Year: 2024
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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…
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FG Announces Salary Rise For Civil Servants
The President Tinubu led Federal Government on Tuesday approved 25% and 35% salary increase for civil servants across various consolidated salary structures. According to a statement signed by the Head of Press, National Salaries, Incomes, and Wages Commission, Emmanuel Njoku, the increases takes effect on January 1, 2024. The statement added that the augmentation applies…
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8 Major Takeaways From 2024 UTME Results Breakdown
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday, April 29, released the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results. The examination which began on Friday, April 19, ended on Monday, April 29. Here’s a breakdown of the results:
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JAMB Won’t Announce 2024 Best UTME Candidates -Registrar
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced that it won’t give names of the top scorers for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. The Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, stated at a press briefing in Bwari on Monday that the board considers its UTME to be only a ranking examination. He also said…
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Just In: JAMB Releases UTME Results
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has released the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination results. Over 1.94 million candidates registered and sat the examination in 118 towns and over 700 centres across the country. The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede announced the release of the UTME results at a press conference held at…
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Currency Experts, Analysts Give Reasons for Naira Depreciation by 23% in 4 Days
Vanguard News A surge in demand for dollars in the parallel market driven by banks and end-users combined with slow forex disbursement to BDCs by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, caused the Naira, last week, to fall by 23 per cent against the dollar, thus recording the worst weekly performance of the Naira since…