The National Examinations Council (NECO) has launched a new examination centre in London, United Kingdom, increasing its number of overseas centres to eight. The centre, inaugurated by NECO’s Registrar and Chief Executive, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, was established in partnership with Barnfield Education Ltd (BEP Education) in London. Wushishi said the initiative is part of…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of Nigeria’s 2025 Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE), revealing that more than 60 per cent of candidates secured credits in both English and Mathematics. Registrar and Chief Executive, Professor Dantani Wushishi, presented the outcome at a press briefing in Minna. He credited the success of this…
Nigeria’s National Examinations Council (NECO) has warned job seekers to be wary of fraudsters after an online post falsely claimed the agency was recruiting new staff. The clarification came in a statement released in Abuja on Wednesday by Azeez Sani, Acting Director of Information and Public Relations. He said the alleged job announcement had no…
The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies has pledged collaboration with relevant agencies to improve the standard of education in the country. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Oboku Oforji (PDP-Bayelsa), made the pledge in an interview with newsmen on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Oforji spoke the…
The Federal Government says that privately-owned Computer Based Test (CBT) centres and others belonging to public institutions will be fully deployed in the conduct of school-based Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) by 2026. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during the monitoring of a pilot CBT SSCE conducted by National Examinations Council…
The Federal Government has debunked a false statement circulating online, which claimed that the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) conducted by WAEC and the National Examinations Council (NECO) had been cancelled due to widespread examination malpractice. In a statement released by the Ministry on Sunday, signed by Boriowo Folasade, Director of Press…
Nigeria’s National Examinations Council (NECO) has officially published the results of the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), the assessment taken by students at the close of their Junior Secondary School education. According to a statement released on Wednesday in Abuja by Mr Azeez Sani, NECO’s Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, a total…
The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad says no student whether in the urban or rural communities will be left behind in the Computer-Based Test transition. Ahmad was speaking during the monitoring of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in some selected schools in Abuja on Tuesday. ”We will not roll…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has disowned a fake facebook account opened in the name of the Registrar/Chief Executive, Prof. Dantani Wushishi aimed at defrauding unsuspecting members of the public. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday by the Council’s Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, Mr Azeez…
An official of the National Board of Arabic and Islamic Studies (NBAIS) says the board’s certificate is not inferior to West Africa Certificate Examination (WAEC) and National Examination Council (NECO) certificates. The Special Assistant to the registrar of the board, Ustaz Abdul-Lateef Adekilekun, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
