Sh*ckwaves As Stakeholders Demand WAEC Probe Over Controversial 2025 WASSCE Results

Reactions have continued to trail the release of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, with many stakeholders in the education sector describing the outcome as a national embarrassment while demanding urgent reforms.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) recently admitted to marking errors in the serialised objective questions of the examination, a disclosure made during a press briefing on Friday, August 8.

Speaking in Lagos, WAEC’s Head of National Office (Nigeria), Dr. Amos Dangut, revealed that after a review, 62.96% of candidates obtained credits and above in at least five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. This corrected earlier results which had put the pass rate at 38.32% (754,545 candidates). He apologised for the technical errors, stressing that the revised figures showed 1,239,884 candidates achieved the required benchmark.

Despite the correction, parents, teachers, and student groups have continued to voice outrage, demanding an independent probe and a shake-up of WAEC’s leadership.

Education stakeholders argue that such inconsistencies undermine trust in a critical examination that determines students’ academic futures. A teacher, Divine Mike, described the situation as a “national disaster,” questioning how the results could swing from 38% one day to 63% the next.

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) also blamed systemic lapses for the controversy, citing irregular exam conditions, including the leaked English Language paper that was still administered under questionable circumstances.

WAEC further admitted to technical glitches, which temporarily hindered access to results before corrections were made in key subjects such as English, Mathematics, Biology, and Economics. Some teachers, like Israel Chukwudi, expressed doubts about WAEC’s ability to implement Computer-Based Testing (CBT) by 2026, given the body’s recent struggles with logistics.

Meanwhile, several students have shifted their hopes to the ongoing NECO examinations. Candidates like Ogwuche Aminu and Blessing Uguru voiced frustration, with Aminu blaming WAEC for “toying with students’ futures,” while Uguru attributed part of the problem to declining study habits among students.

Reacting to the crisis, the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Olatunji Alausa, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to accountability, noting a steady decline in examination malpractice rates from 16.29% in 2023 to 9.70% in 2025. He credited WAEC’s reforms, such as serialised question papers, but emphasised the need for competent teachers to ensure credibility and excellence in Nigeria’s education system.