It's official: The Federal Government of Nigeria is scrapping the national Examinations Council (NECO), and divesting the powers of the ever popular Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) to carry out the conduct of examinations into Nigeria's tertiary institutions.

This long overdue decision is in line with government's desire to streamline the various agencies of government and reduce the cost of governance. . . something the opposition and various bodies have been clamouring for.

It is instructive to note that the National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) is in the crosshairs of the government; It's soon going to be history.

I'm not too sure about this. . . I've kind of grown fond of NAPEP. They're doing so well, though starved of funds. Just hope they know what they're doing.

Now back to JAMB. . .

Remember the Steve Oronsaye Panel Report on the reform of government agencies and ministries? Yeah, that's the one.

Good. This landmark decision is part of government's desire to adopt the recommendations of that highly criticized report. . .

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