The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appointed the Head of its Nigerian National Office, Dr Amos Dangut, as its new Registrar and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mr Damianus Ojijeogu, the Head of Public Affairs, WAEC Headquarters in Accra, Ghana, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, made available
Dr Amos Dangut, Head of Nigeria National Office (HNO) of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has dismissed concerns that technical glitches affected the 2026 WASSCE results. WASSCE stands for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination. Dangut highlighted the council’s dependable methods for grading, processing, and verifying results, encouraging
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. The examination body announced the release of the results on Wednesday, directing candidates to access their performance through the WAEC results portal. Candidates can check their results
A Deputy Registrar with Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Dr Solomon Oluwashola Afolabi suddenly died on Tuesday while participating in an aptitude test to select a new Registrar for the university. Afolabi was writing the test along with other two qualified candidates for the vacant position when he made a
The Ebonyi State University (EBSU) has shortlisted 72 students of the Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Health Sciences and Technology over poor academic performance, an official has said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the decision is contained in a statement signed by the Head of
Yobe Government says all boarding schools shutdown on Nov. 23, for security reasons, will be reopened on Jan. 5, 2026. Associate Prof. Abba Idris, the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education disclosed this after a security stakeholders’ meeting in Damaturu on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has called for an immediate and decisive action to end the rising wave of attacks on schools across the country. The NUT National President, Audu Amba, made the call at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday. Amba condemned the recent attacks in Kebbi
The Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University College of Medicine on Tuesday inducted 80 graduates into the medical profession. Prof. Lawrence Ikeako, Dean, College of Medicine presented the successful new medical doctors to the Medical and Dental Council Association of Nigeria (MDCAN). Ikeako said that the graduands had obtained all the trainings
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has disbursed N116 billion to cover institutional fees and upkeep allowances for students across the country. The Managing Director of the Fund, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Sawyerr described this move as