2021 WASSCE: WAEC Announces Date For Conduct Of Exams

The head of the Nigeria national office, West African Examination Council, WAEC, Patrick Areghan has announced the timetable for the conduct of this West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE for school candidates.

According to the body, the examination will run from Monday, August 16 to Friday October 8 across the sub-regions, with Nigeria concluding her examination on September 30.

Areghan also announced the launch of WAEC request management system/ chatbot at a press briefing held at WAEC national office, Yaba, Lagos.

The WAEC boss gave reasons for this year’s examination being conducted in the month of August instead May/June.

He explained that the need to present an international timetable coupled with the disruption caused by the pandemic; the need to align with Nigeria’s emergency academic calendar; and the request by the federal government was factors responsible for the shift in date.

Areghan said that the body was liaising with security agencies to ensure smooth conduct of the examination while reiterating the examination body’s zero-tolerance stance against all forms of malpractices.