MARISSA BODE WAS 'DENIED BOARDING A FLIGHT BECAUSE I'M DISABLED. (PHOTO).

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 Marissa Bode was 'denied boarding a flight because I'm disabled' Marissa Bode, best known for her role in Wicked, shared on TikTok that she was recently denied boarding a Southern Airways flight because of her wheelchair.  She explained that when she asked gate agents for help locating her boarding pass, they questioned whether she could stand.  After she said no, they told her she could not board since all of the airline’s planes require passengers to climb stairs.  Bode described the experience as “blatant segregation,” criticizing the airline for failing to accommodate disabled travelers. Southern Airways’ contract of carriage states that passengers must be able to ascend and descend steps to board, and because its planes carry fewer than 28 passengers, the airline is exempt from providing lifts under the Air Carrier Access Act.  However, Bode said her manager had confirmed with the airline beforehand that she would be accommodated, making the denial even mo...

2024 UTME: JAMB FIXES DATE FOR REGISTRATION, EXAMINATION. (PHOTO).


2024 UTME: JAMB fixes dates for registration, examination

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board,JAMB,says the registration for its 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination,UTME begins on January 15,2024 and ends on February 16,2024.

Similarly,the board,in a statement on Wednesday, said it fixed March 7,2024 for its
2024 MOCK-UTME, while the main UTME will hold from April 19 to 29,2024.

In the statement released by its spokesman, Fabian Benjamin,the board explained that the dates were fixed "based on the series of recommendations emanating from a two-day Information Technology (IT) and Management Retreat held between 26th and 28th, November, 2023,"

According to JAMB,"Candidates are expected to print their examination slips as from 10th April, 2024."

The statement read in full:"Based on the series of recommendations emanating from a two-day Information Technology (IT) and Management Retreat held between 26th and 28th, November, 2023, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB), has fixed 15th January to 26th February, 2024, for the sale of its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) application document. 

"Meanwhile, 7th March, 2024, has been slated for the 2024 MOCK-UTME, while the main UTME will hold from 19th to 29th April, 2024.

"Candidates are expected to print their examination slips as from 10th April, 2024.

 

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