Nigerian government is boasting of reducing malpractice in school examinations by 90% and targets 100% at the end of 2027.
Vice President Kashim Shettima and Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa made this claim as the country’s national examination council clocks 25 years.
There’s no single official “global examination malpractice ranking” that is updated yearly such as report by Transparency International, TI.
According to reports in 2012 Nigeria ranked tops in the global examination malpractice index.
Between 2024 and 2025, the country remained among the worst globally as it struggles to make amends.
At inception, school leaving certificates such as that issued by the National Examination Council, NECO faced credibility issues at home and abroad. Many universities and employers required extra verification or rejected it.
As the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB and the West African Examinations Council, WAEC join NECO in its 25 years of existence, the Nigerian government expresses optimism that with commencement in the use of computer based test, CBT, biometric verification, and AI monitoring to reduce fraud, the country can rise soonest to applaud itself.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
