara State University invites application from suitably qualified candidates for admission into its Law Degree Programmes in 2016/2017 Academic Session.

PROGRAMMES 1. LL.B—COMMON LAW 2. LL.B—-COMMON & ISLAMIC LAW ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS General Admission requirements into the programmes are as follows: Direct Entry Common Law Direct entry admission will be given to candidates who have first degree from KWASU or any other recognized Institutions; Candidates must also fulfill the Ordinary Level requirements of five credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Literature in English and any other two Arts or Social Sciences subjects in not more than two(2) sittings.

Common &Islamic Law Requirements Direct entry admission will be given to candidates who have first degree in Islamic Studies/ Arabic and any other discipline from KWASU or any other recognized Institutions; Candidates must fulfill the Ordinary Level requirements of five credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Islamic Studies/Arabic Language and any other two Arts or Social Sciences subjects in not more than two (2) sittings. Candidates with similar five credits in S.I.S.C (i.e. Senior Islamic Studies Certificate) may also be considered.

MODE OF APPLICATION Candidates shall obtain Direct Entry Form from JAMB and apply for any of the following courses: Mass Communication, Political Science, English Language or Linguistics. In addition, candidates are required to register for KWASU Entrance Examination scheduled to hold on 16th June, 2016 The Entrance Examination fee is N5,000.00(Five Thousand Naira )Only. Successful candidates in the Entrance Examination will be invited for oral interview to be scheduled by the University.

To register for the entrance examination, visit http://www.kwasu.edu.ng/portal APPLICATION DEADLINE Closing date for registration is 11th June, 2016.

Students protest as workers commence strike in Kwara

Students of the Kwara State College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies on Wednesday protested against the disruption of their examination by the three-day warning strike started by academic and non-academic staff of the institution.

The students, who marched around Geruwu Junction near their school at Adewole, Ilorin carried placards with various inscriptions condemning the move.

The President of the Student Union in the institution, Mr. Salaudeen Sodiq, explained that the strike had disrupted the academic programmes of over 1,500 students.

Sodiq called on relevant authorities to address the issues that led to the strike.

Members of the Colleges of Legal and Allied Institutions Academic Staff Union, Senior Staff Union of Colleges of Education in Nigeria and Non-Academic Staff Union of the Kwara State, CAILS chapter, were among the striking workers.

The union members said the strike was as a result of the Kwara State Government’s failure to state when it would pay salaries it owed the workers. It claimed that the workers had not been paid for 10 months Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, told journalists that he was saddened by the failure of workers to get their entitlements.

He, however, said going on strike was not the best approach to resolve the problem, especially when the state government was financially challenged.

He said, “If people understand what is going on in Nigeria, they will know that one solution to the problem is not strike. Strike is not any solution to the problem because if you are not paid, it is because there is no money; a strike will not change it.

“But if you are agitating for a benefit and the money is there but you are not being paid because of policy, then you can go on strike to change the policy and get more money. But when there is no money, strike will not change anything.”

I can no longer pay salaries – Gov. Sani Bello

The Governor of Niger State, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, on Wednesday painted a gloomy picture of his state’s economy, saying it had become impossible for him to pay salaries.

Bello spoke with State House correspondents shortly after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. “We have laid the cards on the table; we are not hiding anything. We are very transparent as much as we can but the truth of the matter is that I cannot give what we don’t have. I wish I had; personally if I had, I would have paid (salaries) from my pocket but I can’t,” the governor told reporters.

He said his government had been borrowing from banks since January to augment whatever came to the state in form of federal allocation.

He said as of May ending, his government was in debt to the tune of N3bn.

According to Bello, if the trend continues till December, his state’s debt profile will have risen to N10bn.

He said his government decided to sit with labour leaders and discuss the issue because it could not offer what it did not have. While saying it was not healthy to continue borrowing to pay salaries, the governor said there were other pressing issues that needed his government’s attention apart from salaries.

“I think we should go back to the table. Of course, we can’t give what we don’t have. “We are facing difficult times now, so let us sit down and see what we can do.

“I really think it is unhealthy to keep on borrowing just to pay salaries. Apart from that, we are not just there to pay salaries, there are a lot of issues.

I got a call this morning from one Girls’ Secondary School that their roof is off in six out of seven dormitories. Where will they sleep? Now if I take the whole revenue and pay salaries, how am I going to fix schools, hospitals?” the governor wondered. He said the state has a population of over four million, while he put the civil service strength at about 40,000.

Bello explained that with N1.5bn from federation account, the state still had to borrow to pay 40,000 people against over three million people that it needed to cater for‎. While saying that nobody should be blamed for the sharp drop in oil price, the governor said everybody should be ready to make sacrifices.

He said, “I am willing to make sacrifices, all my appointees are willing to make sacrifices. “We have shown example by cutting down our expenditure, we have cut down the expenses of the Government House from N150m a week to between N20m and N25 million a week. “So we have cut down Government House expenditure by over 70 per cent and I mean these are all sacrifices.” The governor disclosed that his government is currently probing the administration of his predecessor, Babangida Aliyu.

He said although some pension funds that were misappropriated in the past had been recovered, investigation was still ongoing. Although he said he did not want to interfere with the investigation, Bello said the team had met with the former governor.

Ondo workers begin in definite strike over unpaid salaries

Government workers in Ondo State have begun an indefinite strike over five month’s arrears of unpaid salaries.

The workers fully complied with the strike, as all state government offices on Wednesday remained locked, with the whole offices vicinity deserted.

Leaders of the workers were seen going round government offices to enforce the industrial action.

The State Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress, Bosede Daramola and that of the Joint Negotiating Council, Sunday Adeleye, told Channels Television that the workers in the state were in serious financial crisis, as most of them could not sustain their financial obligations to their immediate families any longer.

“We have waited patiently. We collaborated with government and participated actively in all the screening exercises to make sure that we have a very clean document to work with.

“At the last meeting we had with the government, they promised to pay us, they paid us the December salary and promised to pay on or before May 31 the outstanding salaries and pensions to our retired officers,” Daramola said, decrying the situation that had affected many of the workers financially.

According to them, they were ready to dialogue with the government but would not resume work until government fulfilled its promise.

Attempts to reach government officials to speak on the issue failed, as they were not available in their offices. Their telephone lines were also switched off. Meanwhile, there are reports that Governor Olusegun Mimiko, who is presently out of the state, is expected to cut his trip and return to the state on Thursday to meet with the workers to resolve the crisis.

Akwa Ibom Poly Extends Late Registration/ Payment of Fees Deadline 2015/2016

The management of Akwa Ibom State polytechnic has extended the period for late payment of fees and course registration.

The process which was suppose to end Friday 27/05/2016 will now end Friday 03/06/2016.

Any student who fails to complete the process on or before the stated date will be deemed to have forfeited his/her studentship.

The portal for this will close by 4.00 pm on the mentioned date.

Note: Late payment/registration attracts a late penalty fee of N5,000.00.

NSUK ASUU Calls Off Its Over 3 Months Strike, Resumption Date Announced

Report reaching us has it that the Over 3 months strike embarked upon by the Nasarwa State University (NSUK) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has been called off.

Consequently, academic activities will resume June 6th, 2016.

Students are advised to resume accordingly as lectures will commence immediately.

FG To Build Science Museums In The 6 Geo-political Zones

The federal government has disclosed that it will build a Science and Technology museum in each of the six geo-political zones in Nigeria.

This was made known by the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, during an interview.

According to him, this will stimulate children’s interest in science and technology.

“One, all the natural phenomena that happen – lightning, rainfall – we will have explanations on them there.

“All these little equipment and so on, we will put it in a way that children will start developing interest from early age.

“Then adults will also like to go in because we also showcase major achievements of science and technology across the country. “It will take us time to get it built but it is very important; there is no major country that does not have many of those.”