WAEC – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:55:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png WAEC – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Kefas Approves N1bn for WAEC, NECO Fees in Taraba https://www.theinfostride.com/kefas-approves-n1bn-for-waec-neco-fees-in-taraba/ https://www.theinfostride.com/kefas-approves-n1bn-for-waec-neco-fees-in-taraba/#respond Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:00:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=481804 Governor Agbu Kefas has approved over N1 billion for the payment of Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) fees for students across Taraba State. The initiative, announced on Tuesday in Jalingo, covers examinations conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO), according to government sources. The intervention is aimed at [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/kefas-approves-n1bn-for-waec-neco-fees-in-taraba/feed/ 0 Kogi State Governor Approves N600 Million for 2024/2025 WAEC Fees https://www.theinfostride.com/kogi-state-governor-approves-n600-million-for-2024-2025-waec-fees/ https://www.theinfostride.com/kogi-state-governor-approves-n600-million-for-2024-2025-waec-fees/#respond Tue, 29 Oct 2024 13:00:25 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=392496 The Governor of Kogi State, Ahmed Ododo, has approved the sum of N600 million for the payment of 2024/2025 West African Examinations Council (WAEC) fees for 18,734 students in public secondary schools across the state. The disclosure was made by the Commissioner for Education, Wemi Jones, during a press briefing held in his office on [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/kogi-state-governor-approves-n600-million-for-2024-2025-waec-fees/feed/ 0 WAEC Branch Controller Refutes Claims of Result Withholding Due to Indebtedness https://www.theinfostride.com/waec-branch-controller-refutes-claims-of-result-withholding-due-to-indebtedness/ https://www.theinfostride.com/waec-branch-controller-refutes-claims-of-result-withholding-due-to-indebtedness/#respond Mon, 12 Aug 2024 19:00:32 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=387001 Mr Ayobami Suberu, the Branch Controller of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) for Ogun State, has sharply criticised an online media report that suggested the withholding of public school students’ results was due to financial arrears owed by the Ogun State Government. The report, according to Suberu, is not only misleading but also unfounded. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/waec-branch-controller-refutes-claims-of-result-withholding-due-to-indebtedness/feed/ 0 Education: Southwest Nigeria has lost Its Edge! https://www.theinfostride.com/education-southwest-nigeria-has-lost-its-edge/ https://www.theinfostride.com/education-southwest-nigeria-has-lost-its-edge/#respond Sat, 04 May 2024 18:54:03 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=377247 The purported ranking of states by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), based on their performance in the 2023 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE), is the focus of this piece. In the said publication, ‘Lagos State, which hosts many private schools and is home to virtually all Nigerians, is in the 6th position. The [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/education-southwest-nigeria-has-lost-its-edge/feed/ 0 Taraba State Government Suspends Principal and Examination Officer Over Alleged Exam Slot Sale https://www.theinfostride.com/taraba-state-government-suspends-principal-and-examination-officer-over-alleged-exam-slot-sale/ https://www.theinfostride.com/taraba-state-government-suspends-principal-and-examination-officer-over-alleged-exam-slot-sale/#respond Sun, 07 Apr 2024 20:00:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=375141 The principal and Examination Officer of Government Day Secondary School, GDSS, Salihu Dogo in Jalingo, Taraba State, have been suspended following allegations of sabotaging the state governor’s free education policy. In a letter issued by the State Ministry of Education, the principal, Haruna Joshua Assembo, and the Examination Officer, Ezekiel Rimamsikwe, were accused of selling [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/taraba-state-government-suspends-principal-and-examination-officer-over-alleged-exam-slot-sale/feed/ 0 Lagos State Government Invests N4.2 Billion in WAEC Fees Over Four Years https://www.theinfostride.com/lagos-state-government-invests-n4-2-billion-in-waec-fees-over-four-years/ https://www.theinfostride.com/lagos-state-government-invests-n4-2-billion-in-waec-fees-over-four-years/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:00:08 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=364340 In a disclosure on Thursday, the Lagos State Government revealed it disbursed a total sum of N4.2 billion over four years to cover West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) fees for students. Governor Sanwo-Olu made this announcement during the Ministerial Session of the 67th National Council on Education (NCE) meeting held in Ikeja, themed “Addressing the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/lagos-state-government-invests-n4-2-billion-in-waec-fees-over-four-years/feed/ 0 Kogi’s governor earmarks N497 million for students’ WASSCE fees https://www.theinfostride.com/kogis-governor-earmarks-n497-million-for-students-wassce-fees/ https://www.theinfostride.com/kogis-governor-earmarks-n497-million-for-students-wassce-fees/#respond Sun, 05 Nov 2023 18:36:44 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=359538 Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, in a recent announcement reported by InfoStride News, has approved the allocation of N497 million to cover the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) fees for students in public schools within the state. This initiative reflects the state government’s commitment to improving the education system and ensuring [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/kogis-governor-earmarks-n497-million-for-students-wassce-fees/feed/ 0 I inherited collapsed education, economy, security in Zamfara – Lawal https://www.theinfostride.com/i-inherited-collapsed-education-economy-security-in-zamfara-lawal/ https://www.theinfostride.com/i-inherited-collapsed-education-economy-security-in-zamfara-lawal/#respond Sat, 09 Sep 2023 12:11:15 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=354339 Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State regretted that the previous administration had refused to pay students’ examination fees to the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and the National Examination Council (NECO) for three years. Lawal claimed that the education system in the State had completely collapsed since the government owed the two examination organizations a [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/i-inherited-collapsed-education-economy-security-in-zamfara-lawal/feed/ 0 Ogun tribunal: WAEC tenders Abiodun’s result https://www.theinfostride.com/ogun-tribunal-waec-tenders-abioduns-result/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ogun-tribunal-waec-tenders-abioduns-result/#respond Fri, 04 Aug 2023 07:06:15 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=352128 On Friday, the Ogun State election petition tribunal received a certified authentic copy of Governor Dapo Abiodun’s result from the West African Examination Council (WAEC). Infostride News readers may recall that on July 20, 2018, Olufemi Olaleye, a representative of the examination body in Lagos, appeared before the tribunal sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, the capital [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ogun-tribunal-waec-tenders-abioduns-result/feed/ 0 Ogun Guber Tribunal: No duplicates of certificates stored – WAEC https://www.theinfostride.com/ogun-guber-tribunal-no-duplicates-of-certificates-stored-waec/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ogun-guber-tribunal-no-duplicates-of-certificates-stored-waec/#respond Fri, 21 Jul 2023 06:49:14 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=351204 The Ogun State election petition tribunal heard testimony from the West African Examination Council (WAEC) on Thursday. The tribunal had demanded a copy of Governor Dapo Abiodun’s WAEC certificate from the examination council. Olufemi Olaleye, a representative of the testing organization, appeared before the tribunal in Isabo, Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State. The WAEC [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ogun-guber-tribunal-no-duplicates-of-certificates-stored-waec/feed/ 0 WAEC Ranking: PDP Knocks Oyetola-led Govt As Osun Ranks 36th https://www.theinfostride.com/waec-ranking-pdp-knocks-oyetola-led-govt-as-osun-ranks-36th/ https://www.theinfostride.com/waec-ranking-pdp-knocks-oyetola-led-govt-as-osun-ranks-36th/#respond Wed, 24 Aug 2022 11:00:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=331223 The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has knocked the All Progressives Congress-led government as the state ranked 36th in the recent West African Examination Council, WAEC, performance index. Osun is ranked 36th among all other 36 states, including FCT in the WAEC rank. The PDP Caretaker Committee Chairman, Dr. Adekunle Akindele [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/waec-ranking-pdp-knocks-oyetola-led-govt-as-osun-ranks-36th/feed/ 0 Ekiti PDP Chides Fayemi Over Non-payment Of Students’ WAEC Fees https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-pdp-chides-fayemi-over-non-payment-of-students-waec-fees/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-pdp-chides-fayemi-over-non-payment-of-students-waec-fees/#respond Wed, 17 Aug 2022 11:00:54 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=330814 The Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has berated the State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi for his failure to pay the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), fees of students who sat for the recently released WASSCE results, thereby causing delay in the release of results of public schools in the State. Reacting [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-pdp-chides-fayemi-over-non-payment-of-students-waec-fees/feed/ 0 Nigerians Bash Tinubu For Vowing To Pay Students’ WAEC Fees https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerians-bash-tinubu-for-vowing-to-pay-students-waec-fees/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerians-bash-tinubu-for-vowing-to-pay-students-waec-fees/#respond Wed, 19 Jan 2022 19:30:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=316972 Some Nigerians on social media have bashed Bola Ahmed Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), after he was seen in a video promising to pay the West African Examination Council (WAEC) fees of Nigerian students. Tinubu, who last week revealed his ambition to run for president in the 2023 election, said his [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nigerians-bash-tinubu-for-vowing-to-pay-students-waec-fees/feed/ 0 Tinubu Should Think Of Insecurity, Poverty, Not WAEC Fees – PDP Chieftain https://www.theinfostride.com/tinubu-should-think-of-insecurity-poverty-not-waec-fees-pdp-chieftain/ https://www.theinfostride.com/tinubu-should-think-of-insecurity-poverty-not-waec-fees-pdp-chieftain/#respond Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:00:46 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=316961 A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Alhaji Shehu Madaki, has slammed Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, over his promise to pay the WAEC fees of all Nigerians if he becomes president. InfoStride News recalls that Tinubu was seen [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/tinubu-should-think-of-insecurity-poverty-not-waec-fees-pdp-chieftain/feed/ 0 We’ll Pay Your Children’s WAEC Fees – Tinubu https://www.theinfostride.com/well-pay-your-childrens-waec-fees-tinubu/ https://www.theinfostride.com/well-pay-your-childrens-waec-fees-tinubu/#respond Tue, 18 Jan 2022 20:30:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=316953 Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has promised that the West African Examination Council (WAEC) fees of Nigerians will be paid if elected president in 2023. Tinubu said this in a viral video with some party members in attendance. “Your children’s West African examination fees is paid by us so [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/well-pay-your-childrens-waec-fees-tinubu/feed/ 0 Soludo Insists Anambra Too Complex For WAEC Holder To Govern https://www.theinfostride.com/soludo-insists-anambra-too-complex-for-waec-holder-to-govern/ https://www.theinfostride.com/soludo-insists-anambra-too-complex-for-waec-holder-to-govern/#respond Tue, 24 Aug 2021 10:00:13 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=304685 Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has insisted that his comment that a candidate with questionable NECO certificate should not be allowed to govern Anambra State was in order. Soludo was reacting to a challenge posed to him by the governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Senator [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/soludo-insists-anambra-too-complex-for-waec-holder-to-govern/feed/ 0 WAEC Certificate Holders Can’t Govern Anambra, Says Soludo https://www.theinfostride.com/waec-certificate-holders-cant-govern-anambra-says-soludo/ https://www.theinfostride.com/waec-certificate-holders-cant-govern-anambra-says-soludo/#respond Fri, 20 Aug 2021 19:30:32 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=304438 The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof Chukwuma Soludo has chided his fellow governorship candidates for declaring only WAEC Certificate as their highest educational attainments. Soludo who spoke at Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka during the inauguration of the APGA National Campaign Council said Anambra had outgrown being governed with such [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/waec-certificate-holders-cant-govern-anambra-says-soludo/feed/ 0 Testing Positive For Coronavirus Doesn’t Mean You’ll Die – WAEC https://www.theinfostride.com/testing-positive-for-coronavirus-doesnt-mean-youll-die-waec/ https://www.theinfostride.com/testing-positive-for-coronavirus-doesnt-mean-youll-die-waec/#respond Wed, 26 Aug 2020 23:25:14 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=262364 Head, West African Examination Council (WAEC), Mr. Patrick Areghan, has urged candidates infected with the COVID-19 writing the ongoing examinations to not panic. He recently revealed that the virus is not a death sentence, so the infected persons should not feel like it is the end of the world. According to him, there should be [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/testing-positive-for-coronavirus-doesnt-mean-youll-die-waec/feed/ 0 FG’s Decision On 2020 WAEC Is Bad For Nigeria – Reps https://www.theinfostride.com/fgs-decision-on-2020-waec-is-bad-for-nigeria-reps/ Fri, 10 Jul 2020 17:51:25 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=259226 The House Committee on Basic Education and Services has come out to say that it is wrong for the 2020 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to be canceled in Nigeria. The Chairman of the committee, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere (APC-Edo) revealed this today in a recent statement. According to him, the Minister never informed [...]

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]]> Did WAEC Manufacture Buhari’s Result? https://www.theinfostride.com/did-waec-manufacture-buharis-result/ Sun, 04 Nov 2018 00:08:13 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=220108 WAEC has been accused of manufacturing examination result for President Muhammadu Buhari. The allegation was reportedly made in a statement issued by the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) in Abuja. Reports confirmed this in a report published on Friday, November 2, 2018. “Let Nigerians be reminded that a few days ago, the opposition raised [...]

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]]> WAEC seizes over 200,000 Results in WASSCE 2017 https://www.theinfostride.com/waec-seizes-over-200000-results-in-wassce-2017/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 10:36:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=173537 West African Examination Council (WAEC) has withheld results of some 214,952 candidates who cheated in the May-June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Mr. Olu Adenipekun, Head of National Office of WAEC announced this in Lagos as he also announced the cheering news of a seven percent improvement in the number of candidates that [...]

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]]> Dutse Education Forum In Jigawa State Trains 3,000 Youths https://www.theinfostride.com/dutse-education-forum-in-jigawa-state-trains-3000-youths/ Mon, 23 Jan 2017 15:11:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=154723 The Dutse Education Forum in Jigawa said it had trained no fewer than 3,000 youths on various income-generation trades in the area. Its Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Muhammad, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse on Monday. Muhammad said the beneficiaries of the scheme were drawn from Dutse, Basirka, [...]

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]]> The New Oyo State Education Policy: Ruin or Legacy? https://www.theinfostride.com/the-new-oyo-state-education-policy-ruin-or-legacy/ Sun, 06 Nov 2016 21:34:57 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=147133 It saddens that education has lost its glories. A peep into the system of education in Nigeria reflects that a more efficient curriculum needs to be in place. However, every time new effect is added to Nigeria’s education policy, our people begin to politicize priorities, resulting in divided opinions that point to the fact that [...]

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]]> Civil Society Advises Governor Aregbesola To Resign From Office Over Poor WAEC Rating https://www.theinfostride.com/civil-society-advises-governor-aregbesola-to-resign-from-office-over-poor-waec-rating/ https://www.theinfostride.com/civil-society-advises-governor-aregbesola-to-resign-from-office-over-poor-waec-rating/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2016 21:43:29 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=139699 The Civil Societies Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun State (CSCEOS) has advised the State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola to resign from office with immediate effect following the poor performance of students of the state public schools in the just released result of the 2016 May/June West African Examination Council(WAEC). The group opined that the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/civil-society-advises-governor-aregbesola-to-resign-from-office-over-poor-waec-rating/feed/ 1 Yoruba Nation Has The Largest Population In Nigeria, Says Afenifere Chieftain https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-has-the-largest-population-in-nigeria-says-afenifere-chieftain/ Mon, 11 Jul 2016 17:33:46 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=135278 A Chieftain of Yoruba Socio-cultural group ’Afenifere’, Barrister Niyi Owolade has declared that Yoruba ethnic group was the most populous Nation among the all tribes in Nigeria with over forty million people, just as he said that Osun State was the centre and source of Yoruba race with the most urbanized towns among the comity [...]

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]]> Ebonyi Governor Promises To Continue Teachers’ Pay 15th Of Every Month, Calls For Review Of WAEC Performances https://www.theinfostride.com/ebonyi-governor-promises-to-continue-teachers-pay-15th-of-every-month-calls-for-review-of-waec-performances/ Mon, 14 Dec 2015 09:05:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=112611 The Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Umahi, has restated his commitment to the payment of teachers’ salaries on the 15th day of every month. Governor Umahi, who received a delegation of the state council of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) at the EXCO chambers in Abakaliki, said his directive was in spite of the [...]

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]]> Muslim Students Society Demands Apology And Adjustment Of Nov/Dec WAEC Timetable | #Nigeria https://www.theinfostride.com/muslim-students-demand-apology-adjustment-of-novdec-waec-timetable-nigeria/ Fri, 28 Aug 2015 11:30:33 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/muslim-students-demand-apology-adjustment-of-novdec-waec-timetable-nigeria/ Muslim students under the aegis of Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), have faulted the timing of some subjects of WAEC examinations for Nov./Dec private candidates. The zonal coordinator of the group in the southern states, Alhaji Mushafau Alaran, who stated this while addressing a news conference in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital yesterday, pointed [...]

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