The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nigeria, has firmly dismissed a viral press statement alleging the cancellation of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), branding the information as false, misleading, and the handiwork of “mischief-makers.”

The purported statement, widely circulated across social media platforms on Saturday, July 19, 2025, claimed that the Federal Ministry of Education, in collaboration with WAEC, had cancelled the entire 2025 WASSCE due to massive exam malpractice, coordinated leakage of question papers, and unauthorized digital dissemination of exam materials.

In a swift rebuttal issued on Sunday, July 20, 2025, and signed by the Acting Head of Public Affairs, Moyosola Adesina, WAEC described the report as spurious, and categorically denied issuing such a notice.

“The said examination has not been cancelled.

“Though the source of the 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 and causing confusion and panic among candidates who sat the examination,” the statement partly read.

WAEC added that marking of scripts has just been concluded and assured the public that results would be released on or before Thursday, August 4, 2025.

The Council emphasised that all its official announcements are made via its verified social media platforms, accredited national media outlets, and the Public Affairs Department.

“We therefore urge our stakeholders and the general public to disregard the said publication,” the statement concluded. (The PUNCH)