Dear candidates: Young Nigerians who wrote WAECs WASSCE given fresh directive, details emerge

WAEC: Details emerge as young Nigerians who wrote WASSCE given fresh directive by exam board

WAEC Nigeria released the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results for school candidates earlier in August
Legit.ng gathered creditably that certificates for the 2024 WASSCE school candidates are now available for access online
During each year's summer, thousands of secondary school students in the country sit WAEC's WASSCE

Yaba, Lagos state - The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), through its verified X digital certificate page, has directed candidates who wrote the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to follow some steps to generate their virtual National Identification Number (NIN).

Legit.ng understands that certificates for the 2024 WASSCE school candidates are currently available for access.

WAEC digital certificate: Steps to follow

Sharing a piece of information on Tuesday, August 20, the council noted that WASSCE candidates generating their virtual NIN is needed for identity verification on the WAEC digital certificate platform.

Check out the latest message by West Africa's foremost examining board below:

Is WAEC digital certificate valid?

Legit.ng reports that the WAEC digital certificate platform was launched in October 2022 by the former head of national office (HNO), Patrick Aregha, for candidates to generate certificates online and to recover burnt, lost, and damaged documents, including those produced from 1999.

In April 2024, Amos Dangut, the incumbent head of WAEC Nigeria office, lauded the initiative saying "it has also created ease of processing student’s admission into tertiary institutions anywhere in the world in record time."

WAEC maintained that Nigeria did not develop it mainly to curb examination malpractices but for technological advancement and quality service delivery.

WAEC makes announcement on WASSCE recognition

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that WAEC announced the opening of the online portal for school recognition for the upcoming 2025 WASSCE.

The portal for the upload of continuous assessment scores (CASS) was also opened. Schools that wish to present candidates for the 2025 WASSCE are encouraged to complete their recognition process and upload the necessary data within the stipulated deadlines.

.. Source: Legit.ng