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WAEC Releases 2025 WASSCE Results

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August 4, 2025

The West African Examinations Council has announced the official release of the results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for school candidates.

In a statement issued via X on Monday, August 4, 2025, the examination body confirmed that candidates who sat for the exam can now access their results online.

“The West African Examinations Council is pleased to inform candidates who sat WASSCE for School Candidates, 2025 that the result has officially been released today, Monday, August 4, 2025,” WAEC stated.

Candidates are advised to visit the Council’s result portal to check their performance.

“To access the result, log on to http://waecdirect.org,” the statement added.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Nigeria National Office of WAEC, Dr Amos Dangut, at a press briefing held at the Council’s national headquarters in Yaba, Lagos, on Monday, described the overall conduct of the examination as a “huge success” despite logistical and operational challenges.

WAEC noted that 38.32 per cent of candidates obtained credits and above in five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics.

A total of 1,969,313 candidates sat the examination across 23,554 schools, out of which 754,545 candidates obtained a minimum of five credits including English and Mathematics — a sharp 33.8 per cent drop from the 72.12 per cent recorded in 2024.

Dangut attributed the decline in performance largely to the Council’s new strategy of serialising objective test papers in core subjects like Mathematics, English, Biology, and Economics.

“This approach drastically reduced the incidence of collusion and made examination malpractice more difficult.

“We observed a dip in the performance of objective papers, but essay papers remained consistent with previous years. It’s a strong signal that candidates must rely on their own preparation,” he said.

The examination was held between April 24 and June 20, 2025, with coordination and marking carried out from July 3 to 21.

WAEC deployed a real-time digital scoring system during the marking phase to ensure faster and more accurate result processing.

Of the total candidates, 1,517,517 (77.06 per cent) had their results fully released, while 451,796 (22.94 per cent) had some subjects still being processed due to technical issues, which Dangut assured would be resolved in a few days.

On examination malpractice, 192,089 results, representing 9.75 per cent of total candidates, are being withheld for various offenses, including the use of banned mobile phones and collusion. This marks a slight improvement from the 11.92 per cent withheld in 2024.

WAEC warned rogue website operators and some compromised supervisors to desist from aiding examination fraud.

“These unscrupulous elements have become a thorn in the Council’s flesh.

“Some even use our name to distribute fake messages. We’ve apprehended some of them, and appropriate sanctions will be applied,” Dangut said.

He also announced that states owing the Council would not have access to the results of their sponsored candidates until their debts are settled.

WAEC noted that 12,178 candidates with special needs registered for the examination.

Among them, 112 were visually impaired, 615 had hearing challenges, 52 were spastic or mentally challenged, and 37 had physical disabilities. All were provided with adequate support.

In terms of gender distribution, 976,787 were male (49.60 per cent) while 992,526 were female (50.40 per cent). Among the candidates who obtained five credits including English and Maths, females slightly outperformed males: 53.99 per cent(407,353) of the successful candidates were female, while 46.01 per cent (347,192) were male.

The 2025 WASSCE for school candidates marked the beginning of WAEC’s transition to Computer-Based Testing. Candidates were allowed to choose between the traditional paper-and-pencil format or a CBT version.

“This year’s exam placed us as a foremost examining body to have conducted an achievement test using a computer-based format,” Dangut noted.

He revealed that WAEC was preparing to fully digitise the exam process for school candidates by 2026, following a similar pattern adopted in the ongoing CB-WASSCE for private candidates Second Series.

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Tinubu Approves Portfolios For 5 NCDC Executive Directors

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September 15, 2025

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President Bola Tinubu has approved portfolios for five executive directors on the board of the North Central Development Commission (NCDC).

Mr Segun Imohiosen, Director, Information and Public Relations, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), made the announcement in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja.

The appointees and their portfolios are: Hajiya Biliquis Jumoke- Administration and Human Resources, Mrs Aisha Rufai Ibrahim-Commercial and Industrial Development.

Others are, Mr James Abel Uloko-Corporate Services, Prof. Muhammad Bashar-Finance and Atika Ajanah-Projects.

The president urged the executive directors to work closely with the governing board of the commission to promote and coordinate sustainable development of the North-Central geopolitical zone.”

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Court Orders Arrest Of 2 Lawyers Over Alleged Forgery, Impersonation

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September 15, 2025

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A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting at Apo, on Monday, issued a bench warrant against two lawyers charged with forgery and impersonation.

Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie made the arrest order following repeated failure of the defendants- Victor Giwa, and Ibitade Bukola- to appear before the court to enter their plea to the charge that was preferred against them by the Inspector General of Police.

In the charge marked: CR/150/25, the duo were accused of conspiring to forge a legal document purportedly issued by the chambers of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Prof. Awa U. Kalu, with the intent to mislead the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF.

According to the three-count charge, the alleged offence occurred on June 28, 2024.

The prosecution alleged that the defendants forged and signed a letter on the official letterhead of the SAN, requesting the AGF to suspend a scheduled arraignment.

The contentious letter, titled “Urgent and Solemn Appeal to Suspend the Arraignment of Our Colleague Victor Giwa on Charge Number: CR/222/2023”, was allegedly addressed to the AGF.

It allegedly sought intervention of the AGF to halt an arraignment that was scheduled before trial Justice Samira Bature of the high court.

The IGP, in the charge, maintained that the two lawyers committed offences punishable under Section 97, 179 and 364 of the Penal Code Act, 2004.

At the resumed proceeding of the court on Monday, the prosecution counsel, Mr. Eristo Asaph, noted that the defence lawyer told the court that the 1st defendant was bereaved, hence his absence for the scheduled arraignment.

The prosecution counsel further noted that it was on the strength of an application by the defendant that the case was adjourned.

He, therefore, wondered why the duo were also absent in court for the case to proceed.

Responding, the defence counsel, Mr. Ogbu Aboje, told the court that the 1st defendant, Giwa, wrote a letter that was accompanied with a medical report dated September 3, indicating that he had a health challenge he described as “Degenerative disorder of the lumber vertebrae,” in addition to his hypertensive condition.

He added that the 2nd defendant equally went to the hospital on Monday morning to keep to a routine appointment for the immunisation of her daughter.

More so, he drew attention of the court to an application the defendants earlier filed to challenge its jurisdiction to entertain the case.

Dissatisfied with the developments, the prosecution counsel urged the court to issue a warrant for the defendants to be arrested y security agencies and produced for their trial.

In his ruling, Justice Onwuegbuzie held that having listened to both parties, he was minded to accede to the prosecution’s request.

He court stressed that the medical report did indicate that the 1st defendant would not be able to attend court, adding that the 2nd defendant did not adduce any material to justify her absence.

Consequently, relying on the provision of section 266 (2) and 352 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), Justice Onwuegbuzie issued a bench warrant for the defendants to be arrested and produced before the court on October 8.
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Community Attributes Access Road To Reduction In Maternal Mortality In Bauchi

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September 15, 2025

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A cross-section of residents in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State has attributed the reduction in maternal mortality to the ongoing construction and rehabilitation of the Kirjaule–Lame roads.

Mr. Samila Jauro, who spoke on behalf of the community, made the disclosure during a media tour of ongoing Bauchi State projects in the area.

He explained that in the past, no fewer than 50 pregnant women and their babies had lost their lives due to delays in accessing healthcare caused by the poor condition of roads.

“We have lost many of our pregnant women and their unborn babies in the past because of bad roads.

“But the present administration has changed our lives through its infrastructural development,” Jauro said.

While commending the state government, he appealed for the electrification of Kirjauke community.

“We are grateful for the road project, but we still call on the governor to provide us with electricity.

For the past 18 years, we have had no source of power,” he added.

The Bauchi State Government, through the Ministry of Works, in 2023 awarded a 40.5-kilometer road construction and rehabilitation projects in the aforementioned sites.

Speaking on the progress of the projects, the Site Engineer, Mr. Ado Shehu, said the project had reached 75 percent completion.

“The Kirjaule–Lame and Magama–Gumau roads were awarded at the end of November 2023.

“Some portions are already completed, while others are at the second layer and shoulder stage to ensure a successful outcome.

“The duration of the project according to the contract is 36 months.

” But with 75 percent already completed, the project will be finished ahead of schedule,” he said.