On a motion by Amobi Ogah (LP, Abia), the House of Representatives resolved to investigate the administration of the revenue and expenditure of the West African Examinations Council from 2018 to 2023, including a ₦5 billion bank loan taken in 2022 and WAEC's ₦1.48 billion investment in Megatons W.A. Limited, which went into liquidation. At hearings of the Committee on Basic Examination Bodies, chaired by Oforji Oboku, members asked how WAEC generated ₦34 billion in 2023 but spent ₦40 billion, and queried the payment of 50 percent of a ₦532 million contract for its Taraba office.
What the record shows
- 2 July 2024Probe opened.
- 23 July 2024The Committee on Basic Examination Bodies, on a motion by Uchenna Okonkwo, held four WAEC officials, including the Head of the National Office, Josiah Dangut, at the National Assembly police post after their answers were found unsatisfactory. They were released after a closed-door session.
- 13 August 2024The committee questioned WAEC over a ₦6 billion deficit in 2023 and a ₦5 billion loan for customized calculators, and gave it a week to submit its bank statements from 2018.
- As of 11 November 2026No final report of this probe has been found on the public record.
Opened more than 120 days ago, and no final report of the committee has been found on the public record. Interim reports and hearings are shown where known. Know of a report, hearing or outcome missing here? Send a correction.