This Day (Lagos)
14 October 2008
If any proof was needed about the bleak future facing the nation's educational system, the latest West African Examination Council (WAEC) School Certificate Examinations is one. The result of the May/June examination, usually organized by the WAEC shows that out of the 1,369,142 that sat for the examination, only 188,442 candidates (representing 13.76 per cent) passed with five credits in English ...
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IT IS DANGEROUS FOR THE FG TO CONTINUE TO NEGLECT THE REQD IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.(1)THE REQD.26% OF OUR BUDGET SHOULD BE MARKED FOR EDUCATION.(2)THE INFRASTRUCT URES IN OUR SCHOOLS NEED URGENT IMPROVEMENT.(3)THE WELFARE OF THE TEACHERS NEED URGENT ATTENTION.(3) THE PRESENT WAEC RESULTS INDICATE THAT MANY STUDENTS ARE LOSING INTEREST IN EDUCATION,AIDED BY THE FACTS THAT THE UNIVERSITY GRADUATES DO NOT FIND JOBS,AND THOUSANDS OF THEM ARE ON THE WAITING LIST FOR POSTING FOR YOUTHS SERVICE.THE FRUSTRATIONS FROM THIS PUSHES MANY TO CRIMES LIKE ARMED ROBBERY,KIDNAPPINGS etc.THERE IS AN URGENCY FOR FED ATTENTION IN THIS SECTOR. Mazianyaogu writes from USA.