NECO accredits schools in Niger, Equatorial Guinea for SSCE, BECE

Tamarauemi Ebimini

The National Examination Council has announced that it has accredited more foreign schools in a bid to expand its global presence.

According to a statement released by NECO’s acting Director of Public Relations, Azeez Sanni, on Saturday, the accredited schools are in Niger Republic and Equatorial Guinea.

The examination body, last year accredited some centres in Niger Republic to enable Nigerian students in the Francophone country to sit for the examinations.

The statement read, “Determined to broaden its horizon and expand its global presence, the National Examinations Council has accredited more foreign schools to write the Senior School Certificate Examination and the Basic Education Certificate Examination.

“The newly accredited schools, in addition to the existing ones, are in Niger Republic and Equatorial Guinea.

“NECO accreditation team visited the Schools to assess their readiness to write the SSCE and BECE.

“The accreditation 5eam inspected classrooms, laboratories, libraries, computer laboratories, workshops, examination halls and sports facilities to determine their adequacy and suitability for NECO examinations.

“After a thorough evaluation and comprehensive assessment, the schools were granted full SSCE and full BECE accreditation status.”

In another development, candidates are participating in the ongoing NECO SSCE External in Diffa, Niger Republic.

According to the council, the UNHCR School, Diffa, Niger Republic, is the first NECO SSCE External Centre outside Nigeria.

NECO examinations are now written by candidates in Benin Republic, Togo, Cote d’Ivoire, Niger Republic, Equatorial Guinea and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.