Kingston Updates

UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA Office of the Vice-Chancellor (Information & Public Relations Unit) Ref. No: UNN/VC/PR/133                                                                                      Date: June 02, 2017 Subject: GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) SCHOLARCHIP FOR 2018 (Graduate Level) The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) Japan, offers scholarship to international students who wish to study in graduate courses at Japanese universities as research students (either non-degree or degree students) under the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Programme for 2018. The academic year beginning in April and October 2018, is open to graduate students not more than Thirty-Five (35) years of age. You can download the Application Forms online via: http://www.ng.emb-japan.go.jp/mext2018.html or Obtain a photocopy of the Application Form directly from: The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)

This is to bring to the notice of the students in the following departments offering COS 304: Computer Applications that there will be a fixed class with respect to the disruption that happened on Thursday, 1st June 2017. The class has been scheduled to hold on Saturday, 3rd June 2017 . The time is from 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. The venue remains the Faculty of Arts Lecture Theatre unless otherwise stipulated. Contact your class representatives for more details. cc: Mass Communication Department       Linguistics Department       Fine and Applied Arts Department       Combine Arts

A video Footage has emerged online of late Biafra warlord, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, advising people of the South East against engaging in another agitation for Biafra. In the video which has gone viral, Ojukwu, who had on May 30, 1967 declared Eastern Nigeria a sovereign state could be heard telling a foreign journalist that another secession was unnecessary. For ore including video click HERE ----- Picture from Today.ng

Goodluck Ebele Jonathan What is the Media saying about ex-president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan? Goodluck Jonathan is broke, always complaining – PDP Chieftain, Adeyanju [VIDEO] - dailypost.ng  Goodluck Jonathan reacts to the death of his former CSO Gordon Obuah - naij.com El-Rufai replies Jonathan, challenges ex-president to explain N2 billion ecological fund to only pro-PDP states - premiumtimesng.com Ecological Fund: Jonathan never takes responsibility for anything, says El-Rufai - punchng.com How Goodluck Jonathan was turned into ‘confused president’ by his brothers – Prerekeme Kpodoh - dailypost.ng Ex-President's cousin sues EFCC over 'unlawful' detention - pulse.ng ----- Picture from venturesafrica.com

D_Daniels Group CEREBRATION 2017   (Writing Aptitude Test) Write a short essay of not less than 150 words and not more than 1000 words on any of the following topics:   1. Certification or Application: what is the real test of knowledge? 2. Given the power to make changes in Nigeria: How can you improve the economy? 3. CEREBRATION: How can the African youths make impacts intuitively? When you finish, follow this link to submit it to D_Daniels' Group channel on Raadaa. https://raadaa.com/ channels/d-daniels-group To submit, click the submit button and follow the process. Submission Start from Sunday, 28th May 2017 and ends at 11:59 pm on Wednesday, 31st May 2017. After uploading your essay invite your friends to review your essay online.   Note: Candidate with higher reviews on their essay increases their chances of qualification for the next stage. ----- This information was sourced from CEBREATION 2017 Facebook Page on 31 May 2017.

Aisha, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday left Abuja for London, to spend time with her husband, now on medical leave.   News of her jetting out was revealed by Zaynab Ikaz-Kassim on Twitter via @zaykassim. She posted photographs of Aisha arriving at the airport and boarding a jet. Aisha Buhari’s  Special Assistant on Media and Publicity,  Adebisi Olumide Ajayi said:  “Her Excellency will spend some time with her Husband, President Muhammadu Buhari who is presently on medical vacation. “Mrs Buhari expressed her appreciation to the millions of Nigerians who have been praying for his quick recovery and safe return.” President Buhari left Nigeria on 7 May to seek medical attention, the second time he would do so this year. He, first of all, travelled in January and returned in March after 51 days. He proclaimed on his arrival that he had never felt so sick in his life. Nigerians have been praying for his quick recovery.  This information was sourced from News