UNIZIK 2017/2018 Approved Academic Calendar Out

This is to inform the general public especially students of  Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka that the Senate of the University has approved the Calendar for 2017/2018 academic session for regular students as follows: Below is the breakdown of the academic activities. UNIZIK 2017/2018 Approved Academic Calendar Out [1st & 2nd Semester]  FIRST SEMESTER 1. Monday, November 20, 2017 – “All students return and commence/continue payment of fees and Registration process.” 2. Monday, November 27, 2017 – “Lectures commence for all Students” 3. Wednesday, November 29, 2017 – “Senate Meeting” 4. Monday, December 11, 2017 – Wed. Dec. 13,2017 – “Orientation of New Students” 5. Friday, December 22, 2017 – Tue. Jan. 2,2018 – “Christmas Break” 6. Wednesday, January 3, 2018 – “Lectures Continue” 7. Friday, January 12, 2018 – “Matriculation Ceremonies” 8. Wednesday, January 31, 2018 – “Senate Meeting” 9. Monday, January 29, – Friday, Feb. 2, 2018 – “University-wide Quiz” 10. Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018 – “Senate Meeting” 11. Monday, Feb. 26 – Friday March 2, 2018 – “Revision Week” 12. Wednesday, March 7, 2018 – “Committee of Deans Meeting” 13. Monday, March 5, 2018 – “First Semester Exams Commence” 14. Friday, April 6, 2018 – “First Semester Exams End.” SECOND SEMESTER 1. Monday, April 9, 2018 – “Second Semester Lectures Commence” 2. Thursday, April 12 – Monday April 16, 2018 -“Easter Break” 3. Tuesday, April 17, 2018 – “Second Semester Lectures Continue” 4. Wednesday, April 25, 2018 – “Senate Meeting” 5. Monday, May 28, – Fri. June 1, 2018 – “University-wide Quiz” 6. Wednesday, May 30, 2018 – “Senate Meeting” 7. Wednesday, June 20, 2018 – “Committee of Deans Meeting” 8. Monday, June 25 – Friday, June 29, 2018 – “Revision Week” 9. Wednesday, June 27, 2018 – “Senate Meeting” 10. Monday, July 2, 2018 – “Second Semester Exams Commence” 11. Wednesday, July 25, 2018 – “Senate Meeting” 12. Friday, July 27, 2018 – “Second Semester Exams End” 13. Monday, July 30 – Fri. August 3, 2018 -“Project Defence” 14. Monday, August 13, 2018 – “Deadline for Submission of degree results” 15. Wednesday, August 15, 2018 – “Long Vacation Commences”

Unpaid salaries: Kogi workers beg President Buhari for alms

Workers in Kogi have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to rescue them from their current hardship resulting from non-payment of their salaries, by sending them food, drugs and other materials. The workers made the appeal on Wednesday in Lokoja in a statement jointly issued by the state chapters of the NLC, TUC and the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council (JPSNC). Messrs Olakunle Faniyi, Kolawole James and Isah Abubakar, Secretaries of NLC, TUC and JPSNC respectively, signed the statement which was circulated to media houses. According to them, Buhari should direct the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other humanitarian agencies to supply them food and the relief materials. The civil servants said they were being owed between 11 and 21 months salaries and that the situation had adversely affected them and their families. They urged the presidency to consider the condition of their children who had been sent out of schools because they could no longer pay their school fees. “The situation of workers in the state is worse than the condition of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in various camps. “The agony of the workers is not in any way less than the experiences of victims of natural disasters. ”A situation where workers cannot afford even one meal a day and pay the school fees of their children is already a humanitarian issue. “As it stands today, over 30 per cent of the workforce is owed 21 months salaries. ”Twenty (20) per cent have unpaid salaries of between 11 and 18 months while about 45 per cent took their salaries up till June this year. ”These are the category of workers the Kogi State Government is forcing to embrace the ‘clock-in, clock-out’ work policy,” they said. The civil servants also implored the indigenes of the state at home and abroad to show concern and assist in whatever form they could. Workers in the state had on Sept. 22 embarked upon an indefinite strike to press home their demand for payment of their salary arrears. Contacted, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, a media aide to Gov. Yahaya Bello, said that government had yet to enter into negotiation with labour over the demand. The Director General, Media and Publicity, said this was because the signatories to the strike notice were unknown to government. Fanwo faulted labour’s claim on salary arrears, saying that they were out to misinform the public for selfish reasons. He urged workers to disregard the labour’s directive to go on strike but continue to go to work.

CHECK YOUR UNIBEN POST-UTME 2017/2018 NEW DATE, TIME AND CENTRES

The University of Benin (UNIBEN) Admission Screening Exercise for 2017/2018 Academic Session; to be conducted by UNIBEN CONSULT NIGERIA LIMITED, is rescheduled to take place between 28th September 2017 and 10th October 2017 in designated centres within the Ugbowo Campus of the University. The Screening Exercise shall be conducted using the Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. All candidates are expected to be seated, latest one hour before the stipulated time for their screening exercise