NIGERIA: GOVT DID NOT STOP UNDER 18-YEAR-OLD CANDIDATES FROM WRITING

🔴🔵THE AFRICA REPORT: Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Education has clarified that it has not barred students under 18 years old from taking the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) exams. The Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Sununu, made this clarification in Abuja while addressing journalists during an event marking the 2024 International Literacy Day. Sununu expressed disappointment over the public’s misconception and misinterpretation of the earlier statements made by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman.

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