The Nubi Education Fair 2014

Nubi Educational counselling is one of the leading Educational Consultancy services in Nigeria, established in 2004. We work with over 40 universities and Colleges in UK, Canada, USA and Ireland at all levels from GCSE to Postgraduate. 

We also provide excellent visa counselling services as well as offering consultancy services to educational institutions both locally and abroad. Continue...

 

In addition, Nubi ensures all our applicants receive clear and accurate information that would assist them in making informed decisions on their career and university choice. Nubi Education placed over 100 students in September, 2013 with 100% visa success rate and there have been great records of high academic achievements from our previously placed students.

You are just one step away from making the best decision of your life.  It is a life time opportunity that should not be missed. We look forward to welcoming you to our upcoming Education fairs, hosted at different specified locations from 10am -6pm:

·         Port Harcourt

14^th June, 2014

ACE International Training Center Ltd

1 Location Road, Km 16 (by Tap) Port Harcourt-Aba Express Way

Port Harcourt

·         Asaba

16^th June, 2014

Nelrose Hotel LTD Asaba

Government House/Illah-Anwai Road

Asaba, Delta State

·         Warri

18^th June, 2014

Tegaton Hotel

95 Jakpa / Hospital Road, Ekpan-Warri,

Warri, Delta State

·         Lagos

20^th June, 2014

The Southern Sun Hotel

Alfred Rewane Road

Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria

Website: www.nubieducation.com, Twitter: @nubieducation

Facebook: www.facebook.com/nubieducationalcounselling, Email: info@nubieducation.com

Numbers: 08066882943, 08028776584 and 08054767454.

See you soon…

Eventually! Governor Fashola slashes LASU school fees

Thursday, June 12, 2014

A leader that listens. How nice! After much protest from students of the Lagos State University over hike in school fees, Lagos Governor, Babatunde Fashola has approved a reduction in their school fees by 34% and 60% across the different faculties and courses.

Announcing the reduction at a press conference yesterday in Alausa Ikeja, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Fatai Olukoga said after much deliberations by the adhoc committee set up by the Governor to look into all the grey areas of the proposed new fees, the Governor yesterday adopted the committees recommendations and approved the reductions.

“Government agrees that with the subsidized tuition fees and appropriate moderation of incidental fees, a reduction ranging from 34% to 60% is possible across the different faculties and courses. Government has therefore approved the reductions and, in accordance with the law setting up the university, forwarded its approval to the institution’s Governing Council for implementation. The council will issue details of what is now payable by students in each department" Olukoga said

Olukoga also said the reduction in fees would not affect the state government's release of research fund, scholarship, bursary provisions and promised that the government's spending on infrastructure and physical development of LASU will continue.

Blue Band Margarine Gives Nigerian Children a Fun Filled Children’s Day

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Unilever Nigeria Plc., in conjunction with Children of Africa, gave Nigerian Children a day to remember during the 16^th annual Children of Africa Children’s day event with Blue Band margarine. The theme for the fun fair was tagged ‘“Every Child Has Got Potential” and held in four cities, Ibadan, Port-Harcourt, Lagos and Enugu. Continue...

 

At the different locations, which had thousands of school children in attendance, a lot of fun filled activities were done for the children present. Some of these include competitions amongst pupils and schools such as dance/drama choreography, quiz and spelling bees. The winners of the Blue Band essay competition were also announced and rewarded with prizes such as outdoor plastic play slide, mobile air conditioners; 24”flat screen television, water dispenser as well as lots of Blue Band products and branded T-shirts, Bags and Pens. 

Some winners from the competitions at the various locations nationwide include; Zitife Otegbulu from St Martins Catholic School Surulere, Lagos, who came first in the quiz competition, Oyeniyi Roseline from Sunmise School, Surulere, Lagos came first in the Essay competition, and Omoniyi School Bariga, Lagos, whom came first in the dance Choreography Competition. In Port Harcourt, Teeyor Bariyima from St Patrick’s model school came first in the Essay competition and Onwuagana Ifunanya from Julia Gee Cornerstone School emerged the winner at the Essay competition in Enugu. 

The Children’s day fair also served as an educative forum as Mr. Praise Fowowe, the principal consultant for the center for sex education and family life, was on ground to teach the kids how to identify any form of sexual abuse, say “No” and to report any incidence to their parents and teachers.

Speaking at the event, Miss Vivian Ihaza, the Category Manager, Tea and Spreads, stated that Unilever has successfully partnered with Children of Africa over the years on many initiatives including the annual children’s day celebration events.

She concluded by emphasizing the fact that Unilever as a company believes strongly in doing well by doing good, hence Blue band Margarine which is the tasty and nutritious addition to bread  and other meals is designed to complement the efforts of mothers in the continued quest to provide nutritious meals for their families which the children also enjoy eating. 

Blue Band margarine contains high-quality vegetable oil which is a good source of essential fats and vitamins (A, D, E) necessary to develop and maintain a healthy body and a lifestyle full of vitality. Endorsed by the Nutrition Society of Nigeria, it maintains a clear position as the margarine brand of choice for consumers.

Body of missing Nigerian graduate Uyo Ukonne found in NJ river

Monday, June 2, 2014

Uyo Ukonne pictured above graduated from New Jersey City University on May 15th and then went rafting with friends a week later, only to drown in the Delaware River. (Read story here)

After searching for his body for many days, his body was finally found yesterday in the Delaware River around 5.45pm. Joe Hinkes, chief ranger of the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River, told said his body was found 5 miles downstream from where he was last seen Sunday afternoon

His death has been ruled accidental drowning. He drowned after jumping into the river without a life jacket while on a rafting trip near Lumberland, N.Y. with friends.

Uyo pictured above receiving his diploma at the NJCU Class of 2014's commencement ceremony at the Izod Center on May 15th. He had planned to visit his mother in Nigeria next month. So sad!

Polythechnics and Colleges of Education students protest in Lagos

Students from Polytechnics and Colleges of Education this morning took to the streets of Lagos to protest the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic, ASUP, strike which has been on for over 9 months now. The strike has grounded academic activities in all Polytechnics and also halted the students' academic pursuits.

Also heard that police shot at the students protesting in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos this afternoon. See more pics from the protest after the cut...

Education Has Improved In Ekiti – Fayemi

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Alo Abiola

— April 23, 2014

Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi yesterday said that the state’s educational sector has witnessed a tremendous transformation in the last three years of his administration.
He said the improvement in the level of students’ performances in external examinations and the welfare of the teachers are unprecedented since he came on board as the helmsman of the state.
Fayemi stated these on Tuesday in Okeoro Ekiti in Ijero local government while reacting to an allegation by the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Mr Ayodele Fayose that the rating of the state in public examinations is at its lowest ebb since October 16, 2010 when Fayemi assumed office.
The governor who challenged Fayose to a debate on the level of development of education in the state said, “Go to West African Examinations Council and check the trajectory. Go and see the records we have achieved in the last three years.  Ekiti has produced good results consistently. I don’t deal with opinions; I deal with facts because facts are sacred; opinions are free; anybody can say what they like”.
Fayose had on Monday  in Ikere Ekiti said the state was ranked 8th in WAEC before he left in 2006, expressing regret that  the standard had witnessed a downward trend to as low as 35th among the 36 states of the federation under Fayemi’s regime.
He maintained that the value he attached to education earnedhim his doctorate degree.
the governor added , “I challenged  my good brother, Mr Ayo Fayose to a debate on the academic records when he was the Governor and what obtains now that I am Governor. You can check out the entire parameters ,   teachers when he was governor were earning  N7,500 minimum wage.
“Then, There was no rural teachers’ Allowance. No core subjects allowance. No capacity building programme. There was nothing teachers could write home about.  Though, Fayose might be distributing N500 and Ankara as tangible and concrete tools in an enduring manner.
“You can go beyond that and go to the tertiary institutions then. It was Fayose  that cancelled the College of Medicine in Ekiti State University , go there now and compare the quality of education in the State University.
“Aside this, we have moved from the position of  217 on Webometric ranking to  17 in the entire country.
The governor who also visited Epe and Ara Ekiti in the local government in continuation of his councils campaign  promised to  expedite action on the construction of Ara-Ijero-Araromi road and Okeoro—Ilukun-Ipoti road  to bring development to the communities.

LASU Elects New Deputy VC

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Taiwo Ogunmola Omilani

— April 24, 2014

The Lagos State University Senate has elected Prof Fidelis  Njokanma as the new deputy vice chancellor of the institution.
A statement signed by the public relations officer, Mr Kayode Sutton yesterday,  said Njokanma, a Professor of Paediatrics, polled a total number of 33 votes while his co-contestant, Prof Olatunji  Abanikannda of the Faculty of Science had 30 votes.
Njokanma, a former head of Department of Pediatrics, Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM), was a two-term deputy provost, LASUCOM, Ikeja between 2008-2010 and 2010-2012 respectively.
He has also served as dean, Faculty of Clinical Sciences from 2012 to February 2014. Out of the 139 members of the Senate, 83 signed the attendance register, while 77 members took part in the election.
The post of the deputy vice chancellor (Administration) became vacant after the expiration of the tenure of the immediate past deputy vice chancellor, Administration, Prof Omolara A. Bamgboye on Saturday, December 7, 2013.
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Pray For Abducted Girls, Nigerian Mothers Urged

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Kuni Tyessi

— April 24, 2014

As the security operatives are still battling to free the 273 students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok who were abducted a week ago by the Boko Haram fanatics, the National Coordinator of ‘Nigeria Mothers Pray’, Pastor Esther Okorie has called on Nigerian mothers to rise up and pray for the safety of the girls and the peace of the country.
In an open letter made available to LEADERSHIP yesterday in Abuja, Pastor Okorie regretted that “the nation, the only one we call our own, the only nation in which we all have equal stake, the one in which you are either a mother or about to be; is in serious danger of being destroyed.
“Which woman will fold her arms and watch her child at the brink of destruction and not do all in her power to salvage that child, not even the mad one. But it seems that most of us have become too busy to hear the cry of our child of destiny – Nigeria!
“Please dear women of Nigeria, let us put away religious, ethnic, political sentiments and status in life and unite together in prayer and positive action to salvage our country before it becomes too late for all of us”.
Continuing, Okorie asked: “Which nation can take us (170 million people) as refugees should we allow another civil war in the country? Women remember we are worst hit in any unrest – you may lose husband or children; you may suffer rape or your daughters; your life is not also spared. Arise Nigerian women and hear the cry of your child (NIGERIA)”.
While calling on women to become agents of change, she maintained that every woman could make a difference in her very corner. She also lamented the recent bomb blast at Nyanya, Abuja, which claimed the lives of many Nigerians and urged Nigerians not to forget in a hurry the Rwanda experience which happened just 20 years ago.
“If we have forgotten the Nigerian civil war which started in 1966, we should not forget the Rwanda genocide of 1994.Rwanda is planning and holding many activities for the 20th anniversary of the genocide of almost a million Rwandans. The Rwandan genocide was 100 days plus of killings of fellow citizens. It started in April 1994 and did not end until sometime in July 1994, Nigerian women should not allow the experience of Rwanda to repeat in Nigeria.
“I am writing this letter to you my fellow Nigerian women to warn us! We cannot afford to find ourselves in the situation Rwandan women found themselves 20 years ago! We just can’t afford it!
“The truth of the matter (regardless of which ethnic group you may come from) is that women and children always end up being the worst affected victims of genocides and wars. We end up paying a high price for these conflicts that we did not cause! We end up being offered as the sacrifice for the fighting amongst our people. We end up becoming collateral damage in the hostilities.”
“I am really upset with my fellow Nigerian women. I can see that our country Nigeria seems to be heading in the same direction Rwanda was 20 years ago. We just cannot afford to allow that to happen!
“We just cannot afford to let our country continue to slide down that slippery slope of disaster. Please let us do whatever we can to stop the downhill ride to tragedy, ruin and catastrophe! We must do something now to stop it! And do it with a great sense of urgency!
“We Nigerian women must read the handwriting on the wall. For how long are we going to continue to watch while our children are massacred? Not long ago, about 59 of our children were murdered in their sleep in their hostels. Our children and husbands are slaughtered on the altar of politics and wanton killings. We have to stop the madness now! We have time to stop the madness going on in our country. Now is the time to stop it!
“All mothers should rise up in prayers, Queen Esther prayed in the Bible and the fate of her people was changed, we are the Esthers of our time. And the time to pray is now”she added.
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ASUP to meet with FG over lingering strike.

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In a bid to   resolve the ongoing seven months strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics,

ASUP, the Federal Government would  meet with the leadership of the union today in Abuja.
The meeting is expected to be presided over by the Supervising Minister of Education, Barr. Nyesom Wike.
The Minister will after the meeting brief leaders of the National Association of Polytechnic Students on efforts of the Federal Government to improve polytechnic education in the country.
The meeting is also aimed at reaching an agreement on the last issue yet to be resolved from the list of demands placed by ASUP before the Federal Government.
Under the High Impact Development Scheme through TETFUND, the administration invested N12 billion to improve facilities in 12 selected polytechnics, with each of the polytchnics getting N1billion .
The administration also released a grant of N1 billion to federal and state polytechnics for the provisions of state-of-the-art laboratories, refurbishing of old laboratories and the training of staff on the handling of newly acquired equipment.
It would be recalled that the Minister had met with ASUP leadership in October 2013 after the commencement of the strike, with both parties reaching key decisions.
Since then, both the Minister of Education and the Minister of Labour have met with officials of ASUP at different points, briefing them on the key steps taken for the White Paper to be released.
It has been on the premise of these negotiations that the Federal Government declared that ASUP leadership should call off the on-going strike and allow for the complete resolution of the outstanding issue in contention.

source:mramebo.blogspot.com