The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board says it has begun the screening of over 1.3 million candidates who sat for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, to fish out impersonation, multiple registrations and other forms of malpractices.

The board said it had therefore not yet released any UTME result, noting that candidates should expect their results soon.

JAMB’s Head of Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, who stated this said the case of candidates who could not write the UTME due to biometric challenges was being deliberated upon with a view to finding a solution.

He said the examination has so far been successful, adding that the board was addressing some of the challenges that came up during the exercise.

The federal government is moving to check the spate of electoral offences in the country by setting up an electoral offences commission and tribunal.

To achieve this, government is proposing three legal instruments to be forwarded as bills to the national assembly for passage.

The executive bills include Electoral Offences Commission and Tribunal Establishment Bill, Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2018 and Constitutional Alteration Bill.

Briefing journalists after the federal executive council meeting, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, ABUBAKAR MALAMI said there was an urgent need for a permanent structure to replace the existing ADHOC arrangement, which makes it difficult for election monitors to identify, investigate and prosecute electoral offenders.

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has named a new head for the Department of State Service, DSS.

The new director-general is YUSUF MAGAJI BICHI.

According to a statement by the President’s spokesman, GARBA SHEHU, the new head replaces MATTHEW SEIYEIFA, who has been operating in acting capacity since LAWAL DAURA was dismissed.

The appointment takes immediate effect from today.

The new DSS boss comes to the job with skills in intelligence gathering, research analysis, conflict management, general investigation, risk and vulnerability operations, counter intelligence and protective operation and human resources management.