WAEC Withholds Results Of 145,795 Candidates Over Exam Malpractice

The much anticipated May/June 2014 West African
Senior School Certificate Examination result has
been released by the West African Examinations
Council.
The Head, National Office of WAEC, Mr. Charles
Eguridu, announced the release of the results in
Lagos on Monday.
Mr. Charles Eguridu disclosed that the total of
candidates who sat for the examination constituted
84.31 per cent.
According to him, 1,692,435 candidates, comprising
929,075 males and 763,360 females, sat for the
examinations in the country.
Eguridu, who admitted that there was a marginal
decline in the performance of the candidates this
year unlike in the last two years, added that
145,795 candidates, representing 8.61 per cent had
their results withheld for alleged examination
malpractice.
He added, “Of the total number of candidates that
sat the examination, 791,227 candidates,
representing 46.75 per cent obtained six credits and
above, while 982,472 candidates representing 58.05
per cent, obtained five credits and above.
“A total of 529,425 candidates, representing 31.28
per cent, obtained credits in five subjects and
above, including English Language and
Mathematics. When compared to the 2012 and 2013
May/June WASSCE diets, there is marginal decline
in the performance of candidates.”
On the withheld results, Eguridu said, their cases
were being investigated and that the reports would
be presented in November to the Nigeria
examinations Committee for consideration.
The HNO, who urged candidates to check details of
their results online in the next 24 hours, added that
150 blind candidates sat for the examination.
According to him, 21 of them, representing 14 per
cent obtained credits in five subjects and above,
including English Language and Mathematics.