NECO cautions schools, parents against registration by substitution

The National Examinations Council (NECO), has cautioned school proprietors, parents, and other significant stakeholders to cease enrolling candidates by substitution for the council’s examinations.

Azeez Sani, the acting director of information and public relations disclosed this in a statement on Monday, when he said that the council observed that such fraudulent practice often resulted in identity theft and subsequent parade of fake results.

“Determined to eradicate all forms of examination malpractice, the council has put in place some measures to check impersonation in all its examinations.

“Some of the measures include the use of biometric data capturing device, use of customized answer booklets and embossing of photograph and date of birth of candidates on the original certificates,” he said.

Furthermore, the statement highlighted that the NECO e-Verify, an online platform for confirmation/verification of NECO results was unveiled last year.

“Members of the public are enjoined to note that, any certificate purported to have been issued by the council, and which cannot be verified or authenticated using the NECO e-Verify platform, is fake.

“The council, therefore, calls on state ministries of education and other school owners to ensure that only personal details of genuine candidates are used for registration in all NECO-conducted examinations.

“Meanwhile, candidates that were found culpable of impersonation in the just released 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE, internal had their results withheld.  This measure is part of the council’s robust policy to check all forms of examination malpractice.”