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WAEC releases 2024 GCE 2nd series CBT timetable

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 23, 2024

WAEC GCE 2nd series CBT timetable for 2024 is now available. The exams will commence on October 25th and ends December 13th, 2024. All candidates who have registered for the 2024 2nd series WAEC GCE can access the CBT timetable here.  The full timetable has been

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Students complain as WAEC withholds Ondo results due to debts owed by the state government

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 14, 2024

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has withheld the results of students in Ondo’s public secondary schools due to debts owed to the examination body by the state government. On Tuesday, students from the state who wanted to apply to tertiary institutions were unable to check their academic results on the WAEC website. A student in the […]

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WAEC claims that Ogun students’ results were withheld over a technical error

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 13, 2024

Ayobami Suberu, the Branch Controller of the West Africa Examination Council in charge of Ogun State, has refuted an online media report stating that the results of some public school students in the state were withheld due to debt. Suberu, according to a statement from the Chief Press Secretary to Ogun State Governor, Lekan Adeniran, disclosed this […]

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WAEC withholds 215,267 results over examination malpractice

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 13, 2024

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has withheld the results of 215, 267 candidates who took the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE (School Candidates), citing suspected malpractice. Amos Dangut, the national office’s head, announced this when announcing the results in Lagos on Monday. According to Mr Dangut, this number

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WAEC releases 2024 WASSCE results, records 72% pass

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 13, 2024

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) said that 72% of candidates who took this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) received credits in five disciplines, including English Language and Mathematics. Dr Josiah Dangut, WAEC’s Head of National Office (HNO), spoke to reporters yesterday to announce the publication of the

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WASSCE: FG applauds smooth conduct as 1.8m write exam

Angel Ojonugwa June 6, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar) – 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

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WAEC introduces CBT as option in Nov. 2024

Angel Ojonugwa May 15, 2024

IBADAN ( Sundiata Post) – May 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 […]

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WAEC: Over 1.8 million candidates expected as WASSCE begins today

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 30, 2024

A total of 1,814,344 applicants from 22,229 schools will sit for the West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), which begins today, April 30, and runs until June 24, 2024. The almost eight-week examination will take place in four WAEC member countries: Nigeria, Gambia, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. Dr. Amos Dangut, Head of Nigeria […]

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Ghanaian students emerge with best results in 2023 WASSCE

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 25, 2024

Ghanaian students achieved the best three results in the 2023 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The exam was administered by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to all final-year secondary school students in its five member countries: Ghana, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Liberia, and Nigeria. A total of 2,327,342 students took the exam,

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CB-WASSCE: 70% fail to obtain 5 credits including English, Mathematics

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 22, 2024

Thirty percent of candidates who sat the first-ever Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB- WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2024–First Series obtained credits in five subjects, including English and Mathematics. This was contained in a statement on Friday and signed by Acting Head of Public Affairs, Moyosola Adesina for Head of National

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BREAKING: WAEC releases results of first computer-based WASSCE

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 22, 2024

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in Nigeria has released the results of the first Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2024—First Series. Conducted from Wednesday, January 31, to Saturday, February 17, 2024, the test had the participation of 8,139 participants across 140 Computer-Based Test (CBT)

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8,285 Candidates to Take Maiden CB- WASSCE for Private Candidates 2024

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 29, 2024

8,285 candidates will sit for the maiden computer-based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates in 2024, according to the West African Examination Council (WAEC) Nigeria Office in Lagos. This was revealed on Monday during a press briefing at the regional examination body’s Yaba headquarters by Mr. Amos Josiah Dangut, Head of

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1st Series WAEC GCE Registration Form 2024: Application Cost, Deadline

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 11, 2024

This is to inform the general public and intending candidates that registration for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates 2024 – First series commenced December 18th, 2023. Thirty-Six (36) subjects would be available for the examination. Prospective candidates are advised to visit the Council’s Corporate website

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WAEC denies the online training class for the 2024 WASSCE

Fadiran Ifeloluwa December 21, 2023

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has distanced itself from a website that invites unsuspecting prospective students to register online for the council’s scheduled sessions in 2024 in anticipation of the school-based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The organisation claimed not to be aware of the online course and to have never