The Federal Ministry of Education is taking steps to verify faculties that arbitrarily enhance the 2027 May/June examination charges, the newly Head of National Office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nigeria, Suleiman Danlami Kum, has stated.
Kum succeeded Dr. Amos Dangut, who was appointed as the brand new Registrar/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of WAEC.
Speaking with reporters throughout an inspection of the conduct of the continuing 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, Second Series, on Saturday, Kum stated the council was conscious that some faculties had been charging candidates greater than the examination payment forward of the May/June examination.
He, nevertheless, clarified that WAEC had but to launch the entries for the forthcoming May/June examination, including that the Federal Ministry of Education was taking steps to deal with the problem.
“We know in the past that schools have been charging more than the examination fee. But I want to tell you that the Federal Minister of Education is not just sitting down. We thank God for the Minister of Education we have. I want to assure you that something is being done by the Federal Ministry of Education now to check those schools that are increasing these examination fees arbitrarily,” he stated.
Kum disclosed that greater than 56,000 candidates registered for the 2026 WASSCE for Private Candidates, Second Series, nationwide, together with about 272 walk-in candidates who registered to sit down particular papers after the primary registration window had closed.
He stated that greater than 22,000 candidates in Lagos had been collaborating within the examination.
He defined that the walk-in association permits candidates who want to treatment deficiencies particularly topics to register earlier than the related paper is taken and sit the examination on the scheduled day.
Kum expressed satisfaction over the conduct of the examination, describing computer-based testing (CBT) as an efficient strategy to bettering examination integrity and decreasing malpractice.
According to him, WAEC started implementing computer-based examinations in 2024 and has continued to enhance the method since its introduction.
He stated candidates had been searched earlier than coming into examination halls to forestall them from taking unauthorised supplies into the centres, including that male candidates had been searched by male officers and feminine candidates by feminine officers.
He defined that the screening was meant to forestall malpractice moderately than set traps for candidates who may inadvertently carry prohibited supplies into the examination corridor.
“CBT has come to stay,” he stated.
He added that the CBT strategy had made the conduct of examinations extra seamless and helped cut back examination malpractice.
He reaffirmed the council’s dedication to sustaining examination integrity and introducing improvements to enhance its operations.
He urged candidates getting ready for his or her examinations to review diligently and make use of WAEC previous questions and solutions.
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