WAEC Says Over 1.57M Candidates Writing Ongoing Exams in 19,000 Centers Across Nigeria

The West African Examinations Council says over 1.57 million candidates are sitting for the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) across Nigeria.

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono, who made this known in Abuja while monitoring the conduct of the exams at Federal Government Girls’ College, Bwari, and Government Girls Secondary School, Dutse, said the examination is holding in 19,000 centers across the nation.

Echono expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the exams and said aside from the disruptions witnessed by candidates in the South-east, where some candidates were stopped from writing their exams due to the sit at home order in the region, the conduct of the 2021 WASSCE was peaceful and stress free.

He confirmed that the examination centers mostly complied with standards and ethics of examinations.

According to the Permanent Secretary, the number of cases of examination malpractices witnessed during internal examinations in public schools was low compared to private schools.

Echono further disclosed that the federal government was addressing incidences and cases of examination malpractices recorded during tertiary admission exams and would arrest any person found culpable.