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UTME: JAMB To Reimburse Registration Fees To Deserving Sight-Impaired Candidates—-Prof. Olarenwaju Fagbohun, Lagos Coordinator, JAMB Equal Opportunity Group, says the board will refund fees paid by deserving visually-impaired candidates for the purchase of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination UTME forms.

Olarenwaju, a former Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU), gave the assurance at the Distance Learning Institute (DLI), University of Lagos, centre for 2024 UTME  for visually-impaired candidates from Lagos and Ogun states.

According to him, a total of 88 candidates in this category registered for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for the centre but  only 82 were present.

He explained that only visually-impaired candidates with five ‘O’ Level credits in one sitting  would  benefit.

The coordinator said that the gesture was to encourage physically-challenge candidates.

“I will like to give kudos to the  Registrar of JAMB,  Prof Is’haq Oloyede, for all he is doing to push the frontiers of education in this country.

“This year, he went a step further to return money paid by visually-challenged candidates for the purchase of their registration documents- those who scored five credits at one sitting.

“They were not supposed to have paid for the forms,  but in a situation whereby they have already done that, their money will be returned to them here,  today.

“The process is that the  board, from the results uploaded by these candidates during registration for the examination, had already disaggregated all these and sent to all the centre coordinators nationwide.

“We have the list and the money already made available by the board, and the directive is that we must ensure that the concerned candidates get back their money immediately.

“We want them to know that they are Nigerians and that Nigeria recognises their roles and will want to harness their potential,” he said.

He said that the board would continue to explore means to ensure that no Nigerian child would be left behind in empowerment.

He noted that the special examination was being conducted in 12 centres nationwide.

“Before now, we allowed the candidates to just listen. The proctors will read aloud to them, but this year, we realised that some of them also want to use the braille and read on their own and then answer the questions.

“So, we, in addition to the option of ‘read aloud’ have also decided to introduce the option of ‘fully braille’.

“This means we will print questions on braille for the candidates and they will now use the braille answer sheets to answer the questions.

“Before the commencement of this year’s exercise, we started calling the candidates for this Lagos centre in the past one or two months, to put them on notice about where they would be sitting for the examination, which is the DLI of UNILAG.

“They were also told to get to the centre a day before, with their guides to ensure that they would not be under any pressure.’’

He said that the candidates were checked into hotels alongside their guides.

“They are being well taken care of, and whenever they will be returning to their respective destinations, they will be given transportation allowance,” he said.

The former  LASU vice-chancellor said  that efforts made by the organisers to get across to the six candidates who did not turn up for the examination were futile.

He said that phone  calls  to  numbers they supplied during registration did not respond.

He added that the organisers could not reach them through the e-mail addresses and WhatsApp numbers they supplied.

According to Fagbohun, a Professor of Environmental Law, the candidates would be tested in Government, Arabic, Use of English, Mathematics and Biology, among other subjects.

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Fintiri Endorse Prof. Clement Appointment As Adamawa Vasity Vice Chancellor

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Fintiri Endorse Prof. Clement Appointment As Adamawa Vasity Vice Chancellor—-Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has endorse the appointment of Prof. Augustine Clement as considerable Vice Chancellor of  Adamawa State University (ADSU), Mubi.

Prof. Maxwell Gidado, Pro-chancellor and Chairman Governing Council, disclosed this  during a news briefing in Yola on Tuesday,

He explained that , the appointment followed the recommendation of  the Joint council and senate selection board which interviewed 23 applicants for the post.

Gidado said, the appointment would take effect from Wednesday  February 5, 2025.

“Prof. Augustine Clement is a distinguished scholar of Monogastric Animal Nutrition in the Department of Animal Production.

“He served the University for over a decade of dedicated service in Teaching, Research and Community Service.

“Prior to this appointment, he was the Director, Interim Joint Matriculation Board  (IJMB) and Remedial Studies and had held several Academic and Administrative positions in the University” he said.

In his acceptance speech, Prof. Clement expressed gratitude for the appointment and pledged to collaborate with the management and council to develop the University.

He revealed plans to introduce Medical Courses  to adress manpower shortage in the state’s health sector  .

The VC also pledged to work in alignment with government policies on food security and implement solar energy solutions to tackle power supply challenges.

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ASUU Urges NASS To Protect TETFUND From Abrogation Under Proposed Tax Reform Bill

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ASUU Urges NASS To Protect TETFUND From Abrogation Under Proposed Tax Reform Bill—-The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the National Assembly (NASS) to protect the Tertiary Education Trust (TETFUND) from being abrogated under the Nigeria Tax Bill 2024.

Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, the President of ASUU, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja.

Osodeke said that the proposed bill was worrisome and also posed potential danger to the Tertiary Education Trust (TETFUND).

“ASUU has observed with keen interest the ongoing debate on the review of the tax system in the country under a proposed bill tagged, Nigeria Tax Bill, 2024.

“This is currently before the National Assembly. Arising from the tax bill is the proposed abrogation of the education tax.

“ASUU is alarmed by this dangerous and unpatriotic aspect of the proposed new tax regime,” he said.

According to Osodeke, the bill proposed that education tax, called development levy, used to bankroll TETFund’s programmes should be ceded to the newly established Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND).

“TETFund will also receive 66.7 per cent in 2027, 2028 and 2029 years of assessment but zero per cent in 2030 year of assessment and thereafter,”he said.

He said that the far-reaching consequence of the new tax system is that from 2030, all funds generated from the development levy would be passed to NELFUND.

He said that ASUU found the development not only worrisome but also inimical to the national development objective due to the potential danger to the survival of TETFund.

Osodeke said that TETFund has been viewed as the backbone for infrastructural development, postgraduate training and research capacity building in Nigeria’s public tertiary institutions in the
last 15 years.

He said that ASUU had resolved not to stand by and watch the denigration or obliteration of TETfund which represents a positive testament to its constructive engagements with Nigerian governments since 1992.

“It is our considered view that abrogating the TETFund Act 2011, by design or default, will be a great disservice not just to education but to Nigeria as a nation.

“As a result, ASUU is urging members of the National Assembly to do all within their capacity to protect TETFund from being abrogated under the Nigeria Tax Bill 2024, ”he said.

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