Nigeria, Feb. 14 -- The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the release of the results of its West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates which was conducted between 27 October and 20 December 2023.

The examination body disclosed this Tuesday night via a statement signed by the Acting Head of its Public Affairs Department, Moyosore Adesina, a copy of which was obtained by PREMIUM TIMES.

According to the statement, a total of 85,600 candidates registered for the examination but 80,904 sat the examinations in 568 centres across the country.

Of the figure that sat the examination, WAEC said a total of 39,790, amounting to 49.18 per cent were males, while 41,114, representing 50.82 ...