NECO ACCREDITS SAUDI ARABIA SCHOOL 30-03-24
By Sadiq Aminu The National Examinations Council, NECO has concluded arrangements to conduct the Senior School Certificate Examinations, SSCE, Internal in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
This followed the successful Accreditation of the Nigeria International school, Jeddah by a NECO delegation led by the Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Sununu.
The delegation were received on arrival at the School by the Consular General, Ambassador Bello Kazaure, Proprietor of the School, Alhaji Abdulkadir Maikudi and Staff of the School.
During the visit, the delegation undertook an assessment of the school facilities and had an Interactive session with the Management and Staff of the school.
The Minister of State for Education, Dr. Sununu explained that after a careful assessment of the learning facilities such as Examination Halls, Class rooms, Laboratories, Library, Curriculum and syllabus as well as the general security, the delegation found the Nigeria International school, Jeddah worthy of consideration as an International Centre for NECO SSCE Internal, and was consequently granted full Accreditation.
The Registrar of NECO, Professor Dantani Wushishi who gave a brief history on the evolution of NECO, pointed out the importance of the Accreditation, which was to ensure that schools have adequate teaching and learning facilities conducive for examinations.
Africa 247 Correspondent reports that the National Examinations Council has other International Examination Centres in Togo, Benin Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Niger and Republic of Gabon.
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.