Although the result portal is up again, the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI), has asked the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to remark the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE).

AEI, in a statement made exclusively available to Legit.ng on Saturday, August 9, said the earlier released WASSCE 2025 results may not have accurately reflected students' abilities.

AEI said:

"It is deeply regrettable that the West African Examination Council (WAEC) released the English Language examination results on August 4, 2025, despite the abnormal conditions under which the exam was conducted on May 28, 2025. Students were forced to write under candlelight, torchlight, and even in darkness, causing undue trauma.

"Given the national assembly's finding of misconduct, WAEC should have rescheduled the exam instead of releasing results that may not accurately reflect students' abilities."

To rectify this situation, AEI asked WAEC to consider reassessing the examination "for fairness and accuracy".

It also urged WAEC Nigeria to provide students with the opportunity to retake the examination under better conditions.

Another alternative given by AEI is that WAEC should review and adjust grading, "to account for the challenging conditions".

AEI submitted:

"By taking these steps, WAEC can demonstrate its commitment to fairness, student welfare, and academic integrity. Failure to do so may have severe consequences and perpetuate injustices against students."

What went wrong with WASSCE 2025?

The council had said that it discovered an error in the previously released result during an internal review and temporarily suspended result access before issuing the corrected figures.

It has now advised candidates to recheck their results on its website, waecdirect.org.

WAEC apologised for the confusion and assured candidates and the public that measures are being put in place to prevent a recurrence.