Wednesday, April 3, 2013
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Federal Government set to scrap NECO, cancels UTME
Federal Government has concluded arrangements to scrap the National Examination Council. Plans have also been concluded to cancel the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination being conducted by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board for applicants into the nation’s tertiary institutions.
JAMB will however not be scrapped.
The government’s decisions, which would be made public soon via a White Paper, are based on the recommendations of the Stephen Oronsaye-led Presidential Committee on the Rationalisation and Restructuring of Federal Government Parastatals, Commissions and Agencies.
A government source said that upon receipt of the latest report, President Goodluck Jonathan has been meeting with Vice-President Namadi Sambo and a few top government officials to take final decisions on it.
It was in one of such meetings held on Tuesday that the final decision was taken.
Under the new arrangement, the source said in place of UTME, authorities of all tertiary institutions would now be at liberty to conduct their entrance examinations as they had been doing for post-UTME.
JAMB will however serve as a clearing house.
“JAMB will now be a clearing house like Universities and Colleges Admissions Service in the UK. If somebody gains admission into three universities and holds down space, immediately such person picks his first choice, JAMB’s system will automatically free the remaining two slots for other applicants.
“JAMB will no longer conduct examinations but it will be setting the standard alongside the schools authorities,” the source said.
UCAS, which was established in 1993, is the British admission service for students applying to university and college, including post-16 education as of 2012. UCAS is primarily funded by students who pay a fee when they apply and a capitation fee from universities for each student they accept.
On NECO, the source said in arriving at the decision to scrap the examination body, the committee took into cognizance its huge facilities across the country.
But it was resolved that the West African Examination Council would absorb NECO’s members of staff and its facilities.
WAEC will also be empowered to conduct two Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations per year, one in January and the other probably in December.
Hitherto, only one November/December SSCE Examination is being conducted.
The May/June Senior Secondary Certificate Examination being organised by the examination body once in a year still stands.
The government source also said arrangements had been concluded to scrap the Public Complaint Commission, the National Poverty Eradication Programme and the Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution among others.
Source: PUNCH
Sterling Bank Plc’s ‘Story of Sacrifice’ Winners Announced
Bet you did not see this one coming! An April fool’s Day Prank has ushered in the announcement of Winners for the Story of Sacrifice Activation from Sterling Bank!
Facebook fans of the high-flying Bank had a good laugh at the prank-post which announced the cancellation of the activation an hour later when the funny-side of Sterling Bank was revealed.
Those laughing the loudest however are; See them after the cut and congrats to all the winners...
Top 3:
1ST Breezy Jumbo
2ND Olasupo Yusuf
3RD Barcelona Olawale Gold Akinboyewa
Consolation prize winners:
Oluwaseun Dapomola Awosusi
Badeth Panganuron
Blessed Wisdom Love
Nsofor Ekene
Obi Ebelechukwu
Ojo Oluwakemisola
Howolarbee Daveed
Isreal Adelaja
Osinachi Uba
Iyantan John
1ST Breezy Jumbo
2ND Olasupo Yusuf
3RD Barcelona Olawale Gold Akinboyewa
Consolation prize winners:
Oluwaseun Dapomola Awosusi
Badeth Panganuron
Blessed Wisdom Love
Nsofor Ekene
Obi Ebelechukwu
Ojo Oluwakemisola
Howolarbee Daveed
Isreal Adelaja
Osinachi Uba
Iyantan John
who emerged winners of the Easter activation.
Didn’t win anything? Never mind, trust Sterling Bank to keep on dishing out great activations to enthral us all. So, keep up with them on www.facebook.com/sterlingbankplc.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Video: Chris Brown shouts out Wizkid & Azonto on BET’s 106 & Park
You all need to watch this video. Chris Brown, while promoting his new album on BET's 106 & Park, talks about Azonto, credits it to Nigeria (Ghana people, make una no vex abeg..hehe) and says he learnt it from Wizkid...and also says Wizzy baby is an incredible artist. Peep from 4:30 mark
Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj, what you two doing?
"I'm still in love with Jim Iyke' - actress Stephnora Okere confesses
"I've been maintaining a low profile because of the fact that I wanted to re-arrange myself for the future having made one or two mistakes in the past.Yep, you guessed right, she's still in love with Jim Iyke. I hope single Jim Iyke reads this blog...lol. Continue to see the rest of the interview...
SDK: "What mistakes are you referring to? As an actress or your personal life?"
Stephnora: "Both. First as an actress, I allowed myself to put on weight and that is not good for the kind of profession I'm in. When I gained weight, I lost a lot of offer for movie roles. My personal life mistake concerns my involvement in a marriage process that never scaled through. I got involved with someone with someone who doesn't understand what the word love means. It took me being involved in that relationship to realise what true love really means. It made me realise that I had loved and still do love someone else."
SDK: Who exactly are you referring to that you still love?
Stephnora: I still love Jim Iyke
SDK: Wow, that's some revelation. I am sure even Jim Iyke will be shocked to read this. He must have impacted on you strongly.
Stephnora: Jim was and is still the best friend I've ever had. He was not just around, he was there as a friend, brother, lover, companion. He was always there. He understood me.
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