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29 Jun 2023
The campaign organisation of the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olajide Adediran, has described as falsehood the insinuation that West African Examination Council ..
9 Jun 2023
No fewer than 20 school officials, allegedly aiding and abetting examination malpractice, have been arrested by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) in its ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates.
9 Jun 2023
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says it has identified 56 rogue website operators involved in examination malpractice since the start of its ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates.
1 Jun 2023
The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) said it has apprehended 56 roadside operators for examination malpractice in the ongoing 2023 May/June Senior Secondary Certificate Examination. The head of the examination body's national office in Nigeria, Patrick Areghan, announced this on Thursday while monitoring the examination in some government secondary schools in Abuja. Areghan revealed that…
5 May 2023
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has accused private schools of non-adherence to registration deadline, thus, delaying commencement of the test.
4 May 2023
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the date for the commencement of the 2023 school-based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). WAEC made this known at a pre-examination press briefing on Thursday in Lagos State. The examination is expected to commence from Monday, May 8 to Friday, June 23. The Head of…
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