The Sokoto State Government has suspended six school principals over allegations of insubordination and unauthorised collection of fees relating to the Junior Secondary School (JSS) examination results.

The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Ahmad Ala, announced this in a statement issued by the ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Iya.

“No principal or school administrator will be allowed to act outside the law or exploit students and parents,” Ala stated.

“Our schools must be governed by accountability, not personal interests,” the professor added.

The commissioner also said that the government would not hesitate to sanction any official found wanting.

The affected principals are from Nana Girls Secondary School, Government Day Secondary School (GDSS) Gagi; GDSS, Mana; Giginya Memorial College, Mana Basic Secondary School, and GDSS, Silame.

The principal of GDSS, Silame, was specifically sanctioned for insubordination, according to the statement.

To address the allegations, the commissioner set up a five-member investigative committee headed by a professor, Mustapha Tukur.

Other members include the Executive Secretary of AIEB, the Director of Quality Assurance at MOBSE, the Director of Planning at the Teachers Service Board, and the Director of Quality Assurance at AIEB, who will also serve as the secretary of the committee.

The suspended principals have been directed to hand over all administrative responsibilities to their respective vice principals in charge of administration with immediate effect.

The ministry also reaffirmed its commitment to discipline, transparency, and accountability across public schools in the state.

The Ekiti State government has banned graduation ceremonies for pupils in kindergarten, nursery, primary and secondary classes in public and private schools across the state.

The ban, which is expected to take effect from 2025/2026 academic session, was contained in a circular released by the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mr Mike Omolayo.

According to the circular, the new policy was put in place to reduce undue financial pressure on parents and curb excesses associated with such ceremonies.

The state government says is still committed to also review for primary school once in six years book, while that of secondary school level has been changed from once in three years to once in four years.

Parents and guardians have been told to note that siblings can pass their textbooks to their younger ones as long as the books are in good condition.

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal results.

Announcing the release at the Council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State, on Wednesday, the Registrar and Chief Executive, Dantani Wushishi, said a total of 1,367,210 candidates registered for the examination, out of which 1,358,339 participated in the exercise.

NECO’s Registrar and Chief Executive, Dantani Wushishi, announced the release of the 2025 SSCE results at the council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State.

Of these, 818,492 candidates — representing 60.26 per cent — obtained five credits and above, while 1,144,496 candidates, or 84.26 per cent, obtained five credits and above irrespective of English and Mathematics.

Wushishi described the outcome as a milestone that reflected transparency, credibility, and the council’s commitment to quality education.

He disclosed that 1,622 candidates with special needs also sat for the examination, including those with hearing and visual impairments, albinism, autism, low vision, and other conditions.

The registrar announced a 61.58 per cent reduction in examination malpractice, with 3,878 cases recorded in 2025 compared to the 10,094 in 2024.

However, he stated that 38 schools in 13 states engaged in mass cheating and would face sanctions.

Wushishi noted that nine supervisors in Rivers, Niger, the FCT, Kano, and Osun states would be blacklisted for aiding malpractice and other misconduct.

He also revealed that results from eight schools in the Lamorde Local Government Area of Adamawa State were withheld following the disruption of examinations due to communal clashes.

The registrar thanked President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Ministry of Education for supporting NECO’s reforms and urged higher institutions to wait for all examination bodies to release results before finalising admissions.

The examination body advised candidates to access their results via its website, www.neco.gov.ng, using their registration numbers.