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JAMB EXTENDS REGISTRATION DATE

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMB has extended the date of registration.

We can recall that most of the students that are yet to register are much more than those that had registered which led the students to complain about how and what they pass through daily about the new process of registration.

As announced before, the registration was to end by 19th April, it has now been extended to 5th of May. This was due to the massive turn up of students which the exam body didn't expect to be so.

Our correspondent learnt that the earlier announced Mock exam is now pending and a new date for the Mock will be given in due time.

The exam date also has been rescheduled to commence by 13th to 20th May 2017

Customs Comptroller-General, Ali enters NASS without Uniform

THE Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali, rtd has arrived the National Assembly without wearing the complete Customs Uniform as directed by the Senate where he would appear before the Senators at the Chambers soon.

 

Ali who arrived at around 9.30 am, went straight to the office of the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki.

He was led to the office by the Senoir Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters(Senate), Senator Ita Enang.

 

The Comptroller general who appeared in his white Cafta, white cap and black shoes to match, went to Enang’s office at 10.36am shortly after Ekweremadu and other principal officers entered the chambers.

 

In his address, there is the insignia of EFCC and that of Customs. Enang also dressed in white. shunned the invitation by the Senate that he should appear before it yesterday in complete Uniform to explain the agency’s earlier planned policy on duty on vehicles and other recent acts of the Customs.

 

It would be recalled that the Senate yesterday mandated the NCS boss to appear before it today at 10am and explain why he has refused to honour the invitation of the upper chambers to come and explain his action on the implementation of the controversial policy

 

The decision of the Senate yesterday followed a motion by Senator George Sekibo, PDP, Rivers East who relied on Section 89 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria( as amended) and seconded by Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu.

 

According to the Senate, the action taken could have been avoided if each institution has respect for the other and that it is an indication that no body is above the law., just as it stressed that government was not about making money, but about the welfare of the people, adding that the Upper chambers must move against anyone or institution that tries to rubbish the Upper chambers as an institution.

 

It would be recalled that for shunning the directives of the Senate that the Customs should suspend the proposed vehicle duty ultimatum due to begin on April 12, the Senate had on Tuesday openly declared war by summoning the Comptroller -General to appear before it yesterday

JAMB TO BEGIN SALES OF 2017 FORM

JAMB NEWS UPDATE JAMB 2017: SALES OF FORM TO BEGIN ON MONDAY 20TH MARCH

JAMB 2017 Exams starts 6th May to 20th May, 2017 (Excluding May 12, 2017 because of candidates sitting for WAEC's further Maths)

Sales of jamb form 2017 will end Wednesday 19th April 2017. Registration portal closes on Saturday 22 April 2017

The Jamb 2017 fee is 5,500 naira. This includes Registration fees, Reading text amd all other document(Syllabus and  brochure)

For Direct Entry candidates, Application will be on sale from Sunday 23rd April 2017.

Jamb has not cancelled awaiting result. Anyone is free to apply for the 2017 Jamb with awaiting result. The deal is - your result must be ready during screening to qualify for admission into any school.

N360m Wike's Bribe: 14 Policemen To Testify Against 23 INEC Officials

The trial of 23 officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, accused of receiving N360m bribe from Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State in connection with the December 10, 2016 rerun elections in the state, will commence this week.

The prosecution has also lined up 14 policemen, whom it refers to as potential witnesses against the INEC officials.

It was confirmed by our correspondent that the defendants would be arraigned before Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday.

“The court served the hearing notice on the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation sometime last week. The notice indicated that the arraignment would take place on Tuesday, March 14,” a source familiar with the case said.

Responding to a question on whether the defendants had been served with the charges, the source said, “Immediately the charges were filed last week, more than enough copies that would go round the 23 defendants were sent to the police.

“Recall that the police earlier released the defendants. But the investigative team of the police re-invited the defendants after receiving copies of the charges from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

“So, I am sure if the defendants honoured the police invitation, they would have been served with the charges.”

According to the source, the charges were accompanied by a list of “14 potential witnesses”.

The source stated that the list was subject to a further review in the course of the trial.

All the 14 witnesses listed are all said to be policemen.

The source added, “In fact, all the witnesses listed so far are policemen. So, the prosecution may later amend its proof of evidence by filing additional list of witnesses to bring in others including INEC officials as prosecution witnesses.

“It is always within the rights of the prosecution to reduce or add to its number of its proposed witnesses.”

We should vividly remember that the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation had, on March 7, filed seven counts comprising money laundering and economic crimes-related offences against the accused persons.

The prosecution, in the suit with number FHC/ABJ/CR/42/2017, alleged that the sum of N360m, the defendants allegedly received from Gov. Wike, represented proceeds of the governor’s criminal conduct as well as economic and financial crimes.

The 23 INEC officials, allegedly between December 7 and 10, 2016, “converted, concealed, were in possession” and “used” the sum of N360m bribe in violations of various provisions of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 and Economic and Financial Crimes (Establishment, etc) Act, 2004.

The 23 INEC officials are said to include three state coordinators of the electoral body.

The accused persons named in the charges are Shittu Lamido (Shettima), Henry Owokure, Peter Ewatade, Mrs. Mary Tunkoyo Pennap, Gwatana Jibril, Ivase Stephen and Abdullahi Ogabo.

Also named as part of the defendants are Gayus Hassan, Hussaina Yahaya, James Ogwuche, Karimu Aminu and Adedokun Najeem Ayotunde.

The defendants also include Balogun Funmilayo and Adams Kadiri, Akinwande Adesoji, Lukeman Olabimpe and Tiamiyu R. Arowolo.

The rest are Akinwoye Amodu, Nwoha Yusuf, Patrick Anuke, Iro Abali, Nwosu Oluchi and Arukwe Chinelo.

In count 1, the defendants “all electoral officers and staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission between December 7 to 10, 2016 at Port Harcourt, Rivers State, did conspire to convert the sum of N360,000,000 directly from bribery and corruption in connection with the Rivers State re-run election which took place on December 10, 2016.”

In count 2, prosecution alleged that the accused persons, “did convert the sum of N360,000,000, being money derived directly from bribery and corruption in connection with the Rivers State rerun election, which took place on December 10, 2016, with the aim of concealing the illicit origin of the money.”

In count 3, it was alleged that the accused persons “did collaborate to conceal the sum of N360,000,000, being money derived directly from bribery and corruption, in connection with the Rivers State rerun election, which took place on December 10, 2016.”

In count 4, it was alleged that the defendants “all electoral officers and staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission between December 7 and 10, 2016, at Port Harcourt, Rivers State, did commit an offence to wit: possession of the sum of N360,000,000, being money you received from Governor Ezenwo Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, knowing that the said money represented proceeds of bribery and corruption in connection with the Rivers State rerun election, which took place on December 10, 2016.”

I WAS ALSO SAID TO HAVE DIED 12 TIMES -- EX-PRESIDENT OBASANJO

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described those behind the rumored death of President Muhammadu Buhari as

FG unveils twelve prioritized strategies to end recession

 

Nigerian government on Monday announced that it has mapped out strategies to end the current economic recession.

Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udoma, made the disclosure at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

He spoke at the Second Presidential Business Forum presided over by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo.

Udoma said the medium term Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP 2017-2020) was being finalized to address current economic challenges, restore growth, and reposition the economy for sustained inclusive growth.

Udoma said though 59 strategies had been developed for implementation to achieve the strategic objectives of the ERGP, 12 of them had been prioritized based on their importation to the success of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan.

He listed the 12 plans as “restoring production to 2.2mbpd and reach 2.5mbpd by 2020, privatizing selected assets, accelerating non-oil revenue generation, drastically cutting costs”.

The list also included aligning monetary, trade and fiscal policies, expanding infrastructure especially power, roads and rails well as revamping the four existing refineries.

Other strategies are improving ease of doing business, expanding social investment programs, delivering on agricultural transformation, accelerating implementation of National Industrial Revolution Plan using special economic zones.

The minister added that government was also focusing on priority sectors in order to generate jobs, promote exports, boost growth and upgrade skills.

The minister said the ERGP is different from the previous plans and visions that have been developed and not effectively implemented.