The federal government has banned underage children from participating in the National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for admission into federal unity colleges across the country.
The government directed the National Examinations Council to put strict measures in place to prevent underage children from registering for the examination, including making birth certificate compulsory as a registration requirement.
The permanent secretary said that after monitoring the exercise at the Federal Government Girls College, Bwari, and Government Day Secondary School, Bwari, he was unhappy to see many underage persons taking the examination.He insisted that it was unacceptable for candidates less than eleven years to take the examination.
“I beg the parents, let these children do the exams when they should. We don’t get value by pushing your child too far. Most of the times if a child starts too early, he or she will have problems later in life.“Education is designed in such a way that at any particular stage in life, there are messages your brain can take and understand and be able to use. We are moving from education that is reliant on reading textbooks and passing exams.
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