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Month: November 2023

  • Tinubu’s new Nigeria and citizens responsibility

    Tinubu’s new Nigeria and citizens responsibility

     

    A news analysis by Ismail Abdulaziz,News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)

    Abuja:  On assumption of office, it was clear that the new administration of President Bola Tinubu intends to rejig the nation’s ailing economy to make it robust enough to engender development and growth of the country.

    Few months into the four year tenure of the administration, a lot have been initiated to drive the economy towards growth in order to extricate Nigerians from the economic woes of the past and give them a new life line for a prosperous future.

    Tinubu came in with a pledge to make Nigeria great through a five point-agenda anchored on rule of law, security, and remodeling of the economy to provide jobs, address extreme poverty and ensure food security.

    His target also involves giving prominence to women and youths in governance, and championing a credit culture to discourage corruption while strengthening the effectiveness and efficiency of the various anti-corruption agencies.


    On economy, the president was emphatic that his target is having year-on-year higher GDP growth and significant reduction in unemployment.

    These, he said, would be attained through instituting budgetary reforms to stimulate the economy without engendering inflation.

    ‘’Second, industrial policy will utilize the full range of fiscal measures to promote domestic manufacturing and lessen import dependency.

     

    ‘’Third, electricity will become more accessible and affordable to businesses and homes alike,” by doubling power generation and transmission and improving distribution networks while states will be encouraged to develop local power sources.

    The administration has also made a significant commitment to local and foreign investors that the government would review all complaints about multiple taxation and various anti-investment inhibitions.

    ‘’We shall ensure that investors and foreign businesses repatriate their hard earned dividends and profits home,” the President said.

    The measures taken so far, seems to have started generating dividend.

    On November 24, 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew to 2.54 per cent year-on-year in real terms in the third quarter of 2023, higher than the 2.25 per cent recorded in 2022.

    In its 2023 Q3 Nigerian Gross Domestic Product Report, the NBS said GDP grew slightly by 0.03 per cent, higher than the 2.51 per cent reported in the second quarter of 2023


    It explained that the GDP growth was driven mainly by the services sector, which recorded a growth of 3.99 per cent and contributed 52.70 per cent to the aggregate national GDP growth.

     

    Experts are of the opinion that the various efforts of Tinubu to woo genuine foreign and local investors will in the long run accelerate the administration’s quest to rejig and revamp the economy.

     

    However, to ensure that the tenacity of the President pays off, institutional structures must be strengthened to drive governance policies to success.

     

    No doubt, democracy thrives on information, constructive criticism and encouragement, so that government policies and programmes are assessed dispassionately and adjusted where necessary to meet set targets.

    In this respect, government and private media organisations should be made to key into the national vision as enunciated by the administration.

     

    This is necessary for them to appropriately provide the right information and content to galvanise the support of citizens and friends of Nigeria, and encourage everyone to contribute towards the successful delivery of the government agenda.

     

    The recent appointments of new heads of federal government media organisations is the first step towards reinvigorating the information machinery of government

     

    However, the most important aspects are providing the organisations the necessary funding and working tools to compete effectively in the fast changing information space.


    This is important for the public media organisations to work in synergy with various government organs to properly inform the populace and make them understand what the government is doing to make life better and easier for all.

     

    Thus, the ability of the media organisations to function to the satisfaction of the government and the people depends largely on the support they receive in terms of funding and conducive working environment.

     

    There are still questions as to whether the government in taking steps to deliver the economic renewable it promised, or working hard enough to ease the current hardship brought about by the removal of fuel subsidy, sanitising the civil service, and addressing rising food inflation.

     

    Even the Economic Intelligence Unit in its 2024 Outlook on Nigerian economy, expressed such fears, demanding for urgent action to prevent more Nigerians from falling into extreme poverty.

     

    It is however encouraging that the president seems to be aware of these challenges and is making the right decisions to overcome the difficulties.

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    For a start, Tinubu has designed a performance bond for cabinet members with clear timelines for the delivery of government programmes and policies.

    This is an important step that will offer citizens the opportunity to assess the performance of political appointees, and invariably, the government.l

    At a recent retreat for cabinet members, Tinubu was emphatic that they were not elected to bear titles.

    “The responsibility we bear are not just titles, they are the hope and aspiration of millions of Nigerians.

    “You might be ready to forget about the rest of the world but as a Nigerian, let’s go out there, let’s bond together and make sure our country fully recovers. Let me remind you that you are not here to make excuses, neither am I,’’ he told the ministers.

     

    With this commitment from the president, what is required of Nigerians is to put the administration on its toes, support it as citizens desirous of seeing the emergence of a new Nigeria, and work collectively to provide solutions to accelerate growth and development in Nigeria.

    Nigeria and Nigerians deserve a better life and the Tinubu administration must not be derailed, like other administrations before it; it should be supported by all patriotic Nigerians to provide sustainable solutions to existing challenges. (Flowerbudnews)

    ***Ismail Abdulaziz is a Deputy Editor in Chief, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

  • Lockdown: Court orders minister to provide details of N535.8m school feeding spending

    Lockdown: Court orders minister to provide details of N535.8m school feeding spending

     

     

    Abuja: A Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered Dr Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, to release details of how the sum of N535.8 million was expended on feeding of school children during COVID-19 lockdown.

    Justice Nkeonye Maha, in a judgment, directed the minister and the ministry to furnish a civil society group with parts of the information sought in line with Section 25(1) of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011.

    Justice Maha held that the minister’s failure to respond to the group’s letter dated Aug. 6, 2020 or even give reason for the refusal to respond to the request as prescribed under the FOI Act contravened the provisions of Section 4(a) and (b) of the act.

    “In view of all the matters before me and flowing from the objectives of the FOI Act 2011, the court hereby orders the 1st and 2nd defendants, in line with Section 25(1) of the FOI Act, to furnish the plaintiff with the information sought in Reliefs 3(a), (b), (c), (d),” she declared.

    The judge also ordered the minister to comply with the orders of the court within 21 days upon receipt of the orders.
    She, however, refused to grant “Reliefs 3(e), (f) and (g) of the plaintiff.”

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Incorporated Trustees of Kingdom Human Rights Foundation International had filed the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1162/2020 following alleged refusal of the then Minister, Hajia Sadiya Umar-Farouq, and her ministry to respond to the information sought.

    Umar-Farouq was the minister under the Muhammadu Buhari-led government.
    The group alleged that independent investigation and information available to it “revealed that the so-called modified and implemented school feeding programme during lockdown against coronavirus pandemic was a scam, cover-up and well-articulated fiction to embezzle public funds.”

    It said that the development was contrary to the statement made by Umar-Farouq during the taskforce briefing on COVID-19 on Aug. 3, 2020.
    Therefore, in the originating summons, the group sued the minister, the ministry and the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 as 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants respectively.

    Also joined in the suit were the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Independent Corrupt Practice and other related offences Commission (ICPC) as 4th and 5th defendants.

    The group sought an order of mandamus compelling the 1st defendant (minister) to immediately release and make available to it all the information and documents requested in its application letter to wit:

    “a. Details, accompanied with documentary evidence of how the N523,273,800 million was spent on school feeding programme during the COVID-19 LOCKDOWN in three states following presidential directive as disclosed to Nigerians by the 1st defendant during the Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 briefing of Monday, 3rd August, 2020 in Abuja.
    “b. Details with the aid of documentary evidence disclosing how the said N523,273,800 million was dispatched/distributed to the 124,589 households whom the 1st defendant claimed received take-home rations valued at N4,200. 00 to wit:”In the FCT, 29,609 households were impacted; 37,589 households in Lagos and 60,391 in Ogun, making a total of 124,589 households impacted between May 14, and July 6. ‘if 124,589 households received take-home rations valued at N4,200, the amount will be N523,273,800.’
    “¢. Facts with the aid of documentary evidence, disclosing whether the 124,589 households whom the 1st defendant claimed received take-home rations valued at N4,200 received it in cash or if they received food items.
    “d. If the 124,589 households whom the 1st defendant claimed received take-home rations valued at N4,200 received it by cash, facts with the aid of documentary evidence, including state by state photographs of those distributing and those receiving, disclosing whether they were given cash of N4,200 or food items valued N4,200.
    “e. Should the 1st defendant claim that the 124,589 households received N4,200 by bank transfer, facts disclosing that the N4,200 was paid into their various bank accounts, including disclosing the bank account numbers of the 124,589 households whom the 1st defendant claimed received take-home rations valued at 4,200 each.
    “f. Phone numbers of the 124,589 households whom the 1st defendant claimed received take-home rations valued at N4,200 or the phone numbers of their heads of family.
    “g. State by state addresses of the 124,589 households whom the 1st defendant claimed received take-home rations valued at N4,200 to enable the plaintiff immediately confirm if they received the items.”
    The group said it instituted the suit in the overall public interest and promotion of rule of law, accountability, probity transparency and strengthening constitutional democracy and good governance.
    Responding the minister and the ministry, in their counter affidavit, argued that they did not refuse to provide the information sought as the information had been disclosed in their counter affidavit.
    They also argued that information sought by the plaintiff which bordered on addresses and phone numbers of beneficiaries were personal information and that such disclosure was exempted under Section 14 of FOI Act.
    They corrected that the total sum was N535, 873, 800 for 127, 789 households and not 523, 273, 800 for 124, 589 as alleged by the group.
    They, however, said that they did not disburse cash but food items.
    Delivering the judgment, Justice Maha struck out the names of 3rd, 4th and 5th defendants’ from the suit, the plaintiff, having failed to disclose a cause of action against them.
    The judge, in the decision delivered on Oct. 30 but the certified true copy (CTC) sighted on Wednesday, said the suit succeeded in part.
    She agreed with the argument of the minister and the ministry that the 127, 789 households had not consented to the disclosure of their personal details as required by law.
    She also refused to grant the request for the release of bank account numbers of the beneficiaries, having stated that no cash was disbursed.
    But Justice Maha held that there was nothing before the court to show how the said food items were disbursed and the defendants had not proved nor shown how the said N535, 873, 800 was distributed to the beneficiaries.
    “The 1st and 2nd defendants merely stated facts without proof of how the said sum was allegedly spent.

    “All these lapses give room for conjecture and speculation, and the court does not act on speculation; rather on material evidence placed before it,” she said, citing Section 167 of the Evidence Act.

    She, therefore, granted Reliefs (a), (b), (c), and (d) above but declined to grant Reliefs (e), (f) and (g).(NAN)(www.nannews.ng) (Flowerbudnews)

  • Idike debunks insinuations of involvement in arson, destruction of houses in Enugu community

    Idike debunks insinuations of involvement in arson, destruction of houses in Enugu community

     

    Enugu:    Mr Ogbonna Idike, the former Chairman of Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area in Enugu State, has debunked insinuations of his involvement in arson and destruction of houses in Ikolo community in Igbo-Etiti council area.

    Idike told newsmen in Enugu on Wednesday that the insinuations that he was involved and had a hand in the burning of some houses in Ikolo community recently, in November 2023, was unfounded, misleading, wicked and mischievous.

    He said that it was calculated to damage his image and pitch him against the people of Ikolo Community.

    Idike said that as a well-known peace-loving person, past Executive Chairman of Igbo-Etiti LGA with proven track record of deepening development in the entire local government, he “did not and will never participate” in or sponsor such criminal, dastardly and heinous acts.

    According to him, I hereby condemn the destruction and carnage in its entirety.

     

    He noted that the Ikolo and Lelegu Aku communities have been involved in a protracted boundary dispute for more than 60 years.

     

    “Sometime in 2008, the extended Idike Family purchased a piece of land from certain families in Lelegu Aku community and established Ezechi Farms Ltd that engaged in agricultural products and others, such as piggery, poultry, satchet water and bottled water production and borehole for supply of water to tankers.

     

    “This business served several communities within and outside Igbo Etiti LGA, including people from the nearby Ikolo community.

     

    “Ezechi Farms Ltd operated the farm business in the area peacefully without any issues until sometime in 2017 when people from Ikolo Community came and destroyed farms, buildings and properties of Lelegu Aku community in the area and also descended on our farm, the Ezechi Farm Ltd operational area.

     

    “They burnt several parts of the buildings, destroyed the poultry, burnt two big listers/generator machines, destroyed big water tanks and boreholes and wasted properties worth millions of naira.

    “We followed the legal process and reported the matter to the police, which investigated the criminal act, made arrests, and commenced legal processes against certain persons from the Ikolo community,” he said.

     

    The former chairman said that the Idike Family, being an outstandingly peace-lover and a devout Christian family, never contemplated retaliation as that is against our family philosophy.

    He noted that the family spent a lot to rebuild and continued the poultry and water business and replaced the burnt lister generators and other equipment and materials.

     

    “About November 5, 2023, people from Ikolo Community came again to the boundary and started destroying buildings and farms belonging to Lelegu Aku Community on a large scale.

     

    “It was on November 7, 2023, that they, again, moved to Idike Family’s Ezechi Farms, maliciously burnt the farm, poultry, piggery, killed and took many away, destroyed the water production equipment, the big water tankers, water boreholes and burnt all the big lister power generators.

     

    “All they maliciously destroyed recently is valued by a professional valuer at about N28m.

     

    “Again, Idike Family did not retaliate but reported the matter to the state and local governments and to the law enforcement agents who have started investigations,” he said.

    Idike said that, however, on Nov. 26, 2023, we received news that the Ikolo community was attacked and several buildings burnt.

     

    “This is heartbreaking and totally condemnable. We call on law enforcement agencies to wade into the matter, do proper investigations and bring to book all that have unleashed the criminal acts,” he said.

     

    He thanked the Enugu State Government through the Deputy Governor of Enugu State, who is the Chairman of the State boundary Committee, for his intervention and promise to deal with the demarcation and instill peace in the area. (Flowerbudnews)

  • Nigeria’s Betta Edu Urges ECOWAS Member States To Tackle Poverty, Humanitarian Challenges

    Nigeria’s Betta Edu Urges ECOWAS Member States To Tackle Poverty, Humanitarian Challenges

     

    By Biola Lawal

    (Flowerbudnews): The Chairman of ECOWAS Inter-ministerial Committee On Social Protection, Dr. Betta Edu has enjoined Member States to address Humanitarian And Poverty Challenges In West Africa using newly adopted regional social protection framework.

    Dr. Edu, who is Nigeria’s Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation
    also called for private sectors and development partners involvement in the regional effort s to eradicate poverty, saying, ” time for action is now’.

    Dr. Edu was speaking in Banjul, the Capital of the Republic of Gambia, during the closing session of the hybrid inter-ministerial meeting to adopt the ECOWAS regional social protection framework and operational plan, her Special. Adviser on Media and Publicity, Rasheed Olanrewsju Zubair disclosed in a statement.


    The Minister emphasised the imperativeness of member countries of the Economic Community of West Africa, ECOWAS to work towards achieving maximum social protection in the sub-region.

    Dr. Edu told the session that the adoption of the social protection framework by member countries and full implementation was key to overcoming humanitarian and poverty challenges in West Africa.

    Describing the meeting as crucial and remarkable as it is expected to grow the great initiatives and long-term efforts of the ECOWAS Commission with the support of partners in birthing the social protection instruments in the sub-sub-region, Minister who chaired the event virtually argued that;

    “Social Protection is a fundamental human right and should not be regarded as a privilege. It is a social and economic necessity that has proven to be a stabilizer in times of crises and shock, and it is meant to be provided throughout life circle”

    Dr. Edu pointed out that the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the yawning gaps in the social protection of the world, particularly in the West African sub-region, which has one of the lowest social protections in the continent.

    Records, she disclosed, have shown that the coverage of Social Protection in the ECOWAS region is the lowest in the continent with an average of about 17% of the population receiving at least one form of social protection benefits and spending is equally low as studies show that as little as 1% of the GDP of member States is spent on social protection benefits apart from health considered a far cry in comparison to international standards which should not be acceptable in West Africa.

    Citing Nigeria as an example, the Minister, however, acknowledged that member states were making giant strides towards addressing issues of social protection at the national level by developing policies and structures/programs to change the narratives. Nigeria is presently implementing one of the highest social protection interventions that covers 15 million households and, by extension, 61 million individuals through conditional cash transfers. This is the first of this magnitude and coverage in Africa by President Bola Tinubu, who is also the Chairman of ECOWAS, showing leadership in social protection within the region.

    “Furthermore Nigeria has a National Policy on Social Protection developed and other ancillary policies that will facilitate its operationalization, like the Cash and Voucher Assistance policy in Humanitarian context have equally been developed to guide actors in providing cash transfer assistance to the persons of concern in humanitarian setting.

    “Also in terms of structures, we have Several Agencies and parastatals dedicated to providing various social protection assistance to different categories of the population of Nigeria to lift millions out of poverty through different Social Investment and intervention programs under the watch of the ministry of humanitarian Affairs and poverty alleviation.

    “All interventions including humanitarian interventions are now redesigned through the lenses of the Humanitarian- Development-Peace nexus to ensure sustainable response.

    “Most importantly, a Humanitarian and Poverty Alleviation Trust Fund has equally been approved by the Federal Executive Council to ensure the mobilization of resources for social protection interventions,” she said.

    Dr. Edu who told the audience that the time for action is now, stressed that the Social Protection Framework for West Africa was intended to provide a broad set of guidelines and principles to ECOWAS and the Member States in the design and delivery of social protection interventions.

    She was of the view that the effort was driven by the principle that the provision of comprehensive and adequate social protection would contribute to the improvement in the quality of life of the citizenry.

    “In the light of the region’s exposure to a wide range of covariate shocks and common cross-border socio-economic challenges, the Framework aims at fostering higher levels of regional collaboration to broaden existing social protection systems and programs through a more coherent and effective approach to poverty reduction (SDG 1) and food and nutrition insecurity eradication (SDG 2) END HUNGER”, Dr. Edu emphasized.

    The Framework, according to the Nigerian Minister, contributes to the achievement of several social protection-related SDG targets, especially SDG target 1.3, which seeks to implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all.

    Also, speaking at the Closing Ceremony of the ECOWAS Regional Session, the Vice President of the Gambia, Muhammad Jallow, commended the commitment of the member states to social protection in the region.

    “The framework seeks to address endemic issues such as financing, coverage, climate risk, and informality in our economies amongst others.

    “One of the fundamental challenges in our region is that project-based social protection is ad hoc and unpredictable. As a region, we must move to mainstream social protection into our annual budgets.

    “The Gambia hosted an international Social Protection conference earlier this month on the theme “Accelerating Financing for Social Protection to Increase Coverage and Reach. ”

    “I am particularly pleased to note that the experts have dedicated a similar objective to “ Improve fiscal space for comprehensive and inclusive social protection, ” he added.

    The Closing Ceremony was attended by ministers in charge of social protection in eleven countries and the Nigeria Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, who is the Chairman. (Flowerbudnews)

  • 25 die, 15 injured in Kwara tanker fire

    25 die, 15 injured in Kwara tanker fire

    No fewer than 25 lives were lost while 15 others were seriously injured in a petrol tanker fire on Tuesday in Kwara State.

     

    The incident occurred due to an accident at Peke village along the Oko-Olowo area on the Ilorin/Bode-Saadu/Jebba express road.

     

    The accident involved a petrol tanker with registration number JJN 17 XW, a heavy-duty truck, and an 18-seater bus.

     

    Eye witness accounts revealed that the petrol tanker which was travelling from Niger State, was driving on the wrong side of the road which resulted in a head-on collision with a heavy-duty truck from Lagos State.

    The collision, it was further gathered, ignited a fire that rapidly consumed both vehicles and also affected the 18-seater bus which was also coming from Lagos.

     

    The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr. Stephen Dawulung, confirmed the accident to our correspondent on Wednesday, adding that he would provide the details later.

    The incident which was also confirmed by the Kwara State Director, Fire Service, Mr. John Falade, said that firemen responded to a fire at the village at about 3.18 p.m. on Tuesday.

     

    “On November 28, 2023, around 15:18 hours, the Kwara State Fire Service responded to a fire at Peke village along Oko-Olowo Bode-Saadu Expressway in Moro Local Government Area, Kwara State.

     

    “The firemen diligently worked to quench the inferno, but unfortunately, 25 lives were lost, and around 15 people were rescued with injuries,” he said.

     

    .Falade expressed deep sorrow over the incident that claimed many lives and stressed the need for road users to prioritise safe driving practices.

     

    He also warned drivers and other road users to adhere to safety measures consistently when driving on the roads.

  • I won’t challenge election result at tribunal — Dino Melaye

    I won’t challenge election result at tribunal — Dino Melaye

    The Kogi State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Dino Melaye, said he will not challenge the electoral victory of the All Progressives Congress before the state election petition tribunal.

     

    The PUNCH reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission declared the APC candidate, Usman Ododo, winner of the November 11 governorship election in the state.

     

    The PDP governorship candidate, who came in third in the election, on Wednesday alleged that the judiciary is no longer independent but a department of the APC.

    Dino stated, “Judiciary is no longer the last hope of the ordinary people, it is now a department under the All Progressives Congress. Why should any responsible person go to the tribunal when the APC have captured the judiciary?

     

    “I have lost complete confidence in the judiciary.”

     

    Details shortly

  • Supreme Court okays indefinite use of old, new Naira notes

    Supreme Court okays indefinite use of old, new Naira notes

    The Supreme Court has ruled that both the old and the redesigned Naira banknotes remain valid legal tenders in the country beyond December 31.

     

    The apex court, in a ruling by a seven-man panel led by Justice Inyang Okoro, on Wednesday, said the banknotes should remain in circulation, pending when the Federal Government, after due consultation with relevant stakeholders, takes a decision on the matter.

    made the order after hearing an application that was moved on behalf of the federal government by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN.

     

    It will be recalled that the court nullified on March 3 the ban on the use of the old N200, N500, and N1000 banknotes as valid legal tenders by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.

     

    The court held that the old Naira notes should be used alongside the redesigned currencies until the end of the year.

     

    In its lead judgement that was prepared and delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the apex court slammed the FG for unilaterally introducing the demonitization policy through the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, without consulting the Council of States, the Federal Executive Council, the National Security Council, the National Economic Council, Civil Society Organizations and other relevant stakeholders.

     

    It held that the FG failed to give valid notice to all the federating units before it decided to withdraw the old banknotes from circulation and introduce new ones.

     

    The Supreme Court maintained that evidence before it established that a purported notice on the monetary policy was through “mere press remarks” by governor of the CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele.

     

    It held that such remarks did not qualify as “reasonable notice” to the states as envisaged under section 20(3) of the CBN Act.

    Besides, the court invalidated the directive President Buhari gave in the broadcast he made on February 16, which allowed only the old N200 note to remain a legal tender until April 10.

    While accusing President Buhari of disobeying the interim order it made on February 8, which directed that the old banknotes should remain in use till the determination of the case before it, the apex court stressed that the President, by going ahead to ban the old banknotes, acted in a way that was inimical to democratic governance.

     

    According to the court, having acted in disobedience to its order, FG lost its right to be granted an audience before it.

     

    Following the end of the last administration, the President Bola Tinubu-led government re-applied to the Supreme Court for an indefinite extension of its December 31 deadline.

  • JAMB releases dates for 2024 UTME

    JAMB releases dates for 2024 UTME

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has said the registration for its 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, begins on January 15, 2024 and ends on February 16, 2024.

    Similarly, the board, in a statement on Wednesday, said it fixed March 7, 2024 for its MOCK-UTME, while the main UTME will be held from April 19 to 29, 2024.

    In the statement released by its spokesman, Fabian Benjamin, the board explained that the dates were fixed “based on the series of recommendations emanating from a two-day Information Technology (IT) and Management Retreat held between 26th and 28th, November 2023.”

     

    According to JAMB, “Candidates are expected to print their examination slips from 10th April 2024.”

     

    The statement read in full: “Based on the series of recommendations emanating from a two-day Information Technology (IT) and Management Retreat held between 26th and 28th, November 2023, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has fixed 15th January to 26th February 2024, for the sale of its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, application document.

     

    “Meanwhile, 7th March 2024, has been slated for the 2024 MOCK-UTME, while the main UTME will hold from 19th to 29th April 2024.

     

    “Candidates are expected to print their examination slips as from 10th April 2024.

     

    “Candidates are enjoined to take note of these dates and other advisories issued by the Board in relation to the administration of the examination.

     

    “They are also to visit the Board’s website www.jamb gov.ng for any other information.

  • 2024 UTME: JAMB fixes dates for sales, registration, exams

    2024 UTME: JAMB fixes dates for sales, registration, exams

    By Funmilayo Adeyemi

    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed Jan. 15 to Feb. 26, 2024, for the sale of its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) application document.
    This is based on series of recommendations emanating from a two-day Information Technology (IT) and Management Retreat held between Nov. 26 and 28.
    A statement signed by the JAMB Public Communication Advisor (PAC), Dr
    Fabian Benjamin, announced this in Abuja on Wednesday.
    Benjamin also said that March 7, 2024, had been slated for the 2024 MOCK-UTME, while the main UTME would hold from April 19 to April 29, 2024.
    He therefore advised candidates to print their examination slips as from  April 10, next year.
    “Candidates are enjoined to take note of these dates and other advisories issued by the Board in relation to the administration of the examination.
    “They are also to visit the Board’s website @www.jamb gov. ng for any other information,” the statement read in part.
    NAN