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Buhari's Unnecessary Health Controversy

The health status of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari was the obvious issue of the moment in the country in the last one month. Of course, being the nation’s number one citizen, whatever concerns the President ought to interest us all. Unfortunately, the posture of official information management on the subject generated a high level of cynicism among the people.

The original story was that the President was on vacation in London and decided to undergo a routine check-up there. Ordinarily, that should not give room to controversies except for another comment that he hurriedly departed and that the Vice President who was at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland was rushed back to stand-in.

Against the backdrop of the nation’s experience during the Presidency of Umaru Yar’Adua, all sorts of what may have happened or not dominated public space in the country. It was not only lay persons that became apprehensive, even the Nigerian Medical Association(NMA) demanded to know the current state of the President’s health adding that he does not have doctor-patient confidentiality which can deprive his people from knowing the sickness he was battling with.

Rather than an authoritative and well couched official statement, our information framework became defensive making more people ask more questions. For example, Minister Lai Mohammed told our people that considering that many ministers were up and doing, people ought to have known that nothing was wrong with the President.

When reminded that when the roles were reversed in the Yar’ Adua days he led the opposition to demand a daily update on the President’s health, he replied that whereas the late President was ill at the time, Buhari was hale and hearty. How can a people already apprehensive, appreciate a man reportedly hale and hearty, that doctors couldn’t discharge to return home? Lai forgot that the handlers of Yar’ Adua gave similar assurances that he too was well at that time.

In reality therefore, history has long conditioned Nigerians to be sceptical of any government statement. After all, we were told during Jonathan’s Presidency that our first lady, the famous mama peace suspected by some people to be ill was only on vacation until the lady returned to tell Nigerians to help her thank God for coming back to life after 7 surgeries!

In the case of Buhari, there were credible reports which suggested that he was fine. His only surviving elder sister, Hajiya Rakiya was reported by the News Agency of Nigeria to be on phone with him daily. Senate President, Bukola Saraki’s confirmation that he spoke with the President and that the latter was in good health also doused tension, so was that of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara.

But perhaps the best report was the visit to the President in London by his foremost party leaders, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Bisi Akande. The photograph showing the two leaders with Mr President was quite helpful as it reflected the saying that power of "pictures don’t tell lies". If it reinforced official statements that the President would be back sooner than Nigerians expected, our leading legislators managed to provoke Nigerians to begin to question the exact meaning of "soon" as the key term in our expectations.

Now, if the President would be back soon, why was it necessary for Saraki and Dogara with whom he had allegedly spoken to visit him in London? Was it because ‘soon’ was no longer feasible? Were they trying to show personal closeness to the President or was it just a new wave of collaborative federalism?

Whatever the motivation, it was a far cry from effective communication as a panacea for public distrust of government. Our leaders must begin to appreciate that public perceptions of issues are more readily dependent on body language, gestures and signs rather than what is actually said. Indeed, the recent controversy throws ample light on what traditionally goes wrong with our government, the tendency to embrace information dissemination in place of information management.

Government in this part of the world is fond of relying on those of us who are eloquent and argumentative instead of those who are adept in media management forgetting that information dissemination is no more than parroting which can quite often be irrational.

Although Akin Oyebode is an erudite law professor and not a media expert, he got it right on national television the other day when he called on President Buhari to also speak with Nigerians following his advertised telephone chat with US President Donald Trump. So, why is it that whenever the nation feels starved of information about their President, we often quench the thirst by hearing what the same President said to other people? When the late President Yar’ Adua was ill, someone organized for him to speak with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

The truth is that no President needs to speak to more than one source as his speech can be dubbed and shared to all sources. If our government suspects that because of what it has turned NTA into, people may not believe its programme content, why was the favoured Channels TV not used to beam a short message from our President to Nigerians? Why was public disenchantment wilfully encouraged?

The posture of the Buhari administration to governance is no doubt commendable. Anyone who is not satisfied with how it has tackled our hitherto pervasive insecurity is insincere. There is also hardly any public officer today who is not careful about how he handles public funds because of the anti-corruption stance of government.

This is therefore not an administration to be rubbished. Government must accordingly strive to embrace a robust information management style that can ensure effective public enlightenment and bridge the gap between government and the people. As past presidents of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, Femi Adesina and Garba Shehu, the two media aides of President Buhari are strong media professionals.

This makes one suspect that their presence in the villa not withstanding; stories on the health status of the President degenerated into a controversy because rather than relying on their expertise, some political actors were calling the shots on what to be said or not. Let’s leave experts to do their work.

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Restructuring: How We Can Go About It — Gov Abubakar

BARRISTER Mohammed Abubakar, the governor of Bauchi State was recently in Lagos to attend the annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA. On the sidelines of the conference he opened up on the issues that had trailed his two year stewardship of the Northeast State. He spoke on the controversy surrounding his relationship with Speaker Yakubu Dogara and the Bauchi State delegation to the National Assembly, his alleged solitary procurement of a N4 billion loan, and chipped in his legal postulations on the agitation for restructuring. Excerpts

What is your response to the agitation for restructuring?

I know there is a lot of hue and cry about restructuring to the extent that we have lost sight of the real meaning of restructuring because it means different things to different people. There has been a lot of hype about restructuring. In my mind, we have a government in office, and this government has a constitution, and our constitution is written, and everything contained there is very clear except the need for interpretation.

The system we are running can do with a few readjustments, but to my mind within the ambits of the constitution. I am not one of those who subscribe to the fact that this constitution was forced on us. I am not. I have read a bit of constitutional law, and I know that there is a principle that is called the principle of state necessity. No matter how you take over a government if the entire people of the country welcome that take over, it confers legitimacy on you. And if that is the case, as the legitimate government of the day, you can make laws for the further good governance of the entire nation. So, the constitution is there; the constitution needs a lot of amendments, the legislative list, for example, needs to be tinkered with for you to devolve power to the correct areas where such powers should go to.

For example, agriculture. The Federal Government of Nigeria has no land anywhere, all the land is either in the state or the local government, so the power of agriculture except for policy and research should reside in the states and local governments. Ditto, education because the states and the local governments are the formulation agents.The Federal Government of Nigeria should not have any hand in education except for policies and research. So there are areas of the constitution that we need to tinker, and I believe if we do it wholeheartedly we can answer the agitations of a lot of Nigerians.

Why the war with Bauchi prominent indigenes?

I have decided that at my age I would not allow myself to be dictated to by anybody, particularly when I know that most of these persons did not support my bid to become governor. It is very important for people to understand the scenario when I took over. I took over when labour was on strike because they had not been paid for four months. I asked them, please, call off the strike to enable us to take over properly and I promise you that the moment I am sworn in, I will address your problems.

They conceded and called off the strike. I took over an empty treasury and inherited a N155 billion debt out of it were staff claims including a whooping N15 billion gratuity owed to civil servants. We took over in May, and at that point, Ramadan was around the corner, and Bauchi is a predominantly Muslim state, and it is a state that relies heavily on salaries. So, I needed to do something and what I took over was like a keg of gunpowder waiting to explode, and I needed to do something urgently.

So, I sought the then Speaker who was PDP and what most people don’t understand and especially commentators who have commented on this issue of the loan we took of N4 billion is that they assert that I took the loan without the approval of the House of Assembly and that is because of ignorance.

I inherited a House of Assembly that was inaugurated on the 15th of June 2011, and it had a four year tenure and had a life up to the 14th of June 2015 and I took over on the 29th of May; so there was a point at which I was operating with that old House of Assembly.

At that point, there was only one appointee in my government, the Head of Service that I inherited, and I called the Speaker, and three of us sat down in my office and I told the man, ‘you are from this state and you know the realities of this state, your government failed to pay civil servants for four months, the state is like a keg of gunpowder, Ramadan is around the corner, rainy season has commenced and your government did not make arrangements for fertiliser, I need to buy fertiliser, so we need money. So, give me approval to borrow to take care of at least three major items and maybe get a little money to keep running the government until the next FAAC meeting.’

He told me that he had invited his members to a dinner that night and that he was going to table the matter. So, I told the Head of Service to write formally to the House of Assembly. A week or so later, I received a communication from the clerk of the House conveying the resolution of the House to me. This is what a number of people do not know. I am a lawyer of 38 years standing, there is no way I would go and affront the law anyhow.

I took that loan to douse the tension that was prevalent then. From that point on after paying one month salary, procuring 10,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser and facilitating the hajj which was the most successful as at that time, we continued paying salaries as at when due until December 2015 when the local governments were unable to pay salaries, and I had to come to their rescue and lent them N400 million to pay salaries. That was the point I decided I must conduct a verification of staff of Bauchi State.

Why the verification?

If you compare Bauchi to Kano State which is the most populous state in the country, Kano has 44 local governments, yet has 92,000 staff between the state and the local governments. Small Bauchi State is said to have 105,000, so, any right looking person must look into that, and this was what necessitated the verification.

I started this thing with the hope of getting to the bottom. But unknown to me, the cabal that was perpetrating the phenomenon of ghost workers syndrome was very strong and very rich, and they started fighting back.

Unfortunately for me at that point, there was a disagreement with the members of the National Assembly, and they told me they were supporting the cabal. You would notice all their comments would include verification, which I was doing. This is my reason for doing verification, and up till today, that problem is hanging on the neck of Bauchi State.

Today, my wage bill is N5.1 billion between the state and the local governments. In the 27 or 28 months, we have paid salaries, you cannot count more than five months where I got more than N5.1 billion from Abuja, yet I am proud to say today, that I do not owe a single salary in Bauchi State.

I remember, a group of NGOs invited governors to Abuja to give account of the stewardship of the bailout, I was the only governor who went, and I opened my books because I do not have anything to hide.

With all the hullabaloo you have read in the newspapers, and in other media, Bauchi State never owed more than one month salary from the time I took over the state to date. The local governments have never owed more than two months salary.

If you travel within Bauchi State today, anywhere you are going, if you come to a village where there is a primary school, if you turn and you see a blue roof, that is my project, and there is nowhere you will go that you won’t see that. This permeates the nooks and crannies of Bauchi State, and these are completed, not abandoned projects.

My policy is that there will not be an abandoned project in Bauchi State because it is only in Nigeria you see such. Go all over even in North African countries; you won’t find abandoned projects. My policy is that even though I am not the one who started the project, I would take it over and complete it.

What is your relationship with the cabal?

In recent times I have deliberately used every opportunity to inform the people that as far as I am concerned, I don’t have any enemy. I have been calling on my supporters to please desist even if anybody goes off and abuses me; they should not respond by abusing that person. I have told every person who feels aggrieved to come over. The story of the disagreement with the members of the National Assembly, if the true story is told, they would tell you of all the attempts I have made.

I have sent several committees to go and meet them in Abuja and at one time, asking the working committee of the party to move over to Abuja and see them there. At that time, only five of them attended that meeting.

I also asked the First Class Emirs of Bauchi State to go over to Abuja to see them and also the late Maitama Sule. The bottom line is that the most beautiful system of government is constitutional democracy, especially the one that has a written constitution because the parameters are determined. Everybody knows his own role unless you want to veer off. The bottom line is that the National Assembly does not have any oversight function over me, they don’t. Our only relationship is that we come from the same state and we belong to the same party. So, there is no way the National Assembly can dictate to Bauchi State Government what Bauchi State Government should do. But they are my brothers; we started this journey together, in fact, there is no single member of the National Assembly that I had not been to his constituency and raised his hands before the election.

I had intervened severally even during the primaries in support of some of them when they were having problems when some people were trying to behave like the PDP; after the primaries, you look at the face of the person who emerged, and you don’t like the person you say change him with another person.

But you were opposed to the election of Dogara as Speaker and instructed members of the House of Representatives from Bauchi not to support him?

Yes, if you recall vividly during the election of the leaders of the National Assembly the APC as a party took a stand and I am an APC member, I toed the lines of my party, simply and that was what I did, and I asked everybody to do the same.

We used the pedestal of that political party to become who we are and a few months after or less than two months after, the party is requesting something from us to do something for them, and we turn and tell the party that we are not going to do it. It is not right by me; that is not my training.

You see God in His infinite mercy ultimately chose the Speaker and when that happened I told him there and then, that is the end of the matter. ‘God has chosen you, we will respect that. We will respect you.’

I put that in practise. When he came after becoming Speaker, I received him in my office, not only did I receive him, I escorted him to the palace of the Emir of Bauchi; I didn’t need to do that. The usual protocol is that I would receive him in audience and someone else, my deputy or someone else can escort him to go to the emir. But at that time, he had become the number four citizen of Nigeria, so I escorted him to go and visit with the emir. So all these issues are over flogged.

Right now, serious rapprochement is going on even before the setting up of the APC Reconciliation Committee.

You have complained of a high salary burden. But what effort are you making to boost IGR in the state?

The issue of IGR it is easier said than done. People make comments on improving IGR. In the first place, improvement of IGR would not have been overnight. Two, when you talk IGR, there is no escape from the fact that you are talking about taxation in whatever form.

The people of the state I met, I met them prostrate, on their knees, so whatever I do, I have to put that at the top of my mind. My government is a populist government, so there is no way I can visit hardship on the people.

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Nigeria Police Investigate Top Official For Alleged Unlawful Detention, Extortion

The Lagos State Police Command has launched investigation into an alleged case of extortion, unlawful detention and sexual harassment against the Officer in Charge (OC), Anti-Kidnapping Squad, Lagos State Police Command, identified simply as Mr. Adejobi.

Mrs. Osagie reported the matter at Ikoyi Police Station and Ms. Blessing was arrested on August 29.

But after investigation, which included a search on Ms. Blessing’s home and a check on her bank account, the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, advised that she should be released.

But not satisfied with the DPO’s investigation and advice, Mrs. Osagie later took the matter to the Anti-Kidnapping and Cultism Unit of the Lagos State Police Command under the charge of Mr. Adejobi and one other officer identified simply as ‘Igbin’ as Investigating Police Officer, IPO.

Speaking with PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday, Okechukwu Nwanguma, National Coordinator of the Network on Police Reform in Nigeria, NOPRIN, said Mr. Adejobi persistently ignored requests and pleas from Ms. Blessing’s relatives and others to grant her bail or charge her to court.

On September 1, Ms. Blessing’s family was allegedly asked to provide two people with valid passports, N2 million in bank account, property that has Change of Ownership (CofO) to take her on bail.

"The policemen also demanded N70, 000 as part of the conditions for bail," Mr. Nwanguma added.

After much pleading, the OC eventually ‘granted Blessing bail’, but allegedly held unto her mobile phone and said they would only release the phone on September 5, if she comes with the balance of N20,000, the victim’s family allege.

Meanwhile, Ms. Blessing’s sister, one Florence, who took food to the station while her sister was in custody, also alleged that each time she went to the station to drop food, some male police officers always ‘searched’ her, asked her to strip naked, fondled her breasts and inserted their hands inside her private part.

"The matter is under investigations and the (Lagos) command is looking into it," he said.

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FG Recruits Locals As Civilian JTF, Engages Ex-Militants As Partner In Niger Delta

The Federal Government has on Friday confirmed the gradual deployment of troops into strategic positions in the Niger Delta region and the possible option of force against members of the new militants engaged in attacks on oil and gas pipelines if the ongoing dialogue between the groups and representatives of the government fail.

Just as it unveils its sustained security plan in the region to tackle militancy and other criminal activities with the proposed recruitment of indigenes of oil-bearing communities of the Niger Delta into local arm of the Joint Military Task Force, the government disclosed that it was setting up an emergency military brigade team to respond to attacks and engage the militants and trained Amnesty beneficiaries in intelligence gathering in the region.

The Minister of Defence, Mansur Mohammad Dan-Ali, while speaking in Yenagoa during a call on the Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, represented by his Deputy, Rear Admiral John Jonah (RTD), confirmed that the military is engaged in special personnel rotation and deployment within strategic areas of the Niger Delta and that the newly formulated security plan and infrastructures for the region will be community driven with indigenes of oil bearing communities serving as Local JTF and intelligence components.

According to Mr. Dan-Ali, "During the last meeting with the Vice President, Yemi Osinbanjo, it was agreed that the security arrangement must involve the people. I am here to show that the people of the community must be involved. As we have succeeded in the North-East with locals as Civilian JTF, we will involve such in the Niger Delta region. We will fuse them into the new security infrastructure for the region."

"We are also to involve some of the ex-militants that have acquired training under the Amnesty programme in our security arrangement. We are paying them and expecting them to put to use some of the knowledge acquired under the local and foreign training. We also expected every other stakeholder to be involved in the arrangement. A special Brigade unit is also to be infused in the region."

Mr.

Dan-Ali, however, noted that the success of the new security arrangement is dependent on the active involvement of States in the implementation. "The states must be involved to assist in detecting illegal websites that are used to distort and tarnish military operations in the region. It must be known to the State Governors that keeping Nigeria one is a task that must be done and it must involve all."

On the possibility of the use of force against the Niger Delta militants if the ongoing dialogue with the Federal Government fails, Mr. Dan-Ali, responded saying ‘It cannot be ruled out."

The Chief of Defence Staff, General A.G Olorunsekan, in a chat with newsmen after the call on the Governor, noted that the military are ready and in positions in the Niger Delta region, "We have allowed the ongoing dialogue between the Federal Government and the Militants. Our troops are in position. My message to the militants is to ensure they go to the negotiation table and we in the military will engage ongoing military infrastructures for the region."

Earlier in his speech, the Bayelsa Governor, represented by the Deputy Governor, Rear Admiral John Jonah, commended the military for the efforts made so far in tackling issues of militancy and other criminality along the waterways and creeks of the Niger Delta region. He said, "The Niger Delta activities, whether negative or positive, is gravitating around Bayelsa State. Bayelsa will continue to collaborate with the security agencies and the Federal Government. Without security, there can be no development."

"First, we want to ensure increased security activities in Bayelsa. A situation where our women are stripped naked along the water by sea pirates is pathetic. Our waters are no longer safe. We welcome the idea of the involvement of locals in the security arrangements.

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The Succession Battle In Osun

LET me start by declaring that, no matter the difficulties encountered on Osun State’s journey to greatness, I’m of the tribe of Caleb; a harbinger of good report and nothing seems capable of obliterating this perception buttressed by what is on the ground.

Having said that, let me also confess that I did not originate the title of this article. It is a product of interactions between passengers in a commercial bus, yours sincerely inclusive – on a recent trip from Ijebu-Jesa to Osogbo in Osun State. The discussions went back and forth until the discussants decided to look ahead, post-Rauf Aregbesola’s tenure. By way of illustrating my stand further, may I state that I do not have any clue on the incumbent governor’s preferred aspirant; not even the colour of his fabrics. In any case, it is not my call! I listened with rapt attention as names of both pretenders and genuine aspirants were mentioned one after another. And, finally on this, let it be known that I have come across diehards of the incumbent governor who are prepared to stake their lives for performance as the most important deciding factor. I have also seen some ‘bread-and-butter’ Gentiles and ‘10-for-10 kobo’ hypocrites – quite a few of them – whose joy is in doubling the people’s troubles.

All said, there is a great political battle ahead in Osun State and only the Strength of Israel knows how it will end! Already, posters of different shades and colours have started competing for available space in the state; with the political atmosphere gradually heating up with melancholic provocations; and tempers supposedly flaring with grandiose bellicosity. There are cracks here and there within the parties. These may eventually lead to realignments here and there. Some aggrieved politicians from the ruling party are talking in the same tone with some disgruntled members from the inveterately enervated opposition and its crude appendage of unreconciled dancers and clappers. That the battle ahead, therefore, has the capacity to be fiercely chaotic, even giftedly bitter, is a forgone conclusion!

Also, with the loss of power at the centre by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in 2015, followed by last year’s demystification of Iroko in neighbouring Ondo State, and, lately, the tragedy of depletion that has struck its national membership base like a plague, it may not be out of place to say that All Progressives Congress, APC, as the only party standing well in Osun State, is not unlikely to repeat the feat of August 9, 2014. Besides, with some great jobs done by the current administration, especially, in areas like infrastructure development, road construction, agriculture revolution, investments in education, and its huge contributions to the political stability and economic growth of the state, coupled with other legacy interventions scattered here and there, the clock is likely to tick in favour of a successor committed to following in the footsteps of the incumbent governor and most invariably endorsed by him.

Well, while political permutations may not translate into outright victory for the ruling party or ‘by any means necessary’ for the opposition, one cannot but wonder when idle and unrewarding sobriquets like ‘Home-based’, ‘Lagos-based’, ‘Osun Abroad’, ‘Pathogens’, ‘Awon Omo Online’ (Yahoo Boys), and ‘Atohunrinwa’ (Hinterland dwellers) criminally crept into Osun State’s political lexicon. Among other premises which paint a rather frightening picture of a society that is lacking in the use of its conscience are zoning (that it is the turn of a certain Senatorial District to produce the next governor); current economic realities (trying to make Osun the Guinea pig of other states); as well as primordial anxieties about the current administration’s capacity to complete ongoing projects before leaving office.

Henry Brooks Adams describes politics as "the systematic organization of hatreds." I have once argued that the Nigerianness of politics in which every negative thing is not only a right but also a command is one that makes one angry, sad and sympathetic. Otherwise, exploiting ‘Place of Residence’ as an obstacle to one’s political aspiration in a state of his birth is tantamount to asking Donald Trump to uphold, even unleash the full force of his travel ban order on Nigerians living in the USA for the pointless excuse of ‘dollar’ flight from America to Nigeria. It is like driving the highly-technical Julius Berger out of the country on the fallacious reason of ‘naira flight’ from Nigeria to Germany. For instance, who is a ‘home-based’ politician and who are ‘Atohunrinwa’? What are the characteristics of ‘Awon Omo Online’ and what does it take to be deregistered from the cult of ‘Osun Abroad’?

At times, Nigerians are too greedy, and, in the exact sense of the word, deficient when confronted with reality. That’s why some people may never want to learn from Lagos State’s story of success. Aregbesola is not an indigene of Lagos State. Yet, he was a two-term Commissioner in the Bola Tinubu-led administration. I am sure the experience he gained from that duty post has helped him in successfully steering the affairs of Osun State away from the paranoiac edifice of plunder, wastage and malady that was once its defining characteristic. Rotimi Agunsoye, also, an indigene of Osun State, once served as Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Lagos State. As we speak, he is a member of the House of Representatives, representing Kosofe Federal Constituency of Lagos State. Dele Alake (Ekiti), James Faleke (Kogi), Idowu Ajanaku (Ondo), and Ben Akabueze (Anambra) are other examples of deeds which have continued to speak for Lagos State. So, if our sons and daughters could serve and excel elsewhere, what stops them from giving their best to the state of their birth?

In Dwight Eisenhower’s words, "the history of free men is never really written by chance but by choice; their choice!" At a time like this, exploiting the global glut as a fig leaf for crucifying the current administration can be likened to a divisive falsity that doesn’t offer an example of faithful commitment to democracy as the best form of government. For example, Saudi Arabia, with not less than 18% of the world’s petroleum reserves and world’s largest exporter of petroleum, has not been spared the aftereffects of the oil price plunge that has for some time bedeviled the crude oil world. Same goes for India which imports not less than 70% of its crude oil requirement.

Essentially therefore, if the ‘gold’ in Saudi Arabia, with about 12.9% of the world’s oil supply to its credit, could rust, then, pity the ‘iron’ in Nigeria, which produces only about 2.7% of the world’s oil supply. By extension, pity a state like Osun which has for a long time depended, largely, on allocations from the centre.

Komolafe writes from Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State.

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Lecturer II At Kogi State University

Kogi State University is currently recruiting lecturers in Kogi State.

Kogi State University , Anyigba was established on 18 November, 1999 and currently, has a total student population of over 23,000 students spread across its seven (7) Faculties of Agriculture, Arts and Humanities, Education, Law, Management Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and a College of Health Sciences. Though a State University, Kogi State University accommodates a significant number of non indigenes, from all parts of Nigeria.

Departments:

- Animal Production - Agricultural Economics - Crop Production - Fisheries, Forestry and Wildlife - Food, Nutrition and Home Sciences - Soil & Environmental Management - Arabic & Islamic Studies - History & International Studies - Philosophy and Religious Studies - Theatre Arts - Economics Edu - Geography - Social Studies - Business Education - Agricultural Education - English - Christian Religious Studies - Islamic Studies - Biology - Chemistry Edu. - Physics Edu. - Mathematics - Library & Information Science - Human Kinetics & Health Education - English & Literary Studies - Accounting - Banking & Finance - Business Administration - Public Administration - Chemistry - Earth Sciences - Mathematical Sciences - Physics - Biological Sciences - Microbiology - Biochemistry - Economics - Geography/Planning - Mass Communication - Political Science - Sociology - Anatomy - Physiology - Medical Biochemistry - Pharmacology and Therapeutics - Chemical Pathology - Haematology and Blood Transfusion - Medical Microbiology - Pathology - Anaesthesia - Community Medicine - Internal Medicine - Surgery - Paediatrics and Child Health - Obstetrics and Gynecology - Orthopedics and Traumatology - Ophthalmology - Oto-Rhino-Laryngology (ENT) - Psychiatry - Radiology

Qualifications and Experience

- The candidate must possess at least a Master’s degree, with at least 3 years of teaching and research and be of good character. A fresh Ph.D holder may be considered for appointment. - Part I Fellowship (National or West Africa), FRCS, MRCP.

Emoluments and Benefits

As applicable in Federal Universities in Nigeria.

How to Apply

Applicants should submit fifteen (15) typewritten copies of their applications, credentials and detailed Curriculum Vitae, giving the following information in the order listed below:

- Full Name (Surname in block) - Post Desired and Department - Date of Birth - Place of Birth, State of Origin and Local Government Area - Nationality - Permanent Home Address (Not P.O.Box or P.M.B Current Postal Address - GSM Number - Marital Status - Number of Children with Names and Ages - Institutions Attended (with dates) - Academic Qualifications (with dates) - Professional Qualifications (with dates) where applicable - List of Publications with details of Titles, Publishers, or Journals, dates and pages (where applicable) - Work experience (General and Specific Experience with dates) - Details of Administrative Experience and Service to the Community (with status and dates) - Present Employment, Status, Salary - Employer(s) Address(es), Postal, E-mail and Contact GSM Number(s) - Extra Curricular Activities - Names and Addresses of three (3) Referees, two (2) of whom must be professionals or authorities in the relevant fields. The referees must be requested by the applicant to forward directly to the Registrar, confidential reports on the applicant indicating the post desired.

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Photos Of MBGN 2017 Contestants In Traditional Costumes

Re: Photos Of MBGN 2015 Contestants In Traditional Costumes by Macelliot(m): 10:31am On Oct 24, 2015 26 out of the 36 contestants and FCT are Igbos.

Igbos are indeed blessed. 54 Likes 1 ShareRe: Photos Of MBGN 2015 Contestants In Traditional Costumes by Macelliot(m): 10:37am On Oct 24, 2015 The first 6 pictures are Igbos.. Igbo girls keep making records.. 25 Likes Re: Photos Of MBGN 2015 Contestants In Traditional Costumes by lekums: 10:38am On Oct 24, 2015 Miss Edo Miss Ekiti Miss Enugu Miss Gombe 2 Likes Re: Photos Of MBGN 2015 Contestants In Traditional Costumes by lekums: 10:39am On Oct 24, 2015 Miss Imo Miss Jigawa Miss Kaduna Miss Kano 1 Like Re: Photos Of MBGN 2015 Contestants In Traditional Costumes by lekums: 10:41am On Oct 24, 2015 Miss Katsina Miss Kebbi Miss Kogi Miss Kwaara 1 Like Re: Photos Of MBGN 2015 Contestants In Traditional Costumes by lekums: 10:42am On Oct 24, 2015 Miss Lagos Miss Nasarawa Miss Niger Miss Ogun Re: Photos Of MBGN 2015 Contestants In Traditional Costumes by lekums: 10:45am On Oct 24, 2015 Miss Ondo Miss Osun Miss Oyo Miss Plateau Re: Photos Of MBGN 2015 Contestants In Traditional Costumes by lekums: 10:46am On Oct 24, 2015 Miss Rivers Miss Sokoto Miss Taraba Miss Yobe 1 Like 2 Shares Re: Photos Of MBGN 2015 Contestants In Traditional Costumes by lekums: 10:46am On Oct 24, 2015 Miss Zamfara Re: Photos Of MBGN 2015 Contestants In Traditional Costumes by new2020: 10:49am On Oct 24, 2015 Did you know that Igbo women are in the top three of the most desired women on the planet?

It's not just the beauty but also brain and work ethic. 47 Likes 2 SharesRe: Photos Of MBGN 2015 Contestants In Traditional Costumes by Macelliot(m): 10:52am On Oct 24, 2015 Out of 36 states and FCT, Igbo girls are representing a whopping 26 states.

1) Yobe, 2) Zamfara, 3) Sokoto, 4) Osun, 5) Ondo, 6) Niger, 7) Nassarawa, Kwara, 9) Kogi, 10) Abia, 11) Imo, 12) Kebbi, 13) Enugu, 14) Katsina, 15) Kano, 16) Kaduna, 17) Anambra, 18) Gombe, 19) Ekiti, 20) Ebonyi, 21) Benue, 22) Bauchi, 23) Adamawa 24) Akwa ibom 25) Delta and 26) Abuja. 87 Likes 3 SharesRe: Photos Of MBGN 2015 Contestants In Traditional Costumes by Setaje(f): 10:56am On Oct 24, 2015 Macelliot: 26 out of the 36 contestants and FCT are Igbos.

why are Igbo girls representing all the northern states and some of the S-Western states of Ondo, Ekiti and Osun respectively...

Igbos are indeed blessed.

This your comment is very funny. If u no what this girls go through to get to this stage. U will no why igbo girls will continue to dominate beauty pageant. Lol 92 Likes Re: Photos Of MBGN 2015 Contestants In Traditional Costumes by Macelliot(m): 10:59am On Oct 24, 2015 Setaje:

This your comment is very funny. If u no what this girls go through to get to this stage. U will no why igbo girls will continue to dominate beauty pageant. Lol What are you insinuating?

That's your opinion...

Lalasticlala 23 Likes Re: Photos Of MBGN 2015 Contestants In Traditional Costumes by ragiluhivo(m): 11:30am On Oct 24, 2015 Igbo girls I hail 20 Likes 1 ShareRe: Photos Of MBGN 2015 Contestants In Traditional Costumes by Ugomba(m): 11:44am On Oct 24, 2015 Pretty Girls.. Dat Akwa Ibom Outfit is colourful. 6 Likes Re: Photos Of MBGN 2015 Contestants In Traditional Costumes by ItsMeAboki(m): 11:52am On Oct 24, 2015 Setaje:

Do you mean that they are among the 99.9% of the prostitutes that Kanu spoke about. 49 Likes 1 ShareRe: Photos Of MBGN 2015 Contestants In Traditional Costumes by Nobody: 12:15pm On Oct 24, 2015 Setaje:

This your comment is very funny. If u no what this girls go through to get to this stage. U will no why igbo girls will continue to dominate beauty pageant. Lol

What do they go through....of course when it comes to merit give to Igbos, No quota system or federla character in this one, No media propaganda...Beauty is glaring you cant hide ugliness so we understand why they get to this stage. 61 Likes 8 SharesRe: Photos Of MBGN 2015 Contestants In Traditional Costumes by oekehinde(f): 12:17pm On Oct 24, 2015 Okkk

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[/size] Re: Photos Of MBGN 2015 Contestants In Traditional Costumes by sukkot: 12:19pm On Oct 24, 2015 no yoruba family will allow their daughter to do this rubbish prostitute on display pageantry. yoruba have more dignity and shame. if my daughter decides to do this, that is the day she will be flogged mercilessly till she receives sense. this is why there are no yoruba girls. these are runs girls 71 Likes 1 ShareRe: Photos Of MBGN 2015 Contestants In Traditional Costumes by Captainswag225(m): 12:20pm On Oct 24, 2015 Igbo ladies repping north,south,east and west.... Where are e other tribes? 22 Likes 1 ShareRe: Photos Of MBGN 2015 Contestants In Traditional Costumes by Lagrage(f): 12:21pm On Oct 24, 2015 Miss Delta please make us proud #aniomagirlsarepretty 3 Likes 1 Share (0) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (Reply) Man Orders For Versace Shoe Online, Got 'versac' On Delivery / Cristiano Ronaldo's Fashion Sense Under The Spotlight! / These Photos Of A 7-year-old Nigerian Model Have Got Everyone Talking (Go Up) Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket Links: (0) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2017 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise.

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Towards Ending Medical Tourism In Nigeria

The move to end medical tourism in Nigeria has been a long one especially with concerns often raised by experts. ANYAORA THELMA CHIOMA reports that the call took centre stage during the just concluded 3rd anniversary celebration of Nizamiye Hospital in Abuja.

It is an established fact that health is wealth even as it is well known fact that the nation’s health sector has been subject of different discourse owing to the fact that the sector is yet to be where it ought to to be.

But then of course, the Nigerian health sector is undergoing major reforms aimed at repositioning primary, secondary and tertiary health care system for easy access and affordability to all.

One outstanding feature of the nation’s health system is that due to poor services occasioned by lack of good equipment, privileged Nigerians prefer to seek health care outside the shores of the country. This has led to what is commonly referred to as medical tourism.

Exerts have advocated an end or at best, drastic reduction in the number of people travelling abroad to seek medical attention as the country is said to be losing over $ 1 billion annually to medical tourism.

Indeed, this formed part of deliberations at the 3rd anniversary celebration of the Nizamiye Hospital Abuja where the minister of state for health Dr.

Osagie Ehanire disclosed that the country cannot continue to fund overseas medical treatment when there are better equipped hospitals like Nizamiye in Nigeria.

Ehanire said, at the wake of President Muhamadu Buhari’s led administration, there was embargo on overseas medical treatment by civil servants and top government functionaries to reduce cost and discourage exchange rates in the dollar to Naira ratio and avoid undue patronage of medical institutions abroad.

The minister commended the management of Nizamiye hospital and the chairman of First Surat Group even as he urged them to establish similar tertiary health institutions in other parts of the country to address the short supply of medical care in Nigeria.

According to the minister, there is no need for Nigerians to travel abroad for medical vacations considering the first class medical and health services offered by Nizamiye hospital in the last three years.

Dr Ehanire expressed satisfaction at the level of collaboration between government and the hospital, especially in the areas of expatriates, state of the art medical equipment and the provision of free medical services to the less privilege Nigerians.

In a speech, the former minister for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Ibrahim Modibo, whose administration allocated the piece of land to the Nizamiye hospital declared that when the top management of First Surat Group approached his ministry for land allocation to build a hospital, several inspections were made and a trip to Istanbul to practically demonstrate the kind of medical facility intended for the land.

"Today I am not only amazed but satisfied with the tertiary health facility established by the Group, so I have no regret whatsoever for allocating the land for Direct Foreign Investment DFI," he said

He added that, after leaving office nine years ago, the health facility he allocated land for has become one of the best hospitals in Nigeria with state of the art equipment that can be compared with any standard globally.

Presenting the medical performance of the hospital and free medical treatment offered to the less privileged Nigerians, the chief medical director of the hospital Dr. Akah Huseyin said the journey was full of challenges, which had led to the success story of Nizamiye today.

He declared that the hospital is of international standard with well-equipped Emergency unit, Adult/newborn Intensive Care Unit, Operating Theater, Labour and delivery rooms, Laboratory,Pharmacy, Central Surgery, Radiocology, Cardiology, Dental clinic, Internal medecine Orthopedics and Traumatology, obstetrics and Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Anesthesiology and Algology, Neurology/Neurosurgery and Dermatology.

Dr. Huseyin stated that the hospital had since inception carried out about 50, 000 successful surgery and unprecedented number of free medical treatment to Nigerians who cannot afford medical bills.

According to him, the foundation of the hospital determine so much its success, saying the concept was to provide quality and affordable health care system to Nigerians and residence of Abuja.

Interestingly, the event drew participants from the health, academia, technocrats and politicians from the executive and the parliament including the wife of Late President Musa Yar’Adua, Hajia Ture, the representative of the FCT minister, the deputy governor of Bauchi state Engr Nuhu Gidado, former INEC chairman Atahiru Jega among others and Senator Osita Izinacho.

The import of the dignitaries can best be appreciated if one take cognizance of the fact that they are mainly among the key policy makers and are expected to support the implementation of policies that will end medical tourism in the country.

First Surat Group of Companies had continued to invest in the Nigerian economy for decades. They have made a mark in the education sector through the establishment of the prestigious Nigerian Turkish International Colleges NTIC, and the Nile University of Nigeria. Having succeeded in that sector, the Turkish investors decided to expand its activity to the Nigerian healthcare sector, which led to the establishment of Nigerian Turkish Nizamiye Hospital.

Nizamiye Hospital is as well-equipped as it is imposing. Its cardiology clinic uses the ECHO, ECG and Treadmill to diagnose cardiovascular diseases, while urology clinic uses transurethral resection technique for prostrate operations and kidney stones extraction, all without making any cuts in the process.

For cancer diagnosis, it uses microscopic bone marrow analysis and to diagnose digestive system diseases, it uses colonoscopy tools.

In August last year, the hospital performed its first open heart surgery in Abuja, Dr. Mustafa Kirman who was the lead surgeon led a team of seven specialists that included Turkish and Nigerian professionals to carry out the procedure, said: "The procedure lasted three hours and we thank God that it was a huge success and the patient responded well and has been discharged from the hospital after a seven-day observation period."

Nizamiye, which also served as a teaching hospital for the Nile University medical college is poised to expand its services to other parts of the country if giving the opportunity.

The hospital was inaugurated in 2014 by former President Goodluck Jonathan and today, the present administration has endorsed the competence and performance of medical personnel at Nizamiye.

The Nigeria health sector witnesses decay in infrastructure and short supply of drugs in public hospitals, but the intervention of private investors has clearly shown a difference, though some of the hospitals are beyond the reach of an average Nigerian.

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Thread For South Korea Prospective Students

Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Travel / Thread for South Korea prospective students (238531 Views) Nigerians In South Korea / Any Prospective Students For University Of Essex, Southend On Sea Campus? / South Korea Visa (1) (2) (3) (4) (0) (1) (2) ... (113) (114) (115) (116) (117) (118) (Reply) (Go Down)Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by horlajay: 10:29am On Jul 31someone please reply Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by horlajay: 12:03pm On Jul 31Hello, please anyone planning for the language program should kindly hit me up,please. email olajidebakare47@gmail.com.

Thanks Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by horlajay: 12:55pm On Jul 31someone please say something. which university has its admission on presently?? Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by saintandsinnerz: 6:27pm On Jul 31horlajay: someone please say something. which university has its admission on presently?? Bro, you have to do that yourself. Google is there to guide you. You can simply type "Korean language programme fall or spring semester admission" depending on the time you want to apply. But I guess the fall semester admission maybe too late for you now, (though I'm not sure) you can start preparing for the spring admission coming up around October/November. Do the due dilligence first, if there is any challenge you're facing then you can bring it here for solution. 1 Like Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by horlajay: 8:26pm On Jul 31thank you very much saint Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by horlajay: 8:30pm On Jul 31krezorn: pls when is the time to pay application fee for Korean language course? is it after gotten admission? or at the time of applying?

Kerzon, please reply my pm. is the admission still on at hankuk university? I also wanna apply for the Language program Your reply would be much appreciated. Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by saintandsinnerz: 7:18am On Aug 01horlajay:

Kerzon, please reply my pm. is the admission still on at hankuk university? I also wanna apply for the Language program Your reply would be much appreciated. A simple google search would have given you their number and you will get authentic information from them. This is their email/number at the language centre: cklace@hufs.ac.kr/+82-2-2173-2260. First, send an email to them and call them immediately you send the email and ask them to check their email and respond to you. Use this method because Koreans are not good in English so you may find it difficult to understand them. Call them between 2AM-9AM Nigerian time, anything beyond that maybe late. Try and use google most times, it is faster than anybody. 1 Like Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by acadollar(m): 10:50pm On Aug 01horlajay: thank you very much saint Hankuk university page on Facebook. try contact ing them thru Facebook Or call their global number:. 031-330-4114 Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by acadollar(m): 10:51pm On Aug 01Another info Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by krezorn: 7:24am On Aug 05saintandsinnerz:

Well they will not agree because transcript is an official document that should be issued to the students. but you can reason with them by giving some tips so that they will send a Scanned copy to your email. Just meet those exams and record people codedly and ask for this. Just ask them to send the transcript to the school and ask them to send u a scanned copy. You can now print the scanned copy and use it for what u want to use it for. This is what I did

every school are given out student copy of transcript. I have mine. ask for it. They will give you. It's your right to have your own copy of your transcript. Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by krezorn: 7:27am On Aug 05pmax: Please Iv been going through a problem Here,which is the issue of sending my transcript. Hardly will a school give you your transcript,they usually send it to your school directly. But most schools in SK wants it sent by you together with your other documents and the embassy require you include it in your application documents also. To the gurus in the house how did you guys handle this situation when applying? Please help it's very urgent. Thanks

tell your school to give you student copy of your transcript. its your right to have the copy of it. I have mine Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by Everest1989(m): 5:43pm On Aug 05Help me house... I sent my documents to my friend to help at ministry of education Abuja, but they rejected him, saying that the owner should come by his self...is it how it is done? Urgent replay... Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by krezorn: 7:53pm On Aug 05Everest1989: Help me house... I sent my documents to my friend to help at ministry of education Abuja, but they rejected him, saying that the owner should come by his self...is it how it is done? Urgent replay...

there must be a reason that made them reject ur friend or maybe he/she is not telling you the truth. I did for my friend wen I was doing mine last month. unless they have changed dia way. But I suggest u look for someone else and try again. Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by Everest1989(m): 8:01pm On Aug 05krezorn:

there must be a reason that made them reject ur friend or maybe he/she is not telling you the truth. I did for my friend wen I was doing mine last month. unless they have changed dia way. But I suggest u look for someone else and try again. okay...thanks man... Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by Everest1989(m): 10:32pm On Aug 05krezorn:

there must be a reason that made them reject ur friend or maybe he/she is not telling you the truth. I did for my friend wen I was doing mine last month. unless they have changed dia way. But I suggest u look for someone else and try again. bro, my friend said that the woman asked him if he was the owner of the documents, he answered no...and she asked him if he was my blood brother, he answered no that I am his cousin...and the woman bounced him back... Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by horlajay: 12:13am On Aug 06thanks all. so much appreciate it. Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by Jachan: 12:20am On Aug 06Goodday everyone, I'll be applying for Kgsp scholarship 2018, though I know the application is not on yet but I want to prepare before hand. Please is my waec result good for the the scholarship, I got 3A, 5B and a C and my transcript grade average from ss1-ss3 are all above 80% Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by Chimagodson: 5:16pm On Aug 06My friend said I should I ask if any of the schools accepts o level applicants for language studies.. Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by krezorn: 1:20am On Aug 07Chimagodson: My friend said I should I ask if any of the schools accepts o level applicants for language studies..

Yes i think they do accept.

but I suggest you ask the school b4 applying. 1 Like Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by Chimagodson: 7:45am On Aug 07Thank u krezon 1 Like Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by Chimagodson: 11:13am On Aug 09Korean Language Institutes in Korea

University Website Seoul Seoul Dongguk University Institute of International Language interlang.dongguk.edu (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Duksung International Language Center dilc.duksung.ac.kr (Korean, English) Ewha Language Center cms.ewha.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Hanyang University International Education Institute iie.hanyang.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Hongik Korean Language Institute huniv.hongik.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) HUFS Center for Korean Language and Culture korean.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) KMU Institute of International Education iie.kookmin.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Konkuk University Language Institute kfli.konkuk.ac.kr (Korean, Chinese) Korea University Korean Language Center klcc.korea.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Kyung Hee University Institute of International Education eng.iie.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Gangnam-University of California Riverside International Education Center gnucr.org (Korean, English) SNU Korean Language Education Institute language.snu.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Sogang University Korean Language Education Center klec.sogang.ac.kr (Korean, English) Sookmyung Women’s University LinguaExpress lingua.sookmyung.ac.kr (Korean, English) SKKU Sungkyun Language Institute koreansli.skku.edu (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Myongji University Korean Language Institute abroad.mju.ac.kr (Korean, English, Chinese) University of Seoul Institute of International Cooperation and Education kiice.uos.ac.kr (Korean, English) Yonsei University Korean Language Institute yskli.com (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Sejong University Center for International Education ili.sejong.ac.kr (Korean, English, Chinese) Sangmyung University International Language and Culture Education Center cklc.smu.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Incheon Incheon University Korean Language Institute inu.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, Mongolian, Russian, Burmese) Inha University INHA Language Training Center ltc.inha.ac.kr (Korean, English, Chinese) Gyeonggi-do Ajou University International Education Center ali.ajou.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Chung-Ang University Korean Language Program korean.cau.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Chungcheong-do CNBU Office of International Service cia.chungbuk.ac.kr (Korean, English, Chinese) Dankook University Korean Language Education Center (Cheonan) klec.dankook.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, Mongolian) Daejeon CNU International Education Institute dream.cnu.ac.kr (Korean, English, Chinese) Hannam University Center for Korean Education Institute hankls.hnu.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Jeolla-do Chonbuk National University Center for Language Education, Korean Language Center lec.chonbuk.ac.kr (Korean only) Mokpo National University Institute of International Exchange and Education iiee.mokpo.ac.kr (Korean, English, Chinese) Gwangju Chonnam National University Language Education Center (Gwangju/Yeosu) language.jnu.ac.kr (Korean, English, Chinese, Spanish) Gyeongsang-do Changwon National University the Korean Language Institute eng.changwon.ac.kr (English, Japanese, Chinese) Gyeongsang National University Korean Cultural Center ckc.gnu.ac.kr (Korean only) Busan Pukyong National University International Student Services korean.pknu.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Pusan National University International Language Institute ili.pusan.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Daegu Kyungpook National University Korean Language Institute lang.knu.ac.kr (Korean, English, Chinese) 4 Likes 1 ShareRe: Thread for South Korea prospective students by WILL10: 9:59pm On Aug 13Chimagodson: My friend said I should I ask if any of the schools accepts o level applicants for language studies..

Yes....100% affirmative, except in very rare or occasional scenarios and common to very competitive Institutions too.

Basic criteria for Language program admission over-here is good O-level grades. 1 Like Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by WILL10: 10:00pm On Aug 13Chimagodson: Korean Language Institutes in Korea

University Website Seoul Seoul Dongguk University Institute of International Language interlang.dongguk.edu (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Duksung International Language Center dilc.duksung.ac.kr (Korean, English) Ewha Language Center cms.ewha.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Hanyang University International Education Institute iie.hanyang.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Hongik Korean Language Institute huniv.hongik.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) HUFS Center for Korean Language and Culture korean.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) KMU Institute of International Education iie.kookmin.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Konkuk University Language Institute kfli.konkuk.ac.kr (Korean, Chinese) Korea University Korean Language Center klcc.korea.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Kyung Hee University Institute of International Education eng.iie.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Gangnam-University of California Riverside International Education Center gnucr.org (Korean, English) SNU Korean Language Education Institute language.snu.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Sogang University Korean Language Education Center klec.sogang.ac.kr (Korean, English) Sookmyung Women’s University LinguaExpress lingua.sookmyung.ac.kr (Korean, English) SKKU Sungkyun Language Institute koreansli.skku.edu (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Myongji University Korean Language Institute abroad.mju.ac.kr (Korean, English, Chinese) University of Seoul Institute of International Cooperation and Education kiice.uos.ac.kr (Korean, English) Yonsei University Korean Language Institute yskli.com (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Sejong University Center for International Education ili.sejong.ac.kr (Korean, English, Chinese) Sangmyung University International Language and Culture Education Center cklc.smu.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Incheon Incheon University Korean Language Institute inu.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, Mongolian, Russian, Burmese) Inha University INHA Language Training Center ltc.inha.ac.kr (Korean, English, Chinese) Gyeonggi-do Ajou University International Education Center ali.ajou.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Chung-Ang University Korean Language Program korean.cau.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Chungcheong-do CNBU Office of International Service cia.chungbuk.ac.kr (Korean, English, Chinese) Dankook University Korean Language Education Center (Cheonan) klec.dankook.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, Mongolian) Daejeon CNU International Education Institute dream.cnu.ac.kr (Korean, English, Chinese) Hannam University Center for Korean Education Institute hankls.hnu.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Jeolla-do Chonbuk National University Center for Language Education, Korean Language Center lec.chonbuk.ac.kr (Korean only) Mokpo National University Institute of International Exchange and Education iiee.mokpo.ac.kr (Korean, English, Chinese) Gwangju Chonnam National University Language Education Center (Gwangju/Yeosu) language.jnu.ac.kr (Korean, English, Chinese, Spanish) Gyeongsang-do Changwon National University the Korean Language Institute eng.changwon.ac.kr (English, Japanese, Chinese) Gyeongsang National University Korean Cultural Center ckc.gnu.ac.kr (Korean only) Busan Pukyong National University International Student Services korean.pknu.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Pusan National University International Language Institute ili.pusan.ac.kr (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) Daegu Kyungpook National University Korean Language Institute lang.knu.ac.kr (Korean, English, Chinese)

What a great effort at helping others here bro. GBU!

Cheers! 2 Likes Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by Collins4u1(m): 8:53am On Aug 14Someone should help me out here

my Original Waec certificate has been laminated, i know a seal cannot be placed on a lamination. Bit i'm wondering if i can photocopy the the cert like 10 copies and get them authenticated to avoid visiting the MOFA anytime i will need an authenticated cert, or anybody with a better suggestion should help out please. You can also send a contact of a MOFA offical that can give advice with regards to this.. Thanks Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by saintandsinnerz: 9:45am On Aug 14Collins4u1: Someone should help me out here

my Original Waec certificate has been laminated, i know a seal cannot be placed on a lamination. Bit i'm wondering if i can photocopy the the cert like 10 copies and get them authenticated to avoid visiting the MOFA anytime i will need an authenticated cert, or anybody with a better suggestion should help out please. You can also send a contact of a MOFA offical that can give advice with regards to this.. Thanks Just take your laminated certificate there, they will open it up from the back and put their seal. You can take as many photocopies as you wish insofar you will pay for them. Remember, you will first of all go to the Ministry of education for legalisation before going to the Ministry of foreign affairs for authentication. Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by saintandsinnerz: 9:47am On Aug 14Nobody has posted a success story here, does it mean nobody applied for this fall admission? People, who got admission and visa through this thread should post their success stories to encourage others. Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by Collins4u1(m): 10:13am On Aug 14saintandsinnerz:

Just take your laminated certificate there, they will open it up from the back and put their seal. You can take as many photocopies as you wish insofar you will pay for them. Remember, you will first of all go to the Ministry of education for legalisation before going to the Ministry of foreign affairs for authentication.

thank you, don't you think trying to open it will rip off some part of the doc? Experienced such case before? Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by saintandsinnerz: 3:09pm On Aug 14Collins4u1:

thank you, don't you think trying to open it will rip off some part of the doc? Experienced such case before? Just do what I told you if you want to legalize your document. Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by Collins4u1(m): 4:14pm On Aug 14saintandsinnerz: Just do what I told you if you want to legalize your document.

hope it can be authenticated as well? Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by Everest1989(m): 10:56pm On Aug 14Please when is graduate admission(masters) starting for the new session? Re: Thread for South Korea prospective students by Shakitibob0: 5:08am On Aug 15saintandsinnerz: Nobody has posted a success story here, does it mean nobody applied for this fall admission? People, who got admission and visa through this thread should post their success stories to encourage others. seconded 1 Like 1 Share (0) (1) (2) ... (113) (114) (115) (116) (117) (118) (Reply) Pictures Of Nigeria - Show Us Nigeria Through Your Pictures / Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered Part 3 / General U.s.a (student) Visa Enquiries-part5 (Go Up) Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket Links: (0) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2017 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise.