NUT PROTEST : WIKE WARNS AGAINST POLITICISING INSECURITY. (PHOTO).

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 NUT Protest : Wike Warns Against Politicising Insecurity The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned against politicising insecurity amid protests by the Nigeria Union of Teachers, FCT wing, over the killing and abduction of school staff and children in Oyo State. Teachers stormed the FCTA Secretariat in Abuja to condemn the killing of Michael Oyedokun and to demand the release of abducted pupils and teachers from Community High School, Ahoro-Esinle in Oriire Local Government Area. The FCT minister addressed the protesters on Tuesday, saying the federal government is on its toes working to secure the rescue of the schoolchildren and their teachers. Wike urged protesters to avoid turning the tragedy into a political issue and to give security efforts time to produce results. Chairman of the union in the FCT, Mr Abdullahi Shafa, explained that the nationwide solidarity protest was to condemn the killing of the teacher and abduction of the school chil...

LASG CONDUCTS BECE EXAMINATION FOR 185,000 STUDENTS.#PRESS RELEASE.

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     The Lagos State Government has commenced the 2019 Basic Examination Certificate Examination (BECE) for JS3 Students and Entrance Examinations into State Model Colleges and Upgraded Schools for the 2019/2020 Academic session, as over 185,000 students across the State will sit for this year’s Examination which will run between Monday, 15th - Saturday, 27th July, 2019.
Addressing pressmen after an inspection tour of the BECE / CBT Examination centres, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mrs. Olatokunboh Adeleye expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the exercise and assured that results would be released in good time to enable successful students to resume into their respective schools and classes at the beginning of the new academic session in September, 2019.
In her words, “JS3 students writing the BECE Examinations will be tested in 9 compulsory subjects and 1 optional subject (Arabic). The subjects include English Studies, Mathematics, Basic Science and Technology, Religion and National Value, French Language, Business Studies, Cultural and Creative Arts, National Languages (Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa) and Pre Vocational Studies”.
She disclosed that Entrance Examination into Model Colleges has two papers, which are English, including General questions and Mathematics taken for 2 hours each, adding that the examination is in two versions: Computer Based Test (CBT) which will be taken by 127 registered students and Paper Pencil Test (PPT) which sits about 10,873 at the 43 designated centers across the State.
On admission into Model Colleges and Upgraded Schools, the Permanent Secretary stressed that the requirements will be strictly based on candidates’ performance and vacancies in Schools.
Adeleye, who led a monitoring team to assess the conduct of the Examination which took place simultaneously in all the Six Education Districts of the State, urged parents/guardians to prepare their wards effectively for the examinations as well as ensure punctuality at their various venues.
Recall that the Lagos State Ministry of Education shifted the dates for the examinations in its bid to replace the manual registration with e-Registration of candidates so as to ensure a hitch-free and transparent process, devoid of malpractices.
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