No fewer than 100 inmates of Nigerian Correctional Service serving in Enugu State have made credits in English and Mathematics in the recently released National Examination Council (NECO) November/December, 2021 external examination.
Public Relations Officer of Nigerian Correctional Service in Enugu State, DSC Monday Chukwuemeka, disclosed this in a statement in Enugu, saying that the inmates were serving various terms at the Enugu and Nsukka Custodial Centres.
He said 127 inmates registered for the 2021 NECO External Examination, where 40 are inmates of Nsukka Custodial Centre and 87 are inmates of Enugu Custodial Centre.
He said that the inmates’ registrations for the NECO Examination were sponsored by CAPIO, Isaac Blessing Foundation and AGADIBE Foundation.
He added:”The Controller of Corrections in Enugu State Command, Mr Nicholas Obiako, has sent his congratulatory message to the inmates and encourages the general public to assist in the reformation process of inmates in custodial centres.
“The service under the leadership of Controller-General of Corrections, Mr Haliru Nababa, is poised to provide platforms for inmates to develop themselves while in custody,” Chukwuemeka said.
[5/13, 11:55 AM] Mohammed Shosanya: EDUCATION
Exam Malpractices: Council Indicts 20 Bayelsa Schools
The National Council on Education has indicted 20 secondary schools in Bayelsa State that were allegedly involved in examination malpractices during the 2021/2022 terminal examinations organised recently by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) in the country.
Jacob Osusu, the Director of Secondary Education Department in the state ministry of education,disclosed this at a one-day sensitisation programme with the theme, “Examination Malpractices in Public and Private Secondary Schools and its Effects: The Way Forward”, in Yenagoa.
He also said 23 teachers were found culpable for allegedly aiding and abetting examination malpractices in the state.
He added that of the 20 indicted secondary schools, five of them had been de-recognised as examination centres in Bayelsa ,while the rest were handed stern warning based on the degree of the offences committed.
Expressing concern over the incidents, he said,”Five schools were de-recognised and they are made up of four public schools and one private school based on different forms of examination malpractices with candidates colluding with one another, topping the list of offences.
“While 15 other secondary schools were given warning letters based on similar reasons. Also, 23 participants (teachers) in the WAEC/NECO were also blacklisted and dropped from further supervision of such examinations in the state.”
He implored the state ministry of education and the state government to punish principals of secondary schools found culpable in order to discourage the rising rate of examination malpractices in schools in the state.
In his remarks, the Commissioner for Education, Gentle Emelah, said the government had noted the decision of the national council on education.
He said that the state lacked sufficient teachers at present, stressing that “those available should ensure that students are well groomed to face the challenges of examinations without involving in malpractices.”
