FG Moves To Tackle ‘Miracle Centres’ Menace

Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, says the Federal Government is determined to sanitise the nation’s educational system, by tackling the emergence of "Miracle Examination Centres," across the country. 
Miracle Examination Centres, MECs, are private secondary schools or examination centres in the country where examination frauds are facilitated. They are known for promising students success in their final exams, regardless of their actual merit.
However, Alausa, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today, said the current administration would tackle the menace of such centres, adding, "We have problem with examination malpractice which we are addressing frontally as a government."
According to him, allowing students to cheat during examinations amounted to a very huge disservice to others who work genuinely hard to earn good grades.
The minister further noted that the quality of the nation’s tertiary system was better as the government had worked on a plan to train five universities that would also train other public institutions nationwide.
His words, “This is not acceptable because if you let people cheat, you will disincentivise the hardworking people.
“We will tackle this issue of miracle centre, this pervasive exam cheating decisively. We would bring a complete end to this menace that has really invaded our educational system."