WAEC result portal crashes amid outrage

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) result-checking portal suddenly crashed on Wednesday evening, just days after it announced the worst West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results in a decade.

The portal failure, which WAEC attributed to “technical issues,” further escalated public frustration.

In a post via its official X (formerly Twitter) account, @waecnigeria, the examination body said efforts were underway to restore access within 24 hours.

“WAEC hereby informs the general public that the result checker portal @waecdirect.org is temporarily shut down due to technical issues.However, the Council is working assiduously to ensure that candidates are able to access their results in the next 24 hours,” the statement read.

The announcement did little to calm tempers, as thousands of candidates and parents continue to raise questions over the credibility of the 2025 results especially the mass failure in English Language.

WAEC had earlier revealed that just 38.32% of the nearly two million candidates obtained credit passes in five subjects including English and Mathematics, a major drop from previous years.

Many candidates took to social media to share their grievances, claiming the English Language exam was marred by disorganization and poor logistics.

Several reported writing the paper late into the night at some centres due to delays, with no access to electricity and shortened exam durations.

“We started writing at 8 pm under torchlights. They gave us just an hour to complete a paper meant to last over two hours,” user @_samad1 posted.

Another user, @sikimark said: “The English exam was a disaster. If JAMB can make corrections, why can’t WAEC? This is a national embarrassment.”

A tweet user @JayTrezy wrote: “WAEC is playing with the lives of young Nigerians. If most of those English papers are rechecked, heads will roll.”

“My daughter had multiple A1s and B2s, yet somehow got D7 in English. It doesn’t add up,” a parent, @Johnway11145073, tweeted.

Another user, @DEYHOT_official, pleaded: “WAEC, please look into the English results. This is crushing the dreams of hardworking students and parents.”

Some are now pushing for an independent investigation or intervention from higher authorities.

A user, @e_okwori, urged tagging the presidency and the Ministry of Education to involve external oversight in reviewing the process.

“We reject this result. WAEC must do the needful or prepare for protests,” @pastorbtdaniels said.

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