The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in Nigeria has confirmed that the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates will start on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, and end on June 24, 2024.
Dr. Amos Dangut, the Head of the Nigeria Office, spoke at the WAEC Lagos Office on Monday and assured stakeholders that the council is prepared to conduct the seven-week, six-day examination.
Dangut mentioned that the exam will take place in four WAEC member countries: Nigeria, Gambia, Sierra-Leone, and Liberia.
He also discussed the collaboration between WAEC and various stakeholders, such as the Federal Ministry of Education, State Ministries of Education, Nigeria Police, and other security agencies, to ensure the exam’s credibility and smooth operation.
Dangut expressed gratitude to all stakeholders for their support and cooperation. He reiterated WAEC’s commitment to providing credible examinations for Nigerian students and the general public.
He encouraged candidates to prepare thoroughly for the upcoming examination. He assured them that WAEC is prepared to ensure a fair and conducive examination process.
His words: “I am delighted to inform you that WASSCE for School Candidates, 2024, will take place between Tuesday, April 30, and Monday, June 24, 2024, in Nigeria, spanning seven weeks and six days.
“The examination will be conducted in four WAEC member countries, namely: Nigeria, Gambia, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. We want to intimate candidates of the council’s readiness to conduct WASSCE.
“We are set for the conduct of WASSCE for School Candidates, in 2024 in Nigeria. The Council also, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education, the State Ministries of Education, the Nigeria Police, other security agencies, and other stakeholders, deliver on its mandate to conduct credible examinations for the Nigerian Child and the general public.
“We remain ever grateful to the Honourable Minister of Education, the Honourable Minister of State, for Education, all the State Ministries of Education, the Inspector-General of Police, and indeed, all our stakeholders, for their usual support and cooperation, even as we count on them once again.”
