Impersonation and other forms of examination malpractice are some of the major challenges faced by the National Examination Council and other examination bodies in the country. Most of these bodies have initiated reforms aimed at tackling the menace. NECO however, is taking a step further with the procurement of about 8000 biometric verification devices worth about 500 million naira which it intends to deploy for the conduct of this month senior school certificate examination. The council also bought 20 pick up vans to enhance its operations in the area of logistics and security of its examination.