Why WAEC charged NGO N1.85m for best students data

The West African Examination Council, WAEC, has declared that it has a standard practice of charging a fee for the production of data requested by individuals or organisations.

Mr Demianus Ojijeogu, Public Affairs Officer, WAEC said on Thursday that  the council does grant waivers to non-profit and non-governmental organisations for altruistic purposes.

Ojijeogu however noted that a Lagos based NGO, Edubox that was charged N1.85m for the production of the list of the best students in all states of the country did not indicate that it was a registered NGO with the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC.

“It’s a fact that Edubox as can be seen from their letter, did not request for the said data as a registered NGO with the CAC and may have requested the data for intentions that are far from encouraging scholarship and therefore, could not have been granted a waiver.

“For the avoidance of doubt, the Council remains the foremost champion for the reward of academic excellence," he said.