The Bauchi State Government has taken to public through Arewa PUNCH to disclose the payment of a total sum of N396 million for the senior secondary school examination fees of the students in the state. The decision to pay the said amount for the external examination fees of the 14,170 students in the various public secondary schools across the state …

The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the 2023 Senior Secondary School Examination (SSCE) external results with 67.35 per cent of candidates who sat for the examination earning five credits and above including English Language and Mathematics. The Registrar/Chief Executive of the council, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, while declaring the results on Monday, 68 days after the last examination, said 74,342 …

The National Examinations Council (NECO) 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 9th February 2024. The promotion examination was earlier scheduled to hold on 14th and 15th February 2024 in …

A former Chairman of the National Examination Council, Prof Abubakar Mohammed, says government officials are frustrating the exam body. Mohammed said the government officials withdrew N6 billion examination fees and had failed to account for it. Mohammed spoke on Saturday at NECO’s first award ceremony in Minna, Niger State, which had in attendance educationists and policymakers. He said, “The government, …

The registrar and chief executive officer of the National Examination Council (NECO), Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, has affirmed that the 70 vehicles acquired by the council will eliminate the logistical challenges that often hinder the smooth conduct of its examinations in the country. He also reiterated the council’s commitment to continuous improvement and innovation to enhance its services to the …

The National Examinations Council (NECO), on Tuesday, released the results of the 2023 Internal Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination with a record of 61.60 per cent of candidates scoring five credits and above, including English and Mathematics. However, the examination council disclosed that 93 schools were found to be involved in whole-school (mass) cheating while 52 supervisors were recommended for …

The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the June/July 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results, with 61.60 per cent of students scoring five credits and above, including in English Language and Mathematics. The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi made the announcement at NECO headquarters while briefing Journalists in Minna, Niger State. Prof. Wushishi disclosed …

As the conduct of the 2023 Senior School School Examinations (SSE) gets underway, the Registrar of the National Examinations Coun(NECO) on Friday vowed it would not tolerate actions that undermine the integrity of its examinations across the country including examinations malpractice. Briefing the media after touring some schools to monitor the ongoing SSCE examinations in Plateau State, NECO Registrar, Prof. …

Seventy-six pupils had the highest score of 203 in this year’s National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) into 110 Federal Government colleges, also called Unity Schools. According to the results announced on Wednesday by the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Education, Mr. Andrew Adejo, six pupils recorded the lowest mark of 01. The examination was conducted by the National Examination …

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2022 November/ December Senior School Certificate of Examination (SSCE) results, with 57 percent of candidates scoring five credits and above. The Registrar/Chief Executive, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, made the official announcement of the results at the NECO headquarters in Minna on Thursday, saying that 60,133 candidates registered for the examination with 59,124 of them …