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Youth Ministry, AGILE Project Intensifies Effort towards Empowering Girl-Child

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8 months ago

January 19, 2024

Joel Ajayi

Federal Ministry of Youth Development and Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment AGILE Project has intensified to ensure that the girls-child do not suffer extremely in poor and vulnerable households but rather give them quality education to give them better future.

The Minister of Youth Development Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim gave this hint on Thursday in Abuja when the AGILE Project Coordinator led her delegation during a courtesy visit on collaboration to improve the life of every girl child in the country.

The AGILE project was launched in 2023 to increase access to secondary education among marginalized adolescent girls in Nigeria.

While speaking the Minister said: “The challenges faced by the girl child are numerous ranging from gender bias, lack of education, culturally imbibed malpractices, human trafficking, child marriage, poor health and sanitation amongst others.

“That is why the government is working hard to address these challenges through innovative efforts and by working with other partners who are passionate about these issues.”

While speaking on the ministry’s readiness to support the girl’s child education, Dr Bio Ibrahim said the government is ready to support any project that is meant for the lifting of youth in the country.

Speaking earlier, the Director/National Coordinator of AGILE Project Amina Buba Haruna said that girl education constitutes the future of Nigeria and there is a need to nurture it to its growth.

She said that they are not only taking the girl’s child out of the street but also creating an enabling environment for all the less privileged ones.

Mrs Haruna expressed that educating adolescent girls is one of the primary approaches to addressing the challenges of development in the country.

She said that the project has 18 participating states adding that the project is 5 years, as the 2028 closing date for the project.

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2024 NECO: 60% of candidates pass with five credits

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12 hours ago

September 19, 2024

The Gleamer

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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