The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has withheld the results of 167,486 candidates over alleged examination malpractice in the 2026 Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates. The affected candidates account for 8.59 per cent of the total number of candidates who sat the examination, representing a slight improvement from the 9.7 per cent malpractice rate recorded in 2025. The development was announced on Wednesday in Lagos by the Head of WAEC’s Nigeria National Office, Dr. Amos Dangut, during the official release of the 2026 examination results. Analysis of the results showed that 1,200,514 candidates, representing 61.54 per cent, obtained credit passes in at least five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. The 2026 examination was the second edition of the Computer-Based WASSCE for School Candidates following the introduction of the format by WAEC.