UNIBEN SUSPENDS POST-UTME

Alexander Okere, Benin

The management of the University of Benin, Edo State, has announced the suspension of its post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.

The announcement was made barely 24 hours after the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, instructed the nation’s tertiary institutions to stop the conduct of the exercise.

“If any tertiary institution has conducted the post-UTME, such an exercise stands annulled and money taken from candidates must be returned immediately,” Adamu had said in a statement through the Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations, in the ministry, Mr. Ben Mem Goong.

The Public Relations Officer of the university, Mr. Michael Osasuyi, told The PUNCH on Tuesday that the suspension was with immediate effect and in compliance with the Federal Government’s directive.

“We are suspending this exercise now, in compliance with the Federal Government directive. We are suspending forthwith,” Osasuyi said.

The screening was scheduled begin on June 27 and last for two weeks.

It was also learnt that some candidates, whose tests were supposed to take place on Monday and Tuesday showed up for the exercise before they were informed of the suspension.

But the university’s spokesman called for calm, adding that the institution would communicate further information on the suspension to its prospective students.

“They (candidates) should just be calm and rest assured that the University ‎of Benin will not in any way flout the Federal Government’s directive and will not in any way undermine their choice for the university,” he said.

CONDUCT POST UTME FACE SANCTION: FG DARES VARSITIES.

Orders refund of money for already conducted exams By Laide Akinboade 

Abuja—Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, yesterday, reiterated the Federal Government’s ban on Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, Post-UTME, conducted by tertiary institutions for admission into universities and other higher schools of learning in the country. Adamu told journalists in Abuja that any institution that violates the directive will be punished by the Federal Government. He said: “The ban is with immediate effect and under no circumstance should any institution violate the directive. Those who have already advertised for the conduct of the Post-UTME under any guise should stop the exercise immediately. UTME-Candidates-at-Exam-Cen“If any tertiary institution has already conducted Post-UTME, such an exercise stands annulled and money taken from candidates must be refunded immediately.” He said the emphasis had become necessary to ensure that no stakeholder was left in doubt about government’s position on the matter. He said: “For the avoidance of doubt, any educational institution, after secondary education, is regarded as a tertiary institution. Therefore, all tertiary institutions, by whatever name it is called, after secondary education, must be subjected to admission through JAMB.” He added that universities were at liberty to expel any student who failed to meet up with the requirements for any degree enrolled for. He said there was no empirical evidence to show that since the inception of Post-UTME, universities had been having better students, adding that students were still being expelled annually for low performance, even as they gained admission through Post-UTME. He said parents and guardians spend fortunes on transportation, hotel accommodation, examination fees and sundry costs, just for their wards to gain admission into universities; while in some cases, parents die in the process of travelling to secure admission for their wards, a situation he described as painful and avoidable. Adamu directed the National Universities Commission, NUC, and the appropriate departments in the ministry to communicate this directive to relevant agencies and institutions to ensure strict compliance.

5 THINGS TO DO EVERYDAY TO MAKE MORE MONEY

Money is an important operating element for any business or individual. Whether it’s a strong motive to start a business or not, having an adequate volume of it in the bank or constantly generated as revenues is important to the overall growth and survival of your business.

There are several ways to make more money in your business. Most of these lead to dead ends, but some remain constant. The strategies that work use standing principles that many businesses have honed to perfection. And these principles remain valid till today.

Here Are 5 Things To Do Everyday To Make More Money In Your Business

1). Earn More By Reducing Your Expenses:

Expenses dry up many businesses. Irrespective of a product not having a real market demand, expenses are the second top reasons small businesses fold up. When you cannot properly manage your expenses, your small business will suffer and eventually shut down.

If you’re trying to make more money for your business or your personal use, find the smartest ways to cut down heavily on your expenses. The lower the expenses you incur, the higher your profits turns.

2). Spend Quality Time Helping A Customer:

Customers only care about businesses that care about them. By improving your customer service, paying more attention to customers needs, and treating your customers like the most important people in the world, they’d keep coming back to you.

A great experience gets talked about. People talk about businesses that are not just solving their problems, but are delivering exceptional customer service.

If you treat your customers right, they’d never forget how you made them feel and would spread word about your business to everyone they feel should benefit from your service.

3). Create Daily Content On Social Media:

By creating exciting and engaging content daily on social media, you keep your online prospects & fans engaged with your brand, and they feel more connected to your business.

Creative social media posts keep people reminded about your brand and what you stand for. If you can find amazing ways to make them lookout for your posts, trivia, or product promotions, you’d get them unconsciously paying for goods and services recurrently from you.

4). Improve Your Product:

The reason your sales slow down or stop growing may be caused by the existence of a better version of your product been offered by a competitor.

What features are your competitors offering that you don’t? What’s more enticing about your competitors products? Why have customers stopped buying yours?

When people realise they can get weigh more at the current price they previously paid for a particular item, they’d feel more inclined to make a purchase.

A great example is the internet bundle competition between the telcos in Nigeria. When one creates an unbelievable deal from their internet bundles at a low price, a lot of people flock them to take advantage of it.

By improving the value your product delivers, at the existing price or a lower price, more people would feel inclined to make a purchase from you.

5). Increase Your Marketing Budget:

The easiest way to get more people to patronize your business is to increase your marketing budget. By doing this, you expose your products or services to a wider audience.

As more people that would need your services come across your marketing campaigns, overtime, they’d convert to customers and become brand loyalists if your customer service experience is exceptional.

What are your thoughts on these 5 things to do everyday to make more money in your business? Let me know by leaving a comment below.

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