FUNAAB To Admit 3500 Out Of 12,500 Candidates That Sat For 2015 Post-UTME

The management of the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB) has disclosed that the University will only admit 3,500 out of the 12,500 candidates that participated in the 2015 post-UTME screening exercise.
This was made known by the Director of Academic Planning, Professor Olukayode Akinyemi while commenting on the just concluded screening exercise.

29m bank customers yet to register for BVN

Fresh facts emerged over the weekend that the  number of bank customers  that have yet to enrol on the Bank Verification Number (BVN) platform stands at over 29 million.
With two months to the deadline which the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)  set for the conclusion of the exercise, the CBN revealed that 19 million bank customers had so far enrolled for the BVN.
This means that going by available NIBSS’ document on industry analysis of BVNs linked to bank accounts as of April 2015 which listed the nation’s 23 banks as having 48,389,614 active accounts, more than 29 million customers have not registered.

15-year-old pupil conquers unemployment

At the busy Watt Market, Calabar, Cross River State, a teenager’s voice rang out like a bell in a crowded park. It was the voice of 15-year-old tricycle rider, Charles Effiong Mbarake, calling on passengers to board his keke. “Ekpo-Abasi! White House,” he shrilled at the top of his voice.