Lagos, Nigeria – August 8, 2025 – The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced an urgent review of the recently released 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates results, citing discovered technical issues. The move has led to the temporary suspension of result access on the official checker portal.
In a statement issued today, WAEC expressed sincere regret over the situation, revealing that the problems emerged during a standard internal review following the initial results release. The Council linked the glitches to a newly implemented anti-malpractice measure: paper serialization.
Innovation Meets Technical Hurdle
As part of its ongoing fight against examination malpractice, WAEC adopted paper serialization – a system involving unique variations of question papers – for four core subjects: Mathematics, English Language, Biology, and Economics. The Council emphasized this aligns with “best practices in assessment” already used by other national examination bodies.
However, the statement revealed that “an internal post result release procedure revealed some technical bugs in the results.” These bugs impacted the accuracy of some results processed through the new system.
Urgent Action and Apologies
Prioritizing fairness, WAEC stated it acted swiftly: “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.” Consequently, “access to the WASSCE (SC) 2025 results has been temporarily denied on the result checker portal.”
WAEC extended its “deep and sincere apologies to all affected candidates and the general public,” acknowledging the anxiety this causes. The Council specifically requested patience, pledging to resolve the matter “with transparency and urgency within the next twenty-four (24) hours.”
Crucial Advice for Candidates
WAEC issued a clear directive to students: “Candidates who have previously checked their results are advised to re-check after 24 hours from now.” This implies that results viewed before the portal suspension may require verification once the corrected data is uploaded.
Reaffirming its commitment, the Council stressed that “WAEC remains committed to upholding excellence, fairness and transparency in all our assessment processes,” thanking stakeholders for their continued trust.
Next Steps
All eyes are now on WAEC’s technical teams as they work against the clock. Candidates and schools across West Africa are advised to await further official communication and revisit the portal after the 24-hour remediation window for the reviewed and corrected results.
