The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the commencement of Computer-Based Tests (CBT) for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates – Second Series. The CBT exams will begin on Friday, October 25, and run until Friday, December 20, 2024. In a press release on Tuesday, WAEC revealed that…
The Federal Government has debunked rumours of age restrictions for taking the National Examination Council (NECO) and West African Examination Council (WAEC) exams. Minister of State for Education, Dr. Tanko Sununu, made the clarification in Abuja on Friday, stating that there are no age limits for sitting for the exams. Sununu explained that the government…
The Federal Government has barred individuals under the age of 18 years from participating in the National Examinations Council (NECO) and West African Examinations Council (WAEC) examinations. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, stated this when he appeared on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’ programme on Sunday night. He said the Federal Government has instructed…
Schools wishing to present candidates for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, have been advised to complete their recognition and upload their Continuous Assessment Scores, CASS data before 13 December 2024. WAEC disclosed this on Tuesday, when it announced the opening of online portals for school recognition and the upload of Continuous…
A student who wrote the West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE) shared her result after it was released. The student had earlier signed out of secondary school like a university student on the day she finished her WAEC examination The result shows that the student passed her WAEC in flying colours as she got an…
The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Examination Bodies grilled the West African Examination Council (WAEC) Nigeria’s Head, Josiah Dangut, over a N6 billion deficit in 2023 and a N5 billion loan for customized calculators. Dangut who appeared before the Committee on Tuesday in Abuja was accompanied by the Registrar; Angus Okeleze, Senior Deputy Registrar;…
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has withheld the results of students in public secondary schools in Ondo due to debts owed to the examination body by the state government. On Tuesday, students from the state waiting to apply to tertiary institutions could not access their academic results on the WAEC website. A student in…
The 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results have revealed that a total of 503,275 candidates failed to pass English Language and Mathematics. This represents a significant portion of the 1.8 million students who sat for the examination. According to Amos Dangut, Head of WAEC’s Nigeria Office, the results show a concerning trend…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has released the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations, WASSCE, results. The exam body disclosed this in a Monday post on X. The post read, “The West African Examinations Council is pleased to inform candidates who sat WASSCE for school candidates, 2024 that the…
BREAKING: WAEC Releases 2024 Examination Results (See How To Check) The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the release of the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination results for school candidates. In a statement posted on X, WAEC informed candidates who took the examination that their results are now officially available. The message…