West African Examination Council (WAEC) has announced the release of results for the 2024 May/June West African School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates.

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) on Monday announced the release of results for the 2024 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) for school candidates. WAEC Nigeria, Amos Josiah Dangut, disclosed that a total of 1,814,736 candidates registered for the examination from 25,126 secondary schools across Nigeria. Of this number, 1,805,216 candidates sat the examination. “Out…

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has withheld the results of 215,267 candidates for malpractice during the 2024 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE). WAEC made this announcement on Monday after it commenced the release of results for the 2024 WASSCE that was held within a period of seven weeks and six days from April 30…

In its bid to make education accessible to children with special needs, the Kwara State government has inaugurated a committee on Special Education, rewarding an outstanding student in the West Africa School Certificate Examination (WASCE) with N1 million.

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 there was no incident reported…

All government establishments, including members of the private sector, will down tools today as organised labour begins a nationwide indefinite strike over government’s failure to pass into law a new National Minimum Wage Act and reverse the hike in electricity tariff to N65/KWh. 

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appealed to the organised labour to consider students sitting for West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, as it plans an indefinite strike.

The Branch Controller (Ekiti) of the West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC), Mrs. T.A.Y. Lawson, has said that the nationwide strike scheduled to begin on Monday will not disrupt examinations in the state or nationwide. This was contained in a letter to principals and school proprietors in Ekiti State titled: “Notice of commencement of indefinite strike…

Imo State Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, and the Enugu State government have directed residents to ignore the May 30 sit-at-home

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has asked the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) to reschedule their examination and convocation, respectively, which are both set for May 30 this year. IPOB stated that May 30 is a day set aside to celebrate Biafra heroes (Biafra Day) and is observed as…

The purported ranking of states by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), based on their performance in the 2023 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE), is the focus of this piece.

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says candidates for the November West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will have the option of choosing between Computer Based Tests (CBT) and paper-based tests. Head of National Office, WAEC, Nigeria, Dr Amos Dangut, stated this in Ibadan on Wednesday while monitoring the ongoing WASSCE, along with some…