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  • Palliative: Gov Alia Lauded Over Approving Free WAEC, NECO Registration Fee

    Palliative: Gov Alia Lauded Over Approving Free WAEC, NECO Registration Fee

    By Isaac Kertyo, Makurdi

    Benue State Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, has been commended over approving free WAEC and NECO registration fee for the 2023-2024 academic session for all government approved schools.

    Acting Executive Secretary, Teaching Service Board, (TSB), Benue State, Mr Ahule Tsea, who gave the commendation in an interview with Day Break in Makurdi, said this will cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal on parents.

    ” The approval of free WAEC and NECO registration fee for 3023-2024 academic session by the Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, will alleviate the sufferings parents pass through during the examinations. So what the Governor has done is quite commendable.

    I call on staff and students to redouble their efforts to ensure that what the Governor has done will not be in vein. He deserves commendation for the steps he has taken so far. It will eradicate examination malpractice in our schools.”

    While reacting to a question posed to him regarding criticisms by individuals who feel the funds should be used for infrastructural development, the Acting Executive Secretary argued that the students who are going to sit for the examinations, if they pass they will go to institutions of higher learning to develop themselves.

    Continuing, Mr Tsea noted that this is another way of developing human beings, averring that those criticising should be condemned totally. ” What the Governor has done is in order. For those of us in the education sector, we commend Governor Alia for his good educational policies.”

    Mr Tsea appealed to the Governor to employ more qualified teachers to feel the existing vacancies in our schools. He equally called on the Governor to provide vehicles for the board to enable them monitor activities in schools effectively.

  • Fresh WAEC forgery case plan to distract Gov. Eno, says Rev Peters

    By Ogenyi Ogenyi, Uyo

    Worried about the unending investigations and litigations against Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom over alleged forgery of his WAEC result,a Cleric of the African Church, Rev Richard Peters has called for restraint inorder to avoid further distraction in the pursuit of the Governor’s Arise Agenda.

    He has also expressed worry that some distractors have continued to make case over a matter that was decided by the Supreme Court in favour of Eno before the 2023 elections.

    Against the backdrop of the recent suit at a Lagos High Court in which the police is seeking a fresh order to compel the Heads of WAEC to surrender Eno’s records to restart investigations of the same certificate, Peters told newsmen in Uyo on Friday that the action was politically motivated and detestable.

    According to him, “the new order for fresh investigation has nothing to do with justice but rather further mudsling of his character, integrity and dent of the image of the person of Pastor Umo Eno, a serious propaganda and desecration of the exalted office of the governor of Akwa ibom state.

    “The whole essence of these onslaught is to weaken him and completely distract him from governance which he was recently elected to serve by the people and make him fail as a governor but they have failed.

    “The Umo Eno we know don’t fail for such gimmicks, In the build up to the 2023 elections, he was faced with over 12 litigations in the various courts over similar and sundry issues, he expressed confidence in the ability of the judiciary to bring the truth and finally he triumphed.”

    The good governance advocate further highlighted that, “Gov Umo Eno had earlier said before his clearance by the supreme court on the same certificate matter that if found guilty of forging his WAEC certificates, that he will not only quit politics but also his pastoral calling which is a bold statement from a man who has nothing to hide from anyone.”

    He described the unending investigation and probe as a calculated distractions as Akwa ibom people would not judge his administration by it stressing that “even if foreign police are deployed for same purpose, the result will not be different from the earlier results.”

    The cleric appealed to concerned Akwa ibom people at home and in diaspora to rise against the smear campaign and maligning of the person and office of their governor and advised those doing so to have a rethink as those sympathetic to the governor would use every legal means to protect him.

    “Whatever legal means it takes us to stop further damage on the personality of the governor must be done. Why fresh investigation on a matter that transcended Federal High Court, Court of Appeal and ended in Supreme Court in favor of Umo Eno just few months ago.

    “This is a pure smear campaign and no longer seeking justice as the supreme court has long dished out justice. They are now operating on the realms of smear campaigns.

    “What further evidence are they looking for from the same WAEC, is it to delist Umo Eno’s name from those who took the exams that year? I am a concerned Akwa ibom citizen and together we will resist further mudsling of the character and integrity of our governor.” Peters concluded.

  • 2023: Kwankwaso Unveils Blueprint, Promises free WAEC, JAMB registrations

    2023: Kwankwaso Unveils Blueprint, Promises free WAEC, JAMB registrations

    The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Tuesday, pledged that he would ensure that all entry examinations into tertiary institutions were free for Nigerians.

    According to him, his administration, if elected in 2023, would ensure that parents do not pay a dime as registration fees for the West African Examination Council, WAEC, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and National Examination Council.

    Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State, said these his manifesto currently being presented to the public in Abuja.

    Aside from ensuring free examination forms, Kwankwaso said JAMB results under his government will have a lifespan of four years .

    The NNPP presidential candidate also pledged to mop up the 20 million out-of-school children in Nigeria in the next four years.

    In the document, Kwankwaso maintained that examination bodies are not revenue generating agencies and must not operate as such.

    He described as misnomer notion that any examination body will generate income and contribute to the federation accounts

    The document said, “Examination bodies are service agencies that facilitate access to higher education and training for our teaming young population.

    “For our administration, no Nigerian child shall be denied the Opportunity to write WAEC, NECO, JAMB, etc., because of their inability to pay exorbitant registration/examination fees. These examinations shall be free and all application forms for admission into Tertiary Education Institutions shall also be free;

    “These examination bodies will be adequately funded by the kwankwaso administration.

    “The notion that matriculation examination in Nigeria expires after one year will be stopped forthwith. JAMB results under the Kwankwaso government will have a lifespan of four years and TEIs will be required to accept these results for the purposes of admission.”

  • WAEC: 30m WASSCE Candidates to Access, Share Originals of Digital Certificates

    WAEC: 30m WASSCE Candidates to Access, Share Originals of Digital Certificates

    About 30 million certificate holders who had taken the West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) as far back as 1999 till date, will be able to access and share the original copies of their digital certificates from anywhere in the world, the Head of National Office ( HNO) Nigeria, Mr. Patrick Areghan, has said.

    Areghan disclosed this yesterday in Lagos, at the launch of WAEC digital certificate platform, that will enable users to access, share, request and confirm their certificates.

    Those of 1970 to 1998, he noted, will be attended to shortly.

    To assess, confirm and share the certificates, users will have to pay; N 7,500, N5,000 and N3,500, respectively. Areghan said the platform will also be used to recover candidates’ forgotten/lost examination numbers, adding that attestation which used to cost N60,000, has been reduced to N7,500.

    “We have sensitise over 1,000 institutions in Nigeria and also talked to the embassies on the digital certification.”

    He emphasised on the importance of technology in achieving the feat, and why Nigeria is starting ahead of Ghana, saying that the council was evolving to meet the demands of a changing world.

    According to him,” we have migrated from physical registration of candidates to online registration; online verification of results and online result printouts, etc. The development of the new digital certificate platform is in line with WAEC’s continuous record of meeting global needs by using cutting-edge technology to improve candidates’ experiences as they seek to continue their education.

    “Their mobility is of utmost importance to the West African Examinations Council. With the application of technology, candidates can get their results within 45 days and we will continue to innovate. Nigeria is the largest member of WAEC with over 1.6 million candidates taking the exam. Definitely, Nigeria should lead the way ahead of other African countries.”

    The HNO added that the new digital platform, was developed in conjunction with security technology providers, and is being implemented to streamline the issuance and verification of certificates from all over the world.

    “The platform involves mobile and web-based application that is designed specifically for candidates, individuals, institutions and organisations. It holds powerful features that enable users to access, share, request and confirm certificates. It is also used to recover candidates’ forgotten/lost examination numbers.”

    While expressing confidence about the ground-breaking digital certificate platform to revolutionise the way people interact with the WAEC certificate and drastically improve the mobility of talented students as they move forward in life, the HNO listed some of the benefits of the platform to include; generating and sharing certificates, security/data protection, portability, authenticity, improved confirmation processes, as well as printability.

    “Universities, institutions and organisations can now enjoy a seamless, secure and fast confirmation process with the digital platform. The platform also allows for bulk confirmation of certificates at once. This saves valuable administration costs and time. Limitation experienced with the paper certificates is that it cannot be replaced as original certificates are only issued once. Going digital, your original certificate is now available on demand; and the risk of loss or damage is now eliminated,” Areghan stated.

    The WAEC Digital Certificate Platform is available via www.waec.org.The application can be accessed on mobile and web platforms.

  • A’Ibom Govt faults wrong ranking of students in WAEC Exams

    A’Ibom Govt faults wrong ranking of students in WAEC Exams

    Akwa Ibom state government has debunked claims by some persons that students from the state performed very poorly in the 2022 West African Examinations Council, WAEC, results.

    State Commissioner for Education Mrs Idongesit Etiebet in a press conference yesterday described as false the poor performance ranking of students from the state in the just concluded WAEC as such assessment never emanated from the examination body.

    The Commissioner noted that the state ranked top in education and could not have been the same state with atrocious figures of out school children.

    She said the social media was awash with negative reports of poor performance of Akwa Ibom students in WAEC examination adding that such reports were never originated by the examination council.

    “We have called the examination body to clarify the statistics of poor performance of our students but they said such records did not emanate from the examination council . We don’t where such reports come from to saturate social media space

    “We wish to categorically debunk the false West African School Certificate Examinations performance rankings circulating on the social media.

    “This false ranking of states in Nigeria , clearly did not emanate from West African Examinations Council and should definitely not be taken seriously.” Etiebet explained.

    The Education Commissioner explained that the examination body has not released full results of candidates for 2022 examinations as there pockets of of issues if candidates’ results to be resolved.

    She the states performance ratings spewed on social media is fictitious which can only hold sway in the imagination of the critics.

    The Commissioner disclosed that the recent result release by WAEC showed that AKwa Ibom students bagged the best results with one of them identified as Master Valour Mbre Inyang scoring ‘A’s in all subjects at both national and international examinations he wrote.

    She therefore urged the general public to disregard social media reports adding that the assessment was not only mischievous but politically motivated.

    Etiebet further stated that population explosion in both public and private schools in the state is a product of a 10 year master plan of Governor Udom Emmanuel’s administration which has led to improved facilities and employment of teachers in schools across the state.

  • WAEC releases 2022 WASSCE results, records 76.36% pass

    WAEC releases 2022 WASSCE results, records 76.36% pass

    The West African Examinations Council, WAEC has released the results of the recently concluded 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations, (WASSCE).

    WAEC’s Head of National Office, Patrick Areghan made the disclosure on Monday while speaking at a media briefing.

    According to him, the results were released 45 days after the last paper.

  • WAEC announces release of WASSCE result

    WAEC announces release of WASSCE result

    The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has announced when the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results for Private Candidates 2021- Second Series will be released.

    WAEC disclosed that the result would be released later today, Monday, February 14, 2022.

    WASSCE for Private Candidates also known as General Certificate Examination, GCE, is written in November/December.

    It’s a private examination that doesn’t require uniforms, but biometric registration is compulsory.

    The examination is usually taken by secondary school leavers who want to correct deficiencies in their results.

    WAEC, in a tweet on its official Twitter handle on Sunday night, wrote: “@waecnigeria is set to announce the release of results of WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2021- Second Series tomorrow, Monday, February 14, 2022. Stay tuned for more details!”

  • Rep. Abejide Pays 4th Year WAEC Fees, Admin Charges For Public, Private Students In His Constituency In Kogi

    Rep. Abejide Pays 4th Year WAEC Fees, Admin Charges For Public, Private Students In His Constituency In Kogi

    From Noah Ocheni, Lokoja

    The House of Rep. Member, representing Yagba Federal Constituency in Kogi state, Hon. Leke Abejide has launched the grand finale of the 4th year WAEC Fees payment in his constituency.

    The presentation of bank drafts to all schools across the three local governments took place at the local government headquarters while the grand finale for the 4th year payment was launched at Isanlu Yagba east local government with Royal fathers, parents and beneficiaries present.

    In his speech, he said this year’s payment makes it the 4th disbursement across Yagba, in this huge project students from private and public schools benefited stressing that Yagba Federal Constituency is lucky in Kogi state, being the only constituency that the payment of Waec is no longer hitch for the parents.

    Abejide who promised to sustain the payment until government takes over said, “I am mulling the idea of extending the payment to the entire Kogi West Senatorial District, I am not pleased with the state of our children who always drop out of school from SS2 due to financial difficulties.”

    The lawmaker challenged critics to emulate the good work especially by paying for the NECO examination for both private and public schools since it is cheaper in terms of cost adding.

    He noted, that just in two and half year’s of office he has spent more than 20 times more than what he can get in the government. ”Yagba is one of the most envied constituencies, the name of the Constituency rings bell across the country in terms of human development index, capital projects and quality representation.”

    Hon. Abejide also mentioned, the reconstruction of Iluagba -Isanlu road, he said this year laying of Asphalt on the road especially the Mopa township axis will be embarked on, while other Yagba rural roads have been earmarked for construction too.

    “The Chairman, House Committee on Works noticed my efforts on the road and gave a special fund for the portion I am executing. I have put it on myself that this is what I will be doing yearly, this year we will flag some other roads”. He said.

    Hon. Abejide addressed the students encouraging them to know that they are the light and hope of today for a greater future. He enjoined the students to always formulate to work the words of Abraham Lincoln as they study:- ”I will study and get ready, someday my time will come”.

    He reminded them that there is no magic to success, it is about hard work, right choices and persistence with the words of Henry Wadsworth, ”The heights great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, rather they were attained while their companions slept they toiling in the night.”

    He motivated them not to consent to peer pressure, say what we see on the internet about some youths is alarming, they believe in shortcuts to making money and fame. “Students I want you all to shun all social vices, despicable acts and hooliganism. Resist peer pressure and remain focused, also set goals for yourselves, ask teachers questions and study and in all pray to God to crown your efforts with success”.

    Hon. Abejide congratulated all beneficiaries of this year’s payment and their parents. He prayed God to grant him more strength, grace and opportunities to do more of these for his people.

    He charged them to brace up the next challenge ahead. “The election is near, your PVC is your voice and it’s another opportunity to choose the next calibres of Leaders wisely,” he said.

  • WAEC Releases 2021 SSCE Result

    WAEC Releases 2021 SSCE Result

    The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has released the result of the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)

    Mr Patrick Areghan, Head of the Nigeria National Office of the Council who disclosed this on Monday, said a total of 80.56 per cent have been fully processed, and 19.44 per cent still being processed due to some issues being resolved.

    Areghan said One Million, Five Hundred and Seventy-Three Thousand, Eight Hundred and Forty-Nine (1,573,849) candidates registered for the examination and 1,560,261 candidates sat the examination.

    “The examination, which was an international one, took place simultaneously throughout the five-member countries of the Council – The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone, using the same International Timetable.

    “The examination spanned seven weeks, between August 16 and October 8, 2021. Throughout the period, we were faced with serious security challenges in the South East (IPOB and ESN sit-at-home order) and banditry, kidnapping, insurgency, etc, in the north and other parts of the country. All these, coupled with the continuous effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic, made the whole exercise a Herculean one.”

  • Akwa Ibom Police to begin CBT conducted by WAEC

    Akwa Ibom Police to begin CBT conducted by WAEC

    Akwa Ibom State Police Command has announced a schedule for a computer-based test for successful candidates, who applied for the 2020 recruitment of 10,000 general duty police constables into the Nigeria Police Force.

    The state police spokesperson, SP Odiko MacDon said the Computer Based Test (CBT) which will be conducted by the West African Examination Council (WAEC), is slated for the 29th and 30th of October, 2021 at the Gestric Infotech and Management Institute, from 10:00 am.

    All candidates are required to appear in clean white T-shirt, white shorts, and white canvas, warning that electronic gadgets are not allowed during the exam.

    MacDon said;

    “All candidates are required to appear in clean white T-shirt, white shorts, and white canvas. Electronic gadgets are not allowed during the exam.

    “The Commissioner of Police Akwa Ibom State Command, CP Amiengheme Andrew, Psc (+), fdc has called on candidates to conduct themselves in an orderly manner during the exercise, while warning those who have no business with the said examination to keep off the venue or have the law to contend with.”