{"id":27355,"date":"2020-07-14T19:07:48","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T19:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=27355"},"modified":"2020-07-14T19:07:48","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T19:07:48","slug":"reps-ask-nigerian-govt-to-reverse-decision-on-waec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/reps-ask-nigerian-govt-to-reverse-decision-on-waec","title":{"rendered":"Reps ask Nigerian govt to reverse decision on WAEC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>The House of Representatives has asked the Federal government to reverse its decision on the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) examination.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the green chamber urged President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the ministry of Education to put in place all the necessary safety measures which will allow the students to participate in the annual examination.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by Nnoli Nnaji on the need to allow students to participate in the 2020 examination which was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Nnaji explained that the Minister of State (Education), Emeka Nwajubia announced on the 6th of July that Nigeria will participate in the 2020 Senior Secondary School Examination (SSCE), adding that the decision was countered by another announcement by the minister of Education, Adamu Adamu that Federal government-owned schools will not participate in the annual examination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: The House of Representatives has asked the Federal government to reverse its decision on the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) examination. 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