The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, says the exams conducted late at night in some parts of the country did not meet the council’s standards.
Head of the national office of the council, Amos Dangut, made the remark on Monday when he appeared before the House of Representatives committee on basic education and examination bodies.
Fielding questions from the House Committee, Dangut said the disruptions were asa a result of logistical challenges arising from the need to print new exam questions after the original ones were leaked.
A member of the committee, Billy Osawaru, asked Dangut whether the exams were credible or not.
In response, Dangut said the exams were credible.
Apparently dissatisfied with the response, Osawaru, pressed further.
“Can the exams conducted using phone flashlights as the only light source be truly considered credible? Can you show me, from your regulations, that exams written under those conditions are credible,” he asked.
After continued questioning, Dangut finally said the exams were “substandard”.
In his ruling, chairman of the committee, Oboku Oforji, requested WAEC’s guidelines and a detailed report on the conduct of the 2025 SSCE in the affected areas.
