The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Monday, announced the postponement of the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates in Nigeria. The Head of Public Affairs, WAEC Nigeria, Mr Demianus Ojijeogu, who made this known in a statement, said the examination would commence on Monday, November 30, 2020. The statement … Read more
Students who tested positive for COVID-19 during the ongoing 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination have returned to classes after treatment and discharge. The Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, made this known on Monday in Abuja at the 62nd Joint National Briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19. Read … Read more
The Lagos State Office Of Education quality assurance (OEQA) has started a COVID-19 safety and hygiene compliance gliding exercise in order to ensure that schools follow the safety measures, recommended by the Federal and the State Governments. The Director General and leader of the monitoring team, Mrs. Abiola Seriki-Ayeni stated this when she led her … Read more
Some Ghanaian students taking the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) have rioted over the strict invigilation during the tests. According to news agency report, some agitated WASSCE candidates at the Tweneboa Kodua Senior High School (SHS) in south Ghana’s Ashanti Region vandalized schools on the basis that invigilators were being “too strict” during … Read more
– WAEC has extended the registration of WASSCE for private candidate – The body disclosed this via its official Twitter handle – WAEC extended its registration for private candidates to August 28, 2020 The West African Examination Council, WAEC, has extended the registration of West Africa Senior Secondary Certification Examination, WASSEC for private candidates. WAEC … Read more
Commissioners of Education of the six states in the South-West region of the country have expressed readiness to prepare their respective Senior Secondary School three (SSS3) students for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). This is as they have set an August 3, 2020 resumption date for the graduating students, while state … Read more
The Minister of State for Education Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba has made a clarification on the federal government’s decision of not reopening its 104 Unity Colleges for the forthcoming West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination. Nwajiuba who confirmed that Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu’s announcement of Nigerian schools not being reopened for the examination … Read more
The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Services has pleaded with the Federal Government to repeal its’ decision to call off the forthcoming West African Senior School Certificate Examinations. Chairman, Prof.Julius Ihonvbere, while speaking in a statement, titled: “WASSCE should not be cancelled,” on Friday, said stakeholders were not informed beforehand, and that … Read more