Stakeholders have condemned the 2025 WASSCE results as a national disaster, accusing WAEC of mismanagement and demanding urgent reforms
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s education sector have condemned the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, results released by the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, describing them as disastrous. WAEC announced that only 38.32% of the 1,969,313 candidates obtained credits in at least five subjects including English and Mathematics, compared to 72.12% in 2024.
Critics alleged poor planning, technical glitches, and irregular exam conditions, particularly during the English Language paper. The Nigeria Union of Teachers said: “The Council said it discovered that the paper leaked, and instead of cancelling it, went ahead to let students write it at odd hours.” Students’ groups and teachers accused WAEC of “bastardising” Nigeria’s education process and called for independent investigations and management overhaul.
The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Olatunji Alausa, urged calm, stressing that malpractice rates had dropped from 16.29% in 2023 to 9.70% in 2025. He reaffirmed government’s commitment to “producing smart, competent teachers to better prepare our students for academic success.”