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Don’t blame us alone for exam malpractice, private school owners tell WAEC

Private school owners in the country have taken a swipe at the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) for consistently accusing them of aiding examination malpractice and other sharp practices, particularly in its school-based May June West African Senior School Certificate Examination(WASSCE). They said WAEC is not being fair but discriminating in its claim as cases […]

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Police arrest proprietor of private school in Ogun State for posting WAEC question online

Less than one week after the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) read the riot act to rogue website operators, a member of the fraudster was nabbed on Thursday during the ongoing May/June 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for posting question online. The suspect, who was arrested in Abeokuta is also a proprietor

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WAEC and NECO Literature Recommended Texts| A Guide for SSCE Candidates

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) and the National Examination Council (NECO) have curated a list of literature texts to assist Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) candidates in their preparation for the upcoming examinations. This comprehensive collection of recommended books covers various genres including African and non-African prose, Shakespearean works, African and non-African drama, African

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Gombe releases 417m for 21,988 students sitting WAEC, NABTEB, NBAIS

Gombe state Executive Council (SEC) has approved the immediate release of the sum of N417.5m as payment for West African Examination Council (WAEC), National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NABAIS) and National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) final examinations for secondary students in the state. According to a report, the benefiting students are

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Teacher says WAEC exam to begin with practical

Teacher says West African Examination Council (WAEC) will commence its examination today with Food and Nutrition practical session and a home management practical. Students are said to be elated as the exam begins today. According to the educator, who spoke to Edugist in an interview conducted on Sunday, the exam authority deserves commendation for making

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WASSCE 2023: WAEC cautions supervisors against malpractice

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has cautioned the examination officials, particularly the supervisors, to guard against any form of misconduct at their centres. The deputy registrar and Ikeja zonal coordinator of WAEC, Amos Dangut, gave the caution at a workshop at the Government Secondary School, Agege, on Thursday May 4, 2023. The workshop was

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SSCE 2023: WAEC to begin exam Monday, May 8 for over 1milion candidates

The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has been slated for May 8 through June 23 and candidates would be examined in 76 subjects, made up of 197 papers. This was announced on Thursday by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Head of National Office, Mr. Patrick Areghan, at a pre-examination briefing in Lagos.

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WAEC cautions exam supervisors against malpractice as 2023 WASSCE begins

WAEC cautions exam supervisors against malpractice as 2023 WASSCE begins As the 2023 school-based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) is about to commence across the country, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has cautioned the examination officials, particularly the supervisors, to guide against any form of misconduct in their centres. The deputy registrar

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Despite better WASSCE results, fewer females admitted to tertiary institutions – Report

Despite doing better than their male counterparts in the secondary school leaving certificate examinations conducted by the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, the National Examinations Council, NECO among others, fewer females are able to secure admission to tertiary institutions in the country, a report by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has revealed. The recently-released

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Why exam malpractice persists in Nigeria —WAEC

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has again expressed concern over the persistent cases of examination malpractice in the country despite various measures being deployed against the menace. The head of National Office of WAEC, Nigeria, Mr Patrick Areghan, expressed this concern in an interview attributing the situation to many factors. He said apart from

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WAEC releases 2023 private candidates’ WASSCE results

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the release of the results for the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for private candidates in the first series. Out of the 8,348 WAEC candidates that sat for the exam, the results of 413 candidates have been withheld due to various reported cases of examination

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WAEC cancels manual confirmation of results

The West African Examinations Council has cancelled manual confirmation or stamping of certificates of candidates who sat the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination from 1999 till date. A statement by the council said this was due to the recently innovated WAEC Digital Certificate Platform designed for a seamless and timely mode of availing stakeholders

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WAEC releases figures of candidates since inception

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the figures of all the candidates who have sat the examination since inception. While releasing the figures on Wednesday March 22, 2023 in Lagos, the examining body stated that over 50 million candidates have sat for its West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Nigeria alone

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Anambra state to hold WAEC supervisors responsible for exam malpractices

Commissioner for Education, Professor Ngozi Chuma-Udeh who disclosed this during the 71st WAEC day celebration in Nise, Awka South Council Area of the state, said such actions would also lead to fines and other punishments on their centres. She said the decision was among major strategies adopted by the Ministry of Education to combat examination

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58% Failure Recorded in Private Candidates’ Exams: WAEC

The West African Examinations Council has announced that not less than 30,954 candidates, representing 42.16%, obtained credit and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, in the 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, second series, for private candidates. According to the examining body, the WASSCE 2022 second series for

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Examination Malpractice: WAEC Delists 50 Secondary Schools

No fewer than 50 public and private secondary schools in Oyo State have been delisted by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) over alleged examination malpractices. An Ibadan-based educationist, Lanre Gbadebo, disclosed this to journalists. Gbadebo blamed the state government for exposing students to examination Malpractices. He advised the government to stop playing politics with

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WAEC Fixes January 29 as Deadline for Registration

The West African Examinations Council has fixed January 29 as the deadline for the registration of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates, 2021 First Series. This was disclosed over the weekend by the WAEC Head of Public Affairs, Mr. Demianus Ojijeogu. Ojijeogu confirmed that the report from its Zonal WAEC

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Students caught in examination malpractice will be banned for years — WAEC

The West African Examination Council, WAEC, has stated that students who involve in examination malpractice will be banned from taking the Senior School Certificate Examination. The Examining Council disclosed the decision in a statement on Monday December 14, 2020, after the 70th Meeting of the Examination Committee which is the highest decision-making organ of the

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WAEC Adjusts Timetable of 2020 2nd-series WASSCE

West African Examination Council, WAEC, Nigeria has adjusted the timetable for the 2020 second series West African Senior Secondary School Certificate, WASSCE for private candidates. The examination which was initially scheduled to start on Saturday, November 14 will start on Monday, November 30. The Acting Head, Public Affairs, WAEC Nigeria, Mr Demianus Ojijeogu, in a

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