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Patrick Areghan

September 23, 2023

WAEC to modernise examination with CBT mode

The examination body said the plans was to start with the objective questions mode and later add that of theory and practicals.

August 7, 2023

WAEC withholds results of over 260,000 candidates

He said that the results were withheld in connection with various reported cases of examination malpractice.

July 15, 2023

WAEC calls for support, trust from stakeholders following Mmesoma’s UTME scandal

Mr Areghan said there was the need for Nigerians to believe in the abilities of the examination bodies in the country.

WAEC and Mmesoma
June 2, 2023

Supervisors are our problem; they make billions from exam malpractice: WAEC

“These supervisors are teachers given to us by state ministries of education, and when they come, they make it a business.”

LAGOS STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL
June 2, 2023

Fifty-six rogue websites leaking WASSCE question papers identified, to be prosecuted: WAEC

WAEC says it identified 56 rogue website operators that leaked its West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (WASSCE).

October 26, 2022

Only two floors damaged in fire outbreak; documents intact: WAEC

WAEC’s head of office reassured that certificates and other documents in its custody were not affected by the fire.

April 16, 2022

WASSCE, UTME dates not clashing: Official

Stakeholders and parents worry that a clash might endanger the performance of candidates in both examinations.

Patrick Areghan
November 22, 2021

WAEC increases exam fees to N18,000, releases 2021 WASSCE results

WAEC has instructed “all school principals to collect N18,000 per candidate for registration.”

August 10, 2021

WAEC says no NIN, no registration for 2022 WASSCE

The development is said to be in line with the federal government’s policy as directed by the federal ministry of education.

Patrick Areghan
April 6, 2021

May/June 2021 exams unlikely to hold: WAEC

WAEC said the effect of the coronavirus pandemic is still very much felt in the education sector.

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