The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the release of the results for the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

Announcing the result in Lagos on Monday, WAEC’s Head of Nigeria’s Office, Patrick Areghan said out of a total of 1,613,733 candidates who sat for the exams, 1,476,565 candidates, representing 91.5% have their results fully processed and released.

He added that results of 137,168 candidates, representing 8.5% have a few of their subjects still being processed “due to some shortcomings.”

The WAEC boss however said the results of 262,803 candidates, are being withheld in connection with various reported cases of examination malpractice.

According to the Council, Candidates can check results using their mobile device; by typing WAEC*ExamNo*PIN*ExamYear and Send to 32327.

An instant message will be received containing the WAEC statement of result.