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Re: FG To Enforce 18-Year Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams by Schlumeinstein: 2:29pm On Aug 26, 2024*

THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY TO GO........THINGS HAS CHANGE ...THOSE IN THE EDUCATIONAL SECTOR KNOW MORE........SOME OF YOU ARE TALKING SHIT......

LOOK IN THIS AGE ..ONLY 10% OF NIGERIA STUDENTS CAN WRITE AND PASS EXAMINATION ON THEIR. OWN......
.. THEY DON"T KNOW ANYTHING ACADEMICALLY...
...GO TO HIGHER INSTITUTIONS AND SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING.....WHO IS DRAWING WHO BACKWARD.?....COME ON......MAJORITY OF THESE STUDENTS CANNOT SEAT DOWN AND READ FOR JUST 4 HOURS.....

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Re: FG To Enforce 18-Year Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams by kevinexit(m): 2:31pm On Aug 26, 2024

HBB1:
Wetin we dey talk, wetin this one dey talk?
🤣

Your level of thinking is so petty.
People are thinking of doing grand things with their lives, you are here bragging over data?

🤣

Explains why you think writing ordinary WAEC at 18 is an achievement.

You what have achieved in your life?
I wrote Waec 20yrs ago boy. I wrote Waec myself. I read. Not with expo like you guys these days use.
We are not in the same league. Know that

Re: FG To Enforce 18-Year Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams by fxexperts: 2:34pm On Aug 26, 2024

Karufi:
It's not a new policy indeed, l was age of 12 when l was in pry 6. So basically, l was 17 to 18 when I wrote my WAEC (SSCE)

maybe because you were a slow learner, so everyone must be like you. what kind of mentality is that?

mhmsadyq:
Your answer!

“Even basically if you compute the number of years pupils, and learners are supposed to be in school, the number you will end up with is 17 and a half – from early child care to primary school to junior secondary school and then senior secondary school. You will end up with 17 and a half by the time they are ready for admission.

So there should be no double promotion, so you want to suffer a student who already knows the subject too well to be subjected to the torture of re-repeating same thing over and over again till the get bored and decided to quit learning abi, you people are evil and wicked. imagine you been placed in a class to start learning ABC over and over again and tell me if you will not be bored.

Throwback:
What is a 12 year old or 13 year old doing in SS3?

You people make me laugh sometimes. maybe you all didn't really pay attention very well in place, because if you did then you will know that our 6-3-3-6 education system is filled with lots of repetition, when a child crosses from one class to another they are not taught new things but rather lots of repetition of the olds things and only few things, to enable the child master what they were taught previously, every child brain is not the same some are fast learner will some are very slow learners so you cannot group everyone into the same bus, it will not work.

Re: FG To Enforce 18-Year Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams by fxexperts: 2:40pm On Aug 26, 2024

Almunjid:
America this, America that. Copying American lifestyle and ideologies etc make u feel progressive? That's Inferiority complex. America is also celebrating Homosexuality, u and Ur children should also accept it, since America and the West are the ones that set the standard for how u should live Ur life.
We Africans should define our own path towards social, educational and economic progress. We don't have to depend on the Western world to dictate to us.
Copy copy dey lead to "see finish" Ooo.

Look at your monkier at leat i know it read Almajiri. you guys are the ones who consider western education a sin so i do not blame you, but please don't drag us backward, you are talking as if those useless leaders have anything upstairs to stare us on the right now. they are dumb that no one truly needs their planning for anything.

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Re: FG To Enforce 18-Year Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams by HBB1(m): 2:44pm On Aug 26, 2024

kevinexit:
You what have achieved in your life?
I wrote Waec 20yrs ago boy. I wrote Waec myself. I read. Not with expo like you guys these days use.
We are not in the same league. Know that

Dumbo!

Funny enough, I wrote WAEC 20 years ago too...
I was 15.

I barely studied because I was certain I would pass.
I had 2 As, 6Bs, 1 C4.
I could have done better, but hey... life continues.

Do you want to share your grades?

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Re: FG To Enforce 18-Year Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams by Almunjid: 2:44pm On Aug 26, 2024*

SoliBayNG:
So what stops you from copying the great and ignoring what is not good according to you? Another brain dead nincompoop. You have a leader that suits you.

You may say or believe anything you like, but that doesn't change the fact that Nigeria has proven its ability to lead in certain situations, like tackling Ebola in its own unique way. Isn't it possible for Nigeria to lead rather than always following others in your lifetime?

You mentioned I have a leader that suits me, but not all Nigerians share the belief that politicians are the sole solution to our issues. I didn't vote for Atiku, Obi, or Tinubu. Your rudeness and insults towards those who disagree with you suggests that you're an ardent supporter of Obi. However, your perceived Messiah is no different from other candidates—he's equally corrupt. Why would a reasonable person vote for someone who takes advice from a mad man? It's no wonder that only unhinged supporters like you stand behind him. grin

Shalom!

Re: FG To Enforce 18-Year Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams by Schlumeinstein: 2:50pm On Aug 26, 2024

THE SYSTEM MUST BE OVERHAUL.....IT'S NOT THE AGE ......PARENT RUSH THIS CHILDREN UNNECESSARILY BECAUSE OF PEER PRESSURE...THEY PAID FOR DOUBLE PROMOTION AND" MIRACLE CENTRE "FOR THEIR CHILDREN TO PASS EXAMS.......SOME PARENT PUT THEIR WARDS IN A SCHOOL THEY CANNOT AFFORD BECAUSE OF " SOCIETAL CONNECTION",,SO THAT THEY WILL MINGLE AND IF THEY CALL PTA MEETING HE WILL RUSH TO CONTEST for PTA CHAIRMAN.......A LOT OF ANOMALY IN THE SCHOOL.......HOWEVER STUDENTS CAN'T FAIL ANY EXAMS IN THE SCHOOL BECAUSE OFTHE HUGE SCHOOL FEE PARENTS PAY.....IF THEY FAIL THE TEACHER WILL BE SACK. ......MEANWHILE SOME OF THE STUDENTS ARE AFFECTED MENTALLY BECAUSE OF IMMATURITY ....PSYCHOLOGICAL THEY ARE NOT FIT ACADEMICALLY.........

Re: FG To Enforce 18-Year Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams by MIKOLOWISKA: 2:52pm On Aug 26, 2024

Throwback:
What is a 12 year old or 13 year old doing in SS3?

why not if the child is gifted
Why must you sing their growth to match your mediocrity

Re: FG To Enforce 18-Year Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams by MIKOLOWISKA: 2:53pm On Aug 26, 2024

Throwback:
This was the standard we knew growing up in Nigeria of the 80s and 90s, with the exception of those who were 16yrs because they skipped primary 6 to enter secondary school from primary 5.

So I don't understand where this age 18 matter is coming from.

If I complete my secondary school at age 17 like I actually did, am I not supposed to be in the university by the September of that same year and age?

Still, I think the minimum age should be 16yrs, to weed out those who abuse age limitations from the early classes.

A lower limit of 18yrs is an anomaly.

What are they doing in that class at that age?

It is such wanton and mindless abuse by parents and schools that has led to such wake up call from the policy makers.

abuse how
Is the child not coping
Any must you allow down the gifted
Which kind bad bele be dat

Re: FG To Enforce 18-Year Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams by Ijoni: 2:53pm On Aug 26, 2024

I feel this policy is very retrogressive and unnecessary. You cannot start implementing policy in the middle of children academic program. What happen to the children that will be graduating from secondary school next section at age 16? What should they be doing at home? They should wait 2 whole years at home before they will be eligible to write WAEC, NECO and JAMB? That will be very cruel of a government to it's young and promising citizens.
If there will be a policy change of this nature, it should be addressed from the age the children are admitted into the kindergarten section, then progressively into primary and secondary education. Not to jump into it in the middle of their academic studies, waste their precious time and tell us its not a new policy.
Secondly, government should not be in the habit of imposing policies on its citizens. The policy as can be seen is very unpopular. In climes where votes counts, such will lead to failure at the polls. The minister should gauge his proposed policy to test its popularity and be sure he is not doing something that will have adverse effect on his principal at the poll.
Last, I want to suggest that if age condition of this nature will be enforced, age barrier for employment in all government establishments should be abolished. You cannot on the one hand make it impossible for our children to enter school early and on the other hand enforced age restriction for employment for children that will possible encounter time wastage due to ASUU strike. I come in peace.

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Re: FG To Enforce 18-Year Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams by Schlumeinstein: 2:54pm On Aug 26, 2024

Schlumeinstein:
THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY TO GO........THINGS HAS CHANGE ...THOSE IN THE EDUCATIONAL SECTOR KNOW MORE........SOME OF YOU ARE TALKING SHIT......

LOOK IN THIS AGE ..ONLY 10% OF NIGERIA STUDENTS CAN WRITE AND PASS EXAMINATION ON THEIR. OWN......
.. THEY DON"T KNOW ANYTHING ACADEMICALLY...
...GO TO HIGHER INSTITUTIONS AND SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING.....WHO IS DRAWING WHO BACKWARD.?....COME ON......MAJORITY OF THESE STUDENTS CANNOT SEAT DOWN AND READ FOR JUST 4 HOURS.....

Schlumeinstein:
THE SYSTEM MUST BE OVERHAUL.....IT'S NOT THE AGE ......PARENT RUSH THIS CHILDREN UNNECESSARILY BECAUSE OF PEER PRESSURE...THEY PAID FOR DOUBLE PROMOTION AND" MIRACLE CENTRE "FOR THEIR CHILDREN TO PASS EXAMS.......SOME PARENT PUT THEIR WARDS IN A SCHOOL THEY CANNOT AFFORD BECAUSE OF " SOCIETAL CONNECTION",,SO THAT THEY WILL MINGLE AND IF THEY CALL PTA MEETING HE WILL RUSH TO CONTEST for PTA CHAIRMAN.......A LOT OF ANOMALY IN THE SCHOOL.......HOWEVER STUDENTS CAN'T FAIL ANY EXAMS IN THE SCHOOL BECAUSE OFTHE HUGE SCHOOL FEE PARENTS PAY.....IF THEY FAIL THE TEACHER WILL BE SACK. ......MEANWHILE SOME OF THE STUDENTS ARE AFFECTED MENTALLY BECAUSE OF IMMATURITY ....PSYCHOLOGICAL THEY ARE NOT FIT ACADEMICALLY.........

Re: FG To Enforce 18-Year Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams by Throwback: 2:57pm On Aug 26, 2024

MIKOLOWISKA:
abuse how
Is the child not coping
Any must you allow down the gifted
Which kind bad bele be dat

Is it not an abuse for a 12year old or a 13year old to be in SS3?

And someone is defending such nonsense on this platform and topic.

We like abusing everything in Nigeria.

A child must be a certain age to start basic education, but Nigerian parents will not stop competing amongs themselves to boast that their 2year old child is in Pry 1.

As what naa?

A baby that should be in a creche and not even a nursery school. Not to even talk of a primary school.

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Re: FG To Enforce 18-Year Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams by valentineuwakwe(m): 3:02pm On Aug 26, 2024

fxexperts:
Actually the reverse is the case, the older candidates are the ones who engage in exam malpractice, because most of them are dumb. The useless minister is just trying to discourage education among we southerners and all the people you see supporting this policy are actually the slow and dumb ones among us.

Dullard and slow learners like you will always support this policy, i know. If not for the witchcraft in your hearts you all will be looking for ways to tie other highfliers down, simply because you are low flier.

Only fools like you call smarter people dullards....let me just keep laughing at you!

Re: FG To Enforce 18-Year Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams by faithfull18(f): 3:04pm On Aug 26, 2024

kasim155:
I think the Minister of Education position should be handle by a Southerner. Some of these ppl from the other side are drawing us backward

Exposed....📌

Re: FG To Enforce 18-Year Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams by fxexperts: 3:05pm On Aug 26, 2024

valentineuwakwe:
Only fools like you call smarter people dullards....let me just keep laughing at you!

how are you smart when you actually take forever to understand simple logic or has the definition of smartness change over years. olodo. foolish dull head, we know your type during my school days, you are the type we use to call coconut head. olodo.

Re: FG To Enforce 18-Year Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams by fxexperts: 3:11pm On Aug 26, 2024

Schlumeinstein:
THE SYSTEM MUST BE OVERHAUL.....IT'S NOT THE AGE ......PARENT RUSH THIS CHILDREN UNNECESSARILY BECAUSE OF PEER PRESSURE...THEY PAID FOR DOUBLE PROMOTION AND" MIRACLE CENTRE "FOR THEIR CHILDREN TO PASS EXAMS.......SOME PARENT PUT THEIR WARDS IN A SCHOOL THEY CANNOT AFFORD BECAUSE OF " SOCIETAL CONNECTION",,SO THAT THEY WILL MINGLE AND IF THEY CALL PTA MEETING HE WILL RUSH TO CONTEST for PTA CHAIRMAN.......A LOT OF ANOMALY IN THE SCHOOL.......HOWEVER STUDENTS CAN'T FAIL ANY EXAMS IN THE SCHOOL BECAUSE OFTHE HUGE SCHOOL FEE PARENTS PAY.....IF THEY FAIL THE TEACHER WILL BE SACK. ......MEANWHILE SOME OF THE STUDENTS ARE AFFECTED MENTALLY BECAUSE OF IMMATURITY ....PSYCHOLOGICAL THEY ARE NOT FIT ACADEMICALLY.........

you are right the age requirement will not stop all the above anomaly you just mention. but some dullards here think otherwise.

Re: FG To Enforce 18-Year Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams by bosunolu(m): 3:11pm On Aug 26, 2024

18? Nonsense! Where will WAEC get candidates to register? Most students in SS3 now are 15/16 highest 17. The policy will not work else WAEC and NECO will do nothing for the next two years. Yeye minister.

Re: FG To Enforce 18-Year Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams by Almunjid: 3:32pm On Aug 26, 2024

fxexperts:
Look at your monkier at leat i know it read Almajiri. you guys are the ones who consider western education a sin so i do not blame you, but please don't drag us backward, you are talking as if those useless leaders have anything upstairs to stare us on the right now. they are dumb that no one truly needs their planning for anything.

Don't be fooled by people's monikers. I'm a master's student in Educational Psychology. The word "Almunjid" (المنجد) is an Arabic term that means:
The man who gives help to people as soon as they are injured - rescuer; saver; helper; aide; reliever; succorer; supporter; assistant; liberator; savior.

Anyway, I agree with you that our leaders do not have the capacity to lead us in the right direction. They lack the intelligence necessary to plan effectively for our future. However, we must remember that these leaders were elected from among the people, which implies that neither the leaders nor the followers currently have the answers to our predicament.

I don't believe in any of our current leaders, such as Atiku, Obi, or Tinubu. Instead, I believe that things will improve when we, the followers, change our own mindsets and attitudes. Once we, the followers, change ourselves, our mentality, and our attitudes, the next generation of leaders will be able to take Nigeria to greater heights. But when will that day come? I don’t know. From the way every Nigerian seems to be looking for ways to exploit their fellow Nigerians, it doesn't appear that we are willing to change. So why are we blaming our leaders for not changing if we ourselves are unwilling to change?

Salaam!

Re: FG To Enforce 18-Year Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams by forexprophet(m): 3:36pm On Aug 26, 2024

The idiots can marry under age children and see nothing wrong about it.
It's saddening that the people from the region that is most backward in education are given the ministry of education to pilot. What do we expect...

This country eeh

BeeBeeOoh:
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Re: FG To Enforce 18-Year Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams by MIKOLOWISKA: 3:42pm On Aug 26, 2024

Throwback:
Is it not an abuse for a 12year old or a 13year old to be in SS3?

How is it àbuse if the child can cope
Of they can't it will show, the child will be failing them all work equal to zero

And someone is defending such nonsense on this platform and topic.

We like abusing everything in Nigeria.

Abuse how
What normal person abuses their child
You can choose to make your child incompetent ive
Why must you socialists force others to be slow like you
Wet are not the same
We cannot all move at the same pace

A child must be a certain age to start basic education, but Nigerian parents will not stop competing amongs themselves to boast that their 2year old child is in Pry 1.

Says who?
Who are you to determine when another will àbuse
Only lazy tyrants think like this
Life is competition
Cos you are lazy died not mean others should be too

As what naa?

A baby that should be in a creche and not even a nursery school. Not to even talk of a primary school.

Talking like alsace master that said you must touch your ear before going to school
Nonesense lacy uncompetifive drivel

Re: FG To Enforce 18-Year Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams by majmustrise: 3:43pm On Aug 26, 2024

Must the North take us back to their level? Are we actually okay? Any policy that isn't in their favour, they'll make sure they alter it to favour them. What concerns them with the age, when even employer are looking for young brains? . OTHER NATIONS ARE MOVING FORWARD, OUR LEADERS ARE CHOOSING BACKWARDNESS; NO WONDER THEY HAVE TO BRING BACK THE OLD NATIONAL ANTHEM!
Is this the way forward for the abundance of hunger, ever-increasing fuel and food prices, the economic downturn, insecurity, etc, that is ravaging this land?
DON'T GET THE PEOPLE ANNOYED, DON'T PUSH THEM TO THE WALL...
This is curing skin rashes instead of leprosy...

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Re: FG To Enforce 18-Year Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams by Inspirer1: 3:45pm On Aug 26, 2024

fxexperts:
You want a child to start school at age 6. knowing fully well that we have a very long academic calendar in this country. my first daughter is just 6 years old now and she can read very well. she can even solve some basic math's problem, and she is very curious about some many things, she is in pry 2 already. and i am thinking of jumping her from Pry 5 to JSS 1, because of her academic intelligence. so, you want me to make her suffer more long years in school because of a child from dumb family who most likely neglected their child's academic needs at the early stage. anyway, you all can do as you please in your shithole country so help me God i will ensure she doesn't do secondary school or at most Uni in your shithole country.

I do not want that, I do not suppprt the policy. You can confirm from my other comment on it.

I was only trying to say that they can't just enforce a policy that will affect so many people when so many years have already been spent transiting to higher classes already .

Re: FG To Enforce 18-Year Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams by valentineuwakwe(m): 3:49pm On Aug 26, 2024

fxexperts:
how are you smart when you actually take forever to understand simple logic or has the definition of smartness change over years. olodo. foolish dull head, we know your type during my school days, you are the type we use to call coconut head. olodo.

Lol

Re: FG To Enforce 18-Year Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams by samomoli: 3:53pm On Aug 26, 2024

This is where NANS, ASUU, NLC and civil society organisations should come in. The issue of strikes must be addressed, no wasting of students time, spending more years in school. Employment and age benchmark for employment should be scrapped, private schools should be monitored... Though, it's distraction tactics by APC government... Let them fix the economy, fix NNPC, address the issue of brain drain, create employment and fight corruption to mention a few. They now know the poor are gradually catching up with their children in terms of education, they are trying to block that progress.. check out the number of Nigerian students achievements overseas, many from poor background

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Re: FG To Enforce 18-Year Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams by buhariguy(m): 4:04pm On Aug 26, 2024

vincenteger:
They should start with their children

It's not possible in Nigeria

is not possible,
my son will be 15yrs next year and he will be writing weac next year

Re: FG To Enforce 18-Year Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams by buhariguy(m): 4:05pm On Aug 26, 2024

Schlumeinstein:
THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY TO GO........THINGS HAS CHANGE ...THOSE IN THE EDUCATIONAL SECTOR KNOW MORE........SOME OF YOU ARE TALKING SHIT......

LOOK IN THIS AGE ..ONLY 10% OF NIGERIA STUDENTS CAN WRITE AND PASS EXAMINATION ON THEIR. OWN......
.. THEY DON"T KNOW ANYTHING ACADEMICALLY...
...GO TO HIGHER INSTITUTIONS AND SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING.....WHO IS DRAWING WHO BACKWARD.?....COME ON......MAJORITY OF THESE STUDENTS CANNOT SEAT DOWN AND READ FOR JUST 4 HOURS.....

even adult of 25yrs can't write,
is not by age

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