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 Federal Ministry of Education has clarified that the ministry has not stopped students who are not up to 18 years old from writing the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination and the National Examinations Council exams. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, made the clarification in Abuja on Friday while fielding questions from journalists at an …

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has condemned the Federal Government’s decision to ban under-18 candidates from sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examination Council (NECO), even as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) backed the policy. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, announced on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’ programme that …

The Federal Government has prohibited individuals under the age of 18 from taking part in the National Examinations Council and West African Examinations Council exams. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman disclosed this when he featured on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’ program on Sunday night. Mamman explained that the federal government has directed WAEC, which conducts the West African …

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has registered over 10,000 inmates for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) exams over the past five years, according to The PUNCH. The NCoS spokesperson, Umar Abubakar, in an interview with The PUNCH on Monday, revealed that more than 2,000 inmates are enrolled annually for these exams …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said 72 per cent of the candidates who sat this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) got credits in five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. Addressing reporters yesterday while announcing the release of the results, WAEC’s Head of National Office (HNO), Dr. Josiah Dangut, gave a comparison of the percentage …

The West African Examinations Council, Nigeria (WAEC) has said that the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates will commence on Tuesday, 30th April 2024 and end on 24th June 2024. Head of Nigeria Office, Dr. Amos Dangu, said on Monday at WAEC Lagos Office that the council was ready to conduct the examination. He added that …

The Commissioner for the Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Tolani Alli-Balogun, has said the state government will be paying N1.5 billion to register 58,000 students for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for this year. The commissioner said this on Thursday while reporting the activities of the ministry in commemoration of the first year …

The Adamawa Government says it is spending N2.4 billion to register final year secondary school students for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examination Council (NECO). Governor Ahmadu Fintiri’s Press Secretary, Mr Humwashi Wonisikou, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria in Yola on Monday. Wonisikou said that the amount would cover the examination …

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has called for the cancellation of the proposed computer-based test format in the forthcoming West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) in the country. According to the forum, such a mode of examination, if allowed, will result in mass failure for students, particularly in rural areas of northern states where computer skills are scarce …