The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has taken decisive action in response to examination irregularities detected during the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates.
Following investigations, WAEC has announced the cancellation and withholding of results for thousands of candidates involved in malpractices.
Cancelled results WAEC disclosed in a press release available to 3News.com that the results of a significant number of candidates have been affected: Cancellation of subject results: The subject results of 4,108 candidates have been cancelled for bringing foreign materials such as prepared notes, textbooks, and printed materials into the examination halls.
Cancellation of entire results: A total of 483 candidates had their entire examination results cancelled for possession of mobile phones in the examination halls, a strict violation of WAEC's regulations.
