The police on Saturday arraigned 14 student activists of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), including Adeyeye Olorunfemi before a Mobile Court in Oshodi, Lagos. Adeyeye and the others were arrested on campus on Friday while returning from the office of the Dean of Student Affairs (DSA). They protested against the rustication of a visually-impaired student,... Read More

14 students, blind students, Prison, remanded, UNILAG

December 28, 2016

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How blind students cheat during exam – WAEC

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), says blind candidates collude among themselves to cheat during examinations. The Head of Test Administration of WAEC in Nigeria, Mrs Frances Iweha-Onukwu, revealed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday. Iweha-Onukwu, who said the reason could be that the candidates were... Read More

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blind students, cheating, Colluding, examination, Mrs Frances Iweha-Onukwu, Special education, WAEC

December 23, 2012

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More than half fail WAEC exams as blind students take the lead

by Rachel Ogbu A massive 62.03 percent of students who wrote the November/December 2012 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination failed the test, the West African Examinations Council, WAEC announced. More disheartening is that out of the 62.03 percent who failed, 11.04 per cent were withheld in connection with various cases of examination malpractice. The... Read More

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