The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that 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, Suleiman Kum, disclosed the figure during an inspection of the Computer-Based Test English Language examination in Lagos on Saturday. The registered candidates included about 272 walk-in candidates who enrolled to remedy individual subjects, with Lagos State recording more than 22,000 candidates. Kum said the adoption of CBT was enabling the curbing of examination malpractices and strengthening the credibility of the exercise.
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