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May 4, 2014

Mark Amaza: 9 questions we should be asking about Chibok (#YIssueOfTheWeek)

by Mark Amaza In the almost four years of the insurgency waged by the Boko Haram terrorist group, there has rarely been a crime committed by them as heinous as…

April 3, 2014

Delegates abandon Confab for the wedding of Jonathan’s daughter, WAEC says exam cheats will pay N200,000 fine & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo WAEC: Exam cheats to pay N200,000 fine A bill which seeks for stiffer penalties against examination malpractices passed second reading at the House of Representatives on Thursday. The…

February 3, 2014

‘WAEC wan kill pikins o!’: Top 10 reactions to the introduction of 39 new subjects (TWEETS)

by 'Jola Sotubo The West African Examination Council recently announced that it had added 39 new subjects to its already broad syllabus. Nigerians have reacted to the news with some…

January 11, 2014

This is the real whizkid: Meet the 9-year-old girl who passed her WAEC exams (PICTURED)

by Akan Ido Nine year old Anjola Victoria Batoku is not your regular girl trying to fit in with her peers; this brilliant student in fact has her sights set…

January 4, 2014

Praise the Lord! 15 people who cheated in WAEC exams return certificates because they are ‘now born again’

by Oge Okonkwo A very unusual thing which surprised everyone occurred recently when no fewer than 15 persons returned certificates issued to them by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) saying they…

December 26, 2013

Meet the 21-year-old who failed WAEC but is best graduating student with 4.91 GPA (PICTURED)

by 'Jola Sotubo Look at that. The best graduating student of Crawford University, Igbesa in Ogun has shared his victory. Oluwatimilehin 'Dipo Sotubo, 21, finished with an astounding 4.91 Cumulative…

December 19, 2013

Not good: Mass failure as WAEC releases Nov/Dec results

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, Thursday released its November/December Senior Secondary School Examination results. Only 86,612 candidates, representing 29.17% obtained credits in five subjects and above, including English Language…

November 29, 2013

Inspired: Meet girl, 17, who made the overall best result in May/June WAEC exams (PICTURED)

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Folafoluwa Oginni Folafoluwa Oginni, a Seventeen-year-old girl, has emerged the overall best pupil in the May/June 2012 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC). She led two other…

October 24, 2013

Opinion: Nigerian leadership and the Nigerian people are equally irresponsible

by Frederick Nwafor As pointed out tangentially earlier, the Nigerian leadership and the Nigerian people share morsels of garbage from the entrée of irresponsibility. In society responsibility is customarily shared…

September 4, 2013

WAEC: Students to spend 5 years in jail over exam malpractices

The federal government stated that on Wednesday that going forward, school certificate examination offenders would spend 5 five years in jail or pay the fine of N250, 000. This decision…

August 27, 2013

FRAUD: Gov’t panel alleges theft of N31 million WAEC fees in Ogun

by 'Jola Sotubo A shocking discovery has been made by a panel of enquiry set up by the Ogun State Government to investigate the alleged misappropriation of WAEC fees in the…

August 20, 2013

Here we go again: Teachers shut down WAEC office over unpaid allowances

by Oge Okonkwo The West African Examinations (WAEC) office in Makurdi, Benue state, was shut down yesterday by protesting teachers in the state including those from secondary schools over unpaid allowances…

August 8, 2013

Good grades: 70 per cent of WAEC candidates pass

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) yesterday released the full results of 1,543,683 candidates who sat for its May/June 2013 Secondary Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). The Head of National…

July 14, 2013

Adegbenga Adeyemi: Let me tell you a story about failure (30 Days, 30 Voices)

by Adegbenga Adeyemi Let me tell you a story of failure. Why failure? It is a far better teacher than success. How? When you fail, you strive to succeed but…

June 5, 2013

Opinion: How thirst for paper qualification underdeveloped Nigeria’s education sector

by Chukwuemerie Uduchukwu In a desperate mood to acquire a very good certificate or result....some candidates in collaboration with their parents or guardians involve in various kinds of malpractices and…

March 5, 2013

Opinion: The unburnt midnight candle: A crisis within

by Ifeanyi Okoli Now, of all the dangerous trends which manifest in this society, the most frightening is the dearth of the zeal to pursue academic excellence, the lack of…

January 31, 2013

Oyo to sanction schools for poor exam results

by Rachel Ogbu Students and their teachers will have to seat up in Oyo State as the government on Wednesday said that any public school with poor performance record would…

January 14, 2013

It’s your fault: WAEC blames schools for exam malpractice

Godwin Akanfe Comfort Agwu, the Deputy Registrar, West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has blamed school administrators for examination malpractice. Agwu said that examination malpractice would not succeed in schools without…

December 23, 2012

More than half fail WAEC exams as blind students take the lead

by Rachel Ogbu A massive 62.03 percent of students who wrote the November/December 2012 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination failed the test, the West African Examinations Council, WAEC announced.…

December 14, 2012

“Don’t go into relationships, boys only want sex” – Sandra Anazor, NECO best candidate

by Akan Ido Sandra Anazor can only be described as a genius, the 18-year-old girl from Umuawulu in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, emerged the best overall…

November 16, 2012

WAEC continues annual ritual, withholds 101,398 results for malpractices

by Isi Esene Over 101,398 candidates who wrote the 2012 May/June West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) have had their results withheld allegedly due to examination malpractices. This…

August 11, 2012

Better, but far from good: WAEC releases May/June 2012 SSCE results

by Stanley Azuakola The results of the May/June 2012 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has been released. It wasn’t a stellar performance, but there was some improvement. The…

July 15, 2012

“There is a need for a rethink” – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is very displeased with Nigeria’s education system

by Adeniyi Abdul Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has criticised the Nigerian educational system, decrying the "ineffective" regulatory structure and constant mass failures recorded…

April 6, 2012

YNaija Editorial: Yes, it’s time for someone to sue JAMB

Over the past few days, there has been ridicule and laughter over a news report that some candidates for the Universities Tertiary Matriculation Examination are suing the organising body, the…

March 23, 2012

Subsidise us! WAEC pleads for funds to hire markers

by Lekan Olanrewaju In what will probably provide fodder for several "subsidy" jokes to come, the West African Examinations Council has released a statement, pleading for funds. The Head of its…

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