NECO blacklists 14 centres, 7 supervisors in Ogun, Oyo
* Releases 2024 SSCE External results
By Aideloje Ojo
Minna
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has blacklisted 14 examination centres in Ogun and Oyo states for various malpractices during the 2024 Senior School Certificate ( SSCE) external.
The Registrar of the council, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi stated this on Friday while releasing the results of the examination in Minna.
He said that seven supervisors were also blacklisted for aiding and abetting examination malpractices in the affected centres.
He said, ” Seven Supervisors ( 2 each in Oyo and Ogun and one each from Lagos, Cross River and Ebonyi states were recommended for blacklisting for poor supervision, lateness and aiding and abetting during the examination “.
“14 centres- 10 in Ogun and 4 in Oyo states were blacklisted for their involvement in whole centre malpractice in nine subjects ” he said.
According to the Registrar, a total of 6,160 candidates were booked for various forms of malpractices as against 8518 in 2023 which shows 27.7% reduction.
On the overall performance of candidates, Professor Wushishi said that 86,067 candidates registered for the examination while 84,799 actually sat for it.
“The number of candidates who got five (5) credits and above including English Language and Mathematics is 57,114 representing 67.35%”, he said.
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