2025 WAEC Will Hold as Scheduled — Education Minister Refutes Cancellation Report

The 2025 WAEC exams were canceled because of rampant test malpractice, according to a story that has been refuted by Dr. Tunji Alausa, the Minister of Education.

The minister used Borio­wo Folasade to refute the rumor.

In a statement released on Sunday, the Director of Press and Public Relations stated that the 2025 WAEC exams had been successfully completed, with just a few isolated instances of malpractice being detected.

It claimed that the appropriate authorities responded quickly to each of the isolated cases.

Alausa stated: “A false and misleading statement that is making the rounds online claims that the 2025 WAEC exams will be canceled because of widespread examination malpractice has caught the attention of the Federal Ministry of Education.”

In order to make the following clear, the ministry would want to firmly distance itself from this false information: Only a few rare cases of misconduct were recorded during the 2025 WAEC exams, and those that were were immediately handled by the appropriate authorities.

No instances of examination malpractice have been documented as of this release, and the ongoing NECO examinations are proceeding without hiccups.

“There have been no official reports or communications from WAEC, NECO, or any other examination body to the Federal Ministry of Education about widespread malpractice in either of the examinations.”

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But the Ministry of Education advised the public, parents, students, and school officials to ignore the phony news release that is presently going around.

The ministry says it’s completely false, deceptive, and designed to create needless anxiety and confusion.

“It is recommended that the public only obtain information from reputable and validated sources, such as the Federal Ministry of Education’s official website: www.educa­tion.gov.ng.”

In order to improve monitoring and enforcement systems, the ministry stated that it will continue to work closely with examination bodies and is completely dedicated to maintaining the integrity, credibility, and orderly conduct of all public examinations.

It issued a warning that anyone discovered disseminating misleading information would be submitted to the relevant security organizations for an investigation and possible legal action.