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  WAEC The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has announced the release of its May/June 2021 diet of the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), with A 81.7 per cent success rate. Head of Nigeria National Office (HNO) of the examination body, Patrick Areghan, who made the announcement at the WAEC office in Yaba, Lagos, said 1,274,784 candidates, representing 81.7 per cent of the total 1,560,261 candidates that sat for the test, secured credit passes in five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. He noted that the scorecard was 16.46 per cent better than last year’s result. Areghan said: “1,274,784 candidates, representing 81.7 per cent, obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. “Of this number, 630,138, representing 49.43 per cent, were male candidates, while 644,646, representing 50.57 per cent, were female candidates. The HNO commended both the federal and state governments for the imp...