365NEWS gathered that the Registrar of the National Examination Council (NECO), Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, has disclosed that forty schools were involved in mass cheating during the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE).
This occurred across seventeen states, and the schools will face disciplinary actions.
Professor Wushishi made this known during a press briefing at the NECO headquarters in Minna, Niger State, where he also announced a 30.1% reduction in examination malpractice compared to the previous year.
He explained that in 2024, 8,437 candidates were involved in various forms of malpractice, a significant drop from the 12,030 recorded in 2023.
He said, “Number of candidates involved in various forms of malpractice in 2024 is 8,437 as against 12,030 in 2023, which shows a reduction of 30. 1%.”
According to him, 21 supervisors across 12 states were recommended for blacklisting.
These supervisors were found guilty of poor supervision, helping students cheat, absconding from duty, extortion, drunkenness, and negligence.
He continued, “During the conduct of the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), 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 was recommended for de-recognition for mass cheating in two core subjects and 01 Science subject.
“Similarly, 21 Supervisors were recommended for blacklisting due to poor supervision, aiding and abetting, abscondment, extortion, drunkenness and negligence, in 12 states.”
“At this juncture, I wish to formally declare that the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal are hereby released to the public.
“By this release, candidates can now access their results on NECO website www.neco.gov.ng using their examination registration number,” Wushishi said.
