2026 CB-WASSCE: WAEC Says Exam Delays Won’t Affect Candidates’ Results

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has assured candidates who participated in the 2026 Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB) that the challenges experienced during the examination will not affect their results.

The reassurance came after many candidates, particularly those writing Mathematics and Agricultural Science, sat for their examinations late into the evening in several states due to delays in the distribution of question papers and answer booklets.

WAEC had earlier attributed the disruption to security concerns, logistical difficulties, and the death of some officials in Gombe State, which affected examination operations across three states.

Speaking during a meeting with the National Executive of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), led by its General Secretary, Comrade Oladimeji Usman, WAEC's Head of National Office, Dr. Amos Josiah Dangut, said the council had established procedures to ensure that candidates were not disadvantaged by the disruptions.

"We have standard procedures for addressing every challenge. Whatever glitches occurred will not affect candidates’ performance because we have mechanisms to detect and correct them," Dangut said.

The examination body also reaffirmed its commitment to releasing the 2026 CB-WASSCE results on August 3 as earlier scheduled.

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However, Dangut cautioned that candidates whose examinations were sponsored by indebted governments or institutions could experience delays in accessing their results if the outstanding registration fees were not paid.

"We appeal to all indebted stakeholders to settle their obligations within the next 10 days so that no candidate will be disadvantaged," he stated.

Dangut also highlighted the impact of recent reforms and technology-driven monitoring systems introduced by the council, noting that examination malpractice recorded a significant decline during the 2026 examination.

According to him, WAEC's cyber surveillance centre now enables the council to detect malpractice in real time and respond immediately.

"We now have a cyber monitoring centre that detects every area where malpractice is taking place and alerts the council immediately. This year's examination recorded a significant reduction in malpractice, and there was no leakage of examination papers," he said.

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) commended WAEC for engaging with stakeholders and addressing concerns raised over the late-night conduct of some examination papers.

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NANS General Secretary, Comrade Oladimeji Usman, recalled that the association had intervened after reports emerged that some candidates were forced to write examinations late into the night.

"The way forward has been charted, and there are positive results. During the last examinations, we had some students who wrote exams late at night and then we put a call across to your office and there were some reasons that were given to us that led to that ugly incident.

"And then we have no report from our students of that ugly incident," he said.

The assurance from WAEC came amid concerns expressed by candidates and parents following the logistical challenges experienced during the 2026 CB-WASSCE, with the examination body insisting that adequate measures were in place to ensure the integrity of the results and protect candidates from being affected by circumstances beyond their control.

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