WAEC releases 2024 results, withholds 215,267 over malpractices
Story by Jane AISO
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released 2024 results for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
On Monday, WAEC announced the availability of the results which can be accessed via https://waecdirect.org.”
It said, “The West African Examinations Council is pleased to inform Candidates who sat WASSCE for school Candidates 2024 that the result has officially been released today, Monday, August 12, 2024.
“To access the result, log on to https://waecdirect.org.or. A total of 1,814,344 candidates from 22,229 secondary schools nationwide reportedly sat for the examination.
The candidates comprised 902,328 males (49.73%) and 912,016 females (50.27%), who were examined in 76 subjects, comprising 197 papers.
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WAEC revealed that it had withheld the results of 215,267 candidates from the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination.
This figure represents 11.92 per cent of the 1,805,216 candidates who took the examination.
Speaking on Monday while announcing the release of the 2024 WASSCE results, Head of the Nigeria Office, WAEC, Dr Amos Dangut, stated that the results were withheld in connection with various reported cases of examination malpractice, especially with the increased use of mobile phones during exams and organised cheating popularly called miracle centre.
“All the cases are being investigated, and reports of the investigations will be presented to the appropriate committee of the Council for consideration and final decisions,” he said.
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