Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship, 2019

The new 2019 Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship is now available on offer to graduating high school seniors. Up to 150 scholarships are awarded each year to US citizens.

The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation invests in our future — offering college scholarships to exceptional high school students dedicated to leadership, service, and action that positively affects others. We’ve done it for 30 years, changing the paths of more than 6,000 young people ready to change the world.

Scholarship Description: 

• Applications Deadline: October 31, 2018
• Course Level: Scholarships are available to graduating high school seniors.
• Study Subject: Scholarships are awarded to study any of the subjects offered.
• Scholarship Award: 150 Coca-Cola Scholars are selected each year to receive this $20,000 scholarship.

What Every Youth Corper Should Know Before Leaving For NYSC Orientation Camp

WHAT EVERY YOUTH CORPER SHOULD KNOW BEFORE LEAVING FOR NYSC ORIENTATION CAMP

It’s another service year, and we at Aspiredprof’s blog are determined to make sure every prospective NYSC corps member is adequately prepared for the year long national assignment.

We will begin this article with a brief introduction to the NYSC service year. The service year comprises of four (4) main segments in which every Corps Member must satisfactorily participate before he/she is qualified to be issued a certificate of National Service.

They are;

Orientation Courses.

Primary Assignment.

Community Development Service.

Winding – Up / Passing – Out.

The service year starts with the Orientation Course which is seen by many as the most important and enjoyable part of being a corper.

NYSC Registration for 2018 Batch B: Deadline Announced

NYSC Registration 2018 Batch B Prospective Corps Members Commences.

This is to inform all prospective corps members that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) portal will be opened today for 2018 batch B online registration.

Prospective corps members should ensure that they have a valid and functional e-mail addresses that they can access and Nigerian (GSM) telephone numbers with which to register.

How To Register For 2018 Batch B NYSC:

Graduates are to visit the Nysc online portal via www.nysc.org.ng for online registration and biometric data capture.

They should upload a Passport photograph with the following specifications;

– Ensure your face (eyes, nose, ears, mouth and jaw) is fully shown without bending.

– Ensure the picture is centralized and fills the frame.

– Ensure the Photo background is white or off-white with no shadow.

NOTE:

UNICAL Post UTME Form 2018: Cut off Mark & Screening Date

Unical Post UTME Admission Screening Form 2018/2019 is Out.

The Unical Post UTME 2018 form is now available. The Management of University of Calabar (UNICAL) wishes to inform all candidates who scored 150 and above in JAMB UTME and who have chosen University as their First Choice that they can now apply for the 2018/2019 academic session post UTME.

Registration will start from Thursday, July 12, 2018, when the portal will be open.

Method of Application:

The following options are available:

FUTA Post UTME 2018 Form, Cut off Mark & Screening Date

FUTA Post UTME 2018 Form, Cut off Mark & Admission Screening Details Announced.

The management of Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) invites all eligible candidates to apply for the Post-UTME Admission Screening Exercise of the institution for 2018/2019 Academic Session.

ELIGIBILITY

Candidates who scored a minimum of 180 in the 2018/2019 UTME conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and  Direct Entry (DE) candidates who made the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) their First Choice Institution are eligible for the screening.

In addition, each candidate must possess at least five (5) credit passes including English Language and Mathematics at not more than two (2) sittings.

Candidates who do not participate in the Post-UTME screening will not be considered for admission.  FUTA will not consider candidates with “Awaiting Results”.

Candidates MUST have at least a pass in physics to qualify for admission into any programme in FUTA

METHOD OF APPLICATION

Alvan Ikoku College of Education Post-UTME 2018/2019 Form is Out

Alvan AICE Post-UTME Form 2018: Cut off Mark & Admission Screening Details.

All candidates who did not use Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri (AIFCE) as their first choice institution in JAMB but scored 180 and above and are interested in applying can do so but should ensure that they do a Change of Institution with JAMB.

All candidates who did not score up to 180 but scored above 100 and would like to apply for our Regular NCE Programme are urged to do so but ensure that you also do a JAMB Change of Institution if you have not chosen Alvan as your institution of first choice for the NCE programme in JAMB.

How To Apply:

Delta State Poly Ogwashi-Uku Post Utme 2018: Form, Cut off Mark & Screening Date

Delta State Poly Ogwashi Uku Post Utme 2018/2019 Details Announced.

This is to inform qualified candidates that the 2018/2019 academic session Post-UTME Screening form for admission into the Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku is now available.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

GCE 0′ Level, SSCE (WAEC & NECO) NABTEB or its equivalents with at least five (5) credits passes in the relevant subjects in not more than two sittings.

A minimum scores of 150 in 2018 UTME is required. Candidates who didn’t choose the institution can also apply.

Available National Diploma (ND) Courses :

Babangida makes shocking revelations about origin of Boko Haram in Nigeria

A former governor of Niger, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, has revealed that dreaded terrorist group, Boko Haram would have started in the State because the sect leader, Shekau, was living in a place called Mokwa.

He said this on Monday in Abuja during the 12th annual conference and general meeting of the Society for Peace Studies and Practice.

He said his prompt action on security reports made available to him while he was governor, stopped Shekau from establishing a Boko Haram base in Niger State.

2019: Atiku reacts as PDP forms alliance with R-APC, others against Buhari

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on Monday commended the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, R-APC and 38 other political parties.

The main objective of the agreement is to defeat President Muammadu Buhari in 2019.

Reacting, Atiku who was present at the meeting, said the new feat achieved by parties will lead to a better Nigeria.

Boko Haram: Troops kill 15 terrorists in Borno

Troops of 7 Brigade, Sector 3 of Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) encountered several of the terrorists at Arege, Borno State, weekend, killing 15 of them.

NYSC opens portal for Batch B registration

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has opened its portal for the 2018 Batch B mobilization exercise.This was confirmed in a statement released on Monday.

The scheme said registration will open on July 10 and close July 16.“All Nigerians who have graduated from universities and mono/polytechnics both at home and abroad are to register for the mobilisation,” the statement read.

FACTS ABOUT LIFE

key facts to keep u positive

life is all about your perspective, how you perceive it or how you see it. because if you dont act on life, it will act you. if you dont find direction for your life, it will direct you. if you dont decide where you are going, life will take you to a place you probably never wanted to be.

you may not be able to stop an unwanted change from occuring in your life, but you can program yourself to take positive actions that make the most of  it. you have enormous power to act, to set goals and go after them.

FUNAI Post-UTME 2018: Form, Cut off Mark & Screening Details

Check FUNAI Post-UTME Admission Screening Exercise 2018/2019 Application Details.

The management of Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo (FUNAI) wishes to inform the general public that on-line registration for the 2018/2019 Post-UTME Admission Screening Exercise of the University has commenced.

Available Programmes:

FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
Agriculture (Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Animal Science, Crop Science, Soil Science,)
Fisheries and Aquaculture

FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES
Anatomy
Physiology.

UNIMAID Post UTME 2018: Form, Cut off Mark & Screening Date

University of Maiduguri UNIMAID Post UTME Form 2018/2019 is Out.

This is to inform all candidates who applied for admission into degree programmes of the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) for the 2018/2019 Academic Session and have scored 160 and above in the UTME, and a minimum of Credit in Diploma, 9 points in NCE/IJMB or Second Class Lower Division from a recognized institution for DE that there will be online screening for admission.

Method of Application:
Candidates should visit the University of Maiduguri website  and register for the online screening exercise. Candidates are to pay the sum of Two Thousand Naira (2,000) only for the registration including bank charges.

AUCHI POLYTECHNIC POST-UTME Screening for 2018/2019 session

Auchi Polytechnic hereby notifies all candidates who took the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and chose Auchi Polytechnic as their 1st or 2nd choice that they are to apply for POST-UTME using the following guidelines:

APPLICATION CONDITION
1. All candidates must have taken the 2018 UTME and with a minimum score of 120.
2. Candidates must have at least five (5) credit passes at one sitting or six (6) credit passes at two sittings including English Language and Mathematics in SSCE, NECO, GCE or NABTEB.

SCREENING OF UTME CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION INTO THE DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOR THE 2018/2019 ACADEMIC SESSION

This is to inform all candidates who chose Delta State University, Abraka (DELSU) I the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) that:

1.     All candidates who chose DELSU as their first choice of University and scored 180 and above can apply for the 2018/2019 Admission screening.

2.     On-line application will start from 29th June, 2018

 3.     Application website closes at 6.00p.m. on 27th July, 2018

4.     The screening will take place at site III, Abraka Campus from  31st July  to 4th August, 2018.

REQUIREMENT

The University of Benin (UNIBEN) Admission Screening Exercise for 2018/2019

The University of Benin (UNIBEN) Admission Screening Exercise for 2018/2019 Academic Session;will take place between 27th July, 2018 and 11
th August, 2018 in designated centres within the
Ugbowo Campus of the University.
The Screening Exercise shall be conducted using the Computer Based Test (CBT) mode.
All candidates are expected to be seated, latest one hour before the stipulated time for their screening exercise. PLEASE NOTE: Only candidates who applied through JAMB for the 2018/2019 UTME Admission and chose University of Benin as First Choice and scored 200 and above are eligible for this Screening Exercise.

TASUED Post-UTME/DE 2018: Eligibility, Cut-off Mark And Registration Details

TASUED Post-UTME Screening date, cut-off mark, eligibility, application cost, deadline and registration details for 2018/2019 session have been announced. Cut-off mark is 180. Application cost is N2000. Registration begins July 3rd and end July 23rd, 2018. Screening date is July 24th. Full details below;


 UPDATE! The registration deadline which was initially August 13th has been changed to July 23rd, 2018. The screening date which was initially August 14th, 2018 has been changed to July 24th, 2018.

This is to inform the general public that the POST-UTME screening exercise of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) for the 2018/2019 session will take place as indicated below:

1. THOSE WHO MAY APPLY

i. UTME Candidates who chose TASUED as first/second choice institution or seeking a change of institution to TASUED through JAMB, having scored a minimum of 180 in the 2018 UTME.

Imo Poly Post UTME 2018/2019: Form, Cut-off Mark & Screening Details

Imo State Polytechnic Post Utme Form 2018: Cut off Mark & Admission Screening Details.

The management of Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for the Post UTME Screening Exercise for admission into Full Time National Diploma programme for 2018/2019 academic session.

AVAILABLE PROGRAMMES:

A. SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

ND in Agricultural Technology
ND in Animal Production & Health Technology
ND in Fisheries Technology.
B. SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY (Full Time)

Imo Poly HND Full Time & Part-Time (Weekend) Admission Form -2018/19

Imo State Poly HND Regular I, II & Part-Time (Weekend) Programmes Admission.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the following programmes in Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo, for 2018/2019 Academic Session.

FULL TIME PROGRAMMES: REGULAR I

A.  SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY (Full Time)

HND in Fisheries Technology
HND in Animal Health Technology
HND in Animal Production Technology
HND in Crop Science Technology
HND in Soil Science
HND in Agricultural Extension and Management.
B. SCHOOL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY (Full Time)

AKSU Direct Entry Admission Screening Form 2018/2019 is Out

AKSU Direct Entry Admission Screening Form 2018/2019 Session.

Direct Entry applicants are hereby notified that the Admission Screening exercise for the 2018/2019 first choice admission into first degree programmes of Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU) will hold on Friday, 27th July, 2018.

REGISTRATION FOR THE SCREENING EXERCISE

The AKSU portal will be opened for registration from Monday, 2nd July, 2018 to Friday, 20th July, 2018. Candidates are required to register online for the screening exercise following the procedure below:

Visit http://portal.aksu.edu.ng to generate Pre-Payment Analysis Slip, by following the steps below:

Apply for NLNG Post-Primary Scholarship Scheme 2018.

Apply for NLNG Post-Primary Scholarship Scheme 2018.

The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) invites applications from interested and qualified primary school pupils for its 2018 Post-Primary Scholarship Award.

The scheme seeks to support high performing Basic Five/Six pupils through secondary education.

CRITERIA FOR AWARD:

• Must be an indigene of an NLNG host community.
• Must be a Primary Five/Six pupils.
• Must provide Attestation Letter signed and stamped by the relevant Primary School Head Teacher. This must include the Head Teacher’s contact number(s).
• Must provide indigene confirmation letter signed by the Community Development Committee (CDC) Chairman.
• Must provide Identification Letter from Local Government Area.
• Must not be a child or ward of staff of Nigeria LNG Limited.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Interested persons should visit www.nigerialng.com to apply. Click on the “Our CSR” menu to select “Education” from the drop down menu, then click on Scholarship link, and then select Post-Primary Scholarship Scheme to access the application portal.

Please note that all applicants must;
(a) Attach a passport sized photograph.
(b) Attach all requested documents to avoid disqualification.

NLNG Scholarship Award for Undergraduate Students Now Open.

NLNG Scholarship Award for Undergraduate Students Now Open.

The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) invites applications from interested first year undergraduates in Nigerian universities for its 2018 Under-Graduate Scholarship Award.

The scheme seeks to promote academic excellence through the support of top-grade students through tertiary institutions.

This was founded as a critical component of education intervention programme for our host communities in 1998 and later opened up to the rest of Nigeria in 2003.

A total of 2,833 undergraduates from various universities in Nigeria have benefited from the scholarship scheme with a spend of over N600 million.

ELIGIBILITY/ CRITERIA FOR AWARD:

Prospective beneficiaries must:

• Have excellence /very good West Africa School Certificate (WASC) or National Examination Council (NECO) results at ONE sitting,
• Be top-scorer at the Joint Admissions & Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination,

Nigerian Agip Tertiary Scholarship Award Scheme 2018.

Nigerian Agip Tertiary Scholarship Award Scheme 2018.

Agip scholarship application for first year students has commenced. The Nigerian Agip Oil Company Limited (NAOC) Joint Venture in pursuance of its Corporate Social Responsibility invites suitably qualified applicants for its 2017/2018 Session Tertiary Scholarship Scheme.

Category of Awards:A) Host Communities Merit Award – For applicants strictly from NAOC Host Communities.
B) National Merit Award – For applicants from Non-Host communities.

Eligibility / Requirements:

To qualify for consideration, applicants MUST be:

• Registered Full TIME undergraduates in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions
• Certified 100 level students at the time of application (Only students admitted in 2017/2018 academic session)
• NOTE: The following categories of students should not apply:
  – 200 level students and above.
  – Current beneficiaries of similar Awards from other Companies and Agencies.
  – Dependants of NAOC/NAE/AENR.
• Only Indigenes of NAOC Host Communities in Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta and Imo States SHOULD apply for the Host Communities Merit Award.
• Only applicants studying Engineering, Geology, Geosciences and Agricultural Science are eligible for the National Merit Award.

How to Study Maths: 7 Tips for Solving Maths Problems

Mathematics is a subject that every student has to study at one time or another. Some love it but if we’re being honest, most people hate studying maths. The importance of maths for students has never been more prominent. Most university courses include some level of maths while almost every profession uses maths in some form on a daily basis. The problem many students have is that they don’t know how to study maths to get good results. Maths is one of those subjects which you can easily spend hours studying but end up none the wiser. However much you have studied, if you can not solve the problem on day of the test, you are lost. Thankfully, there are some techniques for studying mathsthat you can do regardless of your level. You may even end up loving mathematics by the end of the blog post!