The West African Assessments Council has actually assured candidates and stakeholders that the disruptions experienced during the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination will not take place again, stating that new safeguards and functional enhancements have been introduced ahead of the 2026 examination.
The Head of WAEC’s Nigeria National Workplace, Dr Amos Dangut, provided the assurance on Monday during a media rundown at the council’s head office in Yaba, Lagos.
According to him, the council has reviewed the challenges experienced in the previous assessment cycle and carried out steps to prevent similar incidents, particularly in assessment administration and result processing.
“We have actually resolved the issues encountered formerly and reinforced our systems to guarantee there is no recurrence of disturbances, particularly in outcome processing,” Dangut stated.
He described that WAEC had actually updated its operational framework, including more stringent facilities requirements for examination centres. He noted that centres participating in the examinations are now expected to preserve several electricity sources such as generators, solar systems, or public power supply to ensure undisturbed operations.
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Dangut also revealed that improvements had actually been made to the council’s computer-based screening system, including that centres would not need constant web connection throughout the evaluations for the system to operate effectively.
He said the council had embraced alternative technical procedures that would allow assessments to continue smoothly even in areas with unsteady network protection.
The WAEC authorities’s comments come nearly a year after the council temporarily restricted access to the 2025 WASSCE results following technical issues linked to a paper serialisation system presented to reduce evaluation malpractice.
Dangut mentioned that the recognized concerns had actually since been solved.
He further revealed that the adoption of computer-based testing had increased significantly nationwide. According to him, about 450 schools are participating in the CBT mode for the 2026 WASSCE, compared to less than 40 schools in the previous year.
He attributed the boost to growing self-confidence in the system and discussed that schools are just authorized after meeting the council’s technical requirements and passing inspection processes.
Dangut clarified that WAEC currently operates both computer-based and standard pen-and-paper assessment formats, depending upon the readiness of taking part schools.
He described that while unbiased concerns are addressed electronically in CBT centres, essay sections are still handwritten in many cases, although pilot completely digital examinations had actually been conducted successfully in picked locations.
Supplying stats for the continuous evaluation, Dangut stated 1,959,636 candidates from 24,207 schools signed up for the 2026 WASSCE, which started on April 21 and will conclude on June 19.
He noted that female prospects a little surpassed their male equivalents, with over one million female prospects taking part in the examination.
According to him, prospects are sitting for 37 topics comprising 97 papers, while approximately 29,000 instructors are working as managers across the country.
On outcome processing, Dangut ensured candidates that the council would maintain its existing release schedule, specifying that outcomes would be provided 45 days after the final paper, while certificates would be released within 90 days.
He added that digital certificates would likewise stay accessible through the WAEC Digital certificate platform.
The WAEC boss likewise dismissed claims that candidates are required to pay to access info connecting to assessment malpractice cases.
He explained that affected prospects could log into the council’s platform to view details of withheld cases and react accordingly without making any payment.
Dangut further divulged that WAEC was teaming up with security firms, consisting of the cops, military, and local vigilante groups, to guarantee the safe conduct of assessments nationwide.
He noted that in circumstances where security concerns arise, the council might move prospects from hazardous areas to more secure centres.
He also appealed to political authorities and occasion organisers to consider the WAEC schedule when preparing elections or major nationwide activities to avoid clashes that could interrupt examinations.