{"id":3841,"date":"2025-05-05T07:14:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T07:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/?p=3841"},"modified":"2025-05-05T07:14:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T07:14:52","slug":"inequality-poor-infrastructure-will-hinder-smooth-running-of-cbt-for-waec-neco-exams-expert-wants-fg-to-invest-wisely-avoid-shortcuts-in-execution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/2025\/05\/05\/inequality-poor-infrastructure-will-hinder-smooth-running-of-cbt-for-waec-neco-exams-expert-wants-fg-to-invest-wisely-avoid-shortcuts-in-execution\/","title":{"rendered":"Inequality, poor infrastructure will hinder smooth running of CBT for WAEC, NECO exams\u2014 Expert …..Wants FG to invest wisely, avoid shortcuts in execution\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The federal government has been charged to invest wisely in education infrastructures and avoid shortcuts in its bid to fully adopt Computer-Based Testing (CBT) in all the examinations of West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) next year.<\/div>\n
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Recall that the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, recently disclosed that both the WAEC and NECO would start administering their objective papers via CBT, effective this November and the full adoption of CBT for the essay and objective components would commence by May or June 2026.<\/div>\n
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Fielding questions from journalists at the weekend, a Computational Researcher and Data Scientist, Tunde Victor Nihi said while the CBT adoption is a good development, unequal access to technology and inadequate infrastructures could mar the process.<\/div>\n
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Nihi recommended that the CBT model be adopted first as a trial in the cities before its extension to the rural areas without power supply.<\/div>\n
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He noted that schools nationwide should have access to solar power, laptops and internet, including communal schools in remote places.<\/div>\n
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The data scientist further stressed the need for teachers to be trained on how to use tech so that they can appropriately guide the students.<\/div>\n
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Nihi said, “Nigeria’s shift to CBT for WAEC, NECO, JAMB is like upgrading from a rusty bicycle to a car. It is exciting but we need to make sure there is enough fuel, a good driver and a smooth road or the car might breakdown.<\/div>\n
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The government wants to reduce malpractice which is a huge challenge. Imagine if exams are as secure as the mobile banking apps, no more leaks in exams and impersonation. The goal is a huge one with its own hurdle but the bright side of this is that if it comes to play, it will give room for fairer exams. This will help Nigerian children use computers early, making them compete globally.<\/div>\n
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“There should be a backup plan while testing this modern model. We still need to alternate this with the paper exam incase the system falls.<\/div>\n
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“This is not about only the technology but fairness. Every child deserves a shot at success regardless of their location. If Nigeria invests wisely and avoid shortcuts, this could be a turning point. But if we cut corners, it is another good idea buried by poor execution. If all hands are on deck including the government and stakeholders, it will be a right step.”<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Inequality, poor infrastructure will hinder smooth running of CBT for The federal government has been charged to invest wisely in education infrastructures and avoid shortcuts in its bid to fully adopt Computer-Based Testing (CBT) in all the examinations of West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) next year. Recall that the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3722,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2482,2478,2481,2479,2480,2483,2477],"class_list":["post-3841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news","tag-appsshortcuts","tag-avoid","tag-banking","tag-computer-base","tag-dmobile","tag-impersonation","tag-infrastructures"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3841"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3842,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3841\/revisions\/3842"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}