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  • Breaking: Buhari reduces UTME, NECO, SSCE forms cost

    Breaking: Buhari reduces UTME, NECO, SSCE forms cost

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    President Muhammadu Buhari has approved reduction in the cost of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) form. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports President Buhari also approved reduction in the cost of National Examinations Council (NECO), Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and Basic Education Certificate Examination forms. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu made…

  • NECO postpones commencement date for November/December examination

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The National Examinations Council (NECO), has shifted the commencement date of the November/ December, 2018 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) to Nov.19. Mr Abubakar Gana, the Acting Registrar of NECO, in a statement issued on Wednesday, recalls that the examination was earlier scheduled to commence on Nov.15. Gana called on candidates sitting for the examination…

  • Malpractice: EFCC arrests operators of leaked exam papers websites

    Malpractice: EFCC arrests operators of leaked exam papers websites

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The Economic And Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Emeka Ebunoha and Igwe Obumneme Samuel, suspected to be operators of examination malpractice websites. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the two suspects were arrested in Port Harcourt, according to Mr. Nnaghe Obono Itam, Zonal Head of Operations of the EFCC. Itam made this known while addressing newsmen on…

  • NECO releases June/July SSCE results

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    Femi Ajasa
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    The National Examination Council ( NECO ) on Monday released the 2018 June/July Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) with 71.48 per cent of the students obtaining five Credit Pass and above including English Language and Mathematics. Announcing the release of the results on Monday in Minna, the acting Registrar, Abubakar Mohammed Gana said that there…

  • Niger govt confirms owing WAEC, NECO N664m

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    Olaotan Falade
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    Niger State government State said on Monday it is owning two major examination bodies in the country – the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) and the National Examination Council (NECO) – N664 million. The state Commissioner of Education, Hajiya Fatima Magudu, said the debt was inherited by the government from previous administrations in the state.…

  • FG suspends NECO registrar, two others over alleged financial recklessness

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    Olaotan Falade
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    The Registrar of National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof Charles Uwakwe, has been suspended over alleged financial mismanagement and abuse of office. Also suspended are two deputy directors in charge of finance and procurement, respectively, in the council. Rumour had made the rounds that the three top officials of the council had been sacked, but a…

  • NECO releases 2017 Nov/Dec SSCE results

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    Olaotan Falade
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    The National Examination Council (NECO) has announced the release of the 2017 November/December Senior School Certificate Examination results. The Registrar of the Council, Charles Uwakwe, a professor, announced the results on Tuesday at its headquarters in Minna. ‎ ‎Mr. Uwakwe said that a total of 42, 985‎ candidates registered for the examination and 42, 429…

  • NECO releases 2017 Nov/Dec GCE results

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    Femi Ajasa
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    The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released 2017 November/December External Senior School Certificate Examination results. Prospective candidates are expected to purchase NECO result checking scratch card before proceeding to check their results online, Cards are available in all NECO offices. How To Check Result… 1)Go to NECO result checking portal http://www.mynecoexams.com/results/default.aspx 2)Select your examination type…

  • NECO withholds results of Borno students, explains why

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    Olaotan Falade
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    The National Examination Commission, NECO, recently released the results of the examinations conducted in June/July but withheld that of candidates from Borno State. The NECO State Officer, Ahmad Ma’aji, confirmed that the agency withheld the results for candidates in the state. Ma’aji explained that the action was necessitated by the inability of Borno State Ministry…

  • NECO denies conducting recruitment exercise

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    Olaotan Falade
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    The National Examination Council (NECO) has debunked rumours that it is recruiting workers, saying there is no immediate plan by the examination body to recruit. In a statement by the Head of Information Azeez Sani, NECO debunked an online publication which said the council is recruiting. According to him, the publication is the imagination of…