The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has denied issuing a directive restricting students to specific subjects for the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates.
This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the acting Head of Public Affairs, Moyosola Adeshina, and signed on behalf of the Head of National Office, WAEC.
Adeshina described the reports as “unfounded assumptions” and urged schools and the general public to disregard them.
Amid recent social media reports suggesting that schools had been directed to limit students’ subject combinations for the 2026 examination, WAEC reiterated that such claims were false and not issued by the Council.
The examination body clarified that it does not issue directives concerning the development or modification of senior secondary curricula, as that responsibility lies solely with the Federal Government through relevant education authorities.
“WAEC wishes to categorically distance itself from this unfounded assumption and the information making the rounds on the said subject. The Council did not issue any such directive(s) nor restrict the choice of students to offer any particular subject(s) for WASSCE (SC) 2026 as alleged,” the statement read.
