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JAMB Takes Action Against Exam Malpractice, Penalizes 6 CBT Centers

Fadiran Ifeloluwa February 11, 2025

Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has revealed that six Computer-Based Test (CBT) centers have been sanctioned for their involvement in blank registration, a practice associated with examination fraud. However, Oloyede did not provide

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FG to Take Action Against Miracle Centres – Education Minister

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 29, 2025

The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has stated that President Bola Tinubu has directed the Ministry of Education to introduce innovative strategies to enhance the global ranking of Nigerian universities. He explained that this directive was a key reason behind his appointment as the substantive Minister of Education following the President’s cabinet reshuffle. Alausa

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WAEC Blacklists 13 Schools, 14 Supervisors in Kogi Over Examination Malpractices

Fadiran Ifeloluwa November 20, 2024

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has blacklisted 13 schools and 14 supervisors in Kogi State for their alleged involvement in examination malpractices. This development was disclosed by the Kogi State Commissioner for Education, Hon. Wemi Jones, during a meeting in Lokoja with principals and supervisors implicated in the malpractice cases. Hon. Jones reiterated

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Male students are more likely to cheat in exams than females, says UNILORIN don

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 12, 2024

According to Prof. Onimisi Abdullah of the Department of Social Science Education at the University of Ilorin in Kwara State, male students are more likely to cheat in exams than females. Mr. Abdullah made the submission in Ilorin during the university’s 266th lecture. The paper’s title is “A psychological perspective on systemic inconsistencies in the

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Plateau to close schools involved in examination malpractice

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 18, 2024

The Plateau State administration plans to close schools that indulged in examination malpractices. Mohammed Nyalun, Commissioner for Secondary Education, made the announcement on Saturday at the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Staff School in Jos during the Speech and Prize/Graduation Ceremony. Nyalun, who was represented by Dalyop Pam of the Jos South Area

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NECO boss seeks stricter laws to help combat examination malpractice

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 7, 2024

Professor Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi, Registrar/Chief Executive of the National Examination Council (NECO), has advocated for a comprehensive national examination law that expressly regulates all areas of examinations in Nigeria. He stated that this will help in addressing the key challenge of examination malpractices, which continue to pose a danger to the country’s