Nigeria Interim Govt Plot

DSS CONFIRMS PLAN TO INSTALL INTERIM GOVT The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed a plot “by some key players” to install an interim government and stop Bola Ahmed Tinubu from being inaugurated as president. According to the DSS, the plot includes embarking on violent protests nationwide to engineer the declaration of a state

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UBEC Raises Alarm Over Ancient Egyptian Cult, ‘Yahoo-Yahoo’ in Secondary Schools

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has lamented the upsurge of cultism, ‘Yahoo-Yahoo’ and other social vices in the nation’s education system. Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr Hamid Bobboyi, expressed the Commission’s concerns over the ugly development while declaring open a stakeholders meeting on moral regeneration and re-orientation at basic education level on Tuesday in

TETFund Encourages Poly On Innovative Researches

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, has tasked polytechnics across the country to embark on quality research proposals that would translate into commercial and innovative use. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono, stated this in Abuja on Wednesday, during an interactive meeting with Rectors and Directors of Research of Polytechnics on National Research Fund,

Fraud: India Arrest 4 Nigerians For Swindling Businessmen

The suspects were arrested for allegedly cheating many businessmen in the city and elsewhere in the state by promising good returns on their investment, according to The Hindu News.No fewer than four Nigerian nationals have been arrested by the Cyber Crime Wing of the Greater Chennai Police in Navi Mumbai, India.The suspects were arrested for

JAMB Restores Direct Entry Registration From March 20 To 28th April

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has reopened the registration for the 2023 Direct entry registration starting March, 20 2023 to elapse of April 28, 2023. Making this announcement on Monday, the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede disclosed that the Board had to suspend the registration which had earlier commenced on February 20, 2023 following

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has reopened the registration for the 2023 Direct entry registration starting March, 20 2023 to elapse of April 28, 2023. Making this announcement on Monday, the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede disclosed that the Board had to suspend the registration which had earlier commenced on February 20, 2023 following the discovery of devices and machinations to circumvent and compromise the standard of A ‘level qualifications required from DE candidates. “Recall that recent joint operations of the Federal Ministry of Education and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on DE qualifications brought to light some of these unsavoury and nefarious activities. Bayero University, Kano (BUK) has also consistently brought to the fore the high rate of forgery of A’Level qualifications for DE. “For instance, it was discovered that, in previous years, some candidates used unacceptable and forged A’ level certificates/qualifications to register for Direct Entry and eventually got admitted. For example out 148 candidates verified by BUK, only 6 were found to be genuine. By implication 142 of the results were forged,” he said. Oloyede noted that JAMB and other concerned stakeholders and institutions are working assiduously to detect candidates who have engaged in such activities adding that the ones already found, are being dealt with according to the provisions of the law. The Registrar also stated that the 2023 DE registration will only be restricted to JAMB PTCs and will also be done under strict supervision. While speaking on the guidelines for the registration, Oloyede explained that all candidates must fill in registration/ matriculation number of the previous school attended, subjects of qualifications, awarding institution and institution attended. He added that JAMB will only recognize and accept 13 qualifications/certificates for the direct entry exercise. For the First Degree, University Diploma, Higher National Diploma(HND), Ordinary National Diploma/National Diploma(OND/ND) and Nigeria Certificate in Education(NCE) holders, Oloyede stated that the candidates must upload copy of their certificate and letter of admissions offered by JAMB for the certificate obtained. He noted that statement of result can only be accepted for qualifications obtained after 2018 adding that ‘awaiting results’ is not acceptable. Also for Interim Joint Matriculation Board(IJMB) A’ Level, Joint Universities Examination Board (JUPEB) A’ Level, NABTEB Advanced National Business Certificate (ANBC) NABTEB Advanced National Technical Certificate (ANTC), Higher Islamic Studies Certificate by NBAIS, International Baccalaureate and National Registered Nurse/National Registered Midwife(NRN/NRM), candidates are expected to uploads their certificates and letter of admissions from the bodies conducting the examinations. He added that only candidates who obtained their NABTEB GCE A’ Level from 2015 to 2021 would be accepted for the Direct Entry admission. The registrar stated that the 127 candidates who had already registered for the examination before the exercise was suspended, would be requested to return to the registration centres and update their application, so as to comply with the new registration processes. The JAMB Boss also disclosed that an A ‘level bank was instituted under the chairmanship of the former ViceChancellor of Bayero University, Kano, Prof Muhammad Yahuza Bello following the challenges associated with the A ‘level qualifications and added that the Data Bank has now been renamed; Nigeria Post-secondary Education Data System(NIPEDS). “The conversion to NIPEDS is to streamline the functions of the A ‘level bank in line with international standard thereby bringing total sanity to the entire process of A ‘level qualifications that has been fraudulently manipulated by some candidates to gain undue advantage in securing admission into Year Two of the University Degree programmes,” he said. While speaking on the 2023 UTME will commence on April 29, 2023, Oloyede reinstated that no examination would be allowed to take place after one hour of its scheduled start time. “Any session that, for whatever reason(s), could not takeoff within one hour of its schedule is automatically rescheduled. When such occurs, affected candidates are expected to file out of the examination hall into the waiting hall and await the new scheduled time and place which most likely would be the same or following day. “In addressing possible reschedule, an extra session has been created for every centre on every examination day,” he said. Oloyede while appealing for parents to keep-off the examination venues, added that JAMB will not hesitate to sanction the candidates whose parents obstruct the smooth running of the centre.

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Governorship Polls Shift Forces JAMB To Reschedule UTME Mock Test

JAMB SHIFTS 2023 MOCK-UTME The 2023 Mock-UTME earlier scheduled for Thursday,16th March, 2023, has been shifted to Thursday, 30th March, 2023. This is contained in a statement by JAMB’s Head of Public Relations and Media, Dr. Fabian Benjamin. The shift in date is partly owing to the change in the date for the Gubernatorial and

NLC Begins Nationwide Strike in 7 Days Over Naira Scarcity

Warns Gov Uzodinma Of Imo State Over Voters Supression The Nigeria Labour Congress has issued a 7-day strike notice to the Federal Government and the central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to make cash available to workers or be ready for a nationwide shutdown. NLC President Joe Ajaero at an emergency briefing in Abuja acused the

2023 Elections: COEASU Rejects Acclaimed NEC Member Vilifying ASUU

PRESS RELEASE DISCLAIMER AGAINST ACCLAIMED COEASU NEC MEMBER’S VILIFICATION OF ASUU ON PERCEIVED MISCONDUCT OF INEC AD-HOC STAFFOur attention has been drawn to a trending article by one Rev. Fr. Benedict C.C. Amuchie charging the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to “act now or remain silent forever” by sanctioning Professors perceived to have connived

2023 Election: Collation Agent Collapses, Dies in Benue

PDP COLLATION AGENT DIED ON DUTY IN BENUE(Doofan Aga) The Peoples Democratic Party ward Collation agent in Mbacher ward, Katsina Ala Local Government Area, Eunoch Mson Atsehe reportedly slumped and later died at a collation center in Katsina Ala town. He is from Mbacher ward, the largest ward in Katsina Ala Local Government area, with

Nigeria Election: Sitting Governor Loses Senatorial Bid

GOVERNOR AYADE VS. SEN. JARIGBE AGOM Final Results From Cross River North Senatorial District Results Announced By INEC At The Collation Center In Ogoja *Obudu LGAAPC 12,788 ✅PDP 11,973Voided votes: 1,360 *Obanliku LGAAPC: 7,096PDP: 10,933 ✅ *Ogoja LGAAPC: 10,388PDP: 19,287 ✅ *Bekwara LGAAPC: 6,786PDP: 13,357 ✅ Yala LGAAPC: APC – 19,537PDP: PDP – 20,595 ✅

GCE: NECO Releases 2022 Nov/Dec SSCE

NECO 2022 SSCE external result out The National Examinations Council, NECO, has announced the release of the result of the November/December 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE. Registrar of NECO, Prof Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, who made the announcement in Minna, Niger State, on Thursday, said,59,124 candidates sat for the examination, with 31,316 males, representing 52.96

Nigeria Licenced 473 Broadcast Stations in 7 Years

Nigeria’s outgoin President, Mr Muhammadu Buhari has approved 67 New Broadcast Licences for Television and Radio stations to operate in the country. Freeafricatv can confirm authoritatively that the newly approved licences brings the total number of approvals in the two term of a four year tenure of President Buhari to 473. This is happening at

2023 UTME: JAMB Asks 817 Candidates To Register

817 candidates to re-register for 2023 UTME over infraction – JAMB registrar The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)  says it has cancelled the registrations of 817 candidates in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).  Registrar of JAMB, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, who made this known on Tuesday after separate  meetings with stakeholders, said the

AU-EU Partnership On Research & innovation: TETFund Creates National Contact Point

TETFund constitutes NCP to actualise AU-EU partnership on research, innovation As part of its commitment towards actualising the African Union, AU, and European Union, EU, partnership on research and innovation, the Tertiary Education Trust fund (TETFund) has constituted the National Contact Point (NCP) to serve as a channel for information dissemination on opportunities. Executive Secretary

2023 POLLS: INEC CONFUSED IN LAGOS AS PDP DISAGREES WITH APC LOYALIST OVER ELECTION MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION BY SUSPENDED NURTW

NURTW SUSPENDED IN LAGOS CAN’T DISTRIBUTE INEC MATERIALS The Lagos State Parks Management Committee led by Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo has written to the independent national electoral commission, INEC, on January 12 2023, to allow it to distribute sensitive electoral materials and transport election officials on Election Day. In the letter, the

COEASU Backs TETFund. Says Detractors Will Fall.

Colleges of education academic staff union( COEASU) is asking the executive secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFUND, Arch. Sonny Echono and management to remain focused by ignoring distractions. Dr. Smart Olugbeko, COEASU President in a press release about plot by some faceless groups to malign the managers of TETFUND, said the Fund cannot be

TETFund Downplays Plots To Undermine Its Leadership

…Uncovers New Plots to Malign Leadership of the FundThe Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has uncovered new plots by certain individuals and groups to malign the leadership of the Fund and disrupt its activities over the firm determination not to succumb to frivolous requests which are grossly in violation of the Agency’s mandate. Abdulmumin OniyangiAg.

FCT Police Comfirm1person killed, 2 others Kidnapped In Bwari Area Council.

FCT Police Comfirm1person killed, 2 others Kidnapped In Bwari Area Council. The FCT police Command has confirmed the killing of one Benjamin Ogundare and abduction of Good luck Ogundare and Janet Ogundare by armed bandits In Ushafa Community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. In a statement signed by the FCT Police