National Open University of Nigeria Admission Requirements INTO Masters Programme

THE National Open University of Nigeria (noun) Admission Requirements into the Masters Programme has been released and published online for all candidates who wishes to study at the prestige University or academic institution.

What prompt us to published this article today, is mainly because of the messages we've been receiving so far from candidates, asking for the Admission Requirements into NOUN Masters programmes.

Admission Requirements into NOUN Master Programme.

All applying candidates should note, that they must produce and bring with them as evidence, a first degree from a University which is highly recognised by the Senate of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in a related field of study.

All applying students who wants to study and have their Masters Degree from NOUN, must ensure that they have a postgraduate diploma in a related field from a University which MUST be recognised by Senate may also be admitted.

Applying students should please take note, that a good honours degree in Education or any of the below listed courses:

Arts,
Languages,
Sciences,
Social Sciences,
Vocational and Technical subjects

from any University recognised by the Senate of NOUN.

It has also been announced by the NOUN management board, that Holders of HND (with a minimum of Upper Credit) are welcome, as far as they came from institutions recognized by the Senate of NOUN, in a related field of study.


Lastly, all members of relevant professional bodies may apply for the Master of Business (MBA) programme into the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) as they might also be considered for Admission into the school Master of Business (MBA) programme.

Top Adjustable Dumbbell Brands

Dumbbells are hand weights that are meant for weight training and muscle toning. A dumbbell is manufactured of two weights of equality which can be joined with a handle. Some are built to be repaired whereas others are detachable. The weights are adjusted based on the considerably you need to exercise with so as to fulfill your goal.


Adjustable dumbbells are made of metal having a crosshatch patterned handle for better hold. The weight disks can be slid on and off readily.

They're fastened with collars or clips during work out. It is vital you will get to work together with the top adjustable dumbbell brands for the best results also to ensure that your tools last a long time. A few of the most notable brands include:

Bowflex Adjustable Dumbbells

This brand uses metal tabs to the weight plates to lock them in place and being alloy will certainly ensure durability. The handle is designed to fit the palm of your own hand and the grip feels natural as it does not slip off. Additionally, the handle is thicker as in comparison with dumbbells from other brands that also helps attain a firm grip.

To find the desirable weight, the weights possess a dial about the ends which you turn and it locks after the weights you've chosen are in place. The lock is as perfect as it gets. The plates don't shake or move once they are locked in which means that the risk of injuries is reduced. The variety in weights is exceptional in contrast to the traditional purchase of several dumbbells for various weights.

Some adjustable dumbbells include:
Flexible dumbbells
PowerBlock Adjustable Dumbbell

With an extended history of dumbbell manufacturing, PowerBlock is understood because of their incredible designs and the substances used are considered the finest the marketplace offers. The variety suits both light and heavy duty exercising. This brand is really convinced of the product they offer guarantees of 8years and above.
With their simple, user friendly system that assists you to choose weights utilizing a selector pin, you simply cannot go wrong with the weight you wish. Once you've selected the weights you desire, they will have a tough locking mechanism.

Best Double Strollers for Infants and Toddlers

The existence of a parent with young children can be happily feverish sometimes. Babies, youth demand attention, and toddlers and come with their particular sets of requirements and tastes. Parents have to make certain everybody is secure and safe, in regards time to consider the kids outside. Occasionally this can be challenging if one child is in an older kid is and a stroller walking along with (or attempting to!).

At this stage, many parents start considering double strollers, to be able to select the stroller with the greatest blend of attributes evaluating options that are a lot of,. Several parents rate the Graco Ready2Grow Classic link LX Stroller as the finest tandem double stroller.

There are additional tandem dual strollers on the marketplace, However, the Graco Ready2Grow Vintage link LX Stroller stands apart because of its versatile design and thoughtful, user-friendly features that are additional.

With easy changes, the stroller can be designed for a dozen different options that were driving. It's possible for you to choose your favorites on the basis of even taste of your children, and the age, dimension. Two Graco Timeless Connect baby seats, which are a few of the bestselling Baby Car Chairs on the market now can be held by the stroller. Special Functions for both younger and older children help this stroller grow as the children develop.

A harness may be adjusted to be both 3 point or 5 point. There exists a cushioned bench chair and a standing platform for kids who do not need to sit. Seats are made to prepare yourself to welcome kids as they increase. The stroller seat that is front holds kids all the way up to 50 lbs, the standing platform and as does the toddler table chair. The stroller chair that is rear holds up kids to 40 pounds.

Time to get to know JoAnn!

Hi everyone, this time the spotlight is on Blue Ridge Agency author, JoAnn Smith Ainsworth. I haven't spoken to JoAnn much since I joined the agency so I am looking forward to getting to know her better.

Please remember to email me at rachelbrimble@googlemail.com if you'd like the chance to be a featured author and I can add you to the list.

Best
Rachel x


Welcome, JoAnn!

1) Your biggest piece of advice to aspiring novelists?

Never give up. Stay optimistic.

When I speak to readers, I often have people come up to me to say that I’m an inspiration because I changed the direction of my life as I approached retirement and because I persisted until I succeeded. They become inspired to follow through on their dreams.

During this life journey, I learned to stay true to myself, stay focused on my goal and keep walking step by step toward that goal.

2) When did you first consider yourself a writer?

As I approached retirement age, I looked for a way to supplement my social security income. Since I have my B.A. and M.A.T. in English and my MBA studies, I decided to go into the business of writing novels. It didn’t take me long to fall in love with my characters and with the process. Now, I’d keep writing even if I never sold another novel.

I considered myself a writer from the time I made my decision to write. I considered myself an author when I got my first manuscript done.

Published author came ten years later. I spent many of those years studying the craft of writing so that I can produce the best possible story to enchant a reader.

3) What is the best part of the writing process for you?

I enjoy editing. As I peal off excess words, I feel like a sculptor who chips away stone to get to the image inside. Or, in my case, the story inside.

4) The worst part?

Facing a blank page is the hardest.

The decision on where to start the novel is crucial to the novel’s success. Capturing a reader’s attention with the first words on the page requires refining the thoughts by choosing or eliminating possibilities. It takes significant decision making to begin a novel. Those choices affect everything that follows.

5) What comes first, plot or characters?

I write in historical settings so I choose my setting/time period first. I ask myself: What story problem can arise because of this time and place? Then I ask myself what type of characters are best suited to resolve the story question? From there I create at least five major crises the characters must face. Those crisis points are the story plot. As you can see, the plot comes last.


6) What surprised you the most when you became published?

I was surprised by how I suddenly became an expert on writing and marketing a novel. I knew the same amount of information on the day before publication, but afterward people in audiences looked to me as an expert to give them guidance on writing and marketing their own books.

Enjoy reading!

Time to get to know JoAnn!

Hi everyone, this time the spotlight is on Blue Ridge Agency author, JoAnn Smith Ainsworth. I haven't spoken to JoAnn much since I joined the agency so I am looking forward to getting to know her better.

Please remember to email me at rachelbrimble@googlemail.com if you'd like the chance to be a featured author and I can add you to the list.

Best
Rachel x


Welcome, JoAnn!

1) Your biggest piece of advice to aspiring novelists?

Never give up. Stay optimistic.

When I speak to readers, I often have people come up to me to say that I’m an inspiration because I changed the direction of my life as I approached retirement and because I persisted until I succeeded. They become inspired to follow through on their dreams.

During this life journey, I learned to stay true to myself, stay focused on my goal and keep walking step by step toward that goal.

2) When did you first consider yourself a writer?

As I approached retirement age, I looked for a way to supplement my social security income. Since I have my B.A. and M.A.T. in English and my MBA studies, I decided to go into the business of writing novels. It didn’t take me long to fall in love with my characters and with the process. Now, I’d keep writing even if I never sold another novel.

I considered myself a writer from the time I made my decision to write. I considered myself an author when I got my first manuscript done.

Published author came ten years later. I spent many of those years studying the craft of writing so that I can produce the best possible story to enchant a reader.

3) What is the best part of the writing process for you?

I enjoy editing. As I peal off excess words, I feel like a sculptor who chips away stone to get to the image inside. Or, in my case, the story inside.

4) The worst part?

Facing a blank page is the hardest.

The decision on where to start the novel is crucial to the novel’s success. Capturing a reader’s attention with the first words on the page requires refining the thoughts by choosing or eliminating possibilities. It takes significant decision making to begin a novel. Those choices affect everything that follows.

5) What comes first, plot or characters?

I write in historical settings so I choose my setting/time period first. I ask myself: What story problem can arise because of this time and place? Then I ask myself what type of characters are best suited to resolve the story question? From there I create at least five major crises the characters must face. Those crisis points are the story plot. As you can see, the plot comes last.


6) What surprised you the most when you became published?

I was surprised by how I suddenly became an expert on writing and marketing a novel. I knew the same amount of information on the day before publication, but afterward people in audiences looked to me as an expert to give them guidance on writing and marketing their own books.

Enjoy reading!

Time to get to know JoAnn!

Hi everyone, this time the spotlight is on Blue Ridge Agency author, JoAnn Smith Ainsworth. I haven't spoken to JoAnn much since I joined the agency so I am looking forward to getting to know her better.

Please remember to email me at rachelbrimble@googlemail.com if you'd like the chance to be a featured author and I can add you to the list.

Best
Rachel x


Welcome, JoAnn!

1) Your biggest piece of advice to aspiring novelists?

Never give up. Stay optimistic.

When I speak to readers, I often have people come up to me to say that I’m an inspiration because I changed the direction of my life as I approached retirement and because I persisted until I succeeded. They become inspired to follow through on their dreams.

During this life journey, I learned to stay true to myself, stay focused on my goal and keep walking step by step toward that goal.

2) When did you first consider yourself a writer?

As I approached retirement age, I looked for a way to supplement my social security income. Since I have my B.A. and M.A.T. in English and my MBA studies, I decided to go into the business of writing novels. It didn’t take me long to fall in love with my characters and with the process. Now, I’d keep writing even if I never sold another novel.

I considered myself a writer from the time I made my decision to write. I considered myself an author when I got my first manuscript done.

Published author came ten years later. I spent many of those years studying the craft of writing so that I can produce the best possible story to enchant a reader.

3) What is the best part of the writing process for you?

I enjoy editing. As I peal off excess words, I feel like a sculptor who chips away stone to get to the image inside. Or, in my case, the story inside.

4) The worst part?

Facing a blank page is the hardest.

The decision on where to start the novel is crucial to the novel’s success. Capturing a reader’s attention with the first words on the page requires refining the thoughts by choosing or eliminating possibilities. It takes significant decision making to begin a novel. Those choices affect everything that follows.

5) What comes first, plot or characters?

I write in historical settings so I choose my setting/time period first. I ask myself: What story problem can arise because of this time and place? Then I ask myself what type of characters are best suited to resolve the story question? From there I create at least five major crises the characters must face. Those crisis points are the story plot. As you can see, the plot comes last.


6) What surprised you the most when you became published?

I was surprised by how I suddenly became an expert on writing and marketing a novel. I knew the same amount of information on the day before publication, but afterward people in audiences looked to me as an expert to give them guidance on writing and marketing their own books.

Enjoy reading!

Time to talk with Paul McNabb...

The next Agency author to be subjected to my questions is Paul McNabb. I must just say before we get to Paul's interview how jealous I am looking at the background in his picture when I am sitting in dreary, rainy England. It looks fabulous!

Okay, over to you...

1) Did you set any goals for 2011?

I am definitely a goal setter. I was a high school wrestling coach for 8 years after I graduated from Oklahoma State University. I learned early to set goals and most importantly, to map out a plan to achieve those goals.
My goal for 2011 was the same as it had been for several years: Get my book, The Jaguar Conspiracy, published. The difference was early in the year Dawn called to say we had an offer from kNight Romance Publishing. It turned out to be a three book deal.

2) What is the best part of the writing process for you?

My favorite writers, Ian Fleming and Michael Connelly, wrote a series of stories about a main character. Of course Michael Connelly’s stories continue and he actually has four main characters. The stories were in real time, ie, as the stories progressed, the character got older. I am in the process of actually fulfilling my dream to create the same kind of character.
The reader will travel through time with him and enjoy the adventures as they occur. I know the story line of the first three books although I haven’t done much on the third book yet. I just had a fantastic idea for the fourth book. I really enjoy the whole experience of creating a character who travels to specific places and events.

3) The worst part?

Sometimes I spend days thinking about a difficult part of a story. The challenge for me is making the discoveries of the solution to a case realistic. I also think one of the most difficult parts of writing mysteries is giving readers misinformation, steering them in the wrong direction with facts that have multiple meanings.


4) What’s next for you?

In 2012 my first two mysteries will be published, The Jaguar Conspiracy in May and Hope Against Hope in July. I will start the editing process with the publisher soon so I anticipate I will be busy. I must deliver the manuscript for Hope Against Hope at year end so I have a few more rewrites to go. As my books are published I will be spending a lot of time marketing them.
I must execute the third book, Deadly Contract, during the course of 2012 and produce a finished manuscript by the end of the year. I know the story of the third book already but I haven’t even blocked it out yet so I have a long way to go on that project.
I plan to write a screen play for The Jaguar Conspiracy during 2012 because I think it would be an excellent movie. I also write three monthly columns in classic car magazines so that keeps me busy attending events, doing interviews and meeting deadlines.

5) Tell us where you write?

My wife and I own a townhouse on the central coast of California. I have a small loft office upstairs by a balcony. I have a comfortable chair and my laptop. I’ve surrounded myself with die cast model cars, a Maltese Falcon replica, automobile posters and some music pictures. It’s a comfortable place.

6) Where would you like your career to be in 5 years?

I want to write a book a year and build a following for my main character and the series. I want to write a screenplay a year, too. I want to be economically successful as a writer, ie, earning a good living from my books.