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  • E-birth registration begins Sept 2 in Lagos

    E-birth registration begins Sept 2 in Lagos

    Electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (ECRVS) will begin on September 2 in Lagos State.

    National Population Commission (NPC) has begun training ad hoc registrars across local governments.

    Federal Commissioner representing Lagos State, Mrs. Saidat Oladunjoye, while opening the training at Kosofe Local Government, said the training would be in two phases, while some councils were merged, depending on the size and number of volunteers.

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    She said: “This exercise is to train our ad hoc officials who will handle the registration of births, to ensure we have accurate data of children born in Lagos State. They are to register children under 1 and 5 years. The registration for children under 1 will be done at hospitals and other non-governmental institutions where children are born, while the under five years will be done at community and ward levels.

    “This particular registration is unique because such children will automatically have their National Identity Number (NIN). It is also important for us to capture as many children as possible to make planning easier.

    “Through this registration, the government can make proper plans in education, health, political development among other areas. It will also be easy for us to retrieve data on these children rather than carrying paper everywhere while some can be lost in transit.”

  • Questions on NECO 2019 registration

    SIR; On February 28, NECO organized a day seminar for its 2019 registration. One issue that continues to engage the minds of those that attended the seminar is the directive by NECO that schools and all that are involved in this year’s registration of candidates should patronize a particular organization to buy the thumb printing device for use for the 2019 registration exercise. NECO further stated that no existing finger printing device should be used for the registration except the ones it said were customized and sold by some unnamed group.

    During the seminar, NECO gave some phone numbers to be contacted for buying the finger printing device. When one of the phone numbers was contacted, a voice put the cost of the finger printing device at N25, 000.00. The voice further directed that the money be paid into an account since cash payment was not accepted. It explained that the device would be released on presentation of a teller from the bank.

    When asked what the name of and location of the company was, the voice sent the details as follows:

    “Office Address: Flat2, Plot 982, Cadastral Zone, Mabushi Abuja.

    “Account Name: Smart Attendance Solution. (Product Account) Acc. No: 4011315303 Bank Fidelity”.

    This development naturally raises questions and fears among stakeholders. How come that the finger printing devices recently used for JAMB and WAEC registrations exercise cannot be used for the 2019 NECO registration? Why is NECO insisting that the devices must be bought via some given phone numbers? The worries of the public are compounded when viewed from the angle that NECO might be conniving with faceless organizations to play pranks and cheat the public.

    Finger-printing devices that worked for both WAEC and JAMB registration should also work for NECO. And additional burden should not put on the shoulders of the public.

    Meanwhile, this is an organization (NECO) that has, up till now, not been able to print original NECO certificates for 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, while WAEC has printed original certificates up to 2018 and released to schools.

    May I also use this opportunity to ask NECO to publicly declare the revenue generated to government from the registration of candidates for its exams and the number of candidates it registers for the exams, as it is the practice with JAMB.

    Organizations and individuals should be seen to support government’s efforts in its attempt to stamp out corruption and not to open another front when government is closing them.

     

    • Raymond Chukwuka New Nyanya, Abuja.

  • Agric unions urge ministry to obey order on registration

    The Agricultural and Allied Employees Union of Nigeria (AAEUN) and the Agricultural and Allied Workers Union of Nigeria (AAWUN) have urged the Federal Ministry Labour and Employment, through the office of the Registrar of Trade Unions, to issue a certificate of registration to the Agricultural and Allied Union of Nigeria (AAUN).

    They pleaded with the ministry to comply with a Court of Appeal judgment directing it to register AAUN, which is their agreed unified name.

    AAEUN and AAWUN had at a peace meeting on June 19, 2012 agreed to drop their names and adopt AAUN.

    A consent judgment was entered directing the Registrar of the Trade Unions to recognise and issue a certificate of registration to AAUN.

    Rather than comply with the order, the ministry declined recognition of both the AAEUN and AAWUN factions as unions in the agriculture sector, and withdrew a certificate of registration earlier issued to AAEUN.

    The ministry, in a letter by J.A. Damachi on behalf of the Minister of Labour and Employment Dr. Chris Ngige, had promised to comply with the consent judgment.

    But, the unions said despite meeting all the conditions, the ministry continued to disobey the court order.

    AAWUN factional chairman, Mr. Obafemi Oyenubi, said the only solution is for the ministry to respect parties’ agreement endorsed by the Court of Appeal on December 6, 2012 by issuing the certificate to AAUN.

  • UTME: JAMB fixes January for registration, sales of forms

    THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has fixed January 2019 for the sales of its forms and registration for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

    JAMB Governing Board Chairman Dr. Emmanuel Ndukwe stated this at an event to celebrate some workers of the board, who retired in Abuja.

    He said the board picked next year for registration of UTME candidates because it wanted the reduction in the cost of selling its forms approved by the Federal Government to take effect.

    Ndukwe explained that the reduction followed recommendations made by management and board of JAMB to the Federal Government because it was becoming difficult for some parents to raise the N5,000 being charged by the board.

    Ndukwe, who hailed the government for approving the reduction, said it would affect the amount that JAMB would return to the Federal Government next year.

    He said: “You are aware that the Federal Government has reduced the cost of JAMB forms from N5,000 to N3,500. But it is going to take effect from next year. Therefore, if we now starts selling the forms today, we will still sell at the cost of N5,000 because the approval does not cover for now. That is why we have shifted the sale of JAMB form to any day from first of January.

    “It is a very good move from the Federal Government based on our recommendation. Even though we are returning money to the coffers of the Federal G0overnment, our primary objective is not just to make money because that money is coming from somewhere and it is difficult for some people to raise that money and pay for JAMB form even though JAMB form is among the cheapest in the whole world.”

    It was also learnt that the board had so far offered admission to 470,000 students.

    “As we were in the board meeting, admission were still going on. On the screen, we are seeing it. It is changing by the minute,” he said.

    Ndukwe said the board will fully implement the Central Admission Processing System (CAPS).

    “We are looking forward to the full implementation of CAPS. That is the best thing that will happen to education in Nigeria. If any child is qualified, central admission processing system will guarantee that that person is admitted. People should be patient and pray as we are implementing CAPS.”

  • CITN, FRC discuss cost of registration

    The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CITN) and Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) are looking at the possibility of cutting FRC registration cost for companies.

    In a statement, CITN, said its leadership led a delegation to the office of the FRCN on a courtesy visit  and were received by the Executive Secretary of the FRCN Daniel Asapokhai.

    “The purpose of the visit amongst other things was to request for a review of the cost of multiple registration by professionals registering with the FRCN and to request for collaboration between the CITN and FRCN in ways that can be mutually beneficial and supportive to both organisations in fulfilling their mandates,” it said.

    The Executive Secretary, while thanking the delegation for the visit, assured that effective January 2019, new rates for registration with the Council would be implemented and the concerns of the Institute would be taken into consideration.

    Other issues was that the FRCN would be conducting a training and sensitisation in future. CITN could be involved by contributing resources (Facilitators). Specific areas of involvement by both bodies would be discussed in due course,

    Also, the FRCN would be requiring input to its codes from time to time. It would welcome that a mechanism be put in place for a seamless input from the Institute when the need arises,

    Asapokhai said an ongoing work towards having a geographical distribution of accounting professionals. He urged the Institute if it does not have such data to work towards having same. This would provide information on whether tax professionals are properly distributed in key commercial centres and the gender spread of the Institute’s membership.

  • Unilorin: NYSC extends deadline for registration till tomorrow

    THE National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has extended the deadline for registration of corps members at the various camps to tomorrow, especially for newly mobilised University of Ilorin (Unilorin) graduates.

    According to Mr. Kunle Akogun, Director of Corporate Affairs of University of Ilorin, the circular dated October 24, was sent to all state coordinators of NYSC.

    He said the memo was signed on behalf of the NYSC Director-General, Brig-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, by Mrs. R. B. Ohakwu.

    The memo stated that the extension was as a result of a passionate request from the University of Ilorin, to allow prospective corps members from the institution attend their convocation ceremonies.

    “So, Unilorin graduates, who have been mobilised for the NYSC, still have up to Saturday, October 27,  to report at their various NYSC camps all over the federation,” it said.

    The 34th Convocation Ceremony of University of Ilorin took place on October 23.

  • Bamigbetan urges INEC to supply more machines for registration

    ***tells INEC to use over 4,000 CDAs in Lagos to distribute PVCs

    Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Kehinde Bamigbetan has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to end the long queues of residents besieging registration centres by providing more registration machines and personnel.

    Addressing members of a political group, The Mandate Movement at a special meeting to pray and prepare members for the Sallah festival at his residence in Ejigbo, Bamigbetan said the hundreds of enthusiastic citizens mobilized by the group to register are discouraged by the hardship encountered at the centres.

    He said the hardship was unnecessary and avoidable as more machines and personnel could be deployed to meet the surge that the advocacy for registration has created.

    “If INEC lacks the funds to purchase more machines, it should seek aid from state and federal agencies which appreciate the importance of this civic responsibility. The members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC can be mobilized as ad-hoc staff. I am appealing to INEC to think outside the box. A situation in which two machines are serving thousands of willing registrants in Ejigbo is certainly not advisable.”

    Bamigbetan also called on INEC to make use of the over 4,000 community development associations in Lagos State to distribute the millions of cards in its possession.

    “Our CDAs are legally registered entities with authority over specific number of streets and households. They can act as agents of INEC in distributing the cards to the owners. The current system of waiting for them to come is not delivering results,” he said.

    Bamigbetan urged participants at the meeting to ensure that the All Progressives Congress plan to expand its membership is executed to the letter, adding that the directive of the National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu reiterated by Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode recently is a task that must be accomplished.

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    He thanked the members for their staunch support of the APC government at federal, state and local government levels assuring them that all the electioneering pledges would be fulfilled.

    In his speech at the event, the chairman of the Ejigbo Local Council Development Area, Hon. Monsuru Bello Obe commended the state and the local government for the successful completion of Ona Iwa Mimo street where the meeting took place adding that many road projects are still on the board.

    He appealed for peaceful conduct during the Sallah festivities and advised the people to avoid provocation from any quarters.

    No fewer than 100 bags of rice, 2000 bags of garri and ten cows were mobilized for the needs of the people at the event.

  • Registration: INEC records more men than women

    More men have registered in the ongoing Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC’s) Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise, it was learnt yesterday.

    According to INEC’s update, of the over 12 million newly-registered voters, 6,856.558 million are men, while 5,832,234 are women.

    There are over seven million Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) awaiting collection.

    Besides, INEC’s update showed that 998,993 applied for replacement of voter cards, while 640,796 requested for transfer of vote.

    The exercise, which was to be suspended on August 17, has been extended to the last day of this month.

    INEC argued that the exercise, which had been on for the past 16 months, was extended due to pleas by Nigerians.

    It said: “Nigerians have appealed to the commission to extend the exercise. Consequently, INEC has decided to extend the CVR to August 31. The exercise will continue in all the designated registration centres every day, including weekends, but excluding public holidays, between 9am and 5pm.”

    The commission informed the public that the ongoing collection exercise would be on until very close to the general election.

    “INEC wishes to inform the public that the ongoing collection of PVCs will not end with the CVR exercise. Collection of PVCs will continue until close to the general election,” it said.

     

  • Registration for high school musicians opens

    Registration for the maiden edition of the Lagos High School Music Challenge (LHSMC) has begun.

    Its convener, Mr. Biodun Kupoluyi, said secondary school pupils with flair for music are qualified to register as solo performers, groups or bands in the competition aimed at promoting live music and band culture to preserve Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage.

    According to him, talents in music can be combined with academic excellence. He added that the novel musical challenge project is a talent hunt event designed to discover, develop, promote live music and band culture among solo performers, groups and bands in secondary schools in Lagos.

    The Lagos High School Music Challenge, he said, is a state-wide contest targeted at secondary school pupils, who have a flair for music and to inspire parents and teachers to encourage their children’s natural talents outside core academics.

    Kupoluyi stressed that the LHSMC keys into the need for a creative economy, which Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is propagating with the Tourism, Hospitality,Entertainment, Sports Excellence – T-H-E-S-E policy to help youngsters in secondary schools develop a vocation or skill outside academics.

    Besides music education, he said the programme would project Nigeria’s culture while celebrating the its nation’s rich and proud history.

    The band culture, he said, would also promote youth talents, celebrate the creative energy of student musicians, acquire skills in instrumentation and to understand, acquire their place in entertainment and encourage life-long connections.

    He expressed optimism that if corporate Nigeria keys in, the winners would entertain at several state and corporate functions, record an album, attend boot camps, go on tours and further cement national unity.

    The grand finale scheduled for June 21, coincides with the globally celebrated World Music Day, after a series of elimination across six educational districts of Lagos.

    LHSMC supported by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture is also listed in the state’s Tourism Calendar for the year.

    Registration for participation in the competition opened March 21. Interested school bands, groups and solo performers can register onwww.lhsbconline.com.

  • APC alerts to ‘registration’ of non-residents

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has raised the alarm over the alleged importation of non-residents to participate in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR).

    Registration of non-residents, the party alleged, is prevalent in Ikere-Ekiti.

    The party said illegal registration is going on in some other border communities.

    Fight broke out in some registration centres in Ikere, among party agents, who accused a prominent party of bringing unauthorised persons from neighbouring Ondo State to register in Ekiti ahead of the July 14 governorship poll.

    A senior political figure in Ikere-Ekiti is being accused of sponsoring importation of people who are non-resident in Ekiti to register.

    APC’s Publicity Secretary Taiwo Olatunbosun, in a statement yesterday, called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to crack down on perpetrators of the illegal registration.

    Olatunbosun said: “This is to bring to the notice of REC and officers of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that illegal registration of non-indigenes are ongoing in Ikere-Ekiti and some border towns.

    “The APC condemns any act by individuals using the instrument or authority of Ekiti State government to contravene or violate the rules of the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration (CVR).

    “We, therefore, call on the INEC to caution its officials and the security men in the registration centres against being used by the PDP to manipulate the exercise.”