WAEC

Head of National Office: Mr P. E. Areghan
Founded: 1952
Organisation Type: Examination Board
Headquarters: 21, Hussey Street, Yaba. Private Mail Bag 1022, Yaba, Lagos
Official website

Background

WAEC stands for the West African Examinations Council. It is an examination board established by law to determine the examinations required in the public interest of English-speaking West African countries. It conducts the examinations and awards certificates comparable to those of equivalent examining authorities internationally.

Results

WAEC results can be checked via SMS or on the WAEC website. To check via SMS, type WAEC*ExamNo*PIN*ExamYear and send it to 32327. You will receive a message containing your WAEC statement of result. To check on the WAEC website, visit www.waecdirect.org and log in. You may need a WAEC scratch card to check your results.

Scratch Card

A WAEC scratch card is a card that contains a PIN (Personal Identification Number) that is required to access WAEC’s service. The scratch card PIN is needed in the PIN section of the SMS you will send to 32327 or when checking your result on the WAEC website.

WAEC withdraws candidates' certificates from 1992 to 2014 over impersonation (full list)

Following investigations that revealed crimes of impersonation, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has withdrawn its certificate from some candidates in 1992 and 1993.

Breaking: WAEC withholds 9,457 results as it releases outcome of November/December examination

A total of 33,304 candidates passed the mandatory five subjects, including Mathematics and English, in the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination in Nigeria.

BREAKING: WAEC appoints new registrar

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) on Thursday, October 10, announced its appointment of a new registrar, Pateh Bah from Gambia. Bah's tenure is to end by September 2024.

Non-teaching workers threaten to withdraw services from WAEC offices nationwide from October 14

The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), members working in Nigeria offices of West Africans Examination Council (WAEC), will withdraw their services as from Oct. 14.

Jonathan was under pressure to prosecute Buhari over certificate - Adoke

A onetime attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, has said that a former head of state, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, was under pressure to prosecute President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015.

Breaking: WAEC reveals when results of 2019 WASSCE will be released

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says result of its the 2019 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates will be released "within the next 24 hours".

Brilliant! See result of Enugu-based student who reportedly had 8 As and 1 B in his WAEC

A teenager identified as Odenyi Emmanuel Chidera who came out in flying colours in the just concluded West African Senior School Certificate Examination has been trending on social media. He hails from Enugu state.

Best tips on how to check WAEC results

Wonder how to check WAEC RESULT via phone or laptop? Read this write-up to learn about the data you need to provide and whether you need a scratch card. Information confirmed by the West African Examination Council.

Malpractice: WAEC bans private school teachers from supervising

Teachers from private schools have been banned by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) from supervising its examinations. However, the ban has angered Christian faith-based schools who say they are being targeted.

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