The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has called on members of the Association of Registrars of Nigerian Universities (ARNU) to remain committed to their responsibilities as custodians of institutional memory, while adapting to the evolving demands of the 21st-century workplace. Prof. Oloyede made the call on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, while receiving a delegation of ARNU at JAMB’s National Headquarters in Bwari, Abuja. In his welcome address, the JAMB Registrar expressed delight over the visit and reminded the delegation that, as custodians of institutional memory, Registrars have a duty to mentor the next…
Author: Abdoulaye Kay
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has commenced the accreditation of examination centres for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). No fewer than 848 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres are slated for the accreditation exercise, which began on Monday, December 15, 2025, across the country. Speaking at a virtual meeting with Chief External Examiners (CEEs), Chief Technical Advisors (CTAs), Zonal Directors, State Coordinators, representatives of the Computer Professionals Association of Nigeria (CPAN), ZITOs, SITOs, PITOs, and other critical stakeholders involved in the exercise, the Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, thanked participants for responding to the Board’s call. He urged members…
Retail foreign exchange traders, also known as Bureau De Change (BDC) operators, have expressed optimism that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will issue additional final operating licences in the coming weeks, following the approval of an initial 82 operators under its revised regulatory framework. The approvals, announced on December 8, 2025, mark a significant milestone in the CBN’s efforts to reform and sanitise Nigeria’s retail foreign exchange market. However, industry stakeholders say the number represents only a fraction of applications already submitted and capital raised, with expectations that more operators will soon receive approval. In May 2024, the CBN…
“Nigeria must not degenerate into a republic where anti-corruption agencies are converted into tools of political intimidation,” the statement said. “The law must remain supreme—above politics, above power, and above persons.”
The Transparency Advocacy for Development Initiative (TADI) has dismissed reports alleging that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) failed to remit ₦17.44 trillion in public funds, describing the claims as misleading and unsupported by audit records. In a statement jointly signed on Monday in Abuja by its Executive Director, Yomi David, and the organisation’s Public Relations officer, Adeniran Taiwo, TADI said the allegations arose from a gross misinterpretation of the 2022 Auditor-General’s Report on Non-Compliance. According to the group, the Auditor-General’s report merely raised an audit query relating to the recomputation of the CBN’s operating surplus for the 2022 financial…
As the world commemorates the United Nations International Anti-Corruption Day, the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), the Nigerian chapter of Transparency International (TI), has raised fresh alarm over the worsening impact of corruption on Nigeria’s security crisis. In a statement signed by its Executive Director and Head of TI-Nigeria, Comrade Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, the organisation said corruption remains a major driver of insecurity nationwide despite decades of massive investments in defence and internal security. Rafsanjani expressed concern that Nigeria’s prolonged battles with terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, communal violence and organised crime have been severely compounded by entrenched corruption across the…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued final operating licences to 82 Bureau De Change (BDCs) operators under its revised regulatory framework, while warning the public against patronising unlicensed forex dealers. According to a statement signed by the Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Hakama Sidi-Ali, the licences took effect on November 27, 2025. The apex bank said the approvals were issued in line with the 2024 Regulatory and Supervisory Guidelines for BDC Operations in Nigeria. It also stressed that only operators published on its official website are recognised as licensed BDCs, urging Nigerians to verify the status of any…
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), the Nigerian chapter of Transparency International (TI), has renewed calls for transparency and accountability in the management of defence and security funds as the world marks United Nations Anti-Corruption Day. In a statement on Tuesday, the organisation’s Executive Director and Head of TI-Nigeria, Auwal Rafsanjani, urged the Federal Government, National Assembly, security agencies and anti-corruption bodies to prioritise open governance in the security sector. CISLAC emphasised the need for full disclosure of defence procurement processes and audited expenditure records in line with global standards. It also stressed the importance of strengthened legislative oversight…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted final licences to 82 Bureaux De Change (BDCs) to operate effective November 27. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja, the Acting Director of the Corporate Communications Department, Mrs Hakama Sidi-Ali, said the exercise was carried out in line with the powers conferred on the Bank under the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA) 2020. According to Sidi-Ali, the approval also reflects the enforcement of the Regulatory and Supervisory Guidelines for BDC Operations in Nigeria. “By this notice, only BDCs listed on the Bank’s website are authorised to operate from…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected an application by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, seeking to be moved from the Sokoto Correctional Centre to a custodial facility closer to the Federal Capital Territory. Kanu, through the Legal Aid Council, had filed an ex-parte application requesting an order directing the Federal Government or the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to transfer him from Sokoto to the Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja or the Keffi facility in Nasarawa State. In the alternative, he sought to be moved to any custody within the court’s jurisdiction—including Suleja…