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40% of 2024 NECO candidates may be unable to enter tertiary institutions – NSSEC Chief

Fadiran Ifeloluwa November 13, 2024

The Executive Secretary of the National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC), Dr. Iyela Ajayi, has indicated that 40 per cent of candidates in this year’s National Examination Council (NECO) exams may not qualify for tertiary education due to a lack of Credits in Mathematics and

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NECO Examiners Threaten Nationwide Protest Over Unpaid Fees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa November 10, 2024

Examiners hired by the National Examinations Council (NECO) to mark the 2024 student examination scripts have threatened a nationwide protest due to unpaid fees following the completion of their work. Reports indicate that the examiners are mobilising colleagues across various states in preparation for the planned protest. A letter from discontented examiners in Kano

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NECO warns against candidate registration by proxy

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 22, 2024

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has issued a stern warning to school administrators and stakeholders, urging them to cease enrolling candidates for its examinations by proxy. The Council highlighted that such fraudulent activities often lead to identity theft and the issuance of falsified results. In its ongoing efforts to eliminate examination malpractice, NECO

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Jigawa restates commitment to education dev’t

Angel Ojonugwa October 17, 2024

DUSTE (Sundiata Scholar) – Gov. Umar Namadi of Jigawa, has reitrated commitment to reinvigorate the education sector for sustainable social and economic development of the state. Namadi also tasked students to aim for good grades in science subjects in the external examinations. He said this at the inauguration of a one-day training exercise of facilitators […]

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NANS kicks against NECO’s N50,000 certificate reprint fee

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 3, 2024

On Wednesday, the National Association of Nigerian Students rejected the National Examination Council’s N50,000 fee for reprinting certificates. Dantani Wushishi, NECO’s Registrar in Minna, Niger State, revealed the new policy in a statement on September 30, 2024. According to the statement, the N50,000 fee for certificate reprint is subject to periodic

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Katsina spends N514 million on student examinations in 2024

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 25, 2024

Hajiya Zainab Musawa, Katsina State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, has revealed that the state government has allocated N514,105,250 to facilitate students’ participation in the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and other external exams in 2024. She stated that N450,117,000 was paid for 11,671 students to register for the West African

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Abia ranks first, while Katsina ranks last in the 2024 SSCE

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 20, 2024

The results of the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examinations, or SSCE internals, have been made public by the National Examination Council (NECO) with 828,284 (or 60.55 percent) candidates obtaining five credits, including English language and mathematics. Prof Dantana Wushishi, NECO Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, made this remark while announcing the results to

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NECO releases 2024 SSCE results, says 40 schools engaged in mass cheating   

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 20, 2024

The National Examinations Council has revealed the June/July 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination results, with 60.55 percent of applicants obtaining five credits or more in English Language and Mathematics. Prof. Dantani Wushishi, NECO’s Registrar, stated this to journalists at the NECO offices in Minna, Niger, on Thursday. Mr Wushishi reported that 1,376,423

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FG didn’t stop under-18s from writing WAEC, NECO – Education Minister

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 7, 2024

Nigeria’s Federal Minister of Education has stated that the government has not prohibited under-18 pupils from taking the West African Senior School Certificate Examination or the National Examinations Council examinations. Dr Yusuf Sununu, Minister of State for Education, clarified in Abuja on Friday while answering questions from journalists at an event

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Banning students under 18 from WAEC, NECO will limit the potential of Nigerian children – Olota

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 3, 2024

Oba Abdulkabir Obalanlege, Olota of Ota, Ogun State, believes that preventing under-18 students from taking the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will limit Nigerian children’s potential. Obalanlege made the statement while delivering a goodwill message at Adedokun International Schools’ 15th anniversary on Monday at Iyana-Iyesi

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Banning under-18 students from WASSCE, NECO will lead to capital flight — Don

Angel Ojonugwa August 30, 2024

SANGO OTA OGUN (Sundiata Scholar) – A university lecturer, Dr Stella Aririguzuh, says banning under-18 students from sitting for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will lead to capital flight. Aririguzuh, who is the Head, Department of Mass Communication, Covenant University at Ota in Ogun, stated this on Wednesday while speaking with the

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Private school proprietors voice concern over 18 year age limit for WAEC, NECO

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 28, 2024

Owners of private schools have raised worry about the federal government’s mandate to limit the age of West African Examination Council (WAEC) and National Examination Council (NECO) candidates. Alaka Lukman, head of the Lagos branch of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), highlighted his concern in an interview with journalists on

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Students under 18 barred from writing WAEC, NECO exams

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 27, 2024

The Federal Government announced yesterday that candidates under the age of eighteen will not be permitted to sit for exams conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) starting next year. Prof. Tahir Mamman, Minister of Education, stated on a television programme that the policy also applies to candidates taking

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NECO registrar elected as West African representative to AEAA

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 26, 2024

Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, Registrar of the National Examinations Council (NECO), was elected to the Executive Council of the Association for Educational Assessment in Africa (AEAA) as the West Africa Representative. He was elected at the Association’s 40th Conference, which recently ended in Cape Town, South Africa. Wushishi will be a member of the

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Gov. Idris donates N50m to Command Girls’ School, Goru

Angel Ojonugwa July 24, 2024

BIRNIN KEBBI (Sundiata Scholar) – Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi has donated 50 million to Command Girls’ Science Secondary School, Goru in Kebbi State, to bolster effective teaching and learning.Idris announced the donation at the graduation ceremony of the school in Birnin Kebbi on Saturday. He explained that the gesture was necessary to assist the […]

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Over 1.3 million candidates registered for the 2024 SSCE – NECO

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 17, 2024

The National Examinations Council is now conducting the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (internal), and 1,376,391 students have registered. Prof. Dantani Wushishi, NECO’s Registrar/Chief Executive, made the announcement on Wednesday after overseeing the examination at various Enugu centres. According to a statement issued by the Head of Public Affairs,

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NECO Releases 2024 Common Entrance Examination Results for Unity Schools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 17, 2024

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2024 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for Unity Schools. Dr Yusuf Sununu, Minister of State for Education, announced the results at a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday, saying that one candidate received the highest score of 203 in the exam. Sununu said that […]

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Zamfara emerges best performing northern state in NECO examinations for gifted students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 15, 2024

Zamfara State has emerged as the best-performing northern state in the National Examination Council’s (NECO) entrance tests for gifted students. Remember that the national examination body recently released the 2024 results for admission to the Federal Government Academy in Suleja, Niger State. According to a statement given by Governor Dauda Lawal’s

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Proprietor in court for allegedly embezzling NECO fees

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 26, 2024

Segun Oyedepo, 67, the owner of Fedeco International College in Ibadan, was charged on Wednesday in a Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Ibadan with allegedly embezzling funds intended for the National Examinations Council, NECO, for pupils. Oyedepo, who has pleaded not guilty, faces charges of theft and acquiring money under false pretences. The prosecutor, Philip

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Learn Africa awards 3 best NECO students N2.250 million

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 24, 2024

The Learn Africa Education Development Foundation awarded the top three students in the June/July 2023 National Examinations Council (NECO) with a cash gift of two million, two hundred and fifty thousand Naira. Chief Emeke Iwerebon, Chairman of Learn Africa Plc, stated that the initiative aims to reward academic brilliance among students, appreciate teachers for their […]