The Federal Government has suspended the proposed review of registration fees for the 2027 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE), and the National Examinations Council (NECO), Senior School Certificate Examination, (SSCE), bowing to widespread public concerns and opting for extensive consultations with stakeholders. The Federal Ministry of Education announced …
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WAEC warns schools, supervisors against candidate extortion
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has warned schools and supervisors against extorting candidates through unauthorised charges, describing the practice as unethical and illegal. The council said this in a statement issued on Monday by its Public Affairs Department, signed by Mrs Moyosola Adesina, Head of Public Affairs, WAEC, Yaba. …
Read More »700,000 Ogun students may miss WASSCE – School Owners
Private school proprietors in Ogun State have raised concerns over what they described as stringent conditions imposed by the state government before granting clearance for students to register for the May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination. The proprietors, who spoke on condition of anonymity, warned that over 70 per …
Read More »FG Directs WAEC, NECO To Fully Switch To Computer-Based Exams By 2026
THE Federal Government has mandated that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) fully adopt Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for their examinations starting from 2026. Newsextra24 reports that this announcement was made by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, during a monitoring exercise alongside officials from the …
Read More »WAEC bans 13 Schools in Kogi For Examination Malpractices
THE West African Examination Council (WAEC) has banned 13 schools in Kogi for various degrees of examination malpractices in the 2023/2024 examinations. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Mr. Wemi Jones, made the disclosure during a meeting with some principals and supervisors who were indicted by WAEC for the examination malpractices. …
Read More »WAEC To Gradually Eliminate Use Of Papers In Examinations
WEST African Examination Council (WAEC) in Nigeria says it would gradually eliminate the use of papers in the conduct of its examinations. Dr Amos Dangut, Head of National Office, disclosed this on Thursday after monitoring the conduct of the ongoing West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Abeokuta. …
Read More »FG Announces Vietnam Scholarships For Nigerian WAEC Candidates
THE federal government of Nigeria has announced a fresh scholarship award from the Government of Vietnam for candidates who passed the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) examinations. The announcement was made by the Federal Ministry of Education on Monday, June 11, via its X page. Tagged, “VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY-INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL …
Read More »WASSCE: FG Applauds Smooth Conduct As 1.8m Write Exam
THE Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman has applauded the smooth conduct of the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Mamman expressed confidence in the conduct of the examination during the monitoring of the examination at the Government Secondary School Garki, in Abuja on Thursday. The Minister said …
Read More »See How To Check Results Here, As WAEC Releases 2023 WASSCE Results
THE West African Examinations Council, WAEC has released the results of the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination(WASSCE) for private candidates across the country. This was made known in a statement made available by the acting Head, Public Affairs, WAEC Nigeria, Moyosola Adesina, on Tuesday evening. According to her, …
Read More »Reps Members Rejects Motion Asking Members To Pay WAEC, NECO, JAMB fees
THE House of Representatives, on Wednesday, rejected a motion urging members to adopt at least one public school in their localities for the purpose of paying registration fees for students sitting for the West African Examination Council, National Examination Council and Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board examinations in public schools. …
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