Tag: WAEC
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Exam malpractices: WAEC blacklists 165 schools in Kwara, sanctions State Government
…Gov. Abdulrazaq issues stern warnings to school heads West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has blacklisted no fewer than 165 schools in Kwara state for alleged involvement malpractices in 2019 WAEC. Besides, the examination body also penalized the state government financially for the action of the schools, it was gathered. The examinations were held between 8th…
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WAEC withdraws certificates of 10 candidates over impersonation [Names Attached]
The West African Examinations Council has withdrawn the certificates of ten candidates who were alleged to have been involved in examination malpractices. The certificates of the candidates withdrawn included those who wrote the examination between December 1992 to 2014. The names of the affected candidates, their examination years and certificate numbers were published on the…
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WAEC gets new Registrar
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appointed Mr Pateh Bah, from the Gambia, as its new Registrar/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for a five-year tenure. A statement by Mr Abiodun Aduloju, Director of Public Affairs at WAEC Headquarters, Accra, Ghana, said the appointment took effect from October 2019 to September 2024. Bah succeeds Dr Iyi…
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Tribunal Drama! WAEC official disowns Buhari's Cambridge result
A West African Examination Council official, Osidehinde Adewunmi, on Wednesday, disowned the Cambridge University’s Moderated International Examination credentials produced by President Muhammadu Buhari and tendered as exhibits before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja. The two documents earlier admitted as Exhibits 19 and 21 were Buhari’s statement of results and the broadsheet for the…
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BREAKING: WAEC releases 2019 May/June examination results
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) have released the May/June 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results. TNG reports that the results was released online on Friday (today). The Head of Public Affairs of the examination body, Demianus Ojijeogu had on Thursday given a hint on the release of the results. “Candidates who…
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JUST IN: WAEC confirms authenticity of Gov AbdulRazaq’s result
West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Thursday officially confirmed that Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq sat for its secondary school leaving examination in 1976 at the Government College Kaduna. The council also confirmed he sat for the exams using Razaq A.R. as contained in the credentials the governor repeatedly submitted to the Independent National Electoral…
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We’ll no longer reissue misplaced, stolen certificates – WAEC warns
Owners of West African Examinations Council (WAEC) certificates have been advised to guard them well. The body said on Sunday it will not re-issue on account of misplacement, fire, flood or theft. The council’s Head of National Office, Mr. Olu Adenipekun, said the advice became necessary as lots of people have been approaching the council…
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PDP replies Keyamo over ‘no need for WAEC certificate’ to rule Nigeria statement
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has called out President Muhammadu Buhari to tender his West African School Certificate(WASC) to the presidential election petitions tribunal. This is coming after, Festus Keyamo who served as the official spokesman for the re-election bid of the President said Buhari doesn’t need a WAEC certificate to be eligible to contest…
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Certificate forgery: Court nullifies nomination of Adeleke for Osun guber poll
An Abuja High Court on Tuesday nullified the nomination of Senator Ademola Adeleke as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the September 2018 Governorship election in Osun State. Two Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Wahab Raheem and Adam Habeeb, had in 2018 barely few days to the governorship election in Osun…