Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi State has approved over N600 million for the payment of the 2024/2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Senior Secondary Three (SS3) students in the state. Commissioner for Education, Mr. Wemi Jones, who made the disclosure at a press conference on Tuesday in Lokoja, said the fund would…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that candidates whose results have been withheld can begin re-checking their West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results starting Monday, October 14, 2024. This update follows the conclusion of the Nigeria Examinations Committee's (NEC) 78th meeting, which took place on October 9, 2024. In a post…

Since the new policy on the new age for writing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and National Examinations Council (NECO) examinations was announced by the federal government

The Ondo State Government has expressed dismay over the withholding of results of some students who sat for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Ondo State by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). According to the Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology in the state, Olaolu Akindolire, some results of public…

The way many teachers introduce grammar concepts in the class make a lot of students view them as abstract, dry things. As a result, they learn the concepts for learning’s sake. Part of the implication is that many candidates perform poorly..

Minister of State for Education, Yusuf Sununu, has said that some universities admit children as young as 10, 11, and 12 years old, adding that "this is totally wrong." Sununu made this statement in Abuja on Friday while clarifying the Federal Ministry of Education's stance on the age requirement for writing the West African Senior…

The Federal Ministry of Education has clarified that the ministry has not stopped students who are not yet 18 years old from writing the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) exams. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, made the clarification in Abuja on Friday while…

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 non-governmental organisation, Concerned Parents and Educators (CPE), has called for consultations with relevant stakeholders and open dialogue on the formulation and implementation of education policies.

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…

Stakeholders in the education sector have faulted the decision of the Federal Government to peg the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) age at 18, describing the policy as retrogressive.

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in 2023 polls, Atiku Abubakar, has criticised Federal Government for introducing 18 years age limit on NECO and WAEC exams, calling it absurd and a barrier to scholarships.