JUST IN: WAEC admits marking errors in 2025 WASSCE scripts

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has acknowledged errors in the marking of serialised objective questions in the recently released 2025 WASSCE results.

The revelation was made during a press briefing on Friday.

This confirmation follows growing public criticism after WAEC abruptly shut down its result-checker portal on Wednesday, citing “technical issues.”

The announcement, posted on WAEC’s official X handle, @waecnigeria, drew widespread backlash, with many Nigerians expressing anger over the poor performance recorded in the 2025 examination, especially in English Language.

He identified the error in the previous results of 754,545 candidates, representing 38.32 percent, who obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.

He added that the reviewed results showed that 123,984, representing 62.9 percent, obtained credits and above in five subjects in a minimum of five subjects.

While apologising for the errors, he urged candidates to recheck their results after 48 hours.