The West African Examinations Council in Nigeria, has taken a firm stance against examination malpractice by revoking the licences of 574 schools.
The announcement was made by the Head of WAEC’s National Office, Dr. Amos Dangut, during a press briefing held on Thursday at the Council’s headquarters in Lagos.
According to Dangut, the affected schools were penalized after being found guilty of involvement in exam misconduct and will be barred from hosting the upcoming 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, which kicks off on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
“This year, we have shared with them a total of 574 schools that have their recognition withdrawn and that is also going to be the same for all examining bodies,” Dangut revealed.
“So, these are those that have got their license revoked as far as the examination centre is concerned. So we will not conduct examinations there. We don’t know them as far as conducting examinations,” he added.
WAEC has already submitted the list of delisted schools to the Nigerian government for further action.
Meanwhile, preparations for the 2025 WASSCE are in full gear, with a total of 1,973,253 candidates registered to take part in the exams, coming from 23,554 schools across the country.
Among the candidates, 979,228 are male and 994,025 are female.
The examination is scheduled to run from Thursday, April 24 through Friday, June 20, 2025.
