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October 26, 2021 Collaborators in Akwa Ibom’s HIV Response Anticipate the Governor’s Assent to Anti-Stigma and Discrimination Bill, 2020.
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Collaborators in Akwa Ibom’s HIV Response Anticipate the Governor’s Assent to Anti-Stigma and Discrimination Bill, 2020.

In this special report , Inspiration FM’s Health Correspondent, IMA DEM, assesses the progress made thus far on efforts by collaborators in Akwa Ibom’s HIV response to make stigmatization and discrimination of Persons living with HIV (PLHIV) a punishable offence.

The report highlights the expectations by stakeholders in the HIV space on the next line of action following the passage of the Anti Stigma and Discrimination of Persons Living With HIV/AIDS , 2020 Bill by the state House of Assembly on September 30, 2021.

The all await an assent to the bill by Governor UDOM EMMANUEL to make the 2020 bill a law in the state.

 

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October 26, 2021 Policy Alert Demands Clarification on 2022 Budget Funding From Akwa Ibom State Government
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Policy Alert Demands Clarification on 2022 Budget Funding From Akwa Ibom State Government

Policy Alert, a Civil Society Organization promoting fiscal and ecological justice in the Niger Delta, has called on the Akwa Ibom State Government to be clear on how it intends to fund the 2022 budget proposal.
Executive Director of Policy Alert, Tijah Bolton-Akpan, stated this in a statement released after the presentation of the budget speech by the Akwa Ibom State Governor on Monday.
The organisation noted that there were conspicuous gaps in the budget speech, especially in the area of recurrent revenue.


“A budget proposal is not complete until it presents a clear picture of the spending plan and expected revenue. However, capital receipts are dependent on several factors that are beyond the control of the state government, and sometimes even the central government. The budget speech does not provide the recurrent revenue estimates, which could have completed the picture of how the government plans to fund the budget. We cannot afford to gloss over the revenue side of the state budget, especially at this time when fiscal space is threatened by global and domestic headwinds related to oil price volatility, the energy transition and national illiquidity.
“For instance, it is unclear what the state is expecting from statutory allocation in 2022. What is the State planning to generate as internally generated revenue? What does the State project to get from 13 percent derivation? These important funding questions are unanswered in the budget speech and the state government has to come clear on these basics right from the outset” the statement said.
Bolton-Akpan also faulted the ambitious capital receipt estimates for “refunds from federal government/federation account”, noting that much of this amount is premised on recent court awards which may or may not materialise in the course of the fiscal year. He noted that betting 137.9billion or 23.6 percent of the total budget sum on a shaky revenue source is risky for the fiscal health of the state.
The statement, however, commended the state government on the capital-recurrent ratio, noting that with capital expenditure taking 55.3 percent of the total budget outlay, there is reason for optimism that the state government will focus more on people-oriented developmental projects than on running the government.

October 26, 2021 JAMB Halts Distance Learning in Degree Awarding Institutions
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JAMB Halts Distance Learning in Degree Awarding Institutions

Universities and other tertiary institutions running degree programs can no longer admit candidates on their sandwich, distance learning, part-time and other programs directly, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said.
The board also said it had cancelled the regularization of “backdoor admissions” conducted by higher institutions, going forward.
It directed that said henceforth, all admissions into various programs in tertiary institutions must be processed through JAMB, warning institutions not to flout the new rule.
JAMB announced the new advisory in its weekly news bulletin released yesterday in Abuja by its Head of Media and Protocol, Dr. Fabian Benjamin.
“The JAMB would no longer condone any illegal/ irregular admission by any institution,” the board warned.
The bulletin reads: “The advisory further made it clear that the new hardline position taken by the board was informed by the quantum of applications received from candidates for condoning illegal admissions, popularly known by candidates as ‘Regularization’.
“…Such ignoble acts would no longer be tolerated by the board.
“The advisory further reiterated that all applications for admissions to first degree, National Diploma (ND), National Innovation Diploma and the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) into full-time, Distance Learning, part-time, outreach, sandwich, among others, must be processed only through the JAMB.
“Consequently, institutions which are still involved in advertising or selling ‘application forms’ for admissions into the programs listed above were advised to desist forthwith.
“The advisory, therefore, enjoined institutions to advise their candidates to apply to them through the JAMB, adding that duplication of application forms is also not allowed.
“On the other hand, candidates are to ensure that any admission issued to them by any institution is routed through the board, even before considering to accept such offers.
“The advisory stated that the board would not succumb to pressure from any quarter to clear any candidate for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) or other essential needs if he/she had accepted any admission from any institution which did not follow laid-down regulations, as emphasized above.
“The JAMB and the three regulatory agencies: the National Universities Commission (NUC), National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) will ensure that all tertiary institutions comply with this policy directive.
“Other professional regulatory agencies are also expected to play critical roles in sanitizing the process. In the same vein, the board restated the need to streamline academic standards and maintained that the duration of all Non-full time studies must be maintained as approved by the regulatory agencies.”

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