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Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Reps Suspend WAEC’s 2026 Computer-Based Exams Plan Till 2030

November 14, 2025

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Reps Suspend WAEC’s 2026 Computer-Based Exams Plan Till 2030

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the top five Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss. Reps suspend WAEC’s 2026 computer-based exams plan till 2030 The House of Representatives has directed the Federal Ministry of Education and WAEC to suspend the planned Computer-Based Testing for the 2026 WASSCE. The decision followed... Read More

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Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Airline Operators Back Minister’s No-fly Order on KWAM 1

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the top five Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss. Airline operators back minister’s no-fly order on KWAM 1 The Airline Operators of Nigeria have supported the directive of the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, instructing the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority to... Read More

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Top 5 Stories Of The Day | FG Declares Thursday Public Holiday for Democracy Day

Top 5 Stories Of The Day| FG Declares June 6 and 9 Public Holidays for Eid-ul-Adha

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the top five Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss. FG declares June 6 and 9 public holidays for Eid-ul-Adha The Federal Government has announced Friday, June 6, and Monday, June 9, as public holidays to celebrate this year’s Eid-ul-Adha. Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi... Read More

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Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Lagos Drags the National Assembly to the Supreme Court Over the Gaming Bill

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Court Orders Arrest of Six over Alleged $1bn CBEX Fraud

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the top five Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss. Court orders arrest of six over alleged $1bn CBEX fraud The Federal High Court in Abuja has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest, detain, and prosecute six individuals linked to the... Read More

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Top 5 Stories Of The Day | FG Reaffirms English and Maths as Compulsory O-Level Subjects

January 6, 2025

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | WAEC Introduces Resit Exams for its Candidates

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss. WAEC introduces resit exams for its candidates The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the launch of its new initiative, which will enable students and exam candidates to resit their exams rather than wait... Read More

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Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Doctors Demand a Reversion of Petrol Price Hike

September 6, 2024

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Doctors Demand a Reversion of Petrol Price Hike

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss. Doctors demand a reversion of the petrol price hike The Lagos chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called on President Bola Tinubu to prioritize the well-being of Nigerians by promptly reversing the recent... Read More

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Top 5 Stories Of The Day | FG Reaffirms English and Maths as Compulsory O-Level Subjects

August 27, 2024

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | FG Approves Age 18 as Age Limit for WAEC and NECO

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss. FG approves age 18 as age limit for WAEC and NECO The federal government has once again introduced a paradigm shift in the educational sector by approving 18 as the legal age limit for students... Read More

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WAEC scratch card confirms Sanwo-Olu submitted fake GCE result to INEC – PDP, Jandor

The Lagos governorship election petitions tribunal has received a petition from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), seeking to disqualify Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and nullify his governorship victory over alleged fake GCE result. According to the petition, Mr Sanwo-Olu submitted a fake exam result to the Independent National Electoral Commission... Read More

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Kizz Daniel arrested, freed from police custody in Tanzania; UK museum to return 72 looted Benin artifacts | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Kizz Daniel arrested, freed from police custody in Tanzania Health workers absent as measles outbreak kills 50 in Rivers Nigerian Novelist, and director, Biyi Bandele is dead UK museum to return 72 looted Benin artifacts Exam Malpractice: WAEC withholds 365,564 results Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian... Read More

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February 8, 2022

WAEC is good, but should never have been the minimum requirement

“School is not scam” should already be part of our national pledge. “I pledge to Nigeria my country to be faithful, loyal….and to go to school to have the academic ability to be an indispensable part of society. So help me God.” Something like that. To counter people who say Nigeria’s school system is outdated,... Read More

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November 7, 2020

A WAEC and NIPOST collaboration sounds good but have questions on efficiency been answered?

A six-man ad-hoc committee has been set up to seal a new deal between the Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST), and the West African Examination Council (WAEC). The synergy is expected to see the NIPOST deliver WASSCE results to students in the comfort of their homes and will also accommodate the delivery of WAEC Certificates across... Read More

Southwest States consider reopening schools for 2019/2020 WAEC exams | 5 Things that Should Matter Today

Southwest States consider reopening schools for 2019/2020 WAEC examinations Six states of the Southwest including, Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Osun and Ekiti may have started preparations to reopen schools next month to enable eligible students sit for the West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The resolution which is in contradiction with the earlier... Read More

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WAEC can’t determine when we should open schools – FG | The #YNaijaCover

The federal government has said West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) can’t determine the date for opening schools in Nigeria, and has withdrawn Unit Schools from the exam scheduled for August 5. This year’s examination, administered by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), was postponed indefinitely in April after it was earlier scheduled to commence in... Read More

All we gathered from reactions to WAEC’s announcement on new examination dates

Nigerian students may have gotten a jolt back to reality following the announcement that the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) would now hold from August 4 till September 5, 2020. BREAKING: The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) tests for graduating students will now hold from August 4 till September 5, according to the... Read More

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Sack of NECO Registrar provokes argument on ‘usefulness’ of examination body

It’s unfortunate how corruption always manages to find its way into every sector in Nigeria. Practically every tier of government in Nigeria (federal to local) is enmeshed in some degree of corruption, public institutions and even those you would think would uphold certain moral standard; the religious and educational institutions, as well as the most... Read More

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The Late 5: WAEC official disowns Buhari’s Cambridge credentials; Shiite group suspends protests, drags FG to court over proscription | Other stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Your policies can break up Nigeria, Afenifere tells Osinbajo The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has asked the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to make policies that would not instigate the country’s break-up following a statement by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, that break-up is not the solution to... Read More

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The YNaija Cover – the 15th of April

Follow the links to read the stories on YNaija: Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde is all of us for dragging Buhari, Osinbajo, over the worsening state of the country The Late 5: CCT delivers judgment in Onnoghen’s trial Thursday; No plans to remove subsidy – FG | Other stories How Nigerians on Twitter reacted to... Read More

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December 10, 2018

Inspiring story of the UNIBEN graduate who wrote WAEC 17 times (READ)

A typical instance of… “never give up” yeah? Read on. Kogi-born University of Benin (UNIBEN) Mass Communication graduate, Emmanuel Oluwasayomi Ahmadu – known as Mr Voiceover – recently won an international award as Student Brand Of The Year West Africa on West African Citizens Awards 2018 and while narrating his story in an interview, he said... Read More

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November 4, 2018

WAEC faults Presidency on reason for issuing Attestation of Result to President Buhari

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), on Saturday, disagreed with the Presidency that the body issued Attestation of Results to President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, based on a sense of duty. Debunking the statement, WAEC’s spokesman, Damianus Ojijeogu, in an interview with Punch on Saturday, said the document was issued because the President applied for... Read More

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November 3, 2018

Ganduje dismisses the 4 clips showing him ‘rousingly’ collecting dollars; President Buhari receives an attestation to his ‘lost’ WAEC certificate | Other top stories of the week

These are the stories that drove conversation this week. After killing one of the two aid workers with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Hauwa Amina Liman, members of a factional Boko Haram sect, ISWAP, who kidnapped Leah Sharibu, demanded N100 billion ransom for her release. A diplomatic source who spoke with them, claiming to... Read More

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November 2, 2018

“I spent close to 9 years in boarding school with Gen. Yar’Adua” | President Buhari ecstatic over WAEC result

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his joy over the attestation certificate and confirmation of school certificate result given to him by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) on November 2, 2018, at the State House. In a statement on Twitter, President Buhari said he is happy as the result testifies to the status of WAEC as... Read More

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November 2, 2018

The YNaija Cover – the 2nd of November

Follow the links to read the stories and analyses on YNaija: BREAKING: WAEC presents confirmation of school certificate result to Buhari Did the Nigerian Army just use a Trump propaganda video to justify Shi’ite killings?

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November 22, 2017

34,664 obtain minimum credits as WAEC releases 2017 results

The West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) on Tuesday released the results of the 2017 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates. Olu Adenipekun, the council’s head of national office (HNO), announced the release of the results of the November/December diet of the examination at a news conference in Katsina. Giving a breakdown... Read More

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September 11, 2017

WAEC set to re-introduce e-marking for its tests

The West African Examinations Council International Office in Lagos said it will soon re-introduce electronic marking for its tests. Head of the Office, Adelowo Maliki, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Lagos. “We started this electronic marking in 2014 through to 2015, only for us to suspend it in 2016,... Read More

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WAEC withdraws certificates issued 28 years ago

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has retracted 151 certificates that had been issued to both private and public examination candidates. The exam body made this announcement during the 62nd meeting of its National Examinations Committee (NEC) held in Lagos on Tuesday. The affected candidates, TheCable reports, were said to have engaged in examination malpractice. The... Read More

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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top 5 stories you should monitor today. HOW ALUKO, OMOKORE DONATED N800M VEHICLES TO PDP – FG Businessmen, Kola Aluko and Jide Omokore, have urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to stay further proceedings. They said this in a suit filed against them by the Federal Government to recover an alleged... Read More

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WAEC withholds results of 214,952 candidates for cheating

The Head of National Office of the West African Examination Council (WAEC), Olu Adenipekun, has announced that 214,952 candidates cheated in the May-June West African Senior School Certificate Examination and their results have been withheld. Adenipekun said this in Lagos as he also announced a seven percent improvement in the number of candidates that passed... Read More

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