The Nigerian government is set to eradicate Miracle Examination Centres across the country, according to Dr. Tunji Alausa, the Minister of Education. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, Dr. Alausa emphasized the Tinubu administration’s commitment to sanitizing Nigeria’s educational system.
“Most private secondary schools lure students to their schools with the promise of success in their exams,” he said, acknowledging the prevalence of such practices. The Minister assured the public that the government would tackle the issue of exam malpractice head-on.
“We have a problem with examination malpractice, which we are addressing frontally as a government. This is not acceptable because if you let people cheat, you will disincentivize the hardworking people,” he stated.
The government’s focus, he added, would be on eradicating the widespread phenomenon of Miracle Centres, which have long been a blight on the system. “We will tackle this issue of miracle centres, this pervasive exam cheating, decisively. We would bring a complete end to this menace that has really invaded our educational system,” he assured.
In addition, Dr. Alausa spoke on the progress of Nigeria’s tertiary education system, noting that the government had developed plans to strengthen it by focusing on five universities that would help improve standards at public institutions nationwide.
