Education

NECO Alerts Parents and Schools Against Proxy Registration of Candidates.

School owners, parents, and other interested parties have been cautioned by the National Examinations Council, or NECO, to cease registering students for its exams through proxy.NECO said that such fraudulent practices frequently led to identity theft and the ensuing parade of phoney results in a statement made by its interim Director, Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani.Read the statement below:  “Determined to eradicate all forms of examination malpractice, the council has put in place some measures to...

Canada Once More Reduces the Number of International Students Admitted in an Effort to Stop “Bad Actors.”

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada declared that the government will begin a ten percent reduction in the number of foreign students it accepts beginning in 2025.  According to Trudeau, the move is intended to shield the nation from unscrupulous individuals abusing the immigration system. "Immigration is an advantage for our economy — but when bad actors abuse the system and take advantage...