The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the temporary shutdown of its result checking portal.
The development was revealed in a statement on Wednesday by the Head of Public Affairs unit of WAEC Nigeria, Mrs Moyosola Adesina.
She explained that the result checker portal was shut down due to technical ìssues, promising that the issue will be resolved within the next 24 hours.
Adesina also apologized for the inconvinience the shut down might cause.
She said, “WAEC Nigeria hereby informs the general public that the result checker portal @waecdirect.org is temporarily shut down due to technical issues.
“However, the Council is working assiduously to ensure that candidates are able to access their results in the next 24 hours.
“We apologise for any inconvenience this might have caused.”
Naijaonpoint reports that WAEC had on Monday, released the results of the May/June 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), taken by over 1.9 million secondary school students across 23,000 schools in Nigeria.
Announcing the results on Monday, WAEC’s Head of National Office (HNO), Amos Dangut, said all processes leading to the release had been successfully concluded despite some challenges during the conduct of the examination.
He acknowledged that, despite some hitches during the exam period, WAEC was able to overcome them to ensure a smooth and credible examination process.
Dangut revealed a significant drop in overall student performance compared to previous years.
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