Nigeria's Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has declared that examination question leakages in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination and National Examinations Council assessments have been brought to zero following targeted government reforms.

Alausa outlined progress recorded under the Federal Government's education reform agenda. He recalled how question leakages had become a recurring crisis, describing the personal anxiety it caused him. "Just last year, whenever WAEC examinations were being conducted, I would wake up with palpitations because my colleague, the Minister of State for Education, would send messages informing me that the questions for a particular subject had already leaked. I would forward them to the WAEC Head of National Office and ask whether they were genuine questions, and the response would often be, 'Honourable Minister, I'm sorry, it is true,'" he stated.

Alausa attributed the turnaround to the adoption of computer based testing and a hybrid examination system. "I can definitely report to you that the pervasive cheating that pervaded WAEC and NECO is now a thing of the past. Within just one year, we have brought it down to zero," he said.

The minister noted that leakages had placed honest students in an unfair position. "When questions leak before examinations, even students who want to do the right thing are pressured into doing the wrong thing. That was the reality for decades," he added.

Alausa also disclosed that examination malpractice had been stopped for the first time in seven years. "Today, because we are determined to protect the integrity of our examination system, we have stopped examination malpractice in WAEC and NECO for the first time in the last seven years," he revealed.

The minister confirmed that the Federal Executive Council had approved amendments to the Universal Basic Education Act and the National Senior Secondary School Education Act to reinforce education delivery nationwide.

Beyond examinations, Alausa noted that the national curriculum had been reviewed to reduce excessive subject loads and strengthen foundational learning, critical thinking, and future ready skills. The government had also invested in medical education, technical and vocational training, student accommodation, and digital infrastructure under the Nigeria Education Sector Renewal Initiative introduced by President Bola Tinubu's administration.