Nigeria - Resolve Errors in West African Examinations Council Certificate (WAEC)

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for resolving errors in West African Examinations Council Certificate in person, a written application should be made to the Council.
2. The address and contact details of the West African Examinations Council can be found in the following link: Link
3. In case of a school candidate, the certificate to be resolved should be submitted to the school’s principal along with the application.
4. In case of a private candidate, the application is to be made to the council directly.
5. The candidate should visit any zonal office of the Council with the certificate to be resolved and an application.
6. Make sure that you have all the documents listed in the “Required documents” section of this page.
7. Attach the required documents with the application and submit it to the relevant authority.
8. Pay the fees amount (if any) required for making the amendment/correction as directed.
9. After successful payment, your application will be processed and the certificate will be forwarded for making corrections.
10. Once all the required corrections are made and the certificate is ready for collection, the applicant will be informed.
11. Private candidates can visit the zonal office and collect the corrected certificate whereas the school candidate can go to his/her school to collect the corrected certificate.
    

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Required Documents

• Certificate to be resolved
• Introduction letter from Nigerian National Examination Council
• Written application request
• Certificate of Birth
• Affidavit from high court
• Acceptable and valid proof of Identity
• Passport size photographs (as required)
• Any supporting document (as instructed)
  

Office Locations & Contacts

The West African Examinations Council - Head Office
21, Hussey Street, Yaba
P. M. B. 1022, Yaba
Lagos State.
Tel: (234) - 811891883/8118918840/
8148293583/8118918850/8118918834/
8148265731/8118918900/8118918890/
8118918880
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: West African Examinations Council (Nigeria Office) Contacts

Eligibility

• When the Certificate issued by WAEC contained errors in any aspect, the holder should apply for resolving those errors.
• A private candidate can apply at the zonal office of WAEC and a school candidate can apply at his/her school.
  

Fees

Administrative Fee: N10,000

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Processing Time

The application processing may take 6 months or more.

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Instructions

• It is important that the completed application must contain all the information required properly and the letter must be completed legibly, in order to get accepted by the authorities.
• Make sure that you attach all the required documents as specified by the authority to avoid rejections.
• Note that, corrections of errors made by the council will not be charged and those made by the applicant will be charged a considerable amount of fees.
  

Required Information

• Applicant’s name
• Contact details
• Identification Card number
• Physical and Email address
• Contact details
• Payment receipt number/Transaction ID
• WAEC Certificate number
• Banking particulars
  

Need for the Document

When the Certificate issued by WAEC contained errors in any aspect, the holder must obtain a corrected certificate with proper information.

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