NUC Warns student to Keep From Online University Degree As They Are Illegal

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has warned Nigerians against patronising online universities and other degree awarding institutions and colledges operating online saying that any certificate obtained from such institutions would not be recognised.

Speaking at a press conference at the headquarters of the commission on Thursday, the Director of Information and Public Relations, Ibrahim Usman Yakasai stressed that degrees obtained online were not accepted in the country.
He said, “Nigeria will not recognize online degrees. Online degrees are not accepted in Nigeria at the moment.”

 

10 Cheapest Private and Public Universities in Nigeria

Truth is bitter and the truth about the saying ‘if education is expensive, try ignorance’ is not an exception. Hence, nobody wants to remain uneducated as most opportunities, in this age, are tied to education. Yet, not everyone who gains admission into a university can afford to keep up with the demanding tuition. Public universities are known to be cheaper than all others. However, as not everyone can cope in the over-populated environment of these government schools, we bring you a list of both cheapest public and private universities in Nigeria.
Below is the list of the arguably cheapest private universities in Nigeria that are fully approved by Nigerian Universities Commision (NUC).
Note that not all of them are approved

UNIBEN Part-time Admission List 2015/2016 Out

The University of Benin, has released the UNIBEN 2015 part time admission list and results of candidates who participated in the part-time screening program of the university.

To check your admission status

1. Visit http://uniben.waeup.org/login
2. Enter your username and password in the space provided
3. Click on "Login" and proceed to check your results

Types of Fitness Exercise

In the previous post we learnt about the importance of exercise. Here I’ll talk about types of exercise and if you are the “don’t have enough time to do it” kind of person, this post also talks about how to fit it into your schedule.

You should incorporate three types of exercise into your regimen, all of which will improve blood and lymph circulation.

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Fitness Exercise

Exercise is vital for our body. Today most of us have a standard desk job. We get up in the morning, go to work, sit at a desk for hours, and then go home. We push a cart around a grocery store, collecting our packaged food and paying with the money we earn by sitting at our desk.

Ironically, many people don’t hear from their doctors about the importance of exercise until they land in the hospital and are told to get up and move around as soon as possible. Our bodies don’t function very well without exercise. Let’s look at some of the things that can happen to us as a result of lack of regular exercise.

·       Tissue cells lose their elasticity.

·       Lymph nodes cannot release all their toxins-the lymphatic system doesn’t have a pump like the heart; it uses the body movements to help circulate its fluids.

·       Muscles atrophy.

·       The heart can also lost its strength, causing heart disease and other cardiovascular problems.

·       Hip muscles and joints, through lack of activity, can become more fragile and more prone to breakage.

·       Bones can lose density from lack of rebuilding which is stimulated by exercise; osteoporosis is the result.

Aside from preventing these conditions, exercise can aid your body in many different ways. It can improve your intake of oxygen, which provide a burst of energy and increases your stamina; it helps the body produce new cells; it encourages better circulation; and it prevents many diseases.

Your heart will greatly benefit from exercise. It is a muscle you can exercise just like the rest of the body. When it rest, it requires less work to pump all the blood your circulatory system. Also, exercise will increase your HDL (the good cholesterol) and lower your overall cholesterol.

Obviously, exercise can aid in weight loss and prevent weight gain. Obesity is a simple math problem—we take in more calories than we burn, and thus we gain weight. Once we burn more calories than we are taking in, we lose weight and regulate our metabolism. While you may lose fat, you may still weigh the same as you tone your muscles, and they increase in mass and density. The way your clothes fit is a better indicator than a scale when measuring your weight loss.

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Western Delta University Granted Full Accreditation By NUC

The Western Delta University in Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State has granted full license to to operate as a private university by the National Universities Commission (NUC).

According to the Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Austin Asagba, the university has been operating on a provisional license granted in 2007 until August 13, this year to meet the higher education needs of the people in the Niger Delta in particular, and the country in general.

According to the Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Austin Asagba, the university has been operating on a provisional license granted in 2007 until August 13, this
year to meet the higher education needs of the people in the Niger Delta in particular, and the country in general.

While speaking to newsmen at the temporary site of the institution, the VC said, “We will never lose sight of our mission and vision to our people in the Niger Delta. We have repositioned ourselves because the full license has galvanized us to knowing that we have a responsibility to our people in the Niger Delta area and the country as a whole.

“We have come up with a new plans in terms of what we are going to do next, and luckily we are expanding quickly. We have two new colleges that are coming which are colleges of humanities and law.

“The two new colleges will complement the existing two colleges, that is College of Natural and Applied Sciences and College of Social and Management Sciences. We are going to expand in terms of population, innovation and ideas.

“We are coming with a new strategy where higher education is functional and serviceable to the local community. We are not just special in terms of our academic contents but the in terms of the nurturing strategies that we are putting in place,”

He assured that the institution will start operating from its permanent site by March next year as work there has reached advanced stages.

He gave the current student population as 1,500, adding with the introduction of the two colleges, the population would likely increase to 2,500.




 

Okowa Attributes High Rate of Unemployment to Inadequate Skills

Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has attributed the high level of unemployment in Nigeria to the inability of institutions of higher learning in the country to position their products to be self-reliant rather than looking for government jobs.

Okowa who frowned at the high number of graduates who are looking for government jobs, spoke on Wednesday when the management team of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Asaba led by its provost, Dr Ignatius Ezoem, paid him a courtesy call at the government house, Asaba.

According to the governor, unless urgent steps are taken to reverse the trend where graduates of Nigerian universities will rely solely on government jobs to make ends meet, Nigeria will continue to witness high level of unemployment.

He disclosed that his administration has kick-started the process of making Nigerian graduates self-employed by encouraging vocational skill acquisition.
“One of the cardinal programmes of this administration is to ensure that we are able to raise up our children to embrace technical and vocational education that will enable them acquire skills,” he noted.

The governor regretted that the curriculum in the various institutions have been such that most persons that come out of the universities and institutions of higher learning depend on government jobs.

“There is no doubt that spaces for government jobs are getting full and therefore the unemployment rate is high in the country,” he said.

The governor added, “we have kick-started programmes as a government to train our children to acquire skills both agriculturally and entrepreneurially, we will be putting them into situations where they are not just seeking for jobs but they are able to create jobs on their own and able to sustain their various families.”

He expressed the readiness of his administration to partner with agencies that are committed to creating jobs and making the youths to be self-employed, adding that his administration would be glad to partner with the school in this regards.

Earlier, Ezoem congratulated Okowa on his electoral victory and pledged the support of his college for the state government’s youth empowerment and wealth creation programmes.

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