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UNN BUSINESS SCHOOL

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UNN BUSINESS SCHOOL The UNN Business School is envisioned to be an undisputed leading world class business institution, designed to produce a crop of professional graduates who would drive entrepreneurship development in Nigeria, the African continent, and beyond, providing consultancy services to businesses and organizations. The School is built on the core values of Ethics and Integrity, Academic and Professional Freedom, Meritocracy and Service Excellence. Applications are hereby invited from prospective students for admission into the School for the 2017/2018 academic session. UNN Business School offers regular Professional Programmes leading to the award of Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) and Master of Business Administration (MBA). The Business School also offers Executive MBA and Executive Doctor of Business Administration (Executive DBA) programmes, and Short-Term Certificate Courses at Enugu Campus of the University of Nigeria. Download to see the advert

Why the Ninth Month Comes from the Word “Seven”

For many, the month of   September   signals the end of summer, the beginning of autumn, and the start of a new school year. With respect to the calendar, September marks the beginning of the months that signify nothing other than their numerical position in the year. September   comes from the Latin root   septem- , meaning “seven,” because in the original Roman republican calendar September was the seventh month of the year rather than the ninth. The Roman calendar was only ten months long and included the following months—Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Junius, Quintilis, Sextilis, September, October, November, and December. The last six months were assigned names according to their ordinal numbers—Quintilis is the fifth month, Sextilis is the sixth month, and so on. It wasn’t until 45 BC, when Julius Caesar introduced the Julian calendar (named after Caesar, himself), that the year grew to include two more months, January and February. Quintilis and Sextilis ...

Update on 2017/2017 Screening Exercise for Admission

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Update on 2017/2017 Screening Exercise for Admission UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR September 6, 2017 UPDATE ON 2017/2018 SCREENING EXERCISE FOR ADMISSION This is to inform the general public that the University of Nigeria Post-UTME screening tests earlier scheduled to commence on Monday, September 11, 2017 and end on Saturday, September 16, 2017 have been postponed to a future date. Registration exercise for the Post-UTME screening exercise continues. Prospective students who scored 200 and above, who made UNN their first choice and are experiencing difficulties in generating invoice should continue trying. An updated timetable for the rescheduled Post-UTME screening tests will be published later. Please visit UNN Website regularly for updates. For all enquiries, send an email to: customerservices.ict@unn.edu.ng Chris C. Igbokwe, Esq. Registrar