NECO BLACKLISTS 93, SCHOOLS, 52 SUPERVISORS FOR CHEATING, AIDING & ABETTING DURING 2023 SSCE INTERNAL EXAMS 10-10-23
By Sadiq Aminu Ninety Three schools, Fifty Two Supervisors alleged to have found in whole school(mass) cheating,aiding and abetting during the NECO 2023 Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (SSCE), internal were recommended for blacklisting.
The Registrar and Chief Executive,National Examinations Council NECO, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi made the disclosure,while announcing the release of the result at the council headquarters,Minna,Niger State,Tuesday.
Professor Wushishi revealed that 737,308 candidates scored (5) credits in the 2023 Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) internals, including English and Mathematics,representing 61.60 per cent.
Prof.Dantani Ibrahim explained that out of the 1,205,888 candidates that registered for the examination,only 1,196,985 sat for it, adding that of the total candidates that sat for the examination, 616,398 were males and 580,587 females.
He also disclosed that the number of candidates who made five credits and above irrespective of English Language and Mathematics is 1,013,611 representing 84.60 per cent.
The Registrar said, “the number of candidates involved in various forms of malpractice in 2023 is 12,030 representing 0.07 per cent as against 2022 of 13,594, representing 0.13 per cent cases recorded in 2022”.
NECO boss pointed out that the number of candidates with special needs is 1,542 with 913 with hearing impairment, 162 with visual impairment, 103 with albinism, 61 with autism, 149 with low vision and 154 with adermatoglyphia (that is, candidates with no fingerprints).
According to him, out the performance analysis by states, Candidates from Abia State top other states as they scored five credits and above including Mathematics and English language making 85.53 percent, adding that Abia state also leads in candidates with five credits and above irrespective of Mathematics and English language 95.50 percent.
He noted that least performed States with five credits and above including mathematics and English language, Zamfara state is bottom on the table with 39.10 percent with just 7.77 percent ahead of Niger who came second to least with 46.87 percent.