Anambra to close 486 centres of exam magic

on July 22, 2014 / in News 2:28 am / Comments

BY VINCENT UJUMADU

AWKA—NO fewer than 486 centres of examination magic in Anambra State are to be shut down as part of measures to curb examination malpractices in the education sector, the Commissioner for Education, Professor Kate Omenugha, has said.

Speaking at the 10th anniversary of St. Joseph’s Academic Award for 2014, the commissioner observed that the miracle centres had been aiding and abating examination malpractices, especially during West African School Certificate Examinations, WASC, and National Examination Council, NECO, examinations.

According to her, the decision to shut down the magic centres became necessary due to the manner their operators have fashioned them to swindle unsuspecting, desperate candidates.
She said: “We have govern-ment and approved private schools that are saddled with the responsibility of training our children to become functional members of our society.”

A 15 year-old boy, Akindele Oyedele, emerged as the National Champion of the 2013 Cowbell National Secondary Schools Mathematics Competition on Thursday.
The pupil of Iganmode Grammar School, Ota, a public school in Ogun State, scored 94 points out of a possible 100 to beat a 14-year-old pupil of Reality High School, Ilesa, Osun State, who scored 82 to clinch the second position.
Obasi Peter, 17, from the University of Nigeria Secondary School, Enugu, scored 81 points to clinch the third position.
Iganmode Grammar School has now won the competition back to back for three years. Akindele Nurein Oyetobi and Uwa Benjamin from the school had earlier won the competition in 2011 and 2012 respectively.
In the Junior Category, 13-year-old boy, Iyoha Omonzokpia of Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja, scored 93 points to beat Omojola Samuel, of Reality High School, who scored 91 to clinch the second position. Amulah Caleb, 14, of Mount Saint Gabriel’s School, Benue scored 89 to win the third position.
Over 30,000 pupils from different schools sat for the competition across over 200 centres in Nigeria.

http://www.punchng.com/education/boy-15-wins-national-mathematics-contest/

lakpalakpa: Result of numerous miracle centers...



http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/07/anambra-close-486-centres-exam-magic/

MASTER Akintokun Adegboyega and Miss Deborah O. Adesina recently emerged winners in the senior and junior secondary school categories at the 2014 Cowbell National Secondary Schools Mathematics Competition respectively.
While 13-year-old Adegboyga of Ota Total Academy, Ogun State, scored 87 points to lead his category, Miss Adesina, 13-year-old of Graceland International School Port Harcourt, Rivers State, scored 81 points to win the junior category.
The second and third positions in the senior category were won by Fiyinfoluwa Abioye, (15), of NTIC CO-ED, Wuse 2, Abuja, who scored 85 points and Babalola David (15) of Oritamefa Baptist Model School Total Garden, Ibadan, Oyo State in that order. David scored 83 points.
In the junior category, Atolagbe Yusuf Olayinka aged 13, of Nigerian Turkish International College, Isheri, Ogun State, finished second while 13-year-old Miss Johnson Stella Doris of Reality High School, Ilesa, Osun State came third.


http://www.ngscholars.com/2014/07/cowbell-maths-competition-2014-winner-13-yr-old/

Qelvin:
Ok let's pretend you have a valid case against Anambra based on that thrash you posted(for lack of a better excuse to cover your shame) how do explain the other South Eastern states like Abia and even small Ebonyi state of yesterday leading the south west states in the index of top performing states Just admit it...there is a serious brain drain in the south west, too much bad cholesterol in oil ridden stew surely clogs the brain cells.

Ayekotoo: A 13-year old, Akintokun Adegboyega has emerged the winner of the 2014 Cowbell National Mathematics Competition. He scored a total of 87 points to lead his category.

Ayekotoo:
Do you mean this or you are just joking?

Aegon: Seriously we need to introduce federal character in the way results are published.
The idea of just publishing results plainly as they come is hardly helpful in the Nigerian sense.
For instance how would the people of Yobe feel with this result? they must be feeling cheated.
Even the people of Ekiti who self styled themselves the most educated people will be forced to ask their goats to write the next WASSCE. it is quietly rumoured that the southwesterners are thusly gifted in book learning that domestic livestock can pass a flimsy WASSCE with flying colours. They say the northerners allow their livestock to participate in the National Census Exercises so why won't others be allowed to do same?
Finally I want to suggest that the results of anambra and abia state be reviewed downwards with a view to limit their performance going forward as was done in the Army those days. while that of the north be reviewed upwards.
This is to promote equity fairness and balance across the country.

gramci: So Ebonyi pass Ekiti?

Sunnybobo3:

Shhhh!
Don't say it loud....

gramci:


The matter tire me o... propaganda can't stand the test of time

Aegon: Seriously we need to introduce federal character in the way results are published.
The idea of just publishing results plainly as they come is hardly helpful in the Nigerian sense.
For instance how would the people of Yobe feel with this result? they must be feeling cheated.
Even the people of Ekiti who self styled themselves the most educated people will be forced to ask their goats to write the next WASSCE. it is quietly rumoured that the southwesterners are thusly gifted in book learning that domestic livestock can pass a flimsy WASSCE with flying colours. They say the northerners allow their livestock to participate in the National Census Exercises so why won't others be allowed to do same?
Finally I want to suggest that the results of anambra and abia state be reviewed downwards with a view to limit their performance going forward as was done in the Army those days. while that of the north be reviewed upwards.
This is to promote equity fairness and balance across the country.

Superstar5: Igbos chest beating since 1960.

Brahms: That doesn't stop them from being... CORRUPT!!

T8ksy:



Abi ojare!!!


Once they graduated from their discipline with top grades they will still end up in our region, selling us all kind of fake products, ranging

from motor spare parts, medicines to cement.

T8ksy:



Abi ojare!!!


Once they graduated from their discipline with top grades they will still end up in our region, selling us all kind of fake products, ranging

from motor spare parts, medicines to cement.