From Fred Ezeh, Abuja
National Examinations Council (NECO) has concluded arrangements to conduct the Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE Internal) for students in Nigeria International School, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
This is in addition to other international centres located at Togo, Benin Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Niger and Republic of Gabon.
This was contained in a statement released in Abuja, on Saturday, by Azeez Sani, the Acting Director, Directorate of Information and Digital Communication, NECO.
Sani explained that the decision followed successful accreditation of the Nigeria International school, Jeddah, by NECO delegation led by the Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu, and the Registrar of NECO, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi.
He said that during the visit, the delegation undertook an assessment of the school facilities, and also had an interactive session with the management and Staff of the school preparatory to the commencement of the examination.
He added that Dr. Sununu, had enjoin 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, class rooms, 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.
The Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Wushishi, explained to the management and staff of the school the importance of school accreditation, which, he said, was to ensure that schools have adequate teaching and learning facilities conducive for examinations.