The National Examination Council (NECO) has reiterated its commitment to zero tolerance for examination malpractice.
The council gave the assurance in reaction to certain allegations of some infractions in the just-concluded 2020 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE).
NECO’s Head of Information and Public Relations Division, Mr Azeez Sani, conveyed the commitment of the council in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
Sani said that the council received an alert of some infractions at one of the examination centres, Fabian Kings and Queens International School, Kabala West, Kaduna, with Centre Number (0140721) by the authorities of Signature Television.
He said that due to the council’s zero tolerance for examination malpractice, it swung swiftly into action by flagging the centre, identifying and isolating all the candidates’ scripts for scrutiny.
He said that the council commended the authorities of Signature Television for their interest in ensuring the sanctity of public examinations and enjoined other stakeholders to emulate the gesture.
“The Authorities of Signature Television had on Wednesday, 2nd December 2020, alerted the National Examinations Council (NECO) of some infractions at one of the examination centres, Fabian Kings and Queens International School, Kabala West, Kaduna with Centre Number (0140721) that may lead to exam malpractice during the just-concluded 2020 SSCE (Internal).
“Based on the Council’s zero tolerance for examination malpractice, it swung swiftly into action by flagging the centre, identifying and isolating all the candidates’ scripts for scrutiny.
“Following this action, the Council constituted an administrative committee to investigate the allegation so as to enable the Council to take appropriate actions.
“If found culpable, the entire results of the candidates will be cancelled, the school will be derecognised and those examination officials involved in the act will be prosecuted in accordance with the Examination Malpractice Decree 33 of 1999.”
