JAMB: YabaTech Backs Oloyede’s Leadership Style, Urges Others To Take Cue

 The Yaba College of Technology (YabaTech) has declared its total support for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) leadership amidst the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) developments.

Dr Ibraheem Abdul, Rector of Yabatech, disclosed in a statement on Friday in Lagos.

Abdul said that Prof Oloyede’s heartfelt apology and assumption of full responsibility demonstrated commendable leadership and integrity.

“We stand in solidarity with Prof Oloyede, we are with him in the future he beholds for JAMB. We reaffirm our confidence in his visionary leadership and urge other leaders in the country to take a cue from his leadership style,” he stated.

According to him, YabaTech remains committed to supporting JAMB’s initiatives and reforms aimed at enhancing the integrity and efficiency of its examination processes.

The rector noted that the recent technical glitches that affected approximately 379,997 candidates across 157 centres, particularly in Lagos and the South-East states, had understandably caused distress among students and stakeholders.

“As the Rector, and a dedicated advocate for educational excellence in Nigeria, I extend my unwavering support to Prof Is-haq Oloyede, Registrar of JAMB, and his entire team during this challenging period following the uproar concerning 2025 UTME.

“His commitment to transparency and prompt corrective measures, including the rescheduling of examinations for affected candidates, underscores his dedication to upholding the credibility of our educational assessments.

“This incident serves as a catalyst for all educational stakeholders to collaborate more closely, ensuring robust systems that can withstand unforeseen challenges,” he added.

The rector noted that though the overall performance in the 2025 UTME had raised concerns, it was, however, imperative to recognize the complexities involved in administering large-scale examinations in a technologically evolving environment. (NAN)

China has called on the United States to immediately reverse what it described as protectionist and unilateral bullying actions, and to stop the suppression of Chinese technology companies and the artificial intelligence (AI) industry.

A spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry made the remarks on Friday in response to recent U.

S. regulatory actions.

According to reports, the U.

S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security recently issued a statement declaring the use of Huawei’s Ascend chips a violation of U.S. export controls.

It also warned of potential risks associated with allowing U.S.-developed AI chips to train Chinese AI models.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian condemned the move, saying the U.

S. was overstretching the concept of national security and abusing export controls and long-arm jurisdiction to unjustly target China’s chip and AI industries.

“These actions seriously violate market principles, disrupt global supply chains, and infringe on the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises,” Lin said.

“China firmly opposes this and will never accept it,” he added, warning that Beijing would take resolute measures to defend its development rights and protect its companies (Xinhua/NAN)

 The Enugu State Government has pledged to upgrade secondary healthcare facilities across its 17 Local Government Areas to reduce maternal and newborn mortality.

The commitment was made by the State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Emmanuel Obi, during a dissemination meeting on the assessment of health facilities for Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEmONC), in Enugu on Friday.

The meeting, themed “Strengthening Emergency and Newborn Care Through Evidence-Based Assessment,” was organised by the Enugu State Ministry of Health.

It was held in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health’s Sector-Wide Approach (SWAP) programme and Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, USA.

Prof. Obi explained that the initiative aimed to ensure Enugu had efficient secondary healthcare systems capable of providing emergency maternal and newborn care.

He noted that the state had already commenced its own facility assessment, which would now be harmonised with the CEmONC assessment.

“This is an official presentation of findings from the facility assessments conducted by the Federal Ministry of Health, the SWAP Office, and our State Ministry of Health,” he said.

He added that the upgrade would enable Enugu to access federal funding under the “Hope Health” programme and SWAP, based on performance-linked disbursement indicators.

Mrs Francisca Ewoh, SWAP Desk Officer, described the programme as part of Nigeria’s Health Sector Renewal Initiative aimed at reducing maternal and neonatal mortality nationwide.

According to her, pooled partner funds will be allocated to states that meet readiness requirements, with 35,000 dollars available per qualified facility in each council area.

“Eligibility is based on providing adequate infrastructure, utilities, and staffing in secondary healthcare centres.”

Dr Chinyere Ezendu, the Enugu State focal person for the CEmONC assessment, said only two facilities in the state met the basic standards for infrastructure, amenities, water, and electricity.

She added that none of the assessed facilities had the full capacity to manage neonatal complications.

 “We are hopeful the findings will be used to develop actionable plans to reduce maternal and neonatal deaths in the state,” she said.

Dr Chioma Oduenyi, a representative of Jhpiego, reaffirmed their technical support to both the national and state-level SWAP efforts in facilitating the implementation process.(NAN)