Malpractices in WASSCE, BECE: Lagos penalises 46 schools

By Adesina Wahab

A total of 46 secondary schools in Lagos State have been penalised for examination malpractices and other acts committed during the 2020 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, and the Basic Education Certificate Examination, BECE.

Twenty-seven schools were penalised for malpractices in WASSCE, while 19 were punished for infringements in the BECE.

In a statement by the Public Affairs Officer of the Office of Education Quality Assurance, OEQA, Mr Olaniran Emmanuel, the steps followed the directive by the Commissioner for…