NECO procures 20 hilux vans, N500m bio-metric machines to fight impersonation

The National Examination Council (NECO) has procured 8,000 bio-metric capturing machines worth N500 million and 20 hilux buses to help address the issue of impersonation and ease logistics problem. Speaking at the official unveiling of the vans and machines at NECO headquarters in Minna on Friday, the Chairman of Governing Council Abubakar Sadiq said the […]

NECO procures 20 hilux vans, N500m bio-metric machines to fight impersonation

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The National Examination Council (NECO) has procured 8,000 bio-metric capturing machines worth N500 million and 20 hilux buses to help address the issue of impersonation and ease logistics problem.

Speaking at the official unveiling of the vans and machines at NECO headquarters in Minna on Friday, the Chairman of Governing Council Abubakar Sadiq said the procurement was necessitated by the fact that they want to reduce failures in the system.

He said the bio-metric machines will help to duly capture the data of candidates and to help guard against impersonation, which he described as a serious challenge currently in the country.

He said the machines will assist the council in determining if those who registered for the examination are the same people seating for it.

The vans, according to him will help to convey examination materials to their various location on time and when needed.

He said the vans and machines will be used in the next Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE)

Earlier, the Acting Registrar of NECO Abubakar Gana said the machines can verify and identify candidates as well as record attendance.

Gana who noted that the feat is one of the benefits they enjoyed from the Federal Ministry of Education commended them for providing enabling environment for them to reform the council.

The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education Sonny Echono who was represented by the Director of Human Resources Awalu Abubakar while congratulating the council on the achievements advised that it take adequate care of the procurements.

He said going by the scarce resources in the country, it took them six years to be able to have additional vehicles to the council.