The Federal Government has directed that secondary schools, public and private, must ensure their teachers have the proper certification, otherwise, they will no longer be allowed to serve as examination centres. The new directive, was contained in a memo issued on Thursday by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, to the Registrar/Chief Executive of…
The West African Examinations Council has reaffirmed its plan to migrate the West African Senior School Certificate Examination to a fully computer-based testing format by 2026. Head of WAEC’s National Office, Dr. Amos Dangut, gave the assurance on Tuesday during a sensitisation meeting with members of the National Assembly Committee on Education in Abuja. He…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all candidates who uploaded their O’level results before the release of the final 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC SSCE) results to revisit accredited centres and re-upload their results. According to JAMB, all previously uploaded results have been cleared from its system to prevent…
The West African Examinations Council, Nigeria, has released reviewed results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, for school candidates, following the discovery of grading discrepancies that significantly affected candidates’ performance statistics. In a press briefing on Friday, at the council’s national office in Yaba, Lagos, the Head of WAEC Nigeria, Dr. Amos…
The Federal Government has responded to the growing controversy surrounding the recently released 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, on Thursday, praised the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) for its swift action in addressing the issues. “The Ministry acknowledges the concerns raised by candidates and…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said it is reviewing the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results following widespread complaints of mass failure, particularly in core subjects. In a statement released Thursday by the Council’s Public Affairs Department, WAEC confirmed that an internal audit revealed technical anomalies affecting the results of…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has temporarily shut down its result check portal. The shut down of the result checker portal was due to technical issues that will be resolved within the next 24 hours. The Head of Public Affairs unit of WAEC Nigeria, Mrs Moyosola Adesina, revealed this in…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has debunked a viral list of 120 schools whose results were purportedly withheld in the just released 2025 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results over alleged involvement in examination malpractice. WAEC in a statement on Monday, confirmed the release of the 2025 WASSCE results, stating that…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the release of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, withholding some due to nonpayment of registration fees. At a news conference on Monday in Lagos, Amos Dangut, head of the Nigeria National Office, West African Examination Council (WAEC), said that candidates sponsored by…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates on Monday, August 4, 2025 Candidates are advised to log on to the result portal at www.waecdirect.org to access their scores. Each candidate will need their examination number, WAEC result checker PIN,…