3 d. ago Withheld certificates: WAEC tells candidates to access portal with evidence

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has advised candidates whose certificates were withheld by the council to make their representations read more Withheld certificates: WAEC tells candidates to access portal with evidence

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4 d. ago WAEC debunks mother’s allegations over son’s withheld result

By Gabriel Dike The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Thursday clarified that it does not withhold candidates’ results arbitrarily without cause. In response to a mother who claimed that WAEC withheld her son’s November/December West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) result, causing him to slip into depression, the council categorically rejected the claim. […] The post WAEC debunks mother’s allegations over son’s withheld result appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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2 w. ago Reps member pays WAEC, NECO, JAMB fees for 2,500 Ebonyi students

Tribune Online Reps member pays WAEC, NECO, JAMB fees for 2,500 Ebonyi students The Member Representing Ikwo/Ezza South Federal Constituency, Ebonyi State, in the House of Representatives, Hon Chinedu Ogah, has covered the payment of WAEC, NECO, and JAMB fees for 2,500 candidates from his constituency. Reps member pays WAEC, NECO, JAMB fees for 2,500 Ebonyi students Tribune Online

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2 w. ago Minister urges SSCE candidates to shun shortcuts, backs full CBT adoption by 2026

Tunji Alausa has called on students sitting for the ongoing 2025 SSCE conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). read more Minister urges SSCE candidates to shun shortcuts, backs full CBT adoption by 2026

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2 w. ago VIDEO: WASSCE candidates write exam in darkness due to power outage

Tribune Online VIDEO: WASSCE candidates write exam in darkness due to power outage “It’s 9pm in Nigeria, just to let you all know. Some SS3 students started their WAEC exam 8pm. This is one of the picture from Osun state. How can students be outside 9pm writing WAEC exams by this time??” VIDEO: WASSCE candidates write exam in darkness due to power outage Tribune Online

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2 w. ago Again, herdsmen attack couple in Imo community, kill husband, wife wounded 

From Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri Herdsmen have attacked a couple from Amakohia-Ubi in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State killing the husband while the wife escaped with a bullet wound.  A source from the community told our correspondent that the couple had gone to their farm on Tuesday where they encountered the herders who […] The post Again, herdsmen attack couple in Imo community, kill husband, wife wounded  appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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3 w. ago Rivers: Abducted 8 WAEC candidates, 11 other passengers regain freedom

…Soldier-victim still missing From Tony John, Port Harcourt Nineteen passengers including eight West African Examination Council (WAEC) candidates kidnapped by pirates in Rivers State recently, have been freed. They passengers, including a military personnel, totalling 20 people onboard, were travelling from Port Harcourt to Bille sea route on May 6, 2025, when the gunmen struck […] The post Rivers: Abducted 8 WAEC candidates, 11 other passengers regain freedom appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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3 w. ago JAMB, NECO, WAEC directed to ban centres, candidates caught in exam malpractices 

From Fred Ezeh, Abuja   Examination bodies in Nigeria, notably, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), West African Examinations Council (WAEC), National Examinations Council (NECO) and National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) have been directed to derecognise Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres as well as candidates convicted of examination malpractices. This was contained in a […] The post JAMB, NECO, WAEC directed to ban centres, candidates caught in exam malpractices  appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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3 w. ago Father Of Slain Oyo WASSCE Student Explains Why He Didn’t Stop For Traffic Officers

Odunayo Alade, the father of the slain WASSCE candidate Kehinde Alade, who was killed on Tuesday by stray bullet shot by a police officer at Gbagi Market Road in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, has explained that he disobeyed directive of law enforcement agents to stop because his late son was running late for his examination. […]

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3 w. ago Police stray bullet kills WAEC candidate in Ibadan, stirs chaos

The city of Ibadan, Oyo State capital, was in disarray on Tuesday, May 20, as youths protested at the state read more Police stray bullet kills WAEC candidate in Ibadan, stirs chaos

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3 w. ago Protesters demand justice as stray bullet kills WAEC candidate in Ibadan

Tribune Online Protesters demand justice as stray bullet kills WAEC candidate in Ibadan The lifeless body of a secondary school boy, Taiwo, who was writing the 2025 West African Examinations Council (WAEC) exams, and was killed by a stray bullet,... Protesters demand justice as stray bullet kills WAEC candidate in Ibadan Tribune Online

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