Monday, 29 February 2016

STREET DREAMS





 The noise came in banging on my head,
I had slept on the thought of being jobless,the noise was getting closer. Immediately,
i popped out from my rusty looking mattress.
Then i noticed the song came from a neighbour who parades himself as a DJ.
Shioor wildest dreams

 The convo dribbling across my mind was far from hunger. I had visited jobs over the week.
Yet the least i could get was
 *FLASHBACK*
Secratary:Mister, we gonna get back to you.
ME: Hell yea, my background check jeapardizing with my future again!


Relentlessly, nodding my head to the mix.Trust me i had no choice. I was revived with the thought of hunger,with no resistance i grabbed my knicker for cooperate begging scheme.

 Then i was mobbed with the smell of gbana(weed). Well, sanity still exist in insanity.

My first branch was Mama J corner, the look on her was inviting despite owing her.
 Indeed, my vocubulary was her turning point. After 30miute of invalid gist, she was cracked up with word
blow haha(BROUHAHA).
 Nevertheless her garri flakes need no sugar.

I got home with instinct questioning my ability of not getting a job because of street syndrome?
Then, i muscled up courage towards having tutorial for students. Well, difficulty in getting fee
which i never prioritized didn't hinder my good faith with the teaching.

 Afterwards, Success came knocking.The recycling moment drives down to the memory lane of getting interviewed
and being rejected. Fighting for background check discrimination was never an option, Perhaps
resuscitating our STREET DREAMS.

                                                                           ath:Elias                                                          


                                                                   

Sunday, 28 February 2016

MY BITTER EXPERIENCE WITH JAMB YESTERDAY (FEB. 27th, 2016)

MY BITTER EXPERIENCE WITH JAMB YESTERDAY

I happened to write Jamb yesterday in a school named Felicia and Barnabas School,Along Owerri-Aba Road, Ngor Okpala LGA, Imo State.
The exam which was scheduled to kick off by 11am, was first of all delayed due to substandard and un-inspected Desktop systems they had in this center. Also annoying was the fact that their snail-slow server refused to log us on till around 2pm when we finally did.

After some minutes of answering, the server auto-logged everyone out such that they had to ask us to leave the hall briefly. Later on, they asked that a group from numbers 1-100 should go and continue while the rest waited.

Their systems kept giving us issues and so did their servers that no one could answer for a successful 10-20 m so this continued till around 6:30 when the generator set shut itself down leaving people like myself with about 1:25hour remaining of my time and some others whose own systems have not displayed their questions no
r their time till that moment.

The Gen set was serviced and underwent repairs for about 2hrs and then around 8:30pm the 2nd set were asked to go in while the 1st, not yet concluded should wait, but after some minutes of confusion we, the 1st set had to go and join them.

The servers came up with its issues and troubled for quite some minutes till around some minutes after 9pm when everyone was forcefully asked to conclude as we were all automatically logged off by the admin on the server room.

I share this experience because i know its going to affect our results and performances and a such beckon on all who have louder voices to help us get this issues to JAMB officials to consider our plight.

It was really nothing to write home about. In fact, I plead that CBT should be re-organized or scrapped.

JAMB 2016 RESULT WILL BE OUT WITHIN 30 MINUTES

The Joint Admission And Matriculation Board has assured candidates participating in the 2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination that their result will be made available 30 minutes after they have left the hall.

This was disclosed by the JAMB Boss, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde.

According to him, candidates will receive a
graphical result of the examination via SMS on the mobile
phone numbers they provided during registration.

While the actual result will be made available online within four days.

Good LUCK!

POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS TO 2016 JAMB CBT

The thread highlights the Problems that candidates experienced during their exams on 27th Feb, 2016 and their possible solutions.

We believe you've been waiting for this thread, so we will just jump right into the issues and tackle them using Our staff experience of computers and exams generally.

First, we will like to thank all 27th Feb JAMB Candidates for giving us the the hints and inspiration to write the post. We love you all and we Myschoolers equally wish you success.

1. TIME: The timing for the 2016 CBT exams has changed, although the number of questions are the same. This means you have to work with time while Practicing JAMB Past Questions. The new time is 2hrs 45Mins. The time in previous exams used to be 3hrs 30mins. We are still not sure what inspired the decision for shortening the time but it simply means you have to now work harder.

2. CALCULATOR: For the 2016 JAMB, you will be using what is called an "ON-SCREEN Calculator". You will no longer be using physical, hard calculator. This type of calculator is the type you activate from the computer and you simply click on the values as you see them on the screen. It's just like the type on your mobile phone. According to reports from candidates that wrote on 27th Feb, the button for the calculator is located at the bottom right corner of the JAMB CBT Environment. Just click on it and the calculator will appear.

If you want to practice how to use an "ON-SCREEN Calculator" on a computer system. Open the calculator from your computer, follow these steps;

i. Click on the start menu at the bottom left of your screen.
ii. Find and Click on "All Programs".
iii. Find and Click on "Accessories"
iv. Then Find and Click on "Calculator".
v. It should be very easy to use.

If the calculator you see now, is the type you see on the exam day, you can easily switch to the "Scientific" or "Statistics" part of the calculator by clicking "View" among the top menus in the calculator.

If you will be needing a calculator, you should practice using it before the exam to save you a lot of time and errors you can avoid by calculating using paper.

3. ROUGH SHEET: Some candidates have complained they were not given rough sheet, while others say they were given. Either way, you have to go prepared. We suggest, you make 2 extra photo copy of your Exam Slip. I believe you will be allowed to take this into the hall and you can use that as a back-up.

4. LOG OUT ISSUES: Some candidates complained that sometimes, the system just logs them out of the exam. Don't Panic! Just simply log in again by using your JAMB Registration Number or call the attention of an invigilator.

5. CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND CONTROL: There are some issues that may occur, which are way beyond your control e.g. Power Shutdown, Network or Server Issues e.t.c. In this case, you have to pray that the issue is resolved as quickly as possible by the staff of the centre.

6. GUESSING SOFTWARE: There is really no guessing software. If you see your time is almost running out, do the best you can to select the right guesses and ensure you select an option for every question. You might just guess right.

7. We may UPDATE this number if there is any further solution to an experience we feel we should share so please come back later and reload this page from time to time to see if we have added any new thing on this number.

If you have any point you think we missed out, post it as a comment to inform others. We will monitor this thread to see if this publication needs to be updated with your point.

Goodluck!

Monday, 22 February 2016

2015 / 2016 Lagos State Undergraduate Scholarship Award Scheme


2015 / 2016 Lagos State Undergraduate Scholarship Award Scheme

The Lagos State Scholarship Board is giving Lagos State Undergraduate Scholarship the agency in charge of scholarship, bursary and other related matters within the state.
It grants Scholarship awards to deserving indigenes in various tertiary institutions for full time studies in order to assist these students financially.  

Before Applying Please Read
Applicant must be a Lagos State Indigene studying in any tertiary institutions across the country
All applicants are required to make a Payment of N2,000.00 for Local Scholarship through the Office of Special Adviser on Education, Alausa Secretariat.
Then take the treasury receipt to the Lagos State Scholarship Board to secure their secret voucher pins for online application. Application will not be processed without evidence of treasury receipt.

Ensure you correctly fill in the application form and click on “Apply Now” button to complete your application.

Applications will be done through this portal only, hard copy applications will not be processed.

Short-listed candidates for the qualifying test on 12th and 13th April, 2016 will be invited by email and SMS text messages. All applicants are therefore advised to ensure that valid GSM telephone numbers and personal email addresses are properly entered into the e-forms on the portal.

Application deadline is 1st April, 2016.

1. Before you start this application, ensure you have purchased a Scholarship application form (Payment of N2,000.00 for Local Scholarship) through the Office of Special Adviser on Education, Block 5, 3rd Floor, Alausa Secretariat then secure your Voucher pin from the Scholarship Board office.Thereafter, have clear scanned copies of the following documents:

Passport photograph with white background not more than 3 months old (450px by 450px not more than 200kb)
Treasury receipt of N2,000 for the scholarship form
Admission Letter
School Identity Card
SSCE Certificate
Letter of identification from Oba
Letter of identification from Local Government
LASSRA registration card
Transcript or Statement of Results duly signed and stamped from school stating previous session CGPA results clearly
2. Ensure that information are filled accurately to avoid mix up after application
3. Ensure the documents are named according to what they represent to avoid mixing up documents during upload
4. Ensure you attach the appropriate documents when asked to upload 

JAMB RULES OUT RE-OPENING OF EXAMINATION PORTAL.

Explains reasons for decision:

WITH pockets of protests springing up in different parts of the country by persons seeking to write the 2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) has completely ruled out re-opening of the examination portal as date for the examination draws nigh.

The board insists that it made it clear in the advertisement for the sale of the registration documents, that the sales would close by January, but it had to shift the closure to February due to public appeal that it should be extended.

Scores of prospective applicants including persons under the aegis of Concerned and Affected JAMB UTME 2016 candidates in Edo State, last week expressed dismay at the board’s purported closure of sales of online registration access cards and online registration.

The protesters who stormed the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre in Benin said they were unable to purchase the scratch card to register for the 2016 JAMB examinations owing to this development.

Spokesperson for the protesters, Samuel Ekanem said, “We observed with dismay that three weeks to the purported closure of sales of online registration cards and online registration that there was already scarcity of cards nationwide.”

The group, which alleged that the ineffective access to online registration was as a result of limited numbers of accredited centres in the state, said that there were only 20 registration centres in Edo State.

Two days after the Benin protest, students, joined by their parents also demonstrated in Lagos to express their displeasure over the alleged sudden closure of the examination portal.

They noted that “sudden closure,” has denied the applicants a chance to sit for the 2016 examination, which is slated to take place month end.

However, in an interview with The Guardian yesterday, Head of Media, JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, said, “We have a timetable that we adhere to in the process leading up to our examination. Every step we have taken is in accordance with what we advertised. The board will not, for any reason, reopen the registration portal because we are fully aware of the game plan of some persons, who are stoking this controversy.”

Benjamin added, “We are aware that some owners of tutorial centres are in the habit of collecting monies from parents whom they promise to get their children and wards to write their examination in special centres. We have it on good authority that some of these centre owners are the ones that would go and buy the scratch cards and hoard it with the hope that JAMB would resort to late registration, which would provide an avenue for them to sell the scratch cards they hoarded for as high as 20,000.”

He continued, “Right now, if JAMB opens an additional centre, all these people that are protesting would flock to that centre and make it their special centre. Once there, they will begin to see how they can perpetrate malpractice there. It is for this and other reasons that we have designed our examination in such a way that you can only choose an examination city, but not a centre. We are the ones to assign every candidate an examination centre.”

Sunday, 14 February 2016

LASU STUDENT DIES AFTER ATTENDING A PARTY

A 200 level female students from the Department of History and International Relations, University of Lagos (LASU) has died after attending a send forth party.

According to reports, a male student who also attended the same party is currently under watch at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), where doctors are presently monitoring his situation.

It was reported that the Senior management staff of LASU stated that the female student started foaming in the mouth and was rushed to a hospital where she later died. It was also gathered that after her death blood gushed out front her mouth and nose thus fueling the speculation that she might have been poisoned.

The corpse of the female LASU student has been deposited at LASUTH on Friday awaiting autopsy report. It was learnt that family members of the dead student stormed LASU Friday to ask the university to produce their ward amidst wailing.

The family members are suspecting she was poisoned at the party based on the blood gushing out from her mouth and nose. Some of the students who attended the party told the university officials that they eat and drank the same food and drink that very day.

The Acting Director, Centre for Information Press and Public Relations (CIPPR), Mr. Adekoya said that official statement would be made public investigations by security personnel.
His words: ‘’The incident (party) happened outside the university campus.”

The university authorities have commenced investigations into the circumstances leading to the female student’s death and the male student who is still in the hospital.