By Godfrey AKON
The National Examinations Council, NECO, has warned school owners and relevant stakeholders to desist from enrolling candidates for its examinations by proxy.
The council, in a statement by its spokesperson, Mr Azeez Sani, on Monday, said it observed that such fraudulent practice often result in identity theft and subsequent parade of fake results.
According to NECO, the new measure is part of the council’s robust policy to check all forms of examination malpractice.
The statement expressed NECO’s determination to eradicate all forms of examination malpractice, and has put in place some measures to check impersonation in all its examinations.
It noted that “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.,
The statement also urged members of the public 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.
“The Council therefore calls on State Ministries of Education and other School owners to ensure that only personal details of genuine Candidates are 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,” it said.
