No fewer than 11,350 candidates participated in the first batch of the Teachers Registration Council (TRCN) Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) across the country yesterday.
Registrar of TRCN, Prof Josiah Ajiboye, who disclosed this while monitoring the exercise at Sascon International School Maitama, Abuja, said reports from across the country showed that the exam went on smoothly.
Ajiboye, who was accompanied by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr David Adejo, further disclosed that Lagos State had the highest registered candidates for the examination with over 1,500 entrants, followed by Kano State and the Federal Capital Territory.
The TRCN boss noted that Kebbi State had the lowest participants in the exercise, stating the exercise recorded tremendous improvement in terms of participation and accreditation process.
