THE West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has reaffirmed its readiness to fully implement Computer-Based Testing (CBT), for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) by 2026.
The Head of National Office, WAEC, Dr Amos Dangut, disclosed this while speaking during the sensitisation on computer-based WASSCE for members of the National Assembly Committee on Education in Abuja, yesterday.
Dangut, who explained that the rollout of CBT examinations had already begun, assured that no candidate would be left behind in the transition.
He stressed that the move to CB-WASSCE was motivated by the need to safeguard the credibility of Nigeria’s certificates and to align assessment practices with global standards.
On preparations for students, he noted that WAEC would introduce mock sessions and online practice platforms to enable candidates familiarise themselves with the system before the main examinations.
He recalled that WAEC successfully conducted Nigeria’s first-ever CB-WASSCE in 2024 for private candidates in a hybrid format, combining paper-and-pen with computer-based responses.
Building on that experience, he said that the council had deployed the system for the WASSCE for school candidates in 2025, recording significant progress.
