2025 WASSCE Results Out + How To Check

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the official release of the results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. This was announced in a statement issued via its official X handle on Monday, August 4, 2025. According to the examination body, candidates who sat for the exam can now access their results online. “The West African Examinations Council is pleased to inform candidates who sat WASSCE for School Candidates, 2025 that the result has officially been released today, Monday, August 4, 2025,”…

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‘False, Misleading,’ Nigerian Govt Debunks Cancellation Of WAEC, NECO Exams

The Federal Government has denied a false online report claiming the cancellation of the 2025 West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and National Examinations Council (NECO) examinations due to widespread malpractice. In a statement on Sunday signed by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Boriowo Folasade, it clarified that the 2025 WAEC exams have been concluded with minimal incidents of malpractice, which were promptly addressed. The Ministry also assured that the ongoing NECO exams are proceeding smoothly without reported cases of malpractice. It advised the public…

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Late-Night Exams: Reps Reject WAEC Delegation, Insist On Head Of National Office’s Appearance

The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies rejected a team from the West African Examinations Council on Friday. The lawmakers said only the Head of WAEC’s National Office can answer questions about problems in the ongoing exams. The committee gave WAEC 24 hours to comply with their order and appear before them. The WAEC team, led by Senior Assistant Registrar, Ambrose Okelezo, said the Head of National Office was busy supervising exam printing and could only come on Monday. Committee Chairman, Oforji Oboku, apologised to parents…

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WAEC Introduces Resit Exams For Candidates

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced a new initiative, which will allow students to resit their WASSCE papers as early as January and February 2025. This marks a significant shift from the previous system, where candidates had to wait for the next private exam cycle. The Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, John Kapi, disclosed this while speaking on JoyNews’ AM Show in Ghana on Tuesday, December 31st. He explained that the new programme, referred to as WASSCE PC1, provides a faster route for students to improve their…

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WAEC, NECO Will no Longer Allow Underage Children – Nigerian Govt

The Federal Government has announced that candidates must be 18 years old before they are admitted into tertiary institutions. Education Minister Tahir Mamman made this known on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, stating that the government has instructed the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) not to allow underage children to write their examinations. According to the Minister, no candidate will sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) organized by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) unless they are 18 years old. This policy…

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Biafra Heroes Day: IPoB Forewarns UNIZIK, WAEC To Postpone Convocation, Exam Slated For May 30th

In a firm statement, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), has forewarned the Vice Chancellor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, UNIZIK Awka, Anambra State Prof. Charles Esimone, and West African Examination Council, WAEC to postpone the convocation ceremony of the University and WAEC exam scheduled for May 30th. IPoB gave the warning in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, entitled “Nnamdi Azikiwe University VC and WAEC Board to postpone 30th May Convocation and WAEC on that day.” According to the statement, the group posited that Prof. Esimone ought…

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BREAKING: WAEC Releases Results Of First CBT-WASSCE

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has released the results of the first-ever Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB- WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2024–First Series. The examination was held between Wednesday, January 31, and Saturday, February 17, 2024. A total of 8,139 candidates sat the examination at 140 CBT centres nationwide. Details soon…

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