EDUCATION

2026 computer-based WASSCE is a masterstroke

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2025

By Oluwafemi Opeoluwa By 2026, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) will make history: for the first time, the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will be conducted entirely on computers. No more paper scripts shuffled between exam halls. No more long delays

EDUCATION

WAEC’S computer-based testing as a necessary leap into the future

Daily Dispatch August 31, 2025

By Modupe Adesina The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is reportedly considering a transition to computer-based testing (CBT) for its examinations, a development that has generated excitement, cautious optimism, and some apprehension. As one of Africa’s oldest and most trusted examining bodies, WAEC carries enormous influence not only over secondary education but

EDUCATION

WAEC and the 2025 WASSCE Results: Why Nigerians must look beyond the noise

Daily Dispatch August 24, 2025

By Adams Adamu The announcement by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) that it had temporarily suspended access to the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results due to technical glitches has naturally generated debate, anxiety, and in some quarters, opportunistic criticisms. Yet, it is precisely in moments like this that society must

EDUCATION

WAEC releases 2025 WASSCE results

Daily Dispatch August 4, 2025

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the release of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results for school candidates. In a statement released on Monday, August 4, 2025, WAEC confirmed that the results are now accessible to all candidates who participated in the examination across its member nations. Candidates are

EDUCATION

WAEC, NECO: FG reverse self to allow exceptional gifted under-18 children to write exams

Daily Dispatch September 5, 2024

The federal government has announced that exceptionally gifted children under the age of 18 may now be allowed to sit for the West African School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) and National Examinations Council (NECO) exams. This followed debates over the previously set age limits for candidates enrolling in WAEC, NECO, and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation […]

EDUCATION

WAEC, NECO Fees: This campaign of calumny can’t stand-Oyo Education Commissioner

Daily Dispatch August 25, 2022

Oyo State Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, Barrister Rahman Abiodun Abdu-Raheem has warned those he called purveyors of a campaign of calumny to desist from their evil plots against the education family, declaring that the campaign will fail. The Commissioner was reacting to an anonymous post being widely circulated on social media and which […]