The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, announced this during the inauguration of the Committee on Improvement of Quality Examinations in Nigeria in Abuja.
Alausa said the committee was set up to address key challenges in the education sector, standardise examination practices and ensure fairness and quality.
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The minister stated the Federal Government’s commitment to tackling widespread examination malpractices and enhancing the overall quality of the nation’s educational assessments.
He noted that tackling examination leakages requires a holistic approach as students are not the only culprits in examination malpractices.
Alausa said that parents also contributed to examination malpractices by encouraging their wards.
The minister stressed that teachers, head teachers as well as examination supervisors were also culpable in the rising examination malpractices in the country.