By Akinwale Kasali
The practice of Students in Senior Secondary School 1 and 2 enrolling for the West African Examination Council, WAEC, National Examination Council, NECO and National Business and Technical Examinations Board, NABTEB, examinations externally has become history. The Federal Government has put a ban on it.
A circular distributed by the Federal Ministry of Education to Principals of Federal Unity Schools across the country, informing them of the new directives, stated that the Government will expel offenders from their schools with immediate effect.
The Director of Press and Public Relations of Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Bem Goong, on Friday September, 24th 2021, made this disclosure in the circular, stressing that this was necessary for maintenance of decorum and standards of education in schools.
The circular with no: FME/DBSE/US/DOC/III/16 was signed by the Ministry’s Director, Senior Secondary Education, Hajia Binta Abdulkadir reads:
“The Ministry’s ’s attention has been drawn to the flagrant disregard to its directive on (the) writing of external examinations such as NABTEB (NTC and NBC), WASSCE, NECO (SSCE) by SS1 and SS2 students.
“Students who are involved in the practice find it difficult to settle down on serious studies. They become unruly and distract other students from achieving their goals.
“Any student caught to have written any of the above examinations in SS1 or SS2 classes will be expelled from the college. All students must write these examinations after they have been duly registered for the examination by the college.
“All students of Federal Unity College should adhere strictly to the content of this circular. And Principals are advised to bring the content of this circular to the knowledge of all parents of the college”.
