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  • NECO releases 2022 SSCE internal results

    NECO releases 2022 SSCE internal results

    The National Examinations Council (NECO), said over 70 per cent of candidates who sat for the 2022 Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (SSCE) internal made credit in mathematics and English language.

    The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of NECO, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, said this while announcing the results at its headquarters in Minna on Thursday.

    According to him, the examinations have been adjudged by many stakeholders to be hugely successful in recent years.

    Wushishi said that the results were released exactly 45 days after the examinations were taken.

    The registrar said that certificates for 2022 SSCE (Internal) would be ready three months after the release of results, saying that schools had one month in which to submit complaints (if any).

    He said that the number of candidates that registered for the examination was 1,209,703, with 636,327 males, representing 52.60 per cent and 573,376 females, representing 47.39 per cent.

    The registrar said that 1,198,412, with 630,180 males representing 52.58 per cent and 568,232 females representing 47.41per cent of candidates actually sat for the examinations.

    “The number of candidates with Special Needs is 1,031, with the breakdown as follows: 98 with albinism, 177 with autism, 574 with hearing impairment, and 107 visually impaired.

    “The number of candidates who made Credit and above in English Language is 889,188 representing 74.89 per cent, number of candidates who made Credit and above in Mathematics is 929,140, representing 78.23 per cent.

    “The number of candidates who made five Credits and above including English Language and Mathematics is 727,864, representing 60.74 per cent. When compared to 2021 SSCE (Internal) figures of 878,925 (71.64 per cent) there is a decrease of 10.9 per cent.

    “The number of candidates who made five Credits and above irrespective of English Language and Mathematics is 1,011,457, representing 84.40 per cent. When compared to 2021 SSCE (Internal) figures of 1,153,716 (94.04 per cent), there is a decrease of 9.64 per cent,’’ he said.

    On examination malpractice, Wushishi said that 13,594 candidates were involved in various forms of malpractice in 2022, representing 0.13 per cent.

    He said that 20,003 cases of malpractice were recorded in 2021, representing 1.63 per cent.

    According to him, the council has a long-standing tradition for zero tolerance for malpractice, as this is why the cases of malpractice dropped in 2022, compared to the figure recorded in 2021.

    “Consequent upon the foregoing, four schools were recommended for de-recognition for two years due to their involvement in mass cheating.

    “Also, 29 supervisors were blacklisted for various offences ranging from poor supervision, insult, aiding and abetting during the examinations.’’

    He urged candidates to access their results on NECO website: www.neco gov.ng using their examination registration.

  • Four secondary school students drown at Elegushi beach

    Four secondary school students drown at Elegushi beach

    Four secondary school graduates who just finished writing their senior secondary school exams have drowned at the Elegushi beach in Lagos while celebrating the completion of their secondary school education.

    It was gathered that about 10 students between the ages 14-16 decided to storm the beach to celebrate finishing their final exams .

    Findings show that they were students of Kuramo Senior College in the Lekki area of Lagos Island.

    Chief Ayuba Elegushi, the spokesman for the beach revealed via a written statement  that the students weren’t properly registered as they got to the beach using a backdoor.

    He further explained  that the incident happened at an unmanned section of the beach that is not open to the public.

    His statement reads in part “We initially sent them away from the area of the beach they wanted to swim in. Then, they went to another place that was not for the public at all. It was the child of our kinsman, Abass, who took them from school to the beach and those kids followed him.

    “They did not pay any gate fee to access the beach. Abass used the leverage that he was one of us to take them through another place.”

    The victims were said to have raised the alarm as the water swept them away.

    He said some life guards dived into the sea and brought out six of the pupils.

    “Out of the six that were rescued, some escaped by the time we got there. We were able to arrest two of them and we took them to the Jakande Police Station.

    “As of now, there are still four missing as our seamen have not been able to bring them out of the water. We have informed their parents and they have come to the police station.

    “Abass is one of the missing kids. There is another boy we have not identified and two other girls,” he added.

    The spokesperson said the two boys that were arrested told the police that they were chased from the beach before sneaking into the restricted section  through an unknown route to swim.

    He said, “They wrote in their statements that they were chased from the first section they went to. Abass told them that they should not worry and he would take them to another part of the beach. He took them to another end of the beach where no one could see them.”

    Meanwhile, the Lagos state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident, adding that investigation was ongoing.

    He said, “The teenagers were from Kuramo Senior College, Lekki. Four of them are missing. They are two males and two females. Efforts are on to recover their bodies. We have yet to meet with the parents of the victims.”

    The spokesperson for the Lagos State Waterways Authority, Saheed Adesanya, said he would confirm the incident and get back to our correspondent.

    The identities of the drowned students are yet to be identified  but effort are still in place to retrieve their bodies from the sea.

     

     

  • NECO replies MURIC on Eid-el-Kabir day examination

    NECO replies MURIC on Eid-el-Kabir day examination

    The National Examinations Council (NECO) says it has not scheduled any examination for July 9, contrary to insinuations in some quarters that it scheduled examination date on Eid-el-Kabir (Sallah) day.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) had appealed to NECO to postpone any exams scheduled for Saturday, July 9, as it clashed with the first day of eid-el-Adha (Sallah).

    However, in a swift reaction, the council in a statement by the Head Information and Public Relations Division, Mr Azeez Sani on Monda, doused the fears.

    Sani said the council was conscious of the importance of religious festivals and had as such, always made adequate provision for such in fixing examination dates.

    “The council has given a whole examination free week, beginning from July 8, to July 13, in the ongoing Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for school-based candidates.

    “This is to enable Muslim faithful to have enough time to celebrate the festival,” he said.

    Recall that the 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for School based Candidates began on June 27, and will end on Aug.12.

  • WAEC supervisors arrested over exam malpractice

    The West African Examinations Council, (WAEC) has confirmed that 10 supervisors have been arrested across the country for aiding and supporting exam malpractices in its ongoing Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE)

    This was  made known by Patrick Areghan, the head of Nigeria National Office of West Africa Examination Council (WAEC),  in Abuja yesterday.

    Areghan hinted that the arrests were made in  Kano, Beyelsa and Kaduna  and Lagos states.

    “Our major problem lies with the supervisors as only few of them are reliable and it’s unfortunate these are the supervisors that were nominated by the various states’ ministry of education, and we employed them. We don’t have the power to nominate any supervisors on our own we only made use of credible teachers supplied to us by the ministry,” he said.

    He added, “But for a mere pot of porridge, they sell their conscience and allow candidates to come into the examination hall with phones to snap question papers and post them on designated platforms.”

    He stressed further that some of the supervisors belonged to syndicate groups that run the platforms, saying that they will face the music.

    “The good news is we catch them, and they don’t go unpunished as we are working hand in hand with the Nigerian police.”

    He further appealed to WAEC supervisors to desist from activities that can soil their names and the examination body.

     

     

  • NECO extends 2022 registration for internal SSCE

    NECO extends 2022 registration for internal SSCE

    The National Examinations Council (NECO) has extended the registration period of the 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for school based candidates to midnight of Monday, June 20.

    The extension was announced by the Head, Information and Public Relations Division of the council, Mr Azeez Sani and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday.

    Sani said that the registration period was initially scheduled to close on Monday, May 30.

    “State Ministries of Education,  Principals, Commandants and all stakeholders are enjoined to note that there would be no further extension after that.

    “The 2022 NECO Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) will commence on June 27 and end on Aug. 12. Candidates are to be examined in 76 subjects during the examination,” he said.

  • BREAKING: WAEC releases 2021 WASSCE results

    BREAKING: WAEC releases 2021 WASSCE results

    The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has released the result of the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)

    Mr Patrick Areghan, Head of the Nigeria National Office of the Council who disclosed this on Monday, said a total of 80.56 per cent have been fully processed, and 19.44 per cent still being processed due to some issues being resolved.

    Areghan said One Million, Five Hundred and Seventy-Three Thousand, Eight Hundred and Forty-Nine (1,573,849) candidates registered for the examination and 1,560,261 candidates sat the examination.

    “The examination, which was an international one, took place simultaneously throughout the five-member countries of the Council – The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone, using the same International Timetable.

    “The examination spanned seven weeks, between August 16 and October 8, 2021. Throughout the period, we were faced with serious security challenges in the South East (IPOB and ESN sit-at-home order) and banditry, kidnapping, insurgency, etc, in the north and other parts of the country. All these, coupled with the continuous effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic, made the whole exercise a Herculean one.”

  • NECO releases 2020 SSCE results

    NECO releases 2020 SSCE results

    The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination for External Candidates.

    This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Azeez Sani, Head, Information and Public Relations Division of council in Abuja on Thursday.

    The council Registrar, Prof. Godswill Obioma, during the announcement of results, said 41,459 candidates registered for the examination out of which 39,503 actually sat for it.

    Obioma explained that a total of 26,277 candidates obained five credits and above including English Language and Mathematics while 34,014 candidates also obtained five credits and above irrespective of English Language and Mathematics.

    The registrar who reiterated the council’s zero tolerance for examination malpractice, noted that appropriate standards and excellence were maintained right from the planning stage to the release of results.

    He added that 6,465 cases of examination malpractice were recorded in the 2020 SSCE External as against 17,004 cases in 2019.

    He noted that the reduction in the level of malpractice was as a result of deepened monitoring of the examination by members of the Governing Board, Management and Senior Staff of the Council.

    He further explained that in line with the council’s zero tolerance for examination malpractice, four supervisors who were found culpable of aiding and abetting malpractice had been blacklisted and would no longer be engaged in the conduct of NECO examinations.

    Obioma said that the results of 256,000 candidates who missed some papers during the 2020 SSCE (Internal) due to the ENDSARS Protests in some states and who sat for those papers during the 2020 SSCE (External) are being released along side external candidates.

    “ One examination centre in Ogun State has been derecognised for intimidation and several attempts to induce NECO officials as well as aiding and abetting examination malpractice.

    “it is gratifying to note that the examination was at no extra cost to the affected candidates.

    “ A further analysis of candidates performance indicates that a total number of 29,918 obtained credit and above in English Language while a total number of 34,061 candidates obtained credit and above in Mathematics.”

    The Registrar stated that year 2020 ushered in very daunting challenges essentially occasioned by COVID-19 Pandemic and ENDSARS Protests in the pursuit of the Council mandates.

    He said this necessitated the rescheduling of the various examinations organised by NECO, for instance, 2020 SSCE (External) which ought to have been concluded in November/December 2020 was conducted in February/March 2021.

    According to him, “in spite of these, we were not deterred rather we remained resilient and resolute in the conduct of our activities”.

    The registrar reiterated the council’s commitment to conducting credible examinations to improve the quality of education in the country.

    “ In view of the above, and based on approval of the Federal Ministry of Education, NECO has scheduled her public examinations for year 2021 as follows:

    “National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for admission of JSS 1 students into Federal Unity Colleges is scheduled for May 29.

    “ Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal is scheduled from July 5 to Monday, Aug. 16.

    “ Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) is scheduled for Aug. 23 to Monday, Sept. 6 in order to enable students at that level cover enough subject matter for the examination,” he said.

    The registrar expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR for finding him worthy to be appointed to serve and contribute to the development of education in the country.

    He, therefore, enjoined candidates to access their results on NECO website www.neco.gov.ng using their examination registration numbers.

  • SSCE/NECO sets deadline for registration

    SSCE/NECO sets deadline for registration

    The National Examination Council (NECO) on Monday fixed Sept. 10 as deadline for the registration of schools and examination candidates for the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE).

    A statement by the Registrar/Chief Executive of the council, Prof. Godswill Obioma in Abuja said the examination body would not be subject to extension of the deadline as approved by the Federal Ministry of Education.

    Obioma said this was to enable efficient and effective planning for the examination logistics required for the smooth conduct of the 2020 NECO/SSCE (Internal).

    He said that the 2020 NECO/SSCE (Internal) would commence on Oct. 5, and would end on Nov. 18.

    “The National Examinations Council wishes to remind all stakeholders and the general public that the deadline for the registration of schools and examination candidates for the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) is Thursday, Sept. 10.

    “There will not be subject to extension as approved by the Federal Ministry of Education.

    “This is to enable efficient and effective planning for the examination logistics required for the smooth conduct of the 2020 NECO SSCE (Internal)

    “NECO hereby reminds all stakeholders and the general public that the 2020 NECO SSCE (Internal) will commence on Oct. 5, and end on Nov. 18.

    “We also use this opportunity to notify all stakeholders that the schedule and Examination Time-Table for the 2020 SSCE (External) will soon be released.”

  • 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.