Education
NECO reschedules SSCE over EndSARS protests
The National Examinations Council, NECO, has rescheduled its Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE, Paper 1, Computer Studies Practicals earlier slated for Monday, October 19, 2020.
NECO's Head of Information and Public Relations, Mr Azeez Sani, said in a statement [...]
NECO: what Gana met, did and left
Over N2 billion was returned to government coffers in 2018 and 2019. Same year, release of SSCE results took place within 40 days, over one hundred staf [...]
NECO: Gana’s lawyers write SaharaReporters over ’defamation’
Lawyers representing Former Acting Registrar of the National Examinations Council, NECO, Mr Abubakar Gana, have lodged a formal request to SaharaReporters for a public apology and retraction of it's 3 defamatory publications.
We consulted widely before reopening schools- Adamu
As schools across the country brace for reopening next week, the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, says he widely consulted stakeholders in the sector before ordering resumption of the institutions.
Adamu, who spoke at a briefing in Abuja, said he was initially skeptical about ordering the re [...]
World Teachers Day: FG to reward 774 teachers
As Nigeria joins the world to celebrate the 2020 World Teachers Day on Monday October 5, the Federal Government has disclosed that it would reward 774 outstanding teachers, one from each local government, in addition to five award categories for 24 winners.
Minister of State for Education, Hon. [...]
JAMB: FG mounts checks against UTME fraud
…impersonation drops from 74,000 to 4,900
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, on Friday said effective checks have been mounted by the Federal Government against incidents of identity theft in the admission process into the co [...]
NECO: Gana pushes back on allegation of siphoning N368.8m
Former Acting Registrar of the National Examinations Council, NECO, Mr. Abubakar Gana, has refuted allegations of siphoning N368, 875,000 brought against him by an online news platform, SaharaReporters.
Don calls for rebranding of TVET
A lecturer with Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Prof. Marshall Azeke, has called for the rebranding of Technical and Vocational Education and Training, TVET, to boost acquisition of technical and vocational skills among students.
Azeke stated this while presenting an overview of the Federal Go [...]
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