A total of 674,718 candidates representing 47.03 per cent
failed to obtain five credits including mathematics and English in the 2016
May/June 2016.
Olu Adenipekun, head of the Nigeria national office of West
African Examination Council (WAEC), announced the result at a press briefing in
Lagos.
He described the news as “cheerful” since the result was an
improvement on the last two exams which were 31.28 and 38.68 per cent
respectively.
Adenipekun said 878, 040 candidates passed the West
African Senior Secondary School Examination (WASSCE), representing 1,552,758
candidates registered for the 2016 examinations, but only the results of
1,393,907 candidates had been fully processed.
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