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  • JUST IN: NECO releases Nov/DEC 2018 results

    The National Examinations Council, (NECO), has released the result of the 2018 November/December Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for external candidates.

    The Acting Registrar, NECO, Mr Abubakar Gana, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Friday.

    According to Gana, 59,963 candidates registered for the examination and were examined in about 28 subject areas.

    He noted that a total of 37,069 candidates representing 62.48 per cent got five credits and above including English, while 47,031 candidates, representing 79.27 per cent got five credits and above, including Mathematics.

    While giving further breakdown of the performance of candidates, he said that 57,842 sat for English Language out of which 44,497, representing 76.93 got either distinction or credit.

    He added that 57,275 sat for Mathematics, out of which 47,151 representing 82.32 per cent got either distinction or credit.

    “A comparative analysis of candidates, who scored five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics for 2017 and 2018 shows 56.79 per cent for 2017 and 62.48 per cent for 2018.

    “This represents an increase of 5.69 per cent,” he said.

    On irregularities during the exercise, Gana said that there was an upward trend in candidates’ involvement in examinations malpractice as compared to 2017.

    According to him, a total of 12,084 candidates were caught cheating as against 4,425 in 2017.

    He said the increase in cases of exam malpractice reflects the desperation by candidates seeking to cut corners and the determination of the council to apprehend culprits in line with its zero tolerance for examination malpractice.

    He noted that candidates cheated more in mathematics, English language, Biology and Economics subject areas because those subjects seem to pose problems for candidates.

    Gana, however, enjoined candidates to note that result checker cards would no longer be used to check results.

    He urged all the candidates that participated in the examination to log on to the council’s website-www.neco.gov.ng and click on NECO results to purchase a token that could be used to access their results.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the November/December SSCE is usually conducted for external candidates unlike the June/July SSCE, which is mainly conducted for school based candidates.

  • Knocks, kudos over FG’s reduction of JAMB, NECO fees

    Knocks, kudos over FG’s reduction of JAMB, NECO fees

    Mixed reactions have trailed the Federal Government’s review of fees for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), Senior Secondary Certificate Examination(SSCE), and Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).

    Some stakeholders, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday, commended the gesture and urged the government to overhaul the education sector.

    NAN reports that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the downward review of the examination registration fees which will take effect from January 2019.

    The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, who announced the reduction after the FEC’s meeting said the ‎Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) fees for UTME had been reduced from N5,000 to N3,500.

    Mr Adamu said government also reduced the SSCE fees charged by the National Examinations Council (NECO) from N11,350 to N9,850 while the Basic School Certificate Examination (BSCE) by NECO was reduced from N5,500 to N4,000.

    An entrepreneur, Sunday Ukachukwu, described the action as a `good step’ in the right direction.

    “I give the Federal government credit for the downward review, but I think they can still do better because the reduction is not so significant.

    “If they reviewed the fees by 50 per cent, the reduction would have been significant, but what you have is 13 per cent reduction,’’ he said.

    A public affairs analyst, Ben Ekiyi, commended government for the reduction saying that it would ensure inclusiveness among other things.

    “ ‎It is a good thing because any reduction in prices of goods or services always makes the masses happy, especially in these times where many people are facing a lot of hardship. ‎

    “I feel this reduction will ensure inclusiveness as more students will now be able to write these examinations.

    “Since more students will now be able to write the examinations, hidden potentials will be exposed, because we have some intelligent students who have not been able to afford the examination fees,’’ he said.

    A parent, ‎Lelo Apena, said the reduction of fees was a diversion from the real issues plaguing the education sector, such as poor quality of education, dilapidated infrastructure and out- of- school children.

    According to her, this kind of reduction does not make any sense; N1,500 difference will not solve the problems bedeviling the education in Nigeria.

    ‎“I tell you, reduction in these fees is a kind of diversion from the real issue; has the government thought of reducing tuition fees so that those who are qualified will be enrolled and do not drop out for lack of fees?

    “Our tertiary institutions are always on strike; is it the reduction of JAMB fees and NECO that will solve the poor quality of students and lecturer impact?

    “Are the out-of -school children and their parents and guardians being helped to ensure their children are enrolled in school and not drop out before completion for various reasons?‎’’ she queried.

    Mrs Apena was of the opinion that states government should take over the payment of JAMB and NECO fees for poor students in their communities‎.

    A retiree, Ruseh Okaro, who also spoke to NAN, said the reduction was a welcome development, however, she said ‎ the quality of education was still a major cause of concern.
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    “It is a welcome development but I do not think the fees should have been as high as that in the first place, given the importance of education to the wellbeing of a nation.
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    “I also hope this reduction is sustainable and a holistic approach was used to arrive at these new fees”.
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    A parent, Shittu Ahmed, said the reduction was commendable, however, government should look into other areas of the sector such as dilapidated infrastructure and lack of learning materials.
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    A public servant, Folakemi Aina, said the reduction in the fees was long overdue and wondered why government was coming out with a lot of policies now that elections were drawing closer. (NAN)

     

  • Breaking: Buhari reduces UTME, NECO, SSCE forms cost

    Breaking: Buhari reduces UTME, NECO, SSCE forms cost

    President Muhammadu Buhari has approved reduction in the cost of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) form.

    TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports President Buhari also approved reduction in the cost of National Examinations Council (NECO), Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and Basic Education Certificate Examination forms.

    Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu made this known while briefing the federal executive council, presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday.

    He said the President directed the Ministry to look into the reduction following significant improvement in revenues being remitted to the treasury by the education agencies.

    The exam agencies are not meant to be revenue generating bodies, they’re only supposed to cover costs/operating expenses.

    The sharp increase in remittances by JAMB, from less than N60m in 2010–2016 to over N15 billion in 2017/18, has shown that the fees being charged could be reduced.

    With effect from January 2019 the cost of JAMB UTME form will drop from N5,000 to N3,500, while NECO will drop from N11,350, to N9,850.

     

  • NECO postpones commencement date for November/December examination

    The National Examinations Council (NECO), has shifted the commencement date of the November/ December, 2018 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) to Nov.19.

    Mr Abubakar Gana, the Acting Registrar of NECO, in a statement issued on Wednesday, recalls that the examination was earlier scheduled to commence on Nov.15.

    Gana called on candidates sitting for the examination to download the new examination time table on NECO’s website: www.mynecoexams.com.

    “Please note that this information supersedes the earlier media publication on the commencement date for the examination.’’

    The acting registrar expressed regrets over the inconveniences the change of date would cause the candidates.

     

  • Malpractice: EFCC arrests operators of leaked exam papers websites

    Malpractice: EFCC arrests operators of leaked exam papers websites

    The Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Emeka Ebunoha and Igwe Obumneme Samuel, suspected to be operators of examination malpractice websites.
    TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the two suspects were arrested in Port Harcourt, according to Mr. Nnaghe Obono Itam, Zonal Head of Operations of the EFCC.
    Itam made this known while addressing newsmen on the activities of the Zone in the last 9 months on Wednesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.
    He said Emeka and Samuel are a part of an internet syndicate selling leaked examination papers to students sitting for the West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE).
    They are also allegedly responsible for leakages of examination papers of the National Examination Council (NECO) and the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB).
    The two suspects are allegedly running two websites: www.examsort.com and www.expomata.blogspot.com.
    According to the Commission, the two suspects confessed that the websites were created to sell leaked examination questions and answers to students.
     

  • NECO releases June/July SSCE results

    The National Examination Council ( NECO ) on Monday released the 2018 June/July Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) with 71.48 per cent of the students obtaining five Credit Pass and above including English Language and Mathematics.

    Announcing the release of the results on Monday in Minna, the acting Registrar, Abubakar Mohammed Gana said that there is a 0.63 per cent improvement in the general performance of candidates in 2018 as compared with 2017.

    According to him, 875,464 out of 1,032,729 candidates which represents 84.77 per cent that sat for the examination in Nigeria and other countries got five credits and above while 84.54 per cent got credit pass and above in English Language and 850,331 candidates representing 82.34 per cent obtained credit pass and above in Mathematics.

    Gana said that 20,181 malpractice cases were detected observing that there were over 7,960 cases of candidates copying from foreign materials while Mathematics was the most cheated subject followed by English Language.

  • Niger govt confirms owing WAEC, NECO N664m

    Niger State government State said on Monday it is owning two major examination bodies in the country – the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) and the National Examination Council (NECO) – N664 million.

    The state Commissioner of Education, Hajiya Fatima Magudu, said the debt was inherited by the government from previous administrations in the state.

    Investigations revealed that students in the state public schools have not been able to access their WEAC results due to debts owed to the examination body.

    Students and parents have besieged the WAEC office in Minna, demanding reasons why the results were not accessed and they were directed to the state Ministry of Education for explanations.

    However, the commissioner said N5million had been given to WAEC to offset this year’s bill to enable the students access their results.

  • FG suspends NECO registrar, two others over alleged financial recklessness

    The Registrar of National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof Charles Uwakwe, has been suspended over alleged financial mismanagement and abuse of office.

    Also suspended are two deputy directors in charge of finance and procurement, respectively, in the council.

    Rumour had made the rounds that the three top officials of the council had been sacked, but a competent source in the council disclosed on Sunday that the men were on suspension.

    According to the source, they are on suspension pending the outcome of investigation of allegation of misappropriation of funds against them.

    The source said that the officials were suspended for allegedly awarding contracts to the tune of N25 billion without following due process.

    They were said not to have sought approval from Ministry of Education, the supervisory ministry or from the Governing Board of the council.

    Uwakwe was also alleged to be involved in recruitment in the council without following due process.

    “I can tell you that nobody was sacked but there was a suspension pending an investigation of certain alleged misdeeds, which details have not been made public,” the source said.

    The source stated that the most senior Director in the council, Mr Abubakar Gana, had been appointed Acting Registrar.

    According to the source, the letter suspending the council officials emanated from the parent ministry.

    Another source said that the Non-Academic Staff Union at NECO petitioned the Minister of Education, accusing Uwakwe of financial impropriety, irregular recruitment and flouting of procurement procedures.

    All effort to speak with spokesman of the council failed as he did not take calls put to his telephone lines or responded to short messages.

  • NECO releases 2017 Nov/Dec SSCE results

    The National Examination Council (NECO) has announced the release of the 2017 November/December Senior School Certificate Examination results.

    The Registrar of the Council, Charles Uwakwe, a professor, announced the results on Tuesday at its headquarters in Minna. ‎

    ‎Mr. Uwakwe said that a total of 42, 985‎ candidates registered for the examination and 42, 429 wrote the examination in 28 subjects.

    He said 24, 098 candidates representing 56.79 per cent ‎had five credits and above.

    The registrar said that 32, 917 candidates representing 77.58 per cent had five credits irrespective of English Language and Mathematics.

    Mr. Uwakwe explained that 32, 701 candidates representing 78.82 per cent had credit and above in Mathematics‎.

    He said that 29, 258 candidates representing 70 per cent had credits and above in English Language.

    According to him, 4,425 candidates, representing 10.43 per cent were involved in examination malpractice.

    The registrar noted that the number represented ‎5.9 per cent reduction in examination malpractice compared to 2016 record.

    Mr. Uwakwe said that the results were released on time to enable candidates who needed them for the admission for 2017/2018 academic session.‎

    “It will please the general public to know that this is the first time the council is releasing result of Nov/Dec ‎SSCE results barely 38 days after the test.

    “The early and timely release of the 2017 Nov/Dec SSCE result is in line with the council new work ethos that borders on efficient service delivery,” he said.

    Mr. Uwakwe said that the feat was possible as a result of deployment of improved logistics that ensured appropriate standards.

    He urged the candidates to access their results on NECO Website – www.mynecoexams.com, using their examination registration numbers and the council approved result checker.‎

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ogun State was best in performance of the 2017 SSCE Nov/Dec. Examination.

    Ogun had a percentage of 91. 42 per cent of candidates had five credits and above followed by Akwa – Ibom with 87.97 per cent and Oyo with a percentage of 86.90 per cent.

    NAN reports that Plateau‎ topped the list of the examination malpractice with 943 cases, representing 21.31 per cent followed by Oyo with 884 cases, representing 19.97 per cent.

    Adamawa is the third on 464 cases of examination malpractice, representing 10.48 per cent.

     

    NAN

     

  • NECO releases 2017 Nov/Dec GCE results

    The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released 2017 November/December External Senior School Certificate Examination results.

    Prospective candidates are expected to purchase NECO result checking scratch card before proceeding to check their results online,

    Cards are available in all NECO offices.

    How To Check Result…

    1)Go to NECO result checking portal http://www.mynecoexams.com/results/default.aspx

    2)Select your examination type i.e. Nov/Dec

    4)Enter the result checking scratch card PIN number in the required column

    5)Enter your examination number

    Finally, click on Check My Result button to access your 2017 NECO GCE result.