KENYAN BUILDING COLLAPSE NEAR NAIROBI KILLS SIX PEOPLE. (PHOTO).

Image
 Kenyan building collapse near Nairobi kills six people The collapse of an unfinished eight-storey building in Kenya has killed six people. The structure fell on Friday morning in Syokimau on the outskirts of Nairobi. Construction workers were reportedly at the site when the building’s uppermost concrete slab gave way, bringing down part of the structure, according to a preliminary report from Nairobi City County’s emergency team. The report did not establish why the slab failed. The Kenya Red Cross initially reported that three people had been rescued and one person was reported missing. TV reports later said that five people had been pulled alive from the rubble and taken to hospital. The emergency report said the number of workers present when the building fell had not been confirmed, leaving open the possibility that others were trapped. Firefighters and specialist rescue teams were continuing to search for survivors.

JAMB EXPOSES 9,469 ILLEGAL ADMISSIONS ACROSS 20 NIGERIAN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS. (PHOTO).


 

JAMB Exposes 9,469 Illegal Admissions Across 20 Nigerian Tertiary Institutions


The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has uncovered 9,469 illegal admissions conducted outside the Central Admission Processing System (CAPS) in 20 tertiary institutions for the 2024 academic session, labeling them as fake.


According to JAMB’s findings, Kano State University of Science and Technology topped the list with 2,215 unauthorized admissions, followed by Ladoke Akintola University of Technology with 1,215. Other institutions implicated include Gombe State University (1,164), Emmanuel Alayande University of Education (761), Federal University of Technology, Owerri (534), Ambrose Alli University (514), Igbinedion University (365), Akwa-Ibom Polytechnic (340), and the College of Nursing, National Orthopedic Hospital, Igbobi (281). Additional institutions named are Achievers University (267), Nigeria Police Academy (263), Abia State Polytechnic (256), Osun State University (224), Federal University, Lafia (189), Niger State Polytechnic (182), Federal Polytechnic, Ida (171), Edo State Polytechnic (166), Anchor University (133), Michael and Cecilia Ibru University (116), and Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology (113).


JAMB’s CAPS platform, designed to enhance transparency and efficiency, centralizes the admission process, allowing prospective students to monitor their admission status and ensuring merit-based evaluations. The system streamlines admissions, enabling institutions to process applications swiftly while providing candidates with timely updates.


JAMB has repeatedly warned against backdoor admissions conducted outside CAPS, noting that such candidates are ineligible for the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. At the 2025 JAMB policy meeting in Abuja last week, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, declared all non-CAPS admissions illegal, vowing strict sanctions. “Any admission conducted outside CAPS, regardless of its intentions, is illegal,” Alausa stated. “Both institutions and candidates involved will be held accountable. Sanctions may include withdrawal of institutional assets and prosecution of culpable officers or governing council members.”


The revelation underscores JAMB’s commitment to enforcing a transparent and merit-driven admission process across Nigeria’s tertiary institutions.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

THE NEW OONI OF ILE-IFE,WILL NOT EAT THE HEART OF THE LATE OONI-PALACE CHIEFS.

INNOSON GIVES OUT BRAND NEW IVM G5 AND SALARY FOR LIFE TO THE MAN WHO PROPHESIED ABOUT HIS VEHICLE MANUFACTURING IN 1979.(PHOTO).

SHAKIRA COVERS WOMEN'S HEALTH MAGAZINE,APRIL ISSUE.