The National Examinations Council (NECO) has alerted members of the public to the existence of fake online recruitment portals for examination supervisors.

In a statement, the NECO Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Mr. Azeez Sani, said the fake portals had requested interested members of the public to log on with the details of their academic credentials after making some payments.

Sani explained that the council does not request any payment from teachers applying to serve as examination supervisors in the forthcoming 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal.

The statement further noted that, in line with the recommendations of the Ministerial Committee on the Improvement of Quality of Examination in Nigeria, and in a bid to strengthen the examination supervision mechanism, NECO has transitioned from the analogue mode for the recruitment of supervisors and assistant supervisors to a full electronic process.

Consequently, “all qualified pensionable teachers on Grade Level 12 and above, who are not less than 30 years of age and are interested in serving as supervisors in the 2026 SSCE Internal, should apply on NECO website,” the statement added.

It further stressed that the supervisor recruitment on the NECO website is fully automated, with no third-party required, just as it stressed that the new system will prevent fraud in the recruitment process, prevent examination malpractice and enhance fairness and credibility.

Meanwhile, NECO disclosed that no fewer than 22,000 supervisors would be recruited to ensure a seamless conduct of the 2026 SSCE Internal, scheduled to commence on June 15, 2026.