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Nigerians reject jambs position, advocate for national cut-off marks for admission
Some Nigerians have rejected the recent cancellation of long practiced Joint Admission and Matriculation Board national cut-off, saying it would not give room for quality education in the country
Some Abuja residents who spoke to Signature TV correspondent last weekend, said that the idea of Nigerian institutions determining admission benchmarks would create avenue for admission of Unqualified applicants and therefore result in producing mediocre graduates
Abdullahi Shaibu, a resident of Abuja and JAMB applicant suggested that schools should come together and determine nationally acceptable and unified cut-off and admission standard, instead of having different cutt-off marks by different institutions.
Boniface Udeagha , a resident of Abuja and an Education Activist advocated a total overhaul of Nigerian education system so as to have a system where quality education would be guaranteed.
HURIWA urges Nigerians to beg Buhari to resign immediately
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has called on Nigerians to beg President Muhammadu Buhari to resign immediately due to his “gross incompetence and ineptitude.”
The group stated this in a statement signed by HURIWA‘s National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko and National Media Affairs Director, Miss Zainab Yusuf, and made available to the media on Monday
According to the statement, HURIWA expressed worry on the expansion of terrorism in the North-West with the unprecedented levels of armed kidnappings going on in Katsina, Kaduna Niger, Zamfara States, and the constant bombardments of parts of Southern Kaduna State by armed Fulani attackers.”
The rights advocacy group believes that the reason for the boldness exhibited by the bandits was because of the toxic body language of President Buhari and those in control of the political layers of power in the country, maintaining that all the strategic security positions in the “internal security architectures were headed by persons who share same ethno-religious orientation with the majority of the armed terrorists threatening the National Security.
Nigerian govt moves to recover monies wrongly credited to 588 doctors
The Federal Government has commenced moves to recover millions of naira it said we’re wrongly paid to 588 medical doctors across the country.
This was disclosed on Sunday by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige when he fielded questions from State House correspondents in Abuja.
He explained that affected doctors wrongly benefitted from Medical Residency Training Fund meant for a particular category of doctors.
He said the names of the doctors were uncovered after a thorough scrutiny of the 8,000 names submitted by Chief Medical Directors of Federal Government health institutions for the training programme.
The minister, however, revealed that a substantial amount of the money had been refunded by some of the affected doctors while efforts has been intensified to recover the remaining balance.
He maintained that the delay in making the refund by the affected doctors was holding back the Residency Fund payment by the government.
LASPEC warns pensioners against fraudsters
The Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC) has warned 245 pensioners who received pension benefits last month to be wary of fraudsters.
The Director-General of the agency, Babalola Obilana, decried the activities of fraudulent individuals claiming to have affiliations with the Commission.
While speaking at the last 88th Bond Presentation Ceremony, Obilana warned Lagos State pensioners to be wary of impostors.
He urged the retirees to stay away from any individual or association demanding money in exchange for fast-tracking payment of pension benefits.
He stated that Lagos State Pension Commission does not have any intermediaries and told the retirees to .contact the commission directly for all inquiries.
According to the DG, 245 retirees have been credited with N1.01 billion in August.
IN BUSINESS
Capital market panics as Senate escalates fear of SEC insolvency
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) financial crisis has sent shivers down the spine of the capital market community, with many fearing that the Commission would be compelled to cut its personnel costs and perhaps retrench workers if the situation does not improve.
While testifying before the Senate Joint Committees on the 2022-2024 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy, Lamido Yuguda, the Director-General of the nation’s capital market regulator, explained that the Commission recorded an N2.9 billion deficit in 2019, N4.3 billion in 2020, and N1.7 billion at the end of June 2021, bringing the total deficit to N9 billion.
Concerned about the trend, Senator Adeola Olamilekan, who chairs the Joint Committees on Finance, National Planning, Petroleum Upstream, Downstream, and Gas in the upper legislative chamber, called attention to the Commission’s excessive personnel costs in the last two years.
However, in his reaction, SEC DG Yuguda said that the market crisis and the COVID-19 had harmed the Commission.
Senator Kashim Shettima, the former governor of Borno State, criticized his response, stating that the SEC was on the verge of insolvency due to its enormous recurrent costs, as seen by its record before the Joint Committees.
ON THE FOREIGN SCENE
Nigeria, ECOWAS, AU insist on restoration of democracy
Nigerian Government, Economic community of West African States, ECOWAS, and African Union have called on those behind the military takeover in Guinea to restore constitutional order without delay.
A statement by Esther Sunsuwa, Spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said: “The Nigerian Government is saddened by the apparent coup d’état that has taken place in the Republic of Guinea today, in clear violation of the ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday demanded a return to constitutional order in Guinea and threatened to impose sanctions after special forces soldiers apparently ousted long-serving President Alpha Conde.
A statement by ECOWAS chairman, Ghana’s President Nana Akuffo-Addo, condemned what it called “an attempted coup,” and demanded the immediate and unconditional liberation of Conde, who was detained by the soldiers.
A statement by AU chairman and Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi and AU Commission head Moussa Faki Mahamat called on the body’s Peace and Security Council to meet urgently to examine the situation and take appropriate measures.
IN SPORTS
Liverpool working to get midfielder Keita back from Guinea following coup
Liverpool are in touch with authorities to safely bring back midfielder Naby Keita following a military coup in his homeland of Guinea, the club said on Monday.
The 26-year-old was supposed to take part in Guinea’s World Cup qualifier against Morocco in Conakry when the game was called off after a group of soldiers reportedly ousted President Alpha Conde and later dissolved the government on Sunday.
Keita started Liverpool’s opening two league games and was an unused substitute in the 1-1 draw against Chelsea. Liverpool next face Leeds United on Sept. 12 after the international break.
