Polyibadan 2018/19 Post UTME /Screening Date Released|The polytechnic, Ibadan. ND Screening Date as been released for the 2018/19 academic session. details below


The Management of the polytechnic Ibadan hereby inform all applicant that the ND post UTME screening exercise schedule For the 2018/2019 academic session as been released.

If you are yet to reprint your post utme application form you are advise to please do to know your exam date and day

ND UTME SCREENING SCHEDULE :
DATE: Wednesday 26th to Friday 28th September 2018

SEE UTME SCREENING VENUE:
ICT Center beside Wema Bank plc,The polytechnic,Ibadan.

All applicants are kindly enjoined to be at the venue by 7a.m for those in the morning session and 12;30 p.m for those in the afternoon session.

thanks

registrar

Mrs.Salami,K.E

The entire semgist team wish all applicant success
sources:https://www.semgist.com/polyibadan-post-utme-screening-date-released/

On 4th July 2016, we took regulatory action on Skye bank Nigeria Plc Specifically, this action led to the resignation of the chairman, all Non-Executive Directors on the Board as well as the Managing Director, Deputy Managing Director, and two longest-serving Executive Directors on the Management Team.

At that time proactive action was informed unacceptable corporate governance lapses as well the persistent failure of Skye Bank PLC to meet minimum thresholds in critical prudential and adequacy ratios, which culminated in the bank permanent presence at the CBN Lending Window.

The focus of the action then was to save deposited funds and to ensure that the bank continued as a going concern, being a systemically important bank,  Part of our intention was also to steam the imminent job losses to staff if a liquidation option had been adopted.

These objectives have been fully achieved and the bank has been able to meet customers obligations, having curtailed the liquidation hemorrhage and resorted depositor confidence. Indeed, the bank's performance has improved considerably compared to the pre-July 2016 era.

The result of our examinations and forensic audit of the bank has, however, have revealed that the Skye bank requires urgent recapitalization as it can no longer   continue to live on borrowed times with indefinite liquidity support from the CBN. The shareholders of the bank have been unable to recapitalize it.

As a responsible and responsive regulator and in consultation with the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), we have decided to establish a bridge bank, Polaris Bank, to assume the assets and liabilities of Skye bank.

The strategy is for the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) to capitalize the Bridge Bank and begin the process of sourcing investors to buy out AMCON. By this decision, the licence of the defunct Skye Bank is hereby revoked.

We wish to assure all depositors that under this arrangement, their deposits shall remain safe and that normal banking services shall continue in the new bank on Monday, 24th September, 2018, to enable customers to transact their businesses seamlessly.

Thus, all customers of Skye Bank shall be automatic customers of the new bank and their accounts and records duly purchased by Polaris Bank.

Given the good performance of the board and management, the CBN shall retain them.

In addition, all employees   of Skye Bank shall be absorbed by Polaris Bank under a new  contract unless any employee decides to opt out.

We wish to assure the general public that the Nigerian banking industry remains safe and resilient and that the CBN will continue to live up to its responsibilities of promoting stability in the banking and financial system stability

Thank you.

 

Godwin I. Emefiele, CON

Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria

Source:https://www.semgist.com/polaris-bank-takes-over-skye-bank-plc/

How To Pay NAITES Acceptance Fee And Registration Details | Nigerian Army Institute of Technology and Environmental Studies, NAITES admission acceptance fee payment procedure and registration details.

This is to inform all the candidates offered provisional admission into the Nigerian Army Institute of Technology and Environmental Studies (NAITES) National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes for the 2018/2019 academic session that the management has released the admission acceptance fee payment procedure and registration details.

See also: NAITES Admission List 2018/2019.

NAITES Admission Acceptance Fee & Registration Details.
Admission offer will be withdrawn if the stipulated requirements are not met.

You are to pay a Non-Refundable acceptance fee of (N 10,000.00) in any branch of UBA PLC through PAY Direct Platform
Payment of the acceptance fee indicates your acceptance of the admission offer.
Candidates who do not accept his/her admission on or before Friday 16th November, 2018 may have their admission forfeited. ICT training will take place from 18th November to 5th December, 2018
Candidates should download the guarantor/undertaking and clearance form from the download tab in the institution’s portal.
Ensure you collect the admission letter from the registry after showing evidence of payment of the acceptance fee
The online Bio data form (Form B) should be accessed on the institutions portal, completed and signed by the designated signatories.
A completed and signed copy of the guarantor/undertaking and acceptance form should be returned to the registry during registration.
Registration commences on the Monday 5th of November, 2018 and ends on Friday 16th November, 2018.
Screening and confirmation of relevant results will be done by the ICT Center and dully certified by the Director. Scratch cards should be purchased at the Bursary Department
HND students should apply to their ND institutions for their transcripts and must produce an Industrial Attachment/Training completion certificate during clearance.
Successful candidates should proceed to the school campus for documentation and further briefing after payment of the acceptance fee with the following documents.
Document to be presented for registration

a) Certificate of Local Government/State of origin

b) A compulsory release letter from your unit (for military personnel only)

c) WAEC/NECO/NABTEB certificate or statement of results

d) ND results (for HND students)

e) Admission Letter.

f) Four passport photographs

g) Guarantors/Acceptance undertaking

h) Stamped copies of O’level Results Verified by ICT Directorate.

i) UTME result for JAMB Student

j) Certificate of Completion of IT (for HND students)

SCHOOL FEES PAYMENT SCHEDULE
School fees can be paid in two installments; 60% in first semester and 40% in second semester. Beginning from Monday 5th of November, 2018 each admitted and qualified candidate should after all clearance proceed to the ICT for Data Capture.

Registered students should take the printed online course registration forms (3 copies) to the various offices for signing and documentation.

NOTE THAT:
Accommodation is limited and on ‘First Come, First Served’ basis, cost of accommodation is 20,000.00 per session, Accommodation is not included in the fees

All fees are to be paid at stipulated time as all registrations will be done through the NAITES portal, failure to comply with the deadlines will lead to any other action as deemed fit by the management.

SOURCE:https://www.semgist.com/how-to-pay-naites-acceptance-fee-and-registration-details/

This is to inform all the candidates that participated in the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, 2018/2019 Post-UTME Computer-based Aptitude Test that the management has released their results.

See How To Check Result Here

1.Go to OAU post UTME result checking portal at https://admissions.oauife.edu.ng.
2.Supply your Username and Password in the required columns.
3.Finally, Sign-in to access your OAU post UTME Score.

Note:
Checking results of Post-UTME Computer-based Aptitude Test is at no fees. Candidates should beware of touts asking for money for result checking.

Goodluck!

SOURCE:https://www.semgist.com/oau-2018-19-post-utme-result-is-outcheck-here/

Moto Z3 to set to be launched . Ever since the Moto Z3Play saw the light of day, some  month ago, it has mostly been a waiting game for the flagship model. Well, the time of  wait is now over and as the Moto Z3 is not out officailly. Moto Z3 to be launch by next week.

The Motorola phone Moto z3 was announced last night at a US event and for now, remains Verizon exclusive.

This time around, there is no Force moniker either. Motorola is backing out of the whole shatterproof glass campaign and has instead opted for a more conventional Gorilla Glass 3.

MOTO Z3 INTRODUCTION
The compatibility to the MotoMods as we know them is still in place, too. Though that last bit is not such a big surprise because the new Moto Z3 is physically identical to the already available.

Moto and Verizon used the opportunity to showcase a new MotoMod (still in development) which will be able to add 5G connectivity to the Moto Z3 family once the Verizon 5g network lights up for consumers sometime next year.

SEE MOTO Z3 PHOTO:


 See Moto Z3 specs Bellow:[/b]
Body: Gorilla Glass 3 front and back, aluminum frame; p2i water repellent nano coating Display: 6.01-inch, 18:9, FHD+ 2160x1080, Super AMOLED, MAX Vision
OS: Android 8.1
Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 835, Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) CPU, Adreno 540 GPU, 4GB RAM
Storage: 64GB internal, microSD expansion (dedicated slot)
Rear Camera: 12 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.9", 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF + 12 MP B/W, f/2.0, 1/2.9", 1.25µm, PDAF & laser AF, two-tone LED, 4K video
Front Camera: 8 megapixels, f2.0, 1080p video
Connectivity: 4G VoLTE (optional upgrade to 5G though Moto mod), Nano-SIM, Bluetooth 5.0, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac, A-GPS/GLONASS, NFC, USB-C port, FM radio
Battery: 3,000mAh non-removable, Motorola TurboPower 15W fast charging support
Misc: Fingerprint sensor, Moto Display, Moto Mod support
SEE MORE INFORMATION ON MOTOZ3 BELLOW
This Moto Z3 does come with a few specs changes. And compared to last year's Moto Z2 Force, the changes are definitely more noticeable.

The entire body is directly borrowed from the Z3 Play, down to the dimensions 156.5 x 76.5 x 6.8 mm and even the weight - 156 grams.

That is just slightly beefier than the Moto Z2 Force, but the major screen to body ratio improvement makes for a much more efficient use of space. Speaking of which, the large 6.01-inch, Super AMOLED display from the Z3 Play is also present.


The major changes include the chip set, swapped for the Snapdragon 835, in the Moto Z3 and the camera. The latter is definitely tweaked, but not necessarily better. But, more on that later.

For Verizon, the carrier agenda obviously comes first, which is why the 5G step on the roadmap soaked up a lot of spotlight at the Moto Z3 unveiling event. In fact, it kind of feels like Verizon jumped on the opportunity to showcase a 5G device upgrade path, even if one isn't quite feasible yet, considering the rushed and rough, unfinished status of the 5G Moto Mod. That being said, the message was loud and clear - Verizon will be the first to launch a 5G residential service in the US, followed by a 5G mobile solution, sometime in 2019.


The exact release and expansion schedule is still unknown and so is the pricing and availability of the 5G Moto Mod.

But having an actual physical device and 5G connectivity solution, janky or not, in hand, at an announcement event, definitely makes for a more impressive promise of future intentions.

With 5G upgrade capabilities aside, join us on the following pages where we'll get a better look at the Moto Z3.

source: https://www.semgist.com/moto-z3-and-specs/

Saraki, other NASS leaders holds emergency meeting. The leadership of the National Assembly has summoned an emergency meeting for Tuesday (today).

The Special Assistant to the Senate President on International Relations, Bankole Omisore, called the meeting via his Twitter handle on Monday.

The tweet reads, “NASS leadership will tomorrow meet at noon to consider some national issues. The National Assembly leadership comprises both @NGRSenate and @HouseNGR.

“It will be followed by another meeting with the leadership of @inecnigeria led by its Chairman, Prof. Mahmud Yakubu.”

It was gathered that the meeting, which will be attended by the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; and the principal officers of both chambers would be briefed by INEC on the 2019 general elections.

It was further gathered that the leadership would also discuss the recent defections, which had generated controversies in both chambers.

There had been rumours earlier on Monday that the National Assembly might reconvene on Tuesday, suspending its ongoing two-month annual recess. But a source at the Senate dismissed the resumption reports, stating that it was a leadership meeting and not plenary.

The source said, “Yes, a joint leadership meeting has been called for 12 noon tomorrow. The meeting is on the current issues in the National Assembly, all the issues.

“By 1pm, chairman of INEC and other leaders of the commission will join the meeting to brief the National Assembly on the preparations for the 2019 general elections.”

Meanwhile, members of the Parliamentary Democrats Group have said that the Senate and the House will reconvene only after getting assurances that there will be no attempts to remove the leadership of the National Assembly.

The spokesman for the PDG, Mr Timothy Golu, in a statement on Monday, said lawmakers would be briefed on the outcome of the meeting of the leadership on whether to reconvene or not.

The statement read, “Our leaders are meeting to brief us on the appeal by the Presidency for us to reconvene. There must be assurances that no illegality will be attempted against any of our leaders.

“We are worried by the statements from some anti-Saraki senators like Adamu Abdullahi and Ali Ndume to the fact that the Senate President must be changed.

“Talks are ongoing and as long as there is no threat to our democratic peace, we can reconvene to attend to issues.

“We want peace and stability for our democracy to grow and produce more good fruits. If among ourselves we are found guilty of any form of sabotage for personal reasons, then we are not fair to the people.”

The group noted that only lawmakers could decide among themselves to change their leadership and not through interference by the executive arm.

“The legislature is an independent arm of government and as legislators, nobody can dictate to us. So, we advise the Presidency and the ruling APC to allow us to decide our fate.

“Our presiding officers are doing well and we have no cause to complain. Those stoking embers of discord in the parliament should kindly stay off,” the PDG said.

Senate leader urges immediate resumption as Enang fears govt shutdown

But even as the National Assembly leadership planned its emergency meeting, the Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, on Monday stressed the need for the National Assembly to reconvene immediately in order to address some requests made by President Muhammadu Buhari.

He told State House correspondents that the need for the federal lawmakers to reconvene from their ongoing vacation formed part of the discussion he had with the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

He said, “I have come to brief him (Osinbajo) on the situation in the Senate and the discussion also  considered the need for the National Assembly to reconvene immediately for us to pass the virement on the supplementary budget presented by Mr President.

“You know that the budget for 2018, the capital aspect will be largely funded by foreign facilities, loans. Now we need to approve that.

“We also need to approve other important and essential requests, especially that of INEC and other security agencies for our security to be improved.

“It is therefore very essential that we reconvene immediately to look into those issues because our government is almost stalled and I believe that if we are able to pass the supplementary budget and virement request from Mr President, this will enable our administration to provide the various infrastructure that we have planned to provide for Nigerians and also all the other aspects of national development.”

Lawan said to do otherwise would lead to sabotage of the administration and democracy.

He wondered how the lawmakers would describe themselves if they cannot provide essential things for Nigerians and provide funds for INEC to plan for the 2019 elections.

When asked what will happen if the presiding officers fail to reconvene the Senate, Lawan said, “The presiding officers are people like you and I; they are Nigerians, they should listen.

“So, I don’t even want to contemplate that the presiding officers will say they will not reconvene the chambers of the National Assembly based on the fundamental and primary request of Mr President of passing the budget.

“I believe that the presiding officers should do the needful to reconvene the two chambers of the National Assembly to give us the opportunity to pass the supplementary budget and virement request of Mr President as quickly as possible.”

Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Ita Enang, restated his appeal to the National Assembly to suspend its ongoing vacation in national interest.

He said if the federal lawmakers failed to approve the request soon, it might lead to complete government shutdown.

Enang said, “We are still appealing to the National Assembly to reconvene. You remember that we passed the budget with the understanding that the greater amount of it would be sourced from foreign loans.

“Although it was approved that there would be loans, amount to be sourced was not approved. The Fiscal Responsibility Act requires that the President should specifically state the amount the government wants to get from foreign loans and present it before the National Assembly.

“That letter has been presented to the National Assembly and the National Assembly has to pass that amount before the money could be obtained from foreign financing institutions.”

He added, “This is what we are asking and if it did not happen in the next few months, we may have a complete government shutdown. What we are receiving from the federation account as the Federal Government share of the capital component is not enough to sustain even the 15 or 20 per cent of the budget.”

Again, PDP Reps allege plot to invade, force Senate open

Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party members of the House of Representatives again on Monday raised the alarm of a plot to invade the Senate and reconvene it by force.

The PDP caucus warned that the plot, allegedly to be executed by “a small group of senators” aided by security agencies, could lead to a total breakdown of law and order at the National Assembly if the planners did not abandon the idea.

The caucus gave the warning after the members’ emergency meeting at the National Assembly.

It stated that the plotters would pretend that they wanted the Senate to discuss urgent national issues; the real intention was to remove the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu.

Recall that last week, the caucus raised a similar alarm and went a step further to name senators Ali Ndume, Abdullahi Adamu and Ovie Omo-Agege, as the brains behind the plot.

But, on Monday, it did not mention names, preferring to call the alleged plotters “a small group of senators.”

The Deputy Minority Leader of the House, Mr Chukwuka Onyema, who signed a statement on the position of the caucus, said any illegal reconvening of the Senate would not stand.

The lawmakers advised the All Progressives Congress Federal Government to uphold the rule of law in all its actions if the country must not lose its democracy.

The caucus stated, “It has come to our attention that there is an impending plot by a small group of senators aided by security agencies to again invade the Senate chamber with a view to illegally reconvening the Senate plenary.

“Ostensibly, their purpose is to address what they term as urgent national issues. However, it is clear that their real purpose is an attempt to unlawfully oust the leadership of the Senate and effect a change of the Senate President and the Deputy Senate President.

“This trend of events must be strenuously resisted by all true democrats and well-meaning Nigerians. We have, over time, witnessed a descent of our country’s once stable democracy,  into an abyss of dictatorship.”

On the reconvening of the National Assembly, the PDP caucus said, “The procedure for reconvening the National Assembly is unambiguously stated in the rules of both Houses of the National Assembly. These rules draw their constitutionality from Section 60 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“When the National Assembly stands adjourned to a fixed date, it may only be reconvened at an earlier or later date when the leaders of the political parties in the National Assembly make a written representation to the presiding officers, stating that there is a need to convene plenary to attend to matters of urgent national importance.

“In such an event, the presiding officer may give notice to members of a date that the National Assembly is to reconvene. In the present instance, there has been no such notification to either the Senate President or the Speaker of the House of Representatives.”

But when contacted for his reaction to the allegations, Omo-Agege dismissed the claims by the PDP members in the House of Representatives.

He said, “The allegation is totally unfounded, it is a figment of their imagination and I don’t know where this is coming from. They had better focus on protecting Saraki if they must.

“However, they must understand one thing: nobody elected Saraki a monarch. He was put there (as Senate President) by senators and the senators can remove him when they believe it is time. My position on this is very clear and I have never hidden it, the moment he stopped being a member of the APC, he had lost not just the moral right but also the legal right to remain as Senate President. I expect him to do the right thing, to step down from that office and allow the majority party to appoint or elect a replacement.”

The Nigeria Police Force in its reaction to the allegations denied backing any faction of the National Assembly.

The Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, said, “It is not true that the police are supporting any group of senators. The police are not involved in politics. We are not partisan.

“The police are not concerned with the leadership of the Senate or the House of Representatives. The general public should disregard those allegations. The police are not involved in party affairs.”

South-East senators blame Ndume for Ekweremadu’s travail

The accusations and counter-accusations among federal lawmakers assumed another dimension, also on Monday, as the South-East caucus of the House accused Senator Ali Ndume of instigating the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s investigation of the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. They warned that the entire South-East geopolitical zone would hold him responsible should any harm befall the deputy Senate President.

The group accused Ndume of interfering with the work of the EFCC by making utterances and granting interviews suggesting that the agency was treating Ekweremadu with kid gloves.

The group said, “We have closely watched events around the National Assembly, especially the ruthless attempts to emasculate the opposition and unseat the Senate leadership by all means possible.

“We have also followed the ongoing investigation by the EFCC of the allegations levelled against the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu. Despite our doubts, we have maintained our calm, hoping that the law will take its natural cause to vindicate the innocent.

“However, like every responsible and patriotic Nigerian, we have every reason to worry after reading the comments by Senator Ali Ndume, claiming that the EFCC is treating Ekweremadu with kid gloves. He canvassed Ekweremadu’s detention and indictment by the agency in spite of the obvious ill health of Senator Ekweremadu.”

The South-East lawmakers alleged that Ndume’s latest comments gave him away as the one behind the July 24 blockade of the official residences of Saraki and Ekweremadu by security agencies in Abuja.

The group added, “Indeed, reading Senator Ndume’s comments clears every doubt that himself and some other APC senators and cabals are behind the ordeal of the Deputy Senate President and that this investigation has to do with the remorseless efforts to unseat the Senate leadership.

“It is now easier to link the hostage-taking of Senator Ekweremadu and the attempted hostage-taking of the Senate President on 24th July, 2018 by agents of the State on a day both were supposed to be presiding over the Senate.

“Meanwhile, we are not restraining the EFCC from heeding Senator Ndume’s hate speech and prompting to act unprofessionally, detain Ekweremadu or act in ways inimical to his health and well-being, but we surely know those to hold responsible should anything happen to Ekweremadu.”

When contacted, Ndume said he would address journalists on Tuesday where the allegations would be responded to.

“I will respond officially tomorrow. I will not preempt my response now, I will address the press tomorrow on these endless allegations,” he said.

source: https://www.semgist.com

A Mi-8 helicopter has crashed in the north of Krasnoyarsk region, East Siberia, killing 18 people aboard, a source at the emergency services said. TASS reported that the helicopter crashed after colliding midair with the cargo being carried by another helicopter.
“It crashed immediately after takeoff because of collision with the cargo carried by another helicopter that was also airborne at the moment,” a police source told TASS.
“There were three crewmembers and 15 passenger abroad the Mi-8 that belonged to Utair airline,” a source at Russia’s emergency services said.

“All of them died.”

A well-informed official in the law enforcement agencies told TASS the helicopter had taken off from the town of Igarka, located on the River Yenisei to the north of the Arctic Circle.

“It crashed 2 km to the south of the airport, immediately after takeoff,” he said. Officials at the Krasnoyarsk regional branch of the federal Ministry for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense said the helicopter crash-landed 10:20 Siberian time [06:20 Moscow Standard Time, 03:20 UTC].

In the meantime, other law enforcers said the accident could be due to crew error and equipment failure.

A spokesman for an emergency team set up to eliminate the aftermaths of the accident told TASS two flight recorders had been found at the site of the crash.

“Both flight recorders have been found,”

he said.

“We’ll hand them to the experts of the Interstate Aviation Committee.” Operatives and rescue teams were working at the site of the crash at the time this report went on wire.