JAMB To Hold UTME From May 6, Registration Begins February 12

THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is to hold this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from May 6 to May 16, 2022, it was announced on Saturday afternoon. In fact, the registration for the UTME and that of Direct Entry will hold simultaneously from February 12 to March 19, 2022 at various centres across the country. These were disclosed by officials of JAMB during an interactive session with newsmen on Saturday. According to the examination body, mock registration will hold from February 12 to 26 while mock examination will also hold on April 16, 2022

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Rising crude price pushes petrol subsidy to N16bn per day

THE price of Nigeria’s Bonny Light, yesterday, surged further to $91.38 per barrel, from $90.31, recorded the previous day, indicating an excess of $29.38 against the $62 per barrel benchmark of the nation’s 2022 budget. The leap in price was attributed to a combination of factors, including the declining oil inventory, due mainly to rising demand driven by the reopening of businesses after many months of Coronavirus lockdown. Consequently, Nigeria, which budgeted to produce 1.8 million barrels daily and between 300,000 – 400,000 barrels of Condensate, which also attracts high premium like Bonny Light, expect to generate much revenue into

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2023: INEC assures Nigerians on transparency

The Independent National Electoral Commission has expressed optimism that it would not disappoint residents in the conduct of the forthcoming Federal Capital Territory Area Council election scheduled for February 12, and the 2023 general elections. INEC’s National Commissioner for North Central, Sani Mohammed Adamu, made this known during an INEC FCT election monitoring and support red zone implementer’s workshop, in Abuja. This workshop was organised by INEC in collaboration with the European Center for Electoral Support, ECES and the Planning, Monitoring and Strategic Committee, PSMC, to deliberate, map-out modalities and bring to light some of the weaknesses of INEC, in

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Suspended DCP Abba Kyari appears at IGP Alkali’s son’s wedding in Maiduguri

Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police and former Commander of the Police Ịntelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, on Saturday made an appearance at the wedding Fatiha of Maina Alkali, the son of Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba in Maiduguri, Borno state. DCP Kyari who had been off his Facebook and Instagram handles following his suspension on July 2021 over alleged complicity in the $1.1million internet fraud perpetrated by Hushpuppi (Ramon Abass) and four others, which he (Kyari) denies, personally posted pictures of his appearance at the wedding. Recall that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had alleged that Hushpuppi paid $20,600

2-yr-old, 99 others abducted in fresh Niger attack, 2 dead

Terrorists have again attacked two communities, Fungan Bako and Kawo, in Rafi local government area of Niger State where two persons were, reportedly, shot dead and no fewer than 100 people abducted. Among those abducted were a pregnant woman and her two-year-old baby. The pregnant woman was, however, released because of her heaviness after trekking several kilometers but her daughter was taken away. A dependable source in the area said the terrorists, who rode on about 30 motorcycles, invaded the communities on Thursday at about 11:00pm and carried out their operations till early Friday. The source said each of the

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Land agent dies in Ogun hotel after sex with ex-wife

  A real estate agent, 50-year-old Diran Elijah, has lost his life after having sex with his former wife identified simply as Idowu, at a hotel in the Agbado area of Ogun State. Idowu, who has remarried with two children for her new husband, reportedly separated from Elijah about four years ago. City Round learnt that the ex-couple reignited their love affair lately when Elijah contacted her on the phone and they agreed to meet at the hotel around 10pm last Sunday. Elijah was reportedly taking some rest after a pleasant time in bed with Idowu when he suddenly became

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Another London Patient,’ Reno Omokri reacts to Tinubu trip to London

  An ex-presidential aide, Reno Omokri has warned Nigerians against electing Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress as the next president of Nigeria, describing him as ‘another London patient’. Omokri said this in a Facebook post on Friday after Tinubu left for London today. He questioned the recuperation trip by Tinubu to London, United Kingdom, wondering why he could not rest in Nigeria. In a post on his Facebook page, Reno cautioned Nigerians against electing the likes of President Muhammadu Buhari who would abandon the health sector in Nigeria to get medical attention from London. He

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2023: North Yet To Complete Presidency Seat ― Atiku

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has charged candidates from the South-East, South-South and South-West to shelve ambitions of contesting for presidency in 2023 in line with true zoning. According to him, the tenure of the North for the seat is yet to be completed.   Atiku represented by the Chairman, Technical Committee for the actualization of Atiku Abubakar presidential ambition, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, stated this on Thursday when he paid a thank you visit/consultation to actualize the presidential ambition of the former vice president to Ebonyi People’s Democratic Party (PDP). According to him, the South has had a presidential position for

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PSC workers embark on three-day strike over constables’ recruitment

Workers of the Police Service Commission on Thursday shut down the commission’s headquarters in Abuja over the reported takeover of the recruitment of 10,000 constables by the force headquarters. The workers forced the Permanent Secretary, Chief William Alo, and directors out of their offices as they declared a three-day warning strike with effect from Thursday. The staff members were protesting the alleged takeover of the ongoing constables’ recruitment, lack of staff member’s promotion and training by the commission’s management. The PUNCH had exclusively reported that the workers declared a showdown with the commission’s management led by Alhaji Musiliu Smith, a

NYSC Trust Fund will provide start-up capital for Corps Entrepreneurs, Training Facilities

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has expressed concerns about the lack of start-up capital for Corps members after acquisition of entrepreneurial skills. The Scheme expressed its gratitude as the bill seeking to establish a Trust Fund for corp members scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. Sponsored by Samuel Akinfolarin, an All Progressives Congress member representing Ileoluji-Okeibo/Odigbo Ondo state, the National Youth Service Corps Trust Fund (Establishment) Bill 2021 passed the first reading at the House on December 16, 2021. NYSC Director-General, Maj Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, said the Trust Fund will make the Scheme’s Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship

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