UK College partners Nigerian schools on varsity foundation programme

The United Kingdom (UK) based TRC College University Foundation Programme, which facilitates students’ admission to partner universities in the UK, United States of America (U.S), Canada and Russia, will from January 2014 be offered by two Nigerian boarding schools - Whiteplains British School in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and The Bells School, Ota, Ogun State, in a partnership deal.

        Speaking at a briefing in Lagos on Monday, Director of the TRC College University Programme, Mr. Keith Broomer said prospective students could enter their forecast Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results in January and finish the course in July, enabling entry to a university overseas by September 2014, thereby saving students a whole year.

       The programme, Broomer explained, also provides a pathway to all degree subjects such as Accounting, Business, Engineering, Law and medicine.

        Another unique feature of the Programme, Broomer stated, “is that it provides a university transcript from Kursk State Medical University, which oversees the programme in conjunction with the TRC Colleges monitoring process, in all the subjects, for every student.”

       Broomer added: “With the wider spread of wealth in the Nigerian society, more parents are looking for ways to send their children to overseas universities and the TRC Colleges University Foundation Programme provided in Nigeria will now make the whole process more affordable, without compromising high standards.”

      According to a statement, the TRC college plans to runs its university foundation programme in one top boarding school and Polytechnic in all the geo-political zones in the country, to enable students have easy access.

      Mr. Victor Ajulo, the Chief Executive Officer of Michele & Anthony Consulting, which coordinates the TRC University Foundation programmes in Nigeria through regional coordinators, encouraged interested candidates to come forward and obtain forms.

    

 By Adeniyi Idowu Adunola

ComSom hosts IEEE workshop on WCET Certification

 KEEPING pace with global development, especially in wireless communications,  IEEE has said that it has developed an array of continuing education materials in the field of wireless, the IEEE WCET Certification.
  Speaking at the IEEE technical meeting, The Chair, Technical Programs, ComSoc Nigeria, Ogwo Ugo, said the IEEE WCP is designed to have high pay off for the wireless communication industry.
  She said to obtain the IEEE WCP certification, candidate must pass a rigorous examination based on the task performed in the industry.” The exam was developed purely on technical knowledge and practical applications”
  “Committed to enabling professionals continuing professional development to further enhance their ability to move the profession forward. This is in line with the greater IEEE mission which is to foster technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity.”
  Lecture at meeting, MD, Parkway Projects Limited, Uzo Eziukwu who lectured on mobile financial services carrier channels in Nigeria said, “The global proliferation of mobile phones, mobile computing technologies, de-regularization of the financial services market, & advanced telecommunication channels, have resulted in an active drive towards delivery of afore-mentioned services on mobile devices, resulting in an overlap of the Telecommunication and Financial Services sectors.”
  He said leveraging for strategic socio-economic initiatives, provision access to funds in the informal sector are why we go for mobile.
  Likewise, convenient tools for service delivery and promote corporate reach in remote areas are not left out.


 By Adeniyi Idowu Adunola

Courier operators get new president

The Managing Director of Bowill Errands Limited, Mr. Siyanbola Oladapo has been elected President of the Association of Nigeria Courier Operators (ANCO).
He polled over 99.7 percent endorsement of members during the election held on November 13. Oladapo’s company is the sponsor of the Bowill Errands Annual Public Lecture, which in the past five years has preached professionalism and issues that are germane to the growth of the sector.

By Adeniyi Idowu Adunola

Why we’re championing war against HIV stigmatisation, by FriendsAfrica

AHEAD of the December 1, 2013 World AIDS Day, an anti HIV stigmatisation campaign tagged: Team Eagles Vs Team Entertainers, will hold on November 30, 2013 the Campus mini Stadium, Onikan, Lagos, FriendsAfrica, organisers of the event has said.
   The programme, which is in its second edition and will feature soccer legends and Nollywood celebrities, is meant to draw global attention to the evil of discrimination against People Living with HIV/AIDS.
    Speaking on Monday on the planned campaign tagged: Play for Life, the CEO/Founder, Friends Africa, Dr. Akudo Anyanwu Ikemba said while advances in science and medicine had made progress in the cure and prevention against HIV/AIDS globally, there was still the worrisome issue of stigmatisation and discrimination.
     She added that ending discrimination of People Living with HIV/AIDS was utmost hence the Play for Live, adding that it is a week-long programme covering free testing of people to know their HIV status. She stressed that the free testing which started on Monday, November 25 at Camus mini Stadium, Lagos, and which is targeted on 5000 people, will end on Saturday, November 30, 2013.
    Dr. Ikemba added that the campaign, which is targeted at over two million people will explore the natural convening power of football  to draw attention to the dangers of stigma and discrimination against People Living with HIV/AIDs.

By Adeniyi Idowu Adunola

500 in jail over child abuse , says NAPTIP

A disclosure came at the weekend from the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other Related Matters (NAPTIP) that over 500 people have so far been sent to jail for child abuse and human trafficking across the  country.
  Speaking at the launching of Harmony Life Family magazine in Lagos, NAPTIP Head, Public Enlightenment Unit, Lagos Zone, Mrs. Kehinde Akomolafe said that those sent to jail were found guilty following prosecution on laws governing acts that constitute child abuse.
   Akomolafe said “Child abuse includes all types of abuse and neglect of a child under the age of 18 by a parent, caregiver, or another person in a custodial role, ” and can take several forms including physical, sexual, psychological, and neglect of a concerned child.
  She called on parents and guardians to focus on the wellbeing of their children and be integrated into all aspects of child welfare services, pointing out that the agency, which is responsible for prosecution of human trafficking offenders and rescue as well as help rehabilitate victims have been carrying out an enlightenment programme to help curb this.
  “We have been carrying out enlightenment programme as one major way to create awareness of curbing this deadly menace. We have been organising programmes for sometime now where we involved some schools in carrying out campaigns against child abuse as well as National Youth Service Corps members and other institutions related to human trafficking were in attendance,” she said.
  Linking the phenomena to poverty, greed, ignorance breakdown of family values and traditions, she blamed parents for being unnecessarily greedy in making use of their children to get wealth through inappropriate ways, calling their attention to the Child Rights Act.
  “The Editor-in-Chief of the magazine, Mrs. Mercy Ighofose said, Harmony Magazine is devoted to families for physically and morally growth by bringing positive changes and development to our society. It also features interviews with notable models of our society, thereby setting a platform for family discussions.
  According to her, the aim is to “correct the eroding values of the society from the family circle and also to empower and create distinctive solutions on issue affecting African families.”

The Proprietor, Westminster College, Lagos, Chief J.M. Barovbe (left); Group Operations Manager, Cool, Wazobia Nig. Info FM, Onimisi Adaba;  Dr. Taiwo Idemudia; Editor-In-Chief, Harmony Life Family Magazine, Mercy Arigo Ighofose; Chairman of the event, J.J. Akpieyi; former DMD of Shell Petroleum, Godwin Omene and MD/CEO, ARCO Petrochemical Nigeria Ltd, Alfred Okoigun, at the Harmony Life Family Magazine seminar on child abuse at Nigerian Institute of International affairs, Victoria Island at the weekend.
PHOTO: ADENIYI IDOWU ADUNOLA.

By Adeniyi Idowu Adunola and Tolulope Okunlola