{"id":256879,"date":"2024-11-28T06:20:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T06:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/28\/waec-denies-rumors-of-relocating-headquarters-to-nigeria\/"},"modified":"2024-11-28T06:20:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T06:20:58","slug":"waec-denies-rumors-of-relocating-headquarters-to-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/28\/waec-denies-rumors-of-relocating-headquarters-to-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"WAEC denies rumors of relocating headquarters to Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has dismissed claims that it plans to relocate its headquarters from Ghana to Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Recent media reports suggested that financial difficulties caused by the Ghanaian government\u2019s indebtedness to WAEC had severely affected its operations, prompting discussions about a potential relocation.<\/p>\n<p>However, WAEC\u2019s Head of Public Relations, John Kapi, has refuted these reports, stating that no such decision has been made.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere hasn\u2019t been any discussion in this direction. So the law that established WEAC indicates that the headquarters of the WEAC will be situated here in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEver since there has not been any change to that. So, I guess that we cannot confirm that we have not had any such discussions and there are no plans as such.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Read Also\u2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"JPPGxaGw8v\">\n<p>WAEC: Release of WASSCE results likely to delay over govt debt<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cWAEC: Release of WASSCE results likely to delay over govt debt\u201d \u2014 Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/2024\/11\/waec-release-of-wassce-results-likely-to-delay-over-govt-debt\/embed\/#?secret=iInND2gDKh#?secret=JPPGxaGw8v\" data-secret=\"JPPGxaGw8v\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU: https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has dismissed claims that it plans to relocate its headquarters from Ghana to Nigeria. Recent media reports suggested that financial difficulties caused by the Ghanaian government\u2019s indebtedness to WAEC had severely affected its operations, prompting discussions about a potential relocation. However, WAEC\u2019s Head of Public Relations, John Kapi, has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":237372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-256879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>WAEC denies rumors of relocating headquarters to Nigeria - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/28\/waec-denies-rumors-of-relocating-headquarters-to-nigeria\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WAEC denies rumors of relocating headquarters to Nigeria - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has dismissed claims that it plans to relocate its headquarters from Ghana to Nigeria. 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