LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)- A Nigerian student in Kano, identified as Danladi Shu’aib, 20 has set himself ablaze. The action allegedly followed from his inability to raise money to pay for his Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination (SSCE) organised by the National Examination Council (NECO). The incident occured in Garo town of Kabo Local Government Area…
LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The Federal Government has withdrew the examination malpractices charges pressed against the former governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke and four others. This happened at the resumed hearing on Thursday, when the prosecution lawyer, Simon Lough said the state has amended the charge to…
LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-This was disclosed in a circular directed to the board’s state officers and titled: “Conducts of 2020 BECE AND JUNE JULY SSCE“. The circular fully reads,“Management is of the view that if the two (02) examinations stated above will be conducted and in good time this year, the Council needs to take…
LAGOS APRIL 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian government has postponed the Senior School Certificate Examination organised by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) for the year amid coronavirus outbreak. Emeka Nwajubu, Minister of state for education announced this during a press briefing monitored by DAILY POST on Channels Tv. “WAEC and…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Examination Council (NECO) says it has not postponed the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) because of the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The examination body said only the National Common Entrance (NCEE) has been postponed indefinitely due to the pandemic. Its Head…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Rivers State government has directed state-owned primary and secondary schools to stop collecting fees and levies from pupils and students with immediate effect. Nyesom Wike gave the directives on Monday during a meeting with the Heads of Primary and Secondary Schools, Senior Secondary Schools Board and Universal Basic Education Board at…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government on Wednesday announced drastic cut in the cost of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board and National Examination Council registration and examination fees. Under the new arrangement, applicants will pay N3,500 as JAMB examination fees against the previous fees N5,000, N9,850 for Senior Secondary Certificate examination SSCE, which is…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced an extension for the registration of the on-going 2018 November/December NECO Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE). The Acting Registrar of NECO, Mr Abubakar Gana, disclosed this in a statement, on Tuesday in Abuja. Gana said applicants wishing to sit for the examination could still…