The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, David Adejo has expressed worry over the number of underaged children registration in its 2023/2024 common entrance examination into Federal Unity Colleges (FGCs)

Adejo said this while monitoring the examination along with the Registrar, National Examination Council (NECO), Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi in Abuja on Saturday.

He lamented that parents were killing children by allowing underage to write National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE).

He said the government’s effort’s in getting more girls in the school was yielding results as over 38,000 girls of the total 72,881 registered for the examination.

The Permanent Secretary, however, said that some underage children were discovered to have participated in the examination, an act which he said was not good for their development.

Adajo who said education was not about passing examination, advised that children should get to appropriate stage before writing the entrance examination.

”We are moving to education that is reliant on reading textbooks in passing exams, we are getting to a stage where education is what you will use your knowledge to do for the society.

”So you put a small child to go through all the rigorous, by the time he finishes secondary school getting to the university he becomes a problem.

”Parents should please let our children get to the appropriate age before writing this exams and we are going to make sure NECO put in place appropriate checks.

”We need to get the children to present their birth certificate before registration process so that at our own end we are able to curb some of these excesses.

”To get to a secondary school, you should minimally be 12 years and less than 11 years is unacceptable,” he said.

On the challenge of two candidates pairing a question for the exams, Adejo said it was due to over subscription of candidates which would not longer be tolerated henceforth.

”I am informed that there was enough provision for every child that registered but there was pressure on students registering and because 12 midnight was the deadline for registration somebody can register by 11:23p.m and by then all questions papers were gone out.

”NECO made enough provision to have extras for every centre but because there was over subscription the arrangement made were not adequate so NECO will henceforth put in place strategies for oversubscription.

”One of this strategy is that registration will no longer end a day before the exam but a week before the exams,” he added.

Meanwhile, the NECO Register, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi commended improvement in registration from the northern states compared to the previous years.

”Lagos state has the largest enrollment and the least state is Kebbi state.

”As part of the proactive measure being considered, we are intensifying sensitisation and as well reiterating the importance of the exam.

”We are also ensuring we keep to deadline of registration to avoid the problem of upsurge in registration.

Primary and secondary school education is compulsory for every Nigerian child. As a country, our children must hold this certificate, to be useful both within and outside the country,” he said.

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, David Adejo has expressed worry over the number of underaged children registration in its 2023/2024 common entrance examination into Federal Unity Colleges (FGCs)

Adejo said this while monitoring the examination along with the Registrar, National Examination Council (NECO), Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi in Abuja on Saturday.

He lamented that parents were killing children by allowing underage to write National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE).

He said the government’s effort’s in getting more girls in the school was yielding results as over 38,000 girls of the total 72,881 registered for the examination.

The Permanent Secretary, however, said that some underage children were discovered to have participated in the examination, an act which he said was not good for their development.

Adajo who said education was not about passing examination, advised that children should get to appropriate stage before writing the entrance examination.

”We are moving to education that is reliant on reading textbooks in passing exams, we are getting to a stage where education is what you will use your knowledge to do for the society.

”So you put a small child to go through all the rigorous, by the time he finishes secondary school getting to the university he becomes a problem.

”Parents should please let our children get to the appropriate age before writing this exams and we are going to make sure NECO put in place appropriate checks.

”We need to get the children to present their birth certificate before registration process so that at our own end we are able to curb some of these excesses.

”To get to a secondary school, you should minimally be 12 years and less than 11 years is unacceptable,” he said.

On the challenge of two candidates pairing a question for the exams, Adejo said it was due to over subscription of candidates which would not longer be tolerated henceforth.

”I am informed that there was enough provision for every child that registered but there was pressure on students registering and because 12 midnight was the deadline for registration somebody can register by 11:23p.m and by then all questions papers were gone out.

”NECO made enough provision to have extras for every centre but because there was over subscription the arrangement made were not adequate so NECO will henceforth put in place strategies for oversubscription.

”One of this strategy is that registration will no longer end a day before the exam but a week before the exams,” he added.

Meanwhile, the NECO Register, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi commended improvement in registration from the northern states compared to the previous years.

”Lagos state has the largest enrollment and the least state is Kebbi state.

”As part of the proactive measure being considered, we are intensifying sensitisation and as well reiterating the importance of the exam.

”We are also ensuring we keep to deadline of registration to avoid the problem of upsurge in registration.

Primary and secondary school education is compulsory for every Nigerian child. As a country, our children must hold this certificate, to be useful both within and outside the country,” he said.

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, David Adejo has expressed worry over the number of underaged children registration in its 2023/2024 common entrance examination into Federal Unity Colleges (FGCs)

Adejo said this while monitoring the examination along with the Registrar, National Examination Council (NECO), Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi in Abuja on Saturday.

He lamented that parents were killing children by allowing underage to write National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE).

He said the government’s effort’s in getting more girls in the school was yielding results as over 38,000 girls of the total 72,881 registered for the examination.

The Permanent Secretary, however, said that some underage children were discovered to have participated in the examination, an act which he said was not good for their development.

Adajo who said education was not about passing examination, advised that children should get to appropriate stage before writing the entrance examination.

”We are moving to education that is reliant on reading textbooks in passing exams, we are getting to a stage where education is what you will use your knowledge to do for the society.

”So you put a small child to go through all the rigorous, by the time he finishes secondary school getting to the university he becomes a problem.

”Parents should please let our children get to the appropriate age before writing this exams and we are going to make sure NECO put in place appropriate checks.

”We need to get the children to present their birth certificate before registration process so that at our own end we are able to curb some of these excesses.

”To get to a secondary school, you should minimally be 12 years and less than 11 years is unacceptable,” he said.

On the challenge of two candidates pairing a question for the exams, Adejo said it was due to over subscription of candidates which would not longer be tolerated henceforth.

”I am informed that there was enough provision for every child that registered but there was pressure on students registering and because 12 midnight was the deadline for registration somebody can register by 11:23p.m and by then all questions papers were gone out.

”NECO made enough provision to have extras for every centre but because there was over subscription the arrangement made were not adequate so NECO will henceforth put in place strategies for oversubscription.

”One of this strategy is that registration will no longer end a day before the exam but a week before the exams,” he added.

Meanwhile, the NECO Register, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi commended improvement in registration from the northern states compared to the previous years.

”Lagos state has the largest enrollment and the least state is Kebbi state.

”As part of the proactive measure being considered, we are intensifying sensitisation and as well reiterating the importance of the exam.

”We are also ensuring we keep to deadline of registration to avoid the problem of upsurge in registration.

Primary and secondary school education is compulsory for every Nigerian child. As a country, our children must hold this certificate, to be useful both within and outside the country,” he said.

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, David Adejo has expressed worry over the number of underaged children registration in its 2023/2024 common entrance examination into Federal Unity Colleges (FGCs)

Adejo said this while monitoring the examination along with the Registrar, National Examination Council (NECO), Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi in Abuja on Saturday.

He lamented that parents were killing children by allowing underage to write National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE).

He said the government’s effort’s in getting more girls in the school was yielding results as over 38,000 girls of the total 72,881 registered for the examination.

The Permanent Secretary, however, said that some underage children were discovered to have participated in the examination, an act which he said was not good for their development.

Adajo who said education was not about passing examination, advised that children should get to appropriate stage before writing the entrance examination.

”We are moving to education that is reliant on reading textbooks in passing exams, we are getting to a stage where education is what you will use your knowledge to do for the society.

”So you put a small child to go through all the rigorous, by the time he finishes secondary school getting to the university he becomes a problem.

”Parents should please let our children get to the appropriate age before writing this exams and we are going to make sure NECO put in place appropriate checks.

”We need to get the children to present their birth certificate before registration process so that at our own end we are able to curb some of these excesses.

”To get to a secondary school, you should minimally be 12 years and less than 11 years is unacceptable,” he said.

On the challenge of two candidates pairing a question for the exams, Adejo said it was due to over subscription of candidates which would not longer be tolerated henceforth.

”I am informed that there was enough provision for every child that registered but there was pressure on students registering and because 12 midnight was the deadline for registration somebody can register by 11:23p.m and by then all questions papers were gone out.

”NECO made enough provision to have extras for every centre but because there was over subscription the arrangement made were not adequate so NECO will henceforth put in place strategies for oversubscription.

”One of this strategy is that registration will no longer end a day before the exam but a week before the exams,” he added.

Meanwhile, the NECO Register, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi commended improvement in registration from the northern states compared to the previous years.

”Lagos state has the largest enrollment and the least state is Kebbi state.

”As part of the proactive measure being considered, we are intensifying sensitisation and as well reiterating the importance of the exam.

”We are also ensuring we keep to deadline of registration to avoid the problem of upsurge in registration.

Primary and secondary school education is compulsory for every Nigerian child. As a country, our children must hold this certificate, to be useful both within and outside the country,” he said.

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, David Adejo has expressed worry over the number of underaged children registration in its 2023/2024 common entrance examination into Federal Unity Colleges (FGCs)

Adejo said this while monitoring the examination along with the Registrar, National Examination Council (NECO), Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi in Abuja on Saturday.

He lamented that parents were killing children by allowing underage to write National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE).

He said the government’s effort’s in getting more girls in the school was yielding results as over 38,000 girls of the total 72,881 registered for the examination.

The Permanent Secretary, however, said that some underage children were discovered to have participated in the examination, an act which he said was not good for their development.

Adajo who said education was not about passing examination, advised that children should get to appropriate stage before writing the entrance examination.

”We are moving to education that is reliant on reading textbooks in passing exams, we are getting to a stage where education is what you will use your knowledge to do for the society.

”So you put a small child to go through all the rigorous, by the time he finishes secondary school getting to the university he becomes a problem.

”Parents should please let our children get to the appropriate age before writing this exams and we are going to make sure NECO put in place appropriate checks.

”We need to get the children to present their birth certificate before registration process so that at our own end we are able to curb some of these excesses.

”To get to a secondary school, you should minimally be 12 years and less than 11 years is unacceptable,” he said.

On the challenge of two candidates pairing a question for the exams, Adejo said it was due to over subscription of candidates which would not longer be tolerated henceforth.

”I am informed that there was enough provision for every child that registered but there was pressure on students registering and because 12 midnight was the deadline for registration somebody can register by 11:23p.m and by then all questions papers were gone out.

”NECO made enough provision to have extras for every centre but because there was over subscription the arrangement made were not adequate so NECO will henceforth put in place strategies for oversubscription.

”One of this strategy is that registration will no longer end a day before the exam but a week before the exams,” he added.

Meanwhile, the NECO Register, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi commended improvement in registration from the northern states compared to the previous years.

”Lagos state has the largest enrollment and the least state is Kebbi state.

”As part of the proactive measure being considered, we are intensifying sensitisation and as well reiterating the importance of the exam.

”We are also ensuring we keep to deadline of registration to avoid the problem of upsurge in registration.

Primary and secondary school education is compulsory for every Nigerian child. As a country, our children must hold this certificate, to be useful both within and outside the country,” he said.

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, David Adejo has expressed worry over the number of underaged children registration in its 2023/2024 common entrance examination into Federal Unity Colleges (FGCs)

Adejo said this while monitoring the examination along with the Registrar, National Examination Council (NECO), Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi in Abuja on Saturday.

He lamented that parents were killing children by allowing underage to write National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE).

He said the government’s effort’s in getting more girls in the school was yielding results as over 38,000 girls of the total 72,881 registered for the examination.

The Permanent Secretary, however, said that some underage children were discovered to have participated in the examination, an act which he said was not good for their development.

Adajo who said education was not about passing examination, advised that children should get to appropriate stage before writing the entrance examination.

”We are moving to education that is reliant on reading textbooks in passing exams, we are getting to a stage where education is what you will use your knowledge to do for the society.

”So you put a small child to go through all the rigorous, by the time he finishes secondary school getting to the university he becomes a problem.

”Parents should please let our children get to the appropriate age before writing this exams and we are going to make sure NECO put in place appropriate checks.

”We need to get the children to present their birth certificate before registration process so that at our own end we are able to curb some of these excesses.

”To get to a secondary school, you should minimally be 12 years and less than 11 years is unacceptable,” he said.

On the challenge of two candidates pairing a question for the exams, Adejo said it was due to over subscription of candidates which would not longer be tolerated henceforth.

”I am informed that there was enough provision for every child that registered but there was pressure on students registering and because 12 midnight was the deadline for registration somebody can register by 11:23p.m and by then all questions papers were gone out.

”NECO made enough provision to have extras for every centre but because there was over subscription the arrangement made were not adequate so NECO will henceforth put in place strategies for oversubscription.

”One of this strategy is that registration will no longer end a day before the exam but a week before the exams,” he added.

Meanwhile, the NECO Register, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi commended improvement in registration from the northern states compared to the previous years.

”Lagos state has the largest enrollment and the least state is Kebbi state.

”As part of the proactive measure being considered, we are intensifying sensitisation and as well reiterating the importance of the exam.

”We are also ensuring we keep to deadline of registration to avoid the problem of upsurge in registration.

Primary and secondary school education is compulsory for every Nigerian child. As a country, our children must hold this certificate, to be useful both within and outside the country,” he said.

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, David Adejo has expressed worry over the number of underaged children registration in its 2023/2024 common entrance examination into Federal Unity Colleges (FGCs)

Adejo said this while monitoring the examination along with the Registrar, National Examination Council (NECO), Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi in Abuja on Saturday.

He lamented that parents were killing children by allowing underage to write National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE).

He said the government’s effort’s in getting more girls in the school was yielding results as over 38,000 girls of the total 72,881 registered for the examination.

The Permanent Secretary, however, said that some underage children were discovered to have participated in the examination, an act which he said was not good for their development.

Adajo who said education was not about passing examination, advised that children should get to appropriate stage before writing the entrance examination.

”We are moving to education that is reliant on reading textbooks in passing exams, we are getting to a stage where education is what you will use your knowledge to do for the society.

”So you put a small child to go through all the rigorous, by the time he finishes secondary school getting to the university he becomes a problem.

”Parents should please let our children get to the appropriate age before writing this exams and we are going to make sure NECO put in place appropriate checks.

”We need to get the children to present their birth certificate before registration process so that at our own end we are able to curb some of these excesses.

”To get to a secondary school, you should minimally be 12 years and less than 11 years is unacceptable,” he said.

On the challenge of two candidates pairing a question for the exams, Adejo said it was due to over subscription of candidates which would not longer be tolerated henceforth.

”I am informed that there was enough provision for every child that registered but there was pressure on students registering and because 12 midnight was the deadline for registration somebody can register by 11:23p.m and by then all questions papers were gone out.

”NECO made enough provision to have extras for every centre but because there was over subscription the arrangement made were not adequate so NECO will henceforth put in place strategies for oversubscription.

”One of this strategy is that registration will no longer end a day before the exam but a week before the exams,” he added.

Meanwhile, the NECO Register, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi commended improvement in registration from the northern states compared to the previous years.

”Lagos state has the largest enrollment and the least state is Kebbi state.

”As part of the proactive measure being considered, we are intensifying sensitisation and as well reiterating the importance of the exam.

”We are also ensuring we keep to deadline of registration to avoid the problem of upsurge in registration.

Primary and secondary school education is compulsory for every Nigerian child. As a country, our children must hold this certificate, to be useful both within and outside the country,” he said.

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, David Adejo has expressed worry over the number of underaged children registration in its 2023/2024 common entrance examination into Federal Unity Colleges (FGCs)

Adejo said this while monitoring the examination along with the Registrar, National Examination Council (NECO), Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi in Abuja on Saturday.

He lamented that parents were killing children by allowing underage to write National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE).

He said the government’s effort’s in getting more girls in the school was yielding results as over 38,000 girls of the total 72,881 registered for the examination.

The Permanent Secretary, however, said that some underage children were discovered to have participated in the examination, an act which he said was not good for their development.

Adajo who said education was not about passing examination, advised that children should get to appropriate stage before writing the entrance examination.

”We are moving to education that is reliant on reading textbooks in passing exams, we are getting to a stage where education is what you will use your knowledge to do for the society.

”So you put a small child to go through all the rigorous, by the time he finishes secondary school getting to the university he becomes a problem.

”Parents should please let our children get to the appropriate age before writing this exams and we are going to make sure NECO put in place appropriate checks.

”We need to get the children to present their birth certificate before registration process so that at our own end we are able to curb some of these excesses.

”To get to a secondary school, you should minimally be 12 years and less than 11 years is unacceptable,” he said.

On the challenge of two candidates pairing a question for the exams, Adejo said it was due to over subscription of candidates which would not longer be tolerated henceforth.

”I am informed that there was enough provision for every child that registered but there was pressure on students registering and because 12 midnight was the deadline for registration somebody can register by 11:23p.m and by then all questions papers were gone out.

”NECO made enough provision to have extras for every centre but because there was over subscription the arrangement made were not adequate so NECO will henceforth put in place strategies for oversubscription.

”One of this strategy is that registration will no longer end a day before the exam but a week before the exams,” he added.

Meanwhile, the NECO Register, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi commended improvement in registration from the northern states compared to the previous years.

”Lagos state has the largest enrollment and the least state is Kebbi state.

”As part of the proactive measure being considered, we are intensifying sensitisation and as well reiterating the importance of the exam.

”We are also ensuring we keep to deadline of registration to avoid the problem of upsurge in registration.

Primary and secondary school education is compulsory for every Nigerian child. As a country, our children must hold this certificate, to be useful both within and outside the country,” he said.

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, David Adejo has expressed worry over the number of underaged children registration in its 2023/2024 common entrance examination into Federal Unity Colleges (FGCs)

Adejo said this while monitoring the examination along with the Registrar, National Examination Council (NECO), Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi in Abuja on Saturday.

He lamented that parents were killing children by allowing underage to write National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE).

He said the government’s effort’s in getting more girls in the school was yielding results as over 38,000 girls of the total 72,881 registered for the examination.

The Permanent Secretary, however, said that some underage children were discovered to have participated in the examination, an act which he said was not good for their development.

Adajo who said education was not about passing examination, advised that children should get to appropriate stage before writing the entrance examination.

”We are moving to education that is reliant on reading textbooks in passing exams, we are getting to a stage where education is what you will use your knowledge to do for the society.

”So you put a small child to go through all the rigorous, by the time he finishes secondary school getting to the university he becomes a problem.

”Parents should please let our children get to the appropriate age before writing this exams and we are going to make sure NECO put in place appropriate checks.

”We need to get the children to present their birth certificate before registration process so that at our own end we are able to curb some of these excesses.

”To get to a secondary school, you should minimally be 12 years and less than 11 years is unacceptable,” he said.

On the challenge of two candidates pairing a question for the exams, Adejo said it was due to over subscription of candidates which would not longer be tolerated henceforth.

”I am informed that there was enough provision for every child that registered but there was pressure on students registering and because 12 midnight was the deadline for registration somebody can register by 11:23p.m and by then all questions papers were gone out.

”NECO made enough provision to have extras for every centre but because there was over subscription the arrangement made were not adequate so NECO will henceforth put in place strategies for oversubscription.

”One of this strategy is that registration will no longer end a day before the exam but a week before the exams,” he added.

Meanwhile, the NECO Register, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi commended improvement in registration from the northern states compared to the previous years.

”Lagos state has the largest enrollment and the least state is Kebbi state.

”As part of the proactive measure being considered, we are intensifying sensitisation and as well reiterating the importance of the exam.

”We are also ensuring we keep to deadline of registration to avoid the problem of upsurge in registration.

Primary and secondary school education is compulsory for every Nigerian child. As a country, our children must hold this certificate, to be useful both within and outside the country,” he said.