36 New Nigeria Ministers and their portfolios; Ministers Inaugurated 2015!!!

Finally, the long awaited list of new ministers has finally arrived. On Wednesday, after six months of President Muhammadu Buhari administration; portfolios were assigned to his ministers-designates at the Ministerial Inauguration that took place at the Presidential Villa.

                 Nigeria Ministers and their portfolios

The names of the new ministers and their portfolios are below;

1. Chris Ngige – (Anambra) Minister of Labour & Employment

2. Kayode Fayemi- (Ekiti) Minister of Solid Minerals
3. Rotimi Amaechi – (Rivers) Minister of Transportation
4. Babatunde Fashola -(Lagos) Minister of Power, Works and Housing
5. Abdulrahman Dambazau- (Kano) Minister of Interior

6. Aisha Alhassan – (Taraba) Minister of Women Affairs
7. Ogbonaya Onu- (Ebonyi) Minister of Science and Technology
8. Kemi Adeosun – (Ogun) Minister of Finance

9. Abubakar Malami – (Kebbi) Minister of Justice & Attorney-General
10. Sen Hadi Sirika – (Katsina) Minister of State, Aviation
11. Barr. Adebayo Shittu – (Oyo) Minister of Communication
12. Suleiman Adamu – (Jigawa) Minister of Water Resources

13. Solomon Dalong – (Plateau) Minister for Youth and Sports
14. Ibe Kachikwu – (Delta) Minister of State, Petroleum
15. Osagie Ehanire – (Edo) Minister of State, Health
16. Audu Ogbeh – (Benue) Minister of Agriculture

17. Udo Udo Udoma – (Akwa Ibom)  Minister of Budget & National Planning

18. Lai Mohammed – (Kwara) Minister of Information

19. Amina Mohammed – (Gombe) Minister of Environment

20. Ibrahim Usman Jibril – (Nasarawa) Minister of State, Environment

21. Hajia Khadija Bukar Ibrahim- (Yobe) Minister of State, Foreign Affairs

22. Cladius Omoleye Daramola (Ondo) Minister of State, Niger Delta

23. Prof Anthony Onwuka (Imo) Minister of State,  Education

24. Geoffrey Onyema (Enugu) Minister of Foreign Affairs

25. Dan Ali (Zamfara) Minister of Defence

26. Barr James Ocholi (Kogi)  Minister of State, Labour & Employment

27. Zainab Ahmed (Kaduna) Minister of State Budget and National Planning

28. Okechukwu Enelamah (Abia) Minister of Trade, Investment & Industry

29. Muhammadu Bello (Adamawa) Minister of Federal Capital Territory

30. Mustapha Baba Shehuri (Bornu) Minister of State, Power

31. Aisha Abubakar (Sokoto) Minister of State, Trade & Investment

32. Heineken Lokpobiri (Bayelsa) Minister of State, Agriculture

33. Adamu Adamu (Bauchi) Minister of Education

34. Isaac Adewole (Osun)  Minister of Health

35. Abubakar Bawa Bwari (Niger) Minister of State, Solid Minerals

36. Pastor Usani Uguru (Cross River) Minister of Niger Delta

* President Muhammadu Buhari- Minister of Petroleum

2015/2016 UNIZIK Postgraduate Form & Admission Requirements

2015/2016 UNIZIK Postgraduate Form is out!

The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for full-time and part-time admissions into her postgraduate courses for the 2015/2016 Academic Session.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES: The following may apply for admission into the Postgraduate Diploma programme:

1. Graduates from approved University who hold first degree classification with a FCGPA of 2.50 and above on a 5 point scale.
2. Candidates from approved Polytechnic, Monotechnics, and who hold a Higher National Diploma with a minimum of Upper Credit.

MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAMMES: The following may apply for admission into Masters Programmes:

1. Graduates from approved Universities who have obtained the appropriate degree with minimum FCGPA of 3.00 on a 5 point scale or a minimum of 60% for universities who do not use Final Cumulative Grade Point Average, in the proposed field of study.
2. Holders of Postgraduate Diploma from recognized institutions with an FCGPA of 3.0 and above (on a 5 point scale). A good first degree will be an advantage.

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PROGRAMMES

1 Graduates from approved universities who obtained Masters degree in the proposed field of study.

2 A candidate seeking admission into Ph.D. programmes from campus portal the Masters programme would be required to have obtained a minimum FCGPA of 3.50 except for Sciences and Education where minimum FCGPA is 4.00 and above on a 5 point scale or a minimum of 60% for universities who do not use the Final Cumulative Grade Point Average, in the proposed field of study.

MINIMUM GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Candidates for all Postgraduate programmes must have a minimum of 5 credits including English Language and any four relevant subjects at one or two sittings in addition to other Departmental/Faculty and General University Requirements.

DURATION OF THE PROGRAMMES

1) Postgraduate Diploma Programme (PGD): The full time Postgraduate Diploma programme lasts for a minimum of 12 continuous calendar months. Part time programme shall last for a minimum of 18 calendar months.

2) Masters Degree Programmes: The Masters Degree programmes last for a minimum of three (3) semesters for full-time. Part-Time programme shall last for a minimum of five (5) semesters.

3) Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Programme: Full-Time candidates with Masters’ degree will be required to spend a minimum of six (6) semesters while Part-Time candidates will be required to spend a minimum of eight (8) semesters.

METHOD OF APPLICATION

All application form should be completed online by login onto my.unizik.edu.ng/postgraduate/ on payment of N10, 000.00 (Ten thousand naira only) in any of the Branches of the following banks: Access Bank, First Bank, Diamond Bank, Enterprise Bank, Fidelity Bank, GTBank, UBA, and Zenith Bank.

Applicants are advised to obtain information on Departmental requirements and areas of specialization from the website my.unizik.edu.ng/postgraduate

Fill and submit online the completed Application from, scanning and attaching the claimed certificates, including O’ level certificates, evidence of change of name, birth certificate, bank teller and confirmation order from the bank of purchase.

Print the completed Application Form for your personal use. You will require this document in the course of the admission and registration.

Download and print a copy of the Transcript Request Form. The Transcript Request Form should be sent to your former institution for your academic transcripts. Any change of name should be indicated on the transcript form.

Applicants should include the names and e-mail addresses of three Referees. At least two of the referees must be Academics not lower than rank of a Senior Lecturer.

Ph.D. applicants are expected to submit online a proposal of not more than five type written pages that should include:

1. Topic (not more than 18 words)
2. Brief background of the Study
3. Aims and Objectives/Purpose
4. Methodology
5. Expected Outcomes
6. References

Transcript should be forwarded to the Secretary, School of Postgraduate Studies not later than 7th September, 2015.

Qualified Applicants will be invited for screening test on 16th September, 2015. Ph.D. Applicants shall also undertake oral defence of their written proposal on 17th September, 2015.

PLEASE NOTE: Any person who will still be on National Service by October 1st, 2015 need not apply.

Further inquiry and questions, you can use the comment box below or visit UNIZIK OFFICIAL POSTGRADUATE ADMISSION WEBSITE: my.unizik.edu.ng/postgraduate/

UNN compulsorily Vacate Students for 2-week Break; after rumour of Riot

Students of the prestigious Nigeria University,University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) have been forced to vacate the institution within 24 hours for a two-week break.

According to the official statement from the university management, signed by its Chief Public Relations Officer, Okwun Omeaku.

“This is to bring to the notice of all students and the entire University Community, which the University of Nigeria shall precede on a TWO-WEEK MID SEMESTER BREAK with immediate effect,"
“Consequently, all academic activities on the campuses are hereby suspended for the period.
“Students are by this notice directed to vacate their hostels within the next 24 HOURS, i.e., not later than 6pm. on TUESDAY, JUNE 02, 2015″.

Though the signed statement by the management called this "a TWO-WEEK MID SEMESTER BREAK", Nigeriatopstories gathered that the shutdown was done as a result of students' plan to riot.
A close interrogation of some of the students revealed that the plan to riot is as a result of weeks of acute water scarcity and epileptic power supply.

“No power supply, no water in campus”, one of the student complied.

Right away, students are angrily leaving the campus premises.


The official UNN website has no trace of information on this current situation.

2015 JAMB Result (CBT): 5 steps to check & Print UTME Results yourself

The 2015 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), a computer Based Test (CBT) conducted on Tuesday, March 10, over 400 centers in Nigeria and the 7 countries has been released. This result was said to be released within 24 hours according to 360nobs

While going through many popular Nigeria news site, Nigeriatopstories gathered that some candidates  jubilate because their results are sent to their registered phone numbers within  48 hours after the conclusion of the examination others lament that their result are yet to be sent to them. Here are some of few complains;

However, to resolve these complaints, any candidate who has not received his/her JAMB CBT on his/her registered phone numbers should follow these 5 steps to check and Print his /her UTME Results  

5 steps to check and Print UTME Results yourself

1. Go the JAMB result portal (result-checker) at this URL: http://www.jamb.org.ng/Unifiedtme3/

2. Enter your e-Bundle Scratch card PIN in the space provided

3. Enter your e-Bundle Serial No. in the space provided,

4. Click the “Check Result” button to check your result.

5. Print the result.

Meanwhile, information on the JAB website promised that candidates who have forgotten their registration details can still print their results.

The announcement read, “For those who may have forgotten their Registration Number, this can be retrieved upon validation of PIN and Serial Number with your surname, first name or middle name, Date of Birth and State of Origin,” the announcement read.

JAMB has actually done a wonderful job this year; this is the first time the UTME will be conducted fully in the Computer Based Test (CBT) in mode peaceful.

Good luck to all the Candidates!