The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has withdrawn the accreditation of 574 secondary schools across Nigeria over their involvement in examination malpractice.
The action comes as the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) is set to begin on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
Announcing the development during a press briefing held at WAEC’s headquarters in Lagos on Thursday, the Head of WAEC’s National Office, Dr. Amos Dangut, said the affected schools have been disqualified from participating in the conduct of the examination.
“This year, we have shared with them a total of 574 schools that have had their recognition withdrawn, and that is also going to be the same for all examining bodies,” Dangut stated.
“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 said the list of delisted schools has been forwarded to the Nigerian government for necessary action.
As preparations for the 2025 WASSCE continue, Dangut revealed that a total of 1,973,253 candidates have registered to sit for the examination from 23,554 schools nationwide.
Providing a gender breakdown, he noted that 979,228 male candidates and 994,025 female candidates are expected to participate in the upcoming exams.
