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FINANCIAL REPORT OF INFLOW AND OUTFLOW FOR THE TH THPERIOD OF 19
DECEMBER TO 25 DECEMBER, 2020
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“JAMB BOOSTS OUR EDUCATION FORTUNE, PERFORMANCE IN BECE”
Mall. Garba Koko Ag. Director, General Services Commissioning
the newly constructed block of classroom and borehole at JSS Guto
by the Board.
Emmanuel Ishaya Santas. In an exclusive
interview with JAMBulletin, he had
commended the thoughtfulness of the
JAMB Management in cushioning the effect
of the shortage of teaching staff by
deploying the Board educationally-inclined
s ta f f t o te a c h i n t h e s c h o o l . T h i s
commendation came on the heels of the
Board's commissioning of some projects in
the school which were constructed and
he successes recorded by the Junior TSecondary School (JSS),
Guto in the recently-released Basic Education Certificate
Examination (BECE) has been attributed to the critical intervention
provided by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)
through its staff sent to teach in the school.These views were
expressed by the highly-
elated Principal of the school, Chief
DIRECTOR ZONAL OFFICE BAUCHI, NCC TEAM INSPECT AZARE PTC II
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-PRINCIPAL, JSS GUTO
EDUCATION IN THE MEDIA
Pg 2 ALI COMMENDS REGISTRAR, URGES YOBE STAFF TOBE GOOD
AMBASSADORS
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counterpart from the National Communication Commission, Engr.
Kenneth Uzokwe, the Contractor, Emeka Theophilus, City Central Ltd.
and other staff of the two agencies, had earlier in the week, paid
an unscheduled visit to the Azare PTC II, Bauchi State, to inspect
the ongoing minor restructuring work on some parts of the complex
constructed by the NCC for the Board. Hon. Danladi Mohammed, who
was the leader of the team, took time to explain to the contractor
the critical nature of the assignment, especially
with respect to the need to adhere to the Board’s specifications
particularly the cubicles. He commended the NCC for its unalloyed
commitment to the project as directed by the Presidency and urged
the staff who had been penciled down to man the facility to ensure
its adequate and regular maintenance.He also urged the contractor
to ensure the completion of the suggested adjustments before the
second week of January, 2021 as agreed.The NCC representative,
Engr. Kenneth
Uzokwe, on his part, commended the
he Director, Bauchi Zonal Office of the TJoint Admissions and
Matriculation Board, Hon. Danladi Mohammed, his
ENG. Keneth Uzoekwe from NCC (Middle); Mr Emeka Theophilus,
Contractor, ( 2nd from right); Hon. Danladi Mohammed, Bauchi Zonal
Director( 2nd from left); Sanusi Atose, AD( 1st left) and a staff
member of JAMB office Zonal Office Bauchi during the Inspection of
Azare PTC 11. Azare, Bauchi State .
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we are one of the best in the entire FCT.
The school has been producing students
that are admitted to Gifted School,
Gwagwalada, Science &Tech School,
Maitama, Area 3, among others, and,
with the Board’s intervention, we hope
we would be able to sustain this feat."Though I'm just a year in
the school, the
2020 BECE results is the best as the
school's percentage of the score in the
BECE resu l t s i s put at 97%. The
intervention of the Board is largely
responsible for this based on testimonies
I heard from teachers and parents alike. In
fact, I'll challenge anyone to conduct a
survey around Sabon Gari and its environs
to ascertain the veracity of this claim.”"In addition to the
above, I 'm also proud
to announce that although, we would not
get our JSS One students until January
owing to the COVID-19 pandemic,
enrolment of JSS 2 and 3 students is at an
unprecedented level because of the new
look the school is wearing."With regard to the critical
intervention,
the educationist commended JAMB
stating that such an intervention was
unprecedented in the history of the
school and education in the FCT. He
disclosed that the Paramount ruler of
Guto, in appreciation of the intervention
by the Board under the leadership of Prof.
Oloyede, recently honoured the Registrar
with the traditional title of "MAGAJIN
GARI" of Guto.The elated Principal added that if he had
the opportunity of meeting the Registrar,
Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, in person, he would
have thanked him appropriately in line
with his new title. He said, "Nevertheless,
my prayers for him is that may God
Almighty bless him, his Management
team and the entire JAMB staff in
general.""Permit me, however, like Oliver Twist, to
make a request to the Board to assist in
the construct ion of the school ' s
perimeter fence in order to protect these
facilities to avoid vandalization and theft.”He said, "With joy,
I'll want to, for record
purposes, mention a few of the projects
that the Board had graciously funded.
These are a new borehole, a block of two
classrooms as well as the furnishing of the
Principal and Vice Principal's offices.Other projects included
the renovation of
16 classroom blocks, supply of 5 sets of
computers, an 8.1 KVA Generator, 388
students' desks, and 70 sets of tables and
chairs for teachers.”The pr inc ipa l urged other s i ster
organisations situated within the Bwari
Area Council to emulate JAMB by
emplacing a robust Corporate Social
Responsibility programme to intervene in
cr i t ica l inst i tut ions in their host
community.
some renovated with funds provided by
the Board under its Corporate Social
Responsibility. He pointed out that the educational
fo r t u n e o f t h e s c h o o l h a d r i s e n
tremendously in terms of enrolment and
performance in both internal and external
examinations.BECE is the main examination taken by
students to qualify for admissions into
senior secondary and vocational schools
in Nigeria which the school participates in
being a junior secondary school.The results, as released
recently by the
Education Resource Centre (ERC), showed
that 46,075 candidates passed with six
credits including English Language and
M a t h e m a t i c s o u t o f t h e 5 9 , 9 3 8
candidates that sat the examination.Mr. Santas said, "The
intervention by
JAMB in posting some of its professional
staff to JSS, Guto, to help us teach,
particularly, those subjects we lack
teachers, is a good initiative. To that
extent, the deployment has impacted
positively on the school's performance in
internal and external examinations. I am
proud of them because they are up and
doing with up-to-date knowledge of the
subjects they are assigned to teach.Continuing, he said, "JSS,
Guto, is a school
that can easily be underrated considering
its location but with the structural uplift
by JAMB and the intellectual intervention,
“How JAMB Boost Our Education Fortune, Performance In BECE” -
Principal , JSS,
ALI COMMENDS REGISTRAR, URGES YOBE STAFF TO BE GOOD
AMBASSADORS
staff of Yobe State Office, which was one
of the States he superintended, organised
a send- off party for him as he retired from
the service of the Board. Mr. Ali similarly gave kudos to
the
Registrar for instituting a robust welfare
package for the staff as well as leveraging
on technical advances in the field of
Information Technology to transform the
scope and qual ity of the Board's
operational processes.Earlier, the Yobe State Coordinator,
Mr.
Mohammed Umaru Mohammed, had
thanked God for his protection over the
life of Mr. Ali over the years in the course
of rendering meritorious service to the
Board especially in challenging terrains. He stated that the
staff of the Yobe State
Office valued the regular fatherly advice
he always offered to them while he held
sway as the Director and wished him the
best of luck in his future endeavours.
he immediate past Director in Tcharge of the Maiduguri Zonal Off
ice, Mr. Ahmad Al i , has commended the Registrar of the Joint
Admissions and Matriculation Board
( J A M B ) f o r t h e u n p r e c e d e n t e d
transformations he has engendered in the
Board since he assumed office.In the same vein, Mr. Ali charged
the staff
of the Yobe State Office to be good
ambassadors of the Board wherever they
might find themselves.T h e r e t i r e d D i r e c t o r g a v
e t h i s
commendation and counsel when the
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DAILY TRUST MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2020 –3,650 Teachers Fail
Professional Qualifying Exam, Says Council: The Teachers
Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) said 3,650 teachers failed
in its second series of annual Professional Qualifying
Examination
t hc o n d u c t e d b e t w e e n 1 2 a n d th14 November,
2020. The Registrar of TRCN,
Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, said a total of 17,602 candidates sat the
examination that qualifies one as a professional teacher, adding
that 11,487 candidates passed while 3,650 teachers failed in the
exercise.
According to him, the number of those who
passed put the number of qualified teachers in Nigeria to about
2.2 million, adding that TRCN would in no too distant time release
the present figure of quacks operating in the nation’s teaching
profession.
T H E C H R O N I C L E S O F EDUCATION WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23,
2020 –COVID-19: FG Orders Closure of Schools Until January 18: The
Federal Government has ordered the closure of all schools in the
country until January 18, 2021. This announcement was made
known by the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on
COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha, at the PTF briefing recently.
M r M u s t a p h a s a i d t h e d e c i s i o n to move the
date was reached based on adv ice f rom the Federa l Min istry of
Education as part of measures to curtail the spread of coronavirus.
“The PTF on the advice of the Federal Ministry of Education expects
that schools would have vacated from the 18th December, 2020 and
remain closed till at least the 18th of January, 2021 to enable the
measures introduced to take effect."
PROJECTS FUNDED BY JAMB IN JSS GUTO, BWARI
Board for being a good manager of
resources and facilities. He said, "I'm
pleased to note that all the centres NCC
had built for JAMB are still in good shape
e v e n a f t e r s o m a n y y e a r s s i n c e
completion. With regard to the suggested
adjustments, I am sure the contractor
would f inish al l these before the
scheduled time.”
The project contractor, Mr. Emeka
Theophilus, thanked the NCC and the
Board for the confidence reposed in him
giving assurances that the work would be
completed on schedule
...Director, Zonal Office Bauchi, NCC Team Inspect Azare PTC
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Mal. Umar Umar, Board Member, JAMB( 1st left); Dr Ali Adamu
Provost, FCET, Gombe( middle) and Hon Danladi Mohammed, Zonal
Director Bauchi (1st right) at a reception during the Provost
daughter's Wedding in Gombe
