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Olokolobo:
naija nah zooo..... Mazi kanu

Kanu naa monkey in the zoo😂😂😂

Let's not get beyond ourselves without carrying out due diligence. Even though we may blame it on systemic problems with Nigerian school system, does that also apply to the top notch private secondary schools?

Have we confirmed the examinations system in Ghana does not have loopholes being exploited like the case in Nigeria?

Brilliancy in exam performance is not so much system dependent as individual exception. When it becomes consistent, then we should eliminate the possibility of sleuth of hand first before fretting. Also we should consider the overall performance ratios, rather that focussing on the excellence awards.

So many other details need to be investigated, before we jump to conclusions.

Racoon:
https://guardian.ng/features/education/why-ghanaians-dominate-waec-excellence-awards-ahead-of-nigerians-ancopss-president/

I remember long back in the days when I was in primary school we were told that drinking coconut water will turn you to a dullard, and we avoided it like plague. Because of this for a long time anytime I'm in Ghana as an adult I used to pity the kids that they will be dullards, but gradually I realized all na fable as many other things we were told back then.

Or how can one explain that people whose consumption of coconut water is a daily thing now besting the ones that avoid coconut water?

On a side note, the best mathematics lecturer in my secondary school days in my town then is a Ghanaian (Mr. Steve Opoku), he was a freelance teacher, teaching in about 4 schools during the day and about 3 extramural classes in the evening. Just maybe it's the style of the teaching of their teachers that makes the difference.


We learn every day.

so you mean even with the Exam malpractice, Nigeria is still behind Ghana

GeneralPula:
Ghana no sabi book reach naija sha..

The stats and reports say otherwise...!

The education sector of Nigeria, especially public education, is deteriorating everyday.

This is not even debatable... It's quite glaring.


I thought the "Education na Scam" slogan was a mere social media joke when it started few years ago, but unfortunately it's a reality.

Kids are no longer taking their studies seriously... And the results in the external exams are clear evidence of this, coupled with the continous proliferation of Miracle centers.

GeneralPula:
Ghana no sabi book reach naija sha..

Wake up and smell the coffee.

This is not obi and tinubu banter oo

Cocolatti:
so you mean even with the Exam malpractice, Nigeria is still behind Ghana

There's problemmssss

Why won’t them , when Nigerian is busying valuing cow lather dan human being… evil people everywhere. But God pass all of you.

Examination malpractices in Nigeria have been taken to the level of Mount Everest.
Imagine a school, without a functional lab and approved by government and waec, whose students are sitting for chemistry practicals, provided with answers by mercenary teachers!
How they got the answers beats me silly.
The annoying part of it is that waec supervisors, who visit such schools, go there to collect money to look away.
It's not surprising anymore. If idióts voted to put a failure as president, the failure of a president is grooming more students to be idióts.

Our students are on tiktok and Facebook disgracing their entire lineage.

Acidosis:
TikTok is not the problem. Nigerians are not the only people on TikTok.

The issue is that there is no incentive for these students to study hard. When the head is rotten, you cannot blame the feet. These students see their parents, who passed JAMB, struggle to pay school fees. They also see complete dullards who struggle with the English language become governors. They observe nonentities and road traffic thugs command more respect and honor than their teachers and professors.

They see total dullards and criminals with nearly empty heads rise from nothing to Aso Rock, while their parents wey carry book for head struggle to provide basic things like egg and milk.

Teach and sweat all you want; nothing will change until your professors stop rigging elections for vagabonds who forge certificates and cannot construct proper sentences. Your leaders must model the society they want through their own conduct. All that 'do as I say' nonsense belongs to the 16th century.

These are no excuses. If they believe that education has no meaning why are they in school?

Nigeria free education is a total deceit and fraud.
Our government is never serious about education.
They prefer using the money to send their party loyalist to Mecca and Jerusalem.
When Awolowo introduced free education, all academic materials were provided to all students. To the extent that even combs and plastic food flask were given to all pupils.
To crown it all, one cow each was given to primary schools in southwest for pupils to enjoy themselves.
Obafemi Awolowo, I will never forget you sir, may your rare person and soul continue to rest in peace.
Baba ewe tooto, sun re oooooo!!!🙏🙏🙏

okeke6969:
Nigeria free education is a total deceit and fraud.
Our government is never serious about education.
They prefer using the money to send their party loyalist to Mecca and Jerusalem.
When Awolowo introduced free education, all academic materials were provided to all students. To the extent that even combs and plastic food flask were given to all pupils.
To crown it all, one cow each was given to primary schools in southwest for pupils to enjoy themselves.
Obafemi Awolowo, I will never forget you sir, may your rare person and soul continue to rest in peace.
Baba ewe tooto, sun re oooooo!!!🙏🙏🙏

no person in Nigeria like obafemi awolowo

Even tho they rig the election in 1979

Numerouno94:
Widespread poverty in the country is the root cause of it.

Hard to study when you are hungry and thirsty.

Heard to study with no light. Hard to study without books.

Guestmale:
It's surprising to hear that Ghana is doing better than us in WAEC examinations even with the level of examination malpractices in Nigeria may be examinations malpractice in Ghana is greater than that of Nigeria own.

They are not. The free SHS (Senior high School) adopted in Ghana has helped in massive enrolment, JSS 1 to 3 is part of their primary school system, so they spend 9 years in primary school. Secondary school system there is just 3 year with high population of students because it is free, including boarding House and free lunch to day students. They go to school in batches because of the population and most students stay longer at home, they don't fail the promotion examinations, they pass them all, including teachers and invigilator helping during WASSCE.
President Mahama during campaign frowned at the system, saying it will have consequences. They shifted their WAEC examinations to August, unlike other countries conducting theirs May/June. If a student fails, he can easily re-seat immediately, within one month, instead of waiting for another one year.

Let the government change first.

How can a country where all the youths and teenagers are porn stars do better in WAEC than Nigeria?
This one na foolish lie

The problem is from the school. Why keep a student with IQ of 140 in the same class with a student with IQ of 71. I think classes in school shouldn't be based on level alone, but also based on IQ, so that the teacher can use a specific teaching style for a specific group.

Racoon:
https://guardian.ng/features/education/why-ghanaians-dominate-waec-excellence-awards-ahead-of-nigerians-ancopss-president/

The National President of the All Nigerian Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS), Alhaji Muhammad Ibn Musa, has attributed the consistent dominance of Ghanaian students in the annual West African Examinations Council (WAEC) International Excellence Awards to systemic lapses in Nigeria’s education system.

Speaking in an interview, Musa expressed concern over Ghana’s repeat wins in the top three slots of the school-based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) over the past two years, despite Nigeria contributing nearly three-quarters of the total candidates across the WAEC member countries.

“This issue is a serious one, and if I had my way, I wouldn’t even want to talk about it because it implicates all Nigerian teachers,” he said. However, he acknowledged that the problem runs deeper and cannot be attributed to any single group. “I can’t say the fault is solely from the principals or the teachers. They both share the blame, and so do governments, parents, and students.”

Musa explained that many Nigerian students lack the awareness that they are in competition not just within the country, but across the sub-region. “Most of them just want a credit pass. Once they get that, they feel they’ve done well,” he said, using the analogy, “You can only succeed in taking a donkey to the river, but you can’t force it to drink water.”

He identified parents as part of the challenge, citing a widespread practice of enrolling underage children in secondary schools and pushing them to skip classes.

“Many parents are not bothered about preparing their children adequately for exams. Some even aid them in malpractice,” he noted. He referred to cases where SS3 students score as low as 72 out of 400 in JAMB’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) yet still proceed to write the WASSCE.

According to Musa, the situation is worsened by the students’ poor study habits. “Even with expensive phones, 99.5 per cent of what they are browsing doesn’t relate to their studies, and their parents aren’t concerned,” he said. He added that holiday assignments, once common in public schools, are now rarely given.

Addressing the role of teachers and school administrators, Musa pointed out a lack of depth in syllabus coverage. “You are given just 45 minutes to take a class, and you spend 20 to 30 minutes discussing partisan politics or unrelated issues,” he said.

He also observed that many students, particularly in Northern Nigeria, resume school late after holidays without repercussions from their parents.

He recalled attending WAEC’s 73rd Annual General Meeting in Liberia last month, where the top three candidates were all Ghanaian.
“It was the same last year in Sierra Leone and even two years ago in Gambia, when only one Nigerian— a girl from Plateau State—made it into the top three,” he said.

Musa pointed out a key difference in secondary education structures, stating that Ghana employs specialised schools based on academic disciplines like science, arts, or commerce. He noted that in Nigeria, however, they operate comprehensive schools, where a single private school, even with limited facilities, can present students for the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE).

Musa acknowledged that the lack of participation among teachers in marking WAEC or NECO examination scripts negatively impacts students’ preparation. He stated that teachers who engage in marking gain a significant advantage, approximately 80 per cent, in understanding the examiners’ expectations and thus better equip their students for the exams.

On teacher development, Musa criticised state governments for abandoning professional training programmes. “It’s difficult to get better results when we keep doing things the same way,” he said. He urged improvements in teaching methods and subject knowledge.

Musa expressed doubts about Nigeria’s preparedness for the upcoming digital format of WAEC and NECO exams. He questioned the sustainability of providing necessary equipment, particularly regarding maintenance costs, which he anticipated would fall on parents and students.

He then connected this to the broader issue of Nigeria’s free education policies, suggesting that while many states claim to offer free education, the actual provision of essential resources often falls short of making this claim a reality.

“Almost every state says it runs free education, but how many provide the materials needed to make that claim real?” he questioned.
Musa said ANCOPSS has already called on WAEC Nigeria’s research department to investigate the recurring pattern.

“It means a lot to us that, for two years, no Nigerian student has made the top three despite our numbers. If we don’t produce any again this year, we should all be more worried,” he warned.


You're wrong. The reason is because Ghanaians have more eggs in their diet. Shikena

The teachers and school management are to be blamed, most of the teachers are not qualified, and the schools does not pay teachers well and do not recruit adequate qualified teachers, imagine a private school having one teacher to teach mathematics from SSS 1 to SSS 3, the same goes with chemistry and physics, how will they expect the students to pass external examinations, teachers don't cover syllabus, and they skip the difficult topics, like quantum physics, organic chemistry, and map reading in geography and the State government don't invest in training and retraining of teachers, teachers now are to be taught how to use AI to teach their students.

Substandard private schools also contribute to this problem. Most proprietors are only in it for profit and there is no adequate supervision from Government . Even when the supervisors come, they are only interested in what the school can give them . And parents too don't help . These days children just skip school without prior permission. Sometimes I just get frustrated, I'm teaching an important topic and some students chose that day to skip school unannounced.

So you see, it's majorly a societal error that runs deep. All the parts are compromising the standard thinking it's just a small infraction .but little by little it all becomes big that it becomes a tradition.

ayindejimmy:
Substandard private schools also contribute to this problem. Most proprietors are only in it for profit and there is no adequate supervision from Government . Even when the supervisors , they are only interested in what the school can give them .
So you see, it's majorly a societal error that runs deep. All the parts are compromising the standard thinking it's just a small infraction .but little by little it all becomes big that it becomes a tradition.

Yes.

Testimony1988:
The teachers and school management are to be blamed, most of the teachers are not qualified, and the schools does not pay teachers well and do not recruit adequate qualified teachers, imagine a private school having one teacher to teach mathematics from SSS 1 to SSS 3, the same goes with chemistry and physics, how will they expect the students to pass external examinations, teachers don't cover syllabus, and they skip the difficult topics, like quantum physics, organic chemistry, and map reading in geography and the State government don't invest in training and retraining of teachers, teachers now are to be taught how to use AI to teach their students.

Once these student get a grip of the AI , it'll only make them lazier.
Back in the days I write all my essays originally now all essays are AI generated.
Instead of searching for information Through trial and error you just go directly to AI.
I don't trust these students to use AI wisely. They'll just exploit it

Mosco100:
The problem is from the school. Why keep a student with IQ of 140 in the same class with a student with IQ of 71. I think classes in school shouldn't be based on level alone, but also based on IQ, so that the teacher can use a specific teaching style for a specific group.

This can be frustrating for the students and teachers.
Imagine teaching and repeating the same topic for two weeks and some students still don't understand it. You only have a week for each topic but because of low IQ you decided to go another week. But still , no improvement.
The smart ones are usually bored and frustrated in this situation.

If we say we should start grading students into classes based on level of IQ . There is also the psychomotor, chronological age order and mental aspects you have to consider .
Are the intelligent students ready mentally and psychologically for the next class?
It's not only mental skills that are being taught in schools you know. We still need to consider their age and physical capacity because most people will just assume because a student is in certain class he/ she must have acquired certain skills whereas, the kid is underaged and emotionally immatured

GeneralPula:
Ghana no sabi book reach naija sha..

Normally bro

Commentor:
WAEC says otherwise.

Let's be humble.

Nigerians need to tell themselves the truth.

Ours is to complain, yet we abandon the important factor; diligence and hard work.

Government should take schools back to its lost glory

Since APC start ruling us, Nigeria lost his glory value and priority

God bless you, my brother. Let them keep mocking Peter Obi while ignoring the real failures in leadership. Since 2015, this country has been turned upside down—economy in shambles, institutions crumbling, and citizens left with nothing but despair.

Just look at Nairaland and other platforms: the same people who attack good leaders like Obi will defend the worst failures in government. A few days ago, someone even wrote an article condemning Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré for actually protecting and providing for his people, while Tinubu’s administration budgets N10 billion for ‘solar’ —my brother, how much does an entire solar company even cost?

Now, with the WAEC crisis exposing how far Nigeria’s education system has decayed, it’s clear we’re running on borrowed time, surviving only on past glory. Yet, some still blind themselves with tribal sentiments, refusing to see the truth.

When will we wake up?

Sadly, this is what happens when leaders at all levels[ do not prioritise education, especially, primary and secondary levels. Just in recent memory, jsome states had to declear 5 weeks for ramadan break as opposed to 2 days declared by the feds. For a month and a week, schools were shut and here we are, we are screaming to high heavens that students are failing! Our education sector needs a complete overall from top to bottom. Might i add that, a critical part in fixing the education sector is to give teachers their dues in all ramifications. quote author=Racoon post=135305373]

https://guardian.ng/features/education/why-ghanaians-dominate-waec-excellence-awards-ahead-of-nigerians-ancopss-president/[/quote]

Acidosis:
TikTok is not the problem. Nigerians are not the only people on TikTok.

The issue is that there is no incentive for these students to study hard. When the head is rotten, you cannot blame the feet. These students see their parents, who passed JAMB, struggle to pay school fees. They also see complete dullards who struggle with the English language become governors. They observe nonentities and road traffic thugs command more respect and honor than their teachers and professors.

They see total dullards and criminals with nearly empty heads rise from nothing to Aso Rock, while their parents wey carry book for head struggle to provide basic things like egg and milk.

Teach and sweat all you want; nothing will change until your professors stop rigging elections for vagabonds who forge certificates and cannot construct proper sentences. Your leaders must model the society they want through their own conduct. All that 'do as I say' nonsense belongs to the 16th century.

You said it all Baba, nothing to add

Vision101:
These are no excuses. If they believe that education has no meaning why are they in school?

You've just asked an important question: Why are they in school? Majority of them may not be able to answer. They're just there because their parents want them in school.