From Yakubu Mustapha Minna
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has accredited more foreign schools to write the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
The Council Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani in a statement issued in Minna, stated that NECO Accreditation Team has visited the schools to assess their readiness to write the SSCE and BECE.
He explained that the newly accredited schools in addition to the existing ones, are in Niger Republic and Equitorial Guinea.
Azeez Sani added that the Accreditation Team inspected classrooms, laboratories, libraries, computer laboratories, workshops, examination halls and sport facilities to determine their adequacy and suitability for NECO examinations.
He maintained that NECO is poised to become a leading examination body in Africa, offering opportunities for students worldwide to benefit from its expertise, thus contributing to the advancement of education in Africa and beyond
Similarly, candidates are participating in the on-going NECO SSCE External in Diffa, Niger Republic, the first NECO SSCE External Centre outside Nigeria.
It would be recalled that NECO examinations are now written by candidates in Benin Republic, Togo, Cote’d Ivoire, Niger Republic, Equitorial Guinea and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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