The Senate of the University of Ilorin have expelled 14 institution students, including five 500 Level students, over various offences after the recommendations of the Students’ Disciplinary Committee. In a statement by the university’s director of Corporate Affairs, Kunle Akogun, on Monday, the students were expelled for examination malpractices. The statement also said that the […]
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No fewer than 20 school officials, allegedly aiding and abetting examination malpractice, have been arrested by the West African Examination Council in its ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination for school candidates. The Council said that the arrests were made in various parts of the country. The Head, National Office of the council, Mr
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West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), has disclosed that 56 rogue side operators and 15 others comprising students, school proprietors, and teachers have been arrested over their involvement in examination Malpractice in the ongoing 2023 May/June Senior Secondary Certificate Examination. The Head of National Office, Nigeria (HNO), Patrick Areghan stated this while on inspection to schools
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The West African Examinations Council(WAEC) has insisted that private schools are the worst culprits among social agents aiding malpractice in its West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in the country. The council said it had never claimed that public schools were not also guilty of examination malpractice but the fact remains that private schools
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Examination malpractice is a major problem that is currently plaguing Nigeria’s education system. This practice has become rampant and pervasive, and it is affecting the quality of education and the integrity of the educational system in the country. Statistics showed that in 2018, out of 1,572,396 candidates that sat for the West Africa Examination Council
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The National Examinations Council (NECO) says it will root out malpractice in all its exams by deploying officials of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to its centres. The council also said officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) will be getting involved. According to Punch, Ibrahim Wushishi, NECO register, spoke about
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Images of students wearing so-called “anti-cheating hats” during college exams have gone viral on social media in the Philippines, sparking amusement. Students at one college in Legazpi City were asked to wear headgear that would prevent them peeking at others’ papers. Many responded by creating homemade contraptions out of cardboard, egg boxes and other recycled
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The Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Ukana, Dr. Uduak S. Ukekpe has warned students of the institution against indulging in cultism and examination malpractice and other antisocial activities. Ukpekpe issued the warning on Tuesday November 24, 2020, at the occasion of the 5th Matriculation ceremony held Tuesday at the Engineering Lecture Hall, Main Campus, Ukana. He implored
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Not less than 41 Teachers have been sanctioned by the Delta State Government for examination malpractice during the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination. This was disclosed in a statement by Delta Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr Patrick Ukah. Ukah revealed that the decisions were based on the recommendations by the Examination
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Following the cases of examination malpractices recorded during this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination (UTME), not less than 180 candidates have been handed over to the police for prosecution. JAMB’s Head of Media and Information, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday 26th March, 2020. He stated that about 70 per cent of
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National Examination Council (NECO) has solicited the assistance of the Department of Sate Services (DSS) to tackle exam malpractices during the conduct of its examination. NECO’s Governing Board Chairman Dr. Abubakar Saddique, made the request during a courtesy visit to DSS Director-General, Yusuf Bichi in Abuja. In a statement on Thursday 30th January, 2020 by
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West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has blacklisted about 165 schools in Kwara state following their alleged involvement in exam malpractices. The examination body also fined the state government for the action of the schools. It was reported that the examinations were held between 8th April and 31st May, 2019. And the affected schools are 122
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC) in Ilorin, Kwara State has arrested three persons including a Vice Principal for allegedly collecting money from Students participating in the ongoing National Examination Council (NECO) at Government Day Secondary School, Ote in Eiye-Nkorin Area of Kwara State. The Commission had received an intelligence report that the
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The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Prof. Idowu Olayinka, has handed over six workers at the institution’s Distance Learning Centre to the Department of the State Security following their alleged involvement in examination malpractice. Confirming the arrest on Monday 21st October, 2019, the Director of Communications of the university, Mr. Olatunji Oladejo, said
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