WASSCE
WAEC denies cancellation of May/June 2025 WASSCE
The management of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has denied news making the rounds that the Federal Government has cancelled the May/June 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
In a statement signed by the acting Public Affairs Officer of WAEC, Mrs. Moyosola Adesina, said the school exam taken by 1.9million candidates from 23,554 schools will be released first week of August.
The statement dated Sunday, July 20, 2025, is titled “Re-: Urgent Notice: Immediate Cancellation of 2025 WAEC Examinations Nationwide.”
It reads: “The attention of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nigeria, has been drawn to a press statement alleging the cancellation of all the papers written during the just concluded WASSCE for school candidates, 2025.
“According to the press statement dated Saturday, July 19th, 2025, being circulated on social media platforms, the Federal Ministry of Education in collaboration with WAEC had cancelled the said examination due to widespread of examination malpractice, coordinated leakage of question papers, and unauthorised digital dissemination of exam materials.”
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The WAEC management stated unequivocally that the spurious press statement being circulated did not emanate from the Council, noting that the said examination has not been cancelled.
“Though the source of that information cannot be ascertained, the Council is certain that the false claim is being peddled by mischief-makers who are bent on bringing the Council to disrepute to cause confusion and panic among candidates who sat the examination.”
The image maker of WAEC disclosed that marking of scripts for the May/June 2025 WASSCE has just been concluded, and results will be released on or before Thursday, August 4, 2025.
She added: “The Council would like to use this opportunity to inform the general public and all stakeholders that all information from the Council are disseminated via our official and verified social media handles, as well as accredited media platforms across the country.
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“In the same vein, all press releases are issued and signed by the Public Affairs Department of the Council on behalf of the Head of National Office.”
The council, therefore, urged stakeholders and the general public to disregard the said publication.
On Thursday, April 17th, WAEC Head of National Office (HNO), Dr. Amos Dangut, had disclosed that the school exam was written between Thursday, April 24 and Friday, June 20, 2025, for over eight weeks.
Dangut disclosed that 1,973,253 candidates from 23,554 secondary schools presented candidates for the examination.
He said of this number, 979,228 candidates are males, representing 49.63%, while 994,025 candidates are females, which is 50.37% of the total candidature.
“The statistics show a further increase in the number of females and males, respectively, compared to last year. However, on the roll, the candidacy for this year increased by 158,627 candidates, they would be examined in 74 subjects, made up of 196 papers.”
Dangut explained that about 26,000 practising senior secondary school teachers, nominated by various ministries of education, participated in the examination as supervisors. Done
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