The National Examination Council has announced that it has accredited more foreign schools in a bid to expand its global presence. According to a statement released by NECO’s acting Director of Public Relations, Azeez Sanni, on Saturday, the accredited schools are in Niger Republic and Equatorial Guinea. The examination body, last year accredited some centres in Niger Republic to enable …

Prof. Tahir Mamman, Nigeria’s Minister of Education, recently announced a policy setting the minimum age for writing the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) at 18 years, starting from 2025. This decision has sparked widespread criticism from education stakeholders, who view it as a regressive step that fails to consider the realities of modern education. The new age limit rather …

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has concluded arrangements to conduct the Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) Internal in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This followed the successful accreditation of the Nigeria International School, Jeddah, by a NECO delegation led by the Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, and the Registrar of NECO, Prof Ibrahim Wushishi. During the visit, …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), on Monday, announced that it had ditched the paper and pencil test model and has adopted the Computer-Based Test mode for the conduct of the Senior School Certificate Examination. According to a statement on Monday by WAEC’s acting head of the Public Affairs Unit, Mr. Moyosola Adesina, the innovation would kick off with the …