A senior advocate of Nigeria and spokesman for President Muhammadu Buhari's campaign, Festus Keyamo said a certificate of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) is not a criterion to contest an election and emerge Nigeria president or governor in any state in the country. "By the definition of "School Certificate or its equivalent" in section…

The Nigeria Examinations Committee (NEC) of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) has frowned at the continuous poor performance of candidates in Literature-in-English subject....

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says there is no clash between its timetable and the West African Examination Council (WAEC) as being widely speculated and criticised. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, said at an interactive session with Editors in Lagos on Tuesday, that there was no basis for such speculation because the…

A student of Nigerian Air Force Secondary School, Ikeja, Lagos, Master Peter Seunara Arotiba, has been honoured with the West African Examination Council's (WAEC) International Excellence Awards for his outstanding performance in the 2018 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Arotiba received the honour alongside Miss Wilhermina Opoku and Miss Brago Sarpong Afrifa,…

Adekunle Oluwafemi Abraham, who sued Kwara State governor-elect, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq over the authenticity of his West African Examination Council (WAEC) certificate, has alleged that unknown persons were threatening his life. Speaking yesterday in Ilorin, Abraham said he has been receiving threat text messages, pressure from communit y, religious leaders, as well as calls from friends…

Chief Executive Officer of Infographics Limited, Mr. Chinenye Mba-Uzokwu, has frowned at the teaching; learning and assessment methodology currently in use in most schools...

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has announced the results of the first series of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates. Head of the Nigeria National Office (HNO) of WAEC, Olu Adenipekun, said in Lagos yesterday that out of 11,892 candidates that sat for the examination, 3,102 (representing 26.08 per…

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…