Month: May 2024
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Naira Depreciates by N130 Against Dollar in 24 hours
The Naira depreciated by N130 against the United States dollar at the parallel foreign exchange market on Sunday. A Bureau De Change operator, Mistila Dayyabu, disclosed this in an interview. He noted that Naira dropped to N1,420 per dollar from N1,290 in less than 48 hours at the parallel market. “The Naira depreciated to N1,420…
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2024 UTME: Pure Water Hawker Scores 309, Bags Scholarship
A pure water hawker identified as Ugwu Augustus, has reportedly scored 309 and secured a full scholarship into the university after scoring 309 in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Alex Onyia, the founder of Educare, an organisation that prepares candidates for UTME, revealed that Augustus left school two years ago. He added that he…
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Underbridge Tenants: Lagos Govt Uncovers Identity of Ring Leader
Vanguard News Lagos State Government has identified the ring leader who rented out the Dolphin Estate Under-Bridge apartments to tenants as “Mopol,” even as it intensified efforts for arrest. This came as the state government revealed that out of 450 miscreants rescued at weekend, 79 have been absorbed into some government facilities for rehabilitation after…
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2024 UTME: Parents, Teachers React To 77% Failure Rate
Punch Newspaper Parents and teachers of candidates who registered for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination have bemoaned the 77% failure rate recorded by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. On Monday, JAMB said 77% of the 1,842,464 candidates whose 2024 UTME results were released, scored less than 200 out of 400. However, some parents…
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17-year-old Yahoo-Boy ‘Wows’ EFCC’s Boss After Displaying Cyber-Intellect in His Lagos Office
The Chairman of the, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has promised to contribute his quota to the education of youngster whose cyber intellect is relatively enviable provided he is ready to retrace his questionable step. Olukoyede, stated this at a press briefing on Tuesday at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja . He…
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Lawmakers Take Stance on Minimum Age Requirement for Admission into Universities
Members of the National Assembly have confirmed that the minimum age requirement of 16 years for admission into universities will remain unchanged. The red chamber stressed that the statements regarding the potential increase of the age limit to 18 years were individual viewpoints. The upper chamber made it clear that any adjustments to the age…
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2024 UTME Results Can’t Be Found on JAMB’s Website – JAMB Spox Speaks On Printed Results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has cautioned parents and guardians to be wary of any candidate parading printed result slips as currently, the result is not in any paper format. JAMB’s spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in a statement on Wednesday, said the information became necessary as some individuals were already circulating printed result…
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35% Increase Not Minimum Wage – Senior Civil Servants Clarify
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has clarified that the 25 per cent and 35 per cent increase in workers’ salary announced by the Federal Government is not minimum wage. The President of the association, Mr Tommy Okon, made the clarification while fielding questions from newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. Okon, who…
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What Multichoice Charges on DStv, GOtv in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa (Comparison)
Multichoice Nigeria recently announced another price increase on its DStv and GOtv packages, marking a third time in the last 12 months. While many Nigerians are kicking against the latest increase, the company justified its action by citing the economic situation in the country. Multichoice blames rising business operation costs and points to currency depreciation,…
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FG Breaks Silence Over Minimum Wage Takeoff
The Federal Government says although the Tripartite Committee On National Minimum Wage is yet to conclude its negotiations, workers will not lose anything as the new minimum wage will take effect from May 1, 2024. The Minister of State Labour, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, stated this on Wednesday while addressing Nigerian workers at the May Day celebration…