Education
UBEC Tasks SUBEBs On Assurance Training
Deputy News Editor Rivers State Newspaper Corporation, Mr Reward Akwu in a group photograph with His Glory Basic Foundation School Igwuruta, Port Harcourt during excusion visit to the Corporation, recently.
Photo: Prince Dele Obinna.
Executive Secretary of
the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Alhaji, Dikko Suleiman has called on all state Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEBS) to complete the series of trainings earmarked for their Quality Assurance Officers since 2014 towards attaining the aims and objectives of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) Programme in Nigeria.
Alhaji Suleiman, who was represented by the Deputy Director, Quality Assurance, UBEC, Mr Sylvester Eyinnaya who made the call at the closing of a five-day training programme for Quality Assurance officers on Friday, organised by the Rivers State UBEB, said the training is intended to have lots of positive impact in school’s inputs, processes and outputs.
Quality Assurance,” he said, is committed to improving all aspects of educational quality, recognised and measurable learning outcomes as well as contributing to the achievements of acceptable standards that are maintained and enhanced through human and materials resources of good quality.
“This training, with the theme: “Strengthening the Capacity of Quality Assurance Officers for Effective Service Delivery”, is coming up at a time that it has become imperative that we must improve on our service delivery and that our service should have quality in terms of classroom practice and school management”, he said.
He noted that although the training was supposed to be held in 2014, that it has been held in 2016 does not make much difference since the same results will be achieved.
“I, therefore wish to seize this opportunity to call on all SUBEBs to expedite action to complete this series of trainings without further delay”, he urged.
Suleiman used the opportunity to commend Rivers UBEB for commencing the programme “It is heartening that Rivers UBEB has finally keyed into this training of its Quality Assurance Officers with part of the Teachers Professional Development (TPD) fund despite the delay”, he concluded.
In her welcome address, the Permanent Secretary Rivers State UBEB, Dame Roseline O. Chukwuigwe, noted the importance of education.
According to her, “education is the key to sustainable development and it has been widely acclaimed that no nation can develop without giving quality training to our teachers.
“It is in recognition of this that the UBEC commenced series of intervention programmes in the areas of basic education to ensure that the citizenry improves’, she said.
The Permanent Secretary, however, noted that the education sector has key challenges of inadequate funding, inaccessibility to human capital development, proper coordination and monitoring in system.
She explained further that it was in a bid to address this incoordination that the UBEC urged states UBEBs and FCT to priorities the capacity building programmes for Quality Assurance officers.
At the end of the day, it was expected that UBEC should be able to ensure three key things: that there is an increased budgetary allocation for evaluators; that the Capacity of Quality Assurance officers are strengthened through training and retraining programmes; and that there is an increased incentives for teachers.
She, therefore urged participants to take the training very seriously and ensure that your participation will bring about better attitude to work ethics, promote teacher quality, and reposition the education sector in Rivers state.
Sogbeba Dokubo
The Covenant University (CU) has, for the second time, been rated as the best university in Nigeria.
According to Times Higher Education‘s 2024 rating, Covenant Unirersity, as a growing, dynamic vision-driven university, founded on a Christian mission ethos and committed to pioneering excellence at the cutting edge of learning, is among the top 1,000 universities in the world.
The 2024 ranking includes 1,906 universities across 108 countries and regions. The Ranking Website indicates that the grading was compiled based on their new World University Ranking (WUR) 3.0 methodology which includes 18 carefully calibrated performance indicators that measure an institution’s performance across five areas: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry, and international outlook.
Analysis of the latest ranking on Thursday showed that the university based in Ota, Ogun State, is following on the ranking by the University of Ibadan (UI) as the second-best in the country, with the Federal University of Technology, Akure clinching the third position.
Currently ranked 801st university in the world, CU first gained prominence in 2018 after it emerged as the best university in Nigeria and the sixth-best university overall.
The ranking webpage explained that the site is trusted worldwide by students, teachers, governments, and industry experts, adding that the 2024 league table reveals how the global higher education landscape is shifting.
It stated thus; “This year’s ranking analysed more than 134 million citations across 16.5 million research publications and included survey responses from 68,402 scholars globally. Overall, we collected 411,789 data points from more than 2,673 institutions that submitted data”.
Meanwhile, also captured on the list of universities with the top rating in Nigeria are the University of Ilorin, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Afe Babalola University, and the University of Benin.
Others include the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Lagos State University, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Obafemi Awolowo University, and the University of Port Harcourt.
Available statistics showed that of the 15 top universities in the country, nine are located in the South West region, two in the South-South region, two in the South East region, one in the North Central zone, and one in the North West zone. Interestingly, the North-East zone was conspicuously missing from the list.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) have raised an alarm over fake sites for the ongoing printing of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Notification Slip which contains vital information such as the date, venue, and time of candidates’ examinations.
In a joint briefing by the NPF and JAMB recently in Abuja, candidates are enjoined to patronise only the approved sites by the JAMB, so as not be defrauded.
The Force Spokesman, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who signed a press release on behalf of the two Government agencies said: “The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) hereby bring to the attention of the public the ongoing printing of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Notification Slip which contains vital information such as the date, venue, and time of candidates’ examinations.
“Unfortunately, the emergence of several fake websites created by unscrupulous individuals with the intention of misleading candidates has been observed necessitating this joint press briefing.
“These fake sites are designed to deceive innocent candidates into providing personal details such as registration numbers, email addresses, and phone numbers. These details are then exploited for malicious purposes.
“Both JAMB and the Nigeria Police Force condemn these fraudulent activities and hereby reiterate the readiness to safeguard the interests of candidates and maintain the integrity of the examination process.
“We urge parents, guardians, and all stakeholders to ensure that candidates print their UTME Notification Slips only from the Board’s approved website: www.jamb.gov.ng. Candidates can print their slips from the comfort of their homes or visit any of the over 700 accredited Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres nationwide.
“It is important to note that we are familiar with the tactics employed by these fraudsters, especially during the annual assessment and admission exercises. We are actively sensitizing candidates and the public about these deceptive practices.
“Any candidate who visits these fake sites will definitely have unreliable information and thereby miss out in the forthcoming exams.’’
“Candidates are advised to print their UTME Notification Slips before Friday, 19th April, 2024, to access vital information about their examinations. Any website other than www.jamb.gov.ng offering UTME slip printing services is fake and designed to defraud candidates. Candidates should also beware of sites offering ‘live’ questions and answers, as they are false and deceptive, and accessing such materials is prohibited.
“The 2024 UTME is scheduled to commence on Friday, 19th April, and end on Monday, 29th April, 2024. We call on parents, guardians, and the general public to join hands in fostering a culture of integrity and compliance with established guidelines. Together, we can nurture a generation of upright and law-abiding leaders by discouraging fraudulent practices and desperation.
“Furthermore, JAMB is partnering with the Nigeria Police Force National Cyber Crime Centre (NPF-NCCC) to address online scam-related issues seamlessly. We assure candidates and the public of our firm dedication to ensuring a fair and transparent examination process.
“In addition, the Inspector General of Police has ordered the NPF-NCCC to go after scammers and fraudsters who engage in cyber related crimes and create phishing sites/portals, and cause them to face the full wrath of the law”.
The authorities of the Rivers State University (RSU),Nkpolu Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt says it will commence the First semester examinations.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Acting Registrar of the university, Mrs. I. B. S. Harry and made available to Dean’s and Heads of Departments, adding that the the examinations were earlier shifted to begin today from its initial date of last Monday to enable students who were yet to complete their registration and pay the necessary approved fees and give all students equal opportunity to participate in the examinations.
The statement reads “This is to inform all staff and students of the Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, that the First Semester Examination for the 2023/2024 academic session earlier scheduled to commence on Monday, 8th April, 2024, has been shifted to Monday, 15th April, 2024.”
“The change in date of the Examination is to enable students who are yet to pay stipulated fees/ charges and complete their course registration for the First Semester, to do so.”
All students in this category are advised to utilise the period to make necessary fee payments as well as course registration.”
By: Akujobi Amadi
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