The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nigeria, has withdrawn the accreditation of 574 schools due to their involvement in examination malpractice.
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday at WAEC’s national headquarters in Lagos, the Head of National Office, Dr. Amos Dangut, confirmed that the list of affected schools has already been forwarded to the federal government.
“This year, we have withdrawn recognition from 574 schools. This approach will also be adopted by other examination bodies,” Dr. Dangut stated.
He added that these schools are no longer authorised to serve as WAEC examination centres and will be excluded from future exam activities.
Looking ahead to the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), scheduled to run from Thursday, April 24 to Friday, June 20, Dr. Dangut announced that 1,973,253 candidates from 23,554 schools have registered. Of these, 979,228 are male and 994,025 are female—an increase of 158,627 candidates compared to the previous year.
Dr. Dangut also emphasized WAEC’s continued push towards innovation, noting the introduction of the first-ever Computer-Based WASSCE (CB-WASSCE) for school candidates.
He revealed that to maintain academic integrity, each student will receive a unique set of questions, reducing the risk of cheating.