Tag: National Examinations Council

Kaduna Govt. directs schools to re-open for JSS3 exams

Aminu Imam

…Asks students not to wear uniforms  Kaduna State government has announced the re-opening of all secondary schools to allow Junior Secondary School (JSS3) to write their National Examination Council’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (NECO-BECE). The government made the announcement yesterday, in an issued statement by the State’s Commissioner for Education, Shehu Usman Mohammed. The government had on the advisory of the security agencies suspended resumption of schools indefinitely due to the ongoing onslaught against bandits. According to the statement: “The Kaduna State Ministry of Education has approved the resumption of…

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Breaking: WAEC announces date for 2021 WASSCE

Aminu Imam

The West Africa Examination Council has announced August 16, 2021, for the commencement of the 2021 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, (WASSCE). The Head of the Nigeria office, Patrick Areghan, made the announcement in Lagos on Tuesday. “In accordance with the Final International Timetable, the WASCCE 2021 will take place throughout the sub-region from Monday, 16h August to Friday, 8th October 2021. “However, the examination will end in Nigeria on 30 September 2021- spanning a period of seven – weeks,” he said. Details to follow…

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Registration for SSCE ends June 25 – NECO

Aminu Imam

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has said the June 25 deadline for the registration of the 2021 Senior School Certificate Examination, (SSCE) for internal candidates remains sacrosanct. A statement issued on Wednesday by the examination body and signed by its head of information and public relations division, Azeez Sani, urged relevant stakeholders including states’ education ministries, school owners and managers, among others, to ensure strict compliance. The statement reads in part: “The National Examinations Council (NECO) will not extend the registration period for the 2021 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE)…

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‘Our Registrar, Prof Obioma, died of heart failure, not killed’ – NECO

Aminu Imam

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has refuted claims that its Registrar, Godswill Obioma, was assassinated. NECO, in a statement issued by its Director of Human Resources, Abdul Mustapha, yesterday, said Obioma died of a brief illness. According to the statement, Mustapha stated that the son of the deceased had informed the management of the agency that his father was not assassinated but died in his sleep as a result of heart failure. The statement was signed by Godswill Obioma the second, and addressed to the Council’s Director of Human Resources.…

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NECO announces commencement of examinations nationwide

Aminu Imam

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has directed the commencement of the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination in all states across the country.  The Council’s Head of Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, in a statement issued yesterday, said the examinations are expected to commence on November 9.  “The National Examinations Council wishes to inform candidates, schools and other stakeholders of the resumption of the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination in all states and the FCT from Monday, November 9, 2020. The Council was constrained to postpone the examinations indefinitely on…

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