The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, Nigeria, has denied claims circulating on social media that the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE for School Candidates has been cancelled.
In a statement issued on Sunday, July 20, 2025, and signed by the Acting Head of Public Affairs, Moyosola Adesina, WAEC described the press statement alleging the cancellation, purportedly issued by the Federal Ministry of Education in collaboration with WAEC as false and not from the Council.
The rumour claimed that the examination was cancelled due to widespread malpractice, coordinated question leakages, and unauthorized digital dissemination of exam materials.
WAEC dismissed the allegations, describing them as the work of “mischief-makers” aiming to discredit the Council and create panic among candidates. It confirmed that the marking of scripts for the 2025 examination has just concluded and that results will be released on or before Monday, August 4, 2025.
“All information from the Council are disseminated via our official and verified social media handles, as well as accredited media platforms across the country,” the statement read. “All press releases are issued and signed by the Public Affairs Department on behalf of the Head of National Office.”
WAEC urged the public and stakeholders to disregard the fake publication and rely only on official communication from the Council.