The Federal Ministry of Education (FME) and the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) have jointly denounced circulating reports claiming the cancellation of the 2025 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (SSSCE) as fabricated and malicious.
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The Federal Ministry of Education, through its Director of Press and Public Relations, Folasade Boriowo, categorically dismissed the claims in a statement to Vanguard newspaper, describing the alleged cancellation as “untrue” and “fake news.”
“The SSSCE conducted recently by WAEC is not cancelled, as it is being spread on social media. This is fake news, and it should be disregarded,” Boriowo stated, noting that the government never convened to make such a decision.
The ministry official announced that a formal statement would be issued to the public shortly to address the misinformation campaign.
The West African Examinations Council also issued a comprehensive denial through its Public Relations Officer, Moyo Adesina, who addressed the spurious press statement dated Saturday, July 19th, 2025, that had been circulating on social media platforms.
“The WAEC Management would like to state unequivocally that the spurious press statement being circulated did not emanate from the Council. The said examination has not been cancelled,” Adesina declared in the official response.
Contrary to the false claims, WAEC confirmed that the marking of scripts for the 2025 SSSCE has been completed successfully. The council announced that results will be released on or before Thursday, August 4, 2025, as originally scheduled.
“As a matter of fact, the marking of scripts for the said examination has just been concluded, and results will be released on or before Thursday, August 4, 2025,” the WAEC statement confirmed.
WAEC attributed the false information to “mischief-makers who are bent on bringing the Council to disrepute to cause confusion and panic among candidates who sat the examination.” The council expressed certainty that the fabricated claims were designed to undermine public confidence in the examination process.
The fraudulent press release had falsely claimed that the Federal Ministry of Education, in collaboration with WAEC, had cancelled all 2025 WAEC examinations due to “widespread examination malpractice, coordinated leakages of question papers, and unauthorised digital dissemination of exam materials through social media and AI-enhanced cheating tools.”
The fake statement was attributed to one Dr. (Mrs.) Aisha Lawal, purportedly identified as Director-General of the Federal Examinations Regulatory Board under the Federal Ministry of Education, and included elaborate details about alleged security breaches affecting over 480 examination centres.
WAEC stated that all legitimate information from the council is disseminated through official and verified social media handles and accredited media platforms across the country. The council stressed that all authentic press releases are issued and signed by the Public Affairs Department on behalf of the Head of the National Office.
Both institutions urged stakeholders and the general public to disregard the false publication and rely only on official sources for information about the examinations.
“We therefore urge our stakeholders and the general public to disregard the said publication,” WAEC stated, while the Ministry of Education called on citizens to ignore the misinformation circulating on social media platforms.
The false reports had caused significant anxiety among students, parents, and school administrators who believed their examinations had been invalidated.
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