NDE REGISTRATION

FG Releases Link To Apply For The 774,000 Recruitment For All Local Governments
Recruitment of the 774,000 employees from all local.

Government of the federation has began.

The National Directorate of Employment has released details into the programme and how to apply. According to the report, the Special Public Works Program has been approved by the president and its part of the Federal Government’s effort to relieve the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Firstly, interested applicants are to simply visit the official websites allocated for the recruitment and fill-in all details. The official website is in the link below; https://nde.gov.ng/nderegistration-form

Recall that the federal government had earlier informed the public that the employment is a three months initiative and the programme is expected to run between October to December 2020. One of the goal of the exercise is to assist citizens who are affected by the covid-19 outbreak. This is thus aimed at relieving people who might have lost their job as a result of the coronavirus disease in the country. The employment is believed to engage at least one thousand people each from the 774 local government in the country.

STIPEND AND COMMISSION:
The exact payment structure for the job has not been announced but around #60 billion was released for the stipends and operational cost. Mathematically, the payment should run into some few thousands of naira per month like other social investment program.

REQUIREMENT:
The basic educational certificates are requirement and majorly the skills possessed. In the recruitment form, there are columns for school and institutions attended. This means that at least a primary six certificates and upward is necessary.
CLOSING DATE: not fix yet.

So rush come at Celestial Computers TYOWANYE to register yours.

Write and discuss on the concept of employee engagement

      INTRODUCTION

Employees are the greatest assets, to every organization. Therefore it is important that organizations implement practices and policies that encourage employee engagement. Without employee engagement, organizations are unable to attain business strategy objectives that will improve organizational performance. employee engagement is an integral source of financial and organizational performance.

DIFINITION OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

According to macey and Schneider (2008) they refers to employee engagement as the positive feeling held by employees about their job and also the motivation and effort they put in to work. Employee engagement also leads to behaviour that leads to organizational success. It is also a desirable condition, that has an organizational purpose, and connotes involvement, commitment, passion, enthusiasm, focused effort, and energy.

COMPONENTS OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

 There are three components of employee engagement they are :- dedication, vigor, and absorption.

DEDICATION

When employees demonstrate dedication, they are enthusiastic and feel pride for their work. Dedicated employees feel that the work they are in charge of is significant and contributes to the overall objective of the organization.

VIGOR

When demonstrating vigor, employees are invested in their work, and persist despite challenges they might face. They show a high level of energy and go the extra mile when necessary.

ABSORPTION

Absorption occurs when employees are very engrossed in their work. The concept of "flow" which describes a positive state where people are immersed in their work is closely related to absorption.

The fact is that, employee come to work are ready to be engaged, but organization needs to create the conditions that will release that energy.

This framework places an emphasis on the management of human resources in ways that respect the energy people bring to the work place. It also put responsibility on management to create conditions at work that will facilitate employee engagement.

According to Craig and Silverstone (2010) they contend that collective engagement is the key to high performance. That is, employee engagement is a way by which managers treat their subordinate in a way to motivate them so that they bring out their best, work hard,  feel engaged and bring what is useful.

Employee engagement is related yet is distinct from employee attitudes like job satisfaction and individual/organizational commitment. All these factors are important in creating a positive organizational climate and can be catalysts for organizational performance in a variety of ways. (Macey & Schneider, 2008). Moreover,

EMPLOYEE TEND TO EXPERIENCE ENGAGEMENT IN A VARIETY OF WAYS

TRAITS ENGAGEMENT:- is the extent to which employees have a general positive attitude towards work. These employees tend to be happy and productive across a wide range of settings and jobs.

STATE ENGAGEMENT:- It is the extent to which employees feel engaged on a day-to-day basis so is a behavior rather than a trait.

BEHAVIORAL ENGAGEMENT:- It is shown through behaviors that go “above-and-beyond” typical job or task performance , such as personal initiative, organizational citizenship behaviors etc.

      BENEFITS OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

The benefits of employee engagement can't be overstated – employee engagement strategies have been proven to reduce staff turnover, improve productivity and efficiency, retain customers at a higher rate, and make more profits. Most importantly, engaged employees are happier, both at work and in their lives.

  CONCLUSION

For employee to feel engaged it is through fair treatment received from work place  that makes them feel engaged as to put in their best, Also for employee to  engaged is through effective communication from the management and other source of motivation that makes them feel engaged. To be competitive, it is important that organizations and employees understand the nature of employee engagement and implement strategies that enhance engagement

REFERENCE

(i) Human resource management:

     Fourth edition

    ALAN PRICE

(ii) Engage for success. Org

      https://engageforsuccess.org

History and Development of Guidance and Counselling: The Missing Dimension of Nigeria School Counselling Services

INTRODUCTION:
The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a post-colonial territory of Britain; it became independent in
1960. Since the 1960’s, the Nigerian educational system seems to have been under great pressure to
change. The reasons might be classified as educational, economic, technological, social and
ideological changes. The irrelevance of the curriculum in the educational system to the nation’s
needs and aspiration after independence made it necessary for the government to search for a new
philosophy and policy of education. A new National Policy on Education was first published in
1977, revised in 1981 and later revised again in 2004. Every government that came on board seems
to have always recognized education as a basic human right of every citizen and a powerful tool for
human resource and national development. Nigeria as a nation has adopted education as an
instrument for social and economic transformation. It was spelt out in the National Policy on
Education (NPE, 1977) that: ‘every Nigeria child shall have a right to equal educational
opportunities irrespective of any real, or imagined disability each according to his or her ability’. In
view of this, policy documents have constantly reiterated the importance of education in eliminating
poverty, diseases and ignorance.
The national educational goals which were derived from the philosophy include: ‘the inculcation of
the right type of value attitudes for the survival in the Nigerian society, the training of the mind in
the understanding of the world around and the acquisition of appropriate skills and development of
mental, physical and social abilities among others’. The nation needs other educational arms such as
the guidance and counselling programme to fulfill these goals.
The development of guidance and counseling started in Nigeria for various reasons which include:
expansion in the enrollment of pupils in the primary and secondary schools after the independence
in 1960, the growing need of youth in Nigeria, repeated changes in the education system and unrest
in tertiary institutions and the changes in home and family life. (NPE,1977). According to Adediran
(1995), it is generally accepted that in Nigeria the organized and formal guidance and counseling
service started in 1959 at St. Theresa’s College, Oke Ado Ibadan, by a group of dedicated religious
reverend sisters who had the perception of the need for proper guidance in job selection for their
secondary school leavers. They invited some twenty outsiders to advise them about placing sixty of
their final year female students in appropriate careers. This is about eight decades after the birth of
an established and functional guidance and counselling services in America. The advisers even
though were not vocational guidance specialists, later formed the core of what later became the
Nigerian career council.
The Federal Ministry of Education in its efforts to encourage guidance education established
a guidance counselling unit in 1961 to be supervised by an education officer in the ministry. This
was temporarily suspended in 1966 as a result of the civil war but re-visited in at the onset of the 6-
3-3-4 system of education.
By the end of the 70s, the government had already recognized the importance of guidance and
counselling in the educational, economical and social life of the nation. In the 3rd national
development plan (1975-1980) emphasis was geared towards achieving the manpower needs of the
nation. The government then realized that for education to be complete, the beneficiary must have a
good sense of fulfillment. This led to the inauguration of the Counselling Association of Nigeria in
1976 as an affiliation of the American Personnel and Guidance Association (APGA). The Federal
Government then inserted the need for guidance and counselling services and courses in our schools
in its National Policy on Education by 1981. This then led the state governors to establish guidance
and counselling units in their ministries of education, in addition to counselling units in the
universities.
1.1 Philosophy of Guidance
Guidance is universal and the basic principles of the philosophy of guidance are common to all
countries with a slight modification to suit the locally accepted beliefs and the specific guidance
services offered. The eight principles of the philosophy of guidance are:
 The dignity of the individual in supreme.
 Each individual is unique. He or she is different from every other individual.
 The primary concern of guidance is the individual in his own social setting. The main aim
being to help him to become a wholesome person and to gain fullest satisfaction in his life.
 The attitudes and personal perceptions of the individual are the bases on which he acts.
 The individual generally acts to enhance his perceived self.
 The individual has the innate ability to learn and can be helped to make choices that will lead
to self-direction, and make him consistent with the social environment.
 The individual needs a continuous guidance process from early childhood through adulthood.
 Each individual may, at times, need the information and personalized assistance best given by
competent professional personnel.
1.2 The goals to achieve in guidance
At the present, guidance ought to have taken an unprecedented lead over all other helping
professions, for it empowers an individual to charter his life successfully, in spite of all odds. But in
Nigeria, the government has not given it the rightful attention. The specific goals of guidance
services include the following:
 exploring-self: The basic aim is to help an individual increase his understanding and
acceptance of self; his physical development, his intelligence, aptitudes, interest, personality
traits, attitudes and values, his achievements in scholastic and other spheres, his aspirations
and life-style preferences and above all his here-and-now needs which keep him highly
motivated to behave positively or otherwise.
 determining values: The second aim is to help an individual recognize the importance of
values, explore different sets of values, determine personal values and examine them in
relation to the norms of society and their importance in planning for success in life.
 setting goals: This aim is to help an individual set goals for him self and relate these to the
values determined by him so that he recognizes the importance of long-range planning.
 explore the world of work: The aim here is to help the individual explore the world of work in
relation to his self-exploration, his system and goals that he has set for himself to achieve
success in life.
 improving efficiency: The individual is helped to learn about factors which contribute to
increase effectiveness and efficiency and to improve his study habits.
 building relationship: The aim is to help the individual to be aware of his relationship with
others and to note that it is a reflection of his own feelings about himself.
 accepting responsibility for the future: The individual is helped to develop skills in social and
personal forecasting, acquire attitudes and skills necessary for mastering the future.
To sum up, guidance empowers him to be an integrated individual, actualizing his potential to the
fullest.

CONCEPT OF COUNSELLING
Counselling either as a concept, practice or a profession has a problem of not having a clearly
understood meaning not only to the average Nigerian but also to those other professions including
the closest colleagues of the counsellor- teachers and educational administrators. In a developing
African country like Nigeria, guidance and counselling services are said to be recent, at least on a
relative standard with nations like America and Canada. This probably account for why professional
counselling is still seen as irrelevant in a society where the young is born and grows up relying on
elders or ‘seniors’ for all advice he needs for education, socialization and adjustment in his
development.
Counselling is the service offered to the individual who is under going a problem and needs
professional help to overcome it. The problem keeps him disturbed, high strung and under tension
and unless solved his development is hampered or stunted. Counselling therefore is a more
specialized service requiring training in personality development and handling exceptional groups
of individuals.
According to Willey and Andrew (2011), Counselling involves two individuals one seeking help
and other a professionally trained person who helps to solve problems, orient and direct him
towards a goal which leads to his maximum development and growth. Counselling services are
therefore required for individuals having developmental problems because of the handicap they
suffer in any area of emotional either because of hereditary factors or environment conditions
.Counselling is an integral part of an over-all programme of guidance.

POST UTME/DE ONLINE SCREENING

This is to notify the the jambites and the general public that 2020/2021 academic session is going on at Celestial Computers Tyowanye.

There for those of you who wrote jamb or buy DE for 2020/2021 academic session is your time now to kindly go to Celestial Computers Tyowanye and obtain your School online Screening form.

Furthermore, for those of you who register on awaiting result should go to the jamb office or any accredited CBT centre and upload your o'level result.

How will I know if my results are uploaded already?

Now that you’re sure you had earlier submitted your SSCE results for CBT centre or you’ve gone back to upload the awaiting results, you may want to be sure they did it for you. How do you go by this?

In order to be sure whether your SSCE result was uploaded or not, follow the steps below:

Method #1

1. Visit your JAMB profile here or click https://www.jamb.org.ng/eFacility_/Login
2. Log in with your JAMB profile email and profile password. See how to recover your email or password here.
3. Now, you're on your dashboard. Scroll to the end of the page to locate "Check Admission Status"
4. On the next page, locate "Access My CAPS". Click this to diplay "My O'level"

Method #2

1. While on your dashboard now. Locate the search box by the left conner of your page. Enter "CAPS" in the search box. Then, search.
2. This will show Admission. Click to expand that and click Check 2019 or 2020 UTME/DE Admisison Status on CAPS.
3. On the next page, locate "My O'level" by the left side. Click on this to display your O'level results as uploaded by the CBT centre.
4. NOTE: If you're using a mobile phone, consider using Chrome Browser. Click on the Menu icon (it looks like 4 short lines over one another by the right conner) to see the Search box. Then, follow other instruction 3, 4 and 5 above.

Does Re-uploading of Result Affect All Admission Seekers?

No.

If you’ve already uploaded your SSCE results earlier during your UTME registration, you don’t need to re-upload it again.

The instruction/warning is more directed to applicants who used awaiting results during the registration because they were looking up to WAEC, NECO, NABTEB, NBAIS or GCE results to be released.

Since they used AR, they must go back to CBT center to upload their own results too. Read more in my post, “How to Upload WAEC, NECO, NABTEB or NBAIS results to JAMB portal”.

Candidates who had used one result earlier but wish to replace or change it, can equally go back to CBT center and plead for replacement.

However, I'd got a notice that some CBT centres failed to upload most candidates' results during UTME registration due to some issues they faced while the registration was on-going. This was why I release another comprehensive guide to help you understand what to do next. Check, "NO ADMISSION YET, Why O’level Result is the Reason for Delay.

Buhari govt begins recruitment into NSCDC [SEE HOW TO APPLY]

"According to dailypost news" 

The Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Board, CDFIPB, has announced the commencement of recruitment into the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.

A statement signed by the Secretary of CDFIPB and posted on NSCDC Facebook page said the recruitment would be in six categories.

It directed applicants to commence their online registration from 10th August 2019 to 7th September 2019.

The statement also directed qualified candidates on how to apply.

The statement entitled: “Recruitment into the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps” reads in full:

The Civil Defence, Fire, Immigration and Prisons Board (CDFIPB) is inviting applications from suitably qualified candidates for full time appointments to fill existing vacancies in the following positions in the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps;

*MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES*

*CATEGORY A: Superintendent Cadre*

Superintendent of Corps (SC) Medical Doctors, CONMESS 02

Superintendent of Corps(SC) Dentist CONMESS 02

Superintendent of Corps(SC) Optometrists CONMESS 02

Applicants must be holders of M.B.B.S; M.D; M.D.S; or equivalent from recognized universities.

*CATEGORY B: Inspectorate Cadre*

Inspector of Corps (IC) Nursing CONHESS 07.

Applicants must be registered Nurses (RN), Registered Midwives (RM) or Registered Nurses/Midwives (RNM) obtained from recognized institutions.

Assistant Inspector of Corps (AIC) CONPASS 06.

Applicants must be holders of Diploma in Community Health, Medical Records, Pharmacy, Food and Nutrition, Health Education, Health Information Management, Laboratory, Environmental Technician and other Health/Medical related fields.

*CATEGORY C: Assistant (CAII) CONPASS 04*

Applicants must be holders of Certificate in Community Health, Medical Records, Pharmacy, Food and Nutrition, Health Education, Health Information Management, Laboratory, Environmental Technician and other Health/Medical related fields.

*GENERAL DUTY*

*CATEGORY A: Superintendent Cadre*

Assistant Superintendent of Corps II (ASCII) CONPASS 08

Applicants must be holders of first degree from recognized Universities in the following areas:
Humanities, Social Science, Psychology, Estate/ Town Planning, Public Health, Food Sciences, Social Works, Security, Criminology and Operational Research etc.

*CATEGORY B: Inspectorate Cadre*
i. Senior Inspector of Corps (SIC), CONPASS 08

Applicants must be holders of Higher National Diploma (HND) Certificates obtained from recognized institutions.

ii Inspector of Corps (IC)

Applicants must be holders of NCE or its equivalent in any field from recognized institutions or holders of Registered Nurses (RN), Registered Nurses/Midwives (RNM) obtained from recognized institutions.

*Assistant Inspector of Corps (AIC)*

Applicants must be holders of National Diploma (ND) obtained from recognized Polytechnics/institutions, or holders of certificates in Community Health, Pharmacy and Health Education.

*CATEGORY C: Assistant Cadre*

i. Corps Assistant (CAII) CONPASS O4

GCE Ordinary level, SSCE/NECO or their equivalents with minimum of five (5) credits in not more than two (2) sittings, which should include at least English and Mathematics.

ii. Corps Assistant (CAIII) CONPASS 03

Applicants must be holders of GCE ordinary level, SSCE/NECO or their equivalents with a minimum of three credits in not more than two (2) sittings, which include at least English or Mathematics or Trade Test Grade III. (Artisans, Motor Driver, Mechanics, Auto Electricians, Plumbers, Carpenters, Masons, etc).

*DRIVERS/MECHANICS*

“Assistant Cadre:-*

Corps Assistant (CAII) CONPASS 04

Applicants must be holders of Trade Test Grade II. ( Motor Drivers, Mechanics, Auto Electricians, etc).

Corps Assistant (CAIII) CONPASS 03

Applicants must be holders of Trade Test Grade III. (Motor Drivers, Mechanics, Auto Electrician, etc )
Note: National Driver’s License is required for all prospective drivers.

*ARTISANS*
Assistant Cadre:-
Corps Assistant (CAII) CONPASS 04

Applicants must be holders of Trade Test Grade II. (Artisans, Plumbers, Carpenters, Masons, etc)

Corps Assistant (CAIII) CONPASS 03

Applicants must be holders of Trade Test Grade III. (Artisans, Plumbers, Carpenters, Masons, etc)

“METHOD OF APPLICATION*

Application must be Online.
Candidates are expected to log into the website www.cdfipb.careers ,fill and submit the application form online. Candidates are advised to print out the Referee forms which must be duly completed for submission during screening.

Candidates should NOTE that multiple applications will automatically be disqualified.

*SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION*

Applications should be submitted online within four (4) weeks from the date of this publication from 10th August 2019 to 7th September 2019.

*STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RECRUITMENT*

Applicants must be Nigerian by birth.
Applicants must possess the requisite qualifications and certificates. Any certificate or qualification not presented and accepted at the recruitment center shall not be accepted after the recruitment.

Applicants must be fit and present certificate of medical fitness from recognized Government Hospitals.
Applicants must be of good character, and must not have been convicted of any criminal offence.

Applicants must not be members of a secret society, Cult or Drug Addict etc.
Applicants must not have been involved in any financial embarrassment.

Applicants must be between the ages 18 and 30 years
Applicants height must not be less than 1.65m for males and 1.60m for females.
Applicants chest measurement must not be less than 0.87 for men.

Computer Literacy will be an added advantage

*APPLICATION*

*CANDIDATES SHOULD NOTE THAT THIS APPLICATION IS ABSOLUTELY* FREE.

*CLOSING*

All applications are expected to be completed and submitted within four (4) weeks from the date of publication.

2019 Recruitment: Nigeria Police releases list of shortlisted candidates, screening date

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has finally released a list of candidates shortlisted for its 2019 recruitment.

This was disclosed on the official website of the Police Service Commission (PSC).

The force advised shortlisted candidates to check their email accounts to confirm that they have been shortlisted for the screening exercise and also to confirm the date, venue and time for screening.

According to the PSC, the screening of shortlisted applicants for recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force as Constables will begin on Monday, July 1, 2019, in the 36 States of the federation and the Federal capital territory Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.

The statement reads: “The screening of shortlisted applicants for recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force as Constables will begin on Monday, July 1, 2019, in the 36 States of the federation and the Federal capital territory Abuja.

“Already letters of invitation to successful applicants are currently being sent to the email accounts used by applicants when they applied.

“Applicants are required to check their email accounts to confirm that they have been shortlisted for the screening exercise and also to confirm the date, venue and time for screening.

“All relevant information concerning the recruitment exercise are contained in the letters of invitation.

“Applicants are also advised to check for their names and other relevant information in their respective State Police Command, Police Service Commission website; www.psc.org.ng 

5 Best tips to Make Money with FACEBOOK

There are 175 million people who use Facebook every day. If you are one of these people then it is time to do something productive while you check your friends’ status or while uploading a photo.  Because of the large number of users in Facebook, this makes this a great site to make money online. All you need is a Facebook account (and products to sell if you want to earn more) to start making money with your Facebook account. Of course some of these tips require other things besides a Facebook account. But we’re certain these will be helpful.

1. One way of earning money through Facebook is by some applications. You can earn money for every sign up, download or watching of videos in these applications. However, we must be careful in choosing the application that we should entrust our details to. Some of these apps are just after your email address, which can be sold. There are also some apps that will list sites where you can find online jobs, legit or not? You be the judge.

2. Another way to make money on Facebook is by promoting a site with an affiliate program. You can posts links to these sites on your Facebook page, and once your friends click the links and fulfill the provider’s criteria, then you earn money. A few sites that have affiliate programs are Freelancer.com, Amazon.com and ebay. There are a lot of websites that offer this program so you won’t have a hard time finding them.

3. You can also use your Facebook account to direct traffic to your blog. Since there are millions of users in Facebook it is a great place for you to advertise your blog or website. The best way to do this is to create a page that has the same name as your website/blog, then display excerpts of posts that are in your site or teasers, then invite as many friends as you can to your Facebook page. If they get interested with the content then they will look at your website to read some more, this means more traffic for your site. More traffic more clicks on ads, more money for you. Plus if they recommend/liked/shared your Facebook page then there is a possibility of more readers and clickers for you. Doesn’t that sound exciting?

4. If you have a business, online or otherwise, then Facebook is a great spot to market your goods and services. Just post flattering photos of your products with tantalizing descriptions, then bingo your business will be booming in no time.  Just remember to value your customers trust and reciprocate with good customer service so that you will have a lot of happy clients, which in turn would give you more clients.

5. Lastly you can use your Facebook page to advertise your google adsense/adwords. This is a good way to earn more money from your adsense account, as advertising with Facebook will help you reach more people.

Just follow these tips and be sure to tell us about your experience with them. We are certain that these will help boost your monetary earnings, as well as gaining you new friends from all over the world.

Post UTME : Universities Selling Forms.

• Niger Delta University – NDU Post UTME – 2019/2020.
• Taraba State University – TSU Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• KolaDaisi University – KDU Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike – FUNAI Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Federal University of Technology Owerri – FUTO Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Umaru Musa Yar’adua University – UMYU Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Olabisi Onabanjo University – OOU Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Abia State University – ABSU Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• University of Calabar – UNICAL Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Ignatius Ajuru University of Education – IAUE Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Ambrose Alli University — AAU Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Tai Solarin University of Education — TASUED Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Kwara State University – KWASU Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Edo University Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Pan-Atlantic University – PAU Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Adeleke University Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Evangel University Akaeze (EUA) Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Bingham (ECWA) University Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Wesley University Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Crawford University Post-UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Godfrey Okoye University – GOUNI Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Crescent University – CUAB Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Afe Babalola University – ABUAD Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Anchor University Lagos – AUL Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Igbinedion University Okada – IUO Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Nile University of Nigeria – NUN Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Ajayi Crowther University- ACU Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Bells University of Technology – BUT Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Covenant University Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Bowen University Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Landmark University – LMU Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Elizade University Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Babcock University Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Edwin Clark University – ECU Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Nigeria Police Academy – NPA Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Nigerian Defence Academy – NDA Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.

Post UTME : Polytechnics/Monotechnics Selling Forms.Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri (FPNO) Post UTME 

• Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri – Nekede Poly Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic – Akwa Ibom Poly Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Nigerian Army Institute of Technology and Environmental Studies – NAITES Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Federal Polytechnic Ilaro – Ilaro Poly Post UTME F0rm – 2019/2020.
• Auchi Polytechnic – Auchi Poly Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Federal Polytechnic Ede – EdePoly Post UTME – 2019/2020.
• Crown Polytechnic Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology Vom – FCAHPTVOM Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) School of Health Information Management – UITH Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH School of Health Information Management — UBTH Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• OAU Teaching Hospitals Complex School of Health Information Management – OAUTHC Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH) School of Health Information Management – UUTH Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Nigerian Institute of Journalism – NIJ Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Ogun State College Of Health Technology – OSCOHTECH Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.
• Delta State College of Health Technology Post UTME Form – 2019/2020.

The JAMB cut-off mark tragedy

There can be no good sounding in the recent announcement of very low cut-off marks in Nigeria’s most important grading examination, the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The entire occasion reminds one of the Yoruba word, “ijamba”, which sounding like JAMB, the acronym of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, means something tragic.

The slash reflects nothing short of failure in the country’s educational sector. The examination recorded very woeful scores but it is not sufficient to lay claim to this as the entire reason for the cut-off reduction.

Upon hearing the announcement from JAMB slashing the cut-off marks as low as 140 for some tertiary institutions, the first question was to ask if they now grade the exam over 300 as opposed to 400 it used to be.

This situation only reflects that the desire to make educational attainment has disappeared in today’s Nigeria and has been replaced by a combination of bad educational policies and a deficient teaching and learning process.

While there are insinuations that the scores were reduced to accommodate a part of the country where there is seeming educational disadvantage and low scores so that people in those regions can access tertiary education, it still remains the case that the scores are a shame and there is no reputable examination anywhere in the world where a pass mark comes down so low.

Some argue that the cut-off reduction would encourage admission into courses where many candidates do not show interest and others suggest that the reduction would encourage private universities as they would be able to admit from the pool of low-scoring candidates.

However, for both instances, the purpose of an examination is defeated when the passing score has been dragged down below the surface.

Is JAMB telling the candidates who are preparing for the next examination that with a score of 140, they can still gain admission?

Does this reduction not erode totally the desire of the next set of candidates to score high marks and compete for the best slots?

Why should the official cut-off for a major examination that determines access to tertiary education come so low?

Why should anyone wonder when the best Nigerian university is ranked 800 and below in the world?

If the cut-off to gain admission comes so low and far below average, why should the world not view those in the institutions as simpletons and the entire university system only fit for the least positions in the universal ranking?

What good impression of a nation’s educational system can be given with very low admission cut-off into her tertiary institutions?

Examinations are designed as a form of assessment to show how well a candidate or student understands the syllabus. At the same time, it serves the function of population control to ensure only those who have distinguished themselves through the exams can proceed further. The purpose of an examination is therefore defeated when you can only pass it with a fail. The pass mark has come as low as 40 per cent.

The cause of mass failure is not far-fetched. It is found in the apparent conditions of the public schools in the country and the little motivation of candidates to face their academics as it appears education does not even guarantee daily bread.

In Nigeria, before gaining admission into a tertiary institution, a candidate has to take the UTME.  The nature of this exam, as the qualifying test for the entire nation into tertiary education, ensures that the nation should instead encourage high performance among candidates and not pat low performance on the head by slashing the cut-off marks.

There is a need for an official release from JAMB on why the score has come so low. Of course, its recent remittances into the federal coffers are commendable. But how do you remit money into the coffers of government while remitting failures into her universities? This is handing Nigeria a poisoned chalice.

Some are deceived that first generation universities and other prestigious institutions will stick to high scores. However, they often end up admitting those with very low scores ahead of those with higher scores since the cut-off has been officially reduced so drastically to qualify even the low-scoring candidates.

Thus, those who can pay enough may be able to buy the slots ahead of those who could score enough even in the universities where the cut-off appears higher on paper than the JAMB cutoff.  Since the cut-off is the standard, it is not impossible to still admit using it while beaming the use of higher scores to the public.

This JAMB tragic cut-off encourages in great ways corruption in the admission process. The danger in the cut-off reduction is that it further paves the way for admission racketeering as several would be able to gain admission ahead of those with higher scores once they make the cut-off and can produce the needed cash to see them through the rest of the admission process.