SHELL SPDC Niger Delta Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme 2017

            The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) is delighted to announce the seventh annual SPDC Niger Delta Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme for applicants from Rivers, Delta, Imo and Bayelsa States. The objective of the scheme is to provide an opportunity for qualifying students from these Niger Delta states to further their education in courses that are relevant to the oil and gas industry.
 In the six years of this programme, 60 students have won the opportunity to study at top rated universities in the UK on an all-expenses paid scholarship.

For the academic year commencing September, 2017, SPDC in partnership with three universities in the UK-Imperial College London, University College, London and the University of Leeds will award ten scholarships for one year post-graduate MSc studies.

Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) Niger Delta Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme 2017.

The following courses qualify for award of scholarships at the three institutions:

Imperial College London

MSc Petroleum Engineering
MSc Petroleum Geoscience

University College London

MSc Chemical/Process Engineering
MSc Mechanical Engineering (Rotating Equipment or Metallurgy)
MSc Civil Engineering (Geotechnics)

University of Leeds

MSc Exploration Geophysics
MSc Electronic/Electrical Engineering

Eligibility Criteria

To qualify for the scholarship, applicants must:

Display sound intellectual ability and leadership potentials
Meet the individual universities’ English Language requirements (usually at least 6.5 in IELTS score valid for Sept. 2017 admission).  Please note that TOEFL is no longer recognised by most UK universities. Candidates are advised that failure to meet each university’s English Language requirement at the time of selection may invalidate their application.

• Be aged between 21-28 years by 30/09/2017
• Have obtained a university degree (at least of equivalent standard to a UK Second Class Upper (Honours degree)
• Not have studied previously in the UK or any other developed country
• Have a Nigerian international passport valid to end December 2018
• Be neither a current nor former employee (who has left employment less than 5 years before) of SPDC or the Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies
• Not be a spouse, child or ward of staff of Shell Companies in Nigeria
• Be an indigene of Rivers, Delta, Imo or Bayelsa states (documentary proof of this will be required and will be verified).
• Currently reside in Nigeria
• Return to Nigeria on completion of the proposed programme of study.

How to Apply

• Submit application for admission to the any of the prospective universities for any of the above qualifying courses
• Application forms for the scholarship will ONLY be available through the websites of the participating universities following an offer of admission by the university
• Universities will process applications and select candidates to attend interviews before being considered for final selection
• Completed scholarship application forms must reach participating universities not later than 30th January 2017.

Follow the links below to reach participating universities:

Imperial College London
University College London
University of Leeds

Note
The scholarship will cover tuition fees, one economy return flight ticket from Nigeria to the UK and a contribution towards living expenses only*.

More information on specific course admission requirements can be obtained from the websites of the individual universities.

Please note that the stipends are based on the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) published living rates and are limited to this only.

This is a non-committal scholarship. Note that NEITHER SPDC  NOR any of its affiliate companies is obligated to offer employment of any sort to any candidate upon graduation neither are successful candidates bonded to SPDC for any period of time on account of the scholarship award.

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Federal Scholarship Board (FSB) Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship Award 2017/2018

            Federal Ministry of Education (Federal Scholarship Board - FSB) - The Honourable Minister of Education (HME), Mallam Adamu Adamu, hereby invites interested and qualified Nigerians to participate in the 2017/2018 Nomination Interview for Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship Award.

Federal Scholarship Board (FSB) Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship Award 2017/2018

The Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship will be Awarded to:

1. Undergraduate (UG) studies tenable in Russia, Morocco, Algeria, Serbia, Hungary, Egypt, Turkey, Cuba, Ukraine, Japan, and
2. Postgraduate (PG) studies tenable in Russia (for those whose first degrees were obtained from Russia), China, Hungary, Serbia, Turkey, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, e.t.c.

All qualified candidates are advised to:

• Visit Federal Ministry of Education’s website: www.education.gov.ng and click on "Read More" on Federal Scholarship Board ICON on the Home Page:
• Read Guidelines and then Complete the Application Form online
• Print the completed Application Form
• Submit two sets of the Printed Application Forms at the venue of the interview as scheduled below.

Note/Warning: Double Entries will be disqualified

Field of Study:

Undergraduate level - Engineering, Geology, Agriculture, Sciences, Mathematics, Languages, Environmental Sciences, Sports, Law, Social Sciences, Biotechnology, Architecture, Medicine (very limited), etc, and
Postgraduate level (Masters Degree and Ph.D) in all fields.
Criteria for Eligibility

A.) Undergraduate Scholarship: 

All applicants for undergraduate degree courses must possess a minimum qualification of Five (5) Distinctions (As & Bs) in the Senior Secondary School Certificate, WAEC (May/June) only in the subjects relevant to their fields of study including English Language and Mathematics.
Certificates should not be more than Two (2) years old (2015 & 2016). Age limit is from 18 to 20 years.

B.) Postgraduate Scholarship: 

All applicants must hold a first Degree with at least 2nd Class Upper Division.
The applicants who are previous recipients of Foreign Awards must have completed at least two (2) years post qualification or employment practice in Nigeria.
All applicants must have completed N.Y.S.C.
Age limit is 35 years for Masters and 40 years for Ph.D.
Note - (For all Applicants):
Since the BEA countries are non-English speaking, applicants should be prepared to undertake a mandatory one year foreign language of the country of choice which will be the standard medium of instruction; and
All applicants for Hungarian Scholarship must visit the website: www.stipenumhungaricum.hu before 10th February, 2017.
Complete the application form online
Print the completed form and bring to the venue in addition to 2.0 above.

Venue of Interview:

All eligible applicants are to report for interview at the venues scheduled for their respective Zones of origin for proper identification. Two sets of completed application forms should be submitted at the various interview centres with the following attachments:

Two sets of Photocopies of Educational Certificates and Testimonials of previous schools attended with the originals for sighting;

• Only one certificate is accepted i.e WAEC of May/June;
• Two copies of Birth certificate from National Population Commission;
• State of Origin/LGA certificate duly signed, stamped and dated;
• Four (4) colourede passport sized photographs on white background; and
• Postgraduate applicants will be required to submit Academic transcripts and NYSC certificates. 2017/2018 BEA Interview Venue and Dates from February 13th to 17th, 2017

North - West, Kasu Main Campus, Kaduna: 

Monday, 13th February - Sokoto & Zamfara States
Tuesday, 14th February - Kano & Kebbi States
Wednesday, 15th February - Jigawa & Katsina States
Thursday, 16th February - Kaduna State
Friday, 17th February - Collation of Result

South - South Federal College Technology Permanent Site Along Asaba - Ibusa Road Asaba: 

Monday, 13th February - Cross River & Rivers States
Tuesday, 14th February - Akwa Ibom & Bayelsa States
Wednesday, 15th February - Edo State
Thursday, 16th February - Delta State
Friday, 17th February - Collation of Result

South - East Law Faculty Ebonyi State University Ebonyi: 

Monday, 13th February - Anambra State
Tuesday, 14th February - Imo State
Wednesday, 15th February - Abia & Enugu States
Thursday, 16th February - Ebonyi State
Friday, 17th February - Collation of Result

North - East, FGGC, Jalingo Taraba: 

Monday, 13th February - Borno & Yobe States
Tuesday, 14th February - Bauchi & Gombe States
Wednesday, 15th February - Adamawa State
Thursday, 16th February - Taraba State
Friday, 17th February - Collation of Result

North - Central Crowther Memorial College - Lokoja:

Monday, 13th February - Benue State & FCT
Tuesday, 14th February - Niger & Plateau States
Wednesday, 15th February - Kwara & Nasarawa States
Thursday, 16th February - Kogi State
Friday, 17th February - Collation of Result

South - West  School of Science Okebola, Ibadan: 

Tuesday, 14th February - Lagos & Ogun States
Wednesday, 15th February - Ekiti State
Thursday, 16th February - Oyo State
Friday, 17th February - Collation of Result
Time: 9:00 am Daily

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply

Candidates nominated by the Board will be required to submit the following:

• Authenticated copies of academic certificates;
• Data page of current International passport;
• Specified Medical Reports from Government Hospitals; and
• Police clearance certificate where necessary.

Note: This particular applications does not attracts any processing therefore, beware of fraudsters

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Lady Finally Delivers Set of Quintuplets in Cross River 10 Years After Marriage – Pictures

Wife to one Dr Okon Edet who works with Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, has on Monday, given birth to a set of quintuplets after ten years of marriage.

Lady Finally Delivers Set of Quintuplets in Cross River 10 Years After Marriage

The quintuplet comprises of three girls and two boys, and were born between 10:50am and 10:54am yesterday morning. Doctors said they weighed between 1.45kg and 1.75kg upon delivery. They are currently in the Special Care Babies Unit of the Hospital in very good condition.

Meanwhile, the wife of the state governor, Dr Linda Ayade visited the new babies and donated the sum of N1 million to support them in the meantime, and another half a million to the team of doctors for professional work done.

Father of the quintuplets, Dr. Edet was overjoyed.

Edet said “I want to thank God almighty, He’s a faithful God. The first time in the history of Cross River State, the first time in the history of UCTH. Five at a go! God has been just been faithful as we have concluded the first phase and the doctors have confirmed that the babies are kicking.”

Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr. Inyang Asibong thanked the Obstetrics and Gynecology team for their professionalism and also the pediatrics team who will be taking over to ensure the babies stay healthy.

Dr. Ayade alongside the State Commissioner for Health , Dr Inyang Asibong also made a donation of an incubator machine to the hospital on behalf of Cross River State Government.

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UNN REVISED TIME TABLE OF EVENTS FOR 2016/2017 SESSION

This is the run down of the revised time table event for the 2016/207 academics session. Take time to go through it.


JANUARY 2017



Thursday 05 --Christmas break ends/Students return to Campus

Monday 09 --Lectures resume

SATURDAY 21 -- MATRICULATION CEREMONY

 Monday 23 -- Sunday 29 CONVOCATION CEREMONIES


Monday 30 --Lectures Continue

FEBRUARY 2017

Friday 17 -- Lectures end

Monday 20 -- Revision begins

Friday 24 -- Revision ends

Monday 27 -- Departmental examinations begin for returning students


MARCH 2017

Friday 03 -- Departmental examinations end

Monday 06 -- Examinations inter-faculty and inter-disciplinary courses begin

 Monday 20 --  Examinations inter-faculty and inter-disciplinary courses end



End of First Semester and Students vacate Campus



SECOND SEMESTER 2016/2017 SESSION

 Monday 27 -- Registration begins for all students/ Lectures begin

Tuesday 28 -- Examination begins for 1st year students



APRIL

Friday 07 -- Registration ends

Monday 10 -- Late Registration begins

Thursday 13 -- Examination ends for 1st year student

                       

WEDNESDAY 12 – MONDAY 17 EASTER BREAK

Tuesday 18 -- Lectures resume

Thursday 20 -- Last day for submission of first semester results to the

Department.  Processing of results begins in the Department

Monday 24 -- Late Registration ends

Thursday 27 -- Last day for submission of first semester results to the

Registry (Examination).  Processing of results begins in the Registry



MAY

Thursday 11 -- Deadline for checking of results by Heads of Department.



JUNE                                                                                                                                                        Friday 23 -- Lectures end

Monday 26 -- Revision begins

Friday 30 -- Revision ends



JULY

Monday 03 -- Departmental examinations begin

Friday 07 -- Departmental examinations end

Monday 10 -- Examinations inter-faculty and inter-disciplinary courses begin



Monday 24 -- Examinations inter-faculty and inter-disciplinary courses end



 End of 2016/2017 Session and Students vacate Campus







AUGUST

Monday 14 -- Last day for submission of second semester results to the

Department.  Processing of results begins in the Department

Friday 25 -- Last day for submission of first semester results to the

Registry (Examination).  Processing of results begins in the Registry

SEPTEMBER

Thursday 18 -- Deadline for checking of results by Heads of Department.

Monday 25- Friday 29 -- Faculty Boards Meet to consider and approve final year

students results

OCTOBER

October 25 -- Senate meets to consider and approve final year results



SUMMARY FOR THE SESSION

FIRST SEMESTER: 
Lectures 16 weeks and 6 days

Revisions 5 days

Examination 3 weeks 

Total -- 18 weeks and 5 days

SECOND SEMESTER:  
Lectures 12 weeks and 4 days

Revision 1 week

Examinations 3 weeks

Total --16 weeks and 4 days




Grand Total --35 weeks and 3 days

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JAMB Releases New Guidelines To Note Before 2017 UTME Registration Commences

JAMB has released an official publication regarding the guidelines for the 2017/2018 UTME Registration and relevant information every prospective UTME candidate and owners of JAMB CBT Accredited centres should have in mind before the 2017/2018 UTME registration commences.


All prospective UTME candidates are advised to carefully read the instructions below. This will help you avoid some common mistakes candidates often make and safe you from falling victim to fraudsters.

For the sake of clarity and comprehension, each important aspect of the registration process and relevant information is presented as a sub-heading.

STOPPAGE OF SCRATCH CARDS
The use of Scratch Cards has been discontinued for the following reasons:

• Prone to fraudulent practices,
•  Archaic,
•  accountability (zero).

PAYMENT OPTIONS
The following channels will be made available:
i. Web Payment: ATM issued cards (Visa, Verve and Master card)
i. Online Quick Teller
ii. ATM Payment
iii. Quick Teller Mobile Application
iv. Bank Branch (CASH / CARD).


ALSO READ: JAMB CBT Registration 2017/2018 Form is out, See Requirements

OPTIONS PROVIDED FOR REGISTRATION
Four (4) options are available to a candidate who wishes to register:
i. A mobile app will be created for a candidate to download for his/her registration and payment after which he/she goes to the Registration Centre for biometrics capturing only.

ii. All systems at the Registration centre will be enabled for candidates who wish to go to the centre to register by themselves using the Registration Centre Systems, pay with card and then go for biometric capturing.
iii. An operator at the Registration Centre assists the candidate with entering his/her data for registration, then goes to the bank to pay and capturing of his/her biometrics.

iv. A bank official from a bank selected by the Registration Centre will be available to accept payment from candidates with cash. He does the registration, receive the cash and the candidate goes for capturing of biometric.


ITEMS NEEDED BY CANDIDATES FOR REGISTRATION
i. Details of O’ Level result where it is available or O’ Level subjects expected in the case of those awaiting results.
ii. Personal details of the candidate.
iii. Choice of Institutions, Courses and town of examination the candidate has opted for.

CORRECTION OF DATA BY CANDIDATES

•  Candidates will be emphatically informed to guard their registration numbers jealously as registration numbers are personal and security items to candidates.
•  Any candidate who compromises his registration number, does so at his/her own risk.
•  Any candidate who wishes to correct his/her data (e.g. age, date of birth, state of origin, s*x, name etc.) after completing his registration and submitting will have to go through the following process:

i. Payment of administration fee
ii. Give reason for the correction online and NOT coming to the Board’s Headquarters
iii. Wait for clearance to be given before the correction can be made by the candidate online.

REGISTRATION AT THE COMPUTER BASED TEST CENTRES
 All candidates who wish to do their registration at a registration centre should be assisted as follows:

i. The centre should provide systems for candidates who wish to do their registration by themselves
ii. The Computer Based Test Centre should have technical staff who will assist candidates who need help.

iii. Assist candidates who wish to complete payments with their cards.
iv. Collect not more than Seven Hundred Naira (N700) from both Candidates who do only biometric capture and those who do full registration at the Registration Centres.
v. Each Centre to choose its banker from the approved banks.

PAYMENT TO COMPUTER BASED TEST CENTRES OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

•  Computer Based Test Centre in public institutions should be urged to register as ventures.
•  This will enable them to receive payment and easily access funds to pay their workers without necessarily going through bureaucratic processes.
•  While the NET profit can be transferred to Treasury Single Account (TSA) where applicable.

PROVISION OF BROCHURE TO CANDIDATES

•  In order to minimize errors during registration by candidates and also to ensure that candidates have ready access to the brochure needed for registration, the brochure will be provided in three (3) modes which are:

i. The brochure will be on the JAMB portal. As soon as a candidate creates his/her profile on the JAMB portal, there will be a link that will take him/her straight to the brochure. He/she is to confirm reading the brochure for continuation of registration
ii. As soon as the candidate creates his profile, an
electronic copy of the brochure will be automatically sent to his/her e-mail which he/she has provided.

iii. A CD of the brochure and Syllabus will be given to him/her at the biometric capturing site.
iv. Candidates can also access the JAMB Brochure online
v.  At the point of capturing the biometrics, there must be an evidence that the candidate collected the brochure CD and recommended book.

ACTIVITIES OF BANKS AT THE REGISTRATION CENTRE
i.  All Registration Centres will be given a list of accredited banks.
ii.  Each Registration Centre will be allowed to choose the bank it would like to work with.
iii. After choosing the bank, an officer from the bank will be stationed at the centre to do the following:
iv. Assist candidates to create their profile and pay through any of the payment options they wish to use.
v.  Collect Seven Hundred Naira (N700) per candidate for either registration and/or biometric capture directly into the account of the centre.
vi. The banks will be expected to open avenues of payment:
vii. Payment of Application Fees
viii. Payment of Seven Hundred Naira (N700) to the designated account of the Registration Centre.

•  At the end, give a receipt to each candidate for the Seven Hundred Naira (N700) payment for registration or biometric capturing at the centre.

ABUSE BY APPROVED CBT CENTRES AND CYBER CAFÉ OPERATORS

•  It has been observed by the Board, that in the past, there were lots of irregularities during registration of candidates. Some of which are as follows:

1. IRREGULARITIES OBSERVED

i. Off-line registration means that candidates are given template form to fill and enter their details and the Registration centres would later enter their data for them on-line at a later time when the candidates were not present.
ii. Registration Centres did off-line registration for candidates and in the process of completing them on-line, mismatched their images and made mistakes in the candidates’ data.
iii. Registration Centres deliberately went to the hinterland to register candidates off-line in order to create Special Centres where they could further perpetrate Irregularities during examinations.
iv. Punish uncompromising candidates by changing their centres and/or institutions without their knowledge/consent.
v. Swapped and replaced particulars of uncompromising candidates with others and used money paid for other candidates.

MEASURES TAKEN BY THE BOARD

• Payment for access code by Registration Centres has been cancelled. All systems in the Registration Centre will be enabled for the registration.
•  None of these systems therefore can be used for registration outside the Registration Centre.
•  Candidates will now have access to all the systems at the Computer Based Test (CBT) Centre for the registration exercise.

•  This is unlike before where only one system was used by the Computer Based Test (CBT) Centre for registration.
•  Candidates will be properly educated to understand that their registration numbers are private and security numbers which they must not divulge.
•  Any candidate who discloses his/her registration number, does so at his/her own risk.
•  An alert system has been created for notifications on changes in the candidates details at each stage of the registration process.

ACCOUNTABILITY IN REGISTRATION CENTRES

•  Registration Centres are hereby urged to appoint credible staff to man their Centre to ensure credibility and accountability.
•  It has also been observed that some Public Registration Centres refused registration because of “low return”.
•  These returns are not low as claimed but officers in charge do not remit appropriately.

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JAMB CBT Registration 2017/2018 Form is out, See Requirements

JAMB CBT Registration Form 2017/2018 –This is to announce to the entire members of the public and most especially those who it may concern that JAMB CBT Registration Form 2017/2018 is currently going on now. On this publication, all interested and Qualified Candidates are hereby advise to send in applications for admission into any Tertiary Institution in Nigeria through the Unified Matriculation Examination (UTME) for the 2017/2018 academic session.

Candidates who are seeking admission can now apply officially for admission into Federal & State Universities, Polytechnics, and Colleges of Education including Private Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria.

JAMB CBT Registration Form 2017/2018.

Jamb Admission Board has decided to make the JAMB form 2017/2018 available in other to start preparing prospective candidates for the 2017/18 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

JAMB form is now available for any of this bank listed below

Skye Bank,
Zenith Bank,
Union Bank,
First Bank

ALSO READ: JAMB Releases New Guidelines To Note Before 2017 UTME Registration Commences

It was announce by the jamb officials that jamb registration is going to commence on the 20th of December, 2016, and it is and ends up on the 9th of February, 2017.and meanwhile the website for registration closes on Friday, the 9th of February, 2017.

All should note that irrespective of their choice of course of study or method of testing, they will also be tested on a general book. The name of the general book is; “The Last Days at Forcados High School.” by A. H. Mohammed.

During the process of your Jamb 2017 registration, following listed below will be giving to you

A soft copy of the current JAMB Syllabus for the examination.

Admission procedure and requirements of Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria. And it also include the available programmes of study in the institutions.

2017/2018 JAMB Requirements

Interested candidates who wishes to register for 2017/2018 JAMB CBT examination should please take note that the general entry requirements, which is approved for admission into the following listed below;

• First Degree,
• National Diploma (ND),
• National Innovation Diploma (NID),
• Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programmes,In Universities,including other Degree-Awarding Institutions, Monotechnics, Polytechnics, Innovation Enterprise Institutes, Colleges of Education.

Please all candidate should note that, a matriculated student in any university is not eligible and qualified to sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) except those who are transferring from foreign Universities.

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How to Verify WAEC Results Online

WAEC Certificate Verification: In this guide, I will show you How to Verify WAEC Results Online. ONLINE RESULT VERIFICATION is an online solution that  enables Candidates, Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges of Education, Organisations and other related institutions check and verify WAEC results of candidates at anytime and anywhere in the world

How to Verify WAEC Results Online

Subscribe via Payment in any First Brank branch or online e-payment from within the application window using Verve card, Master card, Interswitch card or First bank card.
The First Bank card can be procured from the following First Bank branches nationwide View First Bank Branches
Payment can be made to the First Bank card from any branch
Follow On-screen Instructions

See the full instructions below:

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