rd 0795-3089 3 August 2020 Vol. 15 No. 18 Covid 19: NUC Generates Data on Varsities’ Readiness to Reopen ognisant of the peculiar safe and hitch-free reopening of options to the Government. circumstances and the institutions, in readiness for the Cdistinct nature of the commencement of full academic It also stated that following the university sub-sector, the National activities. g r a d u a l e a s i n g o f t h e Universities Commission (NUC) The release also said that such restrictions as part of the has developed a template to generate data and information from universities on the level of their preparedness to reopen and resume academic activities amid the COVID-19 Pandemic. The template covers such areas as measures to be taken on physical facilities, infrastructure for Digital Delivery, Lecture Theatres, H a l l s a n d C l a s s r o o m s , Laboratories/ Workshop/Studios; and students' accommodation. Prof. Abubakar A. Rsheed Executive Secretry, NUC A press release by the Commission information when generated management of COVID-19, also stated that universities should across the entire sub-sector there had been several educate staff and students on the would provide the commission stakeholders consultations as measures and strategies that have with a full picture of the well as meetings with the been put in place preparatory to a challenges as well as give policy Honourable Minister of in this edition SSCE, NECO, Outgoing BUK VC We’re Ready NABTEB Time Appointed To Reopen Pro-Chancellor —— Private Varsities Cry Out Tables Released YUMSUK Pg. 2 Pg. 3 Pg. 4 3rd August, 2020 Vol. 15 No. 18 Education. According to the release, in the activities. midst of all these, the Federal “The meetings discussed several Ministry of Education had since It further said that all duly issues and harnessed views developed and circulated completed templates were to be expressed by concerned citizens guidelines for schools and endorsed by the Vice- for the reopening of Higher learning facilities, to provide the Chancellor and submitted to Education Institutions (HEIs) required support for the safe the Executive Secretary's Office and resumption of academic reopening of schools and within one week. activities.” resumption of academic SSCE, NECO, NABTEB Time Tables Released The Federal Government has Matriculations Board, Prof. Is- National Board for Arabic and released the schedule for various haq Oloyede. Islamic Studies, identified national examinations for exit classes, from August 17 to November 18, 2020. The government said the Senior School Certificate Examination conducted by the West African Examinations Council would commence on August 17, 2020. The examination conducted by the National Business and Technical Examination Board would start on September 21 and end on October 15, 2020. The Minister of State for Education, Hon. Chukwuemeka N w a j i u b a , m a d e t h e announcement in Abuja after series of meetings with Chief Dr. Chukwemeka Nwajuiba Hon. Minister of State for Education Executive Officers of examination organisations in Nigeria. simply as Dr Raji, and acting Others at the meeting were the Registrar of WAEC, Dr J.O. A statement by the Director, Press R e g i s t a r , N a t i o n a l Oke. and Public Relations, Federal Examinations Council, Prof. Ministry of Education, Ben Bem Godswill Obioma; Registrar, The statement partly read, “For Goong, said the meeting was National Business and Technical the one-day National Common attended by the Permanent Examination Board, Prof. E n t r a n c e E x a m i n a t i o n Secretary, Arch. Sonny Echono Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe; CEO, conducted by NECO, it is and Registrar, Joint Admissions MONDAY BULLETIN | A Publication Of The Office Of The Executive Secretary Page 02 3rd August, 2020 Vol. 15 No. 18 compulsory for parents and Examinations for JSS 3 also However, registration for the pupils to wear face masks on the conducted by NECO was slated 2 0 2 0 N E C O ( S S C E ) exam date, while also carrying for August 24 and end on Examination, would end on along with them, alcohol-based September 7, 2020. September 10, 2020 and no sanitisers.” extension for the registration The statement further stated that would be granted. Other details of the schedule the National Common Entrance indicated that the SSCE for SS3, Examination being a one-day While the NBAIS examination conducted by NECO would start NECO examination for w o u l d c o m m e n c e o n on October 5 and end on intending applicants into Unity Wednesday September 23 and November 18, 2020. The Basic Colleges (JSS1) would run on end by October 17 2020. E d u c a t i o n C e r t i f i c a t e Saturday, October 17, 2020. Outgoing BUK VC Appointed Pro-Chancellor YUMSUK Kano state governor, Dr. for obtaining ‘A’ in all courses federal scholarship for Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has during his PhD programme in exceptional performance in approved the appointment of 1988 at the University of the outgoing Vice Chancellor, Arkansas. Bayero University, Kano (BUK), Professor Muhammad Yahuza Professor Bello had held Bello, as Pro-Chancellor and several academic leadership chairman Governing Council of positions in the University Yusuf Maitama Sule University including Head, Department (YUMSUK), last week. of Mathematical Sciences, 1991 to 1999; Dean, Faculty of A press statement issued by the Science, 1995-1999; and Commissioner for Information, D i r e c t o r , C e n t r e f o r Malam Muhammad Garba, said Information Technology, that Bello’s appointment took 2003-2007; Dean, immediate effect. Prof. M. Yahuza Bello Pro-Chancellor, YUMSUK School of Postgraduate undergraduate studies in BUK Professor Yahuza Bello, a Studies, 2009-2010; and two and emerged as the best professor of Mathematics, term Deputy Vice-Chancellor graduating student in the earned his doctorate in (Academics), which made him university and also won the Mathematics in 1988 from the the first and longest Deputy Alhaji Aminu Dantata Prize. University of Arkansas. Vice-Chancellor in the history of BUK. The statement noted that the His name was included in the outgoing Vice Chancellor won a Graduating School Dean’s List MONDAY BULLETIN | A Publication Of The Office Of The Executive Secretary Page 03 3rd August, 2020 Vol. 15 No. 18 We’re Ready To Reopen —— Private Varsities Cry Out The Chairman, Committee of their laboratories for the students,” Olagbemiro Vice-Chancellors and Registrars purpose of conducting assured. of Private Universities, Prof. researches in them saying Timothy Olagbemiro has expressed private universities’ preparedness to resume. Olagbemiro, in an interview with newsmen, said the private universities had big campuses with small population which would give room for social distancing. He maintained that resumption would be done in phases, adding that university laboratories also needed to be opened for Prof. Timothy Olagbemiro researches to take place. Chairman, Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Registrars of Private Universities He said “Once we are given the universities shouldn’t be closed green light, we will put and lay claim to be doing He also appealed to the NUC everything needed in place. We research. to consider their request to have big campuses with small reopen schools. population. We don’t want to He said it was necessary to take resume fully, we want to do it in cognizance of COVID-19 and The Chairman concluded that phases whereby the year one and noted that everyone needed to NUC should look in to their graduating students can resume learn to live with it. appeal and consider the to take their final possibility of reopening the “It is important that we are universities stressing that exams after which the year two careful because of COVID-19; private universities contribute and three will follow suit.” of course, it will stay with us for to national GDP as job a long time but we have to providers and they needed to The Chairman underscored the provide screening, face mask, generate financial resources to need for the universities to open sanitisers, temperature checker be able to pay salaries. and the likes for our staff and MONDAY BULLETIN | A Publication Of The Office Of The Executive Secretary Page 04 Page 05 Page 06 Page 07 Page 08 Page 09 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 3rd August, 2020 Vol. 15 No. 18 12. Federal University of Technology Minna, Distance Learning Centre MONDAY BULLETIN | A Publication Of The Office Of The Executive Secretary Page 15 3rd August, 2020 Vol. 15 No. 18 NATIONAL UNIVERSITIES COMMISSION RE: MORATORIUM ON PART-TIME PROGRAMMES he National Universities Commission, cognizant of 8. Enugu State University of Science and Technology, the need to streamline the operations of Part Time Enugu State Tand Sandwich programmes in Nigerian 9. Ignatius Ajuru University of Education Education, universities, had through a publication in the print media, Port Harcourt including the Guardian and Sun Newspapers of Monday, 10. Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State 19th March, 2012, placed a moratorium on admission into 11. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, parttime programmes in Nigerian universities. In the Ogbomoso publication, the universities were requested to fully 12. Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State disclose all Part-Time and Sandwich programmes, with 13. Niger Delta University, Amasoma, Bayelsa State respect to enrolment and staffing profile, within four weeks 14. Anambra State University, Uli, Anambra State of the publication, and to conduct in-house staff and student 15.