The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is West Africa's foremost examining board established by law to determine the examinations required in the public interest in the English-speaking West African countries, to conduct the examinations and to award certificates comparable to those of equivalent examining authorities internationally.
The Director General, Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), Lagos State, Mrs. Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, has advised all schools in the state to shun all forms of examination malpractice in the ongoing WAEC SSCE; stating that OEQA evaluators will be out to monitor the examinations in full scale. She warned that any school that is caught …
It is no longer news that the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) commenced today, 17th August, 2020. Also See: 2020 WAEC Candidate Writes Exam in Isolation Centre at Gombe State Unlike previous years, the sitting arrangement of this year’s examination is different. WAEC Candidates were …
The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) has commenced today with a lot of uncommon events. Also See: What All 2020 WAEC Candidates Should Know One being a COVID-19 patient sitting for the exams in an isolation centre. An invigilator was also pictured in a full personal protective …
The 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Exam (WASSCE) of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) has been a very peculiar one that has been so different from previous years’ all because of the coronavirus pandemic. Unlike previous years’, the 2020 WAEC SSCE examination was supposed to have taken place within the months of May …
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has rejected the 2020 West African Secondary School Certificate Examinations, WASSCE timetable calling it anti-Muslim. According to a statement released by MURIC, the timetable is considered anti-Islamic because it clashed with Muslims’ Friday prayers. MURIC Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola went on to accuse WAEC of creating a wedge between young …
The federal government has announced the timeline for the various examination bodies to conduct various national examinations for exit classes including Junior Secondary School (JSS) 3 and Senior Secondary School (SSS) 3. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajuiba, made the announcement on Wednesday in Abuja after a series of meetings with chief executives …
The Federal Government through the Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, has said that SS3 students may have to sit for the General Certificate Examinations (GCE) in November if there is no shift in the timetable of the West African Examination Council (WAEC). The Minister revealed this during the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on …
Latest: WAEC May Postpone 2020 WASSCE Exams – Federal Govt The federal government has disclosed that the management of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) is considering postponing the date of the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). This was revealed by the director of information at the federal ministry of education Ben …
The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) have called on the Federal Government to reconsider its stand on the suspension of the year 2020 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE); saying private schools are fully prepared for school reopening with various safety materials put in place. National President of the association, Chief …
The House Committee on Basic Education and Services has asked the Federal Government not to cancel the 2020 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The Chairman of the committee, Julius Ihonvbere (APC-Edo), made this know in a statement. Also See: What All 2020 WAEC Candidates Should Know According to him, the position of the …
Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice-President, has said the government’s policy of unilaterally canceling the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC) held annually by the West African Examinations Council, is not in Nigeria’s best interest. Atiku in a statement on Friday by his Media Office said at a time of the global COVID-19 pandemic, it …
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has reacted on the decision of the Nigerian government to reverse its earlier decision to reopen schools. The federal government had earlier said students in graduating classes would be allowed to resume ahead of examinations. The examination body stated that the public would be updated when WAEC’s final decisions …
