By Sodiq Adelakun The Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has urged school principals to develop effective strategies to enhance students’ performance in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Commissioner Tolani Alli-Balogun made this appeal in…
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has introduced resit examinations for candidates. This new initiative will allow students to resit their West African Senior Secondary Examinations, WASSCE, papers as early as January and February 2025. It is a significant shift…
In a move that threatens to stymie the academic ambitions of countless young Nigerians, Professor Tahir Mamman, the Minister of Education, recently announced a significant policy shift. Effective from 2025, no Nigerian child under the age of 18 will be…
A university lecturer, Dr Stella Aririguzuh, says banning under-18 students from sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will lead to capital flight. Aririguzuh, who is the Head, Department of Mass Communication, Covenant University at Ota in…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says that 1,814,344 candidates from 22,239 schools, registered for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The council’s Head of National Office (HNO), Dr Josiah Dangut stated this at a pre-examination interactive…
…Approves N1.57bn for 2024 WAEC fees for 58,188 students …Re-absorbs 13,000 out-of-school children into basic, secondary education The administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has consistently fulfilled its promise to pay the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) fees for…
The Akwa Ibom State government has given the green light for the release of N778.9 million to pay for the 2023/2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The Commissioner for Education, Mrs Idongesit Etiebiet, confirmed the news in an…
By Sodiq Adelakun Over 8,000 candidates have registered for the first series of the Computer Based-West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates in Nigeria. The Head of National Office for the West African Certificate Examination, Dr Amos…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says there is no going back on conducting its first ever Computer Based Test (CBT) of its WASSCE for private candidates. The council’s Head of National Office (HNO) Dr Amos Josiah Dangut stated this…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says arrangements have been concluded to conduct its 2024 WASSCE for (private candidates) using the Computer Based Test (CBT) platform, This is contained in a statement by the council’s Acting Head, Pubic Affairs, Mrs…
