Who Says It Can't Be Done?

The man who makes a success of an important venture never waits for the crowd. He strikes out for himself.

It takes nerve, it takes a great lot of grit; but the man that succeeds has both. Anyone can fail.

The public admires the man who has enough confidence in himself to take a chance. These chances are the main things after all.

The man who tries to succeed must expect to be criticised. Nothing important was ever done but the greater number consulted previously doubted the possibility.

Keep steadily before you the fact that all true success depends at last upon yourself. You can't go through life blaming other people for your own situation.

The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach; but we shut our eyes and like people in the dark, we fall foul upon the very thing we search for, without finding it.

Success is the accomplishment of that which most people think can't be done.

How Old Is She?

A policeman is on night patrol near a local well-known Lovers' Lane parking spot, when he sees a car. The light is on inside and he can see a couple - a young man in the driver's seat reading a computer magazine, and a girl in the back seat calmly knitting. Suspicious, he wanders over the driver's window and knocks.

"Yes, officer?" says the young man, obliginly winding down the window,
"Can I help?"

"What do you think you're doing?" the policeman barks.

"What does it look like?" answers the young man, "I'm reading this magazine."

The cop points at the girl in the back seat. "And what is she doing?" he mutters.

The young man glances over his shoulder.
"I think," he says, "she's knitting a scarf."

Confused, the officer asks, "How old are you, young man?"

"I'm 19," he replies.

"And how old is she?" asked the officer, glancing at the young lady.

The young man looks at his watch.
"Well," he says after a thoughtful pause, "in about twelve minutes she'll be 16".

Yaba College of Technology Application For HND {F/T and P/T} and ND {P/T}

BRIEF:
Yaba College of Technology is the foremost tertiary institution and highly rated Federal Polytechnic in Nigeria which offers various Full Time Programmes at National Diploma Level through the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board

CONTENT:
Advertisement for application for 2013/2014 admission into Higher National Diploma (Full and Part Time), National Diploma (Part Time) and Certificate programme.
Yaba College of Technology is the foremost tertiary institution and highly rated Federal Polytechnic in Nigeria which offers various Full Time Programmes at National Diploma Level through the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), also offers admission into National Diploma Part Time and Higher National Diploma Full Time/Part Time Programmes.
Applications are hereby invited for admission into Higher Diploma (Full and Part Time), National Diploma (Part Time) and Certificate Programmes for the 2013/2014 academic session. Only candidates who are of good character and possess a burning desire for high quality knowledge and practical skill-based education with entrepreneurial disposition, are encouraged to apply.
The available programmes are as follows

FULL-TIME PROGRAMMES
2 YEAR FULL-TIME HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (HND) PROGRAMMES
A SCHOOL OF ART, DESIGN &
PRINTING  B. SCHOOL OF SCIENCE
I) Book Publishing
i) Science Laboratory Technology,
II) Ceramics with the following options:
III) Fashinon/Textile Design
a) Blochemistry
IV) Graphic Design
b) Chemistry
V) Painting c) Environmental Biology
VI) Printing Technology
d) Microbiology
VII) Sculpture                              e) Physics with Electronics
II) Statistics

C. SCHOOL OF
TECHNOLOGY

D. SCHOOL
OF ENGINEERING
I) Computer
Science i) Civil Engineering with options in
ii) Food Technology structures & Transportation
iii) Hospitality Management
ii) Electrical Engineering with options in Electronics & Power
iv) Textile Technology
iv) Mechanical Engineering (Manufacturing Option)
v) Mechanical Engineering (Power Option)
vi) Computer Engineering

E. SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL

F. SCHOOL OF MANGEMENT AND
BUSINESS STUDIES
I) Architecture i)
Accountancy
ii) Building Technology ii)
Business Administration
iii) Estate Management & Valuation
iii) Marketing
iv) Quantity Surveying iv)
Office Technology & Management
v) Surveying and Geo-informatics
vi)Urban & Regional Planning

Candidates for the Bilingual
programme should report to the Department of Office Technology and Management with a Photocopy of their application form and the originals of their credentials for pre-selection interview test

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
The general entry requirements for all Higher National Diploma (HND)
Programmes are as follows:
1. SSCE/JAMB entry requirements for the corresponding National
Diploma Programmes as
Published in the current JAMB
brochure.
2.    Relevant National Diploma at not below LOWER CREDIT Grade.
3. Applicants with National
Diploma (ND) (Lower Credit) in
Electrical Engineering,
Computer Engineering,
Industrial Maintenance Engineering, Polymer & Textile
Technology are eligible for
admission into Higher National Diploma (HND) Physics with Electronics.
4. Applicants with ND (Lower
Credit) in Polymer & Textile
Technology are eligible for
admission into HND (Chemistry Option).
5. At least one year Post-National Diploma relevant industrial experience.
2. PART-TIME PROGRAMMES
6 SEMESTER ND & HND
WEEKENDS/WEEKDAY PT
PROGRAMMES
(a) HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (WEEKDAY/EVENING MODE)
i) Building Technology
vi) Civil Engineering
ii) Computer Science
vii) Mechanical Engineering
iii) Food Technology
vii) Industrial Maintenance &
iv) Statistics Engineering
v) Electrical Engineering
ix) Graphics Design
(b) NATIONAL DIPLOMA
(WEEKDAY/EVENING MODE)
i) Building Technology
ix) Mechanical Engineering
ii) Civil Engineering
xii) Industrial Maintenance
iii) Computer Engineering Engineering (IME)
iv) Computer Science
(xvi) printing Technology
v) Electrical Engineering
xv) Quantity Surveying
vi) Food Technology
xv) Science Laboratory
vii) General Art Technology
viii) Hospitality management
xvi) Statistics
ix) Estate Mgt. and Valuation
xvii) Mass Communication
(C). NATIONAL DIPLOMA & HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (HND) WEEKEND (SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS) PROGRAMMES
i) Accountancy
iv) Office Technology &
ii) Business Administrations Management
iii) Banking & Finance (ND Only)
v) Marketing (HND Only)

General Entry Requirement for
National Diploma (ND) Programmers:

SSCE (SSCE/NABTEB) with at least 5 credits obtained at not more than two (2) sittings, which must include English, Mathematics and three other relevant subjects from the minimum entry requirements in JAMB Brochure.
Requirements for HND Part-Time programmes are the same with Full-Time Programmes.
(D) CERTIFICATE PROGRAMMES
SCHOOL OF ART, DESIGN AND
PRINTING
i) Certificate in Visual Art (1Year)
ii) Certificate Course in
Printing Technology,(Lithography, Letter
Assembly)
iii) Certificate Course in
photography (1year)
iv) Certificate Course in Dress
Making (1 year)
v) Advance Certificate in
Printing Technology (1Year)
SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY
i) Technician Certificate
Course in Paint and Coatings Technology (1Year)
METHOD OF APPLICATION
Applicants should visit the College website at www.yabatech.edu.ng .
Click on on-line application and complete the basic details form.
Applicants should pay N10,000.00 on-line using ATM card by clicking on ‘pay now’ (Please note that transaction charges is (N700,00). Kindly complete the on-line application form after payment.
Click and ‘submit’ to conclude the application process.
Applicants without an ATM card should approach any bank for a reloadable card and load the required amount to enable them pay on-line.
Candidates applying for full-time and part time HND must ensure that their transcripts of the ND programme reach the office of the Registrar, Yaba College of Technology, within six weeks from the date of publication.
For details on available programmes of study and entry requirements visits Yaba tech website at www.yabatech.edu.ng . for further enquires, applicants should contact the Admissions and Records Department,
Room AA24 Administrative Building.

The deadline for submission of
application is 6 weeks from the date of publication. Any application received after the deadline will not be considered.

Signed
Biekoroma C. Amapakabo
Registrar

ASUP Suspends Strike

After 81 days of inactivity, polytechnic students across the country are expected to return to their classrooms as the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) suspends its strike today.

The ASUP Chairman, Dr. Chibuzor Asumogba, told Vanguard in a phone interview that the decision
was made by the National Executive Committee of the Union as a result of the intervention of the Joint committee of the Senate and House of Representative on Education.

He said the union gave the government representatives one month to accede to their demands and release the white paper on the visitation panel to federal polytechnics.

The ASUP Chairman however, called on all lecturers to go back to work. “All lecturers are to resume work at their various institutions today”, He said.

No Matter What...

I'm not naive anymore because I have better understanding and it is time for me to 'express' what I have learnt so far. I feel wiser though still thirsty to know a lot more.
I feel calmer because I now know the truth and I am more at peace with myself and the world.

I count my blessings and understand that I had to lose to win the things and people I am left with.
I am ready for new experiences, I value being comfortable.
I have fewer delusions and I am less concerned with what other people think because I have learnt that oftentimes they all don't mean what they say.
I can make choices, I am free, I can fly.

It might take me a long time. It doesn't matter where I turn and which way I go, my focus will be my destiny. It doesn't matter the number of times I stumble but my willingness to stand and move on is all that matters to me.

Why will I wallow in self pity, anger and bitterness? I am not perfect and it is quite alright that sometimes I slip and make wrong moves, do the wrong things and get wrong results. But it will be unfair if I allow that to take all the joy I have experienced when I got it right most other times.
Knowing that my happiness in life depends only on me, I have to learn to accept the consequences of every word spoken by me and deeds done by me no matter how bitter condemning it might seem.

Not living to please any person other than God has helped to make it easier for me not to be carried away by my environment, knowing that most times what people say, they don't mean. So why should I get myself excited and come back to zero afterwards or get myself worked up and realize it wasn't worth it in the first place?

My conclusion thus far is that no matter what, destiny has to be fulfilled and that I do not need anyone's approval to get on in life or anyone's answer to answer my own life questions.

Touches

The touch of a loving human's hands
Someone who cares and understands
Feels like the warming summer sun
Right when the day has just begun.

The touch of a dog's or cat's wet nose
Can make you flourish like a rose
Nothing compares to the love it gives
If you give it love as long as it lives

The touch of a gentle summer breeze
Blowing through the giant trees
Giving you a soft caress
Makes your heart ache a little less.

The absence of the one you love
Makes you appreciate life's lil stuffs
Even if the journey appears rough
Knowing someone loves you makes the fall a lil soft.

A Peep Into Growing Up!

As you grow each day and face the daily beats of life, we realize that it is not just about the events but about our own selves,in the process of growth.As it becomes obvious to us that the realities of life are the bitter pills which many a man runs away from that entraps them into poverty,mind disorders and all sorts of negativities all to run away from facing the truth about growth and change. It is tremendously baffling and most interesting to realize that we can't remain the same everyday as we all know that the most constant thing in life is change. There is so much joy in growing,knowing that we increase in age,going through the normal processes of the pains and hurts of life and yet joyous at the product we become after learning a whole lot from our mistakes. It's not only about the mistakes we learn from that stretches our soul but also getting to a point of maturity in our lives where our values can define who we truly are,at a point when we can accept and assert ourselves as who we really are;having to shed some of our attitudes and fantasies to face the realities of life. It is then that you come to a point in your life when you realized that some of the things you believed in so strongly yesterday were mere fantasies that come with youthful exuberance and that you have to learn to live with the realities & disappointments of today and possibly tomorrow. Growing up can be scary sometimes especially when we are faced with something unexpected that hurts so bad or we're betrayed by friends,or along the way,life takes a new turn from what it normally was and we are to cope with certain situations we've never faced before;how faint our spirit being often gets at such times. But God in his thrilling way always has a way of seeing us through and thus building our faith in him as we grow. Growth is in stages, moving from the unknown or the ignorant to enlightenment,utilizing the capacity that is inherent in us to track our course and be corrected when we go wrong. It's a beautiful thing to be human especially if you are willing to explore life,taking-in all it has in store for you and giving back all you can make of it often in geometrical form. It's easier to choose not to open your heart to opportunities of growth than to choose to grow in the right direction,because it is painful and sacrificial.Inspite of the entire fear attributed to growth,it is really interesting and amazing because if we were all sure of what was going to happen to us,then the fun of living would've been taken away from us,so why don't we just get ourselves equipped for these total experiences of life and make the best of it so that we can be all that God has designed for us to be. The most interesting part of growth is when you come face to face to face with yourself,when who you are is revealed to you.This is a most dramatic phase of growth because you have the choice of whether you will accept yourself as you've come to know and make the best of the discovered man or deny it and continue to struggle with life and place little or no worth on yourself. Growing up,I've been far from perfect but I'm always willing to learn from both old and young.I've taken all sorts from people because I had always seen every one I met as my superior so I can learn from them,even though some have taken advantage of me.I try not to get upset because I know that I'm in the process of learning and I just need to have a non- offensive attitude so that I can learn every possible lesson from the character of every person I met in my life.But my greatest weapon and joy has been the acceptance of who I discovered I was and my willingness to make the best of it no matter what anyone feels or thinks about it.That is the core of my existence and that determines how far I will go in life,otherwise I wouldn't have appreciated God the way I do today and my eyes wouldn't have been opened to all that I need to learn or do in life. If you're willing to grow,your heart and mind will have to be open and not closed,you have to be closed to God and be willing to stand and confront all that life has to offer you.There's no better way to learn and be a child of God except you allow yourself to go through the normal processes of life.Let God move you his own way;don't try to force yourself to move because this is one of the secrets I've learnt along the way that humbles my heart and makes it easier for me to cope with situations and people in my life. I hope I've left you a better person than I met you!