NECO releases common entrance results, records highest number of malpractice involvement
Results of the National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) given to pupils seeking admission to federal colleges have now been released by the National Examination Council (NECO), as revealed by the Minister of State for Education, Tanko Sununu.
Sununu revealed this to journalists at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, July 16.
According to him, 71,291 candidates registered for the exam, but only 66,931 candidates sat for it. The rest were absent. The exams were held in centers across Nigeria, Benin Republic, and Togo.
The examination is administered annually to Nigerian pupils seeking admission into any of the 115 federal government colleges, otherwise known as unity colleges, spread across the country.
“This year’s edition of the examination was written on Saturday 1st June, in Nigeria, as well as Benin Republic and Togo,” the minister added.
According to Sununu, the candidates with the highest scores had 203 of the maximum obtainable score of 210. Thirteen candidates had the lowest score of 1, he said.
This year, he noted, the examination recorded ‘an unprecedented’ number of candidates involved in malpractice.
According to him, 52 candidates were involved in examination malpractice. While two were caught in Lagos State, the remaining 50 candidates were caught in Rivers State.
The minister noted that 60% of admissions will be based on merit while 30% will be allocated for equality of states. The remaining 10% will be based on exigency.
“Now that the results have been released, the Senior Secondary Education Department should ensure that all admission processes are concluded timely and in line with the above criteria.
“As you are all aware, it is common knowledge that our Federal Unity Colleges have become the first port of call for most parents in the country. I want to assure all Nigerian parents that the government will continue to do its best to improve on infrastructural development, feeding and teacher quality for effective teaching and learning in our colleges,” Sununu said
