
- The WAEC 2025 English exam was delayed till evening implicit an alleged question leak, sparking concerns
- A Nigerian parent lamented arsenic her lad wrote the WASSCE English exam till nighttime alternatively of 8:30 am
- The hold of the English WAEC caused accent and wellness worries for the mother, who criticised the acquisition system
A Nigerian mother, Esiri Ochuko Uduaghan, cried retired implicit the hold her lad experienced portion penning his 2025 West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
The English exam organised by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) was scheduled for 8:30 americium connected Wednesday, May 28, 2025.

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On her Facebook page, the pistillate cried retired arsenic her lad was yet to instrumentality astatine night, stating that she was informed that the hold was owed to the alleged leak of the English WAEC questions.
She besides shared however it affected her health, arsenic she questioned the country’s acquisition strategy implicit the hold successful the WAEC 2025 English paper.
Esiri said successful the post:
“Oh Nigeria!!! Why are we similar this? My lad went to constitute the WAEC English exam today, which was scheduled for 8:30 am. Apparently, the English insubstantial leaked, truthful WAEC cancelled the exams and asked the children to hold portion they hole caller exam questions..“Now an 8:30 americium exam is opening astatine 5:40 p.m. to decorativeness astatine astir 8 pm. What benignant of state is this? Children who person been successful schoolhouse since earlier 8 americium to constitute exams astatine 8:30 am, are present penning exams astatine 5:40 pm. Will they not beryllium stressed, tired, bare and wholly worn-out...“Somebody leaked those exam papers, but cipher volition beryllium held responsible. Nobody volition suffer their jobs. Life volition transportation connected similar thing happened..until the adjacent messiness and the adjacent and the next. I've been waiting for my lad since morning. 8:30 americium exam.. my lad was not backmost location by 6 pm.. I astir died of a bosom attack. I conscionable got the accusation astir the hold now... Oh.. Nigerrrriiiiiaaaaaa!!!! Adontaya!!!!”In an update aboriginal connected Wednesday night, the pistillate confirmed that her lad had safely returned home.

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Reactions way mother’s outcry implicit 2025 WAEC delay
Safy Halilu said:
"Na truthful present too. My landlady was highly disquieted astir her daughter. But she is location now. Nigeria my country."Petra Beatrice said:
"My member conscionable got home. To deliberation that helium astir near the location earlier having breakfast. I had to unit him to devour thing and gave him wealth for snacks. This state sha."Olaife Ilori said:
"My neighbor's girl came backmost astatine 10pm."Temitope Priscilla said:
"We conscionable got location now. My son's schoolhouse started exam by 8:15PM. I commune they each travel retired successful flying colours."In related stories, a video showed students penning the 2025 WAEC exam astatine nighttime successful Delta, arsenic citizens resistance the authorities implicit the video.
Man shares video of students penning astatine night
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a Nigerian antheral shared videos and images of 2025 WAEC candidates penning the English exam successful full darkness.
There was outrage connected societal media aft students who wrote the 2025 WASSCE ended up penning the English exam astatine night.
Parents who came crossed the station lamented and shared their experiences, sparking reactions online.
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Source: Legit.ng