Kogi State House of Assembly has ordered that the N497.3 million West African Examinations Council (WAEC) examination fees released by Governor Yahaya Bello to the Ministry of Education be paid into the coffers of the examination body by 30 December 2023. The directive was given by the speaker, Rt. Hon. Aliyu Umar Yusuf, to the state commissioner for education, science …

Anambra State has continued with its winning streak in educational competitiveness, as one of its indigenes has been declared the best candidate in the category of visually impaired students in Nigeria in the 2022 Senior Secondary School Certificate examination, conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). Miss Precious Nzube Mbajiorgu, who wrote the examination at St John of God …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), on Monday, announced that it had ditched the paper and pencil test model and has adopted the Computer-Based Test mode for the conduct of the Senior School Certificate Examination. According to a statement on Monday by WAEC’s acting head of the Public Affairs Unit, Mr. Moyosola Adesina, the innovation would kick off with the …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has initiated the 76th meeting of the Nigeria Examinations Committee to deliberate on cases of malpractice and irregularities arising from the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for school candidates. The body disclosed this on Tuesday via its official X handle. Earlier on Monday, WAEC appointed Dr. Amos Josiah Dangut as the Head …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said that plans to introduce the Computer Based Test mode in the administration of its examinations are at an advanced stage. In an interview with Newsmen on Saturday in Lagos, the Head of National Office, Mr Patrick Areghan said that introducing the CBT mode of administrating some of the council’s examinations had been …

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) on Monday released results for the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). WAEC’s Head of Nigeria’s Office, Mr. Patrick Areghan said out of a total of 1,613,733 candidates that sat for the examination, the results of 262,803 candidates are being withheld “due to reports of cases of examination malpractice.” He said there …

An official of the West African Examination Council (WAEC), who appeared at the Ogun State election petition tribunal on Thursday, told the panel that “the requested certificate is not here with me”. The examination council had been subpoenaed by the tribunal to produce a duplicate of Governor Dapo Abiodun’s WAEC certificate. The official, Mr. Olufemi Olaleye, appeared before the tribunal …

No fewer than 20 school officials, allegedly aiding and abetting examination malpractice, have been arrested by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) in its ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination for school candidates. The council said that the arrests were made in various parts of the country. On the sidelines of a monitoring exercise he carried out in some …

The Head of Nigeria National Office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Mr. Patrick Areghan has said that 56 roadside operators were apprehended over their involvement in examination malpractice in the ongoing May/June Senior Secondary Certificate Examination. While on an inspection tour to some schools in Abuja, Areghan said that about 15 others – students, school proprietor and teachers …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said that 1,621,853 candidates have registered for the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), for school candidates. The examination is for secondary school candidate and 20,851 schools have registered. At a press briefing on Thursday, the Head of the Nigeria National Office, Mr Patrick Areghan said the WASSCE would take place between …