GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has dismissed claims that it has cancelled the English Language paper written on May 28. Recalls that there was widespread confusion across different examination centres as candidates sitting for the senior school certificate examination, SSCE, organised by WAEC faced hours-long delays before writing the English…
Parents and guardians found complicit in examination malpractices will henceforth be prosecuted, the federal government has warned. This came as the government directed all schools to immediately report any threats or breaches of exam conduct to law enforcement and the relevant educational authorities. Minister of State for Education, Dr. Tunde Alausa, who said this in…
A Lagos-based lawyer and human rights activist, Evans Ufeli, has dragged the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, and the Minister of Education before the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, seeking redress for what he described as the gross violation of the fundamental rights of Nigerian students during the conduct of the 2025 West African…
Obiora-Nwokedi Nmesoma, a candidate of the just concluded 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has broken record as the student with the highest score in her school. Nmesoma, a student of Queens Convent Awka, Anambra state, owned by the Anglican church scored 343 in the resit exercise scheduled by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board…
The Kano State Government has announced a mid-term holiday for all primary and post-primary schools across the state to mark the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. According to an official statement issued by the state’s education ministry, schools are to proceed on break from Wednesday, June 4, 2025, and are expected to resume academic activities on Sunday,…
A Vice Principal of Complete Child Development College Aule, Akure, Ondo state, identified as Mr. Rotifa, who stopped one of his students from cheating during the ongoing West Africa School Certificate Examination, has been brutally assaulted. Rotifa beating was allegedly orchestrated by the parent of the student, who hired suspected thugs to beat the teacher…
The Katsina State Government on Saturday called for the cancellation of the English language examination recently conducted by the West African Examination Council. The call followed an incident that led to the commencement of the examination several hours behind the scheduled time nationwide on Wednesday. The position of the state was announced in Katsina by…
Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, has claimed that school fees abroad are more expensive than what is obtainable in Nigeria. The Minister said this during a panel session on Channels Television on Thursday while highlighting the impact of some of the policies of the Tinubu administration. Fielding questions from young Nigerians, the minister urged…
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has explained the delay that led to sitting for one of the papers in its examinations on Wednesday. In a statement released on Thursday, WAEC stated that the delay occurred in an effort to avoid examination malpractice. While acknowledging the oversight, WAEC apologized for the delay which occured in…
The Concern Nigerian Youths for Good Governance (CNYGG) expresses deep outrage over the disgraceful and unacceptable delays experienced during the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), where students were made to write exams as late as 9:00 PM in several centers. This level of administrative disorder is a clear violation of the rights…