NECO
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination for external candidates.
Registrar/Chief Executive, NECO, Prof. Godswill Obioma, announced the results in Minna, Niger State, on Thursday, adding that a total of 41,459 candidates registered for the examination, out of which 39,503 actually sat.
A total 6,465 malpractice cases were recorded in the exam, which was far below the 17,004 cases recorded in the 2019 exam.
The NECO boss explained further that a total of 26,277 candidates obtained 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 reiterated the council’s zero tolerance for examination malpractice, noting that appropriate standards and excellence were maintained right from the planning stage to the release of results.
He said, “We recorded 6,465 cases of examination malpractice in the 2020 SSCE External as against 17,004 cases in 2019,” he said.
He noted that the reduction in the level of malpractice was as a result of close monitoring of the examination by members of the governing board, management and senior staff of the council.
He said 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.
One examination centre in Ogun State has been de-recognised for intimidation and several attempts to induce NECO officials as well as aiding and abetting examination malpractice.
It was further disclosed 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) were released alongside those of external candidates.
He said, “It is gratifying to note that the examination was at no extra cost to the affected candidates.”
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