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Brief description</h4>
Adelaide Scholarships International are available in the four scholarship rounds to outstanding international applicants from <b>any country</b> who have a First Class Honours result or equivalent, to support their study towards a Higher Degree by Research.  Awards are available in all Discipline areas.</div>
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Course tuition fees for two years for a Masters degree by Research and three years for a Doctoral research degree (an extension is possible for doctoral programs only), </div>
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An annual living allowance ($25,849 in 2015) for two years for a Masters degree by Research and three years for a Doctoral research degree (an extension is possible for doctoral programs only), and </div>
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If the award holder holds a subclass 574 visa the award covers the cost of compulsory standard Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) Worldcare policy for the student and their spouse and dependents (if any) for the period of the scholarship. If the award holder does not hold a subclass 574 visa then he/she is responsible for the cost of health insurance. </div>
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<b>Note.</b>The scholarship does NOT cover visa application fees.</div>
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Australia</div>
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Host Institution</h4>
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University of Adelaide</div>
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Visit the scholarship website provided below.</div>
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In order to be eligible applicants are required to have successfully completed at least the equivalent of an Australian First Class Honours degree (this is a four year degree with a major research project in the final year).  All qualifying programs of study must be successfully completed.</div>
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Visit the scholarship web page provided below to read the full eligibility criteria.</div>
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Adelaide Scholarships International (ASI)

Brief description Adelaide Scholarships International are available in the four scholarship rounds to outstanding international ap...

AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY HAS A NEW V.C

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Nigeria's prestigious university, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria has a new Vice Chancellor. Making the announcement at the end of its 162nd Special Council Meeting, on Saturday 21st of March, Arch. Mohammed Dewu, the Council Chairman, said, the Governing Council has appointed Professor Ibrahim Garba of Geology Department as the new Vice Chancellor of the university.</div>
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The Chairman described the four days screening, interview, and selection exercise that led to Prof. Garba's appointment as rigorous and transparent adding that the smooth conduct and outcome of the process is unprecedented in the recent history of transition in the university.</div>
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The new V.C who hail from Kano State, was born on 25th February, 1957 at Riruwai, Doguwa Local Government Area, Kano State, Nigeria. He had his first and second degrees at ABU and his PhD at University of London. He was at various times, Head of Geology Department, ABU and once served as the Vice Chancellor of Kano State University of Science and Technology, Wudil.</div>
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Professor Garba is expected to assume office on the 1st of May, 2015 replacing the incumbent V.C, Professor Abdullahi Mustapha.</div>
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AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY HAS A NEW V.C

Nigeria's prestigious university, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria has a new Vice Chancellor. Making the announcement at the end ...

College Shut Down Over Civilians, Soldiers Clash

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A college close to a scene of fracas between patrol soldiers and civilians was temporarily shut down today in Kaduna State. The school- Kaduna State College of Education - was thrown into commotion as students flee class and the campus following news of deadly clashes near the school.</div>
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The cause of the clash, at Gidan Waya, near Kafanchan (Southern Kaduna) which is yet to be ascertain was said to have left scores dead. </div>
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College Shut Down Over Civilians, Soldiers Clash

Nigerian Soldiers on Patrol A college close to a scene of fracas between patrol soldiers and civilians was temporarily shut down...

Another Mass Failure? What WAEC Results Reveal About Nigerian Education

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<div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="isSelectedEnd">No one bothers anymore to say, “Not again!”</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">The time has passed when stakeholders spilled ink lamenting mass failure in national examinations such as the West African Senior School Certificate Examination conducted by WAEC and the Senior School Certificate Examination conducted by NECO.</p><p>Year after year, fewer people seem to pay attention to the news because mass failure has almost become an annual routine. Our minds have gradually adapted to it, and many parents and guardians now believe they know their way around the problem.</p></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><p class="isSelectedEnd">While children from poor families struggle, some wealthy parents know where to find so-called “special examination centres” and how much to pay. In some of these centres, candidates are promised good results, and they don't have to sit for the examination. They are assured of obtaining at least five credits, including Mathematics and English Language, through organised examination malpractice.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">As a result, some unemployed youths and corrupt examination agents make a living from what has become an examination-malpractice industry. To them, it may appear better than defrauding or robbing people directly.</p><p>The illegal business can involve different participants, including dishonest cybercafé operators, school proprietors, supervisors, invigilators, agents and parents. Almost everyone involved receives a share of the proceeds—except the students, whose education and character suffer in the long run.</p></div>
<h2>WAEC Performance and Withheld Results, 2010–2014</h2><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><div style="font-weight: 400;">The assertion that, there is an increasing level of malpractices in national examination is well supported by data as shown in the table below.</div><div style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></div><table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Candidates with Five Credits, Including English and Mathematics</th><th>Results Withheld</th></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td><span>    </span><span>    </span><span>    </span><span>    </span><span>    </span><span>    </span><span>    </span>24.94%</td><td><span>    </span>5.70%</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td><span>    </span><span>    </span><span>    </span><span>    </span><span>    </span><span>    </span><span>    </span>30.91%</td><td><span>    </span>5.29%</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td><span>    </span><span>    </span><span>    </span><span>    </span><span>    </span><span>    </span><span>    </span>38.81%</td><td><span>    </span>6.73%</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td><span>    </span><span>    </span><span>    </span><span>    </span><span>    </span><span>    </span><span>    </span>36.57%</td><td><span>    </span>6.75%</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td><span>    </span><span>    </span><span>    </span><span>    </span><span>    </span><span>    </span><span>    </span>31.28%</td><td><span>    </span>8.61%</td></tr></tbody></table></h4>
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<p class="isSelectedEnd">In 2014, 529,425 of the 1,692,435 candidates who sat the examination obtained at least five credits, including English Language and Mathematics. WAEC also withheld the results of 145,795 candidates, representing 8.61 per cent, over suspected examination malpractice.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Over the five-year period, the percentage of withheld results rose from 5.70 per cent in 2010 to 8.61 per cent in 2014. Meanwhile, the percentage of candidates obtaining the required five credits rose and fell, reaching its highest point of 38.81 per cent in 2012 before falling to 31.28 per cent in 2014.<br /></span><br />The number of results withheld itself is only indicative of malpractices rate and not an exact picture of what transpire in numerous examination centres scattered across the country. Some cases of  malpractices goes unnoticed, ignored or un-penalized. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Likewise, t<span style="text-align: left;">he average pass rate during the five years was approximately 32.5 per cent. This meant that fewer than one in three candidates, on average, obtained five credits, including English Language and Mathematics.</span></div><p>The result was worrying and raised serious questions about the quality of teaching, learning conditions, school supervision, student preparation and the integrity of the examination process.</p>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><h2>More Schools, but Has the Standard Improved?</h2><p class="isSelectedEnd">Almost every academic session, new schools are established, often by private individuals. However, the growing number of schools has not always resulted in a corresponding improvement in educational standards.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">In some private schools, profit comes before quality. Some school owners are more concerned about attracting large numbers of students and producing impressive examination results than providing qualified teachers, adequate laboratories, libraries and proper academic supervision.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">Government schools also face serious problems.</p><p>In many cases, the government appears to have reduced its role to paying staff salaries and providing only a few basic needs. Classrooms remain overcrowded, instructional materials are inadequate, laboratories are poorly equipped and teachers are not always given the training and motivation required to perform effectively.</p></div>
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<p class="isSelectedEnd">Several observers trace the decline in Nigeria’s education system to the economic difficulties of the 1980s, particularly the introduction of the Structural Adjustment Programme. Reduced public spending and declining living standards affected education, as they affected many other sectors.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">Although there have been periods when increased oil revenue could have supported major infrastructural and human development in education, the opportunity was not always properly used.</p><p>The prolonged strikes by workers across different levels of the education system have also reflected dissatisfaction with funding, working conditions and government policies.</p></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><h2>Original Outlook for 2015</h2><p class="isSelectedEnd">At the time this article was first written, Nigeria was once again facing economic difficulties and a possible change of government. It seemed unlikely that much would change in 2015.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">The concern was that unless the government lived up to its responsibilities through targeted policies, adequate funding and proper implementation, no amount of spilled ink would reverse the downward trend in the education sector.</p><p>That concern remains relevant, although later examination results show that the situation has not followed a simple, continuous downward movement.<br /><br /></p><h2>Update: July 2026</h2><p class="isSelectedEnd">WAEC performance improved considerably in several years after 2014.</p><p>In the 2024 WASSCE for school candidates, 72.12 per cent of candidates obtained at least five credits, including English Language and Mathematics. WAEC initially withheld 215,267 results, representing 11.92 per cent of the candidates, over reported cases of suspected examination malpractice.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">Nevertheless, examination malpractice remains a serious concern. The presence of withheld results, special centres, collusion, impersonation and the use of mobile devices during examinations shows that the struggle for credible assessment is not over.</p><p>A high pass rate does not automatically prove that educational standards have improved.</p><p class="isSelectedEnd">Nigeria therefore needs more than higher examination pass rates. It needs properly funded schools, qualified and motivated teachers, responsible parents, honest school administrators, effective supervision and a society that values learning more than certificates.</p><p>Until these responsibilities are taken seriously, the annual argument over mass failure will continue—and another disturbing result will always be waiting around the corner.</p></div>
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The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics have announced intent to paralyze academic activities should the Federal Government of Nigeria fail by Wednesday 25th, to implement agreements it signed with the union more than four years ago.</div>
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Members of the union had in 2013 embark on an indefinite strike action that paralyze academic activities in Federal polytechnics, demanding the Federal government to honour agreements it signed with the union. The union later suspend its almost a year long strike action in 2014 after fresh promises were made by the government to meet the union's demands.</div>
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The union has however, reiterated that none of the items on their list of demands have been satisfied. </div>
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Among the union's demanding are, that Needs Assessment Committee be set up to establish areas of infrastructural interventions in polytechnics, constitution of Governing Councils for polytechnics and establishment of National Polytechnic Commission as its obtainable for universities, improvement in salary structure and an end to the discrimination of polytechnic graduates in the labour market. </div>
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The union on Tuesday 25th announced it has reverse its decision to down tools in protest of non implementation of agreement signed with the government, the annoncement was made after a meeting with the Minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau and House of Representatives Committee Members on Education, according to the union, the outcome of the meeting was fruitful and the union is thus shelving its planned strike actions.</div>
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The union said, it received assurance from the Mr Shekarau that all their demands will be looked into, also the lawmakers promised to expedite action on the union's demand, including passing into law a bill establishing a National Polytechnic Commission.</div>
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The union has advised its members to continue to discharge their lawful duty while its leadership pursue dialogue to resolve outstanding issues with the government.</div>
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Information is free but sourcing it can sometimes be frustrating. As more and more publishers embrace digital publishing, the cost and accessibility have mostly been positively affected. <br />
But most importantly, more and more publishers are making their books available at no charge to the public - quite revolutionary. <br />
Below are some carefully selected sites where books can be read or downloaded at no cost - free of charge ! <br />
So, get downloading ...</div>
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<a href="http://www.open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/">OPEN TEXTBOOK LIBRARY</a> </h3>
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has textbooks on subject areas as computer science, accounting and finance, economics, education, law, mathematics and statistics, natural science and social science. The books are downloadable in PDF format, which you can read on your device. </div>
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<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.gov/books/">NCBI BOOKSHELF</a> </h3>
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The site is an arm of a large website and database - National Centre for Biotechnology Information - with a collection of (strictly) biomedical books which includes, biochemistry, cell biology, cancer, microbiology, genetics and molecular biology. Books are available as downloadable, online version only or as "browse only" access. For browse only books, users can only access content of the books via a search engine. As example, if I need to read DNA replication mechanism from a book on NCBI, I would simply type "DNA replication NCBI books" into a search box of search engine as <a href="http://www.google.com/">Google</a>, the search results should includes books on NCBI containing information on DNA replication, which should direct user to the appropriate content. <br />
Books can be searched for in a similar way, just by including "NCBI books" next to the book title or author's name. </div>
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<a href="http://www.bookboon.com/">BOOKBOON</a></h3>
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Bookboon is a great site to download unlimited number of books. The site's books collection ranges from science, art, business, to personal development books. <br />
Visit the site, select a book category as "mathematics and statistics " and you will be downloading books within seconds and at no cost. </div>
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<a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/category">PROJECT GUTENBERG</a> </h3>
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The <i>First producers of free eBooks </i>has a great collections of classical books on many subjects and topics free for download. <br />
Its easy, select a book category and you are on the way to start downloading books. </div>
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<a href="http://www.bookzz.org/">BOOKZZ</a></h3>
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Is a large book directory and they are free for download. The site is also user friendly, simply search for a book by title and start downloading at will. </div>
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<a href="http://www.onlineprogrammingbooks.com/">ONLINE PROGRAMMING BOOKS</a></h3>
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Has volume of free eBooks relating to programming, computer science, software engineering, web design, AI, computer hardware, graphics e.t.c. just everything IT and computer. Select from a category of books and you can have a device full of books. </div>
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<a href="http://www.ebooksgo.org/">FREE EBOOKS LIBRARY</a> </h3>
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Has books on many subjects that includes basic science as biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics and also astronomy, economics, religion, computer science and lots more. Books are available under the Creative Common License and can be downloaded as PDF file.</div>
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<a href="http://www.planetebook.com/">PLANET EBOOKS</a> </h3>
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If you love reading classic novels and books, then, this is a site of choice. </div>
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<a href="http://www.bookstacks.org/">BOOK STACKS</a></h3>
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Has collection of classical writings and books from renown authors like Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, Plato and Niccolo Machiavelli among others. Books are available for free download in PDF format. </div>
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<a href="http://www.free-ebooks.net/">FREE EBOOKS</a></h3>
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Free eBooks has lots of books for free download, though free account is limited to five(5) download per month. So select carefully the book choice to download and maximize the benefits of free download. </div>
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