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This was made known in a statement made available by the
acting Head, Public Affairs, WAEC Nigeria, Moyosola Adesina, on Tuesday
evening.
According to her, only 46,267 out of the 80,904 candidates
who sat for the examination scored a minimum of five credits.
She said this translates to 57.19% of candidates obtaining
credit and above in a minimum of five subjects (with or without English
Language and/or Mathematics).
She added that 35,830 candidates, representing 44.29%,
obtained credit and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English
Language and Mathematics.
The statement read, “The examination was conducted in
Nigeria between Friday, October 27, 2023 and Wednesday, December 20, 2023. The
Coordination of Examiners and Marking of Candidates’ Scripts were carried out
at SEVEN (7) Marking Venues in Lagos, Ibadan, Akure, Benin, Enugu, Uyo, and
Kaduna from Tuesday, January 16, to Tuesday, January 30, 2024. A total of 4,162
examiners participated in the coordination and marking Exercise.
“85,600 candidates, representing 10.07% increase, when
compared with the 2022 entry figure of 77,768) entered for the examination,
while 80,904 candidates sat the examination at 568 centres spread across the
nooks and crannies of the country.
“Amongst the candidates that sat the examination, (211)
candidates, with varying degrees of special needs, were registered for the
examination.
“Out of this number, 33 were visually challenged, 21 had
impaired hearing and 30 were Albinos. All these candidates with special needs
were adequately provided for in the administration of the examination.”
The regional examination body management urged candidates to
check their results by visiting www.waecdirect.org and ascertain their status
before visiting the Digital Certificate platform (www.waec.org) to access the
digital copies of their certificates, which have been released along with their
results.