WAEC Reviews 2025 WASSCE Results, 62.96% Candidates Now Pass
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced a major review of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results earlier released on Monday. Addressing journalists on Friday in Lagos, WAEC’s Head of National Office (Nigeria), Dr. Amos Dangut, disclosed that following the review, 62.96% of candidates who sat for the examination recorded […]
WAEC Withdraws 2025 WASCCE Results, Orders Candidates To Recheck Results
The Nigerian office of the West African African Examination Council (WAEC) has confirmed releasing error-ridden results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination. Egalitarian Voice earlier reported how hundreds of thousands of students across Osun State recorded poor grades in English Language after they were forced to write the exam in darkness on […]
Free Summer Coaching Program: Akande Gives Students a Head Start in Ibadan South West Local Government
The Executive Chairman of Ibadan South West Local Government has kicked off his 2025 Free Summer Coaching program for secondary school students. The program, initiated by the Chairman, Hon. Kehinde Akande, aims to provide a supportive platform for students to develop their knowledge, skills, and character during the summer break. The program offers free coaching […]
UPDATED: FG Denies Report On Minimum Age Requirement For JSS1, University Admission
The Federal Ministry of Education has described a report that it has raised the minimum age for admission into Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS1) to 12 years as false and misleading. The report was debunked in a statement released on Friday in Abuja by the Federal Ministry of Education’s Director of Press, Mrs Folasade Boriowo. […]
Nigeria Sets New Minimum Age Of 12 For JSS1 Admission After Six Years Of Primary School
A new policy document on Non-State Schools launched by the Federal Ministry of Education last week has pegged the entry age for pupils seeking admission into Junior Secondary Schools after completing six years of primary education at 12. Non-State Schools, also referred to as independent or private schools or non-government schools, are educational institutions not […]
Students Kick As OAU Bans Kissing, Heavy Makeup, Indecent Dressing, Others On Campus
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, has banned hugging, kissing, heavy makeup, and indecent dressing on campus. The institution approved the proposal for the review of dress code for students, which was drafted by the Division of Student Affairs (DSA) in May 2023 after it was perused by the Legal Review […]
FLASH: FG to Transition All WAEC, NECO Exams to CBT by 2026
The Federal Government has announced plans to migrate all school-based Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations, conducted by WAEC and NECO, to Computer-Based Testing (CBT) format by 2026. Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, disclosed this during a stakeholders’ meeting held in Abuja on Monday, emphasizing the government’s commitment to embracing digital innovations in education. According […]
FG SETS MINIMUM ADMISSION AGE FOR TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS AT 16
… Vows to Enforce Rule via CAPS The Federal Government has officially fixed 16 years as the minimum age requirement for candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions across Nigeria. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, made the announcement on Tuesday during the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions, held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference […]
ASUU Issues Firm Nationwide Directive to Members
ASUU Issues Firm Nationwide Directive to Members The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has instructed its members nationwide to suspend teaching duties in any month their salaries are delayed beyond the third day, and to maintain the boycott until payment is received. ASUU President, Professor Christopher Piwuna, revealed this during an exclusive interview with […]
Darkness And Despair: Students Sit WASSCE Exams By Torchlight At 11pm
Darkness And Despair: Students Sit WASSCE Exams By Torchlight At 11pm Students in various parts of Benue State were forced to write their West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) papers in total darkness on Wednesday night, relying on phone torchlights to see. After completing the essay component of their English examination earlier in the […]