The National Examination Council (NECO) will be interrogating the management of 40 secondary schools across 17 states for alleged mass cheating in this year’s Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE).
This was revealed by NECO Registrar, Prof. Dantani Wushishi at a press conference in Minna, Niger State capital, where he also announced the release of the 2024 SSCE results.
According to Wushishi, 8,437 candidates were found to be involved in various forms of malpractice, compared to 12,030 in 2023, showing a reduction of 30.1 per cent.
He emphasised that all the schools involved in cheating would be invited to the council for discussion, after which appropriate sanctions would be applied.
“During the conduct of the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examinations, 40 schools were found to have been involved in whole-school (mass) cheating in 17 states. They will be invited to the council for discussion, after which appropriate sanctions will be applied.
“One school in Ekiti State was recommended for de-recognition for mass cheating in two core subjects and one science subject.
“Similarly, 21 supervisors were recommended for blacklisting due to poor supervision, aiding and abetting, abscondment, extortion, drunkenness, and negligence in 12 states,” he said.
