The Federal Government has urged the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) to adopt full Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for all their examinations by 2026.
Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, made this known yesterday, during the monitoring of the on-going Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination, alongside JAMB officials, in Bwari, Abuja.
Alausa revealed that both WAEC and NECO would start administering their objective papers via CBT, effective this November.
According to him, the full adoption of CBT for the essay and objective components would commence by May or June 2026.
“If JAMB can successfully conduct CBT exams for more than 2.2 million candidates, WAEC and NECO can do the same. We are going to get WAEC and NECO to also start their objective exam on CBT.
“By 2026 exams, which will come up in May/June, both the objectives and the essay will be fully on CBT. That is how we can eliminate exam malpractices.”
Alausa also disclosed that a committee is currently reviewing examination standards nationwide, with recommendations expected next month.
