{
  "id": 5402047,
  "title": "NECO question papers were sold for ₦3,000 before exams — Minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/neco-question-papers-were-sold-for-3-000-before-exams-minister-5402047",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T20:10:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/neco-question-papers-were-sold-for-%e2%82%a63000-before-exams-minister/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has revealed that NECO examination questions were allegedly sold for ₦3,000 before the conduct of the National Examinations Council examinations. This revelation, made at a meeting with stakeholders in the education sector, highlighted the extent of examination malpractice in the country, describing it as \"mind-boggling.\" Alausa emphasized that the issue was particularly dangerous as it could push honest students into malpractice in an attempt to compete with those who had access to leaked questions.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "NECO question papers were sold for ₦3,000 before exams — Minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/neco-question-papers-were-sold-for-3-000-before-exams-minister",
        "published": "2026-09-03T19:58:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Exam malpractice: Leaked NECO questions sold for N3,000 – Alausa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/exam-malpractice-leaked-neco-questions-sold-for-n3-000-alausa",
        "published": "2026-09-03T20:21:12.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}