iDeemlawfulThe Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has ordered all candidates to re-upload their O-level West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC) results.
The announcement was made in JAMB’s weekly news bulletin on Monday, August 25, 2025.
According to the Board, all previously uploaded results have been cleared from its system to avoid discrepancies and ensure that only the official WAEC final results are used during admission processing.
JAMB explained that “some candidates who sat for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, with ‘awaiting results’ had prematurely uploaded incomplete WAEC records before the final release.”
“To address the issue, JAMB has mandated a fresh upload for every candidate, irrespective of whether the new results differ from those uploaded earlier.
“All UTME candidates are advised to urgently re-upload their 2025 SSCE results on the JAMB portal to remain eligible for admission consideration,” the bulletin read.
Uploading WAEC results remains a compulsory requirement for securing admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions. JAMB uses the uploaded data to verify candidates’ O-level performance before forwarding admission lists to universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education.
On August 14, JAMB temporarily suspended its portal for uploading 2025 WAEC results.
This measure was taken to fix technical issues that affected candidates who had uploaded their results before WAEC revised its earlier release. The portal closure aimed to ensure the admission database reflects only accurate and updated results.
Earlier in August, WAEC reviewed the 2025 WASSCE results after discovering a grading error that significantly distorted overall performance statistics. The initial release on August 4 showed only 38.32% of candidates obtained at least five credits, including English and Mathematics, raising concerns about a steep drop compared to previous years.
Following an internal review, WAEC corrected the results, adjusting the pass rate to 62.96%. The error was traced to an incorrectly serialized code file that affected grading in Mathematics, English, Biology, and Economics.
In the corrected figures, 1,239,884 candidates secured at least five credits, including English and Mathematics, while 91.14% achieved credits in five subjects with or without the two core subjects. Meanwhile, about 191,053 results remain withheld over alleged malpractice.
