2025 WAEC Exams Not Cancelled — FME, WAEC Dispel Social Media Hoax
FME, WAEC Dismiss Rumored Cancellation of 2025 SSSCE, Warn Public Against Fake New
The Federal Ministry of Education (FME) and the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) have jointly urged the public to ignore a false report circulating on social media alleging that the 2025 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (SSSCE) have been annulled and the results invalidated.
Eagles Sight News reports that FME’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Folasade Boriowo, while speaking with Vanguard, debunked the claim, emphasizing its lack of credibility.
“The SSSCE conducted recently by WAEC is not cancelled as it is being spread on social media. This is fake news and it should be disregarded. In fact, the Federal Ministry of Education is preparing a statement to be issued to the public. This response is coming shortly,” she clarified.
Boriowo further emphasized that no official meeting or decision has been made by the government to cancel the examination.
WAEC also reacted promptly through its Public Relations Officer, Moyo Adesina, in a statement refuting the claims of cancellation.
“The attention of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nigeria, has been drawn to a press statement alleging the cancellation of all the papers written during the just concluded WASSCE for School Candidates, 2025.”
“According to the press statement dated Saturday, July 19th, 2025, being circulated on social media platforms, the Federal Ministry of Education in collaboration with WAEC had canceled the said examination due to widespread of examination malpractice, coordinated leakage of questions papers, and unauthorized digital dissemination of exam materials.”
“The WAEC Management would like to state unequivocally that the spurious press statement being circulated did not emanate from the Council. The said examination has not been cancelled. Though the source of that information cannot be ascertained, the Council is certain that the false claim is being peddled by mischief-makers who are bent on bringing the Council to disrepute to cause confusion and panic among candidates who sat the examination. As a matter of fact, the Marking scripts for the said examination has just been concluded and results will be released on or before Thursday, August 4, 2025.”
“The Council would like to use this opportunity to inform the general public and all stakeholders that all information from the Council are disseminated via our official and verified social media handles, as well as accredited media platforms across the country. In the same vein, all press releases are issued and signed by the Public Affairs Department of the Council on behalf of the Head of National Office.”
“We therefore, urge our stakeholders and the general public to disregard the said publication.”
The misleading publication in question had claimed that the examination was jointly canceled by the Ministry of Education and WAEC due to rampant exam irregularities. The statement, falsely attributed to one Dr. (Mrs.) Aisha Lawal, who was listed as the Director-General of the Federal Examinations Regulatory Board under the Ministry, read:
“The Federal Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), regrets to inform the general public, especially students, parents, and school administrators, of the immediate cancellation of the ongoing 2025 WAEC examinations across all states of the federation.”
“This difficult but necessary decision follows escalating reports of widespread examination malpractice, coordinated leakages of question papers, and unauthorized digital dissemination of exam materials through social media and AI-enhanced cheating tools. Investigations by the National Academic Integrity Task Force revealed organized rings operating in multiple states, compromising the validity of the entire examination process,” the fake statement claimed.
The FME and WAEC reiterated their commitment to maintaining the integrity of the examination process and cautioned the public to verify all education-related announcements from official sources only.