The Senate, on Tuesday took on stakeholders in the nation’s education sector for wrongfully implementing policy that is capable of disrupting the educational system. The lawmakers frowned at a sudden implementation of a new curriculum and registration guideline issued by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). It, therefore mandated its Committee on Basic and Secondary […]
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Education, to reconsider the removal of Civic Education, Computer Studies, Electrical Installation and other subjects from the West African Examination Council (WAEC) portal, warning that the affected subjects are crucial to national development. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion […]
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has increased the 2025 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) credit pass rate to 62.96 percent from 38.32 percent, following a review of released results. WAEC had earlier announced that only 754,545 of the 1,969,313 candidates who sat the exam across 23,554 schools obtained at least five credits, […]
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced a significant decline in the performance of candidates who sat for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Speaking at a press briefing in Lagos on Monday, Amos Dangut, WAEC’s head of national office, said only 754,545 candidates — representing 38.32 percent of those who […]
By Tunde Opalana Federal Government has dismissed as untrue the purported cancellation of the 2025 West African Examples nation Council, WAEC examinations due to widespread malpractices. The Federal Ministry of Education on Sunday described the rumoured news on docial.mrdia as “false and misleading” and as well disassociated itself from the fake news. Boriowo Folasade, Director, […]
By Tom Okpe The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Examination Bodies, has queried Head, National Office, West African Examination Council, WAEC, Nigeria, Josiah Dangut, over a N6 billion deficit, the agency incurred in 2023. Dangut was accompanied by the Registrar; Angus Okeleze, Senior Deputy Registrar; Victor Odu, Acting Director of Finance; Segun Jerumeh, Deputy […]
.Says schools, supervisors, teachers, candidates perpetrating malpractice not helping educational system The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has withheld results of 215, 267 candidates, who sat for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) (School Candidates) over alleged malpractice. Dr Amos Dangut, Head, National Office (HNO) stated this while announcing the results on […]
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says results of a total of 365,564 candidates who sat for its 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates have been withheld. A total of the 1,607,981 candidates registered for the examination from 20,222 recognised secondary schools across the country, but only 1,601, 047 sat […]
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC has released the results of the recently concluded 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations, (WASSCE). WAEC’s Head of National Office, Patrick Areghan made the disclosure on Monday while speaking at a media briefing. READ ALSO: ESN will unleash venom on Ebubeagu – IPOB tells Gov… According to him, […]
The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has said that no candidate in Enugu state missed its ongoing examination in spite of the IPOB-declared Mondays’ sit-at- home order. The Deputy Registrar/Zonal Coordinator, WAEC, Mrs Eucharia Onodu disclosed this on Tuesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu. Onodu said the sit-at-home […]
The West African Examination Council, WAEC, has said it will do everything possible to stop special centres, also known as ‘Miracle Centres’. Eucharia Onodu, WAEC’s zonal coordinator in Enugu, made this knowing during an interview with newsmen, NAN reports. She reiterated that WAEC would sanction schools suspected of foul play. “We make use of unique […]
*Says No NIN, No registration for 2022 WASSCE The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will hold from Monday, August 16 to September 30, 2021 with 1,573,789 SS3 candidates taking part. WAEC’s Head of Nigeria Office, Patrick Areghan, revealed this to newsmen on Tuesday, adding that […]
The West African Examinations Council has released the 2021 First Series of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination for private applicants. Mr Patrick Areghan, the Head of the Nigerian National Office of WAEC, said the examination was mainly designed to assist candidates seeking admission to tertiary institutions in reducing the time it takes to […]
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has set a date for the publication of the results of the 2021-First Series of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Applicants. Private candidates who took the WASSCE exam would receive their results on Tuesday, according to WAEC. Breaking: Results of candidates that sat for […]
The West African Examination Council has delisted 42 schools in Benue over examination malpractices. The State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Dennis Ityavyar, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Makurdi. “Let me inform the public that WAEC has delisted 42 schools in the state and most of them are private […]
Chisom Chukwuneke who was awarded the best graduating student in in the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination(WAEC), dies. She was celebrated when she achieved the academic feat and became the best graduating student in her school. READ ALSO: COVID-19: WAEC candidate tests positive in Akwa Ibom Chisom Chukwuneke, who was 17-years-old, won many […]
Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom on Monday confirmed that a student writing the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in the state had tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease. The governor disclosed this in a media chat in Uyo. He, however, did not mention the name of the student nor the […]
The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates 2020 which started on Monday had claims that the Mathematics paper leaked. However, the Head of Public Affairs, West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Mr. Demianus Ojijeogu, denied this reporting saying answers in circulation were fake. He said: “No it’s not true. They were fake. […]
The West African Examinations Council, (WAEC) have refuted ongoing rumours currently being peddled on social media that it’s headquarters in Abuja has been overtaken by a wild inferno. READ ALSO: Health workers commence strike in Bauchi In a statement issued via its Head of Public Affairs, Demianus Ojijeogu, the Commission noted that neither the Council’s […]
WAEC timetable is out! The West African Examination Council (WAEC) released the date for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the timetable for the examination. As earlier reported by Daily Times, the examination will be held from August 17, 2020 to September 12, 2020 See photos of original WAEC timetable below… READ […]