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Over N1.5bn Was Spent to Conduct 2020 WASSCE – WAEC

Femi Ogunshola Nov 6, 2020 0

The West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC), said it spent over N1.5 billion to conduct the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE).Mr Areghan Patrick, Head, WAEC National Office in Nigeria,…

Education

Malpractice: Police arrest 12 WASSCE invigilators, supervisors in Kano, Rivers, Nasarawa, Bauchi

Monday Ijeh Sep 26, 2020 0

The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr. Mohammed Adamu, has pledged continuous support to discourage examination malpractices during the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The Force Public Relations Officer…

Education

WASSCE Begins Under Strict COVID-19 Protocols

Chinyere Nwachukwu Aug 17, 2020 0

The 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates on Monday commenced across the country under strict COVID-19 protocols. SEE ALSO: Plateau Govt. To Renovate Jos International Breweries The News…

Features

WAEC Releases 2020 Exam Timetable

John Ogunsemore Aug 4, 2020 0

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released the final timetable for its West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates 2020.The timetable was contained in a Tuesday statement signed by…

Education

WAEC Begins August 17 as Secondary schools resume

Adefemola Akintade Jul 28, 2020 0

Federal Government has announced that the examination of West African Examination Council (WAEC) will begin August 17.FG arrived at the decision to reopen secondary schools for exiting students after a virtual meeting with government…

Education

Consider the Friday question in your timetable: MURIC tells WAEC

Professor Ishaq Akintola Jun 23, 2020 0

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) yesterday Monday 22nd June 2020 debunked the report that it had released the May/June 2020 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) timetable. The delay, according to…

Government

May/June 2020 WASSCE Not Cancelled, Says WAEC

Chinyere Nwachukw Apr 26, 2020 0

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC)says the May/June 2020 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, 2020 (WASSCE), has not been cancelled.In a statement by the Head of WAEC, Nigeria, Mr Patrick Areghan,…

News

WAEC announces extension of registration for 2020 WASSCE school candidates

David Feb 25, 2020 0

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has announced the extension of the closing date for its West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) school registration.WAEC made the announcement on Tuesday morning, February…

Politics

Senator Adeleke To be Docked October 31 for Exam Fraud

Tony Abu Momoh Oct 16, 2018 0

Senator Ademola Adeleke, popularly known as the ‘dancing senator’ who was the Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the recent Osun guber poll will be docked at a Federal High Court Abuja on 31 October…

Education

WAEC registers 1.5m candidates for 2018 WASSCE

Chinyere Nwachukwu Mar 26, 2018 0

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it has registered 1.5 million students to write its 2018 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE).The Council’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr Damianus Ojijeogu,…

Ticker

35 Ikoyi Prison Inmates Sit For WASSCE

Chinyere Nwachukwu Feb 4, 2018 0

A total of 35 inmates of the Ikoyi Prison School, Lagos, is participating in the ongoing January/February West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates.The Controller of Prisons, Lagos State Command,…

Education

Stakeholders blame WASSCE result on inadequate learning facilities

Uju Dec 18, 2016

Education stakeholders in the FCT have urged the three tiers of government to improve learning facilities in schools to boost academic performance in the country.The stakeholders made the call on Sunday while reacting to the release of…

Education

2016 GCE: WAEC withholds 13,488 results

Uju Dec 17, 2016

The results of 13,488 private candidates, out of the 172,699 who sat for the 2016 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), have been withheld.Mr Olu Adenipekun, Head of National Office (HNO) of the WAEC, announced…

Education

Lagos Records best WASSCE Results In almost a Decade

Femi Famutimi Oct 1, 2016 0

The Lagos State Government said its investment in education has yielded dividend as the state’s public schools recorded a 50.41 per cent pass in the 2016 result of the West African Senior Secondary School Certificate (WASSCE).The result…

Government

WASSCE Certificate Saga: Buhari Makes Move

Kelechi Uchenna Jun 15, 2016 0

President Buhari has appealed the ruling of Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court in Abuja who on May 26, 2016 dismissed his preliminary objection in a suit filed against him by an Abuja-based legal practitioner, Nnamdi…

Education

Lagos school principal bolts with N1.2m WASSCE fees

Femi Famutimi May 16, 2016 0

A 42-year-old school principal, Michael Diekola, who allegedly defrauded his school of N1.2 million, was on Monday docked at an Ikeja Chief Magistrates' Court.The accused, who lives at 8, Alirat Badejo St., Oke Odo, Abule Egba, a suburb…