The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the commencement of registration for the 2025 First Series of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates.
According to the announcement made on Twitter, candidates can purchase registration pins at any WAEC office, banks, registration centers, or accredited agents for N27,000 only.
REGISTRATION FOR THE EXAMINATION
Registration for WASSCE for Private Candidates, 2025 – First Series will be online. After obtaining the Registration PIN, candidates should log on to www.waeconline.org.ng for registration. Candidates should also note that the registration procedure has been designed to accommodate biometric features that will be used for validation at the examination centres.
REGISTRATION PERIOD
The registration period is from Monday, December 16, 2024 to Monday, January 6, 2025.
MODE OF PAYMENT
Candidates are expected to pay a non-refundable registration fee of Twenty-Seven Thousand Naira (N27,000) only, at branches of any of the following banks or any of the WAEC Registration centres or accredited agents and obtain the Registration PIN:
Access Bank Plc
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc
Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc
United Bank for Africa Plc
Ecobank Plc
Heritage Bank Plc
Standard Chartered Bank Plc
Unity Bank Plc
Fidelity Bank Plc
Jaiz Bank
Sterling Bank Plc
WEMA Bank Plc
First Bank of Nig. Ltd
Polaris Bank Ltd
Union Bank of Nigeria Plc
Zenith Bank Plc
First City Monument Bank Plc
In addition, candidates will be required to pay five hundred naira (N500.00) commission to the banks/accredited agents.
Candidates can also explore any of the following cashless payment channels to procure registration token with credit/debit card.
Bancwize Limited Paga Coralpay Cyberspace Ltd
Brinq Africa Palmpay Etranzact Fidelity Bank
Broadshift Technologies Ltd Paycom IQ Pay Itex
Citiserve Ltd System Specs Ltd Unified payments UBA
Xpress payment Interswitch Capricorn Ltd Kuda
