27 July 2026
Examination Bodies

WAEC Review Confirms Earlier Errors

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has confirmed grading errors in this year’s English Language results and issued corrected scores after a nationwide outcry. Israel Adebiyi, a student of Crowe Schools International in Iwo, Osun State, was among those affected. His English grade improved to C5 after WAEC re-evaluated the papers. Many students in Osun

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WAEC 2025: Can an Apology Heal Students’ Trauma? By Prosper Okoye

The release of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results has brought little comfort to Nigerian students. Instead, it has revived memories of what many describe as the most chaotic examination season in recent years. Prior to the examinations, WAEC’s Nigeria National Office had promised integrity and innovation. Head of the office,

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Examination Bodies

WAEC Withdraws 2025 WAEC Results After Technical Glitches

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has temporarily withdrawn the 2025 WASSCE results following multiple reports of technical glitches during the exam. On Monday, the examination body released the 2025 results, which showed that only 38.32 per cent of the 1,969,313 candidates who sat the 2025 WASSCE obtained credits and above in five subjects, including

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Glitch in WAEC 2025 Result Checker Fixed – Federal Government

The Federal Ministry of Education on Thursday confirmed that it has resolved the technical issue that affected the release of some 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, promising that updated records will be available online within 24 hours. The glitch, according to the Ministry, was linked to subjects where paper serialisation was

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Ministries

Updated WAEC Results Available Within 24 Hours – Federal Government

The Federal Ministry of Education has announced that updated results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will be accessible on its official result checker portal within the next 24 hours. This follows the resolution of a technical issue that affected the initial release of some candidates’ results. In a statement issued

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Examination Bodies

WAEC Result Portal Shut Down

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that its result checker portal is temporarily shut down. To announce the situation, the examination body took to its official X handle and wrote, “WAEC hereby informs the general public that the result checker portal @waecdirect.org is temporarily shut down due to technical issues.” It assured that

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Examination Bodies

WAEC Denies Viral List of Schools with Withheld Results

The West African Examinations Council has disowned a viral list of 151 secondary schools whose candidates’ results for the May/June 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations have been withheld. WAEC had on Monday announced the results of the 2025 WASSCE, where the results of 192,089 candidates, amounting to 9.75 per cent, were declared as

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WAEC Blames New Rules for Drop in Results

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says there has been a significant decline in student performance in the just-released 2025 WASSCE, linking it to the new anti-malpractice measures. Out of over 1.9 million candidates, only 38.32% passed five subjects, including English and Mathematics. This is a significant fall from 72.12% recorded in 2024. WAEC’s Head

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WAEC Withholds 192,000 Results Over Malpractice

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has withheld the results of 192,089 students who sat for the 2025 WASSCE over suspected examination malpractice. Dr Amos Dangut, Head of WAEC Nigeria, made this known while announcing the results in Lagos. The withheld results represent 9.75% of the total 1.97 million candidates who wrote the examination. WAEC

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Examination Bodies

WAEC 2025 Results Show Major Dip in Performance

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

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