5 things you can do before NYSC to keep life interesting

When you find your post-graduate life getting boring while waiting for NYSC posting, gear up yourself with these five tips Let's first congratulate you in advance if you're still in your final year.
For those who have written their final exams and have poured water on one another to wash their graduation, congratulations and three gbosa for you all.
It's not easy to be a graduate.
I hope you guys didn't forget to answer the number one question in the exams. Yea, that compulsory question that carries 20 marks.
So, now that you've graduated, you must surely be missing your friends, the lecturers and all the campus fun.
Sitting at home, waiting for NYSC posting now seems more boring than watching a paint dry.
But life shouldn't be so boring after graduation. You can spice things up with these five post graduate engagement.
1. Catch up with the TV series you've misse Now that you have no assignment and project supervisor to chase you around, you can relax and enjoy the series you've always wanted to watch without feeling guilty. So,  instead of sleeping away your idleness, get yourself those interesting series and occupy yourself with fun.

2. Read some books
While waiting for NYSC posting, you can start reading books about your field of interest. This, instead of sleeping all day will expand your knowledge in that field.

3. Learn something new
Of course, your degree shouldn't be the end of learning. Having spent four, five or seven years (depending on the course) studying a course in the university or polytechnic, you can still learn something new and very interesting.
With so much free time between your graduation and NYSC posting, you can learn a new language, new skill, and instrument. And guess what...the new skill set can be added to your CV.

4. Make some friends
Hey, you don't have to hole up in your room all day waiting for NYSC posting, if you aren't watching any series or reading any book, just throw yourself out there and make new friends.

5. Travel
Travel, travel just travel. Visit old friends, go to neighboring states you've not been before. Leave your community and see life in other areas. Travelling gives you the opportunity to know about other places. Just travel and enjoy yourself.

5 bad academic habits you have to get rid of

Certain habits affect students academic performances, if you have any of his five habits, you need to get rid of it.

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• A lot of students have the desire to graduate  with first class degree.
• Many want to improve on their academic performance and start getting good grades in both tests and exams.
• But they aren't giving proper attention to those delightful actions that affect our academic output.
• Perhaps, you don't realize that, that moment you play away take a toll on your grades... in a way.
• But I am sure you care about your grades and this is why this piece is put together to remind the habits that slowly eat up your grades.
• 1. Procrastination
• So many students are guilty of this habit (you are guilty too). Do you remember how many times you've delayed an assignment you could have finished in one hour?
• Hesitating to complete a task on a time is a very bad academic habits students need to avoid.
• You can get rid of this by organizing and scheduling your school work using  apps like google  calendar 
• 2. Not having enough sleep
• Sleeping late is becoming a culture you know. You always want to see an episode or two of that fantastic series. After that, you go to Twitter to see who is trending and the victims of savage tweet replies.
• By the time you're done, it is almost midnight and you are too weak to revise what you learn. You, therefore, wake up tired and then go for lectures with little or no enthusiasm.
• 3. You'll probably not understand the lectures.
• But hey, let these not affect your academic dreams, you can enjoy your movies and social media and still have your sound sleep.
• 3. Playing away the weekend
• Your weekend is the best time for you relax, regain your strength and prepare for a new week. You can play as much as you want but you don't have to play your weekend away like a game.
• Instead of devoting the whole weekend to watching matches, catching fun and spending a good time with friends, you'll do well to get a little more studious and complete some assignments.
• 4. Not paying attention in the class
• One of the things Nigerian lecturers dislike to see in their lecture room is to see students that are not paying attention to their lectures.
• This habit has earned some students their lecturer's wrath because the lecture could not understand why students would be disturbing his class while he is teaching.
• 5. Skipping Classes
• When the bad academic habit gets to the points that you begin to skip classes, your grades will likely drop in a way you never imagine.
• It may be excused to skip a class when you're very tired...just take your time and attend to yourself...go to the school clinic. But, if you deliberately skip classes, it may reflect on your grades.
• Take this seriously and compare your grades to the previous ones. You'll thank me later.

5 materials JAMB banned for 2018 UTME

Materials JAMB banned: JAMB has banned 2018 UTME candidates from coming to the exam hall with some items. If you are writing this exam, don’t go to exam hall with these five things. The 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination is around the corner, and as part of efforts to curb malpractice in the examination, JAMB has set new strategies in place. According to JAMB, CCTV cameras and electronic jammers will be installed across all CBT centres in the country to deactivate mobile networks.
JAMB has also announced that all lens detectors will also be made available in all centres to check all eyeglasses.
Due to these new strategies, the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board has banned and warned candidates from coming to centres with these items.

1. Wristwatches.
JAMB says it has discovered that during the conduct of the 2017 UTME, electronic devices including wristwatches and other devices were used to perpetrate examination malpractice.
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“So, for next year, (2018) we have banned the use of wristwatches and pens by candidates and other persons in the examination hall. JAMB said.

2. Writing materials
There is no need to go to exam hall with pens, pencils, erasers, and sharpeners since the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination is now computer based.

3. Spectacles
Any candidates going for the 2018 UTME is not expected to wear spectacles as JAMB listed eyeglasses as part of the banned items.
This according to JAMB Registrar, Prof Is-haq Oloyede is the reason the exam body install lens detector in all CBT centres.
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He said, “the lens detectors will also be made available at all centres to find out the status of all eyeglasses if a candidate or anyone must go in with it.

4. Mobile phone
Your mobile phone too is not allowed to be taken to the CBT centres. According to JAMB, your phones will be deactivated if you bring it to the exam hall.
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To all the CBT centres, the rule this year is that electronic jammers will be installed across all the centres to deactivate all mobile phone networks because we have seen what many of them have done with phones and other electronic tools”

5. Calculators
Just like other electronic devices, JAMB has banned the use of calculators in the UTME exam hall.

2018 UTME: Know The Right UTME/O'level Subject Combination For Your Course

With the end of the 2018 UTME registration just two weeks away, we believe the number of registrations in the remaining days will be quite intense.

However, we understand that most candidates are still finding it difficult to match their intended course of study with the right UTME and O'level subjects requirements.

One of the first steps to your admission success is choosing the right subjects combinations for your intended course of study.

Each course of study has a specific O’level and UTME Subjects requirements you must meet before you are admitted to study that course. What works for an Engineering course won’t work for a medical course.

No school will admit you to study a course you do not have the requirements for. Even if your name manage to make it to the school's admission list, you will be disqualified during the screening, verification or clearance process.

We therefore advise all candidates who will be registering for their UTME in the coming days to ensure they first go through the online jamb brochure to be able to know the courses available in each higher institution, the O’level and UTME Subject combination or requirements for the courses. The Myschool online JAMB Brochure is quite easy to use.

If you are still a bit confused about the O’level requirements of the course you wish to study in any institution. You can post the name of the institution, course, your O’level subjects and UTME Subjects you intend to sit for.

Enlightened Myschoolers will help you determine if you are good to go or not. An Admin will equally respond to you if necessary.

Feel free to use the comment box, 

Goodluck!

2017 Admission Deadline: 99% of tertiary institutions complied - JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has stated that the level of compliance by tertiary institutions to its January 25th admission deadline was 99 percent.

About 1 percent of the tertiary institutions were unable to meet the deadline though no reason was given for this.

Also the names of instkitutions that comply and the ones that did not comply were not mentioned. We equally do not know if any sanction will be given to schools that did not comply as this was not disclosed by the board.

Dr Benjamin, stressed that a uniform deadline became necessary to enusre that Academic Calendar is adhered to.

He urged candidates who have gained admissions into various institutions and are yet to register or do not have admissions by January 25 to begin making preparations for the 2018 UTME.

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT, STUDENTS' UNION GOVERNMENT OF THE GREAT UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA

HOSTELS HAVE BEEN OPENED

When your struggle is consistent and genuine, your victory is always assured, because the spirit of Aluta always succeed.

Just this morning, the number one student servant of the great university of Abuja was on the move to all the hostels as promised to ensure that the hostel are opened for students.

After much engagement with the management, I can authoritatively tell you that HOSTELS HAVE BEEN OPENED for students to stay.

Finally, it's worthy to note that the condition of the hostels may not be perfect as the staff of NASU are on strike, we also urge the students on ground to maintain decorum, certain prinples will be employed to make sure the hostels are habitable, endeavour to corporate with the Hostel Representatives on ground that is enabbling peaceful coexistence in the hostels and its environs.

Kindly, report any observation or inconvenience to the hostel representatives. SUG EXCOS and the representatives are always available to respond to your needs immediately as we are all here to serve you. Thank you

Viva Aluta

Signed:
-Asiwaju B A OBASANJO
President
Students' Union Government

99% of tertiary institutions comply with January 25 admission deadline - JAMB - Vanguard News

By Joseph Erunke
ABUJA – THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, said yesterday that the level of compliance by tertiary institutions to its January 25 admission deadline was 99 percent.


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