Learn Africa(LA) Plc, formerly Longman Nigeria Plc, has urged the
Federal Government to increase its budgetary allocation for education to address
deficiencies in infrastructural facilities, instructional materials and teacher
training. In a congratulatory message to the National Examinations Council
(NECO) as well as the candidates that sat for the June/July 2014 Senior
Secondary Certificate Examinations (SSCE) on the great success recorded in the
examinations, the publishing firm stated that provision of conducive
learning environment and impressive compensation package for teachers, among
other initiatives, will help in preparing students for success in all
examinations and their future careers. All hands must be on deck to accelerate
the human capital development of Nigeria to enable us to compete effectively in
this knowledge-driven global arena,” the company said in a statement. On the NECO
results, it explained that with results showing 72.58 per cent credit pass in
English Language and 69.49 percent credit pass in Mathematics, it is, no doubt,
a remarkable improvement on last year’s results. And as a leading educational
book publisher that is strongly committed to the human capital development of
our great country through consistent and timely provision of effective learning
resources, we take great pride in aligning and identifying ourselves with this
success. It is also heartwarming to note that only 0.44 percent of the
candidates that sat for the examinations were involved in any form of
malpractice; this is a clear testimony that NECO is winning the war against
this monster.
Sun Newspaper