The Federal Government has set a target of 2027 for transitioning its examination system to 100 per cent computer-based testing (CBT). Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this while speaking with Journalists in Abuja after the inauguration of the Committee on Improvement of Quality Examinations in Nigeria.

Galaxy Television reports that Alausa said that the committee was tasked with the responsibility of addressing key challenges in the education sector, standardize examination practices and ensure fairness and quality. He emphasized government’s commitment to tackling widespread examination malpractices and enhancing the overall quality of the nation’s educational assessments.

According to him, tackling examination leakages requires a holistic approach, as students are not the only culprits in examination malpractices. The minister said that parents also contributed to examination malpractices by encouraging their wards. He added that teachers, school principals as well as those supervising the examinations were also culpable in the rising examination malpractices in the country. He described examination malpractice as a growing threat, warning that allowing it to persist would undermine the efforts of diligent students striving to improve themselves.