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Recruitment: Commission Begins Aptitude Test For 5,000 Teachers
The Gombe State Teachers’ Service Commission (TSC) said 5000 graduates were expected to participate in its 2022 aptitude tests for employment.
This is contained in a statement by the State Chairperson, TSC, Mrs Naomi Maiguwa, and made available to newsmen in Gombe.
She stated that out of the 5,000 applications received, only 1,000 competent ones would be considered.
“Out of the 5,000, only 1,000 successful ones will be employed as approved by Governor Inuwa Yahaya ,” Maiguwa said.
She said the ongoing Computer Based Test at the Gombe State University was expected to last between July 25 and 29.
According to her, eligible candidates from the 11 Local Government Areas of the State are expected to show the print out of their application slips.
“They are also expected to show Degree and NYSC Certificates, as well as letters of local government indigeneship before being admitted into the test rooms, while special arrangement have also been made for physically challenged applicants,” she said.
Governor Yahaya had in April authorised TSC to continue with the recruitment of 1,000 fresh teachers which started in January.
Also, the transfer of 288 teachers under State Universal Basic Education to senior secondary schools and technical colleges would be effected.
Maiguwa said before the beginning of the new academic year, the transfered teachers and the newly recruited ones would have been rightfully placed in the state’s senior secondary schools and technical colleges.
She commended the Governor for giving priority to education and his determination to turn around the sector.
The TSC Chairperson noted that there was no part of the school component now left out by the government.
She called on stakeholders in the education sector to give Yahaya maximum support to continue to give education its befitting status in the State.
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The Rivers State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Peters Nwagor, has commended the orderly conduct of the ongoing 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination in the state and urged schools to sustain the standard.
Dr. Nwagor gave the commendation on Tuesday during a monitoring tour of selected secondary schools in Port Harcourt and environs where the WAEC exam is ongoing.
The commissioner, who was accompanied by directors and monitors from the Ministry of Education, said he was impressed with the peaceful atmosphere at the centres visited.
“The students conducted themselves properly and wrote their papers under conducive conditions. Invigilators and supervisors also performed their duties professionally,” he stated.
Nwagor noted that the Rivers State Government had invested heavily to ensure the smooth and credible conduct of the examination across the state
He urged candidates to reciprocate government’s effort by shunning all forms of examination malpractice and focusing on their studies.
“Government has done so much to ensure successful examinations in our schools. Students should take advantage of it by remaining focused,” the commissioner said.
While no case of malpractice was recorded in the centres inspected, Dr. Nwagor warned that any principal, teacher, invigilator, or official caught aiding malpractice would face strict sanctions in line with regulations.
He also commended school administrators, teachers, WAEC officials, and security personnel for upholding the integrity of the process.
Centres visited included County Grammar School, Ikwerre/Etche; Government Comprehensive Secondary School, Borokiri; Government Secondary School, Borokiri; and Pabod Model Secondary School.