The Federal Government has stepped up plans to digitally integrate education records with the National Youth Service Corps to combat certificate racketeering, improve qualification verification and ensure that genuine graduates are not denied National service or employment opportunities because of discrepancies in their academic records. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on…
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has raised fresh concerns over the integrity of Nigeria’s examination system, alleging that National Examinations Council (NECO) examination questions were previously obtained and sold to candidates for as little as N3,000 before the examinations. Alausa made the disclosure on Thursday, September 3, 2026, during a meeting with the…
The Federal Government has announced plans to phase out the long-standing separation of Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) and Senior Secondary Schools (SSS), following revelations that more than 20 million pupils are lost during the transition from primary education to secondary school. Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, disclosed the proposed reform on Tuesday in Abuja during…
The Federal Government has unveiled plans to abolish the Junior Secondary School Common Entrance Examination and replace it with a comprehensive student tracking system aimed at monitoring pupils throughout their academic journey. Global Mirror News gathered that the proposed reform will introduce a Learner Identification Number (LIN), a unique code assigned to each pupil from…
