Nigeria: Malpractice - WAEC NEC Vows to Cancel Entire Results

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The Examination Committee (NEC) of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has concluded that the sanction on the council's rules and regulations for those indicted for malpractice in more than one subject should be reviewed from Cancellation of Subject Results (CSR) in only those subjects, to Cancellation of Entire Results (CER).

This was resolved at the communique issued at the end of the 55th meeting of the Nigeria Examinations Committee (NEC) of the West African Examinations Council which held in Lagos.

Improvement As NECO Releases Nov/Dec Results. Check out those who Top Exams Malpractice List

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The National Examination Council (NECO) on Wednesday released the November/December 2012 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) with Kano and Lagos states respectively topping the list of states with high incidence of exams malpractice

Giving a breakdown, Registrar of the council, Professor Promise Okpala told newsmen in Minna that 21, 274 cases of exams malpractice was recorded across the country with Kano having the highest incidences of malpractice with 649 candidates, representing 13.96 percent out of 4,646 while Lagos state came second with 238 cases out of 6, 508 candidates – this was in sharp contrast with the FCT which had the lowest incidence with only five cases out of 1,322 candidates that sat for the exams.

Poly Expels 74 Over Examination Malpractice

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No less than seventy four students of Auchi Polytechnic, Edo State, have been expelled by the institution over examination malpractices. The institution’s spokesperson, Mr Mustapha Oshiobugie, disclosed this in an interview in Auchi on Wednesday.

He said the affected students were allegedly involved in various examination misconducts during the 2011/2012 academic session. Oshiobugie said the expelled students cut across all departments of the polytechnic. In a related development, four Higher National Diploma (HND) II students had during the session been expelled over results falsification.He reiterated the readiness of the institution to stamp out all forms of examination malpractices.