FG Directs WAEC, NECO To Adopt For Exams By 2026
FG Directs WAEC, NECO To Adopt For Exams By 2026 The Federal Government has directed the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) to adopt full Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for all their examinations by 2026. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, gave the directive during the monitoring of the ongoing UTME examination alongside JAMB officials in Bwari on Monday. According to Alausa, both the WAEC and NECO would start using CBT in their objective examination by November, while adopting the CBT for the essay and objective components would commence fully by May/June 2026. “If JAMB can successfully conduct CBT exams for more than 2.2 million candidates, WAEC and NECO can do the same. “We are going to get WAEC and NECO to also start their objective exam on CBT. “By 2026 exams which will come up in May/June, both the objectives and the essay will be fully on CBT. That is how we can eliminate exam malpractices.” Alausa revealed th...