The National Examinations Council (NECO) has warned School owners and other relevant stakeholders to desist from enrolling candidates for its examinations by proxy.
Acting Director, Information and Public Relations of NECO, Azeez Sani disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday, October 21, 2024.
He said the Council had observed that such fraudulent practice often resulted in identity theft and subsequent parade of fake results.
He added that, “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.
“Also, the NECO e-Verify, an On-line 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”.
NECO therefore called on State Ministries of Education and other School owners to ensure that only personal details of genuine Candidates were 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, Sani said was a part of the Council’s robust policy to check all forms of examination malpractice.
