Tuesday, February 21, 2012

UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS DISTANCE LEARNING ONLINE APPLICATION

Applications are invited from qualified candidates for admission into the following programmes which will be offered by Open and Distance Learning mode.

1. AVAILABLE PROGRAMMES ARE:

1.1 B.Sc. IN ACCOUNTING Duration (5 Years)
1.2 B.Sc. IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (5 Years)
1.3 B.Sc. IN ECONOMICS (5 Years)
1.4 B.Sc. IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (5 Years)
1.5 B.Sc. IN SCIENCE EDUCATION (5 Years)

(a) B.Sc. in Education/Biology ( 5 or 6 Years)
(b) B.Sc. in Education/Chemistry( 5 or 6 Years)
(c) B.Sc. in Education/ Physics ( 5 or 6 Years)
(d) B.Sc. in Education/Mathematics ( 5 or 6 Years)

1.6 DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES Duration: (2 Years)

(i) Diploma in Mass Communication

(ii) Diploma in Library and Information Science

2. ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS

2.1 B.Sc. IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTING

The following candidates are eligible to apply:

(a) Graduates of University of Lagos or any other university recognised by Senate (only candidates with

good degrees in relevant disciplines will be considered for admission at enhanced entry level).

(b) Holders of the Higher National Diploma or National Diploma or NCE in the relevant disciplines. For

this Category, please note that only holders of HND with at least Upper Credit will be eligible for

admissions at enhanced entry level.

(c) Holders of recognised relevant full professional qualifications such as ACA, ACCA, ACMA, ACIA, ACIS, ACIB, CII, may be considered for admission at enhanced level provided they have five credits at WASC/GCE/SSCE or equivalent, which include English Language and Mathematics at not more than two (2) sittings.

(d) Holders of the General Certificate of Education (Ordinary level) or the Senior Secondary Certificate/West African School Certificate ‘NECO’ or its equivalent with credits in five subjects including English Language and Mathematics at not more than two (2) sittings.

NOTE: Point of entry for candidates in categories a, b and c will depend on details of their Transcripts and such candidates must also satisfy the WASC/SSCE/GCE ‘O’ level, NECO requirements as stated in (c) above.

(e) Applicants for Distance Learning Institute programme shall not be less than 21 years of age by December 31st 2011.

2.2 B.Sc. PROGRAMME IN ECONOMICS

QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENTRY INTO YEAR ONE

SSCE/NECO 5 credits to include English Language, Mathematics, Economics plus any other two (2) subjects at not more than two (2) sittings.

2.3 B.Sc. PROGRAMME IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENTRY INTO YEAR ONE

SSCE/NECO 5 credits to include English Language, Mathematics, Government plus any other two (2)

subjects at not more than two (2) sittings.

2.4 B.Sc. SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMME

QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENTRY INTO YEAR ONE

Applicants must have relevant professional experience, plus any ONE of the following three qualifications:

(a) SSCE/WASC/General Certificate of Education (Ordinary level), NECO or its equivalent with credits in

five subjects including English Language and Mathematics and at least two science subjects; or

(b) Teacher’s Grade II Certificate with at least Merits in five subjects including English Language, Mathematics and at least two science subjects at the TCII/SSCE/WASC/NECO/GCE (Ordinary Level) or its equivalent;

QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENTRY INTO YEAR TWO

(a) The General Certificate of Education ‘O’ level or the West African School Certificate, SSCE, NECO or its equivalent with credits in five subjects including English Language and Mathematics of which at least two must have been passed at the Advanced Level (in the proposed subjects of study) provided that no subject is counted at both levels;

(b) National Certificate of Education (NCE) obtained from the former College of Education, University of Lagos, in the Science subjects to be offered, or from any recognised College of Education recognised by the Senate of the University of Lagos.

2.5 DIPLOMA PROGRAMME IN MASS COMMUNICATION

This is a two-year programme specially designed to equip Participants with the necessary skills to meet the demands of modern day practice in Mass Communication, based on the minimum standards stipulated by the Regulatory bodies.

ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum entry qualifications will be five credits at WASC/SSCE or GCE ‘O’ level, NECO or equivalent qualifications and which must include English Language and Mathematics at not more than two (2) sittings. Credits in English Literature, Government and Economics will be an advantage.

Diplomas of this programme who satisfy the FIVE CREDITS (including English Language, Mathematics and English Literature) entry requirements are eligible for consideration for the degree programme of the University.

2.6 DIPLOMA PROGRAMME IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

This is a two-year programme designed to provide participants with adequate professional training in the Art and Science of educational materials acquisition, storage and retrieval (e.g. books, journals, records, audio visuals, etc) and also equip the students with necessary skills in providing service in library and information centres.

ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS

(a) WASC/SSCE or GCE ‘O’ level, NECO or equivalent qualifications with five credits including English Language and Mathematics obtained at not more than two (2) sittings.

(b) Certificate in Library and Information Science of the Human Resources Development Board, University of Lagos, in addition to five (5) credits in WASC/SSCE/GCE O’level or NECO including English Language and Mathematics obtained at not more than two (2) sittings.

3. GENERAL INFORMATION

a. Offers of admission to programmes listed above are subject to viable number of qualified applicants.

b. On-Line print Out Slips of results will not be honoured at the point of registration.

c. Candidates awaiting results need not apply.

d. Certificates and not statement of result slips are acceptable for WASC/SSCE/GCE/NECO results obtained before 2007.

e. All completed application forms are to be submitted on or before February 2012.

f. Candidates should be on the look out for the date and details of a selection test.

4. METHOD OF APPLICATION

Step 1: Applicant goes to DLI Portal: (www.dli.unilag.edu.ng) and generates Payment Reference Number

Step 2: Applicant goes to any of the designated banks – Ecobank, Intercontinental, UBA or First Bank and pays the application fee of N12, 500.00 (Twelve thousand, five hundred Naira) only; broken down as follows:- N12,000 application fee; N500 e-processing fee. Upon payment of the application fee, candidate’s Payment Reference Number is validated.

Step 3: Applicant goes back to DLI Portal (www.dli.unilag.edu.ng) to fill, submit and print a copy of the Online Application Form and Acknowledgement Slip. (Applicant is also given the opportunity to save Application Form and later complete the Form in case certain information are not readily available while filling the form online)

OLUWAROTIMI O.A. SHODIMU, Esq

Registrar and Secretary to Council

APPLY NOW

Son Of Famous Politician Jailed For 30 Years In UK for Murder

The son of popular Ibadan based politician Alhaji Yekini Adeojo, Sodiq Adeojo, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for his involvement in the murder of 17 year-old Sylvester Akapalara on December 29,2010.

Sodiq Adeojo,20, of Peckham was tried along with two of his brothers, Qudus, 18, and a 16 year old who cannot be named for legal reasons. All the three brothers were said to belong to the notorious GAS Gang of Brixton.

His other two brothers were cleared in the murder case, but Sodiq was convicted of murder, two counts of attempted murder, possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life and having an offensive weapon.

After the murder the gang tried to intimidate key witnesses by putting out leaflets warning them not to assist the police in their investigations or they will be dealt with.

Delivering his judgement, Judge Timothy Pontious said: “Sylvester was an athlete of remarkable ability. He happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. It seems he was just one of the many victims targeted in the last few years in mindless and appalling violence simply because of their membership or presumed membership of opposing gangs.”

Workers Shut Down Oceanic Bank Head Quarters In Lagos

Activities at Oceanic Bank Headquarters and all its branches in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria were paralysed Friday following the decision of the new owner of the bank, Ecobank to pay the disengaged staff paltry sum of money as severance package.

The headquarters of Oceanic Bank on Ozumba Mbadiwe Street, Victoria Island, was shut following protest by disengaged staff rejecting the severance money offered them by the bank.

P.M.NEWS gathered that hundreds of staff of the former Oceanic Bank, which were recruited by Oceanic Security have been laid off.

Policemen took over the gate of the Oceanic Bank Headquarters as staff protested the proposed poor severance package Ecobank intends to pay them.

It was gathered that the bank wanted to pay the disengaged staff N40, 000 per annum across board to disengaged staff recruited by Oceanic Security, a subsidiary of Oceanic Bank.

What this means is that workers who have spent eight years working for the former Oceanic Bank will take home a paltry N320, 000 for all the years spent working for the bank.

The workers said they would only agree to be disengaged if adequate package was paid them, while rejecting what they called peanut offered by the bank to them.

Also, as at this morning, almost all Oceanic Bank branches were shut to workers and customers as customers could not withdraw or deposit any money as a result of the crisis rocking the bank.

The Oceanic Bank branches at Secretariat, Alausa; Amuwo-Odofin and others were shut, while security officers turned customers back.

A staff of the bank, who craved anonymity, said activities had been completely paralysed in all branches of the bank, including the headquarters taken over by policemen.

He said the management of the new bank offered to pay the workers a paltry amount of money as severance allowance, saying that it was completely unacceptable.

According to him, Oceanic Bank had about 300 branches and that staff recruited by Oceanic Security in most of the branches had been laid off, while the new owner had brought in its own staff to occupy the positions of the disengaged workers.

“Right now, in all the branches, things have collapsed. There is no network in all the branches right now and work is not going on,” he said.

Another staff of the bank, who also craved anonymity, told P.M.NEWS that the severance package proposed by the new owner of the bank was too small, saying that those laid off could be in thousands.

When contacted, the Corporate Affairs Manager of Ecobank, Michael Joseph said he could not speak for the Managing Director, saying that the bank would soon issue a press statement on the matter.

There are fears that more workers will lose their jobs in the wake of banking reforms and mergers.

We need to start all over in bridging the gaps , the gaps between us are in need of understanding and communication.. WE have to be willing to be tolerant of our differences,and accepting of each others uniqueness.I am sure we have all made good and bad impressions on each other, I hope this site can be a place where we can all make a difference.Every human being has a story attached. I would like to know yours...If You would like to leave a little part of your self here on this page,start by sharing with me some obstacle you have over come to get where you are now.

Something happened here some weeks back, in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital and I can"t help but share it.
A girl wore mini skirt & stopped an okada (bike man). He picked her and they started going. Along the line, he had an accident and they fell to the ground. Instantly, the lady"s skirt "TORE". Of course, what do you think she"d do??? Can"t you guess? She ran!!! [laughs]
(only God knew where she was running to). It was a woman who gave the girl one of the two wrappers she wore to cover her nakedness....

NOW!!! To you reading this: Why"re you wearing that thing you wear? What"s the motive behind your dressing? Is it to cover your body or to torment us? I wish this kind of wonderful accident would happen to you someday. I"ll be the first to use my phone to snap the pix & upload it to the net. I bet I"ll make cool cash from that.
PLEASE DRESS DECENTLY. It pays alot.?

SINGLE WISE UP

If you are SINGLE and keep on saying "I DON'T TRUST MEN OR WOMEN!" remember... your mates are getting married every Saturday. Let me ask you, are they... marrying spirits? Wise up!If you are MARRIED and keep saying "I HATE THIS MARRIAGE!"OK! Is it not married people like you that are celebrating Gold,Silver and even Platinum jubilee?If you keep on ranting, ''I'M LEAVING MY MAN, HE CHEATED ON ME!" Please, go to town and see all the fine, cute, sexy, hot, hungry and desperate chicks waiting to snatch your man's money and property, they don't even mind sharing. Make it work, my friend! Stop saying "I HATE MY JOB!" Look! 20million people are jobless and can't even find any not to talk of keeping it! Do you want to join them?You keep saying "I HATE WHERE I LIVE!" Oh please!*tears* Try visiting those locations that are flooding now, people leaving in tin/zinc shacks in winter or people living/ sleeping under the bridge at night and you will be grateful to God that you even have a place to stay! Some say "I AM TIRED OF THIS LIFE!" Well, go to the hospital and see people fighting for their lives! Go to the mortuary and take a look then tell me what you feel after that! My point is, be positive and believe in God, that's all that matters.AS FAR AS THERE IS LIFE, THERE IS HOPE. JUST KEEP TRYING AND TRUSTING IN GOD, EVERYTHING WILL BE ALL RIGHT MY DEAR FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

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Nigerians doing big things everywhere right? Nigerian-American model, Adaora Akubilo is featured in this year’s Sports Iluustrated Swimsuit edition.

If you’re not familiar with it, this is a pretty big deal as it has featured the likes of Beyonce, Tyra Banks, and other supermodels over the past years.

Check out some of the pics.