New Examinations Board for Lagos State.

(From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM)

AS the dust of crisis between the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) subsides, the Lagos State Government has come up with a bill proposing to establish its own examinations board.

If the bill scales the House of Assembly hurdle, the proposed examinations board will take up the roles performed by WAEC and NECO in relation to students in Lagos State schools. The board is also to be saddled with additional responsibilities of conducting common entrance, first school leaving certificate examinations and examinations for secretarial, administrative and executive cadre in the …