Port Harcourt, Rivers State – As we dey enter di 2026 era, WAEC don carry serious gist come for schools dem so as dem fit get ready for di full computer-based testing (CBT). Dis matter come from di mouth of di Head of Examinations for WAEC, Mr. Lucky Njoagwuani, who tok dis one for one sensitisation program wey dem organize on Thursday.
According to Njoagwuani, schools no go fit just sit down dey chop jollof rice and expect magic to happen. Dem go need at least 250 functional laptops, plus backup wey be like 10 percent. No be joke o! Dem also go need robust computer server wey fit support 250 systems at di same time. Na so e be. E get requirement like air conditioners, light wey no go dey dim, and uninterrupted electricity supply. Abeg, if you wan go old school with candle light, e no go happen again!
Meanwhile, dem tell us say schools wey no fit meet up with all dis requirements go dey sent to designated centres for di exams. So, no be say you fit just wake up dey carry small computer come wan run exam. Na serious business we dey talk here. If you no meet di requirements, no vex when WAEC no gree allow you host dem.
“Technology dey play strong role for education now. If we no follow up, our students go dey left behind,” Njoagwuani stress again. He tell everybody say di move to CBT go help reduce logistic wahala and improve di security of di exams.
Another person wey show face for di program na Mr. Sunday Jaja, wey be Rivers State Chairman for di National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools. E encourage school owners to carry funding opportunities from di Bank of Industry plus di Federal Government’s MSME intervention fund to support di transition wey don dey happen.
As di program dey go on, dem also gree give some schools ICT gadgets like computers, printers, and tablets through one raffle draw as highlight of di event. Dis one no go just be how we go talk am; e go fittest how technology dey change our educational landscape for better!
Na owl cry wey we dey hear for di bush! WAEC don carry serious plans wey many schools go need to follow if dem want make di students shine for dis digital age. So, if you dey start to dey upgrade your ICT centre wey no dey work, better make e happen fast fast. Schools require dis upgrade sharp sharp before di exams dem come knocking at di door!
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