The National Examinations Council has finalised plans to hold the Senior School Certificate Examinations (Internal) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
This follows the successful accreditation of the Nigeria International School in Jeddah by a NECO delegation led by Dr. Yusuf Sununu, Minister of State for Education, and Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, NECO Registrar.
During the tour, the delegation assessed the school facilities and held an interactive session with the school’s management and staff. This is according to a statement issued by NECO on Saturday.
The statement read, “The Minister of State for Education, Dr. Sununu, in his address, enjoined the staff and students of the school to continue to be good ambassadors of Nigeria not only in Saudi Arabia but the entire Gulf States Cooperation Council.
“He explained that after a careful assessment of the school’s learning facilities such as examination halls, classrooms, laboratories, library, curriculum and syllabus as well as the general security of the school, the Nigeria International School Jeddah was found worthy of consideration as an international centre for NECO SSCE Internal, and was consequently granted full accreditation.
“The Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Wushishi, who gave a brief history on the evolution of NECO, explained to the management and staff of the school the importance of school accreditation, which he said was to ensure that schools have adequate teaching and learning facilities conducive for examinations.
“The delegation was earlier received on arrival at the school by the Consular General, Bello Kazaure, and the proprietor of the school, Abdulkadir Maikudi, and other staff of the school,.”
The minister and NECO registrar also visited Nigeria House in Jeddah, where they met with the Consular General and other consulate workers. NECO had previously certified foreign examination sites in Togo, Benin, Equatorial Guinea, Niger, and the Republic of Gabon.