WAEC

The Federal Government has proposed a sweeping harmonisation of the 2027 examination calendars of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), National Examinations Council (NECO), Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) and National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NBAIS).

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appointed a Nigerian education and examination administrator, Dr Amos Josiah Dangut, as its new Registrar and Chief Executive Officer.

Under the new arrangement, candidates whose admissions are regulated by JAMB will verify their WAEC results through the JAMB Verification Service, following which the verification outcome will be electronically transmitted to the relevant university, polytechnic or college of education for screening and admission processing.

School proprietors say candidates with exceptional academic records, including several who scored above 300 in the 2026 UTME and consistently excelled in internal assessments. Administrators raised concerns over technical glitches experienced during WAEC's CBT preparations, the introduction of...

A total of 1.2 million candidates secured the five credits, including English and Mathematics, required for university admission, while more than 750,000 fell below the benchmark. WAEC recorded a slight decline in overall performance from 2025, even as...

July 13, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has suspended the proposed increase in registration fees for the 2027 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). The decision, announced on...

July 12, (THEWILL) — The Federal Government has approved a new registration fee of ₦50,000 for candidates sitting the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO), with...

June 8 (THEWILL) — The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has attributed the delayed conduct of Mathematics and Agricultural Science papers in some examination centres across Nigeria to a combination of logistical, operational and security-related challenges, including a fatal...

March 27, (THEWILL) — The West African Examinations Council has reinforced its commitment to digital transformation in education with the release of the 2026 First Series results of the Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) for...

February 17, (THEWILL) — The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2025 Second Series Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) for private candidates, with 42.17 percent of candidates securing five credits, including...