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My mum registered under Owaelu PU and her friend did hers in umuodu Orji both under Owerri North local Government Area of IMO State. Till this day, INEC in the local Govt said they don't have the polling unit PVC of these afformentioned PU, and that INEC Abuja hasn't released it to them yet. I called someone from the state INEC, he said some PVC hasn't arrived yet and some were mistakenly sent to other parts of the nation. I asked why INEC said they were ready when they have issues like this. He said that's the top talking that they are far from being ready. The people who registered under these PU and more in owerri North are facing this same thing.
I wrote to the REC IMO State, Mrs selina oko , whose email I got from INEC database, only for her to reply that she's no longer in that position and I should direct my compliant to the present REC. I wondered how inec could not even update their database seeing that people are getting informations they need from their website.
Well till now, it's same stories, my mum and many others are yet to collect. Please those from these areas should respond and find a way. AM far away from home and my mum is an old woman who can't do much on this.

Found this online,

yes, works perfectly well in Abuja, especially in the metropolis

I am Catholic by faith and really saw myself wedding in Catholic, unfortunately my man attends overcomers, and my mother in law stylishly told me she won't be happy for her only son to wed in Catholic and I am not prepared to wed in theirs, so I and my man dialogued and settled on a different church altogether. It's about communication, discussing issues before leaping, having a firm resolve before committing, cos if u don't like ur man's church, you might end up not going to church at al. And if u insists, trouble brews. Just talk it over with ur man before marriage biko

What an ESCAPEEEEE !!!! IMAGIN!!!, TALE BY SUNLIGHT THIS IS, cos it's funnier than Moonlight. I don't wish to know how much u paid Ribadu, but cos he's a Nigerian, I hope he was released in good health and sound mind

Thanks for sharing op, I seriously need this. Pls can I contact you. This my mail, ebereakujobi@yahoo.com I live in Abuja as well

Maybe the lady is a friend of the family or a relative.

Don't even know why they changed the date in the first place, must everything be spelt out to them. why would govt grant such request when EVD is evidently still on rampage. Govt shouldn't appease money makers living their subjects vulnerable. Well it lies on the parents to decide if exposing their child is the way to go.

ma"m you fought for this nation with your last breathe, rest in peace our true HERO. We love you

Hello esesre, how are u today, I know u are blessed m would remain so for this effort in putting us tru. Pls this is my mail akujobiebere@gmail.com, I need u to send all the attachment to me via the mail. Am not always available to follow on naira land but in my spare I can get right on it. Pls do not forget, am expecting. Thank you

…As JAMB reinstates commitment to conduct 2013 UTME
Diverse reactions have trailed Federal Government’s decision to scrap the National Examinations Council, NECO, as well as the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME, just as the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board, JAMB, Thursday restated its commitment to conduct a hitch-free UTME examinations on April 27, 2013.

Professors Ralph Akinfeleye of University of Lagos, Florence Banku Obi of University of Calabar and Abayomi George Ojanuga of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, who are in support of the proposed scrapping said it would give true meaning to university autonomy, eliminate irregularities and help universities capture the best students.

However, Prof. Olu Jegede of Obafemi Awolowo University’s, Vice Chancellor, Caleb University, Prof. Ayodeji Olukoju and Prof. Ukachukwu Awuzie, argued that the adoption of the White Paper’s recommendations would spell doom for our nation’s education sector which, they believe, would be thrown into a state of confusion.

While pointing out that the move to reduce the powers of JAMB was long overdue, Professor Akinfeleye said it would give true meaning to university autonomy.

He said: “It is long overdue. It would give true meaning to university autonomy as schools’ management would participate in the recruitment of the students as it is done in advanced climes”.

Asked if this would not breed corruption as it would be a case of selling admission to highest bidders, Akinfeleye said “It would promote pedagogical purity, quality assurance and transparency in institutions of higher learning because they would want to maintain their reputation and integrity.”

It ‘ll promote varsities autonomy
The Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Calabar, Professor Florence Banku Obi, who had similar view, said the move would promote university autonomy, as each institution will be able to decide who is admitted into the school.

“I know of someone who scored 300 in UTME but can’t speak English. This would take us back to the old system where after school certificate examination, a student goes to the institution of his choice where entrance examination will be conducted by the school.”

On NECO, Obi said “I do not know why the government will scrap it, as it was established to bridge the lapses of WAEC”.

Professor Abayomi George Ojanuga of the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, said the centralization, which JAMB represents, is not proper and it does not produce the best.

He said: “I think each university should be allowed to conduct its entrance examination as was done in time past, though JAMB would act as the regulator.”

Varsities should be allowed to conduct their exams
In a similar vein, the Vice-Chancellor, Fountain University Osogbo, Osun State, Professor Bashir Raji, said “with the criticisms trailing UTME every year, it is better scrapped. With the introduction of Post-UTME exams in the universities, it became double exams for students”.

On NECO, Raji noted that NECO was created in a bid to run away from the monopoly of WAEC. “There is nothing wrong with having two, three or four examination bodies in a big country like Nigeria. NECO has gained the confidence and acceptance of the people so I don’t know why government wants to do away with it now. Nigeria needs more examination bodies.”
File Photo: Cross section of students writing exam

File Photo: Cross section of students writing JAMB exam

Pointing out that the idea would help universities capture the best students, Professor Titilayo Kuku of the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, said “a lot of irregularities trail JAMB’s exams. Students were buying results and that was why universities introduced post-UTME.

“A survey was conducted and it was discovered that those who score very high marks in UTME struggle to pass while those with low scores make first class or second class. At Ife, 45,000 candidates applied but after the post-UTME, only 5,000 managed to make it.

The advantage in universities conducting their exams is that they are able to manage it better and again, students will stop paying double, for UTME and post-UTME.”

On his part, Dr. Karo Ogbinaka, Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Lagos said, the scrapping of JAMB may be a step in the right direction depending on what the Federal Government is trying to achieve.

He said: “Almost all the universities in Nigeria are conducting their internal exams known as post-UTME. This makes it cumbersome for the candidates seeking admission, considering the fact that they have to sit for JAMB before the Post-JAMB. This is not so in most countries because the universities set their benchmark for admission, making things easier while saving cost on the part of government.

It ‘ll spell doom for our educational system
Leading the pack of those against the move is the Dean, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University, Prof. Olu Jegede, who said this would cause a major setback for Nigeria’s education sector and universities will be far apart in technology due to lack of standard

He said: “The problem with this decision is that it will cause a major setback in our education sector, therefore, we should be prepared for the worst. In education, there is something referred to as science and measurement which is used for setting standardized exams such as the UTME. UTME goes through standardized procedure before getting to the students.

“But with this new development, universities will be far apart in technology, because it will be garbage in, garbage out. I know that the government may be trying to cut costs, but this step will lead to a reduction in quality”.

Advising government to tread carefully before adopting the recommendations, the immediate past ASUU President and current Vice Chancellor of Imo State University, Professor Ukachukwu Awuzie, said UTME will enable millions of students to compete for the few admission spaces.

On scrapping of NECO, Awuzie said one examination body is not enough, adding, “there is a reason for WAEC and there is a reason for NECO, if you scrap, you must replace it with another.”

Education in comatose
Stating that the proposed scrapping of JAMB is an indication that our education sector is in comatose, the Vice Chancellor, Caleb University, Professor Ayodeji Olukoju, said stakeholders in the sector have to be part of making such strong decision”.

He said: “If admission is left in the hands of institutions, instances of some students having multiple admissions while some have none would abound, and the admission process will lack merit.

“NECO should be given another chance because it was established to help students who couldn’t get the five credits qualification for university admission.”

JAMB to go ahead with 2013 UTME
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, yesterday, gave assurance that the 2013 examinations would go on as scheduled. This was contained in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Board, Mr Fabian Benjamin and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Lagos.

The statement said that the reassurance became necessary in view of reports in some national dailies that the Federal Government may have cancelled UTME examination.

It said that the board wished to state that as a responsible and responsive organisation, it was not averse to innovation, changes and government policies aimed at improvement in the education sector.

The statement further reiterated that JAMB had not changed the date of the 2013 UTME for applicants seeking admission into the country’s various institutions of higher learning.

It said that consequently, the board’s 2013 UTME, slated for April 27, would take place as scheduled.

NECO staff express fear
With this development, members of staff of the National Examination Council, NECO, were yesterday gripped with fear following the purported plan by the Federal Government to scrap the examination body.

It was reliably gathered that majority of the staff of the Minna-based government agency were apprehensive of what may become their fate should the government go ahead to abolish the council.

When newsmen visited the council headquarters, yesterday, some staff who were at their duty posts were seen discussing the newspaper reports and their fate.

Efforts to talk to the Registrar and the Chief Executive Officer of the Council, Professor Promise Okpala failed as he was not on seat, while other officers kept sealed lips.

But a senior staff who spoke in confidence said they are yet to receive a copy of the report or directive from Federal Government.

He said: “As you can see, people reported for work today and we all attended to our schedules. It is true the report came to us as a surprise. We had to buy the newspapers to get the gist. We are sincerely disturbed, because in this country anything can happen’’.

Another female staff wondered why the Federal Government will accept such recommendation by the Orosanye’s committee. She said: “Britain with lesser population has many examination bodies and here we are about to kill the only one we have. It will be sad if the Federal Government finally approves the scrapping of NECO”.

“The staff strength of the council is over 4,000 and with branches in all 36 states including, Abuja what will happen to us all”.

Stephen Oronsanye led Presidential Committee on the Retionalisation and Restructuring of Federal Government Parastatals, Commissions and Agencies had recommended the scrapping of the council along with 37 others.

The committee also recommended the merger of 52 and the reversion of 14 departments, in a move to safe over N862 billion between 2012 and 2015.

www.vanguardngr.com

ABUJA—The Federal Government is scrapping the National Examinations Council, NECO, and the National Poverty Eradication Programme, NAPEP among other government agencies. It is also divesting the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board of powers to conduct examinations into tertiary institutions in the country.
Some candidates during Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations

Some candidates during Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations



The government is taking the decision in order to streamline agencies of government and reduce the cost of governance.

The decision, Vanguard gathered is part of the recommendations of the Steve Oronsaye Panel Report on the reform of government agencies and ministries.

The Oronsaye Committee Recommendations

Mr Oronsaye who was the former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation recommended the abolition of 38 agencies, merger of 52 and reversal of 14 to departments in ministries.

According to the white paper, which was drafted by a committee headed by the Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke, the Joint Admission and Matriculations Board would be divested of the powers to conduct matriculation examinations into tertiary institutions while universities would be allowed to conduct their entrance examinations to students.

Although the JAMB would not be scrapped, it would be a mere administrative structure that would set standard for minimum requirements on how the various universities would conduct entrance examinations.

JAMB to be re-modelled

JAMB will be modelled along same line with the body in the United States of America which sets standards for admissions into institutions of higher learning.

Other decisions taken by government on the Oronsaye committee include the scrapping of the National Examinations Council, NECO, the National Poverty Eradication Programme, NAPEP, and the National Complaints commission.

The report seen by Vanguard, recommended that the functions of NECO would be assumed by the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, which will also take over the structures of NECO nationwide.

In order to make up for the deluge of students who sit for the external examinations of Neco, WAEC would be expected to conduct two external examinations, one in January and another in November for external students while still running its internal examination programmes for secondary school students.

Under the proposal, the National Poverty Eradication Programme would be replaced by an agency called National Agency for Job Creation and Empowerment (NAJCE) while the National Complaints Commission will be merged with the National Human Rights Commission.

The Government rejected the recommendation urgung the scrapping of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission and the Ministry of Police Affairs, saying it would be counter productive.

A member of the committee told Vanguard that the decision was preparatory to government’s plans to overhaul major sectors in the country.

“JAMB will be divested of the admission provision. It will no longer conduct examinations but will be a clearing house. Every school will admit its students.

“Neco will be scrapped and its infrastructure will be merged with that of the West African Examination Council (waec).

“Universities will be allowed to set their standards but jamb will set the minimum standard for admission into all tertiary institutions” the source said.

Several efforts to reach the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity failed as he did not pick his phones as at the time of this report.

It will be recalled that the Oronsaye report stated that the average cost of governance in Nigeria is believed to rank among the highest in the world.

Oronsaye said in his report that “there are 541 Government Parastatals, Commissions and Agencies (statutory and non-statutory).

“Going by the recommendations of the Committee, the figure of statutory agencies is being proposed for reduction to 161 from the current figure of 263.

“The Committee believes that if the cost of governance must be brought down, then both the Legislature and Judiciary must make spirited efforts at reducing their running costs…”

ABUJA—The Federal Government is scrapping the National Examinations Council, NECO, and the National Poverty Eradication Programme, NAPEP among other government agencies. It is also divesting the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board of powers to conduct examinations into tertiary institutions in the country.
Some candidates during Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations

Some candidates during Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations



The government is taking the decision in order to streamline agencies of government and reduce the cost of governance.

The decision, Vanguard gathered is part of the recommendations of the Steve Oronsaye Panel Report on the reform of government agencies and ministries.

The Oronsaye Committee Recommendations

Mr Oronsaye who was the former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation recommended the abolition of 38 agencies, merger of 52 and reversal of 14 to departments in ministries.

According to the white paper, which was drafted by a committee headed by the Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke, the Joint Admission and Matriculations Board would be divested of the powers to conduct matriculation examinations into tertiary institutions while universities would be allowed to conduct their entrance examinations to students.

Although the JAMB would not be scrapped, it would be a mere administrative structure that would set standard for minimum requirements on how the various universities would conduct entrance examinations.

JAMB to be re-modelled

JAMB will be modelled along same line with the body in the United States of America which sets standards for admissions into institutions of higher learning.

Other decisions taken by government on the Oronsaye committee include the scrapping of the National Examinations Council, NECO, the National Poverty Eradication Programme, NAPEP, and the National Complaints commission.

The report seen by Vanguard, recommended that the functions of NECO would be assumed by the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, which will also take over the structures of NECO nationwide.

In order to make up for the deluge of students who sit for the external examinations of Neco, WAEC would be expected to conduct two external examinations, one in January and another in November for external students while still running its internal examination programmes for secondary school students.

Under the proposal, the National Poverty Eradication Programme would be replaced by an agency called National Agency for Job Creation and Empowerment (NAJCE) while the National Complaints Commission will be merged with the National Human Rights Commission.

The Government rejected the recommendation urgung the scrapping of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission and the Ministry of Police Affairs, saying it would be counter productive.

A member of the committee told Vanguard that the decision was preparatory to government’s plans to overhaul major sectors in the country.

“JAMB will be divested of the admission provision. It will no longer conduct examinations but will be a clearing house. Every school will admit its students.

“Neco will be scrapped and its infrastructure will be merged with that of the West African Examination Council (waec).

“Universities will be allowed to set their standards but jamb will set the minimum standard for admission into all tertiary institutions” the source said.

Several efforts to reach the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity failed as he did not pick his phones as at the time of this report.

It will be recalled that the Oronsaye report stated that the average cost of governance in Nigeria is believed to rank among the highest in the world.

Oronsaye said in his report that “there are 541 Government Parastatals, Commissions and Agencies (statutory and non-statutory).

“Going by the recommendations of the Committee, the figure of statutory agencies is being proposed for reduction to 161 from the current figure of 263.

“The Committee believes that if the cost of governance must be brought down, then both the Legislature and Judiciary must make spirited efforts at reducing their running costs…”

just saw the topic, being longing for a tread like this. lets also discuss the issues bordering on our financial institutions. be back for a more in depth discussion

joebeckz: @OP this is not the true story. I watched it on news. They were in d main camp but were fake corpers. There was no fake camp. So were ever u got diz modified version of the story, na u know. How will u say a difrent story from my oga at d top? U no de fear? U can read d beta story wt diz link

http://www.naijaonpoint.com/2013/03/nscdc-arrests-62-fake-nysc-corpers-in.html

what are u saying. they were in a different camp not the usual keffi camp

lacasa: if this. is true, then i pity the igbos in Kano alone, not to talk of the other states ω large igbo. Community like zaria n jigawa


#.. After all, the bomb killed both indegenes n non-indegenes.

do not pity them, cos even yorubas are termed ibos when these things go down. so as long as u are not a Muslim, but you live in the north, my dear you are involve

this sani guy is no better than the corrupt politicians who loot our public funds, they shatter the trust we put on them. he connived with thieves to rub something that was kept in his care. so what is the difference between him and the corrupt public officers who loot our treasury, cos it was also trusted upon them to take care of

hardywaltz: i thot i read that he was employed so how come he still considers himself "jobless".

a definition of unemployment in economics connotes such, u can be employed and still be unemployed

so it comes down to name calling, fani femi that was below the belts. hope abati doesnt give him the satisfaction of responding

YES I DID, BUT IF ITS EL RUFAI OR BUHARI AGAINST HIM THEN I WILL FOR VOTE HIM ALL OVER

NRI PRIEST: Upon all of these you come scater ground with your GBAGUN!

THAT IS TYPING ERROR

THANKS OP. U JUST MADE MY EVENING

rasputinn:
When will you guys learn that,pounding away on your keyboards does not have any political value.I was so amused by the naive political submissions of the large crowd of politically-uninformed and even apolitical(as a lot of them either had no voters card or have never ever gone out to cast their vote,some even consider themselves too big to go out and queue up in the sun to cast their votes or most of them reside outside Nigeria and cannot vote)nairalanders that making so much noise online HAS NEVER,and WILL NEVER amount to a single vote

It's a shame that the opposition has chosen to play to the gallery(by making noise on the pages of newspapers,on the internet) to get public applause and leave the very basic and serious work of politicking to the PDP to do,little wonder they even forgot to go and register a name they intended to use for their merger,now THEY HAVE LOST THAT NAME FOREVER.

I've said we will dig more political trenches and fight from there,as we know what's at stake.I'm happy with the NWC and the NEC of the PDP as each school of opinion/thought within the party has made its points/grievances known and there are serious moves to assuage frayed nerves and to sort things out amicably,an exercise that will hardly be shouted about in public.

Congratulations to the FCT chapter of the PDP for a job very well done

YOU ARE RIGHT, IN MY AREA I OBSERVED THAT PEOPLE DIDNT BOTHER TO GO OUT TO VOTE INCLUDING ME. WE WILL BE HERE CRITICIZING WHILE THEY ARE OUT THERE VOTING

baby_123: The fraudulent party. Fake address, fake lawyer, fake number used at registration. Thereby this fake party is instantly null and void. Falsified information on a government document is a crime. And this address is very juvenile, these people are not educated enough to guard a pit latrine. yawns#

THEY ARE NOT EDUCATED ENOUGH LIKE U SAID BUT THEY HAVE ACHIEVED THEIR AIM, WITH A STRATEGY U NEVER SAW COMING.

PointB: I disagree.

Politics is a strategy game. Preventing the juncture of your enemy is one of the strategies of the game. PDP has every right to legally frustrate the registration of APC, that is if they are even responsible for this. Next time when other parties contemplate a merger, they should understand the importance of getting all agreement and paper work done before going public.

But with so many loquacious characters and Lai(s) in the merging parties, such shoddy job is not unexpected. I expected them to waste more time whining and crying PDP instead of them to go back to the drawing board and do things the right way.

Bunch of desperate ignorant people.

i totally agree with you. PDP have every right to frustrate any party who is a threat to them, am sure if the Emerging APC sees any loophole in PDP they wont hesitate to use it. though i disagree calling them bunch of desperate ignorant people

kelahns: heard the elder brother to this dunce is supposed to be the gunor of the state that rochas paid heavily for the guy to relinguish plus with a pact that this guy will be made a deputy guvnor..SMH for naija...

if the brother had ran for office, he wouldnt have emerged a winner

we dey for Eden Garden for Abj, abeg i no see any free ashawooo do o. where there secretariate dey mek i find out wetin hapn.coz e no funny at all after i don tell my girl friend sae i dey travel. all tnx to coach stephen, Mba and the rest of the team for a victory well deserved. itz fun all the way.

uh uh uh naija. Suddenly most babes are claiming of using jussssssst lipgloss and mascara. Even someone i know here is claming to only like it on other people. Hmmm na wah. Abeg who are dis chicks who wear heavy make all the time. If its not u, then am left wondering as to who it is

@poster. Ur post is a lie. The flooding occured in uyo not enugu. Stop deciving people just to get attention. Ur info is a complete lie. Google uyo flooding, its same house and same flood

I heard our first lady gave a speech today. The last time was when she was addressing widows she said' my fellow widow' i was left wondering if her hubby is dead. Today its ' i'd rather kill myself than to commit sucide'. Pls someone should confirm if its true.I heard our first lady gave a speech today. The last time was when she was addressing widows she said' my fellow widow' i was left wondering if her hubby is dead. Today its ' i'd rather kill myself than to commit sucide'. Pls someone should confirm if its true.

these storms are named after the scientist or person who first dictated it. If its a lady it bears her first name, be it a guy same goes. these storms are named after the scientist or person who first dictated it. If its a lady it bears her first name, be it a guy same goes.