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WAEC releases 2026 WASSCE results, cancels entire results of 861 candidates
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According to the performance statistics released by the Council, Social Studies recorded the highest performance among the four core subjects, with 393,918 candidates, representing 78.
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the provisional results of the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School Candidates, with the results of thousands of candidates cancelled or withheld over examination irregularities.
The Council also cancelled the entire results of 861 candidates for possessing mobile phones in examination halls.
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