Info On 2020 UTME Cut Off Mark

Dr Fabian Benjamin, the JAMB head of media and information has disclosed in a statement he made that the Joint Admission And Matriculation Board (JAMB) has not fixed any cut off mark for this years admission program.

He further stated that the 2020 admission cut off mark will be decided at a stakeholders policy meeting that will be manned by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, which they have fixed on the 15th and 16th of June, 2020

As it stands now, no official cut off mark have been fixed or announced for this years admission program.

The Admission Board issues warning to Nigerian and the candidates of the 2020 UTME not to fall victim to the fake information people are spreading around and they should not pay anything to anyone.

Arsenal Transfer news and updats

AS claim Arsenal have intensified their efforts to sign César Gelabert despite the player being close to signing a contract extension with Real Madrid. Mikel Arteta is a big fan of the player.

EX-ARSENAL striker Alexis Sanchez is being tipped to finish his career with home country giants Universidad de Chile - after his injury-hit loan spell with Inter Milan. 

According to talksport Leicester will reportedly attempt to sign Arsenal left-back Kieran Tierney this summer should Chelsea be successful in prising Ben Chilwell away from the King Power Stadium. 

There are strong rumours suggesting that an Alexandre Lacazette - Thomas Partey swap deal could be on the cards. 

The Federal Government has vowed to lockdown parts of the country again should there be explosion of coronavirus cases.

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, said although it expected some lapses in compliance to safety precautions, it was worried corporate organisations, especially banks on Monday flouted the NCDC’s guideline for infection prevention and control.

Speaking during the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, the NCDC boss said: “Initial reports are not too pleasing across the country.

“When we say take responsibility this time, yes we are addressing individuals but we really needed to address corporate Nigeria.

“One of the biggest groups that we have allowed to restart business today were banks.

“When you limit the number of branches that open, everybody goes to the one branch that is open; that becomes counter-productive.

“We can produce all the guidelines in the world but if organisations are not going to come up and support the implementation of these measures and help us manage the risks and focus on a risk-based approach, then our efforts might amount to little or nothing.

“Today we might forgive a little bit because it was the first day. However, we will have infections because of what happened today, no doubt about that.

“But what is more important is how we can learn from the mistakes of today into tomorrow and into next tomorrow, so that by Friday, hopefully they will have normalised some of these things.”

He added: “Yes we knew today will be a problem because for the first time people were let out of their homes but the challenge for us as a society is how we now organise ourselves to mitigate this risk to limit transmission from each other, so that, yes we might have a few extra infections today and tomorrow, but what we dont want is an explosion of new infections.

“If we do have that explosion, there will be almost no choice left for the leadership of the country than to ask all of us to go back into our homes.

“So for the benefits of having a few hours a day of coming out and reopening parts of the economy, there is a price to pay and that price is that we organise ourselves to do this strictly.”

Customers run for their lives as man with Covid-19 symptom collapsed in bank.

There was pandemonium at an FCMB branch in Lagos today after a man showing Covid-19 symptom collapsed causing customers to flee the scene.

According to reports, the incident happened at the Onipanu branch of the bank where many customers were reported to have gathered for various transaction.

The man was reported to have suddenly developed difficulty in breathing before collapsing to the ground.

His temperature was reportedly taken and it was alarmingly high, causing the customers in the bank to run for their lives.

A report by TVC News reads:

One man had difficulty breathing and collapsed while trying to use the ATM at FCMB Onipanu in Lagos.

When the security men checked his temperature, it was alarming.

Others waiting to use the ATM took to their heel.

Digital class: if things continue like, only the rich will be educated.

The federal government need to see to things else, only the rich will be educated.

The federal government, state government and others are creating online platform like Whatsapp, telegram, radio, and television channels for the purpose of learning. 

Lots of students that have parents that can subscribe for them are currently participating.

The question is about the poor masses that are not privilege to have any of the platform which can serve as means of learning during this pandemic period. I can say categorically that the percentage of students participating in the digital class are less than those that are not participating. And out of those participating, most did not even understand it as they are not use to it. Also for those in lower basic, nursery and creche classes, the government need to find a way of engaging them as the digital class will look strange to them.

As there is ease of lockdown, after observing how things goes, there should be ease in resumption as well with classroom setting to social distancing, different days for each section of the school, washing of hands and other medical directives.

If things continue like this, only the rich will be educated.

4 Things We Notice As Lagos Ease Lockdown Today May 4th

Monday May 4th, 2020, ease of Lockdown has started in Lagos as directed by President Muhammad Buhari.

From what happened on Monday and the number of cases recorded in Lagos so far, the government needs to monitor the way things are going to be sure this ease of lockdown is the right decision or not.

Lagos is one of the most populated state in Nigeria,due to the look of things social distancing to prevent COVID-19 seems not to be working out.

Here Are 4 Things We Notice As Lagos Ease Lockdown Today:-

1. Banks Are Over-Crowded

This lockdown period has really brought about huge crowd of people at almost every bank branch in Lagos.

The crowd is so much in some banks that the security operatives of the banks lost control of enforcing all the social distancing rules in place.

Banks are like market place and attempt to find out what many people are coming to do in banks revealed that the crowd in banks are filled with people who have come to complain about different service failures that happened during lockdown.

2. Commercial Buses Not Following Social Distancing Rules

Danfo drivers and conductors seem to be less concerned about social distancing rules today.

Almost all Danfo buses operate at 100% full loading capacity instead of the 60% loading directed by their chairman, MC Oluomo.

The state government needs to be careful so that COVID-19 will not be moving from one place to another in Lagos using danfo.

3. Majority Complied To The Rule Of Face Mask Use

Trust Lagosians to always show off their creativity when it comes to dressing.

So many different Face Masks emerged on the street of Lagos today ranging from the customized face masks to the ones made with ankara fabrics.

If there is one right thing many people did right in Lagos, it’s the use of Face masks.

4. Zero Social Distancing At Bus Stops

This was expected to happen at most bus-stops in Lagos today and it did happen.

Major bus-stops on Lagos mainland were filled up with people standing very close to each other looking for buses to convey them to their various destinations.

Is this only God that can save us with the look of things.

President Muhammadu Buhari had made 38 new appointments into the board of the Federal Character Commission, FCC.

President Muhammadu Buhari had made 38 new appointments into the board of the Federal Character Commission, FCC.

He wrote a letter to the Senate which reads:

“In compliance with the provision of section 154 (1) of the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended, I write to request for confirmation by the senate for 38 nominees as chairman and members of the Federal Character Commission,”

It will be recalled that the Senate had on February 25 urged President Buhari to reconstitute boards of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) with immediate effect.

Here is a list of those newly appointed by the president:

Muheeba Dankaka, chairperson

Henry Ogbulogo

Salihu Bella

Obonganwan Dorah Ebong

lbeabuchi Uche

Mohammad Tijjani

Tonya G. Okio

Silas Mfa Madkpah

Abba Ali Monguno

Nsor Atamgba

Alims Agoda

Tobias Chukwuemeka

lmuetinyan Festus,

Sesan Fatoba

Ginika Florence Tor

Hamza Mohammad

Diogu Uche

Lawan Ya’u Roni

Hadlza Usman Muazu

Muhammad Awwal Na’lya

Lawal Garba

Abubakar Atiku Bunu

Idris Bello

Daniel James Kola

Are Bolaji

Nasir Kwarra

Suleiman Barau Said

Abiodun Akinlade

Olufemi Lawrence Omosanya

Adeoye Abdulrazak Olalekan

Adeniyi Olowofela

Stephen A Jings

Wokocha Augustine

Abdullahi Aminu Tafida

Armaya’u Dauda Abubakar

Jibril Maigari

Saul Garba

Adamu Muhammad Sidi-Ali

245 NEW COVID-19 CASES CONFIRMED IN NIGERIA

On the day of total lockdown easing, Nigeria records 245 new cases of COVID19.

COVID19 cases reported in Nigeria as at Monday 4th 2020: 

76-Lagos

37-Katsina

32-Jigawa

23-Kano

19-FCT

18-Borno

10-Edo

9-Bauchi

6-Adamawa

5-Oyo

5-Ogun

1-Ekiti

1-Osun

1-Benue

1-Niger

1-Zamfara

Cases: 2802

Discharged: 417

Deaths: 93