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  • Ukraine has lost about 1,300 troops as of Saturday- Zelensky

    Ukraine has lost about 1,300 troops as of Saturday- Zelensky

    Ukraine has lost approximately 1,300 troops as of Saturday, said Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky.

     

    The Ukrainian President, in a briefing on Saturday, said “This war, a difficult war, has truly united our nation.

     

    “A few small towns just don’t exist anymore. And this is a tragedy. They are just gone.

     

    “And people are also gone. They are gone forever. So we are all on the front line.”

     

    He posited that people whose lives have been taken by this war died as heroes.

     

    According to him, negotiations to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “must begin with a ceasefire.”

     

    He described the ongoing war between his country and Russia as a very difficult one.

     

    Zelensky explained that Russia has succeeded in whipping out some small towns in the country and that those towns would never assist again.

  • WAEC restricts exam towns for WASSCE second series

    WAEC restricts exam towns for WASSCE second series

    The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has opened registration for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2020 – Second Series with a note to candidates to check the examination towns’ list before registering.

     

    According to the advert for the examination signed by the Council’s Head of National Office (HNO), Mr. Patrick Areghan, 36 subjects would be examined during the examination, which does not have a fixed date yet because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

     

    Usually, the examination holds between August and October every year.

     

    The online registration is open until July 31, 2020.

     

    However, Areghan warned interested candidates to find out if their preferred location would be listed as examination towns as only urban centres would be used for the examination.

     

    “The examination will be urban-based and will be conducted at a period to be announced in due course. Thirty-Six (36) subjects would be available for the examination. Intending candidates are advised to visit the Council’s corporate website – www.waecnigeria.org to confirm available examination towns and subjects before obtaining the registration PIN,” he said.

     

    Lagos has the highest number of examination towns listed – 27 – followed by Ogun with 16, and Rivers State with 13.

     

    While registration for the examination cost N13,950, those who register after the deadline as ‘walk-in candidates, would have to pay N30,500 to write the examination as long as they register a day before the paper they desire to write.

     

     

     

    “Candidates, who wish to register for the examination after the close of entries may be accommodated as ‘Walk-in-Candidates’, provided they register not less than twenty four hours to the scheduled time of the paper(s) they intend to write. The ‘Walk-in-Candidates’ fee is N30, 500.00 only.

     

    The HNO said once candidates access the site, they must conclude their registration