Sore points of last Saturday’s UTME

Sore points of last Saturday’s UTME

The 2013 edition of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) was last Saturday held in Nigeria and six other countries. But just like every other national exercise which has great economic impact, it becomes imperative to take stock of the sore points, challenges and prospects witnessed in the examination, which saw about 1.7 million candidates jostle for only 520,000 admission spaces in the nation’s tertiary institutions.
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Between next of kin and intestate

Between next of kin and intestate

Please be kind enough to educate me on the power of ‘’A WILL’’ and ‘’NEXT OF KIN’’ with reference to the following posers:1- what happens where there is A WRITTEN ‘’Next of kin’’ (official) BUT ,NO WILL- (Intestate)? 2-where there is NEXT OF KIN,(officially mentioned), intestate, BUT the siblings from other wives went ahead to use the deceased property/(ies) as collateral for Bank loan and the end defaulted in repayment,- leading to the seizures of such property/(ies) 3-IF the above occurs in a State in Nigeria where THE WILL ACTS,1837 is still being used and practised, will the location of such property/(ies) determine the type of LAW that would/should apply and use? 4, Under intestate, can any other family member exercise any RIGHT WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE NEXT OF KIN? Bright-O.

Stakeholders task CAC Board on service delivery

Stakeholders task CAC Board on service delivery

Stakeholders in key sectors of the economy have charged the newly appointed Board of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) on how the Commission could attain a world class service delivery.

3,000 youths benefit from SURE-P in Lagos

3,000 youths benefit from SURE-P in Lagos

Over 3,000 youths are currently employed and benefiting under the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme, SURE-P and by July, 2,000 more would be deployed.

Experts make case for use of social media in sustainable human devt

Experts make case for use of social media in sustainable human devt

Not quite long ago, the media was awash with how a young entrepreneur, Miss Cynthia Osokogu, a post-graduate student of Nassarawa State University, Lafia was lured all the way from Nassarawa to Lagos State by her Facebook acquaintances, where she eventually ended up being murdered in cold blood.

Civil society groups reject Edo LG poll results

Civil society groups reject Edo LG poll results

CIVIL society groups, under the aegis of Coalition of Independent Domestic Election Observers, yesterday, called for the cancellation of the just concluded local government elections in Edo State, describing the exercise as one of the worst elections in the nation’s history.

The Supreme Court’s approach to exemplary damages (2)

The Supreme Court’s approach to exemplary damages (2)

The 3rd plaintiff gave uncontradicted evidence that both herself and her husband lived in the premises and had their (1st plaintiff company) office in the premises with the consent of the defendant, that her husband was a Director of the 1st plaintiff company.

ESSO boosts quality of Geoscience studies in varsities

ESSO boosts quality of Geoscience studies in varsities

ESSO Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (EEPNL) recently commenced the third edition of its Train-the-Trainer workshop, an initiative that aims to improve the quality of geoscience students in Nigerian universities by retraining their university lecturers with the latest in geoscience analysis technology.

Court rules tomorrow on EFCC suit against bank

Court rules tomorrow on EFCC suit against bank

Justice Babatunde Candide-Johnson of a Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere will tomorrow decide on who is the right person to represent a corporate body in a criminal matter.

We ‘re rebuilding Rivers State – Amaechi

We ‘re rebuilding Rivers State – Amaechi

Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State has said that his administration was rebuilding the state’s infrastructure to complement the development efforts of its founding fathers.