Prof. Kayode Adebowale of the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, emerges as the 13th Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Details coming soon.
Oorelope LG Chairman Empowers Constituents, Donates Vehicle, Motorcycles, Educational Materials
The chairman of Oorelope Local Government, Hon. Akeem Raheem on Monday donated relief materials to Widow, Police and Schools.
In a statement released by the chairman in the early hours of Monday, he said the relief materials/empowerment is part of the fulfillment of his electoral promises, and promise to always but the security and welfare of the people first.
A motor vehicle (Golf Volkswagen) was donated to the Vigilantes and Hunters while Operation Burst vehicle was refurbished to make their movement east to the nook and cranny of the community boundaries in other to curb the activities of the criminals within the area.
In addition, Five Bajaj Motorcycle also added to the first five previously given to the Vigilantes and local Hunters, while a generating set each was donated to NCDC,POLLICE and AMOTEKUN.
School Registers , Chalks were also distributed to the Primary schools within the local Government through the LGUBEA.
In addition to these, cash gift was given to widows in the local Government as to reduce the rate of hardships been faced by them.
The chairman in his closing remark, promised that such empowerment will continue, as he will continue to prioritize the welfare of his people.
NABTEB: Over 92% of candidates scored five credits without Maths, English -Registrar
The Registrar, National Board for Technical Education, Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe, says no fewer than 74,069 candidates, representing 92.68 per cent of candidates that sat the 2021 School National Business Certificate, and National Technical Certificate, failed English and Mathematics but still scored above five credits.
She added that these candidates fall under the categories of those who scored above five credits but with or without English and Mathematics.
The Registrar, who disclosed this on Friday in Benin at a Press conference held to announce the release of the 2021 NBC/NTC examinations, however, said that 58,307 candidates, representing 72.96 per cent of the candidates who sat both exams, scored five credits including English and Mathematics.
Isiugo-Abanihe, who said that a total of 83,504 registered for the examinations in 1,614 centres across the country, noted that only 79,915 candidates showed up to sit for the examinations, which represents 95.70 per cent.
She noted that these candidates’ performance in the 2021 examinations was a significant improvement compared to 2020.
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She added, “Furthermore, a total of 74,069 candidates obtained 5 credits and above with or without English Language and Mathematics; this represents 92.68 per cent of the candidates that sat for the examinations. Comparatively, this performance is higher than the previous year’s 2020 in-school NBC/NTC examinations results where 36,202 candidates representing 63.99 per cent obtained five credits and above including English and Mathematics.”
Speaking on effort made to curb examination malpractice in the system, the Registrar said the Board has countinously apply strategies to reduce such act in the system, just as she added that the effort yeilded desirable results with the record of 0.54 examination malpractice of the total number of candidates that sat for the exams.
“These efforts yielded desirable results in the last NBC/NTC examinations. For instance, 455 candidates representing 0.54% of the total number of candidates that sat for the 2021 NBC/NTC examinations were involved in examination malpractice. Comparatively, a total of 453 candidates, representing 0.79 of the total number of candidates that sat for the 2020 in-school certificate examinations were involved in examination malpractice which implies a decrease in malpractice incidences,” she said.
While noting that the Board has continue to record significant increase in enrollment, the Registrar noted that the Federal Government Recognises the importance of technical and vocational education and training, along with technology science and Mathematics as tools for national technological development.
World Teachers’ Day: FG approves N75,000 as stipend for undergraduate students, NCE students to get N50,000.
The Federal Government has approved the sum of N75,000 as a stipend per semester for students undergoing degree programmes in Education in public universities in Nigeria.
Also, the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) students will get N50,000 as a stipend per semester as part of the deliberate effort of the goverment to attract the best brains into the teaching profession as promised by President Muhammadu Buhari last year.
Minister of Education, Malam Adamu announced this, on Tuesday, at the World Teachers’ Day celebration held at Eagle Square, Abuja.
Adamu whose speech was read by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Arc. Sonny Echono said his ministry would collaborate with the states’ government to ensure automatic employment for the students on graduation.
He said: “Undergraduate students of B.Ed / B.A. Ed/ BSc. Ed in Public institutions are to receive stipends of N75,000.00 per semester while NCE students will get N50,000.00 as stipends per semester.
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Good web design has visual weight, is optimized for various devices, and has content that is prioritized for the medium. The most important elements of a web page should have more visual weight to “naturally attract” a visitor’s attention.
Good design is making something intelligible and memorable. Great design is making something memorable and meaningful.
Dieter Rams
Most users search for something interesting (or useful) and clickable; as soon as some promising candidates are found, users click. If the new page doesn’t meet users’ expectations, the back button is clicked and the search process is continued.
A good website should be easy to navigate
Not all websites are made equal. Some websites are simple, logical, and easy to use. Others are a messy hodgepodge of pages and links.
Without website navigation, your visitors can’t figure out how to find your blog, your email signup page, your product listings, pricing, contact information, or help docs.
Quick and easy access to the content they’re after is more important for your website users than a… visually-stunning design.
Creating visual rhythms in your layouts
In design, rhythm is created by simply repeating elements in predictable patterns. This repetition is a natural thing that occurs everywhere in our world. As people, we are driven everyday by predictable, timed events.
One of the best ways to use repetition and rhythm in web design is in the site’s navigation menu. A consistent, easy-to-follow pattern—in color, layout, etc. Gives users an intuitive roadmap to everything you want to share on your site.
- Direct the Eye With Leading Lines
- Balance Out Your Elements
- Use Elements That Complement Each Other
- Be clear about your “focal points” and where you place them
Diving into UX and UI design
UX and UI: Two terms that are often used interchangeably, but actually mean very different things. So what exactly is the difference?
Styles come and go. Good design is a language, not a style.
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UX design refers to the term “user experience design”, while UI stands for “user interface design”. Both elements are crucial to a product and work closely together. But despite their relationship, the roles themselves are quite different.
Breaking down the barriers
Design is not the end-all solution to all of the worlds problems — but with the right thinking and application, it can definitely be a good beginning to start tackling them.
US Consulate Opens Education Advisory Centre in Ibadan
The United States Consulate, Lagos, on Wednesday inaugurated an Education USA Advisory Centre in Ibadan to provide opportunities for Nigerian students to study in America.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the opening of the centre was performed by Mr. Stephen Ibelli, the Public Affairs Officer, United States Consulate and Mr. Olasunkanmi Olaleye, Oyo State Commissioner for Education, at American Corner in Ibadan.
Ibelli said: “We are here today in Ibadan working with the commissioner for Education on promoting education and studying in USA.
“While stating that there were more than 14,000 Nigerians studying in America, he said the quality and high standard of American education would assist them in helping their country with wonderful skills and knowledge.
Ibelli said the centre would advise and help students to understand the US education process so that they could apply to American universities.
Olaleye expressed appreciation to the US government for bringing the opportunity to Ibadan, saying it was the first out of the additional four service centres in Nigeria.
“It is going to be an education advisory service centre for students in Oyo State and the entire Southwest who may want to study in universities in America.”A lot of our students have been denied visa because they didn’t know what to do.
“So this will be the first point of call for every student who wants to travel to US and that is the first advantage that we have here. They don’t have to go to Lagos again; they can do it here.
“When they have all the information and equip themselves with it, they can now apply for their visa in Lagos or Abuja.
“Another thing is that this will give us the opportunity to benefit from the American government’s educational programmes, particularly in terms of getting scholarships from their universities, especially for our straight A’s students wanting to go to the university straight from secondary school.
“Even those who may want to proceed for post-graduate studies too can benefit from scholarships in American universities,” he said.Mrs. Chinenye Uwadileke, Education USA Adviser, US Consulate-General, Lagos, said the opportunities attached with education in US could not be over-emphasised.”