The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the 2025 WASSCE results, revealing a significant drop in candidates’ performance across Nigeria. Out of 1,841,941 candidates who sat for the examinations, only 76.15% obtained five credits and above, including English and Mathematics, a decline from the 80.56% recorded in 2024. WAEC attributed the drop to increased
Nigeria’s 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results have reached a decade-low pass rate, with only 38.32% of candidates earning credits in five subjects, including English and Mathematics, a 33.8 percentage‑point decline from the prior year, according to reports. Out of 1,969,313 students who sat the examination, 754,545 passed five or more subjects.
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). Reports show that 745,545 out of the total 1,969,313 candidates, making 38.32% who sat for the examination had credits and above in a minimum of five subjects in English Language and Mathematics. Addressing the press at a
The Federal Government plans to start computer-based Senior School Certificate Examinations (CBT SSCE) next year, but many Nigerians say the country is not yet ready. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, said all NECO and WAEC examinations will go fully digital by 2026. While this move may reduce examination fraud and speed up the process,
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has prosecuted a total of 110 people for examination malpractice. According to the examination body, 70 people were prosecuted between 2019 and 2024, and 10 people were convicted. Recently, JAMB mentioned that it was preparing to prosecute over 60 individuals for misconduct during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation
