Education

Lecturer Wants FG To Rescind Decision On NECO

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13 years ago

April 8, 2013

A Senior lecturer in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Dr Okechukwu Nwaubani, on Thursday urged the Federal Government to rescind its decision to scrap the National Examination Council (NECO).

Nwaubani of the Department of Social Science Education told newsmen in Nsukka that the council’s existence was in the interest of education.

According to him, scrapping NECO will be a setback on the present administration’s commitment to improve the quality of education in the country.

“The advent of NECO has made West African Examination Council (WAEC), to improve on organising the external examination since it knows that candidates have on other alternative.

“Scrapping of NECO may reduce the number of candidates who have access to external exams in a year.

“If NECO is scrapped the monopoly WEAC will enjoy may affect quality of external secondary school exam in the country.”

Nwaubani said that government should remember that NECO is the only exam body owned by the country since WAEC is West African body and advised government to rescind its decision to scrap NECO in the interest of quality education,” he said.

The don, however, said that scrapping the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) exam was a welcome decision.

Nwaubani noted that it would spare candidates from wasting money in sitting for JAMB as well as post-UTME exam screening adding that the step would be a boost to university autonomy.

“The public can now hold tertiary institutions responsible for their graduates since they conduct entrance exams for candidates themselves,” he said.

Also reacting to scarping of NECO, the Commissioner for Education in Enugu State, Dr Simon Ortuanya, said that there was no cause for alarm.

Ortuanya noted that government could have weighed the consequences very well before arriving at the decision.

“After all, before the establishment of NECO, WAEC was the only external exam body and it was doing well.”

According to Ortuanya, having many exam bodies is good but having an effective and reliable one is better

“I know government could have consulted widely before arriving at scrapping of NECO and stopping of JAMB exam.”

The Commissioner said that stopping of JAMB exam will give tertiary institutions full right to conduct admission exams for candidates who want to study in their institutions.

“Nigerians should support government policies since they are targeted at giving the best to citizens,” he said.

Education

Elga boss tasks law students on academics strides

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4 days ago

February 23, 2026

The Tide

The Chairman of Etche Local Government Area ,Hon Chima Boniface Njoku has called on students from Etche LGA to remain diligent in their academic pursuits and contribute meaningfully to the growth and development of the area upon completion of their studies.

Njoku emphasized that governance is a collective responsibility and encouraged the students to part of societal transformational agents to promote the development of the area for betterment of all.

He made the call when he received the audience

Law School Students Forum of the LGA extraction who paid him a courtesy visit in his office ilat Okehi, the headquarters of the Council over the weekend.

The Council boss thanked the students for the visit and their kind words, stating that his administration remains focused on delivering the dividends of democracy to every part of Etche.

Hon. Njoku thanked the students for the visit and their kind words, stating that his administration remains focused on delivering the dividends of democracy to every part of Etche.

In his address of welcome,the leader of the delegation , Mr. Goodday Chidi Nwaonuala, said the visit was to congratulate the chairman on what they described as remarkable developmental strides recorded across Etche within a short period of his administration.

Nwaonuala commended the chairman for the ongoing road projects in various communities, the renovation and construction works within the Council Secretariat, as well as improvements in electricity supply and other infrastructural interventions across the local government area.

He noted that the visible transformation in road infrastructure has enhanced accessibility, boosted economic activities, and improved the overall living conditions of residents as well as the facelift given to the Council Secretariat, describing it as a step toward creating a more conducive working environment for staff and better service delivery to the people.

According to him, the students, as future legal practitioners from Etche, are proud of the progress being made and felt it necessary to personally appreciate the chairman for his commitment to grassroots development.

By: Akujobi Amadi

Education

Association harps on importance of mother tongue in society

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5 days ago

February 23, 2026

The Tide

The President of Rivers State Indigenous Language Teachers Association and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) ,Rivers Language Centre, Port Harcourt.Dr Ovuchi J. Agwnu has described

Language as life that promote culture and identity of the people.

Ovuchi made in a press statement to commemorate the mother tongue day in port Harcourt over the weekend.

The statement call on parents to think about the future in a world where their kids would not sustain the language as handed over to them from antiquity.

” The Government should shift focus on the Youths as the hope of the Linguistic future. Every school should have an employed indigenous language teacher who will handle the mother tongue inculcation of the language of the immediate environment of each school.”

“Irrespective of the recent views on language teachings, we remain committed to sustaining our diversity as a people via language promotion.”

By: Akujobi Amadi

Education

UNIPORT Hails Odusote’s Historic Appointment as First Female Director-General of Nigerian Law School

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5 days ago

February 23, 2026

The Tide

The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has expressed profound pride over the appointment of Olugbemisola Titilayo Odusote as the Director-General of the Nigerian Law School, describing the milestone as historic and richly deserved.

In a congratulatory message issued on behalf of the University’s management, staff, students, and stakeholders, the Vice-Chancellor, Owunari Abraham Georgewill, hailed the appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a landmark achievement for legal education and women’s leadership in Nigeria.

The University noted that Dr. Odusote’s emergence as the first female Director-General of the Nigerian Law School in over six decades reflects the confidence reposed in her exceptional leadership capacity, professional depth, and administrative acumen.

UNIPORT further commended her outstanding tenure as Deputy Director-General and Head of the Lagos Campus of the Nigerian Law School, where she was credited with visionary leadership, institutional strengthening, and strategic advancement of legal training.

According to the University, her proven record of excellence, integrity, and commitment to institutional development unmistakably positioned her for the nation’s highest legal education office.

Describing the appointment as a source of pride and inspiration, UNIPORT expressed confidence that Dr. Odusote’s leadership would usher in a new era of growth, innovation, and consolidation in legal education in Nigeria.

The University concluded by wishing her a successful tenure and assuring her of its goodwill, solidarity, and unwavering support as she assumes leadership of Nigeria’s foremost legal training institution.

By: Akujobi Amadi