Tag: Registrar
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FG sanctions Benin registrar who left couple stranded on wedding day
The federal government has suspended Ozuruonye Chukuma, registrar at the Benin federal marriage registry in Edo state, for supposed negligence of duty. The sanction comes after a viral video of an intending couple who appeared to have been left stranded and irritated due to Chukuma’s nonappearance at the registry on their wedding day surfaced on…
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UNIBEN appoints new Registrar
The University of Benin (UNIBEN) has appointed Mr Ademola Bobola as the substantive Registrar and Secretary to Governing Council of the institution. Dr Benedicta Ehanire, Public Relations Officer of the institution, made this disclosure in a statement issued on Thursday in Benin. Ehanire said that the appointment, which has been ratified by the university’s Governing…
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Ex- Oyo court deputy registrar detained for fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibadan zonal office, on Friday, secured the verdict of a former Deputy Chief Registrar of the Oyo State High Court, Mutiat Adio. She was sentenced after pleading guilty to a fresh charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretense and issuance of dishonored cheque contrary to sections 419 of…
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UNILAG Senate ignores Registrar’s directive, holds meeting to choose new Ag VC
The Senate of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has gathered at the Main Auditorium on Monday to select an Acting Vice-Chancellor despite the institution’s Registrar, Oladejo Azeez, sending an email to members to wait for further clarification on their assignment. This follows President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive on Friday that due process should follow and the…
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WAEC gets new Registrar
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appointed Mr Pateh Bah, from the Gambia, as its new Registrar/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for a five-year tenure. A statement by Mr Abiodun Aduloju, Director of Public Affairs at WAEC Headquarters, Accra, Ghana, said the appointment took effect from October 2019 to September 2024. Bah succeeds Dr Iyi…
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Nigeria ruled by ‘certified thieves’- JAMB Registrar
The Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, has said Nigeria is ruled by ‘certified thieves’. Oloyede said this while speaking at 61st Birthday Colloquium of the Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, in Osun on Sunday. Oloyede, who spoke on “Functional Education as a Tool for National Development and a…
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FG suspends NECO registrar, two others over alleged financial recklessness
The Registrar of National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof Charles Uwakwe, has been suspended over alleged financial mismanagement and abuse of office. Also suspended are two deputy directors in charge of finance and procurement, respectively, in the council. Rumour had made the rounds that the three top officials of the council had been sacked, but a…
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Why widespread cheating occur in WAEC exams — Registrar
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, on Sunday, said it had concluded plans to host an international summit on malpractices in the sub-region as intense competition for access to education system has led to widespread cheating in examinations. The Registrar of the Council, Iyi Uwadiae, said this in an interview with the News Agency of…
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2017 UTME: Exam not postponed – Registrar
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that the UTME examination scheduled to commence from Saturday May 13 (tomorrow) has not been postponed. The clarification was made in Abuja on Friday by the Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede in a chat with newsmen. Oloyede therefore appealed to candidates to ignore such rumors, adding that…