The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has suspended the 2020 WAEC examination which was earlier scheduled to commence on April 6, 2020. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Head of WAEC’s Nigerian Office, Mr. Patrick Ehidiamenn Areghan on Friday 20th March, 2020. “The suspension was made after considering the effects of corona […]
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West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released 2020 examination results for private candidates. The statement released by the examination body on Tuesday 3rd March, 2020, stated that a total of 3,892 candidates obtained credits in five subjects including English Language and Mathematics. The Head of National Office of WAEC, Mr. Olu Adenipekun stated that about
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The Governor of Osun State, Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola has announced his administration’s commitment to work with the West African Examination Council (WAEC) to combat examination malpractice in the state. Oyetola assured that his administration would provide the needed support to preserve the integrity of the Senior School Certificate Examination in Osun. He described the examination
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The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has urged candidates to check the WAEC Chief Examiners’ Report. WAEC said the report has helped to analyse strength and weakness of past candidates. WAEC further noted that the report will help candidates avoid such mistakes. Hence, improving their performance. WAEC displayed a message on the official twitter handle
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West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has blacklisted about 165 schools in Kwara state following their alleged involvement in exam malpractices. The examination body also fined the state government for the action of the schools. It was reported that the examinations were held between 8th April and 31st May, 2019. And the affected schools are 122
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The West African Examinations Council has released the list of certificates of candidates alleged to have engaged in malpractices during its examinations held as far back as December 1992 and 1993. The council released the examination years and certificate numbers of the affected candidates, noting that the nature of their malpractices was impersonation. The details
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An 18-year-old Nigerian, Peter Arotiba from Kogi State, has been awarded the National Distinction and Merit Award by the West Africa Examination Council for emerging overall best student in the 2018 examinations. Arotiba, who is currently studying Medicine and Surgery at the University of Ibadan, graduated from the Nigeria Air Force Secondary School, Ikeja, Lagos
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The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has announced the commencement of the registration for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, for private candidates’ 2020 First Series. WASSCE had introduced the First Series in 2018 to give private candidates a second option to take the August/September examination called Second Series. A statement by WAEC’s
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Nasarawa State Governor Umaru Tanko Almakura has called on the West African Examination Council (WAEC) to review its fees downward in line with current economic realities so that parents can afford to pay for their children and wards. Almakura made the appeal on Wednesday in Lafia when the Head National Office (HNO) of WAEC, Charles
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IN line with its new policy of not operating from rented apartments, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Friday commissioned its N210.6 million Abia State branch office in Umuahia. During the event, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu said was imperative to partner the agency to realize his administration’s five-point agenda, which includes education. Represented by the
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The West Africa Examination Council, WAEC has released its May/June 2014 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, recording mass failure in Mathematics and English Language. Announcing the results, Monday, at WAEC office, Yaba, the Head of National Office, WAEC, Mr. Charles Eguridu said: “A total of 529,425 candidates, representing 31.28%, obtained credits in
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