WAEC cancels exams for private candidates

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Nigeria on Friday cancelled the First Series Literature-in-English (2&1,3) examination of the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates.

The examination which was held on Friday, 26th February has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 11, 2021.

The examination council disclosed this in a statement, giving no reason for cancellation.

The WAEC First Series exams started on February 15 and ended March 2.

Meanwhile, the examination council has released the payment procedure for WASSCE 2021 for school candidates.

The board instructed schools to visit its offices in their respective states to complete a remittance form and get approval from the Ministry of Education for the number of candidates to be registered for this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

The schools were directed to obtain the endorsement of WAEC Branch Controllers in their states.