The Federal Government on Tuesday released the results of the 2024 National Common Entrance Examination, NCEE to federal unity colleges and the Federal Government Academy, FGA Suleja.
However, due to their reported involvement in exam malpractices, the authorities withheld the results of 52 candidates. This represents a subset of the 66,931 candidates who took the examination.
Two of the candidates are from Lagos State, while the government claims that fifty of the candidates are from Rivers State.
The results were being investigated to determine the extent of the malpractice, although Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Tanko Sununu indicated the results might be released if the candidates are found not guilty during a press conference in Abuja.
The minister said that the level of malpractice in the 2024 National Common Entrance Exam is unprecedented.
He said: “The National Common Entrance Examination is for admission into Junior Secondary School One (JSS 1) of Federal Unity Colleges.
“It is a highly competitive examination which is administered every year to Nigerian children both at home and abroad who desire to gain admission into our one hundred and fifteen (115) Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) spread across all parts of the country. These FUCs continue to strengthen our unity as a country with their motto “Pro Unitate”.
“This year’s edition of the examination was written on Saturday 1st June 2024 in Nigeria, as well as Benin Republic and Togo. I am pleased to present the following major highlights:
“Out of the maximum obtainable score of 210, one candidate obtained the highest score of 203, while 13 candidates obtained the lowest score of 1.
“This year, an unprecedented number of 52 candidates (2 candidates from Lagos State and 50 candidates from Rivers State) were involved in examination malpractice.”
According to him, “The highlights of the Federal Government Academy examination are that 2,649 candidates registered for the examination;2,336 candidates sat for the examination while 313 candidates were absent.”
“The highest score is 180 while the lowest is 5,” he disclosed.
