The National Examinations Council (NECO) says it has paid the allowances of all 72,138 examiners engaged as ad-hoc staff in the 2024 School-based Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). This is contained in a statement to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday by the Acting Director, Information and Public Relations of NECO, Azeez Sani. Sani said the…

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the June/July 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), with 60.55 per cent of candidates securing five credits and above in English Language and Mathematics. Registrar of NECO, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, made this known while briefing newsmen at NECO headquarters on Thursday in Minna, Niger…

The federal government’s knee-jerk enforcement of the minimum age requirement for Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and admission into institutions of higher learning constitutes a distraction from the main priorities and urgency of curing the ailing education sector.

There are indications that Federal Government may rescind its decision on age restriction for West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASCE) and Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE).

As outrage continues to trail the Federal Government's decision to bar students below 18 years from writing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE), there are strong indications that the Nigerian government may have bowed to pressure. The government announced on Thursday that exceptional students below 18 may…

A group, Concerned Parents and Educators (CPE), has pleaded with the Federal Government (FG) to review the age restrictions placed on candidates planning to write the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, had said on a live television programme that the FG had decided to peg the West African…

Former Nigerian Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Wednesday said the policy on age limit for admission into tertiary institutions should be condemned. The Nigerian Federal Government recently announced a new policy setting the minimum age for writing the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) and the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination at 18…

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) on Monday announced the release of results for the 2024 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) for school candidates. WAEC Nigeria, Amos Josiah Dangut, disclosed that a total of 1,814,736 candidates registered for the examination from 25,126 secondary schools across Nigeria. Of this number, 1,805,216 candidates sat the examination. “Out…

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has withheld the results of 215,267 candidates for malpractice during the 2024 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE). WAEC made this announcement on Monday after it commenced the release of results for the 2024 WASSCE that was held within a period of seven weeks and six days from April 30…

The National Examinations Council (NECO) clarified that it has not extended the closing date for the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) internal registration. The council made this announcement in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by its Acting Director, Directorate of Information and Digital Communication, Mr. Azeez Sani. Sani stated that registration, which…

The purported ranking of states by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), based on their performance in the 2023 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE), is the focus of this piece.

The National Examinations Council (NECO), has released the 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), external results with a total of 50,066, out of 74,342 candidates, representing 67.35 per cent, securing five credits and above including English Language and Mathematics.