The West African Examinations Council, Nigeria, has said the
West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates, 2022,
will take place between May 16 and June 23 2022 in Nigeria.
Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, the Head of Nigeria
Office, WAEC, Patrick Areghan, said the exam would take a period of six weeks,
adding that the revert to May/June period for the conduct of the examination
should be celebrated.
“Gentlemen of the Media, I am delighted to inform you that
the conduct of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)
for School Candidates, 2022 will take place between May 16 and June 23 2022 in
Nigeria, spanning a period of six (06) weeks.
“The revert to May/June period for the conduct of the
examination should be celebrated. The significance of this is that the West
African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the various member States, save Ghana,
have now again found a common ground in respect of their academic calendars.
“This shows a massive recovery from the devastating effects,
disruptions, and confusion caused by the pandemic. We must give kudos to the
Honourable Minister of Education and his Ministry for this wonderful feat.”
He explained that the final International Timetable for the
conduct of the examination had been sent to all schools for their proper and
necessary guidance.
Areghan also said a total of 1,607,975 candidates from
20,221 schools had registered for the examination.
He added that “Even though NIN was made a component of the
registration process, it was not a compulsory requirement in order not to
disqualify many candidates. Even after the registration exercise, candidates
were, and are still being, allowed to submit their NIN for upload. I,
therefore, want to make it categorically clear that no candidate was denied
registration as a result of non-submission of NIN.
“Gentlemen of the media, we are set for the conduct of the
WASSCE for School Candidates, 2022 in Nigeria. We are working hand-in-hand with
the Federal Ministry of Education, the various State Ministries of Education,
the Nigeria Police Force, other security agencies and other stakeholders, to
deliver, as usual, a credible examination to the Nigerian Child and the general
public.”
Areghan also warned operators of rouge websites to desist
from their heinous acts.
“We also want to sound a note of warning to all operators of
rouge-websites that WAEC will not condone their heinous acts during the conduct
of this examination.
“Parents are hereby warned to desist from patronising these
evil-doers who are hell-bent on frustrating the efforts of WAEC. They should
not patronise them as that would only lead to the destruction of their
children’s destiny.
“Meanwhile, we shall, as usual, work hand-in-hand with the
Nigeria Police to bring perpetrators to book. There will be no hiding place for
them. Perpetrators will surely face the full wrath of the law.”
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