A story claiming that the 2025 WAEC exams were canceled because of rampant test malpractice has been refuted by Dr. Tunji Alausa, the Minister of Education.
Through Boriowo Folasade, the minister refuted the rumor.
The 2025 WAEC exams have been successfully concluded, according to the Director of Press & Public Relations, who made this announcement on Sunday. Only a few isolated instances of malpractice have been reported.
It stated that the appropriate authorities swiftly addressed each of the isolated cases.
Alausa stated, “A false and misleading statement circulating online, alleging the cancellation of the 2025 WAEC examinations due to widespread examination malpractice, has drawn the attention of the Federal Ministry of Education.”
The ministry would like to make the following clarifications and firmly distance itself from this false information: Only a few rare instances of malpractice were recorded during the successful completion of the 2025 WAEC exams, and the appropriate authorities immediately rectified each one.
“As of this release, there have been no reports of examination malpractice, and the ongoing NECO examinations are proceeding without incident.
“There has been no official notification or report from WAEC, NECO, or any other examination body about widespread malpractice in either of the examinations that has reached the Federal Ministry of Education.”
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However, the Education Ministry advised the public, school officials, parents, and students to ignore the phony news release that is circulating right now.
The ministry claims that it is completely false, deceptive, and meant to create needless anxiety and confusion.
“The public is advised to obtain information only from reputable and validated sources, such as: The Federal Ministry of Education’s official website: www.education.gov.ng.”
The ministry stated that it will continue to work closely with examination bodies to increase monitoring and enforcement procedures and that it is completely dedicated to maintaining the integrity, credibility, and orderly conduct of all public examinations.
It issued a warning that anyone caught disseminating misleading information would be submitted to the relevant security organizations for examination and legal action.
