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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says no clash in its examination dates with this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
The council’s head of national office, Patrick Areghan, clarified this during an interview on Saturday in Lagos.
“I want to assure the concerned stakeholders and the general public that there is nothing to worry about as there is no clash in dates for our examination with the UTME, as seen in that circular,” Mr Areghan said.
Mr Areghan spoke against the backdrop of concerns raised by some stakeholders, including parents, that a clash might endanger the performance of some candidates in both examinations.
Reports have it that the Federal Ministry of Education had in a circular dated April 5, titled: Update on 2022 Examinations Timetable for all Examination Bodies, addressed to all the test bodies in the country, showed a clash in date.
The circular was said to have been signed by David Gende, a director overseeing the office of the ministry’s permanent secretary.
“The UTME starts on Friday, May 6 and ends on May 14.
“Our examination for school candidates which is the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) starts on May 16 and not May 6, as is seen on the said circular,” he stated.
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Akeem Alao
Akeem Alao trained as a language teacher. He graduated from Adeniran Ogunsanya college of Education where he studied English/Yoruba Languages and Ekiti State University where he obtained a degree in English Education.
