Baptist Mission Schools defend JAMB Registration Fee
By Ibukun Emiola
Ibadan, May 1, 2021 The Director of Baptist Mission Schools, Nigerian Baptist Convention, Dr Tide Olalere, has defended the N4,700 fee charged by the school for registration of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
Olalere, who at a news conference on Saturday in Ibadan, refuted the news of extortion making the round on social media, explained why the school charged the amount for UTME.
The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede had in a video clip interviewed a student and a teacher of Baptist Girls’ Academy, Obanikoro Lagos, over the fee charged for UTME registration, where both quoted different amounts.
A video had surfaced online of the registrar questioning a candidate from the school as regards the fees paid for JAMB registration in the school and the student was heard saying N8, 000.
JAMB registration: Wetin we know about di gbege between JAMB registrar and di Nigeria Baptist Convention
2 May 2021
Wetin we call dis foto,
Professor Isha q Oloyede
Registrar of di Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Isha q Oloyede don react to di statement of di Nigeria Baptist Convention wey claim say di JAMB oga specifically target di Baptist Girls Academy for Lagos state and subject am to media trial.
Oga Oloyede for inside statement say im no target any school during im Registrar inspection board and im no sabi how di video wey confam say Baptist Girls Academy dey collect N8,000 from each students instead of di N3,500 wey di board approve for JAMB take go viral.
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Abia State Government has called on members of the state chapter of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) to avoid being used by political detractors and return to class immediately.
In a statement endorsed by the state Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, which was made available to newsmen in Umuahia on Sunday, primary and junior secondary school teachers have received up to November 2020 salary with only December outstanding. He also informed that the state government paid 3 months salary to secondary school teachers in December 2020 as part of efforts to clear backlogs owed them with a promise to pay at least another 2 months in January 2021.
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The Abia State Government has called on members of the state chapter of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) to avoid being used by political detractors and return to class immediately.
The state Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, in a statement made available to newsmen in Umuahia on Sunday, said primary and junior secondary school teachers have received up to November 2020 salary with only December outstanding.
He also said the state government paid 3 months salary to secondary school teachers in December 2020 as part of efforts to clear the backlog owed them with a promise to pay at least another 2 months in January 2021.