WASSCE
5 Feb
Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, has approved over N542 million for the payment of examination fees for students in public schools across the state. The funds will cover the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and other internal exams, including the Basic Six and Common Entrance Examination (CCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).…
21 Dec
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the commencement of registration for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, First Series. The announcement was made via a short tweet on X on Friday. WAEC stated that prospective candidates can now obtain registration pins at WAEC offices, banks, registration centres,…
29 Oct
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…
10 Oct
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…
5 Oct
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
16 Sep
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…
7 Sep
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..
6 Sep
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…
6 Sep
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…
5 Sep
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…
5 Sep
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.
31 Aug
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…
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Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has alleged that some political forces are attempting to force him into self-imposed exile through intimidation and threats of arrest. El-Rufai said this in reaction to claims by a Twitter user that there were plans to arrest El-Rufai upon his return to Nigeria on "concocted allegations." El-Rufai, a member…