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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...

Mass Communication Elect EXCOs for 2019/2020. By  Admin   on  Wednesday, November 20, 2019 The atmosphere is tense for students of the department of mass communication faculty of arts Naraguta Campus, the University of Jos as the students of the department emerged in their number to exercise their franchise by voting for candidates of their choices. The election which commenced from 10 am to 4 pm on Monday the 18th of October had about 16 candidates aspiring for various positions in the department. Hence, the atmosphere of the election has been free and fair devoid of any form of violence except for an intrusion from a student who is not from the department and was caught trying to vote using another student’s identity card. Thus, in an interview with Mbani Maimako a 400 level student of the department of mass communication she said: the election so far has been peaceful and irrespective of who emerges winner, she believes all respective candidates have the ...

Senator Tashi Launches Operation Keep FASA Clean By  Admin   on  Thursday, October 31, 2019 In order to improve the deplorable sanitary conditions in the faculty of arts, Operation Keep Faculty of Arts Clean (FASA), an initiative of Senator Tashi David Mannaseh, a senator representing the faculty of arts, at the Students union parliament (SUG) was launched.  The Operation Keep Faculty of Arts Clean campaign commenced on Monday the 28th to Wednesday the 30th of October, 2019 and witnessed the sensitization of staff, students on maintaining high sanitary decorum and the donation of sanitary materials to the management of the faculty. Photos by Azumi Agok Edited by JM

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...

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...

AMCOMSITES Charged to Work Hard Towards Personal Development By  Admin   on  Friday, October 25, 2019 Students of Mass Communication were urged to develop good conduct while still in school as they look forward to building a successful career and personal development. Mr. Efosa Aimuwu stated this while speaking in a symposium lecture with students of mass Communication in the Faculty of Arts hall during the AMCOMS week. Speaking on the topic “Building a Successful Career,” Mr. Aimuwu reiterated the need for students to develop their skills to prepare for the challenges and opportunities ahead. He further tasked them more importantly to give attention to computer literacy, building emotional intelligence and a sense of respect to one another. Speaking on the theme “Personal Development,” Mr. Samuel Dan’ Auta also charged students to add value to themselves, cultivate good reading habits and avoid spending too much time with the phone but be focuse...

SENATOR FROM ARTS FACULTY DONATES SANITARY MATERIALS By  Admin   on  Wednesday, October 30, 2019 Senator Tashi Manasseh David on Wednesday, 30th October donated sanitary items to the faculty of arts at the end of his campaign initiative tagged: “Healthy Environment Campaign.” The Senator, representing Faculty of Arts constituency at Students Union Government (SUG)  House of Parliament initiated this intervention aimed at complementing the efforts of the faculty management in maintaining sanitary conditions in the faculty. He added that creating a healthy environment for effective learning has become necessary following inappropriate disposing of trash in lecture halls, around the environs of the faculty and careless handling of toilet facilities. Responding to this, the dean, Prof. Sati Umaru Fwatshak, expressed happiness on receiving the items as he said: “I am happy that this is coming from you. If you see students coming up with initiatives like ...