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WAEC to release 2020 WASSCE 45 days after exams

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said that the results of the just concluded West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will be released within 45 days after conclusion of the examination.

The examination ended on Saturday, 11th September, 2020 nationwide and in other four West African member countries of WAEC – Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Gambia.

This means the results is expected to be released before the end of October.

A total of 1,459,463 students sat for the exams in Nigeria.

The Head of Public Affairs of WAEC Nigeria, Demianus Ojijeogu, on Sunday told newsmen that the results will be available soon.

“Certainly, we will still work towards achieving this 45-day time lag target,” Ojijeogu said.

He described the conduct of the exams as a huge success, saying it was hitch-free nationwide.