EDUCATION

Mass Failure: WAEC says its not in charge of marking examinations

Daily Dispatch July 24, 2017

The West African Examination Council, WAEC, says it is not in charge of marking results after examinations. WAEC said this while dismissing insinuations that it deliberately fail candidates in either the school or private candidates’ examinations so they can reapply to enable the council make

EDUCATION

UNIMAID attacks: NANS to unveil safety tips for students

Daily Dispatch July 19, 2017

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) says it will come up with measures to protect students in the North-East especially students in the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID). NANS President, Mr Chinonso Obasi, who made disclosure on Wednesday during a briefing to mark his one year in office, said the students were worried by the […]

EDUCATION

214,952 students cheated in WASSCE

Daily Dispatch July 17, 2017

Some  214,952 candidates cheated in the May-June West African Senior School Certificate Examination(WASSCE) and their results have been seized by the authorities. Mr. Olu Adenipekun, Head of National Office of the West African Examination Council, WAEC, announced this in Lagos as he also announced the cheering news of a seven percent improvement in the number […]

EDUCATION

JAMB commences sales of 2017 Direct Entry forms – Official

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2017

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday said it has commenced sales of the 2017 Direct Entry application form. This is contained in a statement signed by JAMB’s Head of Public Relations, Mr Fabian Benjamin, and issued to newsmen in Bwari in the FCT. The statement said that the form was designed for candidates […]

EDUCATION

House of Reps returns CRK as an independent subject in secondary school curriculum

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2017

Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Tuesday, dropped the government policy which included Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK) in Civic Education as a compulsory subject in the Secondary School curriculum. This followed a motion titled “Call to make Civic Education an optional instead of a compulsory subject for Senior Certificate Examination”, filed by Beni Lar

EDUCATION

Northern Nigeria has the highest percentage of children who don’t go to school

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2017

A new data has shown that almost North East and North West are the two states with the least percentage of children in school. According to an infographic presented by the Emergency Coordination Centre (ECC), the highest level of illiteracy can be found in northern Nigeria. Below is the percentage of uneducated children between the […]