The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it welcomes the decision of the Senate to probe alleged admission racketeering in universities, while expressing optimism that the examination body will be vindicated
Reacting to the development in a statement, the JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, commended the Senate for giving the examination body to defend itself over the issue.
Prof. Oloyede, while clarifying a major issue in the allegation, said the affected candidate sat for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and scored 291.
JAMB stated that the girl who applied to study Medicine and Surgery at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) was ranked 241 in the ranking of applicants for the medical programme after all her other academic performances, including post-UTME score were calculated by the institution.
The examination body also revealed that the lady did not apply to change her course after accepting the UNN proposal to change to Medical Laboratory in writing and was offered admission.
JAMB further stated that it never gave the candidate any approval letter for Medicine nor Medical Laboratory, adding that she is doing Medical Laboratory in an arrangement between her and the institution.
It stressed that the university ought to have followed all procedures for admitting candidates by ensuring that they confirmed the quota allocated to them and ranking order, which was ignored under the circumstances.
While assuring the public that the Board and its staff would be vindicated, the examination body expressed delight over the mediating role it has played between candidates and institutions towards ensuring equity and fairness.
Recall that the Senate had agreed to investigate allegations of admission racketeering in the nation’s universities, following a motion moved by Senator Onyeka Nwebonyi (Ebonyi North) who cited the admission travails of one Chinyere Ekwe at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN).
More than 50 years after it was shot, Earthrise continues to be seen as one of the most iconic environmental photographs ever taken.
On Christmas Eve, 1968 the crew of Apollo 8 captured a spectacular sight as they orbited the Moon: the illuminated Earth appearing above the barren lunar horizon.
The NASA astronauts were awestruck by what they saw.
“Oh my God, look at that picture over there! There’s the Earth coming up. Wow, is that pretty!” Bill Anders shouted at fellow astronaut Jim Lovell. “You got a colour film, Jim? Hand me a roll of colour, quick, would you?”
“That’s a beautiful shot,” said Lovell as Anders clicked the shutter and captured what has become one of the world’s most famous photographs.
The image was coined “Earthrise”. It was the first colour photograph of Earth taken from space and quickly circulated around the world.
The photo is widely credited with propelling the global environmental movement and leading to the creation of Earth Day, an annual event promoting environmental activism and awareness, in 1970.
“It’s just the perfect image,” says Michael Pritchard, programmes director at the Royal Photographic Society in the UK.
“It was a colour and good high-resolution image that could be reproduced really well and it provided a perspective of the Earth that had never been seen before.”
“It clearly showed the Earth from space but also put it into a context that we hadn’t seen before,” he says. “It showed that Earth was this very vulnerable sphere in space.”
In the late 1960s, environmental perspectives and activism were rapidly sweeping across the United States and Europe.
The environmental groups Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace were founded in 1969 and 1971, respectively.
The US government established the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970.
‘It was the only colourful thing in the Universe’
Eighteen months after the Apollo 8 astronauts shot Earthrise, 20 million people took to the streets across the US to protest environmental destruction in the first ever Earth Day.
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Kathleen Rogers, president of the Earth Day Network, says the Earthrise photo played a pivotal role in encouraging people to take part in environmental activism.
“It gave rise to Earth Day, which now has a billion people participating, and created an environmental movement worldwide,” says Rogers.
The posters for Earth Day in 1970 all featured the Earthrise photo, she says.
Before Earth Day, people talked about how space exploration had made it far clearer how unique we are, adds Rogers.
“Once the photo was published, members of Congress and global leaders all started talking about how fragile the Earth was.
Earthrise highlighted the uniqueness of Earth in that big black universe and it drove home to millions of people how dirty our planet was.” Pritchard adds that images such as the Earthrise photo can say far more “than pages and pages of reports” from environmental organisations.
“[It highlighted] that the Earth is not something that we can continually take from, that we have to preserve it,” he says.
“That’s where Earthrise’s real strength and importance lies…it was able to sum up so much in just a single image in a way that transcended documents and papers.”
Because of its history and powerful message, the Earthrise photo continues to ignite environmental awareness.
“It shows the Earth that we all live on, a little blue sphere set within this black expanse,” says Pritchard. “It suggests everything from fragility to our uniqueness.”
Two players, Defender Jamilu Collins and striker Sadiq Umar are making their return to the Super Eagles as the kick-off to 2026 World Cup is about to take place.
Both players have been laid off from the team for a while owing to injuries. They are joined by debuntant, Nathan Tella a forward with Germany’s Bayer Leverkusen.
The trio are part of the 23 call-ups by head coach, Jose Santos Peseiro who has also invited goalkeeper Maduka Okoye, defenders Kenneth Omeruo and Olaoluwa Aina, midfielders Alex Iwobi and Frank Onyeka, and forwards Moses Simon, Kelechi Iheanacho and Taiwo Awoniyi.
The current call-ups will prosecute the first two of Nigeria’s 10 World Cup qualifying matches.
The two matches are the home game next week against Lesotho and that will immediately be followed by an away duel with Zimbabwe.
The other players called up are goalkeepers Francis Uzoho and Olorunleke Ojo, defenders Oluwasemilogo Ajayi and Bright Osayi-Samuel, midfielder Raphael Onyedika and forwards Ademola Lookman, Victor Boniface and Terem Moffi.
Previously familiar faces like captain Ahmed Musa and his deputy, William Troost-Ekong are notable absentees.
The Super Eagles kick-start their race to the World Cup in the United States of America, Mexico and Canada in 2026 with a session against the Likuena “Crocodiles” of Lesotho at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo next week Thursday, and then fly to Rwanda for a clash with the Warriors of Zimbabwe at the Huye Stadium in Butare on Sunday, 19th November.
The 20,000-capacity Huye Stadium, located in the city of Butare which is 135 kilometres south of the Rwandan capital, Kigali, has an artificial turf.
Zimbabwe has adopted Rwanda as home for the qualifiers as no stadium in the southern African nation has been deemed fit to host the FIFA World Cup qualifying games.
ALL THE INVITED PLAYERS:
Goalkeepers: Francis Uzoho (Omonia FC, Cyprus); Olorunleke Ojo (Enyimba FC); Maduka Okoye (Udinese Calcio, Italy)
Bayer Leverkusen winger and new invitee to the Super Eagles, Nathan Tella has told BBC that it would be “a dream come true” to make his debut for Nigeria in the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers this week.
He is one of the 23 call-ups for the first two matches of Nigeria’s lengthy campaign to return to the World Cup.
Born in Lambeth, England, but eligible for Nigeria through his parents, his international future had been the subject of significant speculation since he first began to make an impression in the youth set-up at Arsenal.
“It’s always been about representing Nigeria,” Tella told BBC Sport Africa’s Oluwashina Okeleji.
“My family will be over the moon to watch me fulfill that dream.
“I am proud of my British and Nigerian sides and lucky to have both backgrounds. Of course we have both worlds, but ours is a proper Nigerian home [with] culture, food and tradition.”
Tella was one of the standout performers for Burnley last season as the Clarets earned promotion back to the Premier League, but he returned to parent club Southampton at the end of the campaign.
The forward, who is capable of playing either out wide or through the middle, had 22 goal contributions in the Championship last season and joined Leverkusen in a reported 20m Euros deal in August.
His new side are undefeated at the top of the German Bundesliga after 10 matches and his speed, dribbling and delivery into dangerous areas would, in theory, give the Super Eagles an added dimension in attack.
After missing out on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the West Africans kick off their qualifying campaign for 2026 against Lesotho and Zimbabwe on 16 and 19 November respectively.
Nigeria are expected to come through Group C ahead of the likes of South Africa and Benin, with the group winners guaranteed a spot in Canada, Mexico and the United States after the finals were expanded from 32 to 48 teams.
The 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Football League has witnessed some magic moments andsome players have lit up the campaign with inspiring performances as the league enters match-day eight.
Here are some outstanding players so far:
Robert Mizo (Bayelsa United)
Second highest goal scorer in the league last season, Mizo, started the new season from where he stopped last term and he is just three goals shy off his total tally last season. The Bayelsa United striker currently leads the scorers’ chart with six goals in seven games this season and has been crowned the player of the month for September and October following his blistering start to the campaign.
Michael Olalusi (Sunshine Stars)
Every season, there is usually a new star in Akure and home-grown midfielder Olalusi is the one in the spotlight with his brilliant performance for the team so far this season. Even as a midfielder, he is rubbing shoulders with the hottest strikers in the league at the moment with five goals in seven games. He was among the nominees for the September/October LBA Player of the Month Award which was won by Robert Mizo.
Sikiru Alimi (Remo Stars)
After overcoming the knock which kept him out for most part of last season, Alimi is back at Remo Stars and scoring goals for fun. In six games, the former 3SC man has notched five goals. He was also nominated for the September/October LBA Player of the Month Award which was won by Robert Mizo.
Sodiq Ismail (Remo Stars)
Since joining Remo Stars midway through last season, Ismail has proven to be a kind of right full back the league hasn’t seen in years in terms of what he offers offensively. The defender currently sits top of the providers’ chart with five assists in six matches for the Ikenne side. He was also nominated for the LBA Player of the Month Award but he was Remo Stars Player of the Month for October.
Jonathan Alukwu (Sporting Lagos)
The ‘Barbie Boy’ as he is called is also having the time of his life in the league with four goals in the last four matches. The 20-year-old wasn’t on target in Sporting Lagos’ first three games of the season but he hasn’t stopped scoring since opening his account against Remo Stars on match-day four. He added one goal each against Niger Tornadoes, Kwara United and Kano Pillars.
Osayi Kingdom (Doma United)
The only goalkeeper in the mix, Kingdom as his name implies is currently living in a world of his own in the league. He stole the spotlight on match-day seven by providing two assists for Emmanuel Jesam in Doma United’s 3-0 win over Gombe United in the Savannah Derby. After six matches, the promising shot stopper has kept five clean sheets.
Samuel Tiza (Lobi Stars)
Perhaps he picks his games to shine but Tiza comes through for Lobi Stars when it matters most. He has scored two braces this season – against Sunshine Stars on match-day two and Bayelsa United on match-day four – to take his tally to four this season.
Junior Lokosa
Lokosa might have taken some time to tick in terms of goal scoring for Sporting Lagos this season, but he certainly showed why they signed him in their last four games, as he turned up with three goals – two of them against his former side Kano Pillars. Aside from this, Sporting Lagos head coach, Paul Offor has hailed the former league top scorer for his impact on the younger players in the team.
Bello Lookman (Katsina United)
The Chanji Boys might be struggling to find their feet again in the NPFL but Bello is one player who has shown he could be their most important weapon with three goals so far this season. He is among the few players to have scored a brace this season after netting twice against Sunshine Stars on match-day five.
Kazeem Ogunleye (Enugu Rangers)
After seven matches this season, Enugu Rangers are living up to their rejuvenated hype with Ogunleye turning up with three goals against Remo Stars, Kwara United and Heartland in the process.
Barcelona are eyeing a move for Nigeria international, Wilfred Ndidi, a player currently playing in the Championship, according to a report.
Xavi’s side are looking to continue to build their squad as they look to return to the top of Europe’s elite. Barcelona won LaLiga last season but are currently third and four points off top spot in the standings this term.
They have been blessed with a plethora of talented midfielders including the likes of Gavi and Pedri, but are keen to strengthen in that department in the next 12 months.
The summer transfer window is long closed, but January will present an opportunity for teams to add to their ranks as they look to kick on, or they can wait until the summer.
And it’s next summer when, according to Sport, the Spanish giants are set to move for Leicester’s Wilfred Ndidi, whose contract is up with the former Premier League champions at the end of the season.
The Catalan side reportedly approached Leicester to sign Ndidi in the past, but were quoted a price of £61.3m for his services, eventually walking away from the deal.
No contract would mean no transfer fee, however, and it’s likely the player would be very tempted by the opportunity to move to one of the world’s biggest clubs.
Ndidi and Leicester are yet to agree terms on a new deal, with it likely that the 26-year-old will leave the Foxes on the expiry of his contract.
He is judged by many to be a much better player than that of Championship-standard, but he has been forced to play in England’s second tier this season after he was unable to secure a move away in the summer.
The Nigeria international has made 12 appearances in the Championship this season.He has also played three times in the Carabao Cup this term, having previously featured in both the Premier League and Europa League in his 252 appearances for the Foxes since joining for £14m from Genk in 2017.
Barcelona, meanwhile, have been forced to think of alternative ways to sign players rather than splashing cash due to their financial limitations.
It is reported that Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid and Juventus have all had an eye on signing Ndidi, and a free transfer at the end of the season would be the
Nigeria’s Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro has arrived Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital ahead of Thurday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Lesotho, as the team’s camp opens today, Sunday.
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Peseiro who was received by the Chairman of the Akwa Ibom State Football Normalization Committee, Prince Bonny Nyong at the Victor Attah International Airport, came alongside his foreign assistants, Maykel Moreira, Acacio Santos and Vitor Hugo,
Nigeria will face Lesotho on Thursday November 16, 2023 at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo by 5pm.
The Portuguese tactician had called up 23 players for this month’s World Cup qualifying fixtures against Lesotho and Zimbabwe.
According to the team’s travelling schedule, eight players are expected to arrive camp on Monday, while fifteen others will join on Tuesday for the first full training session ahead of the game.
Iceland has declared a state of emergency after a series of earthquakes raised fears of a volcanic eruption.
Authorities have ordered overnight thousands living in the southwestern town of Grindavík to evacuate as a precaution.
In this image taken from a video, Lava emerges from a fissure of the Fagradalsfjall volcano near the Litli-Hrútur mountain, some 30 kilometers (19 miles) southwest of Reykjavik, Iceland, Monday July 10, 2023. Authorities in Iceland on Tuesday warned spectators to stay away from a newly erupting volcano that is spewing lava and noxious gases from a fissure in the country’s southwest. (AP Photo/Marco Di Marco)
The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) said there was a considerable risk of an eruption on or just off the Reykjanes peninsula.
The probability of an eruption has increased since the morning, IMO says.
An eruption could start at any time in the next few days, according to the statement.
Thousands of tremors have been recorded around the nearby Fagradalsfjall volcano in recent weeks.
They have been concentrated in Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, which had remained dormant to volcanic activity for 800 years before a 2021 eruption.
In a statement on Saturday the agency said a tunnel of magma, or molten rock, that extends northeast across Grindavik and some 10 km further inland, was estimated at a depth of less than 800 metres, compared with 1,500 metres earlier in the day.
On Thursday, the increased seismic activity in the area prompted the closure of the nearby Blue Lagoon landmark.
More than 20,000 tremors have been recorded in southwest Iceland since late October.
Iceland’s Civil Protection Agency said the decision to evacuate came after the IMO could not rule out a “magma tunnel that is currently forming could reach Grindavík”.
Thousands of tremors near Mount Fagradalsfjall (pictured in July) have raised concerns over an eruption And on Friday, the agency said people must leave the town, but also emphasised it was not an “emergency evacuation” – calling on them to “remain calm, because we have a good amount of time to react”.
“There is no immediate danger imminent, the evacuation is primarily preventive with the safety of all Grindavík residents as the principal aim,” it added.
All roads into the town of around 4,000 people are closed other than for emergencies, to ensure traffic can get in and out.
Iceland is one of the most geographically active regions in the world, with around 30 active volcanic sites.
Volcanic eruptions occur when magma, which is lighter than the solid rock around it, rises to the earth’s surface from deep below it.
In July, Litli-Hrutur, or Little Ram, erupted in the Fagradalsfjall area, drawing tourists to the site of the “world’s newest baby volcano”.
The site was dormant for eight centuries until eruptions in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Recent developments, like flood, demolitions has prompted this episode, Strategies For Managing Urban Development. So today on Space.com we have a professional in the built industry to talk us about town planning.
Town planning is the process of managing land resources.
It involves the control of existing and new developments, as well as strategy preparation to ensure manage future requirements.
It is a dynamic process that changes in response to policy, development proposals and local needs.
Historically, the practice of urban planning and applying some level of control to the design to communities, dates back at least as far as the third millennium BC, and the urban designs of the Mesopotamians, Minoans, and Egyptians.
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Grid-like, or orthogonal, urban plans were first used for structuring cities in the 8th century BC by the Ancient Greeks, and the Roman Empire then dramatically expanded city planning, predominantly for military defence, but also for public convenience, developing the ‘city centre’.
Joining us to discuss this is Niyi Olagoke: Fmr. Hon. Secretary, NigeriaInstitute of Estate Surveyors and Valuers.
Thank you for joining us.
Now what we just heard is a wholistic definition. Let’s break it down. What is town planning?
Principles of planning better cities
What are the factors affecting town planning?
ECONOTES
CHARACTERISTICS OF A WELL-PLANNED CITY
1. Grid
In grid planning, the division is made out of the streets intersecting at right angles, forming a grid.
Grid plans being the first measure for carving out the planned economy facilitate development because developers can subdivide and auction off large parcels of land.
2. Sector
The sector is defined as the self-sustainable unit constituting of the mixed land-use typologies.
Each SECTOR is a self-sufficient unit having shops, schools, health centers and places of recreation and worship.
3. Hierarchy Of Green Areas
A Hierarchy of Green Spaces can be observed in both the layout ranging from Public Greens at City Level to Semi-Private to Private Green Areas.
4. Central Business District
The central area of a city in which a concentration of certain retail and business activities takes place, especially in older cities with rail transportation.
5. Hierarchy Of Circulation
The term ‘circulation’ refers to the movement of people through, around and between buildings and other parts of the built environment.
Within buildings, circulation spaces are spaces that are predominately used for circulation, such as entrances, foyers and lobbies, corridors, stairs, landings and so on.
6. Family-Life And Community Living
Emphasis on community living can be given by designing schools along with green belts safe for children, dispensaries, shopping, community centers, centrally located at a 10-minute walk distance and bus stops on the main road within walking distance.
7. TOD – Transit Oriented Development
Transit-Oriented Development is an exciting fast-growing trend in creating vibrant, livable, sustainable communities.
Also known as TOD, it’s the creation of compact, walkable, pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use communities centered around high-quality train systems.
8. Land-Use Mapping
Land use mapping is the process of identifying an area of land’s use. It includes the classification of different types of land as well as the distribution and use of the land geospatially within a region.
9. Mixed-Use Development
In mixed-use areas, you can find housing, restaurants, services, schools, cultural facilities, parks, and more.
This connectivity reduces the need for private vehicles, thus increasing the viability of public transport.
10. Norm And Social Role Conflict
The urban community is characterized by the norm and social role conflict.
Factors such as the size, density and heterogeneity of the population, extreme occupational specialization and the class structure prevalent in the urban context, lead to such a state of affairs.
Thanks for holding on. If you just joined in, this is space.com on LN247 and we’ve been discussing town planning.
Niyi Olagoke: Former Hon. Secretary, Nigeria
Institute of Estate Surveyors and Valuers is still here with us. Let’s take it home.
Let’s talk about the recent oyan river dam opened in ogun state that has sacked homes, businesses, schools. This is a yearly occurrence. Talking about the estates around and the explanation you have given so far on town planning, is Isheri community well planned?
Lagos state and Ogun state share isheri community. How true is this?
Let’s talk about demolitions generally, ajao estate, lekki…where these people given notice and if they were, why would you allow them to build till they’re even living there, then demolition starts!
Lagos has a masterplan. Is Lagos following it? After Lateef Jakande, have other governors following him followed the Lagos Master Plan? What more can be done set Lagos straight.
Indian scientists plan to seed clouds for the first time to trigger heavy rain in some areas of New Delhi, hoping this will be enough to tackle the smog gripping the world’s most polluted capital for a week, the project’s head said on Thursday.
Air quality dips in Delhi ahead of winter every year, when cold air traps pollutants from a variety of sources including vehicles, industries, construction dust, and agricultural waste burning.
Scientists expect some cloud cover over the city around Nov. 20 and are hoping this will be large enough – and with high enough moisture content – to trigger heavy rain via seeding with salts, said Manindra Agrawal, a scientist at the Indian Institute of Technology at Kanpur, who is leading the trial.
The project, estimated to cost 10 million rupees ($120,000) for 100 square kilometres (38.6 square miles), would involve spraying into clouds a mix of salts that include silver iodine, Agrawal said.
“We don’t expect that big a cloud that will cover entire Delhi, but a few hundred kilometres would be good,” he said.
The local government of the city of 20 million people, spread over roughly 1,500 square kilometres (579 square miles), has already shut all schools, stopped construction activities, and said it will impose restrictions on vehicle use to control pollution.
The air quality index in the city was 506 early on Thursday, which is categorised as “hazardous” by Swiss group IQAir.
Delhi needs heavy and widespread rain to wash away the pollutants, and light rain could worsen the situation, said Gufran Beig, the founder director of the federal government’s air-quality monitoring agency SAFAR.
Beig added that current airflow is carrying smoke from crop residue burning in the states of Punjab and Haryana to Delhi, which also has its own pollution sources and where there is currently almost no wind.
“So unless a huge pressure is established by intense rain, this chain of transport from Punjab to Delhi will not be broken, and once it is broken it is difficult for the chain to form again for some time,” he told Reuters.
About 38% of the pollution in the capital has been caused by stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana, where over 22,000 stubble burning events were recorded between Sept.15 and Nov. 7, according to a government statement.
Stubble burning is a practice followed by farmers wherein crop stubble left behind after rice is harvested is burnt to quickly clear fields before planting wheat crops.
The federal government has directed authorities in both states to “take effective actions” to check further stubble burning, the statement added.
The Delhi government is seeking to get approval for the project from the Supreme Court, which is hearing petitions related to pollution.
Several countries have used cloud seeding to produce rain, improve air quality and water crops in time of drought, including Mexico, the United States, China, Indonesia and Malaysia.
However, in 2021, a plan to seed clouds over the mountains of New Mexico to increase snowfall was pulled after allegations it could poison people and the environment.
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