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WAEC Faces Backlash as Result Portal Crashes

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KEY POINTS


  • WAEC’s result portal went offline, sparking national outrage.
  • Only 38.32 percent of students passed core subjects in the 2025 WASSCE.
  • Many also blame poor planning for English Language exam chaos and failures.

The West African Examinations Council is once again under intense scrutiny—this time over a sudden shutdown of its result checker portal, which has deepened tensions following Nigeria’s worst exam performance in a decade.

WAEC announced Wednesday evening that technical issues had temporarily disabled the result-checking platform. The notice, posted on X (formerly Twitter), promised a fix within 24 hours. But the damage had already been done, as parents, students, and educators vented fury online.

WAEC English failure sparks national outcry

Already facing backlash over the dismal pass rate just 38.32 percent of nearly 2 million candidates scored credits and above in five subjects including English and Math, WAEC’s credibility has taken a significant hit. Many students have said that the English Language scores were unjust and caused them a lot of pain.

Social media lit up with complaints that students were made to write the English paper late into the night on May 28, often in poor conditions, which many believe contributed to the abysmal outcome.

Students call for English script review

With screenshots of results showing high scores in sciences but inexplicable failures in English, students and parents are demanding a review. Several users on X called the experience a “national disgrace,” accusing WAEC of logistical failure and even manipulation to force students to buy remarking services.

However WAEC has not yet replied to these claims or addressed worries about how fair the English test is. As the public outrage grows louder, the testing authority is under more and more pressure to explain how a planned test turned into a disaster causing WAEC English failure.

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