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FG scraps post UTME, PEGS CUTT-OFF AT 180
The Federal Government Thursday scrapped the conduct of post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) for candidates seeking admission into higher institution.
The government explained that all tertiary institutions were at liberty to conduct screening for candidates seeking admission into any school.
Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, said this on Thursday in Abuja after declaring open the 2016 Combined Policy Meeting on Admissions to Universities, Polytechnics and other higher institutions in Nigeria.
Adamu, expressed confidence in the examination conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), adding that there was no need for other examination to be conducted by universities after JAMB.
He said: “As far as I am concerned the nation has confidence in what JAMB is doing. The universities should not be holding another examination and if the universities have any complain against JAMB let them bring it and then we address it.
“If JAMB is qualified enough to conduct tests and they have conducted test then there will be no need to conduct another test for students to gain admission.”
The Minister also asked the JAMB to stop extra charges on several categories of changes on admissions such as the change of course, change of school and others.
Meanwhile, the JAMB has pegged the cut – off mark for admission for 2016 at 180.
The 180 benchmark, applies to all universities and higher institutions in the country, including polytechnics, colleges of education, and others.
JAMB’s Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, after a long debate with delegates from various institutions, told journalists that no institution would go below the 180 cut-off set by the board.
He said: “180 is given, no institution will go below 180 this year, And some universities can go above it, I know University of Ife will not go below 200 and University of Lagos will not go below 200 and also UI. All these ones stand but 180 as bench mark for others.
“This year we have more than enough candidates, we have over 1.5 million candidates so we will get enough candidates to take in all the schools if they are serious. Re-distribution is already ongoing, because it is embedded in the registration procedure.”

END OF JOHN TERRY AT CHELSEA

John Terry has played last game for Chelsea, will miss his own Farewell after Sunderland sending off

Saturday, May 7th, 2016

John Terry has most likely played his last game for Chelsea.

And his last act as a Chelsea players will probably be the ignominy of being sent off during a defeat at the Stadium of Light, as he saw red at the death of Chelsea’s loss to Sunderland.

Terry had already been booked, and was sent off for a second yellow late on, although in truth his 2nd yellow could easily have been a straight red.

With just one game remaining of the campaign, it means Terry’s season is over – and hence Chelsea career.

With the club deciding against offering him a new contract, Terry is set to walk away from Stamford Bridge at the end of the season, indeed next week was supposed to be his farewell party, with a big bash planned for afterwards.

It now looks like he’ll have to go ‘full kit’ to his on goodbye party. Oh the indignity of it.