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REVIEW OF ONGOING CONSTRUCTIONS AT THE NARAGUTA CAMPUS There have been various constructions at the University of Jos Naraguta Campus in the quest to relocate the university main campus at Bauchi Road to the permanent site at the Naraguta Campus. In this respect, the vice chancellor Prof. Sebastine S. Maimako has commissioned various constructions which include faculties and lecture halls. The faculty of engineering has been completed and commissioned, likewise the faculty of management science but yet to be put into use. Some abandoned constructions of lecture halls at the faculty of social science are now commissioned and currently under construction. Some lecture halls are under construction beside the new faculty of engineering, while at the faculty of education some lecture halls are also been under construction. The senate building at the universities permanent site which was yet to be completed early this year, was commissioned by the Vice Chancellor and...

400 LEVEL and 2oo LEVEL WIN AMCOMS 2018/2019 HOD’S CUP Home » News » 400 LEVEL and 2oo LEVEL WIN AMCOMS 2018/2019 HOD’S CUP The 2018/2019 AMCOMS HOD’s  Cup kick started on Tuesday 29th October at the  5 aside pitch at the Naraguta hostel with the female category in which 100 level took against 300 level and witnessed the first half which began at 9am ended in a goalless draw with the two sides playing good football. With the kick  off of the second half, 300 level found the back of the net and then in the 80th minute they added another goal which led them to their victory over 100 level and qualifying for the finals. The male category took place at the pitch behind new general hostel at about 11; 15 am in which 300 level had a 3 – nil victory over 100 level again which eliminated 100 level from the tournament. The second phase of the tournament took place on Wednesday 30th  with 200 level taking on 400 level starting with the female category at th...

SPEAKERS ENCOURAGE AMCOMSITES ON GOOD CHARACTER, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GENDER BALANCE By  Admin   on  Monday, October 28, 2019 The Association of Mass Communication Student (AMCOMS), in celebration of their Week, organised a symposium on career development held at the Faculty of Arts hall which took place on Monday the 28th of October, 2019.  Mr. Efosa Aimuwum the first speaker, spoke on the topic “building a successful career” as he urged students of the mass communication department to take on the motto of the university which is ” awarding excellence in character and learning as a good character is the key factor to building a successful career." Hence, he encouraged students to possess a skill set as a skill is the ability to perform an activity in a competent manner. He added that having a good skill set also aids in building a successful career. He concluded by saying that students should start planning their careers from now as “there is no ...

EDUCATION IS THE MAJOR FACTOR THAT LEADS TO ECONOMIC GROWTH -Lee In-tae By  Admin   on  Sunday, October 27, 2019 A public lecture titled “Growing the Nigerian Economy through Education, the South Korean Model” was held on the 22nd of October , 2019 in the multipurpose auditorium at the Bauchi Road Campus of the University of Jos posited that the major factor that leads to economic growth and development in any nation is education. The speaker and guest lecturer of the public lecture, Major-General Lee In-tae (rtd) who is also the Ambassador of the Republic of South Korea to Nigeria, urged Nigeria as a developing country to put more effort toward improving the educational sector in its country as  “there is a thin line between education and economic growth”. In his lecture , In-tae gave a brief history of South Korea and how it rose from hardship after 65 years of war and now to one of the 7th  largest economy in the world. He urged Nigeria as a d...

MUSIC DEPARTMENT HOSTS 2019 CHRISTMAS CAROL on  November 18, 2019 Posted By  admin  on Nov 18, 2019 |  0 comments The department of music  in the University of Jos hosted a seven lessons Christmas carol to mark the birth of Jesus Christ which was witnessed by staff and students of the University community on Friday, 15th November at the faculty unity hall. The Carol commenced with an opening prayer then the national anthem and the UNIJOS anthem. It was anchored by Dr. Nancy King of theatre and film arts department. She said the event was not about the date but about the reason for the season. The head of department music, Dr. Musa Makhu, in his welcoming address said that it’s the first time the music department is hosting a Christmas carol in November and the last time they held a carol was December 2017. He further explained that the Carol was set for 15th November because the department will be starting their practical e...

TWO STUDENTS OF UNIJOS DIE IN FAMED RAYFIELD ACCIDENT on  November 14, 2019 NEWS By  Admin   on  Monday, October 21, 2019 A fatal accident on Yinggi Rayfield road, Jos claimed the lives of two students of the University of Jos identified as Jenifer Yilleng, an engineering student who was currently in her 500 level and Jemima Anselm, a mathematics student who was currently in 200 level. The accident happened on the early hours of Sunday morning, 20th October 2019, when Jenifer and Jemima were on their way to church in an Opay tricycle. These two damsels were members of House on the Rock Church and they belonged to the media department. An eye-witness claimed that the driver of the BMW X5 series ran off his lane, climbed the road barricade into the other lane causing a catastrophic event and three of them were casualties of the reckless driving of a stoned driver whose birthday was that day according to police sources. A member of t...