No fewer than 74,819 candidates are participating in the ongoing 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for external candidates nationwide.
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The Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Prof Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, revealed this at the weekend while monitoring the examination at Government Science Secondary School Gombe, Gombe State.

Wushishi, who expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the candidates at the centre, disclosed that reports received from centres across the country indicated that the examination was going on smoothly.

A statement by Acting Director, Information and Digital Communication of the examination body, said the registrar admonished candidates to shun examination malpractice, noting that various measures have been put in place to check the menace.

The registrar, who is on a nationwide monitoring of the examination, said the council has put in place necessary measures to ensure seamless examination.

The 2023 SSCE External, which started on Monday, November 20, will end on December 20.
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