On Wednesday, the House of Representatives rejected a motion that urged the federal government to provide free secondary school examinations for the 2023/2024 academic year as a measure to mitigate the impact of fuel subsidy removal. The motion, put forth by Anamero Dekeri (APC, Edo), called for the government to cover the fees for WAEC, […]
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BREAKING: NECO Finally Releases 2023 SSCE Results
After much anticipation, the National Examination Council (NECO) is set to unveil the results of the 2023 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) today. This long-awaited announcement has been eagerly awaited by both students and parents alike. The prolonged delay in releasing these crucial results has had a cascading effect on the admission process for […]
Why Zamfara Can’t Settle ₦1.6 Billion WAEC Debt Now – Official
The Zamfara State Government has shed light on the reasons behind its inability to immediately settle the N1.6 billion debt owed to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). Recently, WAEC disclosed that several Nigerian state governments have unpaid registration fees debts for candidates they had sponsored to partake in the examination over a span of […]
JUST IN: WAEC Withholds Results of Candidates From 8 States
Candidates hailing from eight states, who have yet to settle their outstanding fees with the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), will unfortunately not receive their 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results. This announcement was made by WAEC during a press conference held on Monday at the WAEC National Office in Yaba. The […]
Kano Gov’t Spends ₦1.5 Billion On NECO Registration Fees – Official
The Kano State Government has spent N1.5 billion on payment of National Examination Council (NECO) registration fees of 57,000 students of various secondary schools in the state. This is contained in a statement by Alhaji Ibrahim Shuaibu, the Press Secretary to the state Deputy Governor, Alhaji Aminu Gwarzo, in Kano. He said Gov. Abba Yusuf […]
Civil Servants To Receive Cost Of Living, Petrol Allowances – NEC
The National Economic Council (NEC) yesterday considered two forms of palliatives for workers and vulnerable persons to cushion the effects of petrol subsidy removal. The proposals are “living cost allowance” of over N702 billion and “petroleum allowance” ranging from N23.5 billion to N45 billion per month. The council explained after its more than five and […]
Kano Govt Approves ₦1.4bn Exam Fees For Indigent Students
Kano State Executive Council has approved ₦1,403,936,600.00 billion for the sponsorship of 60,871 qualified indigent secondary schools’ students for various secondary school examinations, comprising NECO, NABTEB, NBAIS and SSCE. Kano commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs, Malam Muhammad Garba, announced this while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the council meeting held at Council Chambers, […]
JUST IN: JAMB Extends 2023 UTME Registration
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended its 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) registration exercise by one week starting from Wednesday, Feb. 15. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday by the Head, Public Affairs and Protocol of the board, Dr Fabian Benjamin. Benjamin said […]
Zamfara Govt Pays 2022 NECO Fees For Students
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara state has paid for the 2022 NECO examination fees for final year secondary school students of the state. This was contained in statement issued by the executive secretary, Zamfara state Examination Board, Hajiya Zuwaira Abdu Gusau, a copy of which was made available to the Spectacles in Gusau, on Tuesday. […]
NECO Reschedules National Common Entrance Examination
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has rescheduled the 2022 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) which is conducted for admission into federal unity colleges from 23rd April 2022 to 7th May, 2022. NECO said the examination was rescheduled to give states with low registration of candidates the opportunity to register more candidates for the examination. NECO […]