A suggestion that there should be a uniform examination for final year university students nationwide to address fallen standards does not deserve any further debate because it is flashy. No doubt, the need for the enhancement of the capability of universities in Nigeria to produce good quality graduates has been widely acknowledged among the various…

For over two decades, Nigeria’s educational scene has been plagued by examination malpractice. Despite the series of efforts by different examination bodies in the country to tame the scourge, it seems to be assuming new dimensions.

Sir: In 1952, little might have been envisaged about WAEC and its prospects, but time and recent history are irrepressible markers that the noble examination body was, indeed...

The result of the 2018 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates, second series has been released.

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) on Wednesday announced that about 39,557 Nigerian candidates who wrote the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) got credits in the required five subjects including Mathematics and English Language to advance their academic pursuits. Head of West African Examination Council (WAEC), Olu Adenipekun, made the disclosure while addressing…

I remember with nostalgia how a friend amidst euphoria triggered by the declaration of the 2015 presidential election result cautioned me with these few words; ‘’men will change their ruler expecting to fare better; this expectation induces them to take up arm against him, but they only deceive themselves, and they learn from experience that…

Pursuant to Section 131(d) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, a person shall be qualified for election to the office of the President if he has been...

Academic certificate is a simple receipt of the attainment of specific academic accomplishment and is however, narrowly focused on the outcome of specific examinations for which the holder is marked and graded according to his or her performance. Certificates reflect instance of the holder’s performance in a particular context of academic training over a specific…

The Presidency Sunday said the controversies surrounding the issuance of an attestation of result to President Muhammadu Buhari was the handwork of people who have "run out of ideas." “I will call this superfluity of nothingness, storm in a teacup, coming from a party that has run out of ideas," said presidential spokesman Femi Adesina…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the investigation of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and President Muhammadu Buhari...

Officials of the West African Examination Council (WAEC), yesterday in Abuja, presented to President Muhammadu Buhari the attestation and confirmation of his 1961 West African School Certificate (WASC) Examination result.

West African Examination Council (WAEC) has confirmed the West African School Certificate (WASC) obtained by President Muhammadu Buhari after the completion of his secondary school education, the presidency said on Friday. WAEC registrar, Iyi Uwadiae, presented the certificate to Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja. Uwaide also issued an attestation certificate to the Nigerian…