The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has objected to the Federal Government’s directive that tertiary institutions should stop the conduct of Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Post-UTME, for candidates seeking admission.
The position of the union was made known by the ASUU President, Comrade Biodun Ogunyemi.
He stressed that allowing tertiary institutions to regulate their admission process will improve the nation's quality of education.
According to him, it is not right for the government to decide the method to be used in screening candidates for admission as this will not only amount to encroachment on the autonomy of these institutions but also affect the level of sanity and quality in the system. He however stated that the FG can come in by putting in place the necessary guidelines as part of their oversight functions.
On the issue of refunding money paid by candidates for admission screening, the president of ASUU stated that it may not be easy for institutions to refund such money as it may have been diverted to other purposes.
He mentioned that tertiary institutions over the years have been under-funded and charging candidates for screening is one of the ways institutions raise fund and called on the government to live up to its responsibilities by providing an enabling environment for teaching, learning and research in these institutions.
Thursday, June 30, 2016
UNIUYO Disables Admission Screening Registration Portal For 2016
The Management of the University of Uyo has announced the suspension of the on-going registration for its 2016/2017 Screening Exercise.
According to the school, "Payment for the Screening Exercise has been suspended till further notice".
Candidates are advised to wit for further directive from the management.
According to the school, "Payment for the Screening Exercise has been suspended till further notice".
Candidates are advised to wit for further directive from the management.
Association of VCs Demands Autonomy In Deciding Admission Modalities
The Secretary General of Association of Vice-Chancellors of State-Owned Universities, Michael Faborede has appealed to the Federal Government to allow the senate of the different tertiary institution in the country to prescribe modalities for admission.
He made this call during the 4th Biennial Conference on the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-Owned Universities in Nigeria held at the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State.
According to him, the federal government should be careful in making pronouncements on educational matters that would affect the states and private universities.
He further called on the pro-chancellors to support vice-chancellors in their effort towards building a credible university system
He made this call during the 4th Biennial Conference on the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-Owned Universities in Nigeria held at the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State.
According to him, the federal government should be careful in making pronouncements on educational matters that would affect the states and private universities.
He further called on the pro-chancellors to support vice-chancellors in their effort towards building a credible university system
Covenant University Produces 157 First Class Degrees As 1,495 Students Graduate
Covenant University at its 11th Convocation Ceremony held recently graduated a total number of 1,495 students.
It was learnt that about 157 of the students graduated with first class honours. Deji Folutile emerged the best graduating student with a CGPA of 4.97.
Adressing the graduands whom he referred to as "Eagles", the Chancellor of the university, Bishop David Oyedepo, commended them for their effort and urged them to be relevant in the society and always remember God in their day to day activities.
In his words, “ I urge you newly released eagles o always remember God in your day to day activities as you launch into the world and always aim high.
It was learnt that about 157 of the students graduated with first class honours. Deji Folutile emerged the best graduating student with a CGPA of 4.97.
Adressing the graduands whom he referred to as "Eagles", the Chancellor of the university, Bishop David Oyedepo, commended them for their effort and urged them to be relevant in the society and always remember God in their day to day activities.
In his words, “ I urge you newly released eagles o always remember God in your day to day activities as you launch into the world and always aim high.
Covenant University Produces 157 First Class Degrees As 1,495 Students Graduate
Covenant University at its 11th Convocation Ceremony held recently graduated a total number of 1,495 students.
It was learnt that about 157 of the students graduated with first class honours. Deji Folutile emerged the best graduating student with a CGPA of 4.97.
Adressing the graduands whom he referred to as "Eagles", the Chancellor of the university, Bishop David Oyedepo, commended them for their effort and urged them to be relevant in the society and always remember God in their day to day activities.
In his words, “ I urge you newly released eagles o always remember God in your day to day activities as you launch into the world and always aim high.
It was learnt that about 157 of the students graduated with first class honours. Deji Folutile emerged the best graduating student with a CGPA of 4.97.
Adressing the graduands whom he referred to as "Eagles", the Chancellor of the university, Bishop David Oyedepo, commended them for their effort and urged them to be relevant in the society and always remember God in their day to day activities.
In his words, “ I urge you newly released eagles o always remember God in your day to day activities as you launch into the world and always aim high.
UNIBEN Suspends Ongoing Admission Screening For 2016/2017
The management of the University of Benin hereby notifies the entire University of Benin Community that the 2016/2017 ongoing admission screening exercise has been suspended with immediate effect in compliance with the Federal Government’s directive.
In the light of the above, an update will be sent at a later date.
All inconveniences are highly regretted.
In the light of the above, an update will be sent at a later date.
All inconveniences are highly regretted.
Walking Helps Heart and Brain
Regular aerobic exercise such as walking may protect the memory center in the brain, while stretching exercise may cause the center — called the hippocampus — to shrink, researchers reported.
In a randomized study involving men and women in their mid-60s, walking three times a week for a year led to increases in the volume of the hippocampus, which plays an important role in memory, according to Dr. Arthur Kramer, of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Urbana, Ill., and colleagues.
On the other hand, control participants who took stretching classes saw drops in the volume of the hippocampus, Kramer and colleagues reported online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The findings suggest that it’s possible to overcome the age- related decline in hippocampal volume with only moderate exercise, Kramer told MedPage Today, leading to better fitness and perhaps to better spatial memory. “I don’t see a down side to it,” he said.
The volume of the hippocampus is known to fall with age by between 1 percent and 2 percent a year, the researchers noted, leading to impaired memory and increased risk for dementia.
But animal research suggests that exercise reduces the loss of volume and preserves memory, they added.
To test the effect on humans, they enrolled 120 men and women in their mid-sixties and randomly assigned 60 of them to a program of aerobic walking three times a week for a year. The remaining 60 were given stretch classes three times a week and served as a control group.
Their fitness and memory were tested before the intervention, again after six months, and for a last time after a year. Magnetic resonance images of their brains were taken at the same times in order to measure the effect on the hippocampal volume.
The study showed that overall the walkers had a 2 percent increase in the volume of the hippocampus, compared with an average loss of about 1.4% in the control participants.
The researchers also found, improvements in fitness, measured by exercise testing on a treadmill, were significantly associated with increases in the volume of the hippocampus.
On the other hand, the study fell short of demonstrating a group effect on memory - both groups showed significant improvements both in accuracy and speed on a standard test. The apparent lack of effect, Kramer told MedPage
Today, is probably a statistical artifact that results from large individual differences within the groups.
Analyses showed that that higher aerobic fitness levels at baseline and after the one-year intervention were associated with better spatial memory performance, the researchers reported. But change in aerobic fitness was not related to improvements in memory for either the entire sample or either group separately, they found.
On the other hand, larger hippocampi at baseline and after the intervention were associated with better memory performance, they reported.
The results “clearly indicate that aerobic exercise is neuroprotective and that starting an exercise regimen later in life is not futile for either enhancing cognition or augmenting brain volume,” the researchers argued.
The study was supported by the National Institute on Aging, the Pittsburgh Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, and the University of Pittsburgh Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. The authors said they had no conflicts.
SOURCE : EVERYDAY HEALTH
In a randomized study involving men and women in their mid-60s, walking three times a week for a year led to increases in the volume of the hippocampus, which plays an important role in memory, according to Dr. Arthur Kramer, of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Urbana, Ill., and colleagues.
On the other hand, control participants who took stretching classes saw drops in the volume of the hippocampus, Kramer and colleagues reported online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The findings suggest that it’s possible to overcome the age- related decline in hippocampal volume with only moderate exercise, Kramer told MedPage Today, leading to better fitness and perhaps to better spatial memory. “I don’t see a down side to it,” he said.
The volume of the hippocampus is known to fall with age by between 1 percent and 2 percent a year, the researchers noted, leading to impaired memory and increased risk for dementia.
But animal research suggests that exercise reduces the loss of volume and preserves memory, they added.
To test the effect on humans, they enrolled 120 men and women in their mid-sixties and randomly assigned 60 of them to a program of aerobic walking three times a week for a year. The remaining 60 were given stretch classes three times a week and served as a control group.
Their fitness and memory were tested before the intervention, again after six months, and for a last time after a year. Magnetic resonance images of their brains were taken at the same times in order to measure the effect on the hippocampal volume.
The study showed that overall the walkers had a 2 percent increase in the volume of the hippocampus, compared with an average loss of about 1.4% in the control participants.
The researchers also found, improvements in fitness, measured by exercise testing on a treadmill, were significantly associated with increases in the volume of the hippocampus.
On the other hand, the study fell short of demonstrating a group effect on memory - both groups showed significant improvements both in accuracy and speed on a standard test. The apparent lack of effect, Kramer told MedPage
Today, is probably a statistical artifact that results from large individual differences within the groups.
Analyses showed that that higher aerobic fitness levels at baseline and after the one-year intervention were associated with better spatial memory performance, the researchers reported. But change in aerobic fitness was not related to improvements in memory for either the entire sample or either group separately, they found.
On the other hand, larger hippocampi at baseline and after the intervention were associated with better memory performance, they reported.
The results “clearly indicate that aerobic exercise is neuroprotective and that starting an exercise regimen later in life is not futile for either enhancing cognition or augmenting brain volume,” the researchers argued.
The study was supported by the National Institute on Aging, the Pittsburgh Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, and the University of Pittsburgh Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. The authors said they had no conflicts.
SOURCE : EVERYDAY HEALTH
Why Do Onions Make Us Cry?
For some people, slicing a raw onion is no big deal, but for others, it causes a stinging reaction that results in tears and mild discomfort.
What’s to blame for this teary reaction?
Enzymes in the onion that release a pungent gas when you slice into it, and when the gas comes into contact with your eyes, it forms sulfuric acid, which is responsible for that telltale stinging sensation. "The more pungent the onion is, the more likely it will make you tear up," says Irwin Goldman, PhD, department chair and professor of horticulture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
That means that yellow onions popular in cooking are the biggest culprits, and sweet, mild Vidalia onions are the least likely to trigger tears. Luckily, onions are the only type of vegetable that cause this crying reaction, because of their unique sulfur compounds.
So why do onions make you well up, but don't seem to make your partner weepy at all? Dr. Goldman says it's probably due to the individual chemistry of your eyes: Some people have little or no reaction to sulfuric acid, while others have a stronger sensitivity. And while some people find that wearing contact lenses reduces their onion-related tears, others may find it makes no difference.
Dry Up Those Onion Tears To minimize onion-triggered weepiness, Goldman recommends freezing or chilling onions before cutting them up.
The cold temperature causes a slower release of the enzymes, which helps reduce your reaction. "You can also start chopping an onion from the top end — where the skin comes together — instead of from the bottom end, where the stem is," he adds. Enzymes are more conentrated in the bottom of the onion.
If onions cause you to tear up excessively, consider wearing eye protection when you slice them. " Swimming goggles really do work," says Goldman. Or just delegate the chore to another cook in the kitchen.
What’s to blame for this teary reaction?
Enzymes in the onion that release a pungent gas when you slice into it, and when the gas comes into contact with your eyes, it forms sulfuric acid, which is responsible for that telltale stinging sensation. "The more pungent the onion is, the more likely it will make you tear up," says Irwin Goldman, PhD, department chair and professor of horticulture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
That means that yellow onions popular in cooking are the biggest culprits, and sweet, mild Vidalia onions are the least likely to trigger tears. Luckily, onions are the only type of vegetable that cause this crying reaction, because of their unique sulfur compounds.
So why do onions make you well up, but don't seem to make your partner weepy at all? Dr. Goldman says it's probably due to the individual chemistry of your eyes: Some people have little or no reaction to sulfuric acid, while others have a stronger sensitivity. And while some people find that wearing contact lenses reduces their onion-related tears, others may find it makes no difference.
Dry Up Those Onion Tears To minimize onion-triggered weepiness, Goldman recommends freezing or chilling onions before cutting them up.
The cold temperature causes a slower release of the enzymes, which helps reduce your reaction. "You can also start chopping an onion from the top end — where the skin comes together — instead of from the bottom end, where the stem is," he adds. Enzymes are more conentrated in the bottom of the onion.
If onions cause you to tear up excessively, consider wearing eye protection when you slice them. " Swimming goggles really do work," says Goldman. Or just delegate the chore to another cook in the kitchen.
Why Do We Talk in Our Sleep?
Has your partner ever referred to a conversation that occurred the night before -and you can't remember a thing you said? Unless it's after a wild night out, the cause may be somniloquy, better known as sleep talking. Sleep talking falls under the category of parasomnias, which are disruptive sleep disorders. Other parasomnias include sleepwalking, bedwetting, and night terrors. Although it can be startling, sleepwalking is generally nothing to worry about.
"Sleep talking is benign for most people," says Russell Rosenberg, PhD, who is the chairman of the National Sleep Foundation in Atlanta. "No one knows exactly what causes it." A lot of nighttime chitchat can cause you to feel tired the next day, but it's generally not a cause for concern. It's also quite common: although statistics vary, about 60 percent of us will have at least one episode of sleep talking, according to William Kohler, MD, the medical director of the Florida Sleep Institute in Tampa.
The When and How of Sleep Talking Sleep talking tends to occur during two different stages of sleep: During stage two, when it's just a stream of thoughts not accompanied by a dream, and during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, when it's accompanied by active dreams.
During REM sleep it's easy to arouse a person out of sleep talking, but during stage two, it's very hard to wake someone up, and they likely won't remember what they were talking about. And even during REM sleep, what a sleep-talker is saying may not be related to what's happening in their dream. "With sleep talking, we may have active dreams — we may be speaking about what we're dreaming. On the other hand, we could be dreaming one thing and speaking something completely different," says Dr. Kohler.
Sleep talking can vary in frequency and intensity, and can be caused by a variety of factors, which may be as simple as drinking alcohol before going to sleep. "Having a high fever, being under emotional stress, taking certain medications, and having underlying sleep problems like sleep apnea can all cause a person to talk in their sleep," says Kohler. Sleep talking may also run in families, he says. There aren't any specific medications that have been singled out to cause sleep talking.
What Does All That Chitchat Mean?
Although you may be tempted to read a lot into what your partner utters in their sleep, experts don't recommend taking too much stock in those sweet nothings. "It's not a reflection of what's going on in your life," Rosenberg says. Kohler agrees: "There's a myth that secrets can be revealed with sleep talking, but that's not really accurate.
The things people are talking about can potentially have nothing to do with reality." And as many parents know, sleep talking is common in kids. "This is more of a brain development issue in children," says Rosenberg. "Most kids will grow out of it." If your partner or child is chattering away in their sleep, "let it play itself out — just observe and make sure they are safe," recommends Rosenberg.
So when would sleep talking actually be a cause for concern? Only if you feel overly tired during the day, if your nocturnal chatter is disturbing your partner, or if your sleep talking is accompanied by any other "acting out," such as sleepwalking. If you're feeling sleepy all the time, a sleep specialist can help determine the best course of action to ensure you get better sleep.
SOURCE : EVERYDAY HEALTH
"Sleep talking is benign for most people," says Russell Rosenberg, PhD, who is the chairman of the National Sleep Foundation in Atlanta. "No one knows exactly what causes it." A lot of nighttime chitchat can cause you to feel tired the next day, but it's generally not a cause for concern. It's also quite common: although statistics vary, about 60 percent of us will have at least one episode of sleep talking, according to William Kohler, MD, the medical director of the Florida Sleep Institute in Tampa.
The When and How of Sleep Talking Sleep talking tends to occur during two different stages of sleep: During stage two, when it's just a stream of thoughts not accompanied by a dream, and during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, when it's accompanied by active dreams.
During REM sleep it's easy to arouse a person out of sleep talking, but during stage two, it's very hard to wake someone up, and they likely won't remember what they were talking about. And even during REM sleep, what a sleep-talker is saying may not be related to what's happening in their dream. "With sleep talking, we may have active dreams — we may be speaking about what we're dreaming. On the other hand, we could be dreaming one thing and speaking something completely different," says Dr. Kohler.
Sleep talking can vary in frequency and intensity, and can be caused by a variety of factors, which may be as simple as drinking alcohol before going to sleep. "Having a high fever, being under emotional stress, taking certain medications, and having underlying sleep problems like sleep apnea can all cause a person to talk in their sleep," says Kohler. Sleep talking may also run in families, he says. There aren't any specific medications that have been singled out to cause sleep talking.
What Does All That Chitchat Mean?
Although you may be tempted to read a lot into what your partner utters in their sleep, experts don't recommend taking too much stock in those sweet nothings. "It's not a reflection of what's going on in your life," Rosenberg says. Kohler agrees: "There's a myth that secrets can be revealed with sleep talking, but that's not really accurate.
The things people are talking about can potentially have nothing to do with reality." And as many parents know, sleep talking is common in kids. "This is more of a brain development issue in children," says Rosenberg. "Most kids will grow out of it." If your partner or child is chattering away in their sleep, "let it play itself out — just observe and make sure they are safe," recommends Rosenberg.
So when would sleep talking actually be a cause for concern? Only if you feel overly tired during the day, if your nocturnal chatter is disturbing your partner, or if your sleep talking is accompanied by any other "acting out," such as sleepwalking. If you're feeling sleepy all the time, a sleep specialist can help determine the best course of action to ensure you get better sleep.
SOURCE : EVERYDAY HEALTH
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