No NIN, no WASSCE from next year – WAEC
Katsina State Government has confirmed that the death toll from cholera outbreak in the state has risen from 60 to 75. The Commissioner for Health, Yakubu Nuhu Danja, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Katsina, yesterday.
Danja said the recorded cases had also increased from 1,400 to 1,534 across the 25 local government areas of the state.
He explained that Funtua Local Government has 18 deaths, Charanchi 14, Jibia 11, Kankara five, while Sabuwa and Rimi recorded four deaths each.
He added that the cases and deaths were recorded between May 5 and August 8, 2021.
He said: “The state received the first report of suspected diarrhoea and vomiting from 5th May, 2021 in Funtua. As at 8th August 2021, a total of 1,534 cases including 75 deaths were recorded in 25 LGAs.
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has disclosed that the National Identification Number (NIN) will become a major requirement for registration for the West Africa Senior Secondary School Examinations (WASSCE) with effect from WASSCE for School Candidates, 2022 and subsequent diets.
The Head of the Nigeria National Office (HNO) of WAEC, Mr. Patrick E. Areghan disclosed this on Tuesday while addressing newsmen on the preparations for the conduct of WASSCE for school candidates 2021, which will take place throughout the sub-region from August 16 to October 8,
“Of the reported cases, 67 per cent are aged 15 years and above, while three cases were reported for under one. Of all the reported cases, 53 per cent are male.
“In terms of mortality, Funtua also leads with 18, followed by Charanchi which has 14, Jibia 11, Kankara five, while Rimi and Sabuwa are having four each.”
The commissioner said security challenges were impeding medical personnel to access some communities for active case search, saying influx of visitors to cases on admission can lead to further spread.
He said active case search and contact tracing by Out Break Response (OBR) and Covid-19 contact tracing teams was ongoing across the state 34 local government areas of the state.
He added that rapid diagnostic cholera, medical supply kits and consumables have been distributed to the affected local governments for prompt detection of cases to tackle morbidity and mortality.
2021 while the examination will end in Nigeria on September 30th, 2021, spanning a period of seven weeks.
Areghan urged all prospective candidates to register with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and get their NINs before registration, in line with the Federal Government’s policy.
Statistics for the WASSCE 2021 for school candidates, according to the HNO shows that 19,425 recognized secondary schools, comprising 8.052 public and 11,373 private schools across the country would be presenting a total of 1.573,789 million candidates, comprising 792,620 (50.36%) males and 781,169 (49.64%) females, for the examination.