{"id":2989,"date":"2021-03-05T21:45:18","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T20:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=2989"},"modified":"2021-03-05T21:45:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T20:45:18","slug":"waec-cancels-exam-for-private-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/05\/waec-cancels-exam-for-private-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"WAEC cancels exam for private candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Nigeria on Friday cancelled the First Series Literature-in-English (2&amp;1,3) examination of the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/02\/24\/youre-mentally-ill-abia-govt-fires-back-at-smart-adeyemi-for-attacking-ikpeazu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">examination<\/a> which was held on Friday, 26th February has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 11, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The examination council disclosed this in a statement, giving no reason for cancellation.<\/p>\n<p>The WAEC First Series exams started on February 15 and ended March 2.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the examination council has released the payment procedure for WASSCE 2021 for school candidates.<\/p>\n<p>The board instructed schools to visit its offices in their respective states to complete a remittance form and get approval from the Ministry of Education for the number of candidates to be registered for this year\u2019s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).<\/p>\n<p>The schools were directed to obtain the endorsement of WAEC Branch Controllers in their states.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Nigeria on Friday cancelled the First Series Literature-in-English (2&amp;1,3) examination of the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates. 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