Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2024 November/December West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates (Second Series).

This announcement was made in a statement issued by the Head of the National Office, WAEC Nigeria, Dr. Dangut Amos on Sunday February 16.

He explained that a total of 65,023 candidates sat for the examination, with 34,878 candidates, representing 53.64%, achieving credits and above in at least five mandatory subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.

According to him, this marks an improvement compared to the 44.29% pass rate in 2023 and 42.16% in 2022, reflecting a 9.35% increase in overall performance.

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