The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has allayed fears in certain quarters on next year’s Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE).
Addressing reporters yesterday in Lagos during the council’s sensitization campaign on the CB-WASSCE ahead of next year’s examination, the Head of the WAEC National Office, Dr. Amos Dangut, said every candidate who registered for the CB-WASSCE 2026 would write the exam seamlessly, whether in Nigeria or abroad.
The sensitization took place at the national offices in Yaba, Ojo, Ikeja, Ikorodu, Maryland, and Surulere.
The WAEC chief said the sensitization was imperative to ensure that candidates and schools were fully aware of what to expect.
He said they would also get a chance to practice with the system.
Dangut said the council was poised to ensure the timeliness of examination, credibility of examinations, stressing that the CBT mode will reduce fraud and examination malpractice.
“Every candidate who registers for CB-WASSCE 2026 will write their examination. Whether he is offshore or he is onshore, whether he is in the UK or elsewhere, as long as you register for our exam, you will write this exam. And CB-WASSCE is the way to go. It’s the future of exams. And we are here today,” he said.
According to him, the full deployment of the Computer-Based Examination will not only reduce fraud and malpractice but prevent any form of logistical challenge.
“We have done it. Records are there. All five examinations were conducted using computer-based examinations. There is a low rate of examination malpractice, and there is higher performance of candidates. So what are we to be afraid of? So, let us take the message to our stakeholders,” Dangut added.
The WAEC chief also dispelled the rumors that the examination body had removed some subjects on its Continuous Assessment (CASS) portal.
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He said WAEC does not act arbitrarily, adding that various stakeholders mandated the council to do away with some trade subjects.
“For example, auto merchandising. If you leave it in the CASS portal, of what use is it going to be? This is because those trade subjects that the government has removed have ceased to exist. So, if you leave them in the CASS portal and they put scores, what is it going to serve? It’s of no effect at all,” Dangut said.
He added that the names of some of the subjects have been modified, but the content remains the same.
“WAEC is responsible, law-abiding and prompt to take action. We are ready to place Nigeria among the comity of people that are promptly utilizing technology, in this case, computer technology for education and an advanced assessment,” he added.
The Nation
