The National Examinations Council, NECO has concluded arrangements to conduct the Senior School Certificate Examinations, SSCE Internal in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
This follows the successful accreditation of the Nigeria International School, Jeddah by a powerful NECO delegation led by the Minister of State for Education, Yusuf Sununu, and NECO Registrar, Professor Dantani Wushishi.
A statement by the Acting Director,
Directorate of Information and Digital Communication, Azzez Sani says during the visit, the delegation undertook an assessment of the school facilities and had an Interactive session with the Management and Staff members.
Minister of State for Education, Yusuf 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.
Professor Wushishi who gave a brief history of the evolution of NECO, explained to the Management and Staff of the school the importance of 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 Nigeria’s Consular-General, Ambassador Bello Kazaure, the Proprietor of the School, Abdulkadir Maikudi, and other staff members.
The Minister and the NECO Registrar also visited the Nigeria House in Jeddah, where they interacted with the Consular-General and other staff of the Consulate.
It would be recalled that the NECO has other international examination centres in Togo, Benin Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Niger Republic and Gabon.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
