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If you are part of those that achieved poor  WASSCE / WAEC results . If you are part of those that failed the WASSCE / WAEC examination. You are at the right place. I will show you the steps you should take to fix things. Follow them carefully, and things would be better off for you. Note:  I have already written a definitive guide with over 3000 words on  how to pass the WASSCE / WAEC examination . I recommend you read that after reading this. First off: Do not take things too hard on yourself You should manage the fact that you achieved a poor WASSCE / WAEC result, and not let it manage you. That you had a poor WASSCE / WAEC result does not mean you should never watch movies anymore. That you had a poor WASSCE / WAEC result does not mean you should not eat anymore. That you had a poor WASSCE / WAEC result does not mean you cannot make it to the university. That you failed the WASSCE does not mean you cannot be what you want to be in life. Success is mo...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Thursday said it had approved the commencement of an additional diet in its examination for the private candidates every year. The council’s Registrar, Dr Iyi Uwadiae announced the approval at a news conference in Lagos. Uwadiae said the move was in connection with the growing concerns among stakeholders over what they perceived as discrimination or denial of equal opportunity to private candidates. “WAEC conducts its West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) twice every year, in May/June for school candidates and in November/December for private candidates. “The council also conducts various national examinations in the member countries except Nigeria. “Now, the school candidates who wish to retake the examination usually have the opportunity of doing so with the private candidates’ examination. “With this development, there has been a wave of agitation, criticisms and appeal across the sub-region for the council...

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, says it will soon begin the conduct of its examination for private candidates, popularly called GCE, twice in a year with effect from 2017. The council Registrar, Iyi Uwadiae, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on the sidelines of the council’s “Registrar’s Staff Appraisal Committee’’ meeting on Wednesday in Accra, Ghana. Mr. Uwadiae said, “The West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates known as the November/December diet for private candidates will now be conducted in January/February and August/September.’’ According to him, the measure is to ensure that many private candidates, who desire the certificate for various purposes, will have the opportunity of writing the examination and acquire the certificate. “We have concluded arrangements to commence writing of our WASSCE for private candidates twice a year from 2017. “This will take place in January /February and August/September ev...

Mass failure in Nov/Dec 2010 WASSCE The recently released results of the 2017 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), has recorded mass failures. The November/December 2017 WASSCE results were officially released in Katsina State, on Tuesday, during the 55th Annual Meeting of the Nigeria National Committee (NNC). WAEC’s Nigeria National Officer, Mr. Olu Adenipekun, said of the 131,485 candidates,  only 34,664, (26.01%) obtained five credits, including English Language and General Mathematics. Expressing disappointment, Adenipekun stated that the result indicates a decline in the percentage of candidates who made five credits including English and Mathematics, in comparism with those of last two years. READ ALSO:  WAEC releases results of 2017 private candidates The WAEC boss said the results of 14,756 candidates, representing 11.07 per cent of candidates, were withheld on the grounds of alleged examination malpractice, adding that the re...

Chux Ohai The Nigerian National Office of the West African Examinations Council has introduced a new diet of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination in fulfilment of its pledge to provide an opportunity to private candidates desiring to sit the examination for the second time. Speaking at an event organised in Lagos to unveil the new diet, the Head of WAEC’s Nigeria National Office, Mr. Isaac Adenipekun, said that registration of candidates for the examination started on October 9 and it would end on December 29. He said, “With the growing concern among stakeholders over what they perceive as discrimination or denial of equal opportunity against private candidates, there has been a deluge of agitation, criticism and appeal across the West African sub-region for council to find a way of reducing the agony of long waiting experienced by the private candidates who desire another shot at WASSCE.Adenipekun said that secondary school pupils who wished to resit the exami...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has created a new diet of its examination to cater for a large number of external candidates registering for the examination. The Head, National Officer of WAEC, Mr Olu Adenipekun (third from right) with other principal officers at the unveiling of the 2018 diet of the examination for private candidates The council’s Head, National Office (HNO), Mr Olu Adenipekun, disclosed this at the unveiling of the first series of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) diet for private candidates on Wednesday in Lagos. According to him, the council has noted that a large number of external candidates are registering for the WASSCE meant for school candidates.  He said that this led to an astronomical increase in cheats being caught during the conduct of the examination.  “After thorough deliberations on the issue, the governing board of the Council approved that its national offices should begin the conduct of one a...