Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has urged the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to ensure the prompt release of the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results to reduce anxiety among students and the general public.

He made this call at the 2025 West African Examination Council Distinction Awards Ceremony on Thursday, June 26.

While commending WAEC and the Ghana Education Service (GES) for their efforts in successfully conducting the examinations, the minister stressed the importance of timely results.

“Let me commend you for a very successful BECE examination. What we expect from you now is the early, timely release of the results so that anxiety and anxiousness in the students will go down,” he said.

Haruna Iddrisu also announced the government’s intention to introduce a new legislative framework to guide the awarding of scholarships in the country.

“Within the few weeks to come, I will introduce the Ghana Scholarship Authority Bill to Parliament on behalf of President John Dramani Mahama, as he promised Ghanaians to deal with the issue of nepotism that was associated with the award of scholarships,” he disclosed.

He further called on the Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education, Peter Nortsu Kotoe, to support the bill when it is presented before the House.