WAEC to Ban Candidate Caught Cheating From Attempting Future Exams:The Nigerian Examinations Committee (NEC) of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has mandated the examination body to ban for a number of years, any candidate caught cheating in its annual examinations.This is one of the positions taken at the end …
Mixed Reactions Greet N200,000 fine for WAEC cheats:Mixed reactions have greeted the proposed N200,000 penalty for any examination cheat in the West African Examination Council.A bill seeking to provide stiffer penalties against examination malpractice passed second reading at the House of Representatives last Thursday.It sought to amend the existing West …
Anambra State Emerges Overall Best in 2013 WASSCE:Anambra State has emerged the overall best in the 2013 West African Senior School Certificate Examination.The official WAEC result, made available to The PUNCH, on Thursday, show that Ghana came first among West African countries while Anambra State came first among states in …
A bill seeking to provide stiffer penalties against examination malpractice passed second reading at the House of Representatives on Thursday.It sought to amend the existing West African Examination Council Act, 2004, to provide penalties of up to N200,000 against offenders.Leading the debate on the bill, the House Majority Leader, Mulikat …
WAEC Says it’s Bound to Implement FG’s Curriculum:The West African Examinations Council says it is bound to implement the Federal Government’s curriculum for secondary school and adopt such for its examinations.The WAEC Deputy Director, Public Affairs in Lagos, Mr. Ari Yusuf, stated this in an interview with our correspondent on …
The 2014 WAEC May/June specimens for Chemistry practical is out, so science students can start their practice and research on it now. The specimen was sent in by a reader of this blog, so you can verify it from your school Chemistry teacher.Specimens for Chemistry – WAEC usual apparatus are …
MSG Team present 2014/2015 WAEC May/June candidates the specimens for Physics practical. You can verify this from your school physics teacher, as they would have been provided the specimens by WAEC.Specimens for Physics – WAECA. GENERAL APPARATUS – Mathematical tables -Graph paper -Geometrical instruments B. SPECIFIC APPARATUS Question 1 -Metre …
The West African Examinations Council’s decision to adopt 39 new subjects in its examinations this year is attracting divergent views, OLALEYE ALUKO reportsJolayemi Jubril is a Senior Secondary 2 pupil in one of the public schools in Lagos. Apart from being academically brilliant, he loves photography. He, therefore, looks forward …
WAEC Organises Trainings for Teachers Nationwide to Tackle Failures:Bothered by the yearly failures of our secondary school students in their Senior School Certificate Examinations, SSCE, the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has swung into action to tackle the downward trends by organising national trainings for secondary school teachers, beginning with …
Students Lament, Saying WAEC’s 39 New Subjects Lack Teachers:Secondary school students complain about the 39 new subjects introduced by WAEC, saying most of the subjects still lack teachers.Speaking with newsmen, the students said not having qualified teachers to handle the subjects would defeat the aim of introducing these subjects.According to …