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- Some university vice chancellors in Nigeria have condemned the new cut-off marks introduced by JAMB - Also the Academic Staff Union of Universities has rejected the new cut-off of 120 for UTME - According to those critical of the new directive, it is said that it would mean a lowering of educational standards in the country Following the announcement that the cut-off marks for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has been reduced to 120, there has been some backlash from Nigerians and those in the educational sector. Vice-Chancellors and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have spearheaded the rejection of the decision of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board to peg admission cut -off mark at 120 for universities and 100 for polytechnics, monotechnics and colleges of education. ASUU said the action was in tandem “with the dream of the present government to destroy public universities in the country.” Below are some quotes from some vice chanc...

Photo by Andrea Yori | CC BY 2.0 In the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks, Washington pursued its elusive enemies across the landscapes of Asia and Africa, thanks in part to a massive expansion of its intelligence infrastructure, particularly of the emerging technologies for digital surveillance , agile drones, and biometric identification. In 2010, almost a decade into this secret war with its voracious appetite for information, the Washington Post reported that the national security state had swelled into a “fourth branch” of the federal government — with 854,000 vetted officials, 263 security organizations , and over 3,000 intelligence units, issuing 50,000 special reports every year. Though stunning, these statistics only skimmed the visible surface of what had become history’s largest and most lethal clandestine apparatus . According to classified documents that Edward Snowden leaked in 2013, the nation’s 16 intelligence agencies alone had 107,035 employees and a combined “b...

Mack- Cali Realty Corp . (NYSE:CLI) Q2 2017 Earnings Conference Call August 03, 2017 08:30 AM ET Executives Michael DeMarco - President and Chief Executive Officer Anthony Krug - Chief Financial Officer Marshall Tycher - Chairman of Roseland Residential Trust Analysts John Guinee - Stiefel Manny Korchman - Citi Jamie Feldman - Bank of America Rob Simone - Evercore ISI Vincent Chao - Deutsche Bank Operator Good day, everyone, and welcome to the Mack- Cali Realty Corporation Second Quarter 2017 Earnings Conference Call . Today's call is being recorded. At this time, I would like to turn the call over to Michael J. DeMarco, President and Chief Executive Officer . Please go ahead, sir. Michael DeMarco Thank you, operator. Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining the Mack-Cali's second quarter 2017 earnings call . This is Mike DeMarco, the CEO of Mack-Cali. The lovely day in a waterfront, sun shining. I'm joined today by my partners Marshall Tycher , Chairman of Rosel...