Tuesday 16 July 2013

Tutorialclick.com---UNIUYO begins 2013/2014 Post-UTME registration



UNIUYO begins 2013/2014 Post-UTME registration
This is an invitation from the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) to candidates who made the University their 1st Choice in the 2013 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination(UTME), and had a total score of 180 and above, to a Screening Exercise. To download the schedule of the Post-UTME screening exercise Here
UniUyo,2013/2014 Post- UTME Test, Registration commences 1st July 13.
Requirements
1. Eligible candidates should pay the sum N2,000 (two thousand naira) only and obtain a PIN transaction receipt which should contain a PIN Code at the following banks nationwide; University of Uyo Microfinance Bank,  Zenith Bank Plc,  Skye Bank Plc,  United Bank for Africa (UBA), First Bank Plc, WEMA Bank Plc, Ecobank Plc, Sterling Bank Plc.
NOTE:
The same PIN will be used to access the result of the screening test from the internet. Candidates must provide their names and JAMB registration numbers to the bank during payment
2. With the PIN code, candidates should access and complete the University of Uyo, 2013 Post-UTME screening test forms online by clicking here
From the students e-portal solutions menu applying the following steps;
- Click on Post-UTME portal link
- Log in with your UTME registration number and PIN Code.
- Fill the Post-UTME form and upload a recent passport size photograph (scanned) with red background.
- Submit the online application form and print out a copy of the examination schedule slip.
NOTE:
i. The same passport used for the online registration will be used during the screening test and for registration after offer of admission.
ii. No complaint of wrong bio-data or blank picture will be entertained after submission
iii. Candidates who up-load wrong bio-data will be automatically disqualified.
3. Candidates are required to come for the screening test with the following items.
a. Four (4) copies of the University of Uyo 2013 Online registration form duly completed with the passport-size photograph printed in colour.
b. 2013 JAMB UTME Result printout. If you don’t have a copy of the original one,
c. Four (4) recent passport-size photographs on red- background (same photograph as the one used for the online registration) with the name, UTME registration number and signature of the candidate written on the reverse side of the photographs. These should be packaged in quarto-size envelope and Labeled with name, department and JAMB registration number.
d. HB pencil, eraser and sharpener.
4. No GSM handsets, calculators or any other extraneous materials should be brought into the screening halls.
Venue:
The screening exercise will hold at the University of Uyo, Town Campus and Town Campus Annex on the specified dates. Examination venues will be displayed at the gates. 
Closing Date:
The closing date for registration is Saturday, July 20, 2013 at midnight.
Note:
Only candidates who comply with the registration procedures outlined will be allowed to undergo the screening exercise.
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Thursday 4 July 2013

Murtala Muhammed Foundation 2013 Essay Competition

PARTICIPATE AND WIN: Murtala Muhammed Foundation 2013 Essay Competition


 


 The Murtala Muhammed Foundation (MMF) is pleased to announce the maiden edition of the ‘Education for Change’ Essay competition, which is in line with the Foundation’s Public Policy Dialogues aimed at increasing transparency, democracy, and accountability in government and the economy. The 2013 Policy Dialogue – will have as its focus “Investing in Nigeria’s Future: Unlocking the Potential of our Next Generation of Leaders”.
In line with our mandate to empower the youths to become exemplary leaders that shall stir this great nation towards the path of sustainable development; the essay competition is focused on promoting critical thinking, harnessing ideas and developing the talents abilities gifts and skills inherent in the youth. This we expect shall translate into a ripple effect of awareness and provide a platform for growth of future leaders for Nigeria.
Rules & Regulations
  • The competition is open to students from registered Federal and State Private Universities and Polytechnics of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
  • The competition is open to students from registered Public and Private Secondary Schools of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
  • All applicants must be legal residents of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
  • The candidate must be aged between 18-25 years for Polytechnics and Universities and between 12-17 years for secondary schools.
  • The essay submitted must not be more than five hundred words (500 Words). Failure to comply with this shall lead to automatic disqualification.
  • All entries must be written in the English language.
  • The candidate must only apply based on one topic that should be submitted electronically. Multiple applications will be disqualified.
  • Relations and staff of the Murtala Muhammed Foundation are not eligible to apply.
  • Falsification of any detail on the application shall nullify it.
  • The Applicants bio-data shall be used by the Foundation for publicity purposes.
  • The top five shortlisted Applicants shall be invited for an interview and then the top three shall be awarded the prizes.
  • All entries must be properly referenced, as plagiarism shall not be permitted. Note that information from the following websites is not allowed as forms of reference for this competition: Wikipedia or any wiki links site. The research much reflects appropriate and relevant peer-reviewed journals and legitimate websites.
UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC ESSAY COMPETITION TOPIC
Topic
Education is the most powerful weapon, which you can use to change the world.
Nelson Mandela.
Prize
First prize: N150,000
Second Prize: N100,000
Third Prize: N75,000
SECONDARY SCHOOL ESSAY COMPETITION TOPIC
Topic
Education is that which remains when one has forgotten everything he learned in school
Albert Einstein.
Prize
First Prize: N100,000
Second Prize: N75,000
Third Prize: N50,000

Judging
Your essay shall be judged on seven criteria:
1. Content: How convincing are the main points and conclusion of the essay?
2. Organization: How logical is the flow of thoughts?
3. Relevance: Relationship between the essay and the topic?
4. Critical thinking: Ability to think creatively.
5. Grammar: Spelling and punctuation.
6. Reference: Ability to provide proper referencing from reliable sources.
7. Word Count: Adherence to the 500 words for the essay as stipulated.
HOW TO APPLY
All applications should be sent to info@mmfng.org with the applicants full detail (Full Names, Age, Gender, Email Addresses, Phone Contact, School/Institution, State of Residence, State of Origin). The deadline for the submission of forms is: 16th August, 2013. Successful candidates shall be contacted.
The awards shall be presented at the Investing in Nigeria’s Future: Unlocking the Potential of our Next Generation of Leaders Conference on 9th October, 2013 and all top three awardees shall be given a plaque and certificate of accomplishment and attend the pre-conference dinner with the Trustees’ of the Foundation.

- MMFNG

What is Tutorialclick?



Tutorialclick.com (www.tutorialclick.com) is an online examinations preparatory portal containing hundreds of past questions that candidates use to practice for the Secondary School Certificate examinations (SSCE), Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), Post UTME for admissions into Nigerian Universities. The tests are timed and the results are shown in real time with explanations given for the right and wrong answers. Candidates select their subjects, while Mathematics, English and Oral English are available as FREE subjects for all. Current Affairs is available free for the Post UTME. Being an online product, candidates in the Diaspora also benefit from the portal.
It provides opportunity to learn anywhere at any time as the portal can be accessed from a desktop or from a mobile device with internet access. It has helped to tune our youths’ love for the Internet and mobile devices to be used positively in their educational development.
The portal is accessed using scratch cards that are sold in major bookshops, retail centres, schools, and cybercafés, via the web and mobile phone and also by independent youths. Tutorialclick is a result of feedback from clients and stakeholders in the educational sector of the economy

BENEFITS
*      Convenience with access to knowledge on the go and anywhere
*      Improves IT Knowledge and usage skills
*      Highlights areas of weakness in real time
*      Parents can monitor performance of their wards
*      Improve access to tutorials in rural areas 
*      Improve the pass rates in the examinations by students
*      Encourage self – learning and development
*      Improved quality of education
*      Inexpensive alternative or supplementary tutorial for students
*      Saves cost and time required for travelling to tutorial centres
*      Providing value for money services
*      Peace of mind for parents
*      Create wealth and generate jobs for marketers & web programmers (all youths!!)
*      Resource to improve educational and human capital development in Nigeria 
*      In line with the Government’s Vision 2020


AWARDS
Tutorialclick.com was one of the winners in the 2012 Internet for Jobs Initiative (I4J) program of the Nigerian Internet Group, a non-profit, non-governmental organization promoting the Internet in Nigeria.
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Tutorialclick.com is the brainchild of Dataklinik Associates Limited (RC101651), (www.dtkassociates.com), a wholly Nigerian organization involved in educational business and consulting. We publish computer textbooks for all levels of Education; primary, secondary and tertiary.
Our publications include Computer Studies for primary schools, Computer Studies for Junior Secondary Schools, and Basic Computer Studies – A Beginners’ Text for the Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (SSCE). ICT is expected to be tested beginning from June 2014
Other similar examinations will be available on the platform in the near future.



EXAMS COVERAGE
·         SSCE
·         UTME
·         Post -  UTME
SUBJECTS COVERAGE
Past Questions for the past ten (10) years for each of the subjects in each examination are available with answers and explanations
·         Accounts
·         Biology
·         Chemistry
·         Commerce
·         CRK
·         Economics
·         English language + Oral English
·         Geography
·         Government
·         Mathematics
·         Physics
·         English Literature (Post UTME Only)
Current Affairs            (Post UTME Only)