Nigeria’s education system is set for a major shake-up as the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) begins its transition from paper-based testing to Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Education experts, policymakers, and school administrators are hailing the move as a critical step toward restoring public confidence in the … Read more
Dr. Tunji Alausa Announces WASSCE’s Shift to CBT The change marks the first time in WASSCE’s 73-year history that the examination will be conducted digitally The initiative aims to strengthening examination integrity, curbing malpractice The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa has announced the full transition of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination … Read more
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that the Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2024 – Second Series, will begin on Friday, October 25, and end on Friday, December 20, 2024. In a statement released on Tuesday, WAEC revealed that the examination would be delivered using a hybrid … Read more
The Federal Ministry of Education says it has not stopped students who are not up to 18 years old from writing the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) exams. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, made the clarification in Abuja on Friday while fielding questions … Read more
The federal government has announced that exceptionally gifted children under 18 may now be allowed to take the West African School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) exams. This decision comes amid ongoing controversies regarding age limits for candidates enrolling in WAEC, NECO, and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) exams. … Read more
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has faulted the Federal Government over the 18-year age limit for students writing West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, and National Examination Council, NECO, examinations, calling it a barrier to scholarship. EKO HOT BLOG recalls that the Federal Government, through the minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, had announced … Read more
The National Assembly has intervened in the controversy surrounding the Federal Government’s proposal to set an age limit of 18 years for students to sit for the West Africa Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The proposal, announced by the Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, has been met with widespread criticism from various quarters, … Read more
Ekohotblog reports that former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has voiced his concern over the recent decline in student performance in the 2024 West African Senior Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Nigeria. The West African Examination Council (WAEC) reported a 7.69 percent drop in the number of students who obtained credits in at least … Read more
WAEC announced that the 2024 WASSCE results will be released online on August 5, after delays due to unspecified challenges. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that the results for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will be released on August 5. The announcement, trending on … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates across the country. The acting Head of Public Affairs, WAEC Nigeria, Moyosola Adesina, made this known in a statement on Tuesday evening. EDITOR’S PICKS Full List Of AFCON … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum has expressed strong reservations about the proposed switch to computer-based testing for the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE), fearing it could lead to widespread failure among students in rural areas with limited access to technology and computer skills. The forum argues that such … Read more
Over 20 WAEC officials have been arrested for allegedly aiding malpractice Culprits have been handed over to the police for prosecution Deploys technology to catch examination cheats Eko Hot Blog reports that the West African Examination Council (WAEC) has arrested 20 school officials for allegedly aiding malpractice in its ongoing West African Senior School Certificate … Read more
WAEC has released the 2022 WASSCE results for Private Candidates. Out of 73,424 test-takers, 42,405 candidates scored credit and above in a minimum of five subjects. 7,871 candidates’ results were withheld due to reported exam malpractice and are being investigated. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results … Read more
WAEC Bans 9 Schools, 701 Students From Writing WASSCE In Kaduna Students affected span nine secondary schools in the state, five government and four private schools EDITOR’S PICK Popular Nigerian Journalist Arrested By FIB [PHOTO] Terrorists Invade Bishop Kukah’s Church Kidnap Priests, Others Again, EFCC Storms Okorocha’s Residence To Arrest Him [PHOTOS] EKO HOT BLOG reports … Read more
WAEC Bans 35 Schools from presenting candidates for WASSCE over their involvement in examination malpractices in Rivers State …some schools have acquired the notoriety of being called ” miracle Centres” where all manners of examination malpractices are allowed and where desperate candidates and their parents register to acquire fraudulent results EDITOR’S PICK: Reason JAMB Results … Read more
FG has banned SS1 and SS2 students from writing WAEC, NECO, and NABTEB. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Federal Government has stopped students in Senior Secondary School one and two from participating in external West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), the National Examination Council (NECO), and the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB). … Read more
WAEC has made NIN compulsory for WASSCE registration. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said that the National Identification Number (NIN) would become compulsory for registration of its West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) from 2022. This was made known by the Head of the National Office of … Read more
No fewer than twenty-seven schools have been fined by the Lagos State Government. EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than twenty-seven schools indicted by the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) for examination malpractice during the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) have been fined N13.5 … Read more
2020 WASCE, Result Results of 5,548 candidates who participated at the 2020 Second Series of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates have been withheld over various cases of malpractice. Mr Patrick Areghan, Head of National Office (HNO), West African Examinations Council (WAEC), organisers of the examination, disclosed this while announcing … Read more
Chisom Chukwuneke, a student who smashed the 2019 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to emerge best candidate in her school, has passed away after a hard fought battle with blood cancer. Blood cancer, also called leukemia, is a disease in which the bone marrow and other blood-forming organs produce increased numbers of immature … Read more