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Multiple Suicide Bomb Attacks At UNIMAID Delays UTME

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Multiple suicide bomb attacks at the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), on Saturday, delayed the commencement of the Computer-Based Test for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination,(UTME) candidates at centres in the university.

Three suicide bombers,early today detonated their explosives, at the gate of the University killing a security guard and injuring one soldier.

The six test centres in the university recorded low turnout following the incident.

Mrs Kaka John, a JAMB staff, said that the exam did not commence on time because of the early morning bomb blast, which made many candidates to stay away.

“We were supposed to start very early at 9:00 a.m. but I think because of the fear, the students did not show up. This made us to start around 10 a.m

” Also, the security agencies did not also show up on time because many of them had moved to the scene of the blasts. Also the NSCDC did not show up on time,”she said.

Haliru Umar, The JAMB Supervisor, at the ETC Centre one and two said that about 4,000 students would be sitting for the exam in the centre.

“In this centre this morning, we started with about 250 students. We still have about 17 more sessions for the exams.

” So far, the exercise was very successful as some of them have started coming out.

“We have taken good security measures by providing sufficient security to protect the students to enable them write their exams successfully,” he said.

Halima Isa, one of the Candidates said she wrote the test in fear but said it was successful.

“We were scared because there was bomb blast but I think everything is fine now,” she said.

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Oyo College of Nursing and Midwifery extends sale of admission form (Apply Here)

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The Oyo State College of Nursing and Midwifery has extended the deadline for the sale of its basic midwifery admission form by four weeks.

Gbonjubola Owolabi, the college’s provost, announced the development in a statement on Thursday.

The form sale, which had an initial deadline of March 20, will now run till April 20.

Owolabi explained that the extension was to create more time for prospective students who might still be interested in obtaining the form.

The provost further said that the computer based test (CBT) is now scheduled to hold from April 22 to April 24, while the interview is slated for May 2 and May 3.

Owolabi also announced that applicants seeking admission into basic nursing are now required to apply through the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

She encouraged interested candidates to take advantage of the extended period and visit the office of the registrar or ICT center of the college for further enquiry.

“The College will not compromise her standard as admission would strictly be based on merit. Post UTME form would be available at the College after the release of result for those who attained the cut off mark of 200 and above in their exam,” Owolabi said.

She cautioned the public against providing personal or financial information to any unofficial source claiming to be associated with the college. because she would never request for sensitive information through unofficial channels.

The provost also announced that the admission process into community nursing and community midwifery programmes has commenced and that candidates for the program will be shortlisted from their LGAs.

She commended Seyi Makinde, Oyo state governor, for paying full fees of all the candidates that would be recommended for the programmes from all the 33 LCDAs.

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UNIJOS students protest water scarcity, blackout

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Students at the University of Jos, Plateau State, on Thursday, locked the institution’s gates protesting water scarcity and lack of electricity supply to their hostels.

The protesting students held placards with different inscriptions such as: ‘No light to soak gari’ and ‘We no get SUG.’

Others held empty buckets to symbolise the lack of water in the institution.

Some of the students, who spoke to our correspondent, lamented their plight and said that the situation had caused untold suffering to them and impacted negatively on their academic activities.

One of the students, who gave his name simply as Josiah, said, “We don’t know what the school management wants the students to do. There has been no water in the hostels for the past two or three days. Even the blackout, which has been ongoing as well, has left several students completely stranded.

“Apart from that, we are also not happy with the school management over the dissolution of the Students Union Government because right now, the students have no direction because they don’t have any leadership.

“The VC and the school management have refused to give us a listening ear. They (school management) came here this morning and said we should send representatives to negotiate, but how can we be told to negotiate for our rights? This is not proper.

“The school management has now directed the students to send in representatives for negotiations. However, no one has volunteered to go since the protest was not led by the officials of the student body as the last SUG executives were dissolved in February and a new government has not been formed.”

It was learnt that following the protest, the university authority quickly deployed security operatives to the institution to prevent the protest from being hijacked by hoodlums to cause havoc, but the students were said to have vowed to stay at the gate until the issues were resolved.

Some staff members of the university who were caught up in the protest, however, condemned the action of the students, describing it as unnecessary.

One of the staffers who refused to give his name said, “We got here this morning and discovered that the gate had been locked. Everything is not about protest. There was no official notice. We just started seeing students at the gate. I believe that if they had brought their complaints to the school management, they would have got immediate solution because the VC does not joke with the welfare of the students.”

Contacted, the university’s Dean of Students Affairs, Prof. Christopher Piwuna, acknowledged the challenge of water scarcity and blackout in the students’ hostels.

The Dean, who blamed the situation on the Jos Electricity Distribution Company over an outstanding debt, however, said that the problem had been resolved following an intervention by the Vice Chancellor.

“It is true that there was no water before now, but water has been supplied to the hostels. The JED severed our supply because of outstanding bills. The VC has intervened, and they are going to reconnect the light. As I am talking to you, water has been supplied. The light will be reconnected any moment from now and with the light restored, we won’t have the problem of water again,” the Dean assured.

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UNIOSUN server hacked during teachers’ recruitment test

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A recruitment test for teachers has been disrupted after a server glitch at the Osun State University (UNIOSUN).

The southwestern state had commenced the recruitment process to employ new teachers for public primary and secondary schools.

The test was to be held in 13 centres across Osun on Wednesday.

The exercise witnessed hitches in two centres in Osogbo and Ikire towns where the test was disrupted.

It is understood that UNIOSUN was listed as one centre where the assessment was to happen between March 27 and 28, 2024.

But Ademola Adesoji, the UNIOSUN PRO, in a statement, said the university witnessed a disruption in Osogbo and Ikire centres.

The PRO, who blamed the disruption on hackers, said the exercise would be rescheduled in the affected centres.

He said the suspected hackers attempted to invade the university’s servers. He said the damage inflicted on the server required time to resolve.

Adesoji said this resulted in an undue delay in the start of exams and caused the rescheduling of tests at two out of 13 centres.

“The management of Osun State University has disclosed that its server was hacked overnight by unknown criminals attempting to disrupt the teachers’ recruitment test,” the statement reads.

“We responded technically and frustrated attempts to breach our core software and question bank.

“The damage inflicted on the server required time to resolve, resulting in an undue delay in the start of exams and necessitating the rescheduling of tests at two out of thirteen centres.

“We are relieved that the hackers or opponents of this recruitment process have failed in their attempts to thwart us.

“Over the last eight or so hours, it has been a tough battle in our efforts to ensure the success of the Osun State government. Examinations have concluded at 11 out of the 13 locations today.

“However, the two problematic centres Osogbo and Ikire will be rescheduled based on the ministry’s decision.”

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