11,419 Candidates Booked For Malpractices As NECO Releases 2022 External Result

By our Reporter

The National Examinations Council, NECO, has disclosed that 11,419 candidates were booked for various forms of malpractice in the November/December 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE.

Registrar of NECO, Prof Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, who made the announcement in Minna, Niger State, on Thursday, stated that last year’s malpractices was way above the 4,454 witnessed in 2021.

Wushishi also revealed that about 59,124 candidates sat for the examination, with 31,316 males, representing 52.96 per cent while 27,808, representing 47.

03 per cent were female.

The Registrar added that the number of candidates that sat for English Language is 58,012 out of which 44,162, representing 76.

13 per cent got Credit and above, while the number of candidates that sat for Mathematics is 57,700, out of which 43,096, representing 74.69 per cent got Credit and above.

He further disclosed that the number of Candidates who got five Credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics is 33,914 representing 57.36 per cent.

“Also 46,825 candidates, representing 79.20% got five (5) Credits and above irrespective of English Language and Mathematics,” he said.

According to him, this is largely due to the improvement in the strategy and technique adopted by the monitoring officers.

“This led to the blacklisting of four (4) supervisors, one (1) each from Rivers and Plateau States and two (2) from Ogun State for aiding and abetting as well as poor supervision,” he said.

Recall that the 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE, External was conducted by NECO from 21 November to 21 December 2022 and is being released 57 days today after.

Speaking further on the examination, Wushishi said, a total of 29 subjects were examined as was done in 2021.