•OGSIEC Chairman, Babatunde Osibodu The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission today said that it had amended the minimum qualifying age for candidates to contest in the state’s November 16 Local Government elections from 30 to 25 years. The commission’s Chairman, Babatunde Osibodu, disclosed this in a statement signed by him and made ava...
•Nigerian Senate The National Assembly yesterday passed the Police Act Amendment Bill which pegs the tenure of the Inspector-General of Police at four years. Hitherto, the IG is expected to retire on attaining the public service retirement age which is 60, reports The Nation. With the passage of this Executive Bill, an IG who has […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has pegged 140 as a cut-off mark for admission into the university. The board also fixed 100 as the minimum cut-off point mark for admission into polytechnics and colleges of education. JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede announced this today in Abuja at the 2024 Policy meeting of the [&h...
•Prof. Tahir Mamman Stakeholders and attendees at the ongoing policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, are protesting as the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, declared that only candidates who have attained the age of 18 would henceforth be given admission into tertiary institutions in the country. Mamman,...
•New Naira notes The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled new minimum capital requirements for banks, pegging the minimum capital base for commercial banks with international authorisation at ₦500 billion. A circular signed by the Director, Financial Policy and Regulation Department, Haruna Mustafa, to all commercial, merchant, and non-i...
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