The West Africa Examinations Council WAEC, has announced that it will soon start conducting its General Certificate Examination, GCE, twice every year in Nigeria.
Speaking in Ghana at a high-powered meeting, the council Registrar, Dr Iyi Uwadiae, said, "The West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination for private candidates known as the November/December diet for private candidates will now be conducted in January/February and August/September.''

"This development, however, does not affect that of the school candidates, popularly called May/June."That one remains once a year for all school candidates."

He explained that administering the WASSCE for private candidates twice a year was part of the projections of the council in 2017.

Source: http://nignews.com.ng/waec-sets-to-conduct-gce-twice-in-a-year/