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2020 UTME: Report for Biometric Capture On 13th February; JAMB Tells Candidates (Press Release)

JAMB posted on its verified twitter handle:

All candidates who could not be captured due to challenges on their fingers are scheduled for the completion of their registration tomorrow Thursday, 13th of February, 2020 at the Board’s Zonal Offices under the supervision of the Zonal Directors.

Our Zonal offices are as follows

1.National Headquarters Annex, Lagos

2.Abuja

3.Bauchi

4.Benin

5.Enugu

6.Ibadan

7.National headquarters Annex, Kaduna

8.Kano

9.Lafia

10.Maiduguri

11.Port-Harcourt

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PDP Rebrand: Doyin Okupe Suggests New Name, Party Logo and Slogan (Read Tweets)

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Fresh pressure is being mounted on the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party on the need to change the name of the party in order to win the 2023 presidential election.

The pressure is said to be spearheaded by some members of the former ruling party who believe that the party must change its name in order to drop what they referred to as its moral burden .

One of the chieftain of PDP HAS PROPOSED a new rebrand name for PDP.

In a tweet posted on his official twitter page, special assistant to former President Obasanjo (Media & Publicity) and senior special assistant to former President Jonathan (public affairs), Dr. Doyin Okupe proposed as follows:

A VISION FOR 2023
Party: NIGERIAN PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY (NPDP)
Flag: GREEN,WHITE
GOLD
Symbol: PHONE HANDSET
Slogan: PEOPLE POWER!!!!
PDP SHLD CONSIDER TO:
RENAME. REBRAND. REFORM .REOPEN&REALIGN. REBOOT.
PDP: WE CAN WIN AGAIN.

Dr Doyin Okupe , who is spearheading the name change campaign , told one of our correspondents that the PDP should consider the option if it plans to win the 2023 presidential election .

He said he had started mobilising members of the party with the aim of putting pressure on its leadership to agree with the position .

Okupe said, ‘‘ You know that the APC controls 21 states while the PDP controls 15 out of the 36 states in the country . The PDP in its present state and form cannot win comfortably the presidential election in 2023.

‘‘ To defeat the APC in 2023, I want the PDP leaders to think of changing the name of the party . They must also make the party itself the arrow head of a national movement to oust the present administration . We should not forget that this is exactly what the component factions of the APC did in 2014.
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The Lagos State Examination Board has commenced the sale of screening test forms for admission into the 16 Model Colleges/Upgraded Junior Secondary Schools I for the 2020/2021 session in the state.

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A statement on Tuesday by the Board’s Director, Mr Supo Gbadegesin, said the screening test was compulsory for pupils to be admitted into the state model colleges and upgraded schools with boarding facilities.

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“Any candidate that passes the test and meets the required cut-off marks will be offered admission into any of the colleges and upgraded schools, irrespective of his or her first or second school of choice.

“Only primary six pupils between the ages of 10 and 11 years-old as at June 2020 in both public and private primary schools are eligible to participate in the screening test,” he said.

He said the forms would be available from January 20 to April 30, 2020 at a cost of N10,000 per pupil. Gbadegesin noted that late registration would commence between May 4 and May 15, adding that it would attract additional payment of N5,000.

He added that the screening test would be based on Paper-Pencil Testing (PPT) and Computer-Based Testing (CBT) versions.

“The CBT would hold at ICT Room of the Lagos State Examination Board from May 25 to May 28, while the PPT would hold on May 30 at 43 designated centres across the state,” he said.

The board’s director urged parents, guardians, head teachers, proprietors and proprietress in both public and private schools to register their wards/pupils for admission into the model colleges.

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A 30 year-old lawyer and mother of three is the new first lady of Imo state. And from the pictures circulating in the social media, she is also a fashionista.

Chioma Uzodinma nee Ikeaka, is the official wife to new Governor Hope Uzodinma, who was sworn in on Wednesday night, to replace Emeka Ihedioha.

Chioma is a law graduate from Imo State University and may just be the youngest first lady in the history of Nigeria.

She hails from Ideato local government area of Imo State Chioma, and got married to Uzodinma in 2015. The marriage has produced three children, a boy and a set of twins.

Governor Uzodinma was first married to Augusta Uzodinma for 17 years which produced five children. The marriage was dissolved by the Catholic Church years ago, the report said.

In a related development, the South African Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has congratulated Governor Hope Uzodinma on his assumption of office as Imo Governor.

The chapter stated this in a congratulatory message jointly signed by its Chairman Mr Bola Babarinde and Secretary, Prof. Folorunso Fasina in Lagos.

It says “We wish to felicitate with you and the entire APC on the validation of your mandate as the executive governor of Imo.

The chapter described the judgement as resounding and a testament of the peoples’ firm believe in Gov Uzodinma’s leadership capacity.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal and Court of Appeal verdicts, to remove Emeka Ihedioha of PDP and announced Uzodinma of APC as the winner of the March 9, 2019, Imo governorship election.

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The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has explained its inability to issue a Certificate of Return to the new Governor of Imo state, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, saying it has not been served with the order of the Supreme Court to that effect.

The Commission in a terse statement by the Chief Press Secretary to its Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, however, promised to do the needful once it received the enrolled order.

“Please be informed that the Commission is yet to be served with the enrolled order of the Supreme Court judgement, therefore, we cannot issue the Certificate of Return to the APC candidate yet.

However, once the Commission receives the enrolled order, the CoR will be issued”, INEC stated. The Supreme Court had on Tuesday sacked Hon. Emeka Ihedioha as the governor of the state, and consequently went to affirm the election of Uzodinma in his stead.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday voided the election of Emeka Ihedioha as the governor of Imo State .

A seven - man panel of the apex court led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria , Tanko Muhammad , unanimously declared Hope Uzodinma as the winner of the March 9 , 2019, governorship election and the validly elected governor of the state .

Justice Kudirat Kekere - Ekun, who read the lead judgment , ordered that the certificate of return issued to Ihedioha be immediately withdrawn .

She directed that a fresh certificate of return should be issued to Uzodinma .
She also directed that Uzodinma must be immediately sworn in as the Governor of Imo State .

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2020 UTME: JAMB Suspend Unified Payment System Over Extortion of Candidates


The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Tuesday apprehended some agents of an accredited online payment service for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), for allegedly charging above the approved cost.

The board’s Head of Media, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this to newsmen while monitoring the UTME/Direct Entry (DE) registration in Bwari, Abuja.

According to him, the agents, who worked for Unified Payments Services (UPS), charged some candidates the sum of N4,500, as against the approved cost of N4,000, for the registration.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the agents, operated in shops situated opposite JAMB Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre, Kogo in Bwari.

“What we are seeing now is quite unfortunate and disappointing, because we had a meeting with accredited vendors before now and agreed that out of the N3,500 generated for each e-pin, they have a N210 commission.

“The essence of the sacrifice is to ensure that no candidate is exploited.

“If a vendor wants to have agents, he should be willing to have their interest at heart and pay them from his commission because we have no business with them.

“We have agreed, based on the federal Government’s directive, to sell these forms for nothing more than N4,000; N3,500 for e-pin and N500 for the English reading text.

“We pointed this out to vendors that it was a presidential directive so that Nigerians are not exploited and we are ready to protect this.

“For any agent to sell above the approved price is unlawful and unacceptable; as we speak now, United Payments Service has been suspended from the sale of the 2020 UTME/Direct Entry (DE) forms,” Benjamin said.

Benjamin also said that the board had set out a team of investigators across all its centres nationwide to fish out those who perpetrate acts that were contrary to the rules and regulations of the board.

He also said that any bank or selling outlet that sells N1 above the approved price would be suspended and whatever deposit they had with JAMB would be confiscated.

Benjamin also advised candidates against registering from public examination tutorial teachers as they were not accredited vendors of the board.

Whoever registers with them, he said, would be disqualified from sitting for the examinations.

He, however, explained that the agents, who were caught in the act, had been asked to return the extra N500 they charged to the candidates and had since been handed over to the Police for further investigation.

Ayuba Darius, one of the candidates who paid the agents above the cost for the registration, said that he paid the sum because he needed to meet up work time and was encouraged by the agents to do so.

He said that although his receipt showed N4,000, he paid the agent N4,500 for the service.

One of the agents, Inyang Patrick, who denied the accusation, said that he only charged the candidates the approved sum, adding that he was not in charge of the operation but assisted his boss who was absent.

However, Mr Isah Omagu, Director Marketing, UPS Lagos, who spoke to NAN in a telephone interview, said that the service did not ask the agents to charge any additional sum.

“We are a responsible organisation and cannot be associated with such.

“We work with the regulation of JAMB; any agent, who is not in order, will be sacked immediately,” he said.

He also said that the service had agreed to pay the agents N180 out of the N210 generated from each e-pin, adding that it had never asked them to charge anything higher.

NAN reports that the 2020 UTME /DE registration commenced on Monday, Jan. 13, and will end Feb. 17.

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The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad has finally adjourned all governorship appeals before the Supreme Court to Tuesday.

Justice Muhammad, who resumed sitting in the appeals after rising earlier due to congestion in the hall, suddenly announced a suspension of the hearing due to the illness of one of the seven Justices.

The CJN said the matter will be stood down for medical attention to the unnamed Justice.

But court clerks came out one hour later to announce that all the appeals have been adjourned to Tuesday for hearing.

But the former governor of Bauchi State, Mohammed Abubakar, who stepped out the court raising his hands to signal ‘four plus four’, was pelted with water bottles by persons believed to be supporters of the current Governor Bala Mohammed.

As the former governor was being whisked away by his security, the angry mob continued to chant “karya ne!” “Barawo!” Earlier, Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), counsel to the PDP governorship candidate in Kano, Abba Kabiru-Yusuf informed the court that he was withdrawing the preliminary objection to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s brief of argument to enable the apex court determine the matter on its merit.

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JAMB Commences Sales of 2020 UTME and DE Application (Step-By-Step Application Process)

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SALE OF 2020 UNIFIED TERTIARY MATRICULATION EXAMINATION (UTME) AND DIRECT ENTRY (DE) APPLICATION DOCUMENTS IN NIGERIA AND FOREIGN CENTRES

1.0 2020 UTME/DE APPLICATION
1.1 Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission to Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria for academic session beginning in 2020

2.0 SALE/REGISTRATION PERIOD
2.1 The period of sale/registration for all candidates (UTME/DE) including those from Foreign Countries is from 13th January 2020 to 17th February 2020.

3.0 GENERAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
3.1 The general entry requirements for admission into the First Degree, National Diploma (ND), National Innovation Diploma (NID) and Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programmes in Universities, other Degree-Awarding Institutions, Monotechnics, Polytechnics, Innovation Enterprise Institutions and Colleges of Education are five (5) O’L Credit passes including Mathematics and English Language. Details are available in the brochure which would be given to each Candidate at the accredited CBT centres and JAMB State-Offices. It is available for download on www.jamb.gov.ng and on Android Mobile App from the Google Play store

3.2 Direct Entry
Candidates with one of the following qualifications may be considered for admission by Direct Entry:
(a) A minimum of a credit pass in five(5) subjects at not more than two sittings with at
least two prescribed subjects (for each discipline) at Principal or Advanced level. No subject shall be counted twice at both Ordinary and Advanced Level
(b) Two passes (in prescribed subjects for each discipline) at the Advanced-Level
Examination of IJMB, Cambridge, JUPEB or Institute of Baccalaureate with SSŒ/GŒ,
NTS/NBC credits equivalents in three other subjects
(c) Passes In two major subjects In the NŒ with S.S.C.E., NTC/NBC credits or equivalents In Three other subjects (mainly for Education Courses) and ND. For Education courses, Education may be accepted as a third A’ Level subject
(d) Minimum of lower credit grade in National Diploma or National Innovation Diploma and the O’L requirements
NB - DE CANDIDATES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THEIR JAMB REGISTRATION
NUMBERS WITH WHICH THEY GAINED ADMISSION TO NCE/NID/DIPLOMA AND
PREVIOUS DEGREE PROGRAMMES. QUALIFICATIONS AWARDED BY EXAMINATION BODIES (IJMB, CAMBRIDGE, WAEC, JUPEB, etc) APPROVED BY NIGERIA SHALL NOT REQUIRE ANY PRIOR JAMB NUMBER.

4.0 ORDER OF CHOICE OF INSTITUTIONS
4.1 Every candidate is to note that the 1st choice can be a College of Education, University, Innovation Enterprise Institution, Polytechnic/Monotechnic, Nigerian Defence Academy or the Police Academy

5.0 STEPS FOR 2020 REGISTRATION
A. PROFILE REGISTRATION
i. One Cell (mobile) number can be used by one candidate only. The Cell phone number used for the text message is automatically tied to the Candidate’s name and will be used in all communications related to his/her 2020 Application/Examination
ii. Candidate sends his/her name [Surname, First-Name, Middle-Name (If any)] by text
(SMS) to 55019. This should be maximum of 38 characters + 2 spaces between names =40 characters in all to 55019 e.g Tinubu Adamu Odumegwu Sumame and first name are mandatory
iii. A Profile Code of 10 characters is received by the candidate on the same telephone number

B. SELF HELP IN CASE OF MISTAKE/LOSS OF PROFILE CODE
i. To correct a mistake in candidate’s name, send the [CORRECT Surname Ant-Name
Middle-Name] to 55019 as a text message from the same mobile number
ii. To retrieve a lost Profile Code, send [RESEND] to 55019 as text message from the same mobile number

C. JAMB ePIN SELLING POINTS
The ePIN outlets are:
i. NIPOST and eleven Participating Banks (ACCESS, ECOBANK, FIRSTBANK, FCMB, FIDELITH, JAIZ, SKYE, STERLING, UNION, UNITY and ZENITH)
ii. Four Mobile Money Operators: Paga, e-Tranzad (PocketMoni), TEASYPay and Packway
Projects (Readwash)
iii. Two participating Micro Finance Banks: FUD MFB (Dutse) and Regent MFB (Abuja)
Iv. Two online Payment Platforms: SystemSpecs (Remita) and InterSwitch (Quickteller)
v. POS (Citi-Serve)
vi. ATMs of banks listed in 5C(I) above (InterSwitch)
vii. USSD (NIBSS & ERCAS) for mobile banking
viii. Nigerian Embases in Abidjan, Accra, Addis Ababa, Buea, Cotonou, Jeddah, Johannesburg and London

D. DUTIES OF PARTICIPATING BANKS/OUTLETS
i. Collect the Profile Code from candidate’s phone
ii. Collect payment and vend ePIN by SMS to candidate’s phone
iii. Facilitate POS Payment, if necessary
iv. Issue Evidence of Payment
v. Collect Centre Service Fees, If requested by the CBT Centre

E. SIX DIFFERENT MODES/METHODS OF PAYMENT/PROCUREMENT OF ePIN FOR
REGISTRATION (CHOOSE SUITABLE ONE)
I. PAYMENT THROUGH BANKS INCLUDING MICRO FINANCE BANKS
(a) Present Profile Code and pay by cash or card
(b) ePIN is then delivered to the candidates unique telephone number

II. PAYMENT THROUGH POS
This is available at State Offices of JAMB + CBT Center, other POS outlets and any CBT
Centre that demands it
(a) Present Profile Code and pay by card
(b) ePIN is then delivered to the candidates unique telephone number

III. PAYMENT THROUGH MOBILE MONEY OPERATORS
This is available at CBT Centres and Other Outlets
(a) Present Profile Code and pay by cash
(b) ePIN is then delivered to the candidates unique telephone number

iv. PAYMENT USING ATM
This Is available on all ATM outlets of Participating Banks listed in 5C(I) (InterSwitch
Channel)
(a) Select Bill Payment and then pick JAMB
(b) Enter Profile Code and pay
(c) ePIN is then delivered to the candidates unique telephone number

v. ONLINE PAYMENT ON JAMB PORTAL.
(a) Visit JAMB website: www.jambgov.ng
(b) Click Purchase of 2018 Application Document
(c) Enter your Profile Code
(d) Select payment method (InterSwitch or Remita)
(e) Make payment
(f) ePIN is then delivered to the candidates unique telephone number

vi. PAYMENTS USING USSD (NIBSS/ERCAS)
(a) Dial *565*6*55019#
(b) Enter Profile Code
(C) Select bank and allow the prompts to complete payment
(d) ePIN is then delivered to the candidates unique telephone number
vii. Procedure for the eight foreign centres only is as follows:
(a) Registration fee for candidates from the eight foreign countries is $20 or its equivalent in each of the eight countries
(b) Candidates from the eight foreign countries are to download the Application from the Board’s website (www.jamb.gov.ng) complete and submit it with the fee at the eight
designated centres as indicated on the website

F. HOW TO RECOVER LOST ePIN AFTER PAYMENT
i. If ePIN is not Received or Last, send [UTMEPIN] or [DEPIN] to 55019 for UTME or DE
respectively from the unique number
ii. The ePIN would then be retrieved and delivered on the candidates unique number
AFTER SUCCESSFUL PAYMENT AND OBTAINING ePIN, CANDIDATE SHOULD PROCEED
TO ANY OF THE JAMB ACCREDITED CBT CENTRES TO COMPLETE HIS/HER
REGISTRATION

G. REGISTRATION CENTRES
i. In line with the Boards regulated registration exercise, only the accredited Computer Based Test Centres and JAMB Offices will be allowed to register candidates
ii. Each candidate should visit any accredited CBT centre (the list of accredited centres is on our website CLICK HERE for FULL List of Accredited CBT Centers State-By-State, with his/her personal details, the profile and evidence of payment

H. REGISTRATION PROCESS AT CBT CENTRES:
The candidate presents the ePIN at any JAMB accredited CBT Centre for completion of
registration. The name of the candidate as typed by the candidate on his/her phone when registering the profile comes up automatically on the Input of the e-PIN by the CBT centre
Candidates are to:
i. Pay NOT mare than N700 as Service Charge to the C& Centre
ii. Provide Biodata including Date of Birth, Nationality State of Origin, Local Government, Gender, e-mail address, among others
iii. Provide choice of institutions and programmes (disciplines)
iv. Provide qualification with grades and dates, if not awating result
v. Upload relevant certificates, if not awaiting result
vi. O/L and or A/L grades are to be provided by candidates. Candidates who are awaiting results should supply the results online as soon as they are available on JAMB’s portal. No recommendations from any Institution will be considered by JAMB if the candidate has not supplied his/her result on the portal of JAMB
vii. Supply JAMB registration number for previous institutional certificates for DE only
viii. Provide UTME subjects and choice of examination town(s) for
(a) Mock examination (optional)
(b) Examination for UTME (actual examination)
ix. Do picture capture (no scanning of passport photograph)
x. Do Biometric enrollment (ten fingers)
xi. Review entries and confirm correctness
xii. Print Registration Slip USING BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION
xiii. Collect, at no other cost, the reading text and CD
xiv. Each Candidate is to collect his/her e-slip at the end of registration as evidence of
registration
xv. There will be no offline registration, as all the accredited CBT centres have been
empowered for real time online registration. No candidate should register at any centre
other than the accredited CBT centre and JAMB State-Offices. Any candidate who is
registered outside approved centres will be identified and disqualified.

6.0 DATES AND VENUE FOR UNIFIED TERTIARY MATRICULATION EXAMINATION
6.1 The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) will conduct its 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) between March 14 and April 4.
6.2 The venue of the examination will be at any centre in the candidates chosen examination town(s)
JAMB DOES NOT POST ANY CANDIDATE TO ANY EXAMINATION TOWN (OR GROUP OF TOWNS) OTHER THAN THE ONE CHOSEN BY THE CANDIDATE AT THE POINT OF
REGISTRATION. CANDIDATES ARE, HOWEVER, ADVISED TO REGISTER ON TIME
BEFORE THE AVAILABLE SPACES IN THEIR TOWN OF CHOICE OR GROUP OF TOWNS
ARE EXHAUSTED AND THEREFORE NO LONGER AVAILABLE

7.0 REGISTRATION FEE/PROCUREMENT OF REGISTRATION ePINs
7.1 Registration Fee is Three Thousand Five Hundred (N3, 500) Naira Only. Additional Five Hundred (N500) Naira Only is paid to obtain the reading text INDEPENDENCE for UTME Candidates and The Last Days at Forcados High School for DE Candidates and $20 for Candidates from the eight foreign centres
7.2 A CD containing JAMB eSyllabus, eBrodiure and other vital matenals is also given free
7.3 Candidates should note that ePINS purchased are tied to individual profile and are not transferable
7.4 Candidates are advised to keep as private and confidential their security details such as registration numbers, password/numbers of ATM Cards, email addresses and ePINs

8.0 OPTIONAL MOCK-EXAMINATION
8.1. As was done last year, the Board will also conduct a mock examination In all the accredited cbt centres to prepare and familiarise INTERESTED Candidates with the CBT environment.
8.2. The mock examination date is February 18, 2020
8.3 The CBT Centres are allowed to collect, through their bank accounts, a separate Seven Hundred Naira (N700) only for this exercise from only interested candidate after notification of centre has been received by the candidate. The payment for mock examination by the candidate shall be made to the centre to which the candidate is assigned after the notification of assigned centres for the mock examination. No Association or body is permitted to run any mock examination on behalf of JAMB. DO NOT PAY FOR MOCK UNTIL JAMB ASSIGNS YOU TO A CBT CENTRE. NO ONE SHOULD PATRONISE FRAUDSTERS, MANY OF WHOM ARE NOW IN CUSTODY FOR DEFRAUDING PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES. ONLY JAMB ACCREDITED CBT CENTRES CAN DO VALID REGISTRATION AND SERVE AS EXAMINATION CENTRES

9.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
9.1 All candidates must mandatonly register their profiles through text messages as illustrated above before proceeding to buy the ePIN.
9.2 The registration fee is non-refundable.
9.3 As it is the practice, centres are allowed to charge not more than Seven Hundred Naira (#700) only as registration fee. Any centre that charges more than Seven Hundred Naira (#700) should be reported to JAMB for appropriate sanctions.
9.4 All CBT centres have been mandated to select any of the participating banks, MMOs, MFBs, etc. These financial institutions are to be present at the CBT centres for the purpose of collecting all fees.

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President Muhammadu Buhari has reversed the dismissal of Marilyn Amobi as the managing director of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company Limited (NBET).

This is contained in a memo from the office of the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF). The agency has also been moved from the ministry of power to the ministry of finance.

The Minister of Power, Mr Sale Mamman, had order the immediate step-down of Dr. Marilyn Amobi, Managing Director of Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company (NBET) in December 2019.

Following the step down of Dr Marilyn Amobi Dr Nnaemeka Ewelukwa assumed office as the acting Managing Director/CEO of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading (NBET).

Mr Aaron Artimas, the Special Adviser to the Minister on Media and Communication, announced the decision in a statement in Abuja then. Artimas said that the decision was continuation of the reorganisation/sanitation in the Ministry of Power.

He said that the minister directed that the decision should take effect immediately. “‘In view of this, the minister has also directed the constitution of a five-man investigative committee to look into the myriads of complaints against the MD/CEO

“This is with the view to restoring sanity in the management of the company. Consequently, she is to handover to the most senior director in the organisation, ‘’ he said.

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National leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday has cautioned against the haste in debating which zone of the country should produce the next president now.

Tinubu, who spoke with State House Correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, said such would affect the pace of governance by President Mohammadu Buhari’s government.

He cautioned that discussing 2023 presidency would distract the government from providing people-oriented services such as roads, and other development agenda of the administration.

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Presidency Orders Reversal of Suspension of DG Rural Electrification Agency Mrs. Ogunbiyi (Statement)

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The Nigerian government Tuesday reversed the suspension of Mrs Damilola Ogunbiyi from her role as Managing Director of Rural Electrification Agency.

Her resignation effective 31 December 2019 has been accepted by the President to enable her take up her new UN appointment.

This was made known in a tweet on the official twitter handle of the Presidency.
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The Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, has suspended the Managing Director of Rural Electrification Agency, Ms Damilola Ogunbiyi.

A statement by Aaron Artimas, the Special Adviser to the minister on Media and Communication made this known on Tuesday in Abuja.

Mr Artimas said that following some apparent infractions in the agency, the minister directed the managing director to proceed on indefinite suspension with immediate effect.

He said that Mr Ogunbiyi had been directed to hand over to the next most senior officer in the agency.

“Consequently, the minister has directed an immediate investigation into the activities of the agency towards re-positioning it for better service delivery,’’ Artimas said.

(NAN)

In another development, the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has appointed Mrs Damilola Ogunbiyi of Nigeria as his Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for All and Co-Chair of United Nations-Energy.

Her appointment came after her extensive leadership experience and a track record of supporting energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa to these roles. She was the first woman to be appointed as Managing Director of the Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency.

Ms Ogunbiyi succeeds Rachel Kyte of the United Kingdom as Special Representative, Co-Chair of United Nations-Energy, and CEO of SEforALL.

However, Ms Damilola Ogunbiyi herself took to her twitter handle @DamilolaSDG7 to announce this to the general populace. In the words of Mrs Damilola,

“I’m very proud to announce I have been appointed the new @SEforALLorg CEO and Special Representative of the @UN SG for Sustainable Energy for All. As the world faces ongoing development challenges, it’s a true honor to join SEforALL & lead #SDG7 efforts

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The Delta State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has stated that all primary and secondary schools in the state will resume for the second term of the 2019/2020 academic session on Monday, January 6, 2020.

The Ministry also stated that resumption tests for the pupils and students in public primary and secondary schools has been slated for Thursday, January 9, 2020 and is compulsory for all pupils and students — as it will form a part of their continuous assessment scores.

In another development, students of Federal Government Unity Colleges are to resume the 2019/2020 2nd Term Academic Session on the 13th January, 2020.

This is in line with the 2019/2020 academic calendar from the Federal Ministry of Education, Abuja.

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The governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, has said that he was unperturbed about the new year prophecy of the spiritual director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Revd. Fr. Ejike Mbaka.

The fiery Catholic priest had prophesied that the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate at the March 9, 2019, governorship election in Imo state, Senator Hope Uzodinma, will become the governor of the state this year.

The cleric was quoted as saying, “I don’t know the manner the revelation will manifest but no prophecy has ever been declared on this prayer ground without coming to pass.

“In spite of all that would happen this 2020, there is hope. In Imo State, there is hope. Hope, hope, hope. Hope in Imo State. Imo people have suffered but God is raising a new hope that would be an agent of salvation for them.

“He is coming with a new flag to restore the dignity of that noble land. New leadership will break barriers and there would be joy in the land of Imo. Lift your candles as I bless Hope Uzodinma and I empower him spiritually to take over. How, I do not know.”

But the Imo state commissioner for Information, Felix Ebiliekwe, who spoke to our correspondent in Owerri, the state capital on Thursday dismissed Mbaka’s prophecy.

He said that neither the governor nor his aides and appointees were disturbed by the cleric’s prophecy.

Ebilikwe said that apart from Uzodinma coming a distant fourth at the polls, his petitions at the Elections Petitions Tribunal and his appeal at the Court of Appeal against the declaration of Ihedioha as the governor of the state by the Independent National Electoral Commission were “summarily dismissed.”

He expressed optimism that the apex court would equally dismiss Uzodinma’s appeal before it, hence there was no room for fresh evidence and prayers in the appeal.

Ebilikwe advised Mbaka to face his spiritual calling and leave politics alone.

Responding to a question, the Commissioner said, “The governor is not disturbed. The government and people of Imo State are not disturbed. Imo has been liberated and the governor is busy at a very fast pace rebuilding the state.

“Senator Hope Uzodinma’s petition at the court of the first instance, Elections Petitions Tribunal was dismissed. His appeal at the Court of Appeal was thrown out for want of merit. The supreme court will equally do the same because there will not be any fresh evidence to be filed.

“I will suggest to Revd. Fr Mbaka to face his spiritual calling and leave politics alone. Imo is in save hands. The things the governor has been able to do in seven months have shown and is very clear to the blind that Imo is being rebuilt. The governor is not disturbed by the priest’s prophecy.”

https://punchng.com/ihedioha-not-disturbed-over-mbakas-new-year-prophecy-aide/

PRESS STATEMENT


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To guard against excess, unapproved or arbitrary charges by banks and other financial institutions, the Guide to Bank Charges stipulates a penalty of N2,000,000 per infraction or as may be determined by the #CBN from time to time for financial institutions that breach any provision of the guide.

The guide also emphasizes that failure by any bank to comply with CBN’s directive in respect of any infraction shall attract a further penalty of N2,000,000 daily until the directive is complied with or as may be determined by the #CBN from time to time.

In order to ensure that banks actually attend to every customer’s complaints, #CBN has directed banks to log every complaint received from their customers into the Consumer Complaints Management System (CCMS) in addition to generating a unique reference code for each complaint lodged, which must be given to the customer.

#CBN has also warned that failure to log and provide the code to the customer will amount to a breach and is sanctionable with a penalty of N1,000,000 per breach.

Recently, the CBN announces reduction in transactions charges by banks in Nigeria....read full statement below:

CBN Slashes Bank Charges, Protects Customers in Revised Guidelines

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on December 20, 2019 released two (2) regulatory guidelines- a revised Guide to Charges by Banks, other financial and non bank financial institutions, to replace the one issued in May 2017, and Consumer Protection Regulations to implement the principles prescribed in the Consumer Protection Framework issued in November 2016.

The revision of the Guide to Charges and strengthening of the Consumer Protection Regulation was necessitated by continued evolution in the financial industry over the past few years, which has spurred innovation and the introduction of new products, channels and/or participants.

These developments have made it imperative for continued vigilance by the regulatory authorities to ensure the protection of consumer rights as more individuals are financially included whilst encouraging market forces to increasingly drive pricing for financial products.

These innovations supported by a sound regulatory framework have indeed transformed the Nigerian financial landscape over the past decade which has driven financial inclusion (according to EFINA, financial inclusion increased to 63.2% as at December 2018 from 60.3% in December 2012) and the increased use of electronic payments across several channels by bank customers.

Data from the Nigeria Inter Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) shows that PoS transactions increased by 4,692% between 2012 and 2018 from N48.46 billion to N2.3 trillion while electronic transfers increased by 1,967% from N3.8 trillion to N80.42 trillion. Paper based cheque transactions declined by 32% from N7.48bn to N5.03bn.

Similarly, statistics from NIBSS on electronic transfers from June to November 2019 show that number of transfers below N10,000 accounted for 61% of the number of electronic transfer transactions. This is a confirmation that that the reduction of the charges for micropayments has huge potential for financial
inclusion.

The revised Guide to Charges is thus yet another move by the CBN to build an inclusive banking system that adequately caters for the needs of the banking public whilst preserving the financial sustainability of banks, other financial and non-bank financial institutions.

The Guide will incentivize stakeholders, especially those making micro payments, to further embrace electronic banking channels, thus improving financial inclusion. It will also reduce cost of banking services to customers to deepen access without much impact on bottom line of regulated institutions under the purview of the Bank.

Some of the changes introduced in the revised Guide include:

• A graduated fee scale for electronic transfers to replace the current flat fee of N50. Accordingly transfers below N5,000 will attract a maximum charge of N10; transfer from N5001 - N50,000 -N25; and transfers above N50,000- N50

• Card maintenance fee on current account has been removed as the accounts already attract account maintenance fee. Savings accounts will now attract card maintenance fee of N50 per quarter from N50 per month.

• Annual Card maintenance fee on FCY denominated cards is reduced to $10 from $20.

• Remote on us ATM charges are reduced to N35 after third withdrawal within a month from N65

• The charge for hardware token will on cost recovery basis subject to a maximum of N2,500 from previous maximum charge of N3,500

• Fee for SMS mandatory alert will be on cost recovery from previous maximum charge of N4.

• Bill payment via e-channels will attract a maximum charge of N500 from 0.75% of transaction value subject to maximum of N1,200.

• A new section on Accountabilities/Responsibilities and Sanctions regime to address instances of excess, unapproved and/or arbitrary charges.

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3rd Term Agenda: Presidency Lambast Femi Falana (Read Press Statement)

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The popularly acclaimed human rights lawyer and formerly unsuccessful opposition candidate for governor of Ekiti state, Femi Falana, has boarded the free-publicity train, full of those seeking personal media attention in claiming the president is planning a third term in office.

To repeat: All and every claim that is made that suggest President Muhammadu Buhari will stand for a third term in office is false.

To reiterate, the President reminds all of those who wish it were otherwise, whether because they want a third term, or because they seek to make false claims for the purposes of their own publicity of the statement made on 2nd October 2019, which is repeated in full, below:

“The Presidency wishes to correct internet-based gossip and uninformed media commentary regarding presidential term limits, given credence by so-called support groups, staging street demonstrations asking President Muhammadu Buhari to do a third term.

“There are no circumstances – nor set of circumstances – under which President Buhari may seek to amend the Constitution regarding the two-term term limit on holding office as President.

“President Buhari intends to serve his full second elected term in office, ending 2023 – and then there shall be a general election in which he will not be a candidate.

“There is not even the faintest possibility that this will change.

“It is important to note that there was a past attempt to change the Constitution to allow for the then incumbent president to stand for a third term. That attempt was wrong, unconstitutional – and rightly rebuffed. No such attempt will happen under this President”.

President Buhari is a democrat. He respects the Constitution. Any activity aimed at altering the two-term limit will not succeed and shall never have his time nor support."

The President will have nothing more to say on this matter - apart from to repeat this statement, ad infinitum - that he will not be seeking, accepting, nor standing for a third term.

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The Minister of State, Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora, on Saturday narrated his experience during a gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, where he reportedly spent five hours for a journey of one hour to Abeokuta, his destination.

Mr Mamora was billed to deliver a lecture at the 35th Anniversary Celebration organized by the 1979/84 sets of the Baptist Boys High School (BBHS), Abeokuta, but he arrived late due to the gridlock.

The ex-Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly could not hide his bitter experience on the road.

He narrated his ordeal to the guests on arrival, lamenting ”that even my pilot car could not pilot me through the ordeal ”.

”I want to apologise for my lateness. I left Lagos early enough. I ended up spending five hours for a journey of one hour. We got ‘hooked up’ from Magodo.

The journey that should have taken us one hour, took us five hours. That is unpalatable state of our roads, even my pilot car could not pilot me through the ordeal,’’ Mr Mamora said.

The organisers, who had waited endlessly for the guest lecturer, decided to kick off the programme, in view of the presence of a former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, who is also an old student of the school.

The minister later arrived the venue after Mr Obasanjo had given his speech and left.
He (Mr Mamora) then moved straight to the podium to deliver his lecture with the theme, ‘Teacher Education and National Development’.

Meanwhile, the highlight of the event included: legacy award for Mr Obasanjo and Distinguished Eminent Old Boys Award for Kayode Oyesiku, a professor among others, as well as fund raising and cutting of the anniversary cake

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Arsenal Fans Sacrifice To god as Mikel Arteta takes charge (Watch Video)

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Some Arsenal fans turn to the gods as Mikel Arteta takes charge of their struggling club. (Scroll Down to Watch Video)

Mikel Arteta has left his position as Manchester City’s Assistant Manager to join Arsenal as Head Coach.
Mikel joined City in July 2016 as a valued member of Pep Guardiola’s backroom staff – and following the departure of Domenec Torrent to New York City FC on June 11 2018, he stepped up to become de facto assistant manager.

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Former Attorney General of the federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, has arrived Nigeria from Dubai.

The ex-AGF left Dubai following pressure from EFCC.

The EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu, and Dubai authorities have held series of meeting in respect of the former Attorney General. He was accompanied by INTERPOL officers on Emirates Airlines Flight 785.

The aircraft departed the Emirati commercial capital at about 11am Dubai time (8am Nigerian time) and touched down at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja at 3:45pm. Officers of the EFCC were on ground at the airport when he arrived.

More details shortly....

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The West African Examination Council has stopped the correction on date of birth on certificate already issued to candidates.

This was made known in a tweet on the official twitter handle of WAEC Nigeria in a response to a request from prospecting candidate.

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Here are 12 things to know about WASSCE certificates, how to protect your certificate, and steps to follow if yours gets lost or damaged:

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President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the N10.59 trillion 2020 appropriation bill into law.

The president signed the budget document into law on Tuesday in the presence of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Ahmad Lawan, the senate president, Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, amongst other principal officers.

President Buhari tweeted the latest development via his official twitter handle.....

Muhammadu Buhari
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@MBuhari
It is my pleasant duty, today, on my 77th birthday, to sign the 2020 Appropriation Bill into law. I’m pleased that the National Assembly has expeditiously passed this Bill. Our Federal Budget is now restored to a January-December implementation cycle.
3:43 PM - Dec 17, 2019
The budget was increased by N260 billion from N10.33 trillion as contained in the proposal submitted by Buhari on October 8.

This is the first time since Nigeria returned to democracy in 1999 that the budget would be passed and signed before the budget year.

More to follow…

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Lagos To begin payment of N35,000 new minimum wage November; Releases Consequential Adjustment Scale

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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has concluded arrangement to pay N35,000 as the new minimum wage for workers beginning from November, 2019.

The decision was arrived at after series of meetings and discussions between the Lagos State Joint Public Service Negotiating Council (JNC) and Lagos State Government as witnessed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) on the payment of the New Minimum Wage to Lagos State Public Sector Workers on Friday.

Comrade Rasaq Adio Falade, State Chairman, JNC said necessary terms of settlement and agreement were reached after the end of the meeting on Friday.

The National Joint Public Service Negotiating Council (NJPSNC) and the Federal Government’s Negotiations and Consequential Adjustment of Salaries had produced the following figures on Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS): GL. 01-06=N30,000; GL. 07=23.2%; GL. 08=20%; GL. 09=19%; GL. 10-14=16% and GL. 15-17=14%.

However, Falade said in consonance with the pronouncements of Sanwo-Olu, the government agreed to pay N35,000 as minimum wage.

He said government had agreed to pay GL. 01-06=N35,000.09;. GL. 07=30%; GL. 08-10=25%; GL. 12-14=22.5% and GL. 15-17=20%.

Falade added that payment of allowances peculiar to certain professions/sectors such as health workers, medical personnel, teachers, and so on, embedded in their respective Consolidated Salary Structures (e.g. CONHESS, CONMESS, CONTISS, etc) shall be paid for those stated items (e.g. Hazard, Call, Shift, etc) at such rates as provided in the various salaries of government approved in 2011.

He disclosed that the payment of the New Minimum Wage at the consequential adjustment rates shall commence in Lagos State in the November, 2019 salary cycle.

“The New Minimum Wage Act came into effect on the 18th April, 2019 as such, it was agreed that payment of the six and half months arrears shall be be made and concluded by the first quarter of year 2020,” he said.

Below is the breakdown:

LAGOS STATE SALARIES CONSEQUENTIAL ADJUSTMENT/INCREASE
a. GL. 01-06=N35,000.09
b. GL. 07=30%
c. GL. 08-10=25%
d. GL. 12-14=22.5%
e. GL. 15-17=20%

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SALARIES CONSEQUENTIAL ADJUSTMENT/INCREASE

a. GL. 01-06=N30,000
b. GL. 07=23.2%
c. GL. 08=20%
d. GL. 09=19%
e. GL. 10-14=16%
f. GL. 15-17=14%

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THE West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Friday has released results of 91, 225 private candidates that sat for the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Nigeria.

The information was revealed in a statement by the Head of the Nigeria National Office WAEC, Olu Adenipekun, at a press briefing.

The statement also contained the released results of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates who sat for the 2019 Second Series.

He said 91,225 candidates, represented 96.14 per cent with the fully processed results, while 3,659 candidates represented 3.86 per cent still under process.

According to the statement, the examination which took place between August 29 and October 2, 2019, with a total number of 94,884 candidates sitting for the examination had 47,237 male and 47,647 females, representing 49.78 per cent and 50.22 per cent respectively.

Adenipekun said, “The analysis of the statistics of the performance of candidates shows that out of the Ninety-Four Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty-Four (94,884) candidates that sat the examination, 49,679 candidates representing 52.36 per cent obtained credit and above in a minimum of any five (5) subjects (with or without English Language and/or Mathematics.

He said 33,304 candidates also obtained credits and above in a minimum of five (5) subjects including English Language and Mathematics.

Meanwhile, he said 9,457 candidates, representing 9.74 per cent were involved in examination malpractice, stating that their cases will be presented to the appropriate Committee of Council for appropriate action.

The council’s decision would be communicated to the affected candidates within the shortest possible time, he said.

According to him, 110 candidates with varying degrees of special needs registered for the examination, out of which 38 were visually challenged, 15 had impaired hearing, 12 had low vision, 3 were physically challenged and 8 were spastic and mentally challenged.

“The Council in Nigeria had perfected its Electronic Certificate Management System, an online portal being deployed to enable private candidates to request their certificates online.

“Beginning with the WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2019-Second Series, the collection of certificates would be based on requests by candidates online via the Electronic Certificate Management System platform.

“Candidates who sat for the examination have been asked to check the details of their performance on the Council’s results website: www.waecdirect.org,” Adenipekun said.

Source - https://ssce.assure.ng/waec-releases-results-of-wassce-2019-second-series-for-private-candidates/

President Buhari Orders Down-Sizing Number of Aides In the Office of VP Says Garba Shehu (Press Statement)

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The Presidency wishes to confirm that there is, on-going, an unprecedented overhaul of the nation’s seat of government, arising from which a number of political appointments have either been revoked or not renewed in the Second Term.

The exercise, which has been ordered by the President, is to streamline decision-making, cut down multiple authorities and reduce the cost of administration.

It is also an appropriate response to the general perception that the Presidency has an oversized and bloated workforce which acts as a drag on efficiency.

As may have been noticed by discerning members of the public, a number of political appointees among the few that served in the office of the President were not returned for the Second Term.

The office of the Vice President, His Excellency Yemi Osinbajo has, in compliance with the directive of the President, equally been shed of a number of such appointees.

In carrying out these exercises, the overriding objective is to save taxpayer money and deliver needed service to the public.

As far as the President is concerned, there is no scope for an excuse for administration after getting a huge mandate to run the country for four more years.

In the light of this, the Presidency wishes to strongly deny rumours of a rift between President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Prof Osinbajo

The relationship between the two leaders remains excellent and trusting. Together, they will script a glorious future for the nation.

The media reports of a soured relationship are originating from the minds and mouths of mischief makers, who are desperate for entertaining stories from the Aso Rock Villa with which to titillate the public.

This ulterior motive is the basis of the wrong interpretation given to the recent exercise in the Presidency.

There has been a streamlining of staff going on for a while. The President has always had fewer staff than the Vice President, and there were always plans to reduce the number of staff at the Villa.

The streamlining was not personal or targeted to undermine the Vice President's office, as the so-called insider sources quoted by the media appear to make it seem.

The President is in absolute control of his government. The media should stop attributing non-existent powers to some people. There cannot be anyone too powerful for President Buhari to control.

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Lagosians Fires Back At Sanwo-Olu Over Comments On Return of Okada Riders (Read Comments)

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