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Forty Schools Cheat in NECO Exams – Registrar
▪︎ Students in the exam hall of a school
The National Examinations Council (NECO) said on Thursday that 40 schools were found to have been involved in mass cheating in 17 states in the 2024 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination.
This was disclosed by the NECO Registrar/CEO, Prof Dantani Wushishi during the released 2024 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination internal results.
The Registrar added that one of such schools, which is in Ekiti state, has been recommended for de-recognition for mass cheating in two core subjects and one science subject.
“Similarly, 21 supervisors were recommended for blacklisting due to poor supervision, aiding and abetting, abscondment, extortion, drunkenness and negligence in 12 States,” he said.
Prof Wushishi, who officially released the results at the Council’s headquarters, Minna, Niger state, said that “1,376,423 candidates registered for the examination and only 1,367,736 sat for it.
▪︎ Abia Tops with 60.55%
He said that of the figure, 828,284 candidates, representing 60.55 per cent, made five credits, including Mathematics and English Language.
“Similarly, of the total candidates that sat for the examination, 702,112 were males and 665,624 females, while the number of candidates who made five credits and above, irrespective of English Language and Mathematics, is 1,147,597, representing 83.90 per cent.”
The Registrar said that the number of candidates involved in various forms of malpractice in 2024 stood at 8,437 as against 12,030 in 2023, saying this shows a reduction of 30.1 percent in comparison.
He said that out of all the states that sat for the examinations, “candidates from Abia State led other states as they scored five credits and above, including Mathematics and English language, making 83.40 percent.
“The state also leads in candidates with five credits and above irrespective of Mathematics and English language 95.84 percent,” he remarked.
He also disclosed that for least performed states with five credits and above, including mathematics and English language, Katsina came last on the table with 42 per cent.
This is just 2.42 percent ahead of Kano which came second to last with 44.42 percent.
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Hardship: Govs Agree to Dismantle Illegal Road Blocks, Multiple Taxes
The communique was signed by NGF Chairman and Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
Governors of the 36 states of the federation have agreed to dismantle illegal road blocks and multiple taxes across the country.
They made the resolution after a meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) in Abuja, which ended early Thursday.
The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who read the communique at the end of the meeting, said that the governors resolved to dismantle illegal road blocks and multiple taxes, which they said contributed to food inflation in the country.
The communique was signed by NGF Chairman and Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
(ThisDay)
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TCN Records 42 Incidents of Transmission Lines Vandalisms Within Seven Months
The major effect of the vandalism is the disruption of power supply across the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry, as the generated power from the generation station could not be wheeled to the distribution ends.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) recorded 42 vandalism incidents on its infrastructures between January to June 2025 and which affected a total of 178 transmission towers nationwide.
The General Manager of Transmission Service at TCN, Mr Ali Sharifa, who made this known yesterday in Keffi, Nasarawa State, lamented that 2024 and 2025 have been the most trying times for TCN concerning vandalism of its transmission line infrastructure by non-state actors.
“A total of 86 towers were vandalized in 2024, with 26 towers completely down, which left affected states in total darkness. While in the first and second quarters of 2025, a total of 42 acts of vandalism were recorded affecting a total of 178 towers,” he said.
He emphasized that the major effect of the vandalism is the disruption of power supply across the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry, as the generated power from the generation station could not be wheeled to the distribution ends.
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has arrived at the Senate for the hearing on the ₦1.48 trillion budget of the state.
According to reports, Ibas was accompanied by other key officials, including members of the economic team to appear before Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Emergency Rule in Rivers State.
The Senate had weeks ago reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that the people of Rivers State were not shortchanged following the declaration of emergency rule by President Bola Tinubu on March 18, 2025.
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