WAEC Approves New Examination For Private Candidates As From 2018

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said it had affirmed the initiation of an extra eating routine in its examination for the private hopefuls consistently.

Reporting the endorsement at a news meeting in Lagos on Thursday, the chamber's Registrar, Iyi Uwadiae, said the move was regarding the developing worries among partners over what they saw as separation or refusal of equivalent chance to private hopefuls.

"WAEC conducts its West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) twice consistently, in May/June for school competitors and in November/December for private applicants.

"The gathering likewise directs different national examinations in the part nations with the exception of Nigeria.

"Presently, the school hopefuls who wish to retake the examination for the most part have the chance of doing as such with the private applicants' examination.

"With this improvement, there has been a rush of disturbance, reactions and advance over the sub-area for the gathering to enhance the desolation of long holding up understanding by private applicants who covet another endeavor at WASSCE,'' he said.

Mr. Uwadiae included that the circumstance was regularly refered to as being in charge of the level of franticness here and there showed by the culprits of negligence at the private hopefuls' examination focuses.

"The board, after carefully considering all implications of the matter, has at long last given endorsement for the national workplaces to start the direct of one extra eating routine every time of WASSCE for private hopefuls.''

NAN cited him as saying that the modalities for the take-off of the examination were at that point being worked out and the examination could start in February/March of 2018.

"I should rush to bring up that however the gathering has given the gesture, the lead of the extra eating routine may not take off in all the part nations quickly or in the meantime.

"In any case, let me additionally guarantee partners in Nigeria that the Nigeria national office has demonstrated its ability and preparation to pioneer the trail by making the examination accessible to Nigerians in 2018.

"Points of interest of the planned dates, accessible subjects, area of focuses and their data would be given by the Head of Nigeria national office at the fitting time,'' Uwadiae said.