OAU wins First Bank-Sponsored Ethics Challenge

Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has won the national finals of the 2018 Ethics Challenge of the CFA Society Nigeria sponsored by First Bank of Nigeria Plc.OAU emerged winner ahead of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and University of Nigeria (UNN), which came second and third respectively.

Speaking at the Gala Night and 2018 Charter Award Dinner of the CFA Society Nigeria where the winner of the competition that involved 15 universities was announced, the Society’s president, Banji Fehintola, commended First Bank Plc for supporting the contest.

Fehintola, while also thanking the bank for its unwavering commitment to ensuring entrenchment of ethics in the finance and investment sectors, said “ethics are important. They’re  the cornerstone of our industry and we wanted to pass this message on so three years ago, we started running the ethics challenge for university students.

We started with two; had seven last year and 15 universities this year. The competition ran in Lagos and Abuja and all the credit goes to First Bank Plc, our sponsors for increasing the scope of the contest to promote ethics amongst Nigerians”.

Group Executive, Treasury and Financial Institutions, First Bank Nigeria Plc, Ini Ebong, assured the CFA Society Nigeria of the bank’s  support in its quest to promote ethics.“First Bank is the oldest financial institution in this country.

We will be celebrating our 125th anniversary next year and we wouldn’t have survived this long without making ethics and corporate governance vital components of our operations. We are proud to be associated with the CFA Ethics Challenge, because we are passionate about ethics as a responsible corporate organisation,” he stated

Sex-For-Marks: Sacked OAU Lecturer To Remain In Custody, Court Rules Today

The Federal High court sitting in Osogbo on Tuesday declined the bail application of an ex-lecturer with Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Professor Richard Akindele.

Akindele was earlier arraigned by Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for allegedly demanding sex in exchange for marks from Monica Osagie, a postgraduate student of the institution.

The presiding Judge, Justice Maureen Onyetenu at the last proceedings adjourned for definite trial and hearing application for bail but asked that Professor Akindele be remanded in prison.

READ ALSO: OAU: Court Remands 'Sex-For-Marks' Lecturer In Ilesha Prison, Adjourns Case


At the hearing on Tuesday, the ICPC counsel, Kehinde Adetoye, told the court that they were ready to open the case for trial and had a witness in court out of six witnesses.

However, the trial could not go on because the lead counsel for ICPC was absent in court due to some other official assignment and he wanted to personally conduct the case.

The defence counsel, however, moved the application for bail which the ICPC counsel objected to.

The court then ordered that the facts alluded to in the counter affidavit of the prosecuting counsel needed to be corroborated with evidence.

The judge then adjourned till 17th of December to enable all parties to produce evidence alluded to in the affidavit.


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University Of Essex African Scholarship Programme

If you're an international student from an African nation and are self-funding your postgraduate studies, you could be eligible for a scholarship of £4,000, paid as a discount on your tuition fee. If you are from any of the following countries, please check the academic requirements below to see if you could be eligible.

Ghana - CGPA 3.0/4.0 or above
Nigeria - CGPA 3.0/5.0 or above
Other member states of the African Union - 2:1 or above (or equivalent as defined by our Postgraduate Admissions selection criteria)Degree qualification

You will also be considered for this award if you are a national of an African nation and you have a degree:

- from a recognised UK university, other than Essex, with a 2:1 or above, orfrom a recognised university with a 2:1 or above (or equivalent as defined by our Postgraduate Admissions selection criteria) or from any of the following countries:

• Bangladesh
• Canada
• China
• Hong Kong
• India
• Indonesia
• Japan
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Malaysia
• Norway
• Pakistan
• Russia
• Taiwan
• Thailand
• Turkey
• USA
• Vietnam

Eligibility
You must meet all of the following conditions.


- be classified as an international student for fee purposes
- be a national of an African nation (defined as a member state of the African Union) and ordinarily resident in an African nation (see the full terms and conditions for definition of “ordinary residence”)
- be entirely self-funding your studies
- be a graduate of any African country, or any of the countries specified above
- for 2019-20 entry: be applying for a full-time Masters course starting in 2019-20 (excluding MBA)meet the academic criteria in the table above.

Full details
Please read the full terms and conditions before applying for or accepting a scholarship or bursary. They contain important information about eligibility, how you'll receive your funding and whether this award can be combined with others or not.

Click the link below to download the full details and terms/conditions


Africa Scholarship Programme – terms and conditions for 2019-20 entry.

If you're a current student looking for information about an award you received, see our terms and conditions for previous years.

How to apply
We'll assess your eligibility based on the information that you submit with your application for your place at Essex.

If you meet all the eligibility criteria, you will automatically be awarded this scholarship. You don't need to complete an application form.

For 2019-20 entry: If you meet all the eligibility criteria and firmly accept the offer of your place by 13 September 2019 then you will automatically be awarded this scholarship. You'll be notified of your award when your place at Essex is confirmed or by end of October 2019.

To read more about the scholarship and to start your application process, click the link below:


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OAU Sport Council Releases Fixtures For The Inter-hall Football Competition

By Ganiyu Ayanniyi

The Sport Council of Obafemi Awolowo University has unveiled the fixtures for the forthcoming 2017/2018 Inter-hall football competition which expected to debut on Saturday, 24th November 2018 and expected to end on Wednesday, 4th December 2018.

The competing Hall teams are divided into group A and B. Group A includes Fajuyi Hall, Quarters and ETF Hall while group B consists Awolowo Hall, Town, Postgraduate Hall, Angola Hall.

The fixtures of the matches are detailed below:

Match Day 1:
Saturday, 24th November 2018

Awolowo Hall vs Town by 8am (Match 1)

Postgraduate Hall vs Angola Hall by 10am (Match 2)

Fajuyi Hall vs Quarters by 2pm (Match 3)


Match Day 2:
Monday, 26 November 2018

Awolowo Hall vs PG Hall by 2pm (Match 4)

Town vs Angola Hall by 4pm (Match 5)

Match Day 3:
Tuesday, 27th November 2018

E.T.F Hall vs Fajuyi Hall by 4pm (Match 6)

Match Day 4:
Wednesday, 28th November 2018

Angola Hall vs Awolowo Hall by 2pm (Match 7)

Postgraduate Hall vs Town by 4pm (Match 8)

Match Day 5:
Thursday, 29th November 2018

Quarters vs E.T.F Hall by 4pm (Match 9)

SEMIFINALS


Match Day 6:
Saturday, 1st December 2018

Winner A vs Runner up B by 8am (Match 10)

Winner B vs Runner up A by 10am (Match 11)

FINAL
Match Day 7:
Wednesday, 4th December 2018

Winner 10 vs Winner 11 (Match 12)

The competition's matches are expected to be played within the 7 stipulated days with 12 overall matches.

Also, it is needful to recall that the Postgraduate Hall won the last Inter-hall competition for 2016/2017, will they be able to preserve their title?

Reminder: Check The 2018/2019 OAU Admission Cut-Off Marks For All Faculties

For those requesting to check the 2018/2019 OAU Admission cut-off marks for various departments, kindly click on the faculties below.

N.B : The Faculty of Law and Faculty of Dentistry lost their accreditation this year; as such, those faculties are not captured here.

College of Health Sciences

Faculty Of Administration


Faculty Of Agriculture

Faculty Of Arts

Faculty Of Education

Faculty Of Environmental Design & Management


Faculty Of Pharmacy

Faculty Of Science

Faculty Of Social Sciences

Faculty Of Technology

Goodluck!

2019/2020 PTDF Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship Application Is Currently Ongoing

2019/2020 OVERSEAS POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME UNDER PTDF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS IN UK, GERMANY & FRANCE

The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), the Federal Government agency with the mandate of developing indigenous human capacity and petroleum technology to meet the needs of the oil and gas industry, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates for Overseas MSc and PhD Scholarships to institutions under its UK, Germany and France strategic partnership initiative. Successful candidates will be awarded scholarships to study in these countries commencing in the 2019/2020 academic session.

The Scheme
Under this scheme, candidates are invited to apply through PTDF to specific programmes at the partner institutions in any of the countries (full list of sponsored courses is available below). The award includes the provision of flight tickets, payment of health insurance, payment of tuition and bench fees (where applicable) as well as the provision of allowances to meet the costs of accommodation and living expenses. The programmes will also include language classes to aid scholars settle into their new environments.


Selection Process, Criteria & Requirements
PTDF scholarships are highly competitive and only candidates who are outstanding across the board are selected. A selection committee will be constituted to assess applications using the following criteria;

- Academic merit as evidenced by quality of degrees, full academic transcripts, other professional qualifications acquired, and relevant publications (where available) to be referenced by applicants
- Awards for leadership and/or academic excellence (where available).
- Membership of professional bodies
- The viability of the study/research plan.
- Applicants are required to make a case for their scholarship by submitting a statement of purpose (maximum 500 words) stating the reason(s) they want to undertake the study, the relevance of the proposed study to the oil & gas industry and its expected impact on national development.

Requirements

MSc
- A minimum of Second Class Upper (2.1) qualification in their first degree or a Second Class Lower (2.2) with relevant industry experience
- Must have completed the mandatory National Youth Service (NYSC)
- Must be computer literatePossession of 5 O/level credits including English Language

PhD
- Must have completed the mandatory National Youth Service (NYSC)
- Must be computer literate
- A minimum of Second Class Lower (2.2) in their first degree and a good second-degree certificate;
- Must submit a research proposal relevant to the oil and gas industry (of not more than 5 pages) to include: Topic, introduction, objective, methodology and mode of data collection (go to http://ptdf.gov.ng/scholarship-page/ for format)
- Applicants must also include their master’s degree project

Required Documents
Applicants are advised to scan copies of the following documents and attach to their online application forms:


- First Degree Certificate or Statement of Result
- NYSC discharge certificate
- WAEC/GCE/SSCE/NECO results as well as the PIN numbers on the application forms to enable PTDF view the O’level results on the relevant website).
- Recent Passport Photograph
- Local Government Identification Letter
- Master’s Degree Certificate (PhD Applicants only)
- Evidence of membership of professional associations

IMPORTANT NOTE:
1. Ongoing PhD Candidates could only apply provided their Universities are among the PTDF Partnership Universities as listed above;
2. Candidates who have benefitted from any of the PTDF scholarships in the past cannot apply for the same type of programme, except a higher programme;
3. Candidates who successfully scale through the first round of screening will be requested to submit their transcripts; all applicants are therefore advised to prepare their transcripts for submission in anticipation of such a request.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS Six (6) WEEKS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. - Published on 19/11/2018

Signed

Management

LIST OF APPROVED COURSES FOR SPONSORSHIP
Candidates may select up to 3 different courses (1st,2nd and 3rd choice) in any University within a particular country.

For more detailed information, list of the schools available in the UK, Germany and France and to begin your application, follow the link below.


PTDF Scholarship Page

OAU Releases 2018/2019 Merit Admission List. See How To Check

This is to inform the aspirants of the Obafemi Awolowo University that the merit list for the 2018/2019 admissions has been released.

We therefore urge candidates to follow the procedure below to check their admission status

1. Visit jamb.org.ng/efacility preferably using a PC or chrome browser on mobile.
2. Login with the credentials( email and password) you created your jamb account with.
3. After successfully logging in, click on the options button ( the button with 3 dash) at the top of the page.


4. You'll see CAPS under the tag 'Admissions'. Click on it and you'll be taken to the CAPS page.
5. If the page only shows 'welcome', do not be discouraged. Just click on options on your mobile's browser and change the view of the page to 'desktop view'. This is why it's preferably to use a PC.
6. You'll see some options listed at the left-hand side. Click on 'Admission Status'.
7. It'll then bring your details.
If you've been admitted, you can either 'Accept admission' or 'Reject admission'.

If you are yet to be admitted, you will see : "admission in progress, check back later" under the tag 'Admission Status'. In this case, you won't be able to click on the 'Accept admission' or 'Reject admission' button.


As at the time of filing this report,there are some candidates who made the merit cut off mark and are yet to see their names on the admission list. We urge this category of Candidates to be patient and keep checking JAMB website as uploading is on going.

To Check your name, click here