FOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY, OSOGBO -POST UTME SCREENING FOR 2013/2014 ACADEMIC SESSION TO HOLD ON 6TH JULY 2013

ADMISSION OF STUDENTS FOR THE 2013 / 2014 ACADEMIC SESSION

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Fountain University is a private university established by the Nasrul-Lahi-Il-Fatih Society of Nigeria on May 2007 and started operating in January 2008. The vision of the University is to be a pace-setting institution in terms of learning, character-building and service to humanity. Its mission is to produce competent and resourceful graduates with high moral standards.
Its philosophy is the total development of men and women in an enabling environment through appropriate teaching, research work and service to humanity, influenced by Islamic Ethics and Culture.
Fountain University has finally scheduled its POST UTME Screening for 2013/2014 Academic Session to hold on Saturday 6th July, 2013 by 10 a.m at the university campus ground, All Fountain aspirants are asked to be at the university ground before time.
The university runs a fully residential policy for all undergraduate programs .
Endowed scholarships are available for brilliant but indigent students while the university scholarships are awarded to brilliant students.
(DEGREE AND PRE-DEGREE PROGRAMMES)
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the Screening Exercise for admission into the DEGREE and PRE-DEGREE Programs for the 2013/2014 Academic Session commencing OCTOBER 2013.
(i) GENERAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
a. Candidates applying for admission into Pre-Degree Program must possess minimum of four (4) O’level credit passes in subjects which must include English Language and Mathematics for Sciences and Management & Social Sciences. Candidates with deficiencies in their O’level results will be considered; but such candidates are however, required to make up for any deficiency before the 2014/2015 admission exercise.
b. Candidates applying for admission into any Undergraduate Program must possess a minimum of five (5) O’level credit passes at not more than two sittings in WAEC/NECO SSCE AND GCE which must include credit passes in English Language and Mathematics, and any other THREE subjects relevant to the proposed course of study OBTAINED WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
c. Direct Entry Candidates are expected to possess a good Diploma in their choice of Course (With minimum of Lower Credit) from reputable Polytechnics or Universities OR equivalent A’ Level Passes (including IJMB) in relevant subjects.

Direct entry students are expected to also purchase the direct entry form of the Joint Admissions & Matriculation Board.
Candidates awaiting results can also apply provided there is the assurance that such results will be available before Matriculation in December, 2013.
(ii) Upon successful completion of the Pre-Degree Program, candidates who must also satisfy the minimum score in the 2014/2015 JAMB Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME),would have opportunity of being placed in any of the following Degree Programs;
COLLEGE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES
( i ) Department of Biological Sciences
a) Microbiology
b) Plant Science and Taxonomy
c) Genetics and Biotechnology
d) Zoology and Animal Systematics
(ii) Department of Chemical Sciences
a) Biochemistry and Nutrition
b) Chemistry
c) Industrial and Environmental Chemistry
(iii) Department of Physics, Electronics and Earth Sciences
a) Physics
b) Physics and Electronics
c) Engineering Physics
d) Geophysics
e) Geology
(iv) Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences
a) Mathematics
b) Computer Science
c) Statistics and Biometrics
(v) Department of Renewable Resources and Environmental Management
a) Aquaculture and Fisheries Management
b) Natural Ecosystem Science and Management
c) Biodiversity, Conservation and Utilization
d) Wood Science
COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
(i) Department of Economics and Financial Studies
a) Economics
b) Accounting
c) Business Administration
d) Banking and Finance
(ii) Department of Political Science and Administration
a) Political Science and Public Administration
b) Industrial Relations and Personnel Management
(iii) Department of Psychology and Sociology
a) Psychology
b) Sociology
c) Social Works and Administration
FEES AND OTHER INFORMATION

The current school fees is N341,500 for the Degree Program. The fee is payable in two instalments of 60:40 ratio at the beginning of First Semester and Second Semester respectively. Every new student will pay N25,000 as Acceptance fee before collection of Admission letter. Students will be responsible for their feeding in the University Restaurants on PAY AS YOU EAT BASIS.
PURCHASE OF APPLICATION FORM
Application forms can be accessed on the home page of the University Website: www.fountainuniversity.edu.ng after obtaining a teller for the payment of a fee of N5,500 at any of the Branches of:
GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC (Acct No 0035759013)
WEMA BANK PLC (Acct No: 0121793412)
SKYE BANK PLC (Acct No: 1790084888) in Nigeria.

CANDIDATES ARE REQUIRED TO PRINT OUT THE COMPLETED ONLINE FORM AND COME ALONG WITH THE PRINTED COPY, THE TELLER FOR PAYMENT AND ALL CREDENTIALS TO ATTEND THE SCREENING INTERVIEW

Contact 08033599525, 08053528148, 07035670556, and 08054304742 for any further information.
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AS UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN GETS SET TO ADMIT ONLY 3000 THIS YEAR...UNIVERSITIES WARN PARENTS AS SCAMMERS STEP UP THEIR ANTICS!

Admission: Varsities warn parents against unnecessary pressure

Though this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is yet to be concluded, National Mirror can reliably say that some candidates, aided by their desperate parents, are already working on ways to make sure they are offered admission by different universities and other tertiary institutions of their choice.

Since May 3rd, when JAMB released the results of the 1,644,110 candidates who sat for the Paper Pencil Test (PPT) and the Dual Based Test (DBT) modes on Saturday, April 27, various candidates, especially those with low scores, have been reportedly seeking means of influencing the post-UTME examinations to be conducted soon by the various institutions.

Many of the candidates, who have been busy applying for change of their preferred institutions and courses of choice, to meet the two-week ultimatum set by the examination body, are also said to be doing so based on the instructions they received from their contacts.

It would be noted that this year’s UTME will be rounded off on Saturday, June 1, when  about 90,000 candidates who applied for the Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode,would have finished the spatial mode. Soon after, institutions are expected to conduct their post-UTME.

Ahead of these post-UTMEs  various people and workers of some institutions are already reportedly making advances to unsuspecting candidates, guaranteeing them  admission or placements in them while some even pledge to jerk up their UTME scores for them once the required charges are paid.

Similar situations had happened during the last examination held on April 27, when many candidates were found to have paid into accounts of swindlers who sent in suspected fake answers to them on the day of the examination through some websites created for the purpose by the fraudsters.

In its response to the allegations of malpractices during the examination JAMB had disclosed that the results of a total number of 68,309 candidates from various centres across the country were still undergoing further screening to find out their culpability .


Some of the universities contacted by National Mirror have not denied that some desperate parents do attempt to influence admission processes by hook or crook but they gave the stern warning to anyone including parents, guardians and even candidates already making efforts to corrupt the system to desist from such practices.

They claim they are now more vigilant and ready to prosecute any individual or agency found guilty of any allegation of fraud. In an interview with the Registrar, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, Mr. Oluwarotimi Shodimu, he said the development is not strange to the institution considering the high figure of candidates applying to the university every year.

He said the university has a well-laid down structures and procedures for conducting its admission activities, which he said are handled by men and women of integrity “who would never attempt to soil their reputation.”

“There is really nothing new about this at all. We are used to it and this year cannot be different. In fact, we have in the past, investigated such cases of parents offering as much as N500,000 to secure admission for their wards.

That is what our country has steeply degenerated to. Corrupt parents make sure their children inherit their corrupt character and this is telling on the larger society because everywhere you go, you are stunned at the massive fraud going on,” Shodimu stated.

Talking about the integrity of the university’s entrance examination, the registrar said not even the vice-chancellor of the institution has knowledge of the questions to be set because “we have a pool for our questions which are securely guarded and can hardly be hacked into.” He added that, though nothing is impossible particularly in this age of technology, he said the university is very proactive and can address any emergency situation.

Similarly, the authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, have enjoined parents to stay away from the university saying all efforts are on deck to stave off undue influences.

According to the university’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Abiodun Olanrewaju, the institution deploys computer to conduct its examination and releases the results less than 48 hours after.

“Within these 48 hours, the results pass through series of scrutiny.

So, where is the room for any syndicate to influence the results?” Also, the University of Ibadan spokesman, Mr. Olatunji Oladejo told National Mirror yesterday that the university knows how to block loopholes for malpractices in any of its examinations including post- UTMEs. He also added that students admitted by the university over the years were always consistent with their results upon which they were admitted throughout their studies period.

“Now the university’s standing committee in charge of admission is about sitting for this year’s admission process starting with the post-UTME,” he noted, adding; “And the university is looking towards admitting about 3000 candidates.”

In his own contribution, The Ekiti State University’s Deputy Registrar in charge of Information and Public Relations, Mr. Ajibade Olubunmi said the institution is not unaware of the development but insisted that the procedure its examination takes these days would definitely make it difficult for anyone to perpetrate fraud.

Olubunmi, who frowned at the desperation of those he described as unqualified candidates seeking university admission, blamed the country’s reward system for the development. He charged the policy makers to develop the nation’s vocational educational system that will adequately reward skill workers and allow them to reach the peak of their career like their counterparts in the universities.

Shodimu in his own submission, would expect Nigeria to step up its campaign against corruption and create employment for the teeming population of her youths whom he alleged  deploy their idle hands to engage in corrupt practices.

MOJEED ALABI/NATIONAL MIRROR

HOW DO YOU CONSOLE AN 81-YEAR OLD WOMAN WHOSE DAUGHTER JUST PASSED AWAY THROUGH CANCER?

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In fact, how do you console any human being especially a woman who just lost a child? Please read on...

Where’s my daughter, late Olayinka’s mum asks Gov Fayemi

THE 81 years old Mrs. Adetutu Grace Famuagun, mother of the late Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Mrs Funmi Olayinka, yesterday, wept uncontrollably and repeatedly asked Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, the whereabout of her daughter.

Fayemi, who was at the Famuwagun’s family house, Oke Ori-Omi, where the parents of Mrs. Olayinka live in Ado Ekiti, at 10am, alongside his wife, Bisi and other top government functionaries, could not hide his emotion when the octogenarian mother kept asking “Kayode, where is Funmi?” repeatedly.

In a statement, Governor Fayemi said all his engagements, including the symposium organised for the youths at Ikogosi Ekiti are cancelled. Equally, the state has suspended all official ceremonies and opened condolence register in the office of the governor and the office of the deputy, including the state’s liaison office in Lagos and Abuja.

Already Governor Fayemi has declared a seven-day mourning during which all flags in the state will fly at half mast.

This came as Senate President David Mark, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Professor Wole Soyinka, state governors, senators and other prominent Nigerians continued to pay glowing tributes to Mrs. Olayinka, 52 and mother of three, who died in a Lagos hospital on Saturday after a long battle with cancer.

Condolences

Meanwhile, Senate President, David Mark, urged the Ekiti State government to immortalise late Olayinka in recognition of her contribution to the development of the state.

*CONDOLENCE – Mother of late Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Mrs. Adetutu Famuagun; flanked by Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi (Right); and his wife, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, during a condolence visit to the Famuaguns over the demise of the Deputy Governor, Mrs. Funmilayo Olayinka, in Ado-Ekiti, Sunday.

In a condolence message through his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity,  Kola Ologbondiyan, Mark described the late deputy governor as an indomitable amazon, who stood to be counted when it mattered, stressing that her death was a huge loss to the nation.

Also  former Vice President  Atiku Abubakar  in a statement said the death of Mrs. Olayinka at such time when Ekiti State needed her services the most was most unfortunate.

Atiku Abubakar appealed to Governor Fayemi to accept the death of his deputy governor as an act of God, saying “the death of the Ekiti State deputy governor is not only a loss to Ekiti State, but to Nigeria because she was a faithful and committed compatriot.”

Governors

In Ondo State, Governor Olusegun Mimiko, through a statement by Eni Akinsola, his Chief Press Secretary, said the death of such a young, lively and active leader could not but evoke deep feeling of loss and sadness.

He said: “Nigerians were well aware that she was indisposed, but were hoping and praying that she will scale through and come out stronger and better. We were therefore shocked to hear of her death. It is sad, sad news.

“It evokes a deep feeling of loss and sadness. The demise of Mrs Olayinka will be greatly felt by her husband, children, political acolytes and indeed the good people of Ekiti State.

”Sad as it is, we cannot but thank God for her life, pray that her soul finds repose in the Lord and seek God’s Grace and strength for the family to bear the loss.”

On his part, Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, described the death of Ekiti State Deputy Governor Ekiti as devastating and a big blow to progressive politics in the state and Nigeria.

A statement by the Director, Bureau of Communications and Strategy, Office of the Governor, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, said the demise of the late Olufunmilayo Olayinka who died of cancer had shown that government at all levels should brace up and give the necessary attention to the treatment and detection of cancer.

He said: “Lives of millions of women are being threatened as they suffer under the disease of cancer without early detection and adequate treatment. Government at all levels should rise up to the task by subsidising the cost for testing and treatment.”

Fashola, Oshiomhole, Uduaghan others mourn

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos, in a condolence message by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Hakeem Bello, described the deceased as a great daughter of the state who made her mark professionally and then offered to serve her people.

The governor said: “As a brother Governor, I feel completely overwhelmed, just imagining the depth of your pain and anguish at the death of a most loyal, dependable and diligent deputy which you had in Mrs. Olayinka.

“When the history of the restoration of the democratic mandate freely given by the duo of Governor Fayemi and the late Deputy Governor as well as the back-breaking work to restore the meaningful governance to Ekiti state comes to be written, a very glorious and general mention would be made of the late Deputy Governor.”

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, in his condolence message, through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Peter Okhiria, said: “We learnt with deep shock and grief about the death of the Deputy Governor of Ekiti State.

“Mrs Olayinka gave her all to the recovery of the mandate freely given to the Governor and herself by the good people of Ekiti state and she was unwavering in her quest to deepen the nation’s democracy by going through the judicial process.”

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, through his Press Secretary, Mr. Felix Ofou,  in a statement, said: “The Delta Governor praised the courage and strength of the late Deputy Governor in the battle against cancer. She worked tirelessly to please everyone until a few weeks ago when it was announced that she was proceeding on medical leave.

“Not once did she betray signs of being sick. May be a few persons were aware of her health status. All we saw was a courageous and strong woman willing to please everyone.”

On his part, Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, in a condolence statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Christian Ita, said although words seemed inadequate to express the sorrow felt by her loss, ”we must try to see beyond her demise and focus on the memories of her good works and life long achievements.

“The thoughts and prayers of the people of cross River State are with her family and people of Ekiti state during this difficult time.”

On his part, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State , through a condolence message by his Chief Press Secretary, Alhaji Abdulwahab Oba, described the passage of Mrs. Olayinka as a national loss as she died at a young age with a lot of ideas, zeal and vision that could help in shaping a better Ekiti State and the building of a virile Nigeria.

Soyinka condoles

Prof. Soyinka, in condolence message, said: “Her departure will be felt as a great loss to your administration, to the people of Ekiti State, but most especially to her family, to whom I request that you be so kind as to convey my message of fortitude in the face of this grievous bereavement.”

Senators pay tributes

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu in a condolence message in Abuja, through his Special Adviser, Media, Mr. Uche Anichukwu, said Mrs Olayinka was not only a “promising female leader but a progressive and distinguished professional who wholeheartedly dedicated herself to the service of the good people of Ekiti and the entire nation.”

Senator Gbenga Ashafa, representing Lagos East Senatorial District, in his brief message, expressed shock over the news of the deputy governor’s death, who he described, as “heroine of Democracy.”

Others who paid condolences included former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu; former governor of Ekiti State, Chief Segun Oni; member, House of Representatives, representing Ado-Ekiti/Irepodun-Ifelodun Federal Constituency, Ekiti State, Mr. Opeyemi Bamidele; Osun State chapter of ACN and Conference of Alumni Associations of Nigerian Universities, CAANU.

FROM VANGUARD NEWSPAPERS