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  • Atiku makes clarifications on change of name on WASSCE result

    Atiku makes clarifications on change of name on WASSCE result

    Alhaji Atiku Abubakar,  the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP)  has explained the discrepancies in his Senior School Certificate Examination, (SSCE) certificate.

    Atiku’s aide, Dele Momodu offered the clarification on behalf of his principal on Tuesday via a post on his social media platform, X.

    According to Momodu, the clarification became necessary following allegations of forgery against his principal by members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

    Some members of the APC had questioned the name ”Sadiq Abubakar” in Atiku’s WAEC certificate as against his other credentials.

    However, Momodu said he forwarded the accusations to the former Vice President, who also provided an answer for the discrepancy.

    Momodu wrote, ”The APC busybodies have been bombarding me with allegations of forgery against my Principal, ALHAJI ATIKU ABUBAKAR (GCON), which I immediately forwarded to him and here is his copious response: ‘Yes I used Sadiq Abubakar to sit for my WAEC and after passing my exams I went to swear an affidavit to say I am the same person as ATIKU Abubakar. I went to ABU as Atiku Abuakar and passed my Exams as Atiku Abubakar. Interviewed as Atiku Abubakar by the Federal Civil Service Commission and hired into the Customs Service as Atiku Abubakar. So where is forgery there?’ – ATIKU ABUBAKAR

    ”CAN THE APC social media bullies forward the deluge of questions in circulation to their boss and get instant and direct response…
    I SALUTE ALHAJI ATIKU ABUBAKAR…”

  • BREAKING: WAEC releases 2023 SSCE results

    BREAKING: WAEC releases 2023 SSCE results

    The West African Examination Council has announced the release of the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates.

    WAEC released the result on Monday, August 7, 2023.

    Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, Head of Nigeria Office, Mr Patrick Areghan said, “Gentlemen of the media, with joy in my heart and gratitude to God Almighty, I, on behalf of the Registrar to Council, the Management and Staff of the West African Examinations Council, Nigeria, welcome you to this press briefing to announce the release of the results of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates, 2023 in Nigeria.”

    “Out of a total of 1,613,733 candidates that sat for the examination, the results of 262,803 candidates are being withheld “due to reports of cases of examination malpractice.”

    “The WASSCE for School Candidates, 2023 spanned seven (07) weeks, from May 8 to June 23, 2023.”

  • Why WAEC suspended manual confirmation of results

    Why WAEC suspended manual confirmation of results

    The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nigeria has given a reason why the council would no longer provide manual confirmation or stamping of certificates of candidates who sat the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) from 1999 till date.

    This followed the launch of the WAEC Digital Certificate Platform for a seamless and timely mode of availing stakeholders of their candidates’ certificates.

    In a statement on Sunday by the council’s Ag. Head, Public Affairs, Moyosola Adesina, the examination body urged stakeholders and the general public to utilise the digital certificate platform to ease the bottlenecks associated with the manual access and confirmation system.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) learned that efforts were underway to expand the platform to accommodate candidates from 1980 and updates will be provided to the public as they become available.

    “The WAEC Digital Certificate Platform allows candidates to access, download, and share their original WAEC certificates. Institutions and organisations can also promptly and securely confirm the certificates of candidates.

    “Note that certificates accessed and shared through the platform are authentic and sourced directly from the WAEC database.

    “We kindly request that institutions, organisations, agencies, embassies, high commissions, etc, provide email addresses for the digital sharing, receiving, and verification of certificates,” it added.

  • Ekiti PDP, berates Gov. Fayemi over alleged WASSCE debt

    Ekiti PDP, berates Gov. Fayemi over alleged WASSCE debt

    Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has berated Governor Kayode Fayemi over the delay in the release of West African School Certificate Examination results in public schools in the state allegedly over the state government’s failure to pay their examination fees.

    The PDP state Publicity Secretary, Raphael Adeyanju, who wondered why a government that volunteered to sponsor students for WAEC could not accord the fees’ payment a priority, said the governor’s failure to pay up the money, a week after the results were released by the examination body, had thrown parents and students into tension and trauma.

    Adeyanju, who spoke in a statement in Ado Ekiti titled, “Ekiti PDP chides Fayemi over non-payment of students’ WAEC fees”, stated that WAEC had, while announcing the results, said 10 debtor states, including Ekiti, should not expect the release of the results of the candidates they sponsored for the examination unless they demonstrate serious commitments.

    The PDP spokesperson said, “From the foregoing, it could be reasonably concluded that the Fayemi administration is paying lip service to the development of education. A state once noted for scholarship leading to its being christened ‘Fountain of knowledge’, has been turned to fountain of ignorance by the government of the All Progressives Congress.

    “It is surprising that while states like Borno, which is among the indebted states, promptly paid up its debts to get the results of her students released, the Ekiti government appears to be indifferent to the plight of its students.”

    However, the APC state Publicity Secretary, Segun Dipe, who described the allegation as unfounded and the delay being more of administrative reason rather than indebtedness, said, “A right thinking person or party should be able investigate deeply to know the reason for the delay.”

    Dipe added, “If any governor will be indebted to WAEC, it is not likely to be Fayemi.  You can all attest to the fact that he has been devoted to the development of the education sector. So, the PDP should not politicise the issue of education, it is all about our future.”

  • UPDATE: WAEC withholds 365,564 WASSCE results over malpractice

    UPDATE: WAEC withholds 365,564 WASSCE results over malpractice

    The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says the results of a total of 365,564 candidates who sat for its 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates have been withheld.

    A total of the 1,607,981 candidates registered for the examination from 20,222  recognised secondary schools across the country, but only 1,601, 047 sat for the test.

    Mr Patrick Areghan, the council’s Head of National Office (HNO), announced details of  the examination results on Monday, in Lagos.

    He said the withheld results related to  various reported cases of examination malpractice.

    According to him, the number of seized results represents 22.83 per cent, making it 11.74 per cent higher than the 10.9 per cent recorded in the same examination diet in 2021.

    Areghan said that the students’ lack of zeal to learn was largely responsible for the development.

    “I will say preparation for examination among our students is taking a serious nose dive, due to over-reliance on the so-called ‘Expo’, which is actually non-existent.

    “Candidates simply got frustrated when they entered the examination hall and discovered that all they had celebrated, was actually fake.

    “This has pitiably led to some of them failing the examination, which if they had relied on themselves and studied hard, would have passed like many others,” he stated.

    The HNO said that the council would continue to sanction all cases of examination malpractice.

    He said that schools, supervisors, teachers and candidates perpetrating the evil act were not helping the education system.

    Areghan said that all hands must be on deck to check the ugly trend.

    He said that the increasing use of cell phones in the examination hall, in spite of the existing ban, and organised cheating in some schools were other nagging issues.

    The WAEC boss said that the examination was also administered to candidates from some schools in Benin Republic, Côte d’Ivoire and Equatorial Guinea, where the Nigerian curriculum for senior secondary school was being used.

    Giving a further breakdown of statistics of the results, Areghan said that, of the total 1,601, 047 candidates who sat for the examination, 1,713 of them had varying degrees of special needs.

    “Of the number of candidates with special needs,128 of them were visually challenged, 583 others had impaired hearing and 387 were spastic cum mentally challenged.

    “We also had 12 others who are physically challenged. All these candidates were adequately provided for,  in the administration of the examination.

    “Results of these category of candidates have been processed and are also now being released along with those of other candidates,” he said.

    Speaking further on the result, Areghan said that of the total number that sat for the examination, a total of 1,437,629 candidates representing 89.79 per cent had their results fully processed and released.

    According to him, a total of 163,418 others,  representing 10.21 per cent had a few of their subjects still being processed, due to some issues that are still being resolved.

    He, however, noted that efforts were  being made to speedily complete the processing, to enable all the affected candidates to get their results fully processed and released within the next one week.

    Areghan said that further statistics of candidates’ performance at the examination showed that 1,409, 529 , representing 88.04 per cent obtained credit and above in a minimum of any five subjects, that is, with or without English Language and/or Mathematics.

    According to him, 1,222,505 others, representing 76. 36 per cent who sat  for the examination, obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.

    He noted that there was a 5.34 per cent decrease in performance, when compared to the 81.70 per cent obtained by candidates in the same category in 2021, in the same examination diet.

    Speaking further, the HNO said that the council’s Digital Security Printing press was set for commissioning.

    According to him, the digital security printing press, which is the first of its kind by the council in Nigeria, is in response to its  growing operational needs.

    “With this digital security printing press, the Nigeria national office will be able to improve its operational efficiency.

    “Also, the much-awaited digital certificate software, which was earlier announced as one of the innovations the council is exploring in its bid to make service delivery more accessible to candidates, is here at last.

    “The project has been completed and it is now set for launch to enable end users enjoy the enormous benefits of the service,” he said.

    Areghan expressed gratitude to the Federal Government, the Ministry of Education, security agencies and other stakeholders, for giving maximum support to the council.

    He said they gave this before, during and after the conduct of the examination, especially in the face of the insecurity in parts of the country.

    The HNO appealed to states that were owing the council registration fees of their candidates to pay up.

    This, he said, would enable such candidates to be able to access their results. The conduct of the WASSCE for school candidates ended on June 3. The examination council released the results exactly 45 days after the last paper.

  • BREAKING: 2022 WASSCE results released

    BREAKING: 2022 WASSCE results released

    The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) results.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the results are for school candidates who sat for the 2022 WASSCE from May 16 to June 23, 2022.

    WAEC’s Head of National Office, Patrick Areghan made this known while speaking at a briefing on Monday.

    Areghan noted that the results of the examination which held for six weeks were released 45 days after the last paper.

  • WAEC clarifies 2022 WASSCE clash with UTME

    WAEC clarifies 2022 WASSCE clash with UTME

    The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says there is no clash in its examination dates with this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

    The council’s Head of National Office (HNO) Mr Patrick Areghan made the clarification on Saturday in Lagos.

    Areghan was speaking against the backdrop of concerns raised by some stakeholders, including parents, that a clash might endanger the performance of some candidates in both examinations.

    Reports have it that the Federal Ministry of Education had in a circular dated April 5, titled: Update on 2022 Examinations Timetable for all Examination Bodies, addressed to all the test bodies in the country, showed a clash in date.

    The clash in date was for both West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), organised by WAEC, and UTME organised by JAMB.

    The circular was said to have been signed by Mr David Gende, a Director, overseeing the Office of the Permanent Secretary of the ministry.

    Areghan said: “Yes, I have seen it too, but that date is not correct.

    “I want to assure the concerned stakeholders and indeed the general public that there is nothing to worry about as there is no clash in dates for our examination with the UTME, as seen in that circular.

    “The UTME starts on Friday, May 6 and ends on May 14.

    “Our examination for school candidates which is the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) starts on May 16 and not May 6, as is seen on the said circular,” he stated.

    A copy of the authentic WASSCE timetable made available to this correspondent, confirmed the date for the commencement of the examination.

    “From our authentic timetable for candidates for the 2022 examination too, it shows that the papers slated for May 9, are what we call ‘Moving Exams’.

    “It is just for the candidates to choose what they want to do for the practicals. Should any candidate fall in this category, he or she will be easily taken care of, by way of rescheduling another date for them.

    “Therefore, aside this, I want to clarify that there is no clash with the JAMB-organised examination whatsoever.

    “The UTME ends on May 14, while our WASSCE starts two days after, being May 16 and not May 6,” the WAEC boss noted.

  • Reps call for investigation into WASSCE papers leakages, exams cancellation

    Reps call for investigation into WASSCE papers leakages, exams cancellation

    The House of Representatives has called for investigation into recurring leakages of West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) question papers, resulting in cancellations by West African Examinations Council (WAEC).

    This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Benjamin Kalu (APC-Abia) at Wednesday’s plenary in Abuja.

    Presenting the motion, Kalu said that WAEC was the body responsible for the administration, monitoring, supervision, and evaluation of WASSCE in Nigeria.

    “On Sept. 15, 2021, in a notice issued by the Public Affairs Department, WAEC cancelled Physics 2 and 1 and Business Management 2 and 1 Examinations, which were originally scheduled for Sept. 15, 2021.
    “The examination body cited leakages of some examination papers on social media as a reason for the cancellation,” he said.

    Kalu that WAEC had on many occasions cancelled the examination for similar reasons, saying that such cancellations were indicative of ineptitude on the part of the examination body.

    “Mr Areghan Patrick, Head of WAEC National Office in Nigeria, had claimed that the organisation was operating at a yearly deficit of N7 billion, ” he said.

    Kalu said there was need to address the problem, by improving the security of the examination.

    The House thereafter, urged WAEC to establish more rigorous standards for the administration, monitoring, supervision and evaluation of its examinations in Nigeria.

  • WAEC forced to reverse no NIN, no exam policy for 2022 WASSE

    WAEC forced to reverse no NIN, no exam policy for 2022 WASSE

    The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has been forced to drop it’s no National Identification Number (NIN), no examination policy.

    WAEC has said prospective school candidates without NIN will be allowed to write this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

    The council’s Head of National Office (HNO), Mr Patrick Areghan made this known at a news conference to announce the release of results of the WASSCE 2021 for Private Candidates Second Series on Monday in Lagos.

    Areghan was speaking against the backdrop of apprehension by some parents, following the recent collapse of the NIMC portal.

    He noted that it was commonplace to occasionally experience such challenges with the introduction of new policies, noting that everything would fall in place with time.

    “When the NIMC portal had the challenge, many persons became apprehensive, especially as it fell within the period when candidates were supposed to be registering for the 2022 WASSCE for schools.

    “I remember very clearly that before now, we had announced that candidates will not be able to write the WASSCE without the NIN, that is, no NIN, no exam.

    “We want to state here that following the recent challenge posed by the NIMC portal, candidates are free to write the examination without presenting their NIN.

    “Those with the NIN card can come along with it to school but nobody is going to be disadvantaged.

    “Every Nigerian child will write the examination. Non possession of the NIN will not debar any child from writing the examination. It should not be a hindrance because we have instructed principals of schools to compile and forward list of prospective candidates without the NIN to council.

    “Whenever they provide the NIN, we impute them accordingly in their data,” Areghan stated.

    Announcing the result of the WASSCE for Private Candidates 2021 Second Series, the HNO said that a total of 52, 973 candidates registered, with 51,444 of them writing the examination.

    He noted that of the total number that sat for the examination, 49,584 representing 96. 38 per cent of them had their results fully processed and released, while 1,860 others, representing 3.62 per cent had a few of their subjects still being processed.

    According to him, this is due to some errors traceable to the candidates, noting, however, that efforts are being made to speedily complete the processing to enable all the affected candidates get their results fully processed and released subsequently.

    Giving a further breakdown of statistics of the results, Areghan said 32,647 candidates obtained credits and above in a minimum of any five subjects, with or without English Language and /or Mathematics.

    He said that 25,008 other candidates obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.

    The HNO noted that of the 25,008, 12,272 candidates, that is, 49.07 per cent were males, while 12,736 others representing 50.93 per cent were females.

    “With this, the percentage of candidates in this category for the WASSCE for Private Candidates 2019 and 2020, that is, those who obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics were 35.99 per cent and 39.82 per cent respectively.

    “Thus, there is an encouraging 8.79 per cent improvement in performance in this regard,” he stated.

    Speaking further, the council’s boss noted that a total of 3,968 results of candidates who wrote the examination had been withheld, in connection with various reported cases of examination malpractice.

    He noted that the cases were being investigated and that reports of the investigations would be presented to the appropriate committee on council for determination in due course.

    Areghan stated that the committee’s final decisions would thereafter be communicated to the affected candidates.

    The HNO added that a total of 131 candidates with varying degrees of special needs were registered for the examination, noting that of the figure, 10 of them were visually challenged, nine had impaired hearing, while eight others had low vision.

    He added that four of these candidates were spastic cum mentally challenged and three others physically challenged.

    According to him, all these candidates with special needs were adequately provided for in the administration of the examination, adding that their results had also been processed and are being released along with those of other candidates.

    He then urged candidates to feel free to check the details of their performance on the council’s results website on www.waecdirct.org.

    According to him, the result checker pin and serial number needed by candidates to check their results online were contained on the candidate’s identity photo card used during the examination.

    He further stated that collection of certificates for the WASSCE for Private Candidates was now based on requests made online, via the Electronic Certificate Management System (e-CERTMAN) platform.

    On the level of compliance for registration of candidates for the 2022 WASSCE for school candidates, Areghan lamented that the response by schools in this regard was abysmally low.

    He noted that not less than 1.6 million candidates were expected to register for the examination but that regrettably, as Friday, 11th, only about 300,000 details of candidates had been uploaded.

    “This is not encouraging. All things being equal, this examination may hold in it’s traditional May/June, depending on the decision from the regional headquarters.

    “This non compliance to registration deadline is one of the challenges facing the council in conducting our examination. We have even extended our registration deadline from Feb. 12 to Feb. 25, just to accommodate everyone. Yet, some schools are non-challant about it.

    “We are appealing to these schools to do the needful in order to give us ample time to prepare adequately for the pre and post examination materials,” Areghan stated.

  • BREAKING: WAEC releases 2021 WASSCE results

    BREAKING: WAEC releases 2021 WASSCE results

    The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has released the result of the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)

    Mr Patrick Areghan, Head of the Nigeria National Office of the Council who disclosed this on Monday, said a total of 80.56 per cent have been fully processed, and 19.44 per cent still being processed due to some issues being resolved.

    Areghan said One Million, Five Hundred and Seventy-Three Thousand, Eight Hundred and Forty-Nine (1,573,849) candidates registered for the examination and 1,560,261 candidates sat the examination.

    “The examination, which was an international one, took place simultaneously throughout the five-member countries of the Council – The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone, using the same International Timetable.

    “The examination spanned seven weeks, between August 16 and October 8, 2021. Throughout the period, we were faced with serious security challenges in the South East (IPOB and ESN sit-at-home order) and banditry, kidnapping, insurgency, etc, in the north and other parts of the country. All these, coupled with the continuous effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic, made the whole exercise a Herculean one.”