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Minister Clarifies Misconceptions On Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams

Minister Clarifies Misconceptions On Age Limit For WAEC, NECO Exams

The Federal Government through the Ministry of Education has clarified that students under the age of 18 are not barred from taking the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC) or National Examinations Council (NECO)…

Atiku Knocks FG Over Policy Limiting Under 18s From Writing WAEC, NECO

Atiku Knocks FG Over Policy Limiting Under 18s From Writing WAEC, NECO

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has criticized the Federal Government’s education policy which pegged age limits for writing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to 18 years. New Telegraph had earlier reported…

NUT Reacts To FG’s 18-Year Policy For WAEC, NECO

NUT Reacts To FG’s 18-Year Policy For WAEC, NECO

Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has condemned the Federal Government’s new age policy for secondary school leaving examinations. New Telegraph had earlier reported that the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, announced that the Federal…

WAEC, NECO To Restrict Students Under 18 From Writing WASSCE – FG 

WAEC, NECO To Restrict Students Under 18 From Writing WASSCE – FG 

The Federal Government has announced that Nigerian students under the age of 18 will no longer be permitted to register or sit for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the Senior School…

Peter Obi Blames Inadequate Funding for Nigerian Students’ WAEC Failures

Peter Obi Blames Inadequate Funding for Nigerian Students’ WAEC Failures

The 2023 Labour Party(LP), presidential candidate, Peter Obi has blamed mass failure of students in the West Africa Examination Council, WAEC, on poor funding of the education sector. Obi said the 2024 WAEC result which…

215,267 Results Withheld Over Examination Malpractices – WAEC

215,267 Results Withheld Over Examination Malpractices – WAEC

No fewer than 215,267 candidates who participated in the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results have been withheld by the West African Examination Council (WAEC). New Telegraph reports that the figure represents 11.92…

JUST-IN: WASSCE Releases 2024 Results

JUST-IN: WASSCE Releases 2024 Results

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates. The examination body disclosed this in a post on its official X handle,…

Arewa Youth Cries Out, Says WAEC-CBT Will Cause Failures In Northern States

Arewa Youth Cries Out, Says WAEC-CBT Will Cause Failures In Northern States

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYFC) has rejected the proposed Computer-Based Test (CBT) format in the forthcoming West African Examinations Council (WAEC) examinations to be conducted in the country. The group in a statement issued…

WAEC Adopts CBT For SSCE Examinations

WAEC Adopts CBT For SSCE Examinations

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Monday announced the adoption of the Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode in the conduct of the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). This is contained in a press statement issued…

WAEC Holds NEC Meeting To Decide On Withheld Results

WAEC Holds NEC Meeting To Decide On Withheld Results

The West African Examination Council will on Tuesday meet to decide on the cases of malpractice and irregularities arising from the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for school  (SSCE) candidates. New Telegraph gathered…