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WAANSA Seeks Collaboration With CAN To Check Illegal Proliferation Of Small Arms
By Uche Onyeali
West African Action Network On Small Arms, WAANSA, has called for a collaboration with the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, to check illegal proliferation of small arms and light weapons.
Regional 1st Vice President of WAANSA, Mr. Martin Igwe made the call when he led a delegation of the network on a courtesy visit to the CAN president, Archbishop Daniel Ok oh, in his office in Abuja on Thursday.
According to Igwe, Nigeria and the entire West Africa sub-region have had their fair share of violent crises which have claimed millions of lives due to the proliferation of small arms in the region.
He noted that to checkmate such trend, the root-causes had to be addressed.
Igwe noted that having observed that people, especially the youths, go into arms struggle as a result of joblessness and poverty, WAANSA took took upon itself to engage women and youths in skills acquisition programmes in order to get them busy and self-reliant.
He appealed to the CAN president to assist the network, especially in the area of connection with other well-meaning individuals to get the youths and women engaged, so as to reduce the rate of arms getting into the hands of the wrong people.
In response, Archbishop Okoh expressed delight on the activities of WAANSA, as he decried the rate of spread of violent crises in Nigeria and the entire West Africa.
Okoh, who decried a situation where very young men in Nigeria now brandish dangerous weapons to threaten the peace in communities, pledged to assist WAANSA in its activities where necessary to check the ugly trend.
Meanwhile, WAANSA has expressed concern over the escalation of attacks by armed groups in Nigeria.
The network in a solidarity letter to President Bola Tinubu, however commended the effort of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, to partner civil society organisations to address the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in the region.
The letter signed by the president of WAANSA, Victorien Aka N’Taye, expressed the network’s solidarity with President Tinubu and and people of Nigeria in this challenging period.
It condemned the repeated kidnappings in parts of the country, especially the abduction of 287 pupils of Keriga LEA Primary School and secondary school in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The group further thank the president for listening to the cries of Nigeria s by reopening the country’s borders to ease the economic suffering of the citizens.
Education
2024 NECO: 60% of candidates pass with five credits
Mariam Sanni
The National Examinations Council, NECO, has released the results of the June/July 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) , with 60.55 percent of candidates securing five credits and above in English Language and Mathematics.
Registrar of NECO, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, made this known while briefing newsmen at NECO headquarters in Minna, Niger State.
Prof. Wushishi disclosed that a total of 1,376,423 candidates, representing 706,950 males and 669,473 females, registered for the exam.
The NECO boss gave a further breakdown of the results as : “Number of candidates that sat is 1,367,736 representing 702,112 Males and 665,624 females.
” Number of candidates with five Credits and above, including English and Mathematics is 828,284, representing 60.55%.
” Number of candidates with five credits and above, irrespective of English and Mathematics is 1,147,597, representing 83.90%”
On the number of examination malpractice, Wushishi said this year’s figure witnessed a great reduction when compared to last year.
He said: “The number of candidates involved in various forms of malpractice in 2024 is 8,437 as against 12,030 in 2023, which shows a reduction of 30. 1%.”
The registrar, however, revealed that 40 schools were found to be involved in mass cheating during the examination.
” During the conduct of the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), 40 schools were found to have been involved in whole school (mass) cheating in 17 states. They will be invited to the Council for discussion, after which appropriate sanctions will be applied. One school in Ekiti was recommended for de-recognition for mass cheating in two core subjects and 01 Science subject.
” Similarly, 21 Supervisors were recommended for blacklisting due to poor supervision, aiding and abetting, abscondment, extortion, drunkenness, and negligence, in 12 states.”
He urged candidates who sat for the examination to visit the NECO website to access their results.
” At this juncture, I wish to formally declare that the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal is hereby released to the public. By this release, candidates can now access their results on the NECO website:www.neco.gov.ng using their examination registration number,” Wushishi said.
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