The Federal Government has approved an increase in the registration fees for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (SSCE), raising the cost to ₦50,000 per candidate from 2027. The approval, conveyed through the Federal Ministry of Education, will see the NECO SSCE registration fee…
By Our Reporter The Ondo State Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology has cracked down on a group of secondary school students from Oyemekun Grammar School, Aquinas Secondary School, and CAC Grammar School following a viral “sign-out” video that sparked widespread public outrage across social media. The video, which circulated heavily on platforms like TikTok…
By Nsan Neji ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The Federal Government has reassured students, parents and schools that there are no restrictions or exclusions on subject choices for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), following widespread concerns triggered by misinterpretations of the revised Senior Secondary School Curriculum. In a statement issued on Saturday by the…
By Nsan Neji ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has refuted claims that it directed senior secondary students to take specific subjects in the forthcoming 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. In a statement issued by the Acting Head of Public Affairs, Moyosola Adeshina, the Council described…
By Ebube Bruno ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – “Weep not, child. You have studied, burned the midnight candle, and think it will pay off? Wait till you meet your real exam — not the questions on paper, but the glitch on a screen, the fingerprint scanner that won’t read, the question paper that arrives at midnight. Bring…
By Nsan Neji LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nigeria, has released a revised version of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results for school candidates, following the discovery of grading discrepancies that significantly altered candidates’ performance statistics. Addressing journalists at the council’s national office in Yaba, Lagos, on…
