The withheld results account for 8.59% of the 1,950,726 candidates who sat the examination, marking an improvement from the 9.7% malpractice rate recorded in the 2025 examination. WAEC also disclosed that 1,834,695 candidates, representing 94.05%, had their results fully processed and released, while the results of 116,031 candidates remain under processing. The council said 1,213 candidates with special needs participated in the examination, including visually impaired, hearing-impaired, physically challenged, and spastic or mentally challenged candidates. What’s Being SaidDr. Dangut said supervisors and invigilators found aiding examination malpractice had been arrested and would face disciplinary action through the appropriate state ministries of education. The Bottom Line: While the proportion of withheld results declined compared with 2025, the continued prevalence of examination malpractice underscores the challenges facing Nigeria’s secondary school examination system.