Education

WAEC Officials Arrested and Released After Heated Confrontation with House Committee

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1 year ago

July 24, 2024

In a dramatic turn of events, four WAEC officials were arrested and briefly detained by the Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday, following a heated argument with the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Examination Bodies.

Heated Argument Over Accountability

The officials, including Amos Dangut, Head of the National Office of WAEC Nigeria, were summoned to account for their expenditure. However, they failed to provide satisfactory responses, leading to a motion for their arrest.

WAEC Officials Claim Independence

Dangut argued that WAEC is not a government agency and therefore not accountable to the parliament. However, lawmakers maintained that WAEC Nigeria was established by an Act of the National Assembly and must account to the people’s representatives.

Brief Detention and Release

The officials were detained for about 15 minutes before being released after a brief closed-door session. They were ordered to prepare for another appearance and present relevant documents, including audited statements of accounts and details of a N5bn loan .

Committee Chairman Warns WAEC

Oforji Oboku, Committee Chairman, emphasized that WAEC cannot operate outside the supervision of the National Assembly, stating, “We have reviewed the position, and we have all the powers to oversight you. You cannot come here and say WAEC is not an agency of government” .

Education

Student of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Samuel Chinecherem Ezeh Breaks Guinness Records For Creating Longest Sleeves

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2 days ago

August 8, 2025

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A fashion designer claimed a world record by creating a show-stopping robe with 50-metre sleeves.

The longest sleeves on a garment is 51.20 metres (167.97 ft) and was achieved by Samuel Chinecherem Ezeh (Nigeria) in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria.

That’s longer than the Statue of Liberty is high and longer than an Olympic-size swimming pool.

Samuel made this attempt to create a landmark piece in the field of fashion.

Samuel, 27, who works as a fashion designer and tailor while studying at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, had to overcome a lot to make the garment.

Education

JAMB INAUGURATES COMMITTEE TO REVIEW UNDERAGE CANDIDATES’ ADMISSION

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4 days ago

August 6, 2025

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has inaugurated a 23-member committee to determine the admission eligibility of 599 outstanding underage candidates who scored 320 and above in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), out of over 11,000 candidates in that category.

JAMB Registrar, Professor Is-haq Oloyede, emphasizes that scoring 320 is not an automatic ticket to university admission. He notes that each of the affected candidates must also attain at least 80 percent in both their school based assessments and post UTME examinations to be considered.

He further advised parents against cutting corners to secure admission for their underage children, warning that maturity and readiness remain key factors in tertiary education success.

The Registrar also adds that only those who meet all requirements at each stage of the rigorous screening process will be recommended for admission. The final list of successful candidates is expected to be released in September.

Education

Yobe teen beats 69 countries to win global English championship

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5 days ago

August 6, 2025

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Seventeen-year-old Nafisa Abdullah Aminu, a student from Yobe State, Nigeria, has emerged as the world’s best in English language skills at the 2025 TeenEagle Global Finals held in London, United Kingdom.

Nafisa, who represented Nigeria through Nigerian Tulip International College (NTIC), Yobe, outperformed over 20,000 students from 69 countries, including many from native English-speaking nations.