AN education advocacy group, the Education Rights Campaign, ERC, has condemned the new cut off marks announced by Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, which lowered the minimum requirement for admission into institutions of higher learning, just as it charged government to reverse the privatisation of primary and secondary education to improve on the quality of education.

AS controversy continues to trail the 120, 100, and 110 cut-off marks set by the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) for admission at various institutions, authorities in schools have pegged their cut-of marks at between 160 and 200, describing the JAMB’s benchmarks as ridiculous.

A Chairmanship Candidate for the Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ, Lagos Council election, Dr. Qasim Akinreti, yesterday, said members’ welfare, capacity building and agriculture will be his priority, if elected into office in September 2017.

Building strong Institutions takes time, stressing that Nigeria must put in place structures that can compete globally

There is a need for regulatory institutions for better supervision and monetary, so as to be able to detect corporate inefficiencies and minimize vulnerability to financial