Tag: WAEC

WAEC Introduces Resit Exams For Candidates

Ganiyu Amodu

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced a new initiative, which will allow students to resit their WASSCE papers as early as January and February 2025. This marks a significant shift from the previous system, where candidates had to wait for the next private exam cycle. The Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, John Kapi, disclosed this while speaking on JoyNews’ AM Show in Ghana on Tuesday, December 31st. He explained that the new programme, referred to as WASSCE PC1, provides a faster route for students to improve their…

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WAEC, NECO Will no Longer Allow Underage Children – Nigerian Govt

Abibat Babalola

The Federal Government has announced that candidates must be 18 years old before they are admitted into tertiary institutions. Education Minister Tahir Mamman made this known on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, stating that the government has instructed the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) not to allow underage children to write their examinations. According to the Minister, no candidate will sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) organized by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) unless they are 18 years old. This policy…

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Biafra Heroes Day: IPoB Forewarns UNIZIK, WAEC To Postpone Convocation, Exam Slated For May 30th

ADEOLA YUSUF

In a firm statement, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), has forewarned the Vice Chancellor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, UNIZIK Awka, Anambra State Prof. Charles Esimone, and West African Examination Council, WAEC to postpone the convocation ceremony of the University and WAEC exam scheduled for May 30th. IPoB gave the warning in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, entitled “Nnamdi Azikiwe University VC and WAEC Board to postpone 30th May Convocation and WAEC on that day.” According to the statement, the group posited that Prof. Esimone ought…

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BREAKING: WAEC Releases Results Of First CBT-WASSCE

ADEOLA YUSUF

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has released the results of the first-ever Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB- WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2024–First Series. The examination was held between Wednesday, January 31, and Saturday, February 17, 2024. A total of 8,139 candidates sat the examination at 140 CBT centres nationwide. Details soon…

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