The National Examinations Council (NECO) has stated that any result that cannot be verified or authenticated using the NECO e-Verify platform, is fake.
This was disclosed by NECO in a statement signed by its Ag. Director, Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani on Monday.
The Council in the statement also called on state ministries of Education and other school owners to ensure that only personal details of genuine candidates are used for registration in all NECO-conducted examinations.
It also warned school owners and other relevant stakeholders to desist from enrolling candidates for its examinations by proxy.
The Council stated that it observed that such fraudulent practice often resulted in identity theft and subsequent parade of fake results.
It noted that it has put in place some measures to check impersonation in all its examinations.
Some of the measures include the use of Biometric Data Capturing Device, use of customized answer booklets and embossing of Photograph and Date of Birth of candidates on the Original Certificates.
The statement also added that candidates that were found culpable of impersonation in the just released 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal had their results withheld.
“This measure is part of the Council’s robust policy to check all forms of examination malpractice,” the statement said.