UPDATED: 62% candidates obtain 5 credits in English, Maths in 2026 WASSCE

Council withheld results of 165,486 students for exam fraud
Results of indebted public, private schools withheld

By Gabriel Dike
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Wednesday announced the release of the May/June 2026 Computer Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) with 61.54 percent candidates recording credits in five subjects including English Language and Mathematics.
WAEC Head of National Office (HNO), Dr. Amos Dangut, disclosed that 1,950,726 candidates wrote the CB-WASSCE in Nigeria, Benin Republic, Cote d’Ivoire and Equatorial Guinea.
“Now with heartfelt joy and overwhelming emotions the recently concluded CB-WASSCE for school can...