The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced plans to recruit about 22,000 supervisors for the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), while warning the public against fake websites demanding payment from unsuspecting applicants.
NECO disclosed this in a statement signed by its Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, on Tuesday.
The Council said it had uncovered fraudulent portals posing as recruitment platforms, which allegedly request payment from teachers before allowing them to submit academic credentials.
“NECO wishes to inform the public 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 said.
It added that the recruitment process has now been fully digitised in line with reforms aimed at improving examination supervision and reducing malpractice.
Sani explained that the new system followed recommendations of the Ministerial Committee on the Improvement of Quality of Examination in Nigeria and replaces the previous manual recruitment process.
According to him, all eligible and pensionable teachers on Grade Level 12 and above, aged 30 years and above, are encouraged to apply through NECO’s official portal.
He stressed that the recruitment process is fully automated and does not involve third-party agents.
“This new recruitment system will prevent fraud in the recruitment of supervisors, curb examination malpractice, and enhance fairness and credibility in the recruitment process,” he said.
NECO also confirmed that no fewer than 22,000 supervisors will be engaged nationwide to ensure smooth conduct of the 2026 SSCE Internal, scheduled to begin on 15 June 2026.
