UTME: Father, son arrested for impersonation 

A father and his son have been arrested by the police for impersonation during the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Ishaq Oloyede, registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), disclosed this in an interview with journalists on Wednesday after inspecting the Kaduna State University University (KASU) Computer Based Test (CBT) Centre. Oloyede…

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EFCC arrests Sirika over alleged N8bn fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, over an ongoing N8,069,176,864.00 money laundering probe. The Punch reports that the indicted former Minister of Aviation arrived at the Abuja ederal Capital Territory Command of the EFCC at about 1:00 pm on Tuesday. According to the report, Sirika is…

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JAMB sanctions officials for “harassing” hijab-wearing candidate, says it has no policy barring candidates from wearing religious outfits

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says it has no policy barring candidates from sporting the religious paraphernalia peculiar to their religious persuasions. The board stated this in a statement on Sunday while reacting to the alleged  harassment of a female Hijab-wearing candidate during the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UMTE) at  Bafuto Institute, Ile-Iwe…

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