Chairman Governing Board of The National Examination Council, NECO Dr Abubakar Sadiq has said that the introduction of biometric capturing of candidates with effect from May/June 2019 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) will curb examination malpractices, especially impersonation.
Speaking with newsmen in Minna, the Niger State Capital during the Weekend, Sadiq lamented that examination malpractice has become a cankerworm that has eaten deep into the fabric of the nation.
He disclosed that in order to effectively tackle the menace the Council has procured 8,000 units of handheld biometric machines to be deployed during the examination.
The biometric machines and 20 new Hilux Vans procured by NECO were inaugurated by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Arc Sonny Echono, who was represented by the Director of Human Resources, Ministry of Education, Dr Auwal Koko.
Sadiq insisted that henceforth the biometrics of all candidates sitting for NECO examinations would be verified to checkmate impersonation, he said has become a major problem in the conduct of public examination in Nigeria
