Category: News
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Dormant Accounts: CBN Issues Fresh Directive to Banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued fresh directive to all banks and other financial institutions to transfer all dormant accounts, unclaimed balances and other financial assets to its dedicated account. The apex bank made this known in a circular released on Friday and signed by its acting Director of the Financial Policy and Banking…
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Over 1 Million Illegal Admissions Recorded in Nigerian Varsities in 3 Years – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has stated that over 1million illegal admissions were discovered in Nigeria between 2017 to 2020. This was disclosed by JAMB Registrar, Professor Is-haq Oloyede during his recent public presentation which SaharaReporters saw in a video. Professor Oloyede said the culprits were later pardoned by the Nigerian government via…
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Some Nigerian Varsities Admit 10-years-Old Candidates – JAMB Boss
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has exposed the scandal of violating age limit for admission seekers in Nigerian tertiary institutions. Oloyede revealed that some universities would even admit students as young as 10 years in a desperate attempt to flout the legal age limit of 18. Speaking…
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11 varsity students killed, 22 kidnapped in three months – Investigation
Punch Newspaper No fewer than 11 university students were killed, and 22 others kidnapped in the last three months, Saturday PUNCH investigation reveals. Our correspondent gathered that the affected students were victims of different violent incidents including robbery attacks which occurred across Nigerian universities over the past three months. As parts of the fatalities, a…
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OAU Graduate, Five Other Nigerian Students Make Final List For 2024 Global Students Prize
A graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ilé-Ifè and other five Nigerian students have been named as part of the fifty finalists for the prestigious 2024 Chegg.org Global Student Prize. This esteemed award aims to recognize extraordinary students worldwide who are making significant contributions to improving our world. The Nigerian finalists include: Clinton Okechukwu, studying…
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Polytechnic Lecturers Reject New Scheme of Service Released by NBTE
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic, ASUP, has turned-down the release and immediate implementation of the new scheme of service by the Head of Service of the Federation, HOSF, through the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). Addressing newsmen on Friday at the Plateau State Polytechnic, the Zone B Coordinator of the union, Comrade Simji…
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Just In: President Tinubu Announces Minimum Wage
The Nation Newspaper President Tinubu has approved a N70,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers with a promise to review the national minimum wage law every three years. The Nation reports the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) are at the Presidential Villa, Abuja for a scheduled meeting with…
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JAMB Announces Categories of Candidates Excluded From Post UTME
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on Thursday announced categories of candidates to be excluded from the post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, popularly known as Post-UTME. The Registrar, JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed the set of candidates to be excluded as follows, “Candidates from outside Nigeria who applied through UTME/DE modes are exempted from…
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JAMB Announces Cut-Off Mark For Admission Into Varsity,Poly, Colleges of Education
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set 140 as minimum admissible scores for 2024 admissions into universities across the country. The Registrar of the Board, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, disclosed this after the deliberations by stakeholders at the 2024 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions. The meeting held in Abuja, on Thursday. Oloyede…
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FG Pegs Minimum Age For Admission Seekers, Says it’s Now A Policy
The minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman says candidates seeking admission into higher institutions must now be 18 and above. The minister spoke on Wednesday at the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) 2024 policy meeting. During his address, Mamman pegged the minimum age for admission into universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education at 18.…