WAEC
21 Jan
Arrangements have been concluded to air 320 school lessons in 10 subjects on Lagos Television and social media handles. The lessons, to be aired under the Eko Learners Support Programme of Lagos State Government, are for preparations for West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and National Examination Council (NECO). Mr Durotimi Adeboye, the Project…
18 Jan
Pastor Beloved Dan- Anike, the Chairman of the Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, has paid the 2025 West African Examination Council (WAEC) registration fees for 1,759 students in public schools in the council. Anike made the disclosure in a meeting with principals of the 13 public secondary schools in the council area…
16 Jan
Businessman, philanthropist, and politician Emuoboh Gbagi has paid the 2025 West African Examination Council (WAEC) registration fees for 66 students from Government Model Secondary School, Oginibo, and Oginibo Secondary School, all in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. Among the recipients, 24 are from Government Model Secondary School, Oginibo, and 42 others are…
14 Jan
The Lagos State Government has launched the Eko Learners’ Support for the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) and the National Examination Council (NECO) candidates. The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr Jamiu Alli-Balogun, made this known at the unveiling of the programme at the Education Resource Centre in Lagos on Tuesday. According to him,…
8 Jan
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Wednesday disclosed that the new WASSCE (PC1) resit examination does not apply to Nigerian candidates. "Please Note: The news circulating about WAEC conducting a “resit examination” for candidates is not applicable to Nigerian candidates." WAEC said in a post on X. "However, candidates with outstanding grades can register…
7 Jan
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced an extension to the registration period for the 2025 WASSCE for Private Candidates, First Series. The initial registration deadline, set for Monday, January 6, 2025, has now been extended to Monday, January 20, 2025. In a statement shared via its official X account, WAEC informed intending candidates…
6 Jan
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that students can retake papers they failed during the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) from January 2025 in the following year. This initiative will allow candidates to quickly improve their grades and qualify for the next admissions cycle, avoiding a year-long delay in their academic…
4 Jan
A recent memo addressed to the President of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools by the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) listed the names of schools in Lagos State that were sanctioned for exam malpractices during the West African senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates in 2024.
21 Dec
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the commencement of registration for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, First Series. The announcement was made via a short tweet on X on Friday. WAEC stated that prospective candidates can now obtain registration pins at WAEC offices, banks, registration centres,…
19 Dec
The Federal Government has set a three-year timeline to migrate all examinations conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO) and the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to computer-based testing (CBT) mode.
20 Nov
The West African Examination Counci (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 ALSO:Tinubu sacks Nnamdi Azikiwe…
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