The National Examinations Council (NECO) reported on Thursday that more than 700,000 pupils had completed the 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination.
Professor Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi, the chief executive officer of NECO, made this announcement at a news conference in Minna, the Niger State’s capital.
“It brings me great pleasure to inform you that the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal conducted this year has been deemed to be one of the most successful in previous years by numerous stakeholders. This is a significant accomplishment, Wushishi stated.
The NECO director reported that, of the 1,198,412 applicants who took the exam, 727,864—or 60.74 percent recorded credit passes or higher in five disciplines, including English Language and Mathematics.
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Wushishi, who is also the body’s registrar, called the procedure a significant accomplishment made while he was the substantive head. He also suggested that candidates who were concerned examine the results on the NECO website.
Regarding examination malpractice, the registrar reported that 13,594 candidates, or 0.13 percent of all candidates, engaged in various forms of malpractice during the administration of the exam.
He said that 20,003 people participated in exam fraud in 2021, which amounted to 1.63 percent of the total number of applicants for the year.
“The Council has a long history of having zero tolerance for misconduct. As a result, it can be seen that there were fewer malpractice incidents in 2022 than there were in 2021, he said, adding that NECO would continue to be strong in its commitment to sanitising the system.
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Four schools were suggested for de-recognition “for two years due to their involvement in mass cheating/whole school cases,” according to the NECO boss.
He explained that the choice was made as part of an effort to demonstrate to stakeholders the organization’s commitment to zero-tolerance for examination malpractice.
Additionally, 29 supervisors were placed on a blacklist for a variety of offences, including inadequate monitoring, insult, and aiding and abetting during exams, the speaker continued.
