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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has refuted allegations making the rounds that it targeted the Baptist Girls’ Academy, Lagos, during a board inspection of registration centres.
The Baptist Girls Academy had accused the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede of profiling and conducting a media trial of the school after a video emerged in social media that the school was collecting more than the stipulated N4,700 registration fee from candidates.
However, Prof. Oloyede who said he was not aware of any extortion going on in the school, explained that a simple dialogue between him and candidates at a registration centre during the board’s inspection was misconstrued on social media.
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In a bid to deepen the exchange between academics and society, the Edo State Polytechnic, Usen, has introduced a Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
The Rector of the Polytechnic, Prof. Abiodun Falodun said, the centre which is located in Benin City is aimed at bringing the expertise of the school and its offerings for use to the larger society.
He said “We have developed a number of solutions and are innovating ways of solving society’s problems, especially the immediate community and we want to bring these ideas and tools closer to the people. This is why the centre is located in Benin City.”
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