The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies has chided the management of the West African Examinations Council; WAEC, over widespread irregularities and operational failures that characterised the 2025 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination.

At an investigative hearing at the National Assembly, lawmakers grilled the Head of WAEC, Nigeria, Dr AMOS DANGUT, over what they described as systemic lapses that have eroded public trust in Nigeria’s examination process.

Opening the session, Chairman of the Committee, OFORJI OBOKU decried the council’s performance, while commending his colleagues for prioritising the oversight meeting despite the parliament not being in session.

Recalling an earlier meeting with WAEC on May 30, Oboku described as appalling the revelations that students in several centres were compelled to sit for the examination under extreme conditions, including late-night sessions lit by torchlights.