SPE-PTI BAGS AWARD

Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) has put PTI on the world map by winning Gold designation award. Idris Musbahu reports.

Society of Petroleum Engineers, PTI Chapter emerged as a Winner in the Gold Designation Category in the last Chapter Report contest to the International office of Society of Petroleum Engineers, Richardson USA which held in April 2017.

The  award is in recognition of the chapter exceptional programs in industry engagement, operations and planning, community involvement, professional development and innovation.

The designation is for student chapters that have accomplished an admirable level of activity. SPE has three hundred and sixty-eight (368) student chapters across all the continents of the world, where 33 chapters are from Nigeria, but  only 37 of these chapters emerged winners in this category including PTI. This is the first time SPE-PTI won this coveted award and gain an international recognition of this magnitude since 1979, when SPE was established in Petroleum Training Institute.
By this award, Petroleum Training Institute has secured an equal recognition amongst the comity of universities where SPE activities are promoted on the global stage, a preferential recognition for SPE-PTI student chapter and Petroleum Training Institute have also been listed on SPEs international website as a Gold Standard Category Award Winner for 2017.

In the letter written to the management of Petroleum Training Institute through the office of public affairs officer Mr.Brown, the President of SPE-PTI student Chapter, Moses Ilemona Ihiabe appreciate the effort of his members for the part they played in bringing the award home; to the management of Petroleum Training Institute and Prof. Sunny Iyuke in particular for personally attending their Engineering Week and for his redeeming interventions. And also to PTI community for accommodating them.

The president also extended his appreciation to  SPE Warri Section 104 for their supervisory role. The Director of Engineering Dr. R.M. Umoh, their faculty sponsor (Mr. Yohanna Dauda, HOD Petroleum Engineering & Geosciences Department) and every other SPE senior members and Directors (Dr. K. Idehen, Dr. M. Adegbite, Engr. E. Ogunyemi) in the institute for their interventions at one time or the other in helping the association pull this great feat. He also appreciates their supervising lecturer- Engr. Seun Adetona, Section 104 technology transfer chairman- Mr. Frank Egede and all the lecturers in the department of Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences, PTI.

"When I got the mail of the award, I was so excited because I came into the Institute with mentality of world class, and I am not disappointed that we are rolling out world class award." The Principal /CEO of Petroleum Training Institute, Professor Sunny Iyuke stated during a meeting with the winning Team where the award was presented to the Institute. The Prof. also acknowledged the SPE out going and in-coming executives for coming together, he described it as continuity, mentoring and level of maturity.

The Principal who thanked the students for the achievement introduced  the students to a site WHY ENGINEERING where in twenty four hours somebody will be assigned to talk to you and you can communicate with everybody in the world.
The Prof. Who also acknowledged the Institute press team The Actualizers' Team (TAT),  encourages the press team to work hand in hand with SPE to move PTI to a greater height.

In the other hand, SPE PTI also Won the Best Student Chapter in Nigeria after a competition amongst 33 students' chapters at the just concluded SPE 2017 Annual General meeting (NAICE 2017).

The height of the event was the Platform createdfor a collaboration between PTI and SPE in making research and Training.

STUDENTS ELECT NEW LEADERS

The students of Petroleum Training Institute(PTI)  Effurun, Delta State, had went to poll to elect their leaders for 2017/2018  academics session.                                     Njienue Daniel Chuks reports.

The students of Petroleum Training Institute Effurun on July 15, 2017 went to poll to decide their leaders through a process known as free and fair Election, after the students affair  inaugurated the independent students electoral commission (ISEC) to conduct the student union government(SUG) election.

Prior to the polls, the aspirants moved round the hostels and departments in the institute to canvass for votes. However, most of the aspirants rendered free haircuts, tutorials, fumigation of the hostel rooms, clearing of drainage, sweeping of corridors, plumbing repairs in the hostel, some Prepared goat pepper soup while others cook beans for the students.

During the week of election, The Actualisers Team(TAT), a campus press Club, organised what was tagged TAT DEBATE for all the aspirants. The debate was described as an elightment to Nigerian students on the important and duty of each offices in the union. According to the organizer,  the essence of the debate was to create a platform for each candidate to express their level of competency in confronting issues that has to do with the welfare of the Nigerian students in the Institute, and to know if they are legible to hold the offices they are aspiring for.

The high point of the Debate that was graced by PTI Alumni Secretary General, Mr. Yahaya Moses, NAPS Senate President, former SUG Presidents and executives, present SUG President and executives, Tribal heads, Departmental Presidents and other stakeholders in the Institute was the presentation done by a guest speaker Franklin Ikoko, the founder of DAWREM who spoke on the quest for leadership. The guest speaker cleared the air on the need to vote wisely.

The curtain of the election that was kick started by 9.30am at the sport arena of the institute was drawn by 1pm. Members of the National Association of Nigerian(NANS) and National Association Of Polytechnics Students(NAPS) led by the NAPS Senate President, Comrade Friday Jeremiah were in attendance to ascertain transparency of the process.

When the voting ended, the independent student electoral commission(ISEC) chairman Mr Alade Adeyemi Femi declared Mughele Kenneth From HND1, mechanical engineering student, president-elect. Others elected were vice president Okenwa Emeka, secretary general Omosebi Adedoyin, assisstant secretary general Debbi Meni, financial secretary Ifeanyi Chibuike Emmanuel, treasurer Eze Princess Adaeze, welfare director Maryjane Akpomudhere, social director Agboaghis Osas Destiny, sport director Abilogu Teddy, public relation officer Munemu.G.O.Bright.

Kenneth Mughele

PTI Historical Match

It was an interesting and memorable moments as Staff and students of Petroleum Training Institute Effurun, Delta State  gathered at the Institute sport arena for a send forth football match between the staff and students on the 2nd day of June 2017.

The match was organized by the Institute’s team for Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry Games (NOGIG) in collaboration with PTI sports committee in honour of one of the most reliable, respected and humble  retired sports Officer of the Institute, Mr. Bawo Omagbemi.

The football match that has it commentary ran by the students' affair Officer, Mr Ajima Joseph was witnessed by top management staff. The historical match that was kick started by  the Chief Librarian, Mr. R. T. Obashe was a platform that brought the staff and students of the Institute together for the first time in history of the Institute.

The football match that was aimed at bidding the former sports Officer who joined the Institute in 1984 and retired in 2017 farewell, and also wish him God's blessing in his future endeavour ended up with goal less draw.

The height of event was a presentation of gift to Mr. Bawo on behalf of sport loving staffs by Deputy Director of Academic, Mr O. C Siakpere who represented the Institute registrar Alhaji A. S. K. Taminu at the event.

"I really appreciates God Almighty, staff and students for their cooperation during my stay in the Institute.  I am humble and grateful for the  match organized to honour me, it has never be done  in the history of PTI". Mr. Bawo told The Actualizers' Team, (TAT)

The event will remain vivid in the memory of those who witnessed the well organized match. Which includes the President of The Students' Union Government, Comrade Theophilus Ukuoma  who advocates for such innovative event in the future,  in order to promote unity between the staff and students of the Institute.

Campus Journalists Tour Lagos

It was a galore of experience and impartation as a popular press club in Petroleum Training Institute Effurun, Delta State  visited different media houses in Lagos. Sunday Egon and Idris Musbahu  report.

One of the reasons students join various creative groups on campus is to learn and grow, and this can be achieved most times when the learning is done practically. This and many other reasons was why The Actualizers' Team, a reputable press club in PTI  a. k.a Engineering Journalist deems it fit to take out time and resources to empower her members Knowledge wise by organizing a visit to different media outfits.

The tour served as a training ground for members of the team and also as a means of being familiar with operation of the media industry. Among the media houses visited were Encomium magazine, The Nations newspaper, Raypower FM, Faaji FM and Africa Independant Television (AIT).

The Actualizers' Team (TAT) is a press body on campus striving towards professionalism in the Petroleum Training Institute. TAT has been using campus journalism as a tool over the years to inform, educate, entertain and check campus vices among students. Over the years, TAT and her members though hardly known by other students for security reason, has trained so many students on journalism, of which some of them are now doing well in the media industry.

After a warm welcome to Encomium Magazine by a senior reporter, Mrs. Shade Wesley Metiboguno  was a powerful speech from the Chief Executive Officer of the Magazine, Mr. Kunle Bakare who enlightened the team about journalism and the current state of the economy, the effect of online media and the way forward.

The deputy editor of Encomium Magazine, Mr Tade Asifat in a brief lecture stretched more on how recession is affecting the media industry. He enjoined young journalists not to put pen on paper without fact and evidence. While rounding off his lecture, the renowned journalist who studied geography described journalism as a work of passion.

Meanwhile, Mr Lekan Otufodunrin, the online Editor welcomes The Actualizers' Team to The Nations Newspaper. Mr. Lekan gave the team an implicit explanation of the general nature of journalism, the code of ethics of a journalist, hints on how to write story, features, opinions and others. To further enlighten the young journalists, he presented journalism related books to the team after which he took the team around various departments that made up The nations newspaper.

At Raypower FM Faaji FM and AIT, introductory interaction commenced at the coporate affairs office, then proceeded to the editorial and studio section of Raypower FM thereafter,TAT joined engineering department of Raypower FM, Faaji FM and AIT, and completed the round of tour at the editorial and studio section of African Independent Television.

The high point of the tour was a visit to the Nation’s Newspaper Campus life editor, Mr Wale Ajetunmobi in his house. Mr wale, who was Involved in an accident explained to the team how the accident happened and appreciates the team for the visit. He shared numerous benefits of being a journalist with the students, to top up all that they have learnt so far.

To add spices to the visitation, The Actualizers' Team visited  Yaba college of technology, National stadium, Oniru beach and many more.

A member of the team who is the queen, of Igbo students Association, PTI Chapter, Nwoke Ada, from the department of Industrial Safety and environmental Technology department shared her excitement; "it was an interesting and educative tour," I learnt so much about journalism, she added.

Another member ;Osakwe Prosper, Vice President electrical and electronics engineering students association  shared his experience with campus life, he said "I have been well fed with insight to journalism,  with all I have learnt I might practise journalism after graduation."

Mirabith Oodo, the reigning most beautiful girl on campus (Miss PTI)  who was also on the trip, appreciates the leadership of the press club for such a brilliant initiative.

The President of club (The Actualizers Team) comrade Gbenga Ojo expresses his gratitude to God Almighty for a successful trip. He also appreciates the management of The Nation Newspaper, Encomium Magazine and DAAR Communication for their passion for younger generation. "I  doff my hat for all TAT Patrons and friends for making the trip a reality. He added.

Nigeria Customs abolishes HND, BSC dichotomy, promotes HND holders

The Nigeria Customs Service has removed the dichotomy between Higher National Diploma and Bachelor’s degree which hitherto was skewed against the personnel holding the former qualification.

The Comptroller-General of the service, Hameed Ali, made the announcement on Monday through a statement signed by the NCS spokesperson, Joseph Attah.

Abolishing the HND-BSc dichotomy in the ranking of personnel in Nigeria’s public service has been a subject of constant demand, particularly from Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics.

But it emerged on Monday that the federal government has isolated some organisations for reform.

“As part of the ongoing reforms in line with circular Ref: HCSF/EPO/EIR/CND/100/ST/98 of 8th September 2016 from the Head of Service of the Federation and the approval of Government since April 1992 for Nigeria Customs Service to align with the Nigeria Police Force rank structure, the CGC approved the removal of dichotomy against holders of Higher National Diploma from Bachelors Degree in the Service,” said the statement.

Mr. Ali, the statement further said, directed immediate alignment of rank structure of the service with that of the police.

Consequently, officers in the Inspectorate cadre on Salary Grade level 08 and above are to align with the appropriate rank in the Superintendent Cadre.

Also, during the decoration of some newly promoted senior officers, the News Agency of Nigeria quotes Mr. Ali as saying HND holders on salary Grade Level GL 07 in the service are automatically moved to GL0 8 while a supplementary budget will be made for their salary arrears.

“This is expected to boost the morale of officers and eliminate confusion in the seniority of officers,” Ali said at the ceremony.

The statement by Mr. Attah also conveyed the promotions of 3,487 senior officers to various higher ranks, following presidential approval.

(Premium Times)

LIBERTY FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED

A foundation is a legal category of nonprofit organization that will typically either donate funds and support to other organizations, or provide the source of funding for its own charitable purposes. The majority of foundations are set up to exist in perpetuity.

This means that control over the foundation and its assets can be passed to countless generations, perpetuating your values, continuing your charitable work, and burnishing your name far beyond your lifetime.

Today, Carnegie and Rockefeller are better remembered for their philanthropic legacies than for their accomplishments in the steel and oil industries. And because gifts are made from an endowment that generates investment revenue, the total gifts made by the foundation over time can far surpass the initial funding.

It was on this note that Apiri Hallowed Foundation  was founded on the 3rd of June, 2007 by Pastor Atedoghu Apiri, a staff of Petroleum Training Institute Effurun, Delta State (PTI).

Basically, Apiri hallowed foundation is a scheme that was set up to reach out to the less privileged like the orphans, the widows, prison inmates, hospitalized people ad so on. Their main aim was to provide skills acquisition, empowerment programs and to support the less privilege financially. It is not a church and can never be evolve into a church.

There are different units/ Depts in the Apiri hallowed foundation, Hospital dept, widows unit, Prisons dept,  There is the PACT unit and the PACT club unit. The PACT unit stands for Prayer And Counselling Team unit and it serves as an avenue for believers to pray through different prayer sessions held. On the other hand, PACT club is a unit whereby different people come together to share their testimonies and their problems and also get solutions to those problems.

The NGO raises its capital through different partners and volunteers. They help the organization with the capitals which are needed to carry out their different programs. The NGO has several projects being carried out but presently there are two major projects on ground. These projects are for the community and the orphans and they are tagged “Liberty for community” (FREE WATER PROJECT)and “Liberty for orphans” respectively.

The NGO reaches out to people through different means. Through churches,  visiting orphanage homes, and through direct interaction with different people. Plans are also being made to reach out to different communities to get Orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in our orphans scholarship scheme (OSS). OSS is a free education scheme for orphans from primary to University. You can  partner with us.

It is a fervent believe that in the nearest future, the Apiri hallowed foundation (AHF) would be recognized worldwide and the main reason for forming the organization would be achieved.

(www.ahfnig.org) or by contacting these numbers: +2348074020493 or +2348189788409.

Volunteering: How Helping Others Helps You

Volunteering has a positive effect on your community — and it’s good for you too. Ben, a college freshman who did volunteer fund-raising work, calls it “a win-win situation." He says, "You feel good because you're helping others, and the others feel good because they're getting help.”

Reasons to Volunteer
Giving back to your community is valuable in itself, but helping others also offers many benefits. For example, it can help you learn more about yourself and even put you on a path to your future career. Learn more about the reasons to volunteer below.

Gain Valuable Life Experiences and Skills
Whether you build houses for the homeless or mail flyers for a local politician, you can experience the real world through hands-on work. And you can explore your major or career interests at the same time.

For example, as a premed freshman, Gregory spent his summer volunteering at a local health clinic. He picked a clinic in an area with a lot of Spanish speakers so he could practice his language skills while observing medical workers. He also found time to ask the doctors questions.

Meet Interesting People
Both the people you are helping and your fellow volunteers can give you new insights. No matter what groups of people you’re working with, you’ll find that they have information and ways of looking at the world that can broaden your horizons.

Get Academic Credit
Some high schools offer academic credit for volunteer work through service learning — a program that offers hands-on learning through service to the community. To find out if your school offers service learning, talk to your school counselor.

Show Colleges You’re Committed
Your volunteer work illustrates your interests and character. When you list your volunteer work on your college applications, you show admission officers the value you’ll bring to their campus community.

Make a Difference
It’s eye-opening to realize that doing even small things can have a big impact on others. Rhea, a college sophomore, still remembers a visit she made to a senior home with a choir when she was in middle school. “An elderly man in a wheelchair looked up at me after the last strains of ‘Frosty the Snowman’ and said in a gravelly voice, ‘You’ve made my day. This means so much.’” She recalls, “No one had ever thanked me in such a way for doing something so small, and a stranger no less!”
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org

How to Get Involved
Organizations everywhere need volunteers.

WATCH OUT FOR PTI VOLUNTEER CORPS.

Tears for a dear colleague

A student of the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) in Effurun, Delta State, Enakeme Ohwojero, has died, throwing the school into mourning on the 27th day of June 2016. The graduating student of Electrical Department fell into a coma and died of diabetes, six weeks to her graduation. GBENGA OJO reports.

•Student dies of diabetes weeks to graduation

Every final year student who participated in the Students’ Week of the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) in Effurun, Delta State, was upbeat. For the graduating students, it was the last social event they would hold with others as they  had only six weeks to their graduation.

Like other final year students, Enakeme Ohwojero was excited. She looked forward excitedly to her last day on the campus. Alas, the Higher National Diploma (HND) II Electrical Department student would not see the day; she died of hyperglycaemia penultimate Saturday.

Hyperglycaemia is a condition where there is excess glucose in the patient’s blood stream, a condition associated with diabetes mellitus.

Enakeme, 35, died four days after she went into a coma, following a crisis. Her colleagues were shocked by her death. They went round the hostels to inform all final year students of the tragic news. Some bowed their heads for  minutes in grief, battling to cope with the development.

CAMPUSLIFE gathered that the late Enakeme left the campus for Abuja after the Students’ Week to visit her fiancé, Peter Okeke, also a student in the Electrical Department. Peter, it was learnt, deferred his studies to enable him keep his job at the Abuja office of Nestle Nigeria.

Three days before she left for Abuja, CAMPUSLIFE gathered that the late Enakeme complained of body weakness. She embarked on the journey but slumped on arrival in Abuja. She slumped hours after being stabilised in an hospital, prompting her fiancé to call her family in Warri.

Peter took the late Enakeme back to her family members for attention. The late Enakeme’s close friend and room mate, Queen Longman, who had been trying to reach her on phone, learnt of her health crisis through her  elder sister. Queen, it was learnt, informed the school management, which sent a medical team to Bryant Hospital where she was on admission. She Enakeme died before the school team got to the hospital.

A source told CAMPUSLIFE that the family appreciated Peter’s effort and described him as a good man for bringing their daughter back home.

Queen could not be consoled when she learnt of her friend’s death. She fought back tears, recalling her last moments with the late Enakeme.

She said: “Enakeme never told me she was bidding final goodbye when she left for Abuja a few days ago. I became worried when I could not get her on phone and WhatsApp. I never thought something tragic would happen when I called Enakeme’s phone. It rang for days without response until her elder sister picked and told me she was unconscious at Bryant Hospital in Warri.

“When I got the news, I informed other roommates and the school. We all left to see her at the hospital, but we were told she died a few hours before we got there. This is my saddest moment, because Enakeme didn’t show any sign that she was leaving. I hope somebody can tell me this is not true.”

The atmosphere was gloomy on campus, last Monday. Final year students, clad in black attires, held a procession to mourn their  colleague, who they fondly called Keme.

Addressing them, the Vice Principal, Mrs Emily Ahragba, described Enakeme’s death as “a loss to PTI and Nigeria”, regretting that the deceased did not fulfil her purpose.

She said: “The news of Enakeme’s death came to us with sadness. We wish we got the information about her sickness earlier; we would have tried our best to save her life.”

Mrs Ahragba urged the final year students to take heart and prayed that the school would not record such incident again.

A hospital source told CAMPUSLIFE that the late student was brought penultimate Thursday by “a young man and a lady”, after which different tests were run on her.

“It is unfortunate that we lost her on Saturday to hyperglycemia that has eaten deep into her,” the source said, advising students to always go for regular checkup.

Enakeme’s colleagues described her as “nice, friendly, jovial and intelligent”.

Last Friday, her remains were interred at the family compound in Okpara Inland in Ethiope East Local Government Area.

At the funeral, a drama ensued when one of her classmates announced that she was not dead. The student, described as a born again, claimed that he could wake her up. He aimed to open the brown coffin bearing the late Enakeme’s remains but was prevented by the Students’ Union Government (SUG) leaders.

As the student was being taken away, he was screaming: “I can wake up Keme; she’s not dead…don’t let us lose faith…”

President of Winners Campus Fellowship Daniel Unigwe, who conducted a short service at the funeral, advised students to give their lives to Christ, saying: “Tomorrow may be too late just the way death took away our dear Sister Keme unexpectedly”.

In his tribute, president of the PTI chapter of National Association of Delta State Students (NADESSTU) Israel Osiobe said: “Keme was full of life and energy the last time I saw her. She was looking radiant. Little did I know that it was my last encounter with her.”

One of the late Enakeme’s hostel mates, Joy Ehigiamusoe, a HND 1 Science Laboratory Technology student, said: “She was the most friendly and down-to-earth student I have ever met. She brought smiles to the faces of everyone she came across. The very last day I saw her, she was excited and full of life. I never knew she would never come back to cheer us up again in my room.”

The Ovie (King) of Urhobo Students Union (NUUS), Dominic Onovughe, recalled his last encounter with her. He said: “I saw Keme on June 13 and asked of the Urhobo souvenirs which I told her to share among members. I told her I would deliver the souvenirs at her hostel but I never knew we will not meet again. She was a fine NUUS member and she was loved by everybody. We will miss her.”

Before her death, the late Enakeme was theOniemo (mother of all) of NUUS and Assistant Sisters’ Coordinator, Winners Campus Fellowship.

PTI PAUSES TO REMEMBER AFIGO

Thursday, March 7, 2002 will always be a day to remember in the history of Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun,  Delta State where a student was killed and so many others were seriously wounded with properties estimated at millions of naira were vandalized.

The mayhem resulted from a clash between National Association of Delta State Students, PTI Chapter (Nadesstu) and some PDP loyalists at PTI stadium during a political rally of the state branch of the People's Democratic Party(PDP) in 2002 where Chief James Onanefe Ibori, the then Governor of Delta State was present.

The students saw this opportunity as an avenue to make their grievances known to the Governor, over their unpaid bursary allowances. They gathered themselves with play cards and stormed the venue of the rally seeking to have an audience with the Governor.

But they were rebuffed by some armed security men. The students insisted that they must have an audience with Chief Ibori. The police however stood their ground that it cannot happen. The heated argument later ensued between the two factions in what later snowballed into the mayhem that engulfed the entire campus.

First it was the police and the students, but the ensuing commotion was later hijacked by the thugs who unleased terror on the PTI campus. In the process, CHARLES AFIGO was shot dead and many others went away with injuries. 
It was a Bloody Fracas on PTI Campus that will ever remain fresh in the students' memories.

Charles Afigo, today makes it 15 years you lost your life in the struggle. You are indeed a leader with a brave and strong heart. You stood, fought, bled and died for the betterment of your fellow Deltans and Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) students at large.

A fight you did not live to enjoy. Your fight has yielded positive results, the present generation is benefiting from your fight. The unborn generation will still benefit from it. You fought for a just cause.

You are an Hero! You are indeed an epitome of love and comradeship. You will forever live in our Hearts. PTI miss you. The Students community miss u, Nadesstu miss u, Rest in Peace till we meet again.

JAMB TAKES OVER PTI

The Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun, Delta State has been included with other Nigerian institutions in the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) admissions brochure. Gbenga Ojo reports.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has taken over the admissions procedure of the Petroleum Training Institute(PTI) and other special tertiary Institutions in Nigeria who were not conducting their admissions through JAMB.

This, being a recent development, is a Federal Government directive in order to achieve uniformity and smooth admission processes in all the institutions of higher learning, according to the Public Relations Officer of the Institute, Mr. Brown Ukanefimone.

The Petroleum Training Institute was established by Act No 37 of September 19, 1972, and subsequently amended by Act 52 of January 1, 1975. The Institute provides courses of Instruction, training and research in oil/gas technology and production of technologists and technicians and other such skilled personnel  required for oil production and allied disciplines.

PTI's vision is to become the leading oil and gas technological institute in Africa. While her mission is to provide competent technological manpower through quality training, research, and consultancy for the petroleum and allied industries.

PTI awards National Diploma, Higher National Diploma and other certificate programmes such as General Welding and has been admitting  applicants over the years through entrance examination tagged "PTI Entrance Exam". The exam is usually being conducted in eight (8) states across Nigeria namely Delta, Lagos, Rivers, Enugu, Sokoto, Kaduna, Jigawa and Abuja. While Higher National Diploma (HND) applicants go through interviews conducted only in the Institute.

With the current development, PTI National Diploma applicants will have to apply for admission through the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board and must choose PTI as their first choice. However, those applying for Certificate and Higher National Diploma programmes will still undergo the PTI entrance examinations and interview procedures respectively for their admission.

The student affairs Officer of the Institute Mr. Ajima Jackson told Campus Life that it is a welcome development, "though it will deny the Institute of some internal revenue but it will definitely expose PTI more to the world and also makes NYSC  mobilization processes  easier for the Institute" he added.

The President of the Student Union Government, Comrade Theophilus Ukuyoma said "I don't welcome the idea,  because it will kill the pride of the Institute. PTI is a special school that was established by an Act, and not like other institutions. I believe that PTI admission processes should be different from others."

PTI Alumni General Secretary, Mr. Yahaya Moses said he will  support the development only if other special Institutes  truly joined the list as it was announced.

"JAMB taking over PTI will be a great advantage and open doors to so many aspiring students, but Proper screening should be done after the JAMB in order to maintain the Institute's Glory and Standard." National Association of Yoruba Students PTI Chapter Aare (King),  Oba Olumide Ajifowobaje told Campus Life.

So many questions that linger on the lips of Nigerian students are, where does PTI now belong-- Oil and Gas sector or Ministry of Education? Will the Standard still remain? Is the Institute deviating from the purpose of which it was established?

Mr. Brown Ukanefimone cleared the air when he stated that nothing has Changed about the Institute, and that her purpose still remain the same. "We are only following Federal Government instructions." He said.