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  • Breaking: NECO releases Nov/DEC 2018 results

    The National Examinations Council, ( NECO ), has released the result of the 2018 November/December Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for external candidates.

    The Acting Registrar, NECO, Mr Abubakar Gana, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Friday.

    According to Gana, 59,963 candidates registered for the examination and were examined in about 28 subject areas.

    He noted that a total of 37,069 candidates representing 62.48 per cent got five credits and above including English, while 47,031 candidates, representing 79.27 per cent got five credits and above, including Mathematics.

    While giving further breakdown of the performance of candidates, he said that 57,842 sat for English Language out of which 44,497, representing 76.93 got either distinction or credit.

    He added that 57,275 sat for Mathematics, out of which 47,151 representing 82.32 per cent got either distinction or credit.

    “A comparative analysis of candidates, who scored five credits and above, including English Language and Mathematics for 2017 and 2018 shows 56.79 per cent for 2017 and 62.48 per cent for 2018.

    “This represents an increase of 5.69 per cent,” he said.

    On irregularities during the exercise, Gana said that there was an upward trend in candidates’ involvement in examinations malpractice as compared to 2017.

    According to him, a total of 12,084 candidates were caught cheating as against 4,425 in 2017.

    He said the increase in cases of exam malpractice reflects the desperation by candidates seeking to cut corners and the determination of the council to apprehend culprits in line with its zero tolerance for examination malpractice.

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    He noted that candidates cheated more in mathematics, English language, Biology and Economics subject areas because those subjects seem to pose problems for candidates.

    Gana, however, enjoined candidates to note that result checker cards would no longer be used to check results.

    He urged all the candidates that participated in the examination to log on to the council’s website-www.neco.gov.ng and click on NECO results to purchase a token that could be used to access their results.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the November/December SSCE is usually conducted for external candidates unlike the June/July SSCE, which is mainly conducted for school based candidates.

  • Tutorial centres accuse varsity of rejecting NECO results

    Tutorial centres accuse varsity of rejecting NECO results

    The Association of Tutorial School Operators (ATSO) has threatened to mobilise admission seekers to protest the alleged rejection of NECO Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results by some universities.

    The group also threatened to sue the Office of the Special Adviser on Education if it fails to meet with ATSo’s members over the introduction of N150,000 annual dues.

    Its National President, Mr Oludotun Sodunke said some universities were denying admission to holders of the NECO SSCE certificate holders admission by closing their portals before the results were released.

    He said: “We want to expose what is happening to NECO candidates in respect to this year’s admission. The new admission policy has made WAEC/NECO so powerful that their examinations have become entrance exams.

    “Most universities have introduced a new policy that 50 per cent goes to UTME and 50 per cent to O Levels.

    “To our surprise, students that sat for WASSCE were properly screened and given admission. After that they closed the portal. For example, the University of Lagos (UNILAG) started selling screening form from August 3 to 24. On August 5, WAEC released results and candidates were screened. Then UNILAG closed its portal. After two weeks, NECO released results but UNILAG did not reopen the portal.

    “We are appealing to the Minister of Education to direct schools to stop shifting the goal post in the middle of the match. Most schools advertised that those with awaiting results could undergo screening. We shouldn’t forget that JAMB gave schools until November 30 to conclude admissions. So there is still time to upload results.”

    Sodunke said denying NECO candidates of admission would mean its examinations are not recognised and should therefore not be patronised.

    “We are giving a seven-day ultimatum. If the portals are not opened, all NECO students will come out en masse and start protesting with their parents.

    “They want to make NECO irrelevant, yet NECO is our own; WAEC is West Africa. We will tell our members nationwide not to register for NECO next year. If that happens, it will lead to capital flight,” he said.

    Regarding ATSO quarrel with the Lagos State government, Sodunke said despite several appeals to Bank-Olemoh for a meeting, the Agency for Mass Education, under the Office of the Special Adviser (OSAE), Ministry of Education, was closing tutorial centres and arresting their operators.

    Sodunke said the money the government asked ATSO members to pay was too much considering what they make from the business.

    “We were invited for a meeting and we told them what our members can pay. I requested a meeting with the Special Adviser, but he declined.

    “How will you collect money from an association that has 4,000 members in Lagos and controls over 300,000 students and you don’t want to meet with them? Nobody will pay that money until Bank-Olemoh does the needful.

    “Our businesses are not doing well. Since the introduction of Eko Project that schools close 4pm, we no longer have afternoon students, who form the bulk of our clientele. Tutorial centres only operate for three months in a year,” he said.

    Sodunke also claimed that the ministry had not offered the association any incentive.

    Reacting to the allegations, a statement signed by the Chief Public Affairs Officer, OSAE, Mrs Kehinde Fashola, noted that the fee was reduced to N50,000 for tutorial centres.

    “The fee was reviewed downward for the Tutorial centres from N150,000 annually to N50,000 annually after several pleas from the association,” it said.

    The statement added that the new regulations are part of efforts by the agency mass for mass literacy to improve the quality of Continuing Education Centres (CEC) and that the centres had been informed of changes one year before it was effected.

    The statement reads: “Lagos State Ministry of Education through the Lagos State Agency for Mass Education wishes to inform the general public of the commencement of enforcement exercise on Continuing Education Centres (CECs) and Tutorial Centres across the State since Monday, September 19, 2016.

    “This is further to prior communications earlier disseminated mandating all Continued Education Centres and Tutorial centres to register with the Lagos State Agency for Mass Education, which is mandated to control activities of all Continuing Education/ Tutorial Centres in the State according the Lagos State Agency for Mass Education Edict 1990, Section 4 (2, 3).

    “This exercise in hinged on the commitment of State government under the administration of His Excellency, Governor Akinwumi Ambode to ensure proper standardization of the Education sector of the state in all ramifications.”

  • School produces best NECO results in Lagos, Ogun

    School produces best NECO results in Lagos, Ogun

    •Learn Africa rewards 111 candidates 

    It was double honour for Isolog Group of Schools as two of its former pupils were presented with the Learn Africa-NECO awards for recording the best performance in the 2015 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO) last Tuesday.

    With five A1 and four B2, Justin Nwaoha of Isolog College, Ojodu, had the best result in the examination in Lagos State; while Taofeek Adelaja, who sat for the examination at Isolog College, Alagbole, Akute, had three A1 and five Bs – the best result in Ogun State.

    The award programme, which was to reward the top three candidates at the state category held at the Head Office of Learn Africa Plc in Ikeja, Lagos State.

    Justin, who also had the best result in the May/June 2015 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in Lagos State, is the second overall best in the NECO SSCE nationwide and would be rewarded at the national category award to be hosted by Learn Africa on December 2 at the Protea Hotel, Ikeja.

    The 17-year old, who has been admitted to study Medicine at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), attributed his feat to God and hard work.

    “I knew that it is just by God’s grace.  For other students I will say it is hard work and also prayers because God crowns efforts with success,” he said.

    Group Administrator, Isolog Schools, Mr Kehinde Olowe, said the school was delighted to achieve such feat, attributing it to a reward from the Almighty for the investments they made to achieve quality education delivery.

    “Starting from the quality of teachers that we have; we have not compromised on that at all.  And the facilities in school are such that a very ready student to learn will find it comfortable to learn and do well.  And we have not been disappointed from our performances,” he said.

    Olowe said the results were achieved without recourse to examination malpractice.

    Taofeek’s mother, Mrs Monsurat Bolatito Adelaja, attested to the school’s focus on integrity and hard work.

    “You know they are Deeper Life; they don’t teach people in the examination.  What they do is that they will train them before the examinations.  Parents used to complain.  Me, I used to say that ‘this is too much.’ They would resume by 7am and close by 5.  Sometimes this boy would not sleep before 2am.  He will say Mummy wake me up by 3, I will not wake him until maybe around five because I will be afraid so there won’t be any problem,” she said.

    Taofeek was nicknamed Sleeping Handsome in school because he used to sleep during classes as a result of late night studies.  The 16-year-old who has already been admitted to study Chemical Engineering at UNILAG, praised the school for its efforts on the pupils.

    “The school is known for honesty.  During examinations external subject teachers are not allowed close to the hall.  Our director really detests cheating,” he said.

    Justin and Taofeek got N40,000 each and certificates for their efforts.  Second placed Folorunsho Temitope from Ota Total Academy, Ogun State; and Kenechukwu Okuze of Apostolic Faith Secondary School, Anthony, Lagos State, were rewarded with N30,000 each; while third placed Paul Ofili of Jextoban Secondary School, Ketu, Lagos, got N20,000.

    Teachers that produced the best candidates in each state were also rewarded with N40,000 each.

    The teachers’ prizes for Lagos and Ogun went to Isolog Schools teachers, Mrs Ena Kpagban, who teaches English; and Mr Stephen Adekunbi, who teaches Chemistry.

    Managing Director, Learn Africa Plc, Mr Segun Oladipo said in his speech that the awards were instituted to encourage excellence.

    “They were instituted to underscore the significant role that excellence in education can play in achieving our national goals and aspirations.  We trust that the awards will encourage strong commitment to learning, celebrate diligent scholarship and healthy rivalry among students,” he said.

     

  • NECO results: 68.56% score five Credits and above

    NECO results: 68.56% score five Credits and above

    The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released its June/July 2015 results with 511, 931 or 68.56 per cent of the students recording five credit pass and above in all subjects including English Language and Mathematics.

    Announcing the release of results Thursday at the Council National headquarters in Minna, the Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Professor Abdulrashid Garba said the result shows 12 per cent improvement to the results of the 2014 result released by the council and a remarkable improvement to the results in the last four years.

    According to him, 969, 991 candidates registered for the examination out of which 969, 491 sat for the examinations in centers across the country.

    Giving a breakdown of the results, the NECO Registrar said 83.28 per cent credit pass in English Language and 80.74 per cent credit pass in Mathematics.

    The Registrar lamented that despite the adequate vigilance and monitoring by his organisation, NECO still recorded substantial malpractices which led to leading to cancellation of 43,608 culprits results and black listing of culpable adhoc staff.

    “We have de-recognised seven schools and centres for their involvement in malpractice cases with at least 2 year ban and some forever. This action also affects Ad-hoc staff, we have blacklisted those involved in malpractices,” he said.

    He attributed the improved performance of the candidates to the home grown curriculum operated by NECO and the improved funding of the educational sector by the federal government which led to high motivation of teachers in classrooms.

    Garba said that 13 states were partially indebted to NECO, with commitment to pay and the Council released the results of those states adding that some private schools also owe the organisation but all results were released except those involved in malpractices.

    In the analysis of candidates performance by states, Delta State‎ scored the highest in five credits and above including English and Mathematics with 83.51 percent, and Edo state follows suit with 83.42 percent.