JAMB begins registration of UTME January 14, direct entry Feb 20

By Favour Nnabugwu

 

 

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, will begin the registration of 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME on January 14, 2023.

JAMB also said the registration of its Direct Entry,DE for 2023 session commences from Monday, February 20, to Thursday, April 20, 2023.

The spokesman of the nation’s tertiary institutions admission examinations body ,Dr Fabian Benjamin,said in a statement, Tuesday,that the decisions were taken at the end of JAMB’s management meeting held on Tuesday, 20th December, 2022,.

“The Board has approved the commencement of registration for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from Saturday, 14th January to Tuesday, 14th February, 2023.

“This, however, does not include registration for Direct Entry (DE) application documents as the DE registration would commence from Monday, 20th February to Thursday, 20th April, 2023,”he said.

The statement further read:”The Board also fixed Thursday, 16th March, 2023, for the conduct of its optional mock-UTME.

“Candidates are to note that they would be required to pay the sum of N1000 service charge for CBT centres for the conduct of mock examination at the point of registration so as to prevent a situation where candidates would indicate their interest to sit the mock-UTME leading the various centres to commit human and material resources only for them to stay away on the day of the examination. With the new arrangement, candidates indicate their interest by paying for the mock at the point of UTME registration, therefore, precluding the centres from incurring any loss whether candidates turn up or not.

“Also, the Board, after considering its other commitments, fixed Saturday, 29th April, 2023, for the conduct of the 2023 UTME, which is expected to end on Monday, 12th May, 2023.

“The Board advises all candidates, who desire to register for the 2023 UTME to immediately embark on the creation of their respective profiles ( creation of profile code) ahead of the formal commencement of the registration exercise to avoid being caught up in any ensuing bottleneck.”

PenCom rated top among CBN, NDLEA, DSS – CCSN

By Favour Nnabugwu

 

 

The Conference of Civil Society of Nigeria (CCSN) has identified the National Pension Commission (PenCom) as one of the top performing Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in Nigeria.

The CCSN who rated PenCom among top performing MDAs like the Department of State Services (DSS), National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

In a letter was signed by the CCSN’s Chairperson, Comrade Adams Otakwu, and two other members of the coalition, John Ogar and Acheme Arumona said PenCom “has become synonymous with positive, transparent and goal-oriented pension administration in Nigeria,” the letter intimated President Buhari.

The CCSN, which is a coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) crusading for good governance and transparency, said PenCom “stands out as one of the most ambitious financial inclusion programmes targeted at the Civil Society and the informal sector of any developing economy in the world.”

The CSOs disclosed this in a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari dated 19 December 2022.

The coalition observed that PenCom embodies “a welcome departure from the humongous corruption and inhumane treatment of our pensioners, that was the stock in trade prior to the current dispensation.”

The letter stated that PenCom, since 2019, has recorded phenomenal reforms of global reference.

“These include the extraordinary rise of pension assets and Retirement Savings Accounts, enhanced contributory registration system, payment of outstanding pension liabilities, recovery of outstanding pension contributions, increase in Minimum Share Capital for Pension Fund Administrators, and effective implementation of the Micro Pension Plan, which coopted the Civil Society into the pension scheme and has greatly enhanced our productivity and well-bring.”