The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has confirmed the resolution of technical issues that affected the recently released 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results.
In a statement issued by its Public Affairs Department on Thursday, WAEC acknowledged public concerns and disclosed that it identified and corrected bugs affecting results in key subjects, including Mathematics, English Language, Biology, and Economics.
“WAEC sincerely regrets to inform the general public of technical issues discovered during the internal review of the recently released results of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates, (SC) 2025,” the statement read.
The Council attributed the issue to a newly introduced measure—paper serialization—which it described as a standard assessment practice aimed at curbing examination malpractice. The method, already adopted by another national examination body, was implemented in the aforementioned subjects.
“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,” WAEC stated.
As part of the corrective measures, access to the WASSCE 2025 results was temporarily restricted on the result checker portal. However, the Council has now advised all candidates who previously checked their results to revisit the portal after 24 hours for the updated scores.
“We extend our deep and sincere apologies to all affected candidates and the general public. We appreciate their patience and understanding as we work diligently to resolve this matter with transparency and urgency within the next twenty-four (24) hours,” the Council said.
WAEC reaffirmed its commitment to upholding excellence, fairness, and transparency in all its assessment procedures.
“Thank you, for always counting on our integrity and reposing confidence in us to render quality service to the Nigerian child,” the statement concluded.
