NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR CATCHMENT AREAS.

One of the difficulties student face when choosing their choice of institution is the problem of catchment area. For those who don't know what a catchment is; it is simply an area of a city, town, etc., from which a school's students are mostly drawn. It is very vital in the admission process of any institution and can increase an applicant's chance of being admitted. As such, I have compiled a list of all the federal universities in Nigeria and their catchment areas below.
INSTITUTIONS           CATCHEMENT AREA
1.UNIBEN: Akwa ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Rivers
2. OAU: Ekiti, Lagos,Osun, Oyo, Ondo, Ogun
3. UNILAG: Ekiti, Lagos, Osun, Oyo, Ondo,Ogun
4. Unilorin: Benue, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Nassarawa, Plateau, Sokoto, Zamfara
5. ABU: Adamawa, bauchi, Benue, borno, gombe, jigawa, Kaduna, kano, katsina, kebbi, kogi, kwara, nasarawa,Niger, plateau, sokoto, taraba, yobe and zamfara
6. UNIJOS: Benue, kebbi, kogi, kwara, nassarawa, plateau, Niger
7. UNILORIN: Benue, kebbi, kogi, kwara, nasarawa, plateau, sokoto, zamfara
8. UNIUYO: akwa ibom, bayelsa, cross river, delta, Edo , rivers
9. UNIZIK: Anambra, ebonyi, IMO, abia , Enugu
10. UNICAL: Akwa ibom, bayelsa, Edo, delta, rivers, cross river
11. FUTO: Abia, anambra, ebonyi, IMO, Enugu
12. FUTA: Ekiti, Lagos, Osun, Oyo, On do, Ogun
13. ATBU, BAUCHI: Adamawa, bauchi, Benue, borno, gombe, taraba, yobe
14. BAYERO, KANO: Jigawa, Kaduna, kano, katsina, kebbi, sokoto, zamfara
15. FUTMINNA: Benue, kebbi, kogi, kwara, nasarawa , Niger, plateau, sokoto, zamfara
16. MAUTY: Adamawa, bauchi, borno, gombe, taraba, yobe.

N.B: the other federal universities not listed above have ALL STATES OF THE FEDERATION as their catchment areas e.g UNIBADAN, UNIPORT etc.

BOOKS EVERY STUDENT MUST READ BEFORE GRADUATING.

According to the late Myles Munroe, a man's worth is measured by the amount of books he reads. Ask a typical student how many books he has read aside the prescribed course material and the answer you will get is NONE! and you will be like; " in this 21st century?". Well that's life for you. Reading your course materia is a good idea but also making use of books that would challenge you is a better idea. As such, I have compiled a list of some books I think every student should go through before graduation and if you are a graduate and hasn't gone through some of them, I urge you to do because it is better late then never.
1. PUBLIC SPEAKING BY DALE CARNEGIE: one of the reasons we go to school is to shapen our way of life. It saddden my heart that we still have graduates who don't know the art of public speaking. This book is a vital too in increasing your efficiency and fluencing in public speaking.

2. THE ART OF HAPPINESS BY THE DALAI LAMA: happiness is determined by more of one's state of mind than external events.this book can help you learn and understand how to attain fulfilment and start feeling happy in your life.

3. THINK BIG BY BEN CARSON: hmmm! This is actually my favourite. Just as the name implies, it challenges you to think outside the box.

4. A MIND FOR NUMBERS BY BARBARA OAKLEY: don't let the title deceive you, this book teaches you how to excel at what you do. It teaches you how to learn.

5. THIS SIDE OF PARADISE BY F. SCOTT FITZGERALD: this book shows how a student became totally disillusional upon graduation and finding out that life was actually different from what he had thought it to be while in school. There are lessons to be learnt from this book.

6. SUCCESS SYSTEM BY DAVID OYEDEPO: i actually came across this one with my elder brother and i tell you; reading it is worth it IF you want good success.

7. THINK AND GROW RICH BY NAPOLEON HILL: this is actually a treasure if you ask me.i don' t want to bore you with long stories, just read it and find out for yourself as the taste of the pudding is in the eating.

8. UNDERSTANDING YOUR POTENTIAL BY MYLES MUNROE: I refuse to talk much on this as the title speaks volume of itself.

9. THE RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON BY GEORGE SAMUEL CLASON:this book is for those who needs 'rhema' on how to be a successful entrepreneur.

10. WHY YOU ACT THE WAY YOU DO BY TIM LAHAYE: every student should know more about his temperament and how to control it. This is a great tool for that.
 The above are just my opinion, you can do better by telling us any one you feel should be on the list.

TOP WEBSITES EVERY STUDENT MUST KNOW.

TOP WEBSITES EVERY STUDENT MUST KNOW.
 I am quite surprised when i see that 80% of Nigerian students use their gadgets to visit only facebook, whatsapp and 2go while some even use their tablet devices Only as camera during events. Am not against these things, in fact I do most of them but the big question is;how do you use your gadget? Apart from the websites above, which other website do you visit? how do you make use of the internet to your advantage as a student? Are you among those wasting your precious time in websites not beneficial to you? or perhaps you are one of those who stay online all day without learning any new thing. I have decided to create a list of websites that can serve as an invaluable tool in the educational advancement of any student. So make sure you explore them judiciously.

1. COURSERA: This is actually an e-learning platform. To me, this isn't just a website but an institution of boundless possibilities. Be you an Art or science student, you can take any course on this website that would give you an edge over your peers. Like one of my mentors would say "formal education can make you rich but self education will make you a fortune". So what are you waiting for? Visit www.coursers.org today.

2. NAIRALAND: hmmm! I am actually an addict of this one. The forum is a conglomeration of the good,bad,beautiful and ugly ones of the society. Since I registered on this platform,there is no university in Nigeria that I go to and don't meet a nairalander and they have always proved to be very useful.Though some information on the website are subject to verification, the calibre of scholars on the forum is a force to reckon with. www.nairaland.com

3. STUDENT DOCTOR NETWORK: if you are a medical, pharmacy,optomentry student or graduate, then this website is going to be very useful to you. The information available on this website is top notch. www.student doctor.net

4. LINKEDIN: this is a great platform to meet with professionals. I bet you won't regret any moment spent here. www.Linkedin.com

5. MYSCHOOL: Although they recently started doing some copy and paste stuff, the website is really useful to students preparing for their high school exams as well as college entrance exams. www.myschool.com.ng

6. EDX: this is also a greet online learning platform almost similar to coursers. www.edx.org
   The list is inexhaustible but those above are my favourites. You are free to add yours by commenting below.

HOW TO GET MORE FACEBOOK LIKES

HOW TO GET MORE FACEBOOK LIKES

Facebook is the most used social network in vogue now with billions of users globally. As a user, it can be quite frustrating after using enough megabyte, time and intellect to update your status or upload a photo only to find out that no one even bothered to hit the like button despite the creativeness of the post or the awesomeness of the pix. many a times, the female folks get all the attention despite some of their in-intellectual posts and sometimes you begin to wonder how your friends who post unnecessary things gets more like than you. well, you are just in the right place today cos soon your likes would start counting in hundreds. Want to know how? it's simple! simply do the few things stated below;

1. Visit www.likelo.com , after opening the page you will see a link tagged "CLICK HERE", click on it, then click on the "allow" button to allow the application called Xperia on your Facebook account.

2. After performing the First Step, You will see a success page, Then click on "the Install" button at the top of the Page, Now press #7 if you are using a opera mini on phone  to view the success page address , if you are using other browsers or pc just copy out the url, The URL will look like this:-

e.g
https://www.facebook.com/connect/login_success.html#access_token=
AAABempp6Ls0BAAYyHK&expires_in=0

3. Just copy it, Then go back to the Likelo website Homepage, Scroll down the Page, you will see a box, Paste the url address you've just copied there and then click submit.

You will be taken to a page where all your recent Status Update appears and a Submit Button at the Front of each of the Updates, Just click on the submit button the guess what? Go check the Facebook update you would have gotten up to 150 Likes, Just keep pressing submit button to have more likes and gain popularity

Enjoy!

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HOW TO GET A FREE SAMSUNG GALAXY PHONE FROM GLO

HOW TO GET A FREE SAMSUNG GALAXY PHONE FROM GLO

 Nigeria's telecommunication giant GLOBACOM is doing it big this time by giving out tons of Samsung galaxy y pro phones to many of its numerous subscribers as a form of thank you.The big show started December 1st 2012. Since its outset, hundreds of phones have been won across their three social network pages (Twitter,Facebook and Google plus) by their various subscribers across the country and 30 phones were given out on the 1st of January which was new year's day.can you beat that?i know you might be wondering why i have to say it now or if it is not too late for you to participate. well, it's your lucky day and you might just be the next winner cos the promo would run through this month and even this year. mmmm! relaxed now? then lets keep it rolling..

TO PARTICIPATE; simply log on to your Facebook,twitter or Google plus account and search for 'gloworld'. After searching,simply like the page and wait for a simple task or question to be asked which is usually done by 12pm.The  type  of task and question depends on the day of the week and are summarized below;

Mondays- IQ questions

Tuesdays- Fastest Fingers

Wednesdays- slogan creations

Thursdays - caption creations

Fridays- free-styling.

So what are you waiting for? Go grab yours now!

Good luck!

HOW TO BROWSE UNLIMITEDLY ON PC/PHONES USING GLO BIS

HOW TO  BROWSE UNLIMITEDLY ON PC/PHONES USING GLO BIS

It is no longer news that Nigeria telecom companies offer a series of data plans(BIS) at reduced price to their blackberry users   ranging from daily plan to monthly plan.Though these plan(s) were a sort of relief to PC users on networks like MTN and AIRTEL since they could easily use the data on their  PC but same could not be said of  the GLO network users. But the good news to all GLO users today is that the GLO BIS is finally working on PC and it is unlimited with unbeatable speed.Eager to know how it works? just digest the two stages involved below and you would get your own PC/phone browsing at the speed of light
ACTIVATING THE BIS; To do this,you can simply recharge your sim with #400 voucher as in my case or #1400, then text coweek to 777 if you are using #400 or comonth to 777 if you are using #1400 to subscribe.Note that the subscriptin can be done on any phone cos i used sony ericson w80i for mine and it worked. infact i would advise everyone to use NON BB phones. after sending the text on  the NON BB phone, you will get a message that your subscription is pending activation and that you should remove  and re-insert your battery and wait for next one hour to connect. Simply ignore the message but remove your battery and re-insert to start browsing if on phone or proceed to stage 2 below if on PC. 
CONFIGURING YOUR MODEM; Insert the sim to Your Modem and Configure it as stated below:
Apn:- blackberry. net
IP: Leave it Empty
PORT: Leave it Empty
Username/Password: Leave it Empty 
You can now browse and surf unlimitedly...enjoy!