The Kano State Government has approved N3billion for the payment of the examination fees of 141,745 indigent candidates. The state government has also released the 2024 Senior Secondary Qualifying Examination results. It has also reaffirmed its commitment to improving access to quality education and easing the financial burden on...
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Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has approved the payment of the National Examination Council (NECO) registration fee for over 24,000 students in public secondary schools in the state. The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Governor on Public Affairs, Mr Peter Ahemba, disclosed this at a bi-monthly news conference...
The Federal Government has directed the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) to adopt full Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for all their examinations by 2026. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during the monitoring of the ongoing exams alongside JAMB officials, in...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – In quest to expand its global presence, the National Examinations Council (NECO) has accredited more schools to write the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in Equitorial Guinea. A issued on Wednesday by the Acting. Director, Information and...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja Determined to broaden its horizon and expand its global presence, the National Examinations Council (NECO) has accredited more foreign schools to write the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, NECO, Azeez Sani, said inna...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has paid the allowances of all the 72,138 Examiners engaged as ad-hoc Staff in the 2024 School-based Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). In a statement signed by the Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani on Wednesday, the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has warned School owners and other relevant stakeholders to desist from enrolling candidates for its examinations by proxy. In a statement by the Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, on Monday, the Council observed that such fraudulent...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Examinations Council (NECO) on Thursday released the results of the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). Speaking at a press conference in Minna, the Niger State capital, NECO Registrar, Professor Dantani Wushishi, described this year’s result as the best in recent times....
The Federal Ministry of Education has clarified that the ministry has not stopped students who are not up to 18 years old from writing the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) exams. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, made...
A Nigerian graduate, who failed the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) 17 times, Dr Emmanuel Ahmadu, has called on the Federal Government to reconsider its policy stopping students below 18 years of age from sitting for ‘O’ Level examination. Ahmadu, a mental health advocate in the U.S.,...
Oba Abdulkabir Obalanlege, Olota of Ota, Ogun, says banning under-18 students from sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will limit the potentials of the children. Obalanlege made the observation while delivering a goodwill message at the 15th Anniversary of Adedokun International Schools on Monday at...
A university lecturer, Dr Stella Aririguzuh, has said banning under-18 students from sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will lead to capital flight. Aririguzuh, who is the Head, Department of Mass Communication, Covenant University at Ota in Ogun, stated this on Wednesday while speaking with...
The Kano State Government has earmarked N2.9 billion for payment of the National Examinations Council (NECO) and National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies (NBAIS) examination fees for 119,903 indigent students. The Commissioner for Education, Umar Doguwa, who stated this at a news conference on Thursday in Kano,...
The National Examination Council (NECO) says it is ready for the 2024 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) slated for April 20, and urged parents of candidates to maintain decorum during the examination. Mr Azeez Sani, the acting Director, Directorate of Information and Digital Communication of NCEE, disclosed this...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Management of the National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the indefinite postponement of the 2024 Staff Promotion Examination earlier Scheduled to hold on 14th and 15th February 2024 in Minna, Niger State. This is contained in statement issued by the Acting Director, Directorate...
Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri has approved the release of N192 million to enable 2,011 Senior Secondary School students in the state to write their 2024 final year examinations at no cost to parents. The West African Examination Council (WAEC) and the National Examination Council (NECO) are the...
Niger State has paid N120 million out of the N500 million it owed the National Examination Council (NECO) as examination fees for its Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) candidates. “We inherited N500 million from the previous administration as SSCE fees. “Gov. Umaru Bago approved a standing order...
The Kano State Government has spent N1.5 billion on payment of National Examination Council (NECO) registration fees of 57,000 students of various secondary schools in the state. This is contained in a statement by Alhaji Ibrahim Shuaibu, the Press Secretary to the state Deputy Governor, Alhaji Aminu Gwarzo, in...
The Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday, joined the Federal Ministry of Education in a suit filed by a Seventh-day Adventist member seeking to stop the conduct of examinations and elections on Saturdays. The court also joined the Council of Legal Education to the suit following an application by...