The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the subject combinations for the 2026 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE). Under the new arrangement, only students in the Business or Commercial track will be allowed to take Economics. Science and Humanities students, including those studying Literature, History, or Government, are now barred from selecting the
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released an updated guide on subject combinations for candidates preparing for the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). According to the Council, the review aims to align students’ subject choices with their academic disciplines and promote a more precise distinction among Science, Arts, and Commercial classes.
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced new subject combinations for candidates taking the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Under the revised guidelines, Science and Arts students will no longer be allowed to take Economics, a change the Council says is aimed at ensuring academic consistency with students’ chosen disciplines. WAEC
A young Nigerian, Oluwajomiloju Adeparusi, has made the country proud in Ireland after bagging distinctions in nine subjects at the OFiaich Institute of Further Education, Dundalk. Adeparusi studied Business and Computing and came out top in all her courses, earning her admission into the prestigious Trinity College Dublin. She will now study for a combined
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE). Announcing the results at its headquarters, NECO said 1,367,210 candidates registered nationwide, including 1,622 with special needs. A total of 818,492 candidates, representing 60.26%, obtained five credits, including Mathematics and English – the minimum requirement for admission into
Mind Builders Schools in Lagos have celebrated an exceptional performance in the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), with every graduating student recording distinctions across nearly all subjects, including English and Mathematics. At a colourful ceremony, students, parents, and staff were rewarded with gifts, plaques and cash prizes. Guests applauded continuously as names
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has extended registration for the Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2025 Second Series. According to a post on its official X handle, the new closing date is now on Friday, September 19, 2025. “The registration period for CB-WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2025–Second Series
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has confirmed a reduction in the number of objective questions for the English Language Paper III in the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal. It was announced, effective from the 2026 SSCE Internal examinations, that the total number of questions will be reduced from 100 to 80. This was confirmed
For nearly a decade, visually impaired girls in Kwara State have been denied access to public secondary education due to a lack of hostel facilities at the state’s only designated school for blind students, Government High School (GHS) Adeita. The school, established in 1967 and opened to visually impaired students in 1985, currently accommodates only
The House of Representatives have passed for second reading a bill seeking to make Agricultural Science a compulsory subject in all public and private secondary schools in the country. The proposed legislation, titled “A Bill for an Act to Make Agricultural Science a Core and Compulsory Subject in all Public and Private Secondary Schools in
