The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has urged GCE candidates to endeavour to collect their certificates within four years of writing the examination as any delay beyond that will attract custody fee. Demianus Ojijeogu, the Head of Public Affairs Department, WAEC, Nigeria disclosed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has revealed that vsually impaired candidates often collude during examinations and that accounts for why their performance has “not really been wonderful”. Frances Iweha-Onukwu, head of test administration of WAEC Nigeria, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. Physically challenged people […]
Continue ReadingThe West African Examinations (WAEC), on Friday in Lagos released results of its 2016 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), withholding the results of 8.89% of the candidates (137,295 candidates).A total of eight hundred and seventy eight thousand and forty (878,040) candidates, representing 52.97%, obtained credits in five (5) subjects and above, including […]
Continue ReadingA middle-aged school principal, Michael Diekola, was on Monday docked at an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding his school of N1.2 million.The accused, who lives at 8, Alirat Badejo St., Oke Odo, Abule Egba, a suburb of Lagos, is being tried for fraud and stealing. The prosecutor, Insp. Clifford Ogu told the court […]
Continue ReadingThe West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Saturday identified examination malpractice as a major challenge militating against its operations in its 64 years of existence. The council’s Head of Test Administration, Mrs Frances Iweha-Onukwu, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. According to her, the scourge is a […]
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The West African Examination Council (WAEC) is not considering adopting a Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode for its examinations. This is contained in a statement made from the National Office, at an interactive forum with the Education Correspondents on Thursday night in Abuja. The head of WAEC National Office, Mr Charles Eguridu said it would amount […]
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The West African Examinations Council has released the May/June 2015 Senior School Certificate Examination results, withholding 118,101 candidates’ results out of the 1.5 million students that sat the examination. WAEC Head of National Office, Mr. Charles Eguridu, announced this in Lagos at a press conference on Monday. Eguridu added that the states owing WAEC had […]
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