The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has unveiled the outcomes of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) resit, conducted for candidates affected by technical disruptions. The results reveal that 99% of the examinees scored below 200 marks, and 21,082 candidates, accounting for approximately 93% of those rescheduled, were absent.
In a statement issued by JAMB’s…
JAMB Has Blocked Avenues of Cheating; That is Why Most People Are Unable to Meet Pass Mark -Oloyede
— By Staff Writer, Naija247news
ABUJA — May 6, 2025 — The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Is-haq Oloyede, has explained that the decline in the number of candidates meeting the pass mark in the board’s recent examinations is directly linked to the effective measures put in place to block cheating avenues.
Naija247news gathered that the statement came…
Students use UV light to cheat in exams – KNUST research reveals
Students use UV light to cheat in exams – KNUST research reveals
Students use UV light to cheat in exams – KNUST research reveals
The skin or clothes have traditionally been used by many students to aid in cheating during examinations.
In addition to these, most invigilators are aware of the use of calculators, phones and watches to cheat.
However, a study by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has found one which eludes the invigilators and…
Exam malpractice: 193 students rusticated from Tamale Technical University
Exam malpractice: 193 students rusticated from Tamale Technical University
193 students of the Tamale Technical University have been rusticated for various acts of exam malpractices during the recently ended examination conducted by the University.
In a statement, the University said a total of 196 students reportedly engaged in various forms of examination malpractices including but not limited to carrying foreign materials into the exam hall such as mobile phones,…
Schoolgirl caught in exam malpractice writing answers in her leg lapse: video
Schoolgirl caught in exam malpractice writing answers in her leg lapse: video
The secondary school girl was caught while she was writing the answers between her legs lapse in the classroom and nobody could stop her from the exam malpractice.
Examination malpractice has eaten deep into the education system of Nigeria to the extent that it can no longer be defeated.It will also surprise you to know that 75% of students who take WAEC examinations in special centres around…
Survey of the Causes and Consequences of Examination Malpractices in Selected Secondary Schools in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria
by Olowolabi Segun "Survey of the Causes and Consequences of Examination Malpractices in Selected Secondary Schools in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria"
Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-3 , April 2021,
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/39859/survey-of-the-causes-and-consequences-of-examination-malpractices-in-selected-secondary-schools-in-akure-south-local-government-area-of-ondo-state-nigeria/olowolabi-segun
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This study examined the causes and consequences of examination malpractices in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State. Three research questions guided the study. A descriptive research design of the survey type was used. The population of the study comprises of all secondary schools in Akure South Local Government of Ondo State.Samples were drawn from selected schools and questionnaire was used to elicit responses from the respondents. Based on the research findings some recommendations were made as follows Government should adopt strategies towards the eradication of examination malpractices teachers must be adequately motivated to ensure maximum productivity leaders in the society should lead by examples severe penalty should be meted out to culprits of examination malpractices and Continuous Assessment method should be adopted.
WAEC to introduce QR codes to curb examination malpractice
WAEC to introduce QR codes to curb examination malpractice
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) will be introducing QR codes in each of the question papers of candidate to curb examination malpractice.
According to the council, this move will help to check and possibly do away with the duplication of examination questions and to practically deal with impersonation.
Speaking at the 69th Annual Council Meeting, Chairman of WAEC, Professor Ato…
Examination malpractice: Court dismisses charges against Adeleke
Examination malpractice: Court dismisses charges against Adeleke
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed the charges of examination malpractices allegedly perpetrated in favour of Ademola Adeleke, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last governorship election in Osun State.
Mr Adeleke, who lost the September 22, 2018 election to the incumbent Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, was originally arraigned along with four other…
