Reuben Buhari
30 October 2009
Kaduna — A new way of writing examinations may soon be introduced in the country, as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Communication, Senator Sylvester Anyanwu, has said examinations conducted by the West African Examina-tions Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) will soon be conducted for students online.
Speaking at the inauguration of a community communication centre at the Government Commercial College, Zaria, Kaduna State by the Universal Service Providers fund (USPF) yesterday, Anyanwu said the online mode of conducting examinations in Nigeria's secondary schools would checkmate the incidents of students paying teachers for marks or impersonators writing exams for others
According to him, Nigeria is doomed if the younger generation is not groomed to face the challenges of the 21st century, which is technology-driven.
He said the National Assembly would continue to appropriate funds to boost the Science and Technology sector so that the youths' future would remain bright.
Also speaking at the inauguration of the project, the Minister of State for Information and Communication, Alhaji Aliyu Ikra Bilbis, said the Federal Government was determined to provide ICT facilities to every corner of the country.
He said the Federal Government would continue to ensure that its programmes are tailored towards meeting the needs of the people especially in the area of science and technology.
Earlier in his address, the Secretary of USPF, Mr. Funsho Fayemi, said the School Access Project was established to provide internet access to secondary schools across the country, adding that the fund had established about 10 such facilities in each state of the federation.
Governor Namadi Sambo, who was represented at the occasion by the Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry of Science and Technology, Malama Rakiya Musa, while stating that the projects would be secured and fully utilized, added that 8000 civil servants had undergone ICT capacity training this year in the state.
She said all the 26000 civil servants in the state would receive basic ICT training and advanced trainings relevant to the duties they perform.
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