Education

WAEC Decides on Withheld Results Tuesday

By Web News 651

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has initiated the 76th meeting of the Nigeria Examinations Committee to deliberate on cases of malpractice and irregularities arising from the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for school candidates.

The body made this known on Tuesday via its official X handle.

Earlier on Monday, WAEC appointed Dr. Amos Josiah Dangut as the Head of the Nigeria National Office.  

In August, the examination body initially released the 2023 WASSCE results, but the outcomes of 262,803 candidates were put on hold due to instances of examination malpractice.

However, the body has assured candidates that information about their results will be communicated after the NEC meeting concludes its deliberations.

“The 76th Meeting of the Nigeria Examinations Committee (NEC) to consider & decide on the malpractice/irregularity cases arising from the conduct of WASSCE for School Candidates, 2023 begins today,” the post read.

Details later.

Punch / Titilayo Kupoliyi

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Education

Oyo Govt. Reiterates Commitment To Education

By Web News 1046

Oyo State Government will continue to give priority to education by ensuring schools are adequately staffed and monitored.

Chairman, Teaching Service Commission, TESCOM, Oyo State, Pastor Akinade Alamu stated this in ibadan an interview with Radio Nigeria.

Pastor Alamu explained that recent recruitment of teachers was an indication of the purposeful agenda of the government to give education a pride of place in Oyo State.

The TESCOM boss said further that the Commission had maintained its oversight of personnel in secondary schools across the state, and had also put measures in place to check truancy among students through the constitution of schools board and collaboration with parents associations.

Pastor Alamu added that the steps taken by TESCOM was yielding fruits going by performance of students in the state in examinations conducted by West African Senior School Certificate, WASSCE and National Examination Council, NECO.

Simeon Ugbodovon  

Education

Stakeholders Want Ogun Government to Support Schools with Safety Equipment

By Web News 687

Key players in the education sector of Ogun State have urged the government to provide schools with incentives and safety items ahead of the planned resumption of academic activities.

They made the submission at a stakeholders meeting organized by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC. 

Addressing the participants, the NLC Chairman, Comrade Emmanuel Bankole said the meeting was part of the Union’s effort to add value to the society, especially in the education sector.

In separate remarks, a representative of teachers, Mr Oyelere Samson and a private school owner, Dr Olumide Lawrence highlighted schools decontamination, provision of necessary infrastructure and recruitment of more teachers as necessary measures that must be put in place by the relevant authorities. 

The participants also advocated the need for government to use terminal classes as test run for the proposed WASSCE examination and the suspension of taxes and other levies for private schools.

Other contributors called for the adoption of e-platforms as an essential tool to strengthen the education sector.

Olusegun Folarin