November 08, (THEWILL) – The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has announced that the National Identity Number (NIN) will be compulsory for registration for its school certificate examinations.
The Council disclosed this in a memo, marked L/SED/10/ZC/BC/VOL.1/ and signed by its SDR (SED), Mrs. H. O. Hassan.
Dated November 5, 2021, the memo directs all zonal coordinators, WAEC branch controllers and other officers in charge to sensitise all “school (principals, proprietors) candidates and all stakeholders in their areas of jurisdiction” on the new development.
The memo reads: “The Federal Government of Nigeria, through its Ministry of Education has mandated the Council to commence the capturing of National Identification Numbers (NIN) during the registration of its candidates.
“To this end, Management has directed all Zonal Coordinators, Branch Controllers and Officers in Charge of Offices to sensitise all schools (Principals, Proprietors) Candidates and all stakeholders in their areas of jurisdiction on this new development
“For emphasis only candidates with National Identification Numbers (NIN) would be eligible to register for WASSCE (SC) or WASSCE (PC).
“It is important that all stakeholders are sensitized early enough as registration for WASSCE (SC) would soon begin.”
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