Nigeria: Christian Schools Threaten to Boycott Future WAEC Exams

23 March 2018

Jos — Christian schools in Nigeria under the aegis of the Association of Christian Schools in Nigeria (ACSN) have threatened to withdraw from participating in future examinations conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) if the council carries out its recent decision to disqualify Christian schools from participating in the supervision of the forthcoming WAEC examinations on grounds of malpractices.

President of the association, Dr. Ekaete Ettang, who disclosed this thursday in Jos at a press conference, expressed shock that WAEC would take such a decision to stigmatise teachers from Christian schools as cheats in spite of the credibility the teachers have maintained over time.

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