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T he Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has fixed minimum cut off marks for Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. The minimum cut off marks for admissions into universities in Nigeria was set for 120, polytechnics and colleges of education pegged at 100. Innovative enterprising institutes was pegged at 110. However, institutions can raise their cut off marks for admission above the minimum set by JAMB. Also, admissions into public degree awarding institutions for the 2017 UTME examination will end on January 15, 2018 while for private institutions, it ends on January 31, 2018. Meanwhile, decisions on first choice candidates by universities will end on October 15, and second choice candidates will end on December 15; after which the remaining students will be available in the market place for other institutions till the January closing dates. These decisions were taken at the 2017 Combined Policy Meetings on Admissions into Tertiary Institutions in Nig

P resident Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday assured people of the South East that his administration will ensure they “get their dues” just like other zones in the country. Buhari gave the assurance while receiving a coalition of South East youths group who stormed the Aso Rock Villa gate to declare support for him. His Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina made the remark when he received the group. According to Adesina, “I want to promise on his behalf that the South East will get its due during the time of President Muhammadu Okechukwu Buhari. “The roads in the region will be fixed and the second Niger Bridge will be done. Everything-infrastructure, positions, offices-all that the centre needs to do for the region, the South East region will get its own fair share.” Adesina also asserted that the president would do everything possible to keep the nation together. He said, “You must have heard our President yesterday (Monday) in his nationwi

P resident Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday ordered Nigeria’s Service Chiefs to ensure that Nigeria remains one in accordance with his position as stated in his speech on Monday. The directive was disclosed to State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Abayomi Olonishakin, after Service Chiefs met with Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. According to Olonishakin, Buhari said they should ensure that his directive was carried out to the latter. He said, “In his address, the President talked about the unity of the nation which is not negotiable. We have all been fully instructed to ensure that that the directive is carried out to the latter. “We have been in a meeting with Mr. President for the last three hours. All we have done is to update him on all security issues around the country, within the country and outside the country where our troops are. “Of course, we have just updated him because he is awar

F ormer Nigerian oil minister, Diezani Alison Madueke has lost more properties located in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja, valued at about N2.7 billion to the Nigerian government. Justice Abdulaziz Anka of the Federal High Court in Lagos gave the forfeiture order on Tuesday. The houses seized included 21 mixed housing units of eight four bedroom penthouse apartment; six buildings of three bedroom apartments; two buildings of three bedrooms apartment and one building of four bedrooms apartment, located at 7 Thurnburn Street and 5 Raymond Street, Yaba. They were all valued at N937 million. There were also 16-four bedrooms terrace buildings, located at Heritage Court Estate, Omerelu Street, Diobu GRA, Port-Harcourt, River State, valued at N928 million. Also forfeited were 13 three-bedroom with one room maid’s quarter situated at Mabushi Gardens Estate, Plot 1205, Cadastral Zone B06, Mabushi, Abuja, valued at N650 million; and six flats of three bedrooms and one boys

R euben Abati “Baba don come oh. Baba o yo yo, Baba Bubu o yo yo” “What is that?” “Eh, o yo yo” “If you are this excited about President Buhari’s return, then why didn’t you go to Abuja to welcome him when he arrived from England on Saturday.” “I didn’t have to” “After 104 days on medical vacation in London. You should have been there to show your loyalty, and your commitment to change.” “There were other people there. They serenaded Baba all the way from the airport to the Villa. That is how you know a popular leader.” “Don’t get over-excited, my friend. Those people were paid N2, 000 each. They shared money the same way the pro-Buhari protesters who challenged the Charly Boy group shared money. You should know when a crowd has been rented.” “Whatever. We thank God that Baba is back. We are just waiting for those people who threatened to commit suicide if the President returns home alive to go straight ahead and do so.” “Nobody said that.”

P resident Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presided over a crucial meeting of the National Security Council. The meeting was attended by Nigeria’s military chiefs as well as the Inspector General of Police, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. The meeting is the first such meeting presided over by the president since he returned to the country on Saturday after 103 days in London for medical treatment. Source: Premium Times

I n this interview with SUNRISE DAILY, an interactive show on Channels Television, the presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, speaks on the President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent return from a protracted medical leave and numerous questions it raised in the polity.  The interview was held after the broadcast by the president on Monday morning. The interview was transcribed by Ifeoluwa Adeyemo and Kunle Sanni.  Excerpts: SUNRISE DAILY: How was it receiving the president? ADESINA: Awesome, awesome, it was a time for thankfulness. It was a time of rejoicing. The door of the aircraft opened and he emerged. It was a glorious feeling. SUNRISE DAILY: Let’s focus on what was said. The president did say that he has been following issues at home and would address frontally the issues of unity and security. When you look at what he said about security, what he intends to do and the fact that the National Assembly and the National Council of States would be the approp

P resident Muhammadu Buhari has posted a short clip of him meeting with Chief Emeka Ojukwu. The video has been uploaded via Buhari’s official Twitter page, as arguments started all over social media, after he mentioned that he met Ojukwu in 2003. In the clip, the two men are seen shaking hands, during the meeting that took place in the President’s hometown of Daura. “In 2003 after I joined partisan politics, the late Chief Emeka Ojukwu came and stayed as my guest in my hometown Daura. Over two days we discussed in great depth till late into the night and analyzed the problems of Nigeria. We both came to the conclusion that the country must remain one and united. “Nigeria’s unity is settled and not negotiable. We shall not allow irresponsible elements to start trouble and when things get bad they run away and saddle others with the responsibility of bringing back order, if necessary with their blood,” Buhari had said during his nationwide broadcast on Monday. Some N