WAEC Admits Error in 2025 SSCE Results, Urges Candidates To Re-check After 24 Hours—-The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has temporary restricted access to the results of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates that were released on Monday. This move follows the discovery of technical issues affecting the released results during an internal review process.

In a statement issued on Thursday, August 7, 2025, and signed by Moyosola Adesina, anipr, Ag. Head, Public Affairs, the Council expressed sincere regret over the incident, assuring the public and candidates of swift corrective measures.

Waec Statement Amid Glitch

The statement reads, “The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) sincerely regrets to inform the general public of technical issues discovered during the internal review of the recently released results of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates, (SC) 2025.

As part of our efforts to curb examination malpractice, the Council embarked on an innovation (paper serialization) already deployed by a national examination body. It is also worth noting that this is in line with best practices in assessment. The paper serialization was carried out in Mathematics, English Language, Biology and Economics. However, an internal post result release procedure revealed some technical bugs in the results.

The Council, being a responsive body that is sensitive to fairness and professionalism, has decided to urgently review and correct the technical glitches that led to the situation, as a result, access to the WASSCE (SC) 2025 results has been temporarily denied on the result checker portal.

We extend our deep and sincere apologies to all affected candidates and the general public. We appreciate their patience and understanding as we work diligently to resolve this matter with transparency and urgency within the next twenty-four (24) hours. On this note, candidates who have previously checked their results are advised to re-check after 24 hours from now.

WAEC remains committed to upholding excellence, fairness and transparency in all our assessment processes.

Thank you, for always counting on our integrity and reposing confidence in us to render quality service to the Nigerian child.”

NECO Organize Common Entrance Exams For 64000 Candidates—-No fewer than 64,000 candidates from Nigeria, Benin Republic and Togo on Saturday participated in the National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for admission into Federal Government Colleges.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the examination is conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO).

Speaking after monitoring the exercise at Model Secondary School, Maitama, and Government Secondary School, Tudun Wada, Abuja, the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, expressed satisfaction with the exercise.

Ahmad emphasised that the turnout of candidates reflected the continued public trust in the Unity School system.

“I am very happy with the way the exams have been conducted.

” They started on time, students were orderly, and invigilators were present and active.

“We had 64,000 candidates, 30,000 male and 34,000 female, which shows a strong interest in our Unity Colleges.

“Nigerians are still eager to have their children in Federal Government Colleges.

” This turnout shows that parents still value the role of Unity Schools in national cohesion,” she said.

On his part, the NECO Registrar, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, said Lagos State recorded the highest number of registered candidates with more than 15,000 while Togo had the lowest with 17.

Wushishi said that 109 candidates from Benin Republic and Togo combined took part in the examination with Nigerian citizens residing there.

“This is a truly regional exercise that affirms the reach and reputation of our Unity Colleges,” he said.

He noted that no challenges were reported during the conduct of the examination.

“Materials arrived on time, the exam started as scheduled, and so far, we’ve seen no issues.

“This smooth process gives us hope that upcoming senior secondary exams, both WAEC and NECO will follow suit,” he said.

The NECO boss also acknowledged the inclusion of children with special needs, saying braille materials and support personnel were provided for them during the examination.

Also speaking, the Director of Senior Secondary Education at the Federal Ministry of Education, Binta Abdulkadir, said admissions into Unity Schools would be based on merit, state quota and exigency, the latter catering largely for children of civil servants.

Abdulkadri added that final admissions would depend on the released results, promising to remain committed to a fair and inclusive process.

NAN reports that the examination, which is yearly, enables pupils access Federal Government colleges, popularly called Unity Colleges.

Admissions into the first term academic session will begin after the release of the results.