No fewer than 40 secondary schools across 17 states have been invited for interrogation by the National Examination Council (NECO) for alleged mass cheating in this year’s Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE).
The NECO Registrar, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, disclosed this at a press conference in Minna, Niger State capita,l, on Thursday, ay, where he announced the release of the 2024 SSCE results.
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Wushishi announced that 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 said all the schools involved in cheating would be invited to the council for discussion, after which appropriate sanctions would be applied.
He also revealed that one school in Ekiti was recommended for de-registration for mass cheating in two core subjects.
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“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.
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