NECO
NECO releases 2024 SSCE external results
The National Examinations Council has released the results for the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination External, which was conducted from November 14 to December 14, 2024. During a press conference held on Friday at the NECO headquarters in Minna, the council’s Registrar and Chief Executive, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, revealed that 86,067 candidates had registered […]
NECO examiners threaten nationwide protest over unpaid entitlements
Examiners engaged by the National Examinations Council to mark the 2024 students’ examination papers have threatened to embark on a nationwide protest over the non-payment of their entitlements after completing the assignment. It was learned that the examiners have started mobilising their colleagues across the states for the planned protest. A letter written to the […]
WASSCE: ASUU, NUT differ as FG bans under-18 candidates
The Nigeria Union of Teachers has condemned the Federal Government’s decision to ban under-18 candidates from sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination and the National Examination Council, even as the Academic Staff Union of Universities backed the policy, The PUNCH reports. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, announced on Channels Television’s […]
NECO digitalises supervisors’ recruitment
The National Examinations Council has said its decision to transition to a digitalised recruitment process for examination supervisors and assistant supervisors is to address sharp practices. The PUNCH recalled that before now, NECO conducted a manual examination to recruit supervisors for both the Basic Education Certificate Examination and the Senior School Certificate Examination. NECO, responsible for […]
NECO shifts Common Entrance exam over low enrolment
The National Examinations Council has re-scheduled the 2024 National Common Entrance Examination into Federal Unity Colleges and the entrance examination into Federal Government Academy, Suleja. NECO’s acting Director, Information and Digital Communication, Azeez Sani, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, said the postponement was due to low enrolment. Sani said the Common Entrance […]
Insecurity: NECO postpones 2024 staff promotion examination
The National Examinations Council has announced the indefinite postponement of its 2024 staff promotion examination. The national examination body disclosed this in a statement signed by its acting Director, Directorate of Information and Digital Communication, Azeez Sani, in a letter dated February 9, 2024. The promotion examination was earlier scheduled to hold on February 14 […]
Government officials took N6bn from NECO and have not accounted for it – Ex-Chairman
A former Chairman of the National Examination Council Board, Prof Abubakar Mohammed, has accused government officials of taking N6 billion that belongs to the examination body and not accounting for it. Mohammed made this accusation on Saturday at the NECO Award Ceremony held in Minna, Niger State. He said: “The government and especially some officials […]