The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced a temporary suspension of access to the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results following the discovery of ‘technical bugs during an internal post-release review.
In a statement on Thursday, August 7, the examination body disclosed that the anomalies were linked to a newly introduced feature, “paper serialisation” deployed in core subjects including Mathematics, English Language, Biology, and Economics.
The innovation, WAEC explained, was part of efforts to strengthen its fight against examination malpractice.
It said the initiative aligned with international best practices in assessment.
However, the move, according to the examination body, inadvertently caused discrepancies in the results uploaded to its result checker portal.
“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,” the statement read in part.
Recall that shortly after the official release of results on August 4, many Nigerians and parents raised alarm over the mass failure of students and difficulties accessing the result portal.
The announcement followed an earlier wave of criticism sparked by the 2025 WASSCE results, which indicates a drastic decline in performance.
Only 38.32 per cent of candidates obtained at least five credits, including English and Mathematics, nearly 50 per cent lower than the 72.12 per cent success rate recorded in 2024.
