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OAU Student Who Went Into Racing on Xmas Day Dies In Horrible Crash

A tweeter user @chukaobi shared a terrible eyewitness account of the dangers of speedingon his post he wrote; "At exactly 12:50am today (Christmas Day) my Uni alumni pals & I were coming out of Lekki County Estate when two cars flashed by us, the sound they made you’d think they’re power bikes. 3minutes later 1 lost control & crashed right under the footbridge. Here’s what’s left of a BMW" unfortunately it was later discovered that the deceased was a student of OAU. May his soul rest in peace. More photos 

Fake JAMB official who duped 70 candidates sent to prison

Emeka Anugwo, a 37 years old suspected fake JAMB official has been arrested and arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court for allegedly collecting the sum of N3,000 each from 70 prospective JAMB candidates to assist them to generate remita code, change their ages, courses and institutions without the consent of the examination body. A Police source said that the Divisional Police Officer, DPO in charge of Ikoyi Division, Lagos, SP Tijani Mustapha ordered his men to arrest the accused following a complaint by the JAMB office in Ikoyi, Lagos through the co-ordinator of the Lagos JAMB office, Mr Sunday Aladegbaye. The accused, a resident of Ibeju-lekki from Enugu State, Southeast Nigeria was charged before an Igbosere Magistrate Court, Lagos on a two-count charge of felony to wit, cheating 70 JAMB candidates. Prosecuting Police Officer, Okete Ejima informed the Court in charge No.H/29/2017 that the accused committed the offense between 1 May and 30 November, 2017 at h...

WAEC GCE 2018 Jan/Feb 1st Series Exam Timetable Released

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has published the Examination Time-Table for Jan/Feb 2018 1st series WASSCE, Private Candidates (WAEC GCE) . The Examination is expected to commence on Monday January 29th, 2018 and end on Monday February 12th, 2018 The complete details of the Timetable are follows Monday 29th January, 2018 Civic Education 2 [Essay] 9.30 am – 11.30 am Civic Education 1 [Objective] 11.30pm – 12.30pm Agricultural Science 3 [Alternative to Practical Work] 3:00pm – 4:30pm Tuesday 30th January, 2018 Agricultural Science 2 (Essay) 9.30 am-11.40am Agricultural Science 1 -11.40pm – 12.30pm Wednesday 31st January, 2018 Financial Accounting 2 [ Theory and Practice] 9:30am – 12:00pm Financial Accounting 1 [Objectives] 12:00pm – 1:00pm Biology 2 [Essay] 3:00pm – 4:40pm Biology 1 [Objectives] 4:40pm – 5:00pm Thursday 1st February, 2018 Hausa 2 [Essay] 9:30am – 11:00am Hausa 1 [Objectives] 11:30am – 12:30pm Igbo 2 [Essay] 9:30am – 11:00pm Igbo 1...

FUAM 2017/2018 UTME CHANGE OF PROGRAMME.2017/2018 UTME Click to see affected candidates.

FUAM 2017/2018 UTME CHANGE OF PROGRAMME.2017/2018 UTME Click to see affected candidates.

FG Approves Establishment of 6 New Private Universities

The Federal Government has approved the establishment of six new private universities in the country. This was part of the decision taken during a meeting of the Federal Executive Council held on Wednesday in Abuja. The new private universities will be established in Abia, Delta, Rivers, Oyo and Lagos. The newly-approved private universities are Admiralty University, Ibusa, Delta State; Spiritan University, Nneochi, Abia; Precious Cornerstone University, Ibadan; Pamo University of Medical Sciences, Port Harcourt; Atiba University, Oyo State; and Eko University of Medical and Health Sciences, Lagos.

Steps For A Successful JAMB 2018 UTME/DE Registration

This is for all candidates registering for the 2018 JAMB UTME/DE.  Before you start your registration process, it is important you know the steps that are required for a successful registration. We have provided you here with the necessary steps you need to take for a smooth and successful registration. Please take time to read through the steps and follow the instructions as given below; 1. Profile Creation. You need to create a profile before starting the registration process. To create profile; -Send your name [Surname First-Name Middle-Name (if any)] (This should be maximum of 38 characters + 2 spaces between names = 40 characters in all) by text (SMS) to 55019 e.g Tinubu Adamu Odumegwu (Surname and first name are mandatory) -A Profile Code of 10 characters is received by the candidate on the same telephone number Note: One Cell (mobile) number can be used by one candidate The Cell phone number used for the text message is automatically tied to the Candidate's nam...

UNILORIN Admission List 2017/2018 Released

The management of University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has released the admission list for the 2017/2018 academic session. Candidates can login to the school's portal to check their admission status. How To Check Your Admission Status -Visit  http://uilugportal.unilorin.edu.ng/putme_login.php -Enter your JAMB Registration Number and Surname in the spaces provided -Click on "Login" and proceed to view your Admission Details

JAMB 2018 Sales Of UTME/DE Form Begins - See Registration & Exam Details

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the sales of the 2018 UTME/DE registration form. Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission to Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria for academic session beginning in 2018. Sale/Registration Period The period of sale/registration for all candidates (UTME/DE) including those from Foreign Countries is from 6th December, 2017 to 6th February, 2018. General Entry Requirements The general entry requirements for admission into the First Degree, National Diploma (ND), National Innovation Diploma (NID) and Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programmes in Universities, other Degree-Awarding Institutions, Monotechnics, Polytechnics, Innovation Enterprise Institutions and Colleges of Education are five (5) O'Level Credit passes including Mathematics and English.

JAMB 2018: Checkmating cheats with chips

The focus is again zooming into the annual JAMB examinations season which kicked off recently in Abuja where Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede unveiled a package of updated measures featuring candidate-friendly as well as scam-jamming initiatives to critical stakeholders in his continuing determination to exit the “exams as usual” era. Barely a year on the hot-seat, the professor’s unconventional challenge of “widely-believed” impressions and attitudes in the national examinations arena has yielded unexpected insights and reforms that impacted positively on JAMB’s performance rating in management and conduct of national examinations policies and programmes.  The clean-up ease up process however continues especially for candidtaes. Professor Oloyede expressed a determination to “be ahead of the cheats” as he announced that electronic jammers would be introduced at all CBT exam centers for 2018 as well as metal and lens detectors to ensure that the integrity of the tests is ...

List of Approved JAMB CBT Centres for UTME 2018 Registration

The approved list of JAMB CBT Centres for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration have been released. At the moment, we cannot say for sure if all of the centres listed will be used for the exams. However, the exact exam centre for each candidate will be indicated on the original registration slip or the re-printed slip. Please note that the 2018 UTME registration has not officially commenced. This is just to help you know the closest CBT centre where you can process your UTME Registration when it finally begins. The available centres in each state are contained on the attached pdf document. You can view this directly or download on any Pdf enabled device. Then scroll down until you locate your current state of residence and check out the available CBT centres. FIND FILE ATTACHED BELOW: Download PDF file below

BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY MERIT LIST IS OUT

This is to inform the general public and prospective candidates of Benue state University Makurdi that the 2017/2018 admission list has been released. All prospective candidates can now go forward and check their admission status using the proceed below on this blog NOTE:  Admission List is the list of admitted candidates into Benue state University undergraduate programme for all various courses for candidates who merited the cut off mark. How to check admission status 1)Visit the Benue state University admission checking portal   http://portal.bsum.edu.ng/checkAdmission.jsp 2)On the provided box, Enter your JAMB Registration Number. 3)Click “Submit” to see your admission

UniJos Unveils New Website

The University of Jos has unveiled a new website. The website was designed by the University’s Website Committee (Web Team) which was inaugurated by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Seddi Maimako on 9 th  January, 2017 and given the task of reviewing the institution’s erstwhile website with the aim of updating and making it more user friendly.  Chairman of the Web Team, Dr. Stephen Akintunde thanked the Vice-Chancellor and University Management for the confidence reposed in members of the Team towards carrying out the assignment and providing the requisite support throughout the period of the assignment. According to Dr Akintunde, who is also the University Librarian, the old website had to be replaced because it was not interactive and not properly integrated with contemporary applications. He stressed that members of the Team worked assiduously and sacrificed so much to develop the new website within the approved time frame. The Committee Chairman disclosed...

FUTMINNA Acceptance Fee Payment Procedure 2017/2018

This is to inform all newly admitted students of Federal University, Minna (FUTMINNA) that Acceptance Fee payment procedure has been published. The procedure and instructions are stated below; 1. Click on ‘2017/2018 Undergraduate Admission Status’ Link to Print/Reprint your admission status, so that you can retrieve your STUDENT ID. 2. Proceed to   https://eportal.futminna.edu.ng/accpt/   to access the Acceptance Fee Payment page. (A Login Page is displayed) 3. Click on the Link ‘Request for new Password’ on the Login page. 4. Enter your STUDENT ID 5. Click ‘Submit’ button 6. A page is displayed, showing the email created for you by the school. 7. Note: To Access your school email     i. Visit the school website;   www.futminna.edu.ng     ii. Click on the Student Menu on the website     iii. A page is displayed showing Student Resources. Scroll down and click on Student e-mail.     iv. Enter your school email and your password...

FUGUS Admission List 2017/2018 Released

The management of Federal University Gasau (FUGUS) has released the list of admitted candidates for 2017/2018 academic session. At the moment, the Admission List has not been uploaded online. However, it has been pasted on the school's notice board. Candidates are therefore advised to proceed to the school's notice board to check if they have been offered admission. Congratulations to the admitted candidates!

WAEC Releases Nov/Dec GCE 2017 Result - See Statistics

The West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) yesterday released the results of the 2017 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE November/December) for private candidates. This was announced by the council’s Head of National Office (HNO), Mr. Olu Adenipekun, at a news conference in Katsina. According to him, 135,945 candidates registered for the examination, but 133,223 wrote the test. A break down shows that 65,483 candidates obtained credits and above in five subjects and 46,824 obtained credits and above in six subjects. Adenipekun said 131,485 candidates that sat for the examination had their results fully processed and released. He said 1,738 candidates had yet to have their full results released because they had a few of their subjects still being processed due to errors traceable to them in the course of registration or writing the examination. “Such errors are being corrected by the council to enable the affected candidates get their result...

UNIPORT 2nd Batch Admission List 2017/2018 Released

The management of University Of Port-harcourt (UNIPORT) has released the 2nd batch admission list for 2017/2018 academic session. The list of admitted candidates have been made available on the school's portal. To access the list, candidates are to simply click on this link:  http://www.uniport.edu.ng/news/latestnews/1067-2017-2018-admission-batch-2.html NOTE: Pre-degree and UTME Candidates seeking admission in the 2017/2018 academic session should login to the JAMB website and click on CAPS to check their admission status, and click on accept/reject button to either accept or reject the offer. Candidates whose admission status show "not admitted" should keep checking the JAMB website for further updates. Candidates should please note that the Admission List will be published in batches on the University's website as they are processed. Candidates are therefore advised to keep on checking the university's website for the Admission List. Those offered ...

UDUSOK Admission List 2017/2018 Released

The management of Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUSOK) has released the list of admitted candidates for 2017/2018 academic session. Candidates are to proceed to check their admission status on the portal. How To Check Your Admission Status -Visit  http://admissions.udusok.edu.ng/checkMyAdmissionStatus.php -Enter your JAMB Registration Number in the space provided -Click on "CHECK ADMISSION" to view your admission detail

FULOKOJA Admission List 2017/2018 Released

The management of Federal University Lokoja (FULOKOJA) has released the list of admitted candidates for 2017/2018 academic session. Candidates are to proceed to logon to the Admission Portal to check their admission status. How To Check Your Status 1)Visit  http://reg.fulokoja.edu.ng/putme/ 2(Enter your JAMB Registration Number and Click Login You will be asked to provide you RRR Code as your password. Enter It and Click on "Login" 3)The next page will display your details as well as your admission status Congratulations to admitted ones!

HOW TO CHECK JAMB "CAPS" ADMISSION STATUS WITH ANY BROWSER

I will Like to save people the stress of checking their admission status on the CAPS. For quite a while now, I've been observing so many people's posts and saw that a great percentage of people necessitated the use of some specific browsers like Chrome or Firefox only, stating one can't check via one's normal browser, which is not true, you can check with any browser of your choice (Opera, Uc etc). To check your CAPS with ease (with any browser) read carefully and follow the steps properly; 1. Log in to your Jamb portal at http:// www.jamb.org.ng/efacility/ 2. Click on the info button (4dashes) at the top right hand corner, where you will find CAPS.(I'm sure everyone knows how to get to this place) 3.Enter the CAPS, which will display "WELCOME". Right? 4. While in your "welcome" page, (where you used to feel stranded) just go to the URL( the web address box of that page) edit it, and try to find the word "default" in th...

KASU IJMB And Basic Studies Admission List 2017/2018 Released

The management of Kaduna State University (KASU) has released the names of candidates who applied for admission into the IJMB and Basic programme of the university for the 2017/2018 academic session. The names of admitted candidates have been made available on the school's official site. How To Check The Admission List -Candidates are to visit  http://cbs.kasu.edu.ng/admlist.php -Enter your Application Number in the space provided -Click on "" to check if you have been offered admission.

JAMB POSTPONED DATE FOR SALES OF 2018 UTME REGISTRATION FORMS

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has disclosed that it has suspended the sales of the 2018 JAMB application forms which was to begin on Wednesday November 22nd, 2017. This was made known by JAMB's spokespers According to him, the postponement was necessitated by the delay in meeting the agreed deadline by the publisher of the compulsory reading text meant for prospective candidates for the 2018 UTME which was supposed to be delivered on or before November 7th, 2017. “As at close of work today, the publisher had not provided the 1.8 million copies required and this development painfully forced to the Board to shift the date from Wednesday 22nd November, 2017 to a date to be announced soon. ”JAMB said it regrets all inconvenience occasioned by this postponement as it is working round the clock to announce a new date soon”, the statement said. We expect a new date to be announced soon. Credit:Ocharifu Noah

UNIJOS Remedial Science Admission List 2017/2018 Released

The names of admitted candidates into the Department of Remedial Science of University of Jos has been released. Applicants are advise to check their admission status on the University website through the following procedure: Log on to  mis.unijos.edu.ng Click on continue registration below the application form Log in with your email address and password Click proceed to application area and Click activity menu on your personal details Finally click on admission status to view your admission All successful candidates are expected to report to the Department of Remedial Science for Registration upon payment of an acceptance fee of N25,000.00 only. Prof. B. M. Matur Head of Department

JAMB Bans Use of Wrist Watches And Pens In 2018 UTME

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB has has disclosed that it will ban the use of wrist watches and pens during the conduct of its 2018 test. The board’s Registrar, Is’haq Oloyede disclosed this when speaking to newsmen at a one-day sensitisation workshop for Computer Based Test, CBT, centre owners on Wednesday in Lagos. “What we are doing here today is to appraise the registration and conduct of our past examination and we have taken some lessons from our experience. “To this end therefore we have introduced some measures that will further add to the integrity of the registration process as well as the conduct of the examination proper. “For instance, we discovered during the conduct of the last examination that some electronic devices such as pens, wristwatches and other devices were used to perpetrate examination malpractice. “So, for next year, we have banned the use of wristwatches and pens by candidates and other persons in the examination hall. “We are...

JAMB 2018 UTME Registration Begins This November, Over 617 Centres To Be Used

    The Joint Admission And Matriculation Board (JAMB)has revealed that the 2018 JAMB UTME Registration Form will be available before the end of November. According to him, the board is planning to meet with all stakeholders on November 15 and the sale of the registration document will definitely commence before the end of this month He advised candidates to check the JAMB syllabus and Brochure so that they can study the process and minimise the errors that usually occurs during the registration process. The JAMB boss added that not less than 617 centres have been accredited nationwide for the exercise. “We are still considering about 60 more centres as we have their applications waiting for consideration. “However, a total of 72 centres nationwide have earlier been delisted owing to their involvement in some infractions and they remain delisted.” On the board’s plan to construct mega CBT centres for its examinations, Mr. Oloyede said: “The mega centre plan is still ...

Federal university of agriculture makurdi admission merit list 2017/2018 session released, see how to check

 The management of federal  university of agriculture makurdi has released the merit list of students admitted  for 2017/2018 academic session. How to check admission status 1)visit  entry.uam.edu.ng/postutme/admissionchk.php 2)Insert your jamb registration number in the space provide.  3)Click on check admission status to check Goodluck

UNIBEN Direct Entry Screening Result 2017/2018 Released

   This is to inform all candidates who applied for Direct Entry admission in University Of Benin (UNIBEN) in the 2017/2018 acdenmic session that the 2017/2018 Direct Entry Screening Result is out.    Candidates who participated in the screening are to follow the procedure below to check their results. How To Check Your Screening Result -Candidates are to visit  https://uniben.waeup.org/login -Enter your Username and Password in the box provided. -Click login then proceed to check your screening result.

Suspected cultists behead EKSU student in Ado Ekiti

     The headless body of Ayodele Temilade, an undergraduate of the Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, was Sunday night found at the university’s gate where it was allegedly dumped by cultists.    The discovery of the headless body barely five days after the killing of Ojo Segun, a third year student of the same institution by suspected cultists created panic within the university community. Some students of the institution, who spoke under anonymity, said the corpse of Ayodele Temilade was discovered at the gate of the school on Sunday night around 10pm. They, however, explained that they did not know how the corpse got there.    A close look at the corpse posted on the social media revealed that the head of the victim was severed and the body inflicted with several machete cuts. The Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti State command, Mr. Alberto Adeyemi, told newsmen that the command received the report of the incident yesterday morning a...

UNN SUG President Impeached For Looting 4 Million Naira.

After few weeks of tumultous exigency , the SUG president of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Ezeja Joshua has been Impeached on grounds of fund misappropriation, embezzlement, Commercialization of SUG properties and general incompetence in protecting the Student's welfare. Included in the impeachment are the deputy president and the director of transport.

Differences Between Jamb Admission And School Admission

   Some concerned parent, students and educational consultants always find it difficult to differentiate between the jamb admission list and school admission. The clarification will be made with ease now and all concerned party will have a perfect knowledge of what it means. Jamb admission list  Jamb as a body has the power ( given by Nigeria senate) to grant admission to any student in any institutions within the shore and soil of Nigeria either the candidate meet the school requirements or not. Jamb is responsible for over 4% of admission in Nigeria institution and it's one of the reason while it's important to check your jamb admission status regularly. Jamb have the names and scores of all utme candidates and few who meet the admission requirements will be selected and will be given admission without permission or approval from the Nigeria institution. Such candidates can visit the institution to claim the admission given by jamb however some institutions d...

NYSC Batch B Registration Procedure And Requirements

The NYSC batch b registration is currently on.     All prospective corps members, i.e. Nigerians who have graduated from Universities and Mono/Polytechnics both home and abroad, that the NYSC On-line registration portal will be opened from 24th October to 12th November 2017 to enable them register for the 2017 Batch ‘B’ mobilization. NYSC ONLINE REGISTRATION PROCEDURE AND REQUIREMENTS. In order to ensure a seamless registration, Prospective Corps Members (PCM) are to note the following for strict compliance: 1. The Website address is any of the following: i.  portal.nysc.org.ng/nysc1/ ii.  www.nysc.gov.ng iii.  www.nysc.org.my 2. PCM should ensure that they have functional e-mail addresses that they can access and Nigerian (GSM) telephone numbers with which to register. 3. Locally trained PCM are expected to use correct Matriculation numbers to register. 4. For locally-trained graduates, only those whose names appear in the Senate/Academic Boar...

UI TO ADMIT 3,500 OUT OF 20,949 APPLICANTS FOR 2017/18 SESSION

     University of Ibadan Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abel Idowu Olayinka has offered some insights into the recently conducted Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) test by the Institution , just as he promised that the 2017/18 admission process will be concluded soon.     Contrary to insinuation in some quarters that the test was too tough and that science candidates were not allowed to use calculator which was allegedly responsible for failure of many, Prof. Olayinka disclosed that the highest score in the test was 86 from a medical candidate, while a candidate each from Law and Electrical and Electronic department respectively equally posted impressive performance . Speaking on "Diamond 101.1 FM Radio" to mark the 9th anniversary of the UI' s radio station , the VC who hinted that nine thousand , two hundred and sixty -six (9,266) candidates, representing 44.2% scored 50 and above in the test, out of 20, 949 candidates who sat for the test ...

Unizik direct entry(DE) 2017/2018 registration date announced

   The Nnamdi Azikiwe University hereby informs all candidates who applied for Direct Entry into the University, and all candidates who applied for admission into its affiliate institutions (both through UTME and Direct Entry) that registration for the screening exercise will commence on Tuesday 31st of October 2017. 1. ELIGIBILITY: a. Candidates who applied for the Direct entry admission into Nnamdi Azikiwe University OR Candidates who applied to any of the affiliate institutions (for both Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry admission) including : i. Federal College of Education (Technical) Umunze, Anambra State ii. Enugu State College of Education (Technical) Enugu State iii. Pope John Paul Seminary Okpuno, Anambra State iv. Auchi Polytechnic Auchi, Delta State are eligible to apply. b. The general cut-off mark is 180 for all UTME candidates. 2. REGISTRATION PROCEDURE: a. Registration starts on Tuesday, 31st October, 2017 and...

FG to compel JAMB on 200 cut-off for prospective teachers

  The Federal Government has said it  prevail on the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board to enforce a cut -off of 200 marks for candidates coming into the teaching profession.     The Minister of State for Education , Prof Anthony Anwukah , who said this in Abuja on Monday in an interview with our correspondent, noted that the 100 marks cut - off obtained presently for prospective teachers through the colleges of education and other higher institutions “ was unacceptable. ”    The minister said the low cut -off would bring a fall in the standard and quality of teachers produced in the country. It would be recalled that JAMB , at a meeting on Tuesday, August 22, fixed the cut - off marks for admission into the higher institutions for the 2017/2018 academic session , giving 100 score as the cut - off for colleges of education and polytechnics.     The cut -offs were arrived at during a policy meeting with heads of institutions and o...

UNN HOSTEL ACCOMMODATION FORM OUT--2017/18(OLD/NEW STUDENTS)

    This is to inform all students of UNN (Prospective and returning) to take note of the following important information with regards to student accommodation for the 2017/18 session: 1. The University has limited spaces for student accommodation. 2. The accommodation is allocated on a first come, first serve basis. 3. First Year and final year students are given high priority during allocation. 4. First years are allocated 40% of the total accommodation, final years 30% while others and special needs are allocated 30%. 5. All Nursing Mothers must apply for accommodation online and must notify the authorities early. (You are permitted to stay alone in a room or be two persons in a room). 6. The following are highly prohibited and will attract eviction from the hostel: • Squatting of any kind. • Late return to the hostel at night. • Smoking. • Drinking of Alcohol. • Stealing. • Fighting and quarrelling. • Use of hotplates, electric boiling ring, refrigera...

RUGIPO Post-UTME Screening Result 2017/2018 Released

   The management of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic (RUGIPO) has released the Post-UTME Screening resukt for 2017/2018 academic session. Candidates who participated in the screening exercise to follow the steps below to check their results. How To Check Your Screening Result Visit  http://sf.rugipo.edu.ng/Checkresult.aspx Enter your JAMB registration Number in the space provided and click on "Load" to view your result.

TEN(10) TYPES OF FRESHERS YOU MEET AMONG HIGHER INSTITUTIONS

Though they say "a whole lifetime is not enough to study half of human attitude" but human being can still be understood at least to some extents. The wise one said "you cannot know everything about something, so try to know something about everything" If you've been admitted into any higher institution before, you must have at least met one of these students i 'm about to pen out, and if you've never been admitted, just relax, it is 99.9% sure that you'll meet at least one of these students whenever you get there. The School Freak Most of these show their "swags" online, they will take pictures making sure that the name of their school shows at the background of the pics, they look down on those who haven't got admission as if they are outdated or they are not "among". Their social status-updates are like # UNN Better By Far # School Life is Making Sense # GNC 101 on point # Matric on My Pwetty Mind etc Some of them w...

UNILAG Gets New Vice Chancellor

Oluwatoyin Ogundipe has been appointed the 12th Substantive Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos. This was contained in a statement made known by the information unit of the university. The statement said the institution followed the guidelines for the appointment of vice chancellors and provosts, as recommended by the Ministry of Education. The three candidates that were selected are Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, Olukayode Amund, and Ayodeji Olukoju. The statement said Mr. Ogundipe scored the highest mark in the exercise. “At the end of the Governing Council meeting of Friday, 27th October 2017, Council approved the appointment of Professor Oluwatoyin T. Ogundipe.” Mr. Ogundipe who was appointed a professor in 2002 became the Deputy Vice Chancellor of the institution on April 1, 2016. He is a Professor in the Department of Botany and also the Director of Academic Planning at the University of Lagos. He was born on May 31, 1960. He is married and blessed with three children.