{"id":17677,"date":"2026-03-22T18:32:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T18:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edumarkng.com\/news\/nigerian-govt-set-to-scrap-common-entrance\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T18:32:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T18:32:31","slug":"nigerian-govt-set-to-scrap-common-entrance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edumarkng.com\/news\/nigerian-govt-set-to-scrap-common-entrance\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian govt set to scrap Common Entrance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Tunji-Alausa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nigerian govt set to scrap Common Entrance\" title=\"Nigerian govt set to scrap Common Entrance\" \/><\/div><p>Nigerian govt set to scrap Common Entrance, <!-- no image -->,  <\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian government is planning to scrap the Common Entrance Examination for junior secondary school students.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, they will introduce a Learner Identification Number.<\/p>\n<p>This number will help track students throughout their education, starting from primary school up to secondary school.<\/p>\n<p>This was disclosed by the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, during while speaking with journalists in Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>Alausa explained that the Common Entrance Exam will be gradually removed and replaced with a better system called Continuous Assessment, or CA.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cThe CA will show how well a student has done from primary one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if a student moves schools, they can take their CA with them to the new school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alausa also said this new system will help fix problems in moving from primary to secondary school, especially since many students don\u2019t move on to the next level.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailypost.ng\/2026\/03\/22\/nigerian-govt-set-to-scrap-common-entrance\/\">Nigerian govt set to scrap Common Entrance<\/a><\/p>\n<p>, Education &#8211; Daily Post Nigeria, March 22, 2026, 6:32 pm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian govt set to scrap Common Entrance, , The Nigerian government is planning to scrap the Common Entrance Examination for junior secondary school students. 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