Education
VIDEO: WAEC Candidates In Delta Take Exam At Night Using Torchlights After Four-Hour Delay In Question Papers
A one-minute, 33-second video clip obtained by SaharaReporters shows a chaotic scene, with students struggling to complete their exam in total darkness due to the absence of electricity in the school.
Students of Unity Modern School in Asaba, the Delta State capital, were forced to write one of their 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) papers late into the night using torchlights, after a four-hour delay in the delivery of question papers.
A one-minute, 33-second video clip obtained by SaharaReporters shows a chaotic scene, with students struggling to complete their exam in total darkness due to the absence of electricity in the school.
A voice in the background is heard stating that the exam, originally scheduled for 2:00 p.m., did not begin until 6:00 p.m., causing the session to stretch late into the evening. In the footage, a man believed to be the examination supervisor is seen holding a torchlight to assist the candidates in finishing their papers.
A woman’s voice, filled with frustration over the situation, can be heard saying, “They are using torchlight to write WAEC, even during my time of lantern (when lanterns were commonly used in homes), we did not use torchlights to write WAEC.
“It’s not okay. The paper that was supposed to start by 2 pm, they brought the paper by 6 pm.
“No light in the school. The students are using torchlight to write WAEC in Unity Modern School, Asaba, state capital, not in a village; live and direct.
“WAEC must write exams by night, why must it be like this? WAEC must conduct exams by night.
“What’s the name of this paper? People are still writing. See them now with WAEC calculator.
“Writing by night. Afterwards they will say Tinubu is bad. This is wickedness. Writing by night.
“They are supposed to bring this paper by 2 pm. They waited till night. After that, they will say Tinubu. Did Tinubu tell WAEC to come?
“He is collecting their papers that they should go.”
In March, SaharaReporters reported that the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) planned to shut down WAEC offices across Nigeria.
The union issued a seven-day ultimatum to WAEC management, urging action on four critical issues concerning workers’ welfare and the alleged victimisation of labour leaders.
At a press briefing in Lagos State on Monday, NASU General Secretary Peters Adeyemi cautioned that if their demands were not met, all WAEC offices nationwide would be closed starting Monday, March 24.
“If the management does not take immediate action, all WAEC offices across the country will be shut down indefinitely,” Adeyemi declared.
The union maintained that its concerns must be swiftly resolved to protect the rights and well-being of its members.
This was not the first time NASU had issued such a warning.
In 2019, the union similarly threatened a shutdown, declaring that its members in WAEC’s Nigerian offices would cease operations.
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Education
Nigerian Law School Student Reportedly Takes His Own Life Following Disqualification From Bar Final Exam In Yola
Ayomiposi Ojajuni, a Nigerian Law School student, has passed away after reportedly being barred from taking the Bar Final examinations at the Yola Campus.
According to SaharaReporters, sources said that Ojajuni, a graduate of Olabisi Onabanjo University, became visibly distressed on Saturday morning, December 6, upon learning he had been barred from participating in the professional examination, which began that day.
He was later said to have ingested a harmful substance shortly after receiving the news.
It was further gathered that the decision to deny him access to the exam was taken as a disciplinary action, following multiple queries previously issued to him by the institution.
Ojajuni was rushed to the Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital, Yola, where he died on Sunday.
Education
Borno Kids Stole The Show At NYSC Camp With Flawless March Past (Video)
A group of primary school pupils from host communities in Borno State captivated participants at the NYSC orientation camp in Maiduguri with a precise and energetic marching display during the inter-platoon parade competition.
The viral footage shows four children marching confidently beside corps members, sparking loud cheers from onlookers who were visibly delighted by their coordination and enthusiasm.
The heartwarming moment quickly gained traction on social media, where users applauded the Army and the NYSC for creating an atmosphere of joy and normalcy in a region often defined by insecurity.
The children later received warm praise and encouragement from military officials and corps members at the camp, rounding off a memorable day marked by wide smiles and excitement.
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Education
Teachers strike looms in Kwara over unmet demands
A statewide industrial action by the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, looms in Kwara State as a result of unmet demands to the state government.
The national body of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) criticised the state government for what it described as continued failure to address long-standing welfare concerns affecting teachers across the state.
In a letter addressed to Governor Abdulraham Abdulrazaq, the union condemned the government’s refusal to implement the 27.5% Teachers Specific Allowance (TSA) and the National Harmonized Teachers Retirement Age Act, 2022.
The letter, dated November 13, 2025, and acknowledged by the Governor’s Office on November 17, was jointly signed by the NUT National President, Comrade Audu Titus Amba, and the Secretary-General, Dr Clinton Ikpitibo.
The NUT stated in the letter that several engagements with government officials between 2023 and 2025 did not yield any positive outcome.
The union expressed disappointment that while the government had approved consolidated salary structures for medical workers, nurses, and judiciary staff, the long-standing demands of teachers remained unaddressed.
It warned that the refusal to implement the 27.5% TSA for TRCN-certified teachers and 21% for non-TRCN-certified teachers had pushed teachers in the state “into a riotous mode,” noting that frustration within the system had reached breaking point.
The NUT also criticized the government’s failure to implement the National Harmonized Teachers Retirement Age Act, which extends teachers’ retirement age to 65 years or 40 years in service.
The letter added that over 25 states had already complied with the law, lamenting that Kwara State despite being led by the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, had failed to follow suit.
The union called on the governor to convene an emergency meeting before December 13, 2025, stressing that there was still room for peaceful resolution if the government acted promptly.
“We do hope that our interventionist approach is accepted, because to jaw-jaw will be better than to war-war,” the NUT said.
Copies of the letter were sent to the Acting Head of Service, the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, the State Controller of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, and the Kwara chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the NUT.
With tension rising among teachers, the union warned that failure to address the issues urgently, could trigger a fresh industrial action that may disrupt academic activities across the state.
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