WAEC: 56,000 candidates register for 2026 private WASSCE

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says no fewer than 56,000 candidates registered for the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates (Second Series).
The Head, National Office (HNO), WAEC, Mr Suleiman Kum, disclosed this during an inspection of the Computer-Based Test (CBT) English Language examination on Saturday in Lagos.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the inspection took place at the WAEC Training and Testing Centre, Ijaiye Road, Ogba, where candidates sat for the examination.
Kum said that the registered candidates included about 272 walk-in candidates who enrolled to remedy individual subjects.
He said tha...