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WAEC raises 2025 WASSCE credit pass rate to 62.96% after result review

Vincent Afolabi 8 August 2025 0

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

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WASSCE: 8,350 private candidates sit for WAEC’s maiden CBT nationwide

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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC said on Saturday that its maiden Computer Based Test (CBT) for WASSCE first series, for private candidates, would eliminate the major source of examination malpractice. The council’s Head of National Office (HNO) Dr Amos Josiah Dangut stated this while monitoring the examination in some centres in Lagos. Recall that […]

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2022 WASSCE: WAEC withholds 365,564 results over examination malpractice

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2022 0

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 […]

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WAEC releases 2022 WASSCE results

Ihesiulo Grace 8 August 2022 0

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, […]

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BREAKING: FG bans SS1, SS2 students from participating in WASSCE, NECO, NABTEB

Ihesiulo Grace 24 September 2021 0

The Federal Government has stopped students in Senior Secondary School one and two from participating in external West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE; the National Examination Council, NECO; and National Business and Technical Examinations Board, NABTEB. The development was contained in a circular issued to principals of federal unity schools by the

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Best graduating student in WAEC dies

Ihesiulo Grace 26 November 2020 0

 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 […]

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WASSCE: Delta demotes 41 teachers for exam malpractice

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2020 0

 41 teachers have been demoted for examination malpractice during the  2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination in Delta state. READ ALSO: WAEC reveals date 2020 WASSCE results will be released In a statement by Delta Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr Patrick Ukah. stated  the sanction, Daily Times understands. Ukah said the

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WAEC speaks on reported circulation of mathematics paper

Ihesiulo Grace 17 August 2020 0

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. […]

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WASSCE: Udom warns school principals against cheating, illegal fees

Ihesiulo Grace 17 August 2020 0

As final year secondary students begin their school certificate examinations, with the commencement of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) exams on Monday, Akwa Ibom Governor Udom Emmanuel has warned school principals against collecting illegal fees to aid examination malpractice. Emmanuel gave the warning on Sunday in Uyo during an emergency

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Osun govt pleads with former N-power beneficiaries to assist with WASSCE

Ihesiulo Grace 10 August 2020 0

Osun State Government has made a plea to former N-Power teachers teaching the exit classes to return to schools for revision classes against the upcoming West African Senior School Certificate Examination. This was made on Monday in a public service announcement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Special Intervention Programmes, Lukman […]

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Strict invigilation during test, Ghanaian students riot

Ihesiulo Grace 8 August 2020 0

The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), conducted in senior high school (SHS) in Ghana, Some Ghanaian students have rioted over the strict invigilation during the tests. According to news agency report, some agitated WASSCE candidates at the Tweneboa Kodua Senior High School (SHS) in south Ghana’s Ashanti Region vandalized schools on the basis […]

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PHOTOS: The West African Examination Council (WAEC) timetable is out

Ihesiulo Grace 4 August 2020 0

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 […]

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Why Nigerian students should write 2020 WASSCE — VC

Ihesiulo Grace 12 July 2020 0

There will be grave consequences if Nigerian students failed to participate in the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), the Vice- Chancellor, Trinity University, has said. Prof. Charles Ayo, also a former Vice-Chancellor of Covenant University, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ota, […]

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18-year-old Nigerian emerges overall best in WASSCE

Ihesiulo Grace 22 November 2019 0

Abuja – An 18-year-old Nigerian, Peter Arotiba from Kogi State, has been awarded the National Distinction and Merit Award by the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) for emerging overall best student in the 2018 examinations. Arotiba, who is currently studying Medicine and Surgery at the University of Ibadan, graduated from the Nigeria Air Force Secondary […]

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WASSCE commences private candidates registration

Ihesiulo Grace 15 October 2019 0

The West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE has started the registration of private candidates for 2020 examination. According to Vanguard, the Head of National office, West African Examination Council, WAEC, Mr Olu Adenipekun stated this in a release on Monday. READ ALSO FUNNAB wants wealthy Nigerians to assist varsities expand admission capacities Part

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WAEC to partner FCTA in exam process digitisation

Ihesiulo Grace 28 July 2018 0

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has solicited the support of the FCT Administration for a Zonal Centre for its electronic marking technology (e-marking) for some West African Secondary School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) papers. The Registrar of the Council, Dr. Iyi Uwadiae, made this appeal on Friday, when he paid a courtesy call on the […]

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AKSG spent 1.8bn on WASSCE, NAPTEB exams for its citizens

Ihesiulo Grace 6 November 2017 0

The Akwa Ibom State government said it has spent over N1.8billion since 2015 for the payment of West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and National Business and Technical Examination Board (NABTEB) for its indigenes in public secondary schools. Special Assistant to the state Governor Udom Emmanuel on Education Monitoring, Mrs. Idongesit Etiebet,

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15year Old Girl Make 9 A1 in WASSCE and Scores 305 in 2017 UTME

Ihesiulo Grace 30 August 2017 0

Ikeoluwa Abioye, is a 15year old indigene of Irepodun in Osun State. She broke records in the 2017 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE by making 9 A1s in the subjects; Maths, English, Further Maths, Chemistry, Physics, Civic, Catering, Biology and ICT and also scoring 305 in Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. She was […]

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WASSCE: Reversing the Trend of Mass Failure

Ihesiulo Grace 11 April 2015 0

The unending sequence of poor performances in almost all examinations conducted across the country in recent years is becoming worrisome. Just two days ago, the West African Examination Council (WAEC) released the results for the Nov/Dec 2014 West African Senior School Certificate Exams (WASSCE) for private candidates. According to the Head of National Office of […]

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Why New Subjects by WAEC?

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2015 0

I was surprised, when my daughter, who was preparing for the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASCE), hopefully, this year, rushed in to tell me about the new subjects introduced by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). On hearing of this new development, which I am yet to confirm, I decided to contact the […]