LASU Graduates Cry Out - We Need Our Certificates

Thousands of part-time programme graduates of the Lagos State University, Lagos, western Nigeria, now roam the streets daily in frustration following the refusal of the institution to present them with their results and certificates.

While many of the graduates have been forced into menial jobs just to earn money barely enough to feed themselves, others have merely resigned to fate taking things as they come years after graduating from the institution without a proof.

“You can see where I work now. I never thought that I would end up fixing hair,” Olusegun Adebayo, one of the affected graduates told P.M.NEWS at Ikeja.

“Now I’m a hustler. I have realised that I wasted a good number of years thinking I was going to school, hustled to pay my tuition, read so hard for the examinations. Five years after graduation, I can’t even tell people I attended a university.”

He said the university management had continued to conceal the true situation and instead has been raising their hopes.

“We need our results. We have tried several options to no avail. We may be forced therefore to take the laws into our hands one day,” he warned.

According to Wale Otusanya, who was admitted to study Mass Communication in the 2002/03 academic session, the problem started in 2005, when the university management did not fulfil its promise to make results available at the end of every session.

He stated that all efforts to get their results ever since have been frustrated by the university management.

Otusanya noted that on two occasions in 2011, students were asked to bring their complete course forms from 100 Level to 400 Level, yet nothing came out of that verification exercise.

Investigation by P.M.NEWS showed that the institution may not have known the true identities or names of the graduates who have the problem. This is because there are no verifiable documents to show that the students actually graduated from the institution.

A call made to the Vice Chancellor for his reaction was not taken. The VC did not also respond to a text message by our correspondent.
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How To Remove Shortcut Virus From your Computer or Device

Have you ever encountered 'Shortcut viruses' on your flash drive/External Hard disk before? If yes,then you should know how frustrating it can be.

Well,as it is,just having an Anti-virus on a Computer system isn't protective enough, but occasionally updating it as new viruses are being made and spread each day.

Amongst these numerous viruses,there's this virus which is capable of changing/turning folders of extremely large MBs/GBs into small KBs and its often named “regsvr virus”(NOTE: Do not confuse it with the System file regsvr32 as they are two entirely different files.)

Like I mentioned above,when this virus strikes your Computer it automatically changes folders & sometimes files into a shortcut which can neither be opened nor run.

So,in this tutorial,I'll be giving some tips on 'how to get rid of these viruses on a system and retrieve your files back.
As there are `a thousand and one` fixes for this issue,I'll try as much as possible to give the easiest of them here.
So tighten your seat-belt and let's begin.
How To Get Rid of Shortcut Viruses On A Computer and Removable Drives
First and foremost,it's advisable you update your Anti-virus to see how it all goes and if this doesn't solve the issue,you can proceed to the methods below.

Apart from updating your Antivirus,there are some softwares capable of getting rid of this virus.

The best of them are listed below
SVRTool.exe
Autorun Exterminator
Smadav shortcut virus remover
Wnload Combofix shortcut remover
So,download any of those and follow the instructions on the sites to use them.

Manual fixes are also available to solve this problem.Therefore,you can make use of any method you consider easier.

a.)Insert whichever drive is infected by this virus into your system and check the
drive's extension i.e A: .... Z: from ‘My Computer’

b.) Click Start » Run or Press Winkey+R and type cmd in the textbox provided - Hit
Enter.

c.)Copy and paste the code below into the command prompt and hit 'Enter'.
attrib -h -r -s /s /d E:\*.* (Change E: to your drive's extension.)

d.)Now,check to confirm that the virus has been completely cleared-off.

Else,you can use this alternative.

a.)Go to the control panel to untick “Hide protected operating system files” or
simply use the search box.

b.)Navigate to “C:\Windows\System32” and manually delete regsvr

c.)If you can't find the file in System32, then try locating it in “C:\program files”
If you still cannot find it there,then try locating it in the “Processes” tab in Task Manager.

Now,with all the software & manual fixes highlighted above,one is bound to work for the drive.

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Reasons Why PC/Laptops Crash You Must Know

Fatal Error

The system has become unstable or is busy," it says. "Enter to return to Windows or press Control-Alt-Delete to restart your computer. If you do this you will lose any unsaved information in all open applications." You have just been struck by the Blue Screen of Death. Anyone who uses Mcft Windows will be familiar with this. What can you do? More importantly, how can you prevent it happening?

Hardware conflict: The number one reason why Windows crashes is hardware conflict. Each hardware device communicates to other devices through an Interrupt Request Channel (IRQ). These are supposed to be unique for each device.For example, a printer usually connects internally on IRQ 7, The keyboard usually uses IRQ 1, and the floppy disk drive IRQ 6 each device will try to hog a single IRQ for itself. 

If there are a lot of devices, or if they are not installed properly, two of them may end up sharing the same IRQ number. When the user tries to use both devices at the same time, a crash can happen. The way to check if your computer has a hardware conflict is through the following route:

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PC ERRORS AND THE SOLUTION FOR THEM

Here some common PC errors and the solutions for them...

1. MONITOR LED IS BLINKING: Check all the connections like Monitor Cable, Data cables,RAM, Display Card , CPU connections.

2. CONTINUOS THREE BEEPS: Problem in RAM Connection.

3. THREE BEEPS ( 1 Long 2 Short): Problem in Display Card Connection

4. THREE LONG BEEPS PERIOD WISE: Problem in BIOS or RAM (Basic Input Output System)

5. CONTINUOS NON-STOP BEEPING : Key Board Problem (I.e.; Some Key is pressed for Longer time)

6. FLOPPY DISK DRIVE (FDD) LED IS GLOWING CONTINUOSLY: Data cable to be connected properly (twisted cable).

7. NO DISPLAY ON THE SCREEN AT ALL: Hard Disk cable connected wrongly. Connect rightly seeing the Red mark (Faces power supply) and then Restart.

8. POWER LED IS OFF :
a. Check main power cord
b. Check S.M.P.S.
c. Check Mother Board connection

9. SHOWING CMOS ERROR: Replace 3 Volt battery of Mother Board . Set Original Settings Manually.(Refer CMOS Setup chart)Enter your search terms Submit search form

10. SHOWING FDD ERROR OR FLOPPY DRIVE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY: Check Power cord of FDD , Data Cables , set CMOS & Finally the Check drive.

11. SHOWING HDD ERROR OR HARD DISK FAILURE:
a. Check Power Cord
b. Check connection of HDD
c. Check Data cable
d. Check Hard Disk parameters in CMOS or Auto detecting Setting Partitions by Fdisk Command, then format it to set track 0.

12. MOTHER BOARD HANGS DUE TO UNSTABILIZED POWER SUPPLY:
a. Check S.M.P.S
b. RAM not functioning properly.
c. Software problem (due to using p1r@t3d software)
d. CPU fan not functioning properly.

13. DANCING SCREEN:
a. Check Display card connection
b. Virus Problem
c. Video Memory Problem

14. SHAKING SCREEN:
a. Earthing problem
b. Magnetic waves comes around.

15. CPU CABINET SHOCK:
a. Check Earthing
b. Check main power cord.

16. NON-SYSTEM DISK ERROR:
a. Floppy Drive having different disk (Non-Bootable Disk) OR CMOS Parameters for Hard
Disk may not be set properly.
b. Hard Disk Partitions may not be created.
c. Hard Disk may not be formatted.

17. MISSING OPERATING SYSTEM:
The System files missing namely i.e; command.com - User File IO.SYS & MS_DOS.SYS - Hidden Files. These above three files required for Start up of the system that can be transferred by using SYS C: Command OR While the time of formatting by using Format c:/u/s

18. MISSING COMMAND INTERPRETOR:
Maybe the file Command.com is corrupted OR Infected by Virus OR Some one has Erased it.

19. SHOWING I/O ERROR:
a. The type of Hard Disk in CMOS may not be set properly.
b. Operating system used for formatting is not valid

20. SHOWING DIVIDE OVER- FLOW MESSAGE:
a. May some Directories or Files crash with other files.
b. Use CHKDSK/F or SCANDISK Command to correct it.

21. HARD DISK MAKING NOISE WHILE PROCESSING:
a. Unstabilized power supply.
b. Check for Loose Contact.
c. Do not use Y Connectors for Hard Disk.
d. It may create Bad Sector OR Weak Hard Disk.

22. HARD DISK HANGS WHILE PROCESSING: Check for Bad Sector by using CHKDSK or SCANDISK Command. If found format the Hard Disk and set Partition before that area.(This is the only procedure to use Hard Disk with Bad Sector) OR (To avoid Bad Sectors use Standard Power Supply)

23. HARD DISK NOT DETECTED:
a. Check Power Connector
b. Check Data Cables
c. Check Jumpers

24. PARTITION NOT SHOWN: Operating System where the Hard Disk formatted is not supported with present Mother Board. For Example: Hard Disk formatted with Pentium System will hide their partitions for 486 System.

25. MMX/DLL FILE MISSING: May the above files may be corrupted due to power failure or Virus. Make available above files from other Computer. OR Reinstall Windows 98 Operating System. (This procedure will not make any effect on existing Data).

26. WINDOWS REGISTRY ERROR: This will happen due to sudden ON/OFF of the system. Final solution is to Reinstall Operating System.

27. DISPLAY COLOUR DOES NOT MATCH
a. Configure Display Card properly with their CD.
b. The Standard setting for Windows is set it to 800x600 for better performance.

28. UNKNOWN DEVICE FOUND: May the Driver utility is not provided with operating system . Insert Driver CD and install software for the above Device..​

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How to Change folder background in Windows 7/vista/xp

I like to customize my folder and drive’s icon, color, view to give it a unique look. What about changing folder background? Usually we use software to do that. But here i change the folder’s background without any software. To do so firstly i would like you to know, what is the “desktop.ini” and how it works?





Desktop.ini is the file where system assigns the values of icon, info, background image source etc. The folder will gives info about itself or a thumbnail view which has the proper desktop.ini file. It is a hidden system file and it's possible to show by CASE: 2 step: 2 in this article. Nothing to worry about it because the system can automatically create a new one if the file is being damaged or absent. It just needs a reboot of the system.

AAU TO RESUME SCHOOL ON THE 6TH JAN 2014

All students of Ambrose Alli University are hereby informed that academic session will resume on 6th January 2014.

Examinations are scheduled to begin by February 2014. The new session will commence from March 3rd 2014.

This therefore implies that new students will begin full academic activity by march 3rd 2013.

HOW TO USE COMMAND PROMPT ON SYSTEM TO UNLOCK YOUR ANDROID PHONE

It can really be annoying when you are locked out of your android smartphone simply because you tried the wrong patterns severally. When this happens, you can no longer access anything on your smartphone but receive incoming calls.

For this method to work for you, your USB debugging must be turned on in your smartphone.

Method 1:
Connect your Android device via USB to your computer. Open Command Prompt by pressing the window key + R, then type “cmd” (without quotes) in the space provided and hit OK .
Type in the following codes
adb shell
cd/data/data/
com.android.providers.settings/
databases
sqlite3 settings.db
update system set value=0 where

HOW TO MAKE USE OF AIRTEL BB PLAN ON NON BB PHONE

Please follow this simple guide to keep enjoying Airtel BB plans on your network: Recharge your SIM with N100 then
dial *440*17#, once it is successful
dial *123*123# to confirm which account it will go to.

NB: after dailing the code if it goes to Account 9 you have lost the ability to subscribe and use BB plans.

However, if it goes to Account 10 congratulations you can still enjoy the BB plans till the airtel taking over is complete.

Next: Send 'DEACTIVATE' in an sms to 440 to deactivate the daily plan then u can subscribe to the desired plan you want.

80MB N100 *440*17# BBUD 1Day
400MB N525 *440*18# BBUW 7Days
160MB N100 *440*171# BBUD2 (selected Lines)
240MB N200 *440*017# BBUD3 3Days (we all know how to extend it)
2GB N1500 *440*16# BBUM 1Month
6GB N3000 *440*016# BBUM3 3Months

LECTURES BEGIN IN ABSU

This is to inform all ABSU students that lectures has started. as an eyewitness,
lectures are taking place at law block, science and business admin block. Lecturers are willing to teach but the turnout of students is poor.

Wishing all ABSU students a safe trip back to school.

ASUU strike update: FG finally signs agreement with Union, classes to resume

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has finally signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Government after it was confirmed that the disputed N200 billion expected to be paid into the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) account has been paid.

The FG had before now given the Union an ultimatum to resume classes by Monday, December 9, or lose their jobs. The lecturers, however, called the government’s bluff, daring it to hand them their sack letters.

Both parties have reportedly signed the MoU today in Abuja indicating that the strike would be called off sooner rather than later.

There are indications that the strike may be called off next week when ASUU is expected to present the MoU to its National Executive meeting, NEC.

UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN 2013/2014 ADMISSION CLEARANCE EXERCISE HAS STARTED

This is to inform all UTME and Direct Entry candidates, who have been offered provisional admission that the Admissions Clearance Exercise will commence on Monday, 9 December 2013 and end on Friday, 20 December 2013.

Successful candidates for the Admissions Clearance Exercise would have paid the N20, 000.00 Acceptance Fee into the Admission Processing Fee Account at First Bank of Nigeria Plc (Acct. No – 2018156959 or University of Ibadan Micro-Finance Bank (Acct. No – 1050000027). Candidates are expected to report to the appropriate designated venues from 8.30a.m daily for the clearance exercise.

The venues assigned to the Faculties are stated below:

Venue 1 – GamalielOnosode Park, Behind Trenchard Hall

(Faculties of Arts, Law, Science and Technology candidates)

Venue 2 – Arts Theatre(Central Admin. Area)

(College of Medicine, Faculties of Pharmacy, Education and The Social Sciences candidates)

Venue 3- Admissions Office

(Faculties of Agriculture & Forestry and Veterinary Medicine candidates)

Candidates should come along with the following documents:

1. Letter of Invitation for the Post-UTME Screening Exercise

2. Original and 4 photocopies of JAMB Admission Letter [if available]

3. Admission Acceptance Form (downloaded from http://admissions.ui.edu.ng/biodata)

4. Original and 4 photocopies of the UTME result slip

5. Original and 4 photocopies of ‘O’ level results – WAEC, NECO, IGC

6. Original and 4 photocopies of Birth Certificate or Sworn Declaration of Age

7. Two letters of reference from two reputable persons – on letter headed papers (preferably middle level government employee or clergymen) Student religious leaders are excluded.

8. Ten (10) recent passport size photographs-showing frontal facial view. Size should be 5.2cm x 5.2cm. Names of the candidate (surname first) should be written at the back of the photographs

9. Original and 4 photocopies of bank tellers for payment of N2,000&N20,000 Admission's Processing and Acceptance fees.

10. A file with tag

11. Candidates should go online to download (http://admissions.ui.edu.ng/biodata) and fill the following forms

· Medical form

· Undertaking form

· Admission Acceptance form

Also fill the biodata form online (http://admissions.ui.edu.ng/biodata ) using usual login parameters.