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Demmocrats:
They gave ten years free, so if Nigeria gets the money within the 10 years they can pay without interest.
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I know about that.
What is the wisdom in borrowing money to rebuild Damaturu where bombs are going off every second? Why are they in a haste to borrow?
Why must he borrow? By the way a loan to me is not an aid.

All the World bank loans are the same. He would have misused the money, left office before repayment starts even if God forbids he gets a second tenure. #babaonechance

Demmocrats:
Bro have you ever asked your self the terms of that loan bro get the facts first before you comment please
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It is a world bank loan and the terms are thesame.

tafrica:
The man has no fall-back plans with china, ukraine or russia. Did you realise during his swearing-in speech, he didn't acknowledge their contributions in fighting, but only U.S that left us to our fate.
This childish old man is playing politics with national security, he doesn't want to take GEJ's path of China/Russia but wants to score cheap political points of winning U.S alliance which GEJ didn't get. Don't you realise all his speeches have been U.S this.......U.S that?

You are very kworect. I am just looking him anya anya

I would not be disturbed if Buhari has other plans with Russia or China but I doubt he has. In his characteristic manner, he would think kicking out corruption will revive the economy....

#babaonechance.

Ojeride, you are talking Rubbish.

It is not for you tell a student where to study. give the information out and allow students to decide where they want to go to. You do not decide for students and their sponsors. They decide

That is how to do it brova

Karma is a biatch ooo

simdam500:
The issue is on both sides. Jamb intention towards the students is positive, just that the route they embark on to make it positive isn't right.

Jamb isn't bothered about the students with higher score but the students with +180, so that they won't continue to take jamb form every year and the number of applicant every year can be reduced....

My take

It is none of JAMB's business. Each candidate is aware of the challenges in getting into those highly sot after schools. They will not blame JAMB if they fail to make the cut.

lalasticala, ishilove frontpage
In fact Seun e don tay

JAMB should reverse the redistribution of candidates in the spirit of human rights
on July 24, 2015 / in News, Viewpoint 9:26 pm / Comments


By Kenneth Ngwoke

When an individual makes up his/her mind to embark on an adventure, the direction he goes is determined by several factors. It will be unfair for an outsider who was not privy to the considerations to forcefully redirect the adventurer without due consultations with him.

Similarly, several factors influence the choice of university a candidate makes. A choice of university is made after considering several factors which but are not limited to competencies/excellence in a certain field, candidates finances, University prestige, location of University and stable academic sessions.

Someone who chose UniIlorin as first choice did so probably because he wants to finish a 4 year course in 4 years. We all know that UniIlorin does not join ASUU strikes. He made his choice while aware that the school is number one destination for many Jambites. However, he preferred to fight for his place with others. Nigerians like challenges because we like to brag about our conquests to our peers and juniors. It is a culture. He knows that he could lose admission because of the stiff competition for a place in UniIlorin and yet chose to go there. Jamb has no right to redirect him to another University without consulting him.

A student who chose UI or UNN for medicine for instance should be allowed to try his luck with postutme. The outcome is entirely his business and not JAMB’s. These two Universities are reputed to be the best in terms of medicine according available statistics. I don’t know of any new ranking of medical schools in Nigeria. It will be unfair to send such a student to Afe Babalola University to study medicine. There is a motivation behind a choice made by a rational being.

candidates protesting at UNILAG
UTME candidates protesting
The total cost of training a medical student at UNIZIK where the tuition fee is less than N50,000 per a session will be far less than the N2.7 million paid per session at Afe Babalola University. What will become of a student (UTME score 280, Medicine, UNIZIK) whose parents are both civil servants on N18, 000 minimum, if his choice of UNIZIK was changed by JAMB to Afe Babalola University? The student will ordinarily forget about admission for the year. That is depriving the student of his right to desired education. Most of those who could afford Private Universities do not bother about Federal Universities. They put the likes of Afe Babalola University as their first choice. The majority that put federal universities as their first choice are those who want affordable and subsidized education. JAMB should back track.

I made up my mind that it was UNN or no other University when I was a Jambite. My dad wanted to fix another university for me when I failed to make the cut off of my preferred course in first attempt, an offer I refused. I preferred to rewrite JAMB for a course I wanted in a university I adore. One of my reasons was that I wanted to be a lion which I became without help on a second attempt. In same way, some individuals like the Great Akokites tag; others want to be an alumnus of UNIBEN while many want to respond to the shout of great Zikites. You cannot deprive them of this aspiration not minding how trivial you may conceive them. There is an attraction that goes with name and there is a degree of success and open doors that go with established names. It is the prerogative of the individual to give up the pursuit after trying many times than for JAMB to force such a decision on him/her.

Finally, the issue of location preference cannot be overlooked. As much as one may argue that it is good to travel to other parts of the country to acquire education in other to mix up with other cultures, you cannot force it on an individual. A programme such as NYSC has been set up to achieve cultural exposure to other tribes in Nigeria. The choice of where to study is entirely that of the student in consultation with his parents who will agree or disagree based on many considerations one of which financial capability. An average parent living in Ebonyi state may not want their child to travel to Maiduguri just because of education. Apart from Boko issues, the distance will consume a lot of energy and money. Even going from Ebonyi to UI may be daunting if the parent is not wealthy enough.

I am requesting that JAMB should rescind this decision which took students unawares and look for a better way of redistributing JAMB candidates.

Each of the five affected universities has a maximum number of students they can admit based on the infrastructure on ground. What JAMB should do is bear on all the universities to conclude their admission process early. All Universities will after admission publish the list of courses where they still have vacancies. Students who did not get admitted into their preferred universities will have the option to apply for the vacant positions or wait for another year as they may wish. This exercise should start in the next academic year. Students have the right to know what they expect while filling their forms. Nigerians have been taken for granted for a long time and that should stop. Major policy change in the middle of a process smacks of incompetence and bad management. Planning ahead is the reason some countries seem to do better than others and we call them developed countries.

JAMB will have no reason to stick to the present arrangement unless they have an arrangement with private universities to bring customers to them at the expense of Nigerian students. EFCC may have to look into such partnership between private university proprietors and JAMB. I learnt that the representatives of private universities had a rowdy jubilation when this announcement was made in a meeting suggesting they were in the know of this conspiracy against Nigerian students. It should stop!!!

JAMB send the full list of students who scored above the 180 cut off marks to respective universities and leave the head ache for the candidates and their parents.



- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/07/jamb-should-reverse-the-redistribution-of-candidates-in-the-spirit-of-human-rights/#sthash.pI25tJRK.dpuf

He has been replaced with a Daura guy like you prophesied. You are either a prophet or you were privy to the plot.

Whichever way well done for the prior knowledge

Everfrank:
Another Fulani man from Daura, Katsina State by name Mr. Calistus Nwabueze Obi has been appointed as DG NIMASA by President Buhari.
Who got the message?

Your relief didn't even last. https://www.nairaland.com/2475714/nimasa-gets-another-acting-dg

He has been replaced lol

MuhdG:
You cannot do anything about it.

Wait till 2099 before pdp MIGHT rule nigeria again

PDP said 50 years and they didn't last. Thep level of greed in PDP is nothing compared to what APC has. You have to take it 4 years at a time especially with this your slow actor.

To discuss on how to destabilize the house.
It won't work....

Everfrank:
Another Fulani man from Daura, Katsina State by name Mr. Calistus Nwabueze Obi has been appointed as DG NIMASA by President Buhari.
Who got the message?

You know very well that you were in haste to post this because you were not comfortable with the trend of appointment. You were so agitated that you could not wait to rejoice at a seemingly appoint which was made probably because the next person that could have fitted his purpose was too junior that his appointment would have made his agenda more obvious than it is at the moment.

Question: What are your plans for Niger Delta?
Buhari : You don't expect me to treat the people who gave me 97% equally with those that gave 5 %

This answer revealed alot considering the question he was asked was entirely different and unrelated to the answer.
Do not worry, the truth is obvious

Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it’s probably true

Nothing is absolutely true until officially denied- John Pigler

Omotayor123:
As in like seriously?

Like seriously, yea yea

Taylor86:
oil dey 4 Aba?

this is what happens when u let go of ur talent and mimic

Aba was destined to trade

they don't have any business with oil

unless say na red and groundnut oil

Any seaport or even riverport in Aba? If your argument is to hold.

kamair237:
world bank Sec DG or not he will still be probed and if found guilty.....
He will be jailed...

haha, some people and jailing...

Omotayor123:
For real

Yea for real..

Jsmile:
did you just say that agaba? that actually got me laughing.

I just did bro...

Omotayor123:
Huh

uhu

Send me your address, I will discuss with centre to deliver any of the paintings you like at your door step

Girls be like, thank God oo, at least one more brother available for marriage

Good one op

OP, I love painting, arts, nature.

Thanks artist centje

Omotayor123:
OMG... Wow!!!! This is Superb

I just love painting. Arts work usually got me.

So Beautiful

now I know your weak point. Wait for me

I love waist chain/beads on girls

ellechrystal:
This woman's lie is Epic.. i bow o

Flood of passion. Not a lie

Tomfrench:
According to one certain HR,

"Most CV envelopes (hard copy), of people that manage to submit in person, or by proxy, are either saturated with Olive oil... or one tiny goodluck charm or the other..."

we now live in the ERA, where people say "Its either I get the job, OR the HR goes blind"

These HRs, I feel their pain sha

Hilarious

May God help the living and grant mercy to the dead

Meanwhile 2 months will be over next week

zomby:
You guys should please present your 72 years old fathers with perfect memory.

Regardless of what you people think or say, Buhari remains not only the perfect, but also the best leader in Nigeria today, that has the heart, skills and experience to tackle each and every single one of all our issues effectively and efficiently.

My father is 72 and his memory is super and I am not joking.

Story for the gods....

This thing actually moves. I had to wait for it to cross at a U turn 5 days ago.

Venus007:
Who's announcement?

See below

.Channels Television

JAMB Announces Cut Off Mark For 2015/16 Admission
Channels Television.
Updated July 14, 2015
JAMBThe Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB has announced 180 as cut off mark for candidates seeking admission into Nigerian universities in the 2015/16 academic session.



Registrar of the board, Professor Dibu Ojerinde, who made the announcement in Abuja at the end of the 2015 policy meeting of the board, also said that candidates seeking admission into polytechnics and colleges of education are expected to have a minimum score of 150 marks.

Professor Ojerinde, however, advised all universities, polytechnics and colleges of education to conclude the 2015/2016 admission exercise before October 31 with emphasis on 60% to 40% admission ratio in favour of the sciences and 70% to 30% admission ratio in favour of technical courses.

He further advised universities, polytechnics and colleges of education to adhere to the 2015 admission policy guidelines in order not to disenfranchise qualified students seeking tertiary education.
http://www.channelstv.com/2015/07/14/jamb-announces-cut-off-mark-for-201516-admission/