Osun State University Produces 51 First Class Students

The acting vice-chancellor of the Osun State University, Prof. Oguntola Jelil-Alamu, disclosed during a press briefing conference organized as part of activities marking the fourth and fifth convocation in Osogbo yesterday that 51 students will graduate with first class in the combined 2014/2015 academic sections’ convocation coming up next week.

He further stated that it would graduate 3164 students from six colleges of the institution for the two graduating set.

He disclosed that activities lined up for the convocation was the commissioning of the Central Research Laboratory by the Visitor to the University, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. 

The final convocation ceremonies will hold on 8th march and 9th march, 2016 with the convocation lecture titled “Sustained Tertiary. Education in Post-Oil Nigeria” to be delivered by Prof. Michael O. Faborode. While investiture of Chancellor and Award of First Degree (2014/2015) graduating set on March 9.

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Senate Resolves to Extend UTME Validity To Three Years

Nigerian Senate has resolved to amend the Act establishing the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to extend the validity of its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to three years.

The decision which was reached after the consideration of a report by the committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND chaired by Senator Binta Garba (APC Adamawa North) changed. 

The Senate in 2015 had mandated the committee to investigate the new JAMB admission policy and the unification of the all their tertiary institution examinations and had also directed the committee to include in its report, the amendment of the ACT establishing JAMB so as to extend the validity period for the examination to three years. 

The Senate however adopted the recommendation that the UTME examination should have a validity period of three years to reduce the financial burden on parents. Similarly, the upper chamber also resolved that the examination fees be reviewed downwards to N2500 while change of course and institutions as well as any other changes surrounding the examination be free. 

The Senate further resolved that computer laboratories should be built in all higher institutions of learning to aid Computer Based Test (CBT).

However, the move to cut by 70 per cent, the examination cost for National Examination Council (NECO) and the West African Examination Council (WAEC) was rejected by the lawmakers. 

Speaking earlier, Senator Binta Marsi said that most of the universities had low capacity to accommodate the amount of student who seek admission on a yearly basis. She therefore advocated the establishment of more institutions to accommodate the growing student population. The Senate thereafter adjourned plenary to Thursday, March 3.

Source: Daily trust, Naij News