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Personal email is compulsory for UTME registration from today, says JAMB

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says candidates without personal emails will not be able to register for the 2023 UTME from January 31.

Fabian Benjamin, the board’s head of public affairs and protocol, announced the latest directive in a statement on Monday.

Benjamin said the directive followed a review of the board’s advisory on the ongoing UTME registration.

He added that the initiative is to ensure that best practices are followed in the process of capturing all relevant data pertaining to the candidates.

The JAMB spokesperson also said the email is imperative for facilitating the transmission of urgent and vital communication to candidates cheaply and efficiently.

Benjamin called on candidates to get an email before continuing with UTME registration.

“Furthermore, the e-mail provides more flexibility in communication and is a more professional way of reaching out to candidates. Candidates are, therefore, advised to get their genuine e-mail addresses before proceeding for UTME registration,” he said.

“In addition, candidates are to ensure that their passwords are kept securely as the board does not retrieve lost e-mail passwords or change e-mail addresses once registered.”

Registration for this year’s UTME started on January 14 and is scheduled to end on February 14.

The exam is billed to commence on April 29 and will end on May 12.

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Whitney Adeniran: Chrisland school, staff to be charged with manslaughter and negligence

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The Lagos ministry of justice says a case of involuntary manslaughter and negligence has been established against Chrisland High School Ikeja following the death of Whitney Adeniran.

Whitney, who was a student of the Lagos school, died on February 9 during a sports event at Agege Stadium.

Blessing Adeniran, Whitney’s mother, accused Chrisland of holding back information on the cause of her death.

Consequently, the state ministry of education ordered a temporary closure of the school pending an investigation.

The state later revealed that an autopsy on February 15 showed that the girl died from asphyxia and electrocution.

The school has already tendered a public apology on the matter, but an inquest into it is to begin on April 4.

The Lagos ministry of justice now says a case of involuntary manslaughter has been established against the school.

This, the ministry said, is contained in legal advice issued on March 23 by its department of public prosecution on the matter.

The ministry said those to answer to the charges that are to follow include the school, some staffers, and a vendor.

“On the 23rd of March, 2023, the DPP issued his legal advice and came to the conclusion that a prima facie case of involuntary manslaughter and reckless and negligent acts had been established against the school,” it stated.

“They will therefore be charged with the offences of involuntary manslaughter and reckless and negligent acts contrary to Sections 224 & 251 of the Criminal Law, Ch C17, Vol.3, Laws of Lagos State, 2015.

“Information will be filed in accordance with the legal advice issued by the DPP. Certified true copies of the legal advice are available on the ministry of justice website.”

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Mock UTME slips are ready for printing, says JAMB

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says candidates who registered for the 2023 mock UTME can now print their notification slips.

In a statement by Fabian Benjamin, its spokesperson, the board announced that the slips would be available for printing from March 23.

JAMB said a total of 176,408 candidates are scheduled to take part in the exercise scheduled for March 30.

“All candidates for the mock-UTME are to visit https://www.jamb.gov.ng., click on 2023 mock-UTME on the menu button to print their slips after inputting their registration number,” the statement reads.

“This directive is only applicable to those candidates, who had indicated interest to take the mock examination.

“The notification slip would contain the candidates’ registration number, venue, date, and time of the examination to enable them to easily locate their centres before the examination.

“Candidates are also enjoined to be at their centres one hour before the examination for biometric verification.”

The board reiterated its zero tolerance for examination malpractice, adding that anyone caught would be punished.

“Candidates are advised against going into the examination halls with prohibited items such as wristwatches, calculators, flash drives, phones, among others,” the board added.

“They are also warned to desist from the application of ‘laale’ to do fancied drawings and paintings on their hands to avoid unnecessary interference with the whorls of their fingers which could impede biometric verification.”

The exam was originally fixed for March 16 but postponed due to the governorship and state house of assembly elections.

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MBBS, civil engineering… UNIOSUN gets NUC accreditation for 26 courses

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The Osun State University (UNIOSUN) in Osogbo says the National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved full accreditation of 26 undergraduate and post-graduate courses for the institution.

Ademola Adesoji, the varsity’s public relations officer, announced the accredited courses in a statement.

Adesoji said the development followed the assessment of the institution’s facilities and personnel by the accreditation team.

“I am glad to announce that we received the outcome from the NUC yesterday. I am glad to inform you that we recorded 100% full accreditation for the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, 26 in total,” the statement reads.

“Some of the undergraduate programmes include Fisheries and Aquaculture, Wildlife Management, Food Science and Technology, Computer Science, Guidance and Counseling, Urban and Regional Planning, Medicine and Surgery, Biochemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Geology, Mathematics.

“Others include Microbiology, Physics with Electronics, Statistics, Public Health, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Economics, Geography, Political Science and International Relations, Banking and Finance, among others.”

Adesoji said the institution has continued to make meaningful contributions to nation-building through various projects embarked upon by its staff.

Buttressing his point, the spokesperson said Samson Adesote, a lecturer in the department of history and international studies, recently got an invitation for the documentation of the Nigerian army’s peace-keeping interventions in Liberia and Sierra Leone.

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