NECO urges defaulting states to pay up N3bn debt

The Nationwide Examinations Council (NECO) has urged states owing the council to pay up the N3 billion debt for the 2022 Senior College Certificates Examination (SSCE).

Dantani Ibrahim-Wushishi, the registrar of the council, disclosed this whereas asserting the outcomes of 2022 Senior College Certificates Examination (SSCE) exterior in Minna on Thursday.

Ibrahim-Wushishi stated 59,124 candidates sat for the examination, with 31,316 males, representing 52.96 per cent whereas 27,808, representing 47.03 per cent had been females.

He famous that candidates that sat for English Language had been 58,012 out of which 44,162, representing 76.13 per cent received credit score and above, whereas the variety of candidates that sat for Arithmetic had been 57,700, out of which 43,096, representing 74.69 per cent received credit score and above.

He defined that the variety of candidates who received 5 credit and above, together with English Language and Arithmetic, had been 33,914 representing 57.36 per cent.

“Additionally 46,825 candidates, representing 79.20 per cent received 5 credit and above regardless of English Language and Arithmetic,” he stated.

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Equally, on the problem of examination malpractice, he stated 11,419 candidates had been booked for numerous types of malpractices as in opposition to 4,454 in 2021.

In response to him, the feat was achieved largely because of the enchancment within the technique and method adopted by the monitoring officers.

“This has led to the blacklisting of 4 supervisors, one every from Rivers and Plateau States and two from Ogun State for aiding and abetting in addition to poor supervision,” he stated.

It might be recalled that the 2022 Senior College Certificates Examination, SSCE, Exterior was performed by NECO from November 21 to December 21, 2022 and is being launched simply after 57 days.

Talking additional on the examination, Wushishi stated a complete of 29 topics had been examined because it was carried out in 2021.

He known as on candidates to entry their outcomes on the NECO official web site www.neco.gov.ng utilizing their examination registration quantity.