A survey recently conducted by the NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION (NUC) revealed that there are over 40 illegal universities operating as conventional institutions in Nigeria.

Institutions which claim to have their main campuses abroad in countries like Ghana, Benin Republic, united Kingdom and the United States have been found to be operating illegally in the country, without any accreditation by the Nigeria NUC.

We seek you to be warned!

I never cease to wonder how a man, or woman, can, with eyes wide open, choose to embark on a journey to nowhere. Or how else can one describe people in their correct senses, paying to receive lectures from the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) at a public primary school in Abuja? - allAfrica.com:

Students and candidates applying for Degree and other Conventional Programmes are strictly adviced to stay away from such universities as degrees and other qualifications obtained from such institutes are regarded as falsified documents and incriminating and could lead to a jail term.

We manage to dig through for the list of the illegalised universities, so you may take note.

S/No.                            Name                                                                              Location

1.  Christians of Charity American Uni. of Science and Tech.

2.  University of Industry                                                                        Yaba, Lagos

3.  Uni. of Applied Sci. Port Novo, Benin Republic                       Nigerian Campus

4. Blacksmith University                                                                         Awka, Anambra

5. Volta University College, Ghana                                                     Nigerian Campus

6. Royal University Izhia                                                                       Abakaliki, Ebonyi

7. Atlanta University                                                                              Ayingba, Kogi

8. Sunday Adokpela University, Otada Adoka                             Otukpo, Benue

9. United Christian University,  Macotis Campus                       Imo

10. United Nigeria University College                                             Okija, Anambra

11. Samuel Ahmadu University, Makurdi                                      Benue

12. UNESCO University, Ndoni                                                           Rivers

13. Saint Augustines University of Technology                           Jos, Plateau

14. the International University, Missouri, USA                 Kano & Lagos campus

15. Collumbus University, UK                                                     Nigerian Campus

16. Tiu International University, UK                                       Nigerian Campus

17. Pebbles University, UK                                                          Nigerian Campus

18. Aston University, UK                                                              Nigerian Campus

19. London External Studies, UK                                               Nigerian Campus

20. Pilgrims University                                                                  Nigerian Campus

21. Lobi Business School, Makurdi                                            Benue

22. West African Christian University                                     Nigerian Campus

23. Bolta University College, Aba                                              Abia

24. JBC Seminar Inc. Wukari Jubilee University                Kaduna Campus

25. Westlan University, Esie                                                        Kwara

26. St. Andrew’s University College, Abuja                           FCT

27. EC-Council University, USA                                                 Lagos Study Centre

28. Atlas University, Ikot_Udosa Uko                                    Uyo, Akwa Ibom

29. Concept College/University, London                              Ilorin, Kwara

30. Halifax Gateway University, Ikeja                                     Lagos

31. Kingdom of Christ University, Abuja                                FCT

32. Acada University, Akinlalu                                                   Oyo

33. Fifom University, Mbaise                                                       Imo

34. Houdegbe North American University                            Nigerian Campus

35. Atlantic Intercontinental University, Okija                   Anambra

36. Open International University, Akure                             Ondo

37. Middle Belt Uni. (North Central Uni), Otukpo               Benue

38. Leadway University, Ughelli                                                Delta

39. Metro Univerisity, Dutse                                                       Bwari, FCT

40. Southend University, Ngwu Egeru                                    Ndoki, Rivers

41. Olympic University, Nsukka                                                Enugu

For more Information on Nigerian Universities that are legally approved by NUC to carry out Degree and other Conventional Programmes, please visit http://www.nuc.edu.ng

Source: National Universities Commission, NUC

Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto has approved the schedule for the conduct of post-utme screening exercise for the 2010/2011 session. Candidates who made UDUS as their first and second choices with a score of 180 and above are invited to the screening exercise as scheduled:

Date: Friday 6th, and Saturday 7th August 2010
Venue: Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Main Campus, Sokoto
Time: 8:00am

The University Management requires each candidate to come along with a Bank Draft of N1,000 payable to any reputable bank, and addressed to “Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto“.

For further details please visit: http://www.udusok.edu.ng/post-utme-advert.php

Wishing you the best of luck!

The Management of University of Maiduguri is inviting all candidates who chose UNIMAID as their first and/or second choice(s) during the 2010 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and also scored 180 and above to a screening exercise scheduled as follows:

Date: Friday 6th and Saturday 7th August 2010
Venue: Unimaid Campus
Time: 8:00am

All qualified candidates are required to pay a non refundable administrative charges of N 1,000 to the University management.

Other requirements include:

1. Original and photocopy of 2010 UTME notification result slip
2. HB Pencil and Eraser
3. Two recent passport sized colored Photograph with name of candidate written on reverse side
4. Bank teller and/or Unimaid Bursary receipt for the payment of N1,000 admin charges
5. Originals and Photocopies of other credentials

No GSM handsets, iPod, Walkman, Calculators or any electronic gadget should be brought into the screening venues.

For more information, please check national dailies, Daily Sun Wednesday July 28, 2010 page 35

The Vice Chancellor, University of Maiduguri, Prof. (Alhaji) Mala Mohammed Daura in a media chat with journalist over the weekend disclosed that there will be no room for students who appoint themselves as permanent ambassadors of faculties, and would not want to graduate, stressing that the university has innovated a new and dynamic strategy to handle professional and permanent students in the institution.

He pointed out that the university has identified among other things, several students who claim permanent admission and are not willing to graduate, he further concluded that the management would no longer allow such students to stay beyond their constitutional academic period as prescribed in the rules and regulations of the university. the VC, whose tenure is still up to the minute, has resolved to enforce rules and regulations guiding studentship even as he maintained that the move was designed to sanitize the system.

He also noted with kin interest that the management has overtime, tolerated this behavior of recycling students by allowing them to move from one department/faculty to the other in Unimaid.

“This means that when a student is admitted, he or she must have a maximum period for graduation. If such student could not graduate within the specified time for the course, the student can only be allowed to only stay for two years more, the law says if your course is four years, the maximum year you can stay is six and if you do not finish up the programme, you will be shown the way out, that is the situation now and there is no permanent student again,” – Prof Daura.

Prof. Daura also noted that the institution which was initially established to address the problems of tetiary education for students in the North Eastern states has fulfilled its mandate but noted that the vision of its founding fathers has been manipulated over time.

The VC, stated that the management is ready to make sure those students who are not ready to graduate give way for the serious ones because UNIMAID is one of the six universities selected for special intervention project by the Federal Government, as such the university will not afford to loose such an opportunity, and once these projects are executed successfully in the six universities in the country, they will have similar modern equipments to compete with any international standard, and will not need to travel out for any analysis. The project is being handled by Education Trust Fund of Nigeria, ETF.

Delta state university (DELSU) has announced the date for its post ume exercise. The exercise is to take place from July 7th of 2010 till 9th of July 2010.

The following information was curbed from the schools website (http://www.delsung.net/postume2010-2011.aspx), it entails the timetable and the instructions for candidates.

This is to inform all candidates who chose Delta State University, Abraka (DELSU) as 1^st and/or 2^nd
Choice in the 2010 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTEM) and scored 180 and above that
they are invited to the University’s screening exercise scheduled as follows:

SUBJECTS FOR SCREENING:

SUBJECTS FOR SCREENING:
Candidates will be screened for knowledge in the relevant UME subjects for their chosen course of study.

REQUIREMENTS:

1.            Candidates are required to purchase scratch card of N1,000 (One Thousand Naira only) from any of the branches of the
Oceanic Bank Plc Nationwide and pay into:
Account Name:  DELSU SCREENING ACCOUNT
Account No.  0831301005291.

2(a) Candidates should, with the scratch card, access and complete the Delta State University, Abraka 2010 Post UME
Screening Form on-line at http://www.delsuonline .com with their recent coloured passport-size photograph scanned into
the Form in JPEG format and not more than 20kb in size.

2(b) Candidates are advised to read the instructions on the front page of the website before completing the form.

3.   Candidates are required to come with the following for the screening test:
(a) A copy of the Print out of completed on-line confirmation of application.
(b) UME Result Slip
(c) Two recent passport size colour photographs with the full names of candidates and signature on the reversed side of
the photograph.
(d)  Four Figure Table (where applicable).
(e)  Biro, HB Pencil and Eraser.

On-line application will start on Tuesday, June 22, 2010.

Application website closes by 6.00 p.m. on Saturday, July 3, 2010.

NOTE

1. Candidates are to log in ONLY the courses they choose from Delta State University, Abraka in UME.
2. G.S.M. phones are NOT allowed.
3. Parents, Guardians and well wishers will not be allowed to stay around the venue of the screening exercise.
4. Any person(s) caught impersonating will be handed over to the Police and the candidate(s) impersonated will automatically be disqualified.

CANDIDATES ARE REQUIRED TO PRINT OUT A NEW ON-LINE CONFIRMATION OF APPLICATION AT http://www.delsuonline.com
FROM ANY CYBER CAFÉ SHOWING THE NEW DATES OF THE EXERCISE.

Applicants should proceed to the designated bank and are advised not to use a third party.

Help Lines   -  07032279027
08058504466
08082935585
08034396911

SIGNED

MR. E. UDJO

Registrar & Secretary to Senate.