The place of poverty on examination standards in Nigeria.

Abstract

This paper wishes to look at the place of poverty on examination standards in Nigeria and as well proffer a way out in improving the standards of education. Also the paper wish to identify the place of poverty and ethnicity on our examination standards and the results of the examination, example, poverty we know destroys the reliability of an examination as a predicator of competence, ability and excellence. The research is a survey type of research. The research finding indicates that poverty can destroy the standards of our examination because the poor standards of examination make our certificates unacceptable and unreliable. Education stakeholders need to appreciate the high standards of examination it is only in this manner that all certificate issued in Nigeria could be authentic, reliable and accepted.