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WAEC announces release of WASSCE-CBT results

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nigeria, unveiled the outcomes of the inaugural Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2024–First Series, on Friday. In a press release shared with PUNCH Online, the council disclosed its transition from traditional paper-based examinations to Computer-Based Examinations for private candidates. The Computer-Based WASSCE (CB-WASSCE) […]

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WASSCE extends registration period

The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates, scheduled for 2024, has seen an extension in its registration period. This significant decision was officially approved by the examination’s management, allowing schools additional time to complete the crucial registration process. This information was unveiledthrough an official press release issued on the 1st of

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WAEC begins computer-based examination today

West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has revealed that it is set to conduct its first computer based examination, West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) from today Wednesday, January 31 and will end on Saturday, February 17, 2024. This was disclosed by the Head of National Office, Dr Amos Dangut yesterday at a media conference

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WAEC announces free mock exam for first CBT private WAEC

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has organised a complimentary Mock examination for prospective candidates participating in the inaugural Computer-Based WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2024- First Series. The examination is set to commence on Wednesday, January 31, 2024. This information was officially disclosed through a press release on their Twitter account on Monday,January 22, 2023.

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Computer-based WASSCE won’t work, says NUT

The Nigeria Union of Teachers has criticised the West African Examinations Council’s plans to migrate its West Africa Senior Secondary Certificate Examination for Private Candidates Examination Diets from paper and pencil tests to computer-based examinations. On Monday, WAEC, in a statement, announced that the innovation would commence with WASSCE for private candidates, 2024 first series.

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WAEC meets to decide withheld results

The West African Examinations Council 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

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Fact Check: Are WAEC examination fees increasing dramatically?

Rumours have been circulating claiming that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is significantly increasing examination fees, and this has caused concern among parents and guardians. However, upon closer examination, it appears that these claims are not accurate. The recent message circulating among parents and guardians suggesting a dramatic increase in WAEC examination fees is

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WAEC 1984: Meet Sarki Abba from Kano state who wrote WASCE scoring 9As

After writing the exam for the second time, however, he proved himself and was given the accolades he deserved. The sixteen-year-old Abba, a student of Science Secondary School Dawakin Tofa, scored 9 distinctions (8 A1 and 1 A2) in his West African Senior School Certificate (WASCE) Exams. “Examination authorities in Lagos didn’t believe Abba made

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WAEC 2023 Result is out: See how to check for free

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released results for the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The examination body released the result on Monday. Patrick Areghan, Head of Nigeria’s Office (HNO) of WAEC, said out of a total of 1,613,733 candidates that sat for the examination, the results of 262,803 candidates are

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Edtech company gifts WAEC outstanding students N2m award

An education technology company, Chronicles Software has announced plan to award a cash prize of N2 million to outstanding students in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Lagos State as part of its SuccessBOX Excellence Award programme. The SuccessBOX Excellence Award aims to celebrate outstanding academic performance and encourage academic excellence among

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How Lagos State is leveraging partnership to develop an education system

Most Nigerian states are currently facing the challenge of underfunding in the education sector resulting in poor availability of educational infrastructure, and poor quality of teachers. This is why there is an increasing number of out-of-school children in Nigeria because only a few understand the importance of leveraging public-private partnerships to develop their education system.

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Influx of fake Casio calculators, education materials worries stakeholders

The Managing Director, SKLD Integrated Services Limited, Mrs Temilola Adepetun, has expressed concern over the increased number of fake calculators and education products in circulation and called on the government to sanitise the system to discourage the practice. Adepetun lamented fake calculators being imported into the country. Speaking at a conference to showcase Casio’s efforts

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Alumni gift teachers N1.5m for students’ performance in WAEC

The leadership of the St. Charles’ School, Osogbo, Old Boys Association, has rewarded both the teaching and non-teaching staff of the school with a sum of N1.5 million for the performance of the students in the last West African Examination Council Examination. The global president of the association, Peter Adekunle disclosed this on Saturday at

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WAEC arrests 20 exam officials for malpractice

No fewer than 20 school officials, allegedly aiding and abetting examination malpractice, have been arrested by the West African Examination Council 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. The Head, National Office of the council, Mr

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WAEC apprehends supervisors, proprietors, for examination malpractice

West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), has disclosed that 56 rogue side operators and 15 others comprising students, school proprietors, and teachers have been arrested over their involvement in examination Malpractice in the ongoing 2023 May/June Senior Secondary Certificate Examination. The Head of National Office, Nigeria (HNO), Patrick Areghan stated this while on inspection to schools

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Imo education commissioner urges WAEC candidates to shun exam malpractice

The Imo state Commissioner for Education, Prof Johncliff Nwadike, has urged students sitting the ongoing 2023 WAEC/SSCE to shun examination malpractice and be determined to make a difference. The commissioner said this on Friday during his visitations to examination centres in both public and private schools. According to him, the visitation was aimed at ascertaining

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Police detain Principal, as Parents protest exclusion of children from WAEC exams in Rivers

Operatives of Borokiri Police Division in Rivers State led by the Divisional Police Officer have detained the Principal of Community Secondary School (CSS), Borokiri, Port Harcourt for allegedly excluding students of the school from the list of registered candidates sitting for the ongoing examination by West African Examination Council (WAEC). Trouble started when some of

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You’re worst culprits of exam malpractice, WAEC replies private school owners

The West African Examinations Council(WAEC) has insisted that private schools are the worst culprits among social agents aiding malpractice in its West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in the country. The council said it had never claimed that public schools were not also guilty of examination malpractice but the fact remains that private schools

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