Newz…as 1.2m pass English, Maths in 2026 WASSCE …Council cites phones, organized cheating as 8.59% of candidates affected ..cases drop by 1.11% By Elizabeth Osayande LAGOS — The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, on Wednesday withheld the results of 167,486 candidates, representing 8.59%, over various cases of examination malpractice in the 2026 Computer-Based WASSCE for School Candidates. Announcing the results in Lagos, Head of WAEC Nigeria National Office, Dr. Amos Josiah Dangut, said the figure is 1.11% lower than the 9.7% recorded in 2025, but warned that “the increasing use of cell phones in the examination hall, in spite of the existing ban, and organized cheating in some schools, are other nagging issues.” “The Council will continue to sanction all cases of examination malpractice as schools, supervisors, teachers and candidates perpetrating this evil are not helping the educational system,” Dr.
Dangut said.He added that some supervisors and invigilators caught aiding malpractice have been apprehended and would face sanctions through State Ministries of Education. Affected candidates can now appeal via https://waecinternational.org/complaints. 1.2m meet university requirement Despite Drop Despite the malpractice cases, WAEC released results for the majority of candidates.
A total of 1,200,514 candidates representing 61.54% obtained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects including English Language and Mathematics. This represents a 1.42% decrease compared to 62.96% recorded in 2025. A total of 1,959,668 candidates from 24,207 schools enrolled across Nigeria, Benin Republic, Cote d’Ivoire and Equatorial Guinea.
1,950,726 candidates sat for the examination. Of those who sat include:1,200,514 candidates – 61.54% – obtained credits and above in five subjects including English and Maths1,687,378 candidates – 86.50% – obtained credits and above in minimum of five subjects with or without English and Maths Gender breakdownAmong the 1.2m candidates who passed English and Maths:558,883 – 28.65% were male641,631 – 32.89% were female Overall, 953,459 males – 48.88% and 997,267 females – 51.12% sat the exam. Dangut said 1,834,695 candidates, representing 94.05%, have had their results fully processed and released.
Results of 116,031 candidates, representing 5.95%, are still being processed due to technical issues. By Elizabeth Osayande, LAGOS The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, said on Wednesday that the 2026 Computer-Based WASSCE school candidates sponsored by states indebted to the Council will not be able to access their results. Read Also: WAEC releases 2026 results; 1.2m candidates pass English, Maths According to Head of WAEC Nigeria National Office, Dr.
Amos Josiah Dangut, “I need not restate the fact that the results of candidates who are sponsored by States indebted to the Council will not be released now until payment is made. “We appeal to the concerned to do so to enable the affected schools/candidates access their results.” However, the Council did not name the affected states. Withheld over exam malpractice WAEC also withheld results of 167,486 candidates, representing 8.59%, over examination malpractice.
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