{"id":47886,"date":"2023-11-20T13:42:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T13:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/nbgs-akeen-backs-p8-candidates-to-top-country-in-performance"},"modified":"2023-11-20T14:59:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T14:59:58","slug":"nbgs-akeen-backs-p8-candidates-to-top-country-in-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/nbgs-akeen-backs-p8-candidates-to-top-country-in-performance","title":{"rendered":"NBGs\u2019 Akeen backs P8 candidates to top country in performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>Norther Bahr-El Ghazal governor Tong Akeen Ngor on Monday expressed optimism that the sitting candidates will bring top numbers in the 2023\/2024 national primary exams.<\/p>\n<p>About 7, 560 pupils from 227 schools, including 3,450 females and 4,110 males are partaking in the nationwide PLE at 86 centers in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking before ringing the bell at Aweil Center, Governor Akeen said he has great hope and confidence that the candidates would compete in the national exams.<\/p>\n<p>Akeen congratulates the sitting candidates, describing the exams as historical.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to say congratulations to you for these historical days, I have a great hope and confident that you will perform well to compete at the national level, to bring top number in this academic year 2023\/2024,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2022\/2023 academic year, Northern Bahr el Ghazal ranked 3rd in National Primary Examinations results \u2013 indicating a great improvement in comparison with the 7th place it acquired in the 2021\/2022 year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI applaud last year candidates both primary and secondary for attaining a very good performing for our state NBGs, NBG rank in number three and four by national examination council results of academic year 2022\/2023.\u201d Akeen said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\">South-Sudan<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. Norther Bahr-El Ghazal governor Tong Akeen Ngor on Monday expressed optimism that the sitting candidates will bring top numbers in the 2023\/2024 national primary exams. About 7, 560 pupils from 227 schools, including 3,450 females and 4,110 males are partaking in the nationwide PLE at 86 centers in the state. 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