West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has postponed the West African Senior School Certificate Examination for this year indefinitely.
The action was taken as a precautionary measure against the spread of coronavirus.
Nigeria’s head of WAEC national office, Patrick Areghan, who made this known in a statement on Friday said the timetable of the examination which was to begin April 6, 2020, would be adjusted.
The statement reads: “The West African Examinations Council in Nigeria, nay, the West African sub-region, has decided to put on hold the conduct of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates, 2020, earlier scheduled to commence on April 6, 2020.
“This is as a result of the impact of the novel and deadly Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and the serious implications it has for the conduct of the WASSCE for school candidates, 2020, coupled with the anxieties it has generated among the populace.
“This decision is a demonstration of the organisation’s concern and support for the various protocols being put in place by the Federal and State Governments of Nigeria and the governments of the other member countries to check the spread of the disease.”
