The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies, on Monday, chided the management of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) over widespread irregularities and operational failures that characterised the 2025 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE). At an investigative hearing at the National Assembly, lawmakers grilled the Head of WAEC, Nigeria, Dr Amos Dangut, over what they …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the recent incident where Nigerian students were forced to sit for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), in dark and unfit conditions, calling it a ‘national disgrace’. This came as the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies gave WAEC, a 24-hour ultimatum to appear before it on …

The Delta State Government has lamented the late-hour conduct of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) at the Unity Modern School, Asaba, which saw students sitting the exam with phone torchlights on Thursday. According to Saturday PUNCH, the exam was supposed to start at 2 pm but was delayed until 6 pm. In a viral video seen online, two invigilators were …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has disclosed that a total of 1,973,253 candidates are sitting the first-ever Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination, starting next week. Head of the Nigeria National Office of WAEC, Dr. Amos Dangut, made this known during a press briefing held at the WAEC National Office in Yaba, Lagos, on Thursday. He said WASSCE …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has officially released the results for the 2024 second series of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates. Notably, a total of 43,923 candidates, representing 67.55% of those who sat for the examination, scored credit and above in a minimum of five subjects. In a statement by the acting Head …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has introduced resit examinations for candidates. This, the examination body explained, is to allow such candidates to retake their West African Senior Secondary Examinations (WASSCE) papers as early as January and February 2025. Speaking on JoyNews’ AM Show in Ghana on Sunday, WAEC’s Head of Public Affairs, Mr. John Kapi said: “Students who access their …

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has banned 13 schools in Kogi State from the West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) The schools were banned following their engagement in malpractices during the 2023/2024 WASSCE. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Mr. Wemi Jones, made the disclosure during a meeting with some principals and supervisors who were indicted by WAEC for …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that the Nigeria Examinations Committee meeting over the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has commenced. According to WAEC, the 78th meeting is set to tackle the pressing issue of malpractice and irregularities reported during the 2024 WASSCE for school candidates. In a statement shared on X on Monday, WAEC …

On the raging controversy of 18 years or nothing less before admission into the country’s institutions of higher learning, the authorities have a mountain to climb if the groundswell of public opinion is anything to go by. The policy is not new; it has been in our statute books for God-knows-when. Just like I have said in previous interventions on …

The federal government has said  exceptionally intelligent children below 18 years may be allowed to write the West African School Certificate Examinations, WASCE and the National Examinations Council, NECO examinations. Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, disclosed this, Thursday during a tour of the Federal Government Academy, Suleja. “It may not and we are going to develop criteria to guide …