The National Examinations Council has launched investigations into mass cheating involving 38 schools across 13 states during the conduct of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE internal).

Registrar of the council, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, disclosed this in Minna, Niger State, on Wednesday while releasing the 2025 results.

He said the affected schools will be summoned to the council for discussions before appropriate sanctions are applied.

According to him, the mass cheating cases form part of a wider 3,878 instances of malpractice recorded in this year’s examination.

He, however, noted that cases of malpractices reduced this year, compared to last with 10,094 cases in 2024.

 

He said, “During the conduct of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination, 38 schools were found to have been involved in whole school (mass) cheating in 13 states. They will be invited to the Council for discussion, after which appropriate sanctions will be applied.

“Similarly, nine supervisors: three in Rivers, one in Niger, three in the FCT, one in Kano and one in Osun State were recommended for blacklisting due to poor supervision, aiding and abetting, lateness, unruly behavior, assault, and insubordination.”

He particularly called attention “to a case in Lamorde Local Government, Adamawa State involving eight schools which were affected by a communal clash resulting in the disruption of our examinations from 7th to 25th July, 2025. A total of thirteen subjects and 29 papers were involved.

“We have since commenced talks with the State Government with a view to conducting the examinations for the affected schools.”

“The Council is determined to safeguard the integrity of its examinations. We will not hesitate to sanction any school or official found culpable in malpractice or negligence,” he warned.