Forged Results: NECO launches ‘e-Verify’ portal for online confirmation
The National Examination Council (NECO) has unveiled the NECO ‘e-Verify’ platform to ease the verification of results and checkmate manipulation and falsification of results.
NECO registrar Dantani Wushishi, on Thursday in Abuja, said all requests for verification or confirmation of results were routed through its headquarters in Minna, which took longer to process.
“The ‘NECO e-Verify’ is an online result verification solution that guarantees instant authentication of academic and basic information about prospective candidates for admission and employment into academic institutions and workplaces, respectively,” he explained.
Mr Wushishi said due to the growing need for verification and confirmation of results by institutions at home and abroad, the council decided that now was the best time to introduce the e-Verify platform.
He explained that from available records, the council had observed requests for verification and confirmation of results from 64 institutions across 37 countries between 2020 and 2022.
Mr Wushishi further said that similar requests were gotten from 72 institutions in Nigeria within the same period, adding that this is besides numerous requests from individuals.
“Result verification is an important process that helps ensure the accuracy of academic credentials. It is an irrefutable fact that academic institutions and employers of labour, among other agencies, rely on the verification of results to help them select the best prospective student for admission and employment purposes,” the NECO registrar stressed.
Mr Wushishi also mentioned that by verifying the authenticity of candidates’ results, academic institutions and employers would be more confident in admitting and hiring persons with the required qualifications for further studies and specific job schedules.
According to the exam body’s boss, some of the portal’s benefits include increased confidence, reduced risk and improved efficiency.
“This system will bring great relief to millions of our students, educational institutions and other stakeholders,” he stated.
(NAN)
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