National Examinations Council

NECO: Buhari Appoints Prof. Obioma As New Registrar

May 23, 2020 7:38 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Professor Godswill Obioma as the new National Examinations Council (NECO) Registrar and Chief Executive Officer.

The approval was contained in a letter dated 15th May 2020 with Reference No: FME/PS/396/C1/1/134.

It was signed by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu.

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The letter noted that the appointment, for an initial tenure of five years, would take effect from 14th May 2020.

A statement by the Head of Information, Azeez Sani, said the Registrar officially took over the affairs of the Council from

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NECO Sanctions Schools Charging Above N9,850 Registration

NECO Sanctions Schools Charging Above ₦9,850 Registration

March 18, 2020 12:16 pm

The National Examinations Council, NECO, has vowed to sanction schools charging above the government-approved fee of ₦9,850 as registration fee for the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE.

Dr Abubakar Gana, the acting Registrar of NECO, made this resolve during a visit to the Council by the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Services on Wednesday in Abuja.

The registrar raised an observation that some schools were charging between N19,000 and N20,000 as registration fee for SSCE, prompting him to write to Commissioners of Education of the 36 states and FCT, notifying them of the extortions going on

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52% Fail English, Mathematics As NECO Releases Results

February 7, 2020 8:48 am

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released its November/December Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) with 33,576 candidates, representing 48.68 per cent, scoring credits in both English and Mathematics for 2019, while 52 per cent failed the two subjects.

NECO’s Acting Registrar, Mr. Abubakar Mohammed Gana, made this known in a statement released yesterday.

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According to the acting registrar, 70,140 candidates registered for the examination.

He further stated that 50,057 candidates, representing 72.57 per cent of the total, got five credits and above irrespective of English and Mathematics in NECO.

Gana, in the …