By Peter Okutu The Ebonyi State Commissioner for Education, Professor Paul A Nwobasi, has restated his unwavering commitment to realising Governor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru’s vision in the education sector, urging students participating in the ongoing National Examination Council (NECO) exams to uphold integrity and discipline. Professor Nwobasi stated this during a monitoring exercise at Girls […]
…EFCC urged to implement NASS’s recommendations By Tunde Opalana Senate has indicted the National Examination Council (NECO) for illegally awarded N6.5 billion contracts for the printing of security materials. Meanwhile, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Federal Civil Service Commission, Secretary to the Government of the Federation backed a bill seeking for strict implementation […]
Book 11,419 candidates for various forms of malpractices By Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The National Examinations Council, NECO, has announced the release of the result of the November/December 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE. Registrar of NECO, Prof Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, who made the announcement on Thursday. Giving a detailed breakdown, the registrar said that about […]
By Doosuur Iwambe The National Examinations Council (NECO) has put in place new measures to tackle the menace of examination mal practice in the country. The exam body while calling for concerted efforts to nip the trend in the bud expressed its readiness to totally root out incidents of exam malpractice in all its examinations. […]
By Doosuur Iwambe About 64 days after yhe National Examinations Council, NECO conducted the 2022 Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE, the examination body on Thursday announced release of the results. The Registrar of NECO, Prof Dantani Wushishi, who made the announcement in Minna, Niger State said, the 2022 exercise was adjudged credible by stakeholders. Wushishi […]
By Doosuur Iwambe The Registrar and Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council, NECO, Prof Dantani Wushishi has marked one year in office reeling out the achievement recorded so far under his watch. Speaking while addressing journalists in Minna, the Niger State capital, Wushishi said,NECO headquarters and state offices were in a sorry state when […]
*Urges defaulting states to fulfil promises By Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The National Examinations Council (NECO) has said that about 18,243 staff who were engaged for the 2021 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) have been paid. The Council in a statement signed by the Head of, Information and Public Relations Division Mr Azeez Sani, listed the […]
The National Examination Council (NECO) on Friday announced the release of the results of the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) conducted nationwide in July. NECO Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Prof. Dantali Wushishi, disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Minna. He said that out of 1,233,631 candidates who registered; 1,226,631 actually sat for the […]
Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Professor Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi as Registrar/Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council, NECO. This was contained in a letter dated July 16, 2021 with reference No: FME/PSE/NECO/1078/C.1/36 and signed by the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu. The letter stated that the appointment which […]
Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The National Examinations Council (NECO) has said that there will be no extension for the ongoing the registration process for the 2021 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for school based candidates. This was contained in a statement by Azeez Sani, NECO Head Information and Public Relations Division. According to the statement, the […]
Saka Bolaji, Minna The death yesterday of the Registrar of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Professor Godswill Obioma, has generated varied controversies. Many are now confused about how he died. When the news of his death broke yesterday morning, a report said he was assassinated in his home at night. According the report by an […]
Tunde Opalana, Abuja The National Examination Council (NECO) has been asked to explain how contracts worth N6.5 billion for the printing of security and non- security documents were awarded without due process. Hinging on the 2017 report of Office of Auditor General of the Federation, the Senate Committee on Public Account faulted NECO on shoddy […]
Tunde Opalana, Abuja The management of the National Examination Council (NECO) has been given 24 hours to provide verifiable evidence of payment for examination materials worth N7.2 billion between January and June 2017. The Senate Committee on Public Accounts (SPAC) slammed the ultimatum on Wednesday at an investigative session with officials of the examination body. […]
Saka Bolaji – Minna The National Examinations Council (NECO) has rescheduled the 2021 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) into Federal Unity Colleges to Saturday 5th June 2021 as approved by the Federal Ministry of Education. According to a statement from NECO, the Examination was initially scheduled for Saturday 29th May, 2021, however rescheduled to give […]
Doosuur Iwambe,Abuja The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination for External Candidates. NECO Registrar/Chief Executive, Prof. Godswill Obioma while announcing the results on Thursday noted that a total of 41,459 candidates registered for the examination, out of which 39,503 wrote. NECO head of information Abdul azeez […]
The National Examination Council (NECO) has fixed new dates for the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (External). Mr Azeez Sani, Head, Information and Public Relations Division of the council disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. Daily times gathered that Sani said the examination earlier scheduled to commence on Feb. […]
Results of the National Examinations Council (NECO) 2020 were released on Wednesday. NECO released the internal Senior Secondary School Examination (SSCE) results with a two per cent increase of candidates who made five credits and above in all subjects. Candidates are advised to get the result checking token from NECO website. READ ALSO: BREAKING: NECO […]
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the internal Senior Secondary School Examination (SSCE) results with a two per cent increase of candidates who made five credits and above in all subjects. The Council also derecognised 12 schools for their involvement in mass cheating and whole school cases of malpractice. READ ALSO: NECO releases 2020/2021 […]
By Doosuur iwambe, Abuja The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2020/2021 National Common Entrance Examination Results, pegging the national cut off marks at 142. Announcing the results as presented by the Registrar of NECO at a news conference in Abuja, the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, said a total of 70,580 candidates sat […]
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the nationwide resumption of the the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) on Monday, November 9. The Head of Information and Public Relations Division, NECO, Azeez Sani made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. The statement reads: “The National Examinations Council (NECO) wishes to inform […]