WAEC approves new examination for private candidates

   

     West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has approved the commencement of an additional diet in its examination for private candidates every year.



   The council’s Registrar, Dr Iyi Uwadiae announced the approval at a news conference in Lagos, saying that the move was in connection with the growing concerns among stakeholders over what they perceived as denial of equal opportunity to private candidates.

   Uwadiae added that the situation was often cited as being responsible for the level of desperation sometimes exhibited by perpetrators of malpractice at the private candidates’ examination centres.

   He noted that the modalities for the take-off of the examination were already being worked out and the examination could begin in February/March of 2018.

    Details of the scheduled dates, available subjects, location of centres and their information would be provided by the Head of Nigeria national office at the appropriate time.