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Eid el-Fitr: Muslims in Benin observe Eid prayers under heavy security

Eid el-Fitr: Muslims in Benin observe Eid prayers under heavy security

Muslim in Benin on Wednesday observed Eid prayers to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan under heavy security. Security was provided by officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the Police and the Nigerian Army. The security personnel were particularly visible inside and around prayer grounds located at Ikpoba Slope and the Nigeria Air Force base along the airport road.

FG scraps CBT, pegs post-UTME fee at N2,500

FG scraps CBT, pegs post-UTME fee at N2,500

The Federal Ministry of Education and other stakeholders in the tertiary education sub-sector have agreed on N2,500 as the fee for post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening. This is contained in a statement issued by Prof. Michael Faborode, the Secretary-General, Association of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (AVCNU) on Wednesday in Abuja.